FF2011: 'No Rest for the Wicked' (or for Ryan Schifrin)

How to build a short into a franchise

"...Fantastic Fest is not just about feature films and hard partying: It is..."

Oct. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has many..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

The Wicked Sounds of Sarah Shook & the Disarmers Comes to Austin

Honky-tonk yes, but there ain’t no tears in her beer

"...Wickedness be damned. Sinning – in its myriad forms –..."

Jan. 17, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Fantastic Fest Gets 'Looper' For Second Wave

Stage two sees newbie Joseph Gordon-Levitt join FF veterans

"...always been as much a family as a festival. The second wave of films has just been announced, with..."

Aug. 16, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cage the Elephant Gores Austin City Limits

Kentucky crew’s debut taping Friday proves their universality

"...your eyes off Matt Shultz. Even when he of the 1,000 hats and masks and pants and shirts attempts..."

Sept. 29, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

FF2012: Now It's Your Turn For Fantastic Fest Features

'Combat Girls,' 'Vanishing Waves' acquired, more get release dates

"...If you think film festivals are the place that indie flicks go to die, think again:..."

Sept. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Live Shot: Atoms for Peace

Thom Yorke and Flea put on a spirit possession

"...Atoms for Peace generates 21st century trance music for the Kid..."

Oct. 7, 2013 Music Post by Austin Powell

'Life, the Universe, and Everything' Bowl

"...When you lead the Longhorns to the National College Championship, there’s bound to..."

Sept. 17, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Face Off Recap: Boys, Girls and the Drowned Man

Catch up on Austin's Matt Valentine on the SyFy show

"...Austin's own Matt Valentine is looking like one of the top contenders...."

Jan. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Something Wicked This Way Comes: Lucinda Williams

New songs, new outlook, new horizons

"...“Hey, it’s Lu! Out here on the road! I’m in Dallas, then coming to Austin.” Those..."

Jan. 15, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: Devo and the Octopus Project

ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Sunday, March 27, 2011

"...If you're over the age of 30, you're probably still bitching about all..."

March 25, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Zombie Ball: The Party To Die For

ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Saturday, October 29, 2011

"...Put your costume on now. It's go time. It already was last weekend but..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Into the Woods at Scream Hollow

Behind the scenes at the local destination horror house

"...The woods may be dark and deep. Yet no one..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Graceful Dead

Almost 50 years of Jerry Garcia worship comes full circle

"...When word of the Grateful Dead began oozing out of San Francisco in..."

June 30, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

The Priests of Syrinx

What’s in a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame anyway?

"...When did the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony become..."

May 17, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

I Am the Resurrection

Ignore Jim Morrison - do not cancel your subscription to the resurrection, because Roky Erickson is Lazarus unbound.

"...stepped onstage in Zilker Park last September at Austin's other great festival, Austin City Limits, with a big, shiny,..."

March 10, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sharing the Dance

A new generation of Austin choreographers is expanding our concept of dance through the combination of movement styles and traditions from across the globe, and Barbejoy Ponzio talks to them about the part fusion plays in their work.

"...herself a fusion of different cultures, so why shouldn't the dances she creates be the same? "I am part..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Descent Into the Maelstrom

Radio Birdman surfs out of Edgar Allan Poe's maelström a quarter-century later

"...The edge of the whirl was represented by a broad..."

June 22, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...When you look at a map of the Americas, you see the United States first. Right at..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

2018's Top 10 Quotes of the Week

"...1) Quote of the Year: "I'm so fucking proud of you guys!" –..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Column

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...This is the story of a group of people who got together..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Luv Doc: Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...There is a lot of anxiety among the townies about..."

March 16, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: The Magnetic Fields

Hogg Auditorium, Friday, December 10, 2004

"...If you’re not feeling the holiday pinch by now, you’re not paying..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Lysts on the Lake Lone Star Open Joust

Village of Castleton, Friday, April 29, 2011

"...It seems kind of crazy, but the climate in Austin is perfect for jousting … well,..."

April 29, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Uncorking the Story to the True Crime/Comedy Podcast Wine & Crime

Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking

"...want to make a big show about having read The Stranger Beside Me or binge-watched Forensic Files several glasses..."

July 12, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Luv Doc: Tastes Like Biebs!

Wherein the Luv Doc contemplates the soft, tender flesh of an almost-royal Canadian

"...If you had the opportunity to eat human flesh given by a happy..."

April 29, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

The Hightower Report

Wall Street's Journal; and Three Stories, One Ugly Truth

"...Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch bought The Wall Street Journal last year, and in short order..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Playing the Bad Guy

With actor David Stahl currently appearing as the wicked Richard III and actor Katherine Catmull having recently played the evil Goneril in King Lear, the challenge of playing villains seemed a ripe topic to launch a series of artist-to-artist conversations on craft.

"...(With this article, the Chronicle Arts section inaugurates a new series featuring conversations..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Summer Revival Spirit

Can I Get a Witness?

"...The Paramount Theatre's Summer Film Classics features mostly double bills..."

June 12, 1998 Screens Feature

The Year in Books

What New Book Did You Most Enjoy in 1998 and Why?

"...Stuart Wade: Kurt Vonnegut's intentionally unfinished farewell Timequake. Nowhere close to his best work, Timequake is nevertheless brilliant,..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Feature

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