Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...September means it’s time for Buddy Holly’s birthday, the State Fair of Texas,..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Soul Stunner Miss Lavelle White Turns 39 (or So)

“I had a hard life, but it channeled into the music”

"...I am, but it's a hard thing because, growing older, men be looking at younger women. They're not looking..."

July 5, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Kid

The tale of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid gets a worthwhile if workmanlike retelling

"...all film genres, the Western. Only 21 at the time of his death, the rogue killer Billy the Kid..."

March 8, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gospel According to Lee Fields

Soul man tells it all ahead of Saturday’s ice cream social

"...Festival boasts an after hours lineup of sweet soul music topped by soul survivor Lee Fields, 67. His “Honey..."

June 22, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Max Richter Puts SXSW to Sleep

UK classicist previews his eight-hour SXSW debut

"...overnight to an audience laying in actual beds. The 51-year-old Englishman detailed his own sleeping habits and more...."

March 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

Immortal Voices: Uncle Walt’s Band

Essential Austin trio get first national release

"...Certified legends amongst old Austin heads, Uncle Walt’s Band has elsewhere remained a..."

Feb. 12, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: No Really, How Are You?

Daniel Johnston provides backstory to Hi, How Are You? Day, plus the first 2017/18 Austin Music Awards talent reveal

"...adjustments to his medication – his sister Margy Johnston told "Playback."..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Call Me by Your Name

Tenderness comes in many tongues in this coming-of-age romance

"...a revelation – a richly evocative reminder of that time of life when cuddles with parents overlap with the..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pitch Perfect 3

Third time really isn't the charm for the Bellas

"...Higgins reprise their roles as the catty commentators, this time pushed to the sidelines as they film a documentary..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Yee-Haw! Rodeo Austin 2017 Lineup

Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, and Dwight Yoakam top the talent

"...Turns out that SXSW Music’s big band reveal this morning and Rodeo Austin’s talent..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Leon and Stella Alesi: Love Conjures All

Leon and Stella Alesi provide ocular proof of a life in the arts

"...together; and we've covered the bright, busy situation of theatre-and-music power couple Shawn "Rude Mechs" Sides and Graham "Golden..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Vulcan Gas Company Sold

EDM venue with historical name sold to fellow Sixth Street interests

"...Susan Espinoza have confirmed to the Chronicle that they’ve sold their Sixth Street music venue to Kirk and Nick..."

April 18, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Leon Bridges Comes Home

Ft. Worth soul sensation Leon Bridges returns for Austin's second-biggest music festival

"...run at C-Boy's Heart & Soul on South Congress sold out and then some...."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Straight Outta Compton

Picture about origins of rap group NWA shows off their snarly cool

"...Simone) speaks volumes about NWA’s sustained cultural relevance and musical integrity. They took the fiery braggadocio of early-Eighties East..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beethoven to Beyoncé

SXSW Music panels – topics over talent. Except they're also star-studded.

"...selection process to the public transformed South by Southwest Music panels. A traditionally healthy, lively debate forum for the..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"...A choice bit of little-known Austin music history: Guitarist Johnny Copeland lived here in the early..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Muppets Most Wanted

This re-energized franchise has found its second wind: The Muppets' eighth movie proves that eight is not enough.

"...It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the..."

March 21, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tyler, the Creator

A timeline of the rapper’s notorious SXSW

"...At South by Southwest 2011, for a “Death Match”..."

March 18, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Anderson's film is a marvelous spectacle: spry, sly, and rich with microdetailed production design and tickling tributes to cinematic forebearers.

"...Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Harvey Keitel, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, F. Murray Abraham, Tom Wilkinson and Bill..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Justin Bieber's Believe

More self-promotion than a film, this doc shows the star in performance and confessing his inner thoughts offstage.

"...Dude, it’s that lifestyle that’s causing you trouble. Your music isn’t half-bad (as this film ably demonstrates); there’s no..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jimmie Vaughan: 50 Years Performing

Blues master crowds the Continental through the end of 2013

"...Austin guitar hero Jimmie Vaughan celebrates 50 years making music on Tuesdays at the Continental Club, hosting a residency..."

Nov. 25, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

(Tom) Petty Fest

‘Southern Accents’ pack the Mohawk

"...night. For decades now, in fact. Name your favorite music icon – David Bowie, Tom Waits, PJ Harvey –..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Food Issue: Rock & Roll Chef

A soundtrack for your chicken posole

"...Music always accompanied cooking in our family. Alongside clanking pots..."

June 14, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...and there's a wealth of theatre, dance, and classical music being offered under the sun and stars – much..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season

Two cults beat as one: Jimmy Buffett & Sixto Rodriguez

"...film or book).” Amend Merriam-Webster to “film, book, or music.” The former liquored up the Austin 360 Amphitheater Friday..."

May 7, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

An Arc of Crystal Clarity

Rob chats with Gavin Russom and Viva Ruiz of the Crystal Ark

"...artist on DFA records for years. Last year his music was taken to the next level through collaboration with..."

Jan. 10, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

People Like Us

More Ordinary People Like Us than anything terribly original, this drama starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, and Michelle Pfeiffer still scores some good points along the way.

"...the reasonably successful son of a minor Los Angeles music producer who's spent his whole life trying to avoid..."

June 29, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark Shadows

Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.

"...brooders and the gals who love them. Thus the time might seem right to bring back Barnabas Collins, the..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ready Not to Fall

Rise Against guitarist Zach Blair talks success and Straight Edge

"...Blair checking your membership. Now he's headlining the Austin Music Hall this Tuesday as guitarist for political punks Rise..."

Jan. 15, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Sifting through the Austin sound ordinance, paying final respects to Pinetop Perkins, and catching up with Explosions in the Sky

"...errors." Despite years of successful unofficial events during the music portion of the Festival, the South Austin venue neglected..."

April 1, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

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