The Virgin Suicides

"...Hartnett and Hanna R. Hall. Young Cecilia Lisbon, her old eyes staring vacantly from a face still puffy with..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Dancing About Architecture

The usual suspects return: Miles Zuniga, Daniel Johnston, Sandra Bullock, Bob Schneider, and the Asylum Street Spankers; also, Patti Smith returns to Austin for SXSW, as do a bunch of other people.

"...with this being the last Chronicle before the Austin Music Awards kicks off the whole shebang. For badgeholders, it's..."

March 10, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Texas Platters

Surfin' Senorita

"...Utter the words "Herb Alpert tribute compilation" too loud..."

March 5, 1999 Music Review

Expectations of Future Growth

Third Time Lucky?

"...Meg Hentges photograph by Two Guys Photography..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

The Party Never Stops!

"...prize: a gratis weekend getaway to that well-known "Live Music Capital of the World," Branson, Missouri. Gone are my..."

April 3, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Flip the Switch

"...How many tickets have you sold so far?..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

Closer Than Last Week

"...it's another reminder to fill out that all-important Chronicle Music Poll on page 23 of this issue, and I..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Column

Those Who Can, Teach

AISD Music Directors William Dick & Elizabeth Brady

"...It is most musicians' dream to stand in front of thousands of concert-goers,..."

July 26, 1996 Arts Feature by Ken Hunt

The Judas Project

"...tells the story of Jesus in modern drag. This time out, the Son of God is named Jesse. He's..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Skylark Lounge Is Closing This Weekend

Beloved Airport Boulevard venue’s farewell shows are to be announced

"...Johnny LaTouf is closing the Skylark Lounge. The beloved music venue at 2039 Airport hosts its final shows this..."

April 28, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations

"...By the time Chicago crooner Ravyn Lenae released her long-awaited debut album..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Sturgill Simpson Stays Outlaw, Tyler, the Creator Gets Sentimental, and Other ACL Sunday Highlights

The fest stayed sunny on the final day of the first weekend

"...A mere three miles down the road from their..."

Oct. 7, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Quin NFN Returns With Second to None

Austin’s most-streamed rapper rebounds from health scare

"...regularly garners hundreds of thousands of views for new music videos, and owns three RIAA-certified gold plaques...."

Aug. 16, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Off Beat: Bobby Rush Brings the Funk

90-year-old chats before Blues Fest set with the Blind Boys of Alabama

"...be one of the biggest weekends on the Austin music calendar. Revamped in 2023 from turn-of-the-century event Antone’s Blues..."

April 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...concert series continues soundtracking perfect weather and a seasonal music harvest akin to wildflowers. Lesly Reynaga whipped up millennial..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...least on the silver screen, as the Sound Unseen Film+Music Festival has announced the titles for its 2023 Austin..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts at Hot Summer Nights 2023

Highlights from the no-cost, high-temp annual music festival

"...from local honky-tonks to bigger stages. Since her debut Old Soul a decade ago, the ATX songwriter has delivered..."

July 21, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Catch up on Texas travel news and plan some spring sightseeing

"...April and the start of a festival season celebrating music, food, history, sandcastles, and bluebonnets...."

April 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Listen to This: David Beck Breaks Down Bloom & Fade

Family ties and looking at life, track-by-track

"...and living through them, the pushing on from hard times to good. It took on an old west vibe,..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Fest Interview: Chris Atkins Investigates Who Killed the KLF?

How to make a documentary when no one wants to talk about it

"...the mystery of the band that blew up the music industry during the late 1980s and early 1990s, then..."

Oct. 6, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Willie and a Movie

The Red Headed Stranger rides again at Luck Cinema's kickoff, thriving Austin rapper Ladi Earth can't be categorized, and more music news

"...stage typically sets up for the annual Luck Reunion music fest, Saturday night presented a newly digitized edition of..."

July 12, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Arturo Sandoval Sounds His Horn

Cuban trumpet great on Eastwood, Gillespie, and God

"...Grammys, Arturo Sandoval’s legend speaks for itself. Cuban-born, the 70-year-old trumpeter recently scored Clint Eastwood’s film The Mule after..."

Jan. 24, 2019 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

Damsel

Austin's Zellner brothers head out to demolish myths of the Old West with Robert Pattinson

"...sense of adventure and romanticism has withered – an old preacher (Forster) warns Parson Henry (David Zellner) that he..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Playback: Saturnalia Lands

Austin welcomes new DIY music fest while another gets blocked in court

"...the native frontman for Austin's wildly popular Afro-psych spectacle Golden Dawn Arkestra. "Everything will be lit up with liquid..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: David Ramirez’s Lost Art

David Ramirez’s America, HAAM Benefit Day, and the reverend of Austin music

"...First time I crossed paths with David Ramirez, he saved my..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...and April 30, 2017, and now, for the 25th time, members of the Austin Critics Table have settled on..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Neil Fest Harvester Alison Mosshart

Kills singer taps into painting, politics, and Le Noise

"...Norah Jones and Shakey Graves perform songs by the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Before then,..."

Feb. 15, 2017 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj’s seven-minute-long “Borrowed Time” features a battered old CG sheriff in the American..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Metal’s Beach Boys: Def Leppard

Phil Collen details UK hitmakers’ musical work ethic

"...respite Friday and Saturday – the former just in time for Def Leppard’s return to Circuit of the Americas...."

Aug. 16, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Exit Interview: Trailer Space Owner Spot Long

Choosing happiness – even when going out of business

"...Austin loses a unique asset: an all-in-one record store, music venue, and clubhouse...."

Oct. 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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