SXSW Film Review: The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

Raucous doc celebrates the legend without seeing much of the man

"...In the 1980s era of iconoclastic irreverence, few match the sheer..."

March 16, 2022 Screens Post by Doug Freeman

Mojo Nixon Documentary Diagnoses America's Unfettered Id

Matt Eskey brings The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon to SXSW

"...unbelievable!" said gonzo roots punk musician and cultural iconoclast Mojo Nixon of The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

Gift Guide: Mojo Nixon

The Mojo Manifesto (Manifesto Records)

"...A 10-CD box set of nearly all of Mojo Nixon's studio albums proves a helluva lot of Mojo..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mojo Nixon is God

Third place

"...I say: No, Momma. I'm not going to the doctor. Especially that Dr. Galavant...."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Susan Shields

Thinking Man's Mojo

Charlie Burton

"...up in Nebraska, went to college in Michigan, inherited the family's harpsichord-making business, and eventually left it behind to..."

April 18, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Record Reviews

Mojo Nixon

"...Whereabouts Unknown (Ripe & Ready) Geez, ya gotta cut USA Today a little..."

May 12, 1995 Music Review by Ken Lieck

14th Annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

The winners, the judges, and the reasons why

"...There was very little doubt...."

Feb. 17, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Record Reviews

Abbey Lincoln

"...Lincoln and bassist Dave Holland. Nearly two decades later, the 44-year-old Wilson, now both of her mentors' peer, enlists..."

April 2, 1999 Music Review

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2023 Award Nominees

Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer lead field

"...The Austin Film Critics Association has released its list of..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...It was a hot Sunday afternoon late in the summer of 1978. Having arrived in town only two..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

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

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2nd Annual Ameripolitan Music Awards

"...Winners of the Western Swing Group category, Austin’s Hot Club of Cowtown..."

Feb. 18, 2015 Photo Gallery

Milli Vanilli Documentary to Get Award Screening at AFS

Austin Film Critics Association honors local film

"...Milli Vanilli, the documentary by Austinite Luke Korem, is getting a rare..."

Jan. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Don Henley Must Die

"...The Hole's walls have seen many legendary happenings: Courtney Love..."

June 20, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Adds 105 Acts

Whoop-Szo, Blood, Fennesz, and La Meme Gang join the fest

"...Six weeks out from the music world descending upon Austin, South by Southwest continues..."

Jan. 30, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Southern Rock Opera

SXSW 02 Music Fest Wrap-up

"...South AustinSouth Congress Avenue, Saturday 16 For many people, the daytime events up and down South Congress on the..."

March 22, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

After the Last Hurrah

Austin singer-songwriter-rocker Beaver Nelson returns with his second album.

"...Take a close look at the cover of Beaver Nelson's new compact disc, Little Brother...."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mojo's Mayhem & Kontinental Kar Show & Shine, Continental Club, Saturday 17

"...Mojo's Mayhem & Kontinental Kar Show & ShineContinental Club, Saturday..."

March 16, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Filling the Void

"...Freedom Records just over three years ago, he knew the music business was traditionally an easy place to lose..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

One World or Two '97

"...[ This item, which ran in the print edition of the Chronicle, has been removed from..."

April 11, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Back in Austin, the Ameripolitan Awards Define a Musical Spirit

Show's 10th anniversary return uplifts largely outsider roots sounds

"...A decade into the Ameripolitan Music Awards, the event’s namesake genre remains a..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

AFS Announces 2020 Feature Grant Recipients

Special new fund will help those hit by SXSW cancellation

"...Fifteen films. Sixteen filmmakers. That's the roster of titles that will receive a total of..."

Sept. 1, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fun Fun Fun Too

Lots of fun fun fun shows this weekend even if they aren't festival related.

"...There's the official Fun Fun Fun Fest aftershows this weekend,..."

Nov. 4, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Dancing About Architecture

New Year's New Clubs, New Arrangements for the Austin Music Network and, well, News.

"...our spy satellites had been temporarily left out in the cold, Y2K went by pretty much without a hitch...."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Imagine There's No Majors

"...Starfish have just returned from a six-week tour with the proud announcement that they have not signed with Atlantic..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Column

Playback: The Future of Austin Recording Studios

Studio owners look at different solutions to surviving in an increasingly expensive city

"..."The Wizard" vanished...."

Aug. 5, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fun Fun Fun Fest Interview: Jello Biafra

Dead Kennedys mouthpiece and his (out)spoken word

"...Biafra will always be frozen in most minds as the frenetic frontman for San Francisco’s Dead Kennedys (1978-1986). Sarcastic,..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

No Holes in this Schedule

Longtime HITW booker Paul Minor packs a week's worth of punch

"...Two Hoots and a Holler 
w/ Joe King Carrasco..."

June 20, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Festival Buzz

Festival, Texas – spring edition

"...left and right, and all we can see on the horizon are festivals, festivals, and more festivals. This is..."

April 25, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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