Warfare

Brutally realistic depiction of a real-life mission in Iraq

"...Directed by: Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. Starring: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter,..."

April 11, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...and energetic performance style brings life to songs from Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, the Temptations, and more. The show’s..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...starring David Oyelowo, and the intriguing Happy Face. Director Michael Showalter's newest project is a massive shift from his..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...Sculpture Garden showcases the emotionally wrought work of sculptor Charles Umlauf but also hosts other artists with indoor and..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Audrey Director: Natalie BaileyProducers: Michael Wrenn, Dan Lake, Shannon Wilson-McClinton, Diya EidScreenwriter: Lou Sanz..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

New year, new adventures

"...Aggieland music. Right before Christmas, Michael Hearne announced the lineup for the Bryan version of..."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...include Fat Tony and Paul Wall tackling Doug Sahm, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Sir Woman burning Khruangbin and Leon..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH

"...atmospheric Texas songwriting, and slides in performances from Jonathan Ray Case, Kelly Dugan, Taylor Mowrey Burge, and a Swayzeyi..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...a Medium Within Visual Art: Join artist and professor Michael Ray Charles, art and cultural historian, professor, and founder..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Adjei-Brenyah (Chain Gang All Stars) Sylvia Aguilar Zéleny (Trash) Charles Alcorn (Beneath the Sands of Monahans) Asale Angel-Ajani (A..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

From Pilot to Prime Time: 50 Years of Austin City Limits

Five decades of music resonate at ATX TV Festival

"...the instrument – artists ranging from Bobbie Nelson and Ray Charles to Jerry Lee Lewis and Tom Waits. The..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...trip from Park City are the remarkable STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, about the Back to the Future..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Goldner, Nick Meyer, Screenwriters: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio A charming thief and a band of unlikely..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know

Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago

"...to me play. I knew he played organ with Ray Charles and at Jimmy Smith's club in L.A. After..."

April 1, 2022 Music Feature by Red Young

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, West Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub, Elisabeth Henry, Roger Hendricks Simon..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A tribute songwriting Legend Cindy Walker, Daikaiju, A Giant Dog & Go Fever, Sonic Movidas with Carrie Rodriguez, and Temple of Angels

"...late country songwriting legend's expansive body of work spans Ray Charles to Willie Nelson. After organizing a Walker tribute..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Ethan Azarian, Soccer Mommy, OUTlaw Pride Fest, Fuckemos, Playboi Carti, and Dr. James Polk & Centerpeace

"...Outside of playing with Lionel Hampton, Hank Crawford, and Ray Charles, among others, he also led James Polk &..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman

30 New Shows, Returning Series, and Other TV Premieres This April

Top Chef, crazy love, and sweet potters

"...directly into her brain, she goes on the lam. Ray Romano costars as her galumphing dad, squiring a silicon..."

April 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil D: Michael D. Ratner Producer: Marc Ambrose Demi Lovato: Dancing With..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie's New Book

A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.

"...enjoying being close to [my sons] Randy and Freddy. Michael was doing great at law school, and the four..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...the virus arrived from Asia and Europe. In fact, Michael Lee, singer-guitarist of Nine Inch Nails-esque local act 1996,..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Umlauf x Sky Candy: Burlesque Ball

An elegant night of high-flying finery & bodacious bidding battles

"...garden and museum (who recently brought us that stunning Michael Ray Charles exhibition) has teamed up with the daring..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Unpacking AISD's Plan for School Closures on The Austin Chronicle Show

"School Changes" unveiled, plus Michael Ray Charles' new solo show

"...Editor Robert Faires joins us to discuss the new "Michael Ray Charles" exhibit at Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum,..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Michael Ray Charles' New Art Asks Hard Questions About Race and America

The internationally acclaimed artist returns to Austin with new work that, as ever, leaves us asking ourselves what we see

"...wall – so it is with the work's creator, Michael Ray Charles. Standing in this intimate space containing some..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Table award process this year were the Austin American-Statesman's Michael Barnes (arts) and Andrew J. Friedenthal (theatre); the Chronicle's..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Cast: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Kim Delaney, Hayley Marie-Norman, Ray Wise, Johnny Pemberton, Keisha Castle-Hughes, AnnaLynne McCord, Nelson Franklin,..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Best Live Music Performances of 2018

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Michael Toland: Broken Shadows, North Door..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

40 Songs to Make You Feel Better (or Worse) About Drinking

A sampling of drinking songs local, south of the border, and global

"...inject Johnny Cash's chickaboom with hardcore punk fuel. – Michael Toland “Beer, Beer, Beer,” Clancy Brothers (1969)..."

July 13, 2018 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Uncle Drew

Kyrie Irving's soda campaign gets a movie spin-off

"...Directed by: Charles Stone III. Starring: Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Norman Blumensaadt (theatre), Kathy Dunn Hamrick (dance), Jeanne and Michael Klein (patronage), and Anuradha Naimpally (dance)...."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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