The Mountain

Tye Sheridan and Jeff Goldblum in an engrossing experiment in form

"...his films. Sure, he wants us to engage with them, ponder their significance, and figure out what the heck..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A War on Passivity: Rick Alverson and Tye Sheridan Climb The Mountain

The confrontational director challenges audiences to work once again

"..."Bloated, pacified bodies, fed on a steady diet of anasthesia." Rick Alverson is blunt in his description of his..."

Aug. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Windhand Frontwoman Dorthia Cottrell Haunts the Austin Terror Fest

Feeling comfortable covering Townes Van Zandt

"...behind a dusky howl and wail that slices across the Richmond, Va., quartet's punishing, full-stack barrage. Her solo work..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Rude Mechanicals' Not Every Mountain

This Rude Mechs performance piece shows us a mountain's lifetime in an hour and makes clear that nothing lasts forever

"...Whether it is embraced or resisted, change affects all things...."

April 26, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Found in the Ground

Mother Falcon takes flight – past Paganini

"...Outside at Mohawk, the Friday night crowd swells to fill the open areas;..."

July 30, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Breaking the Biker Code

Austin musician and Glass Eye expatriate Kathy McCarty sends greetings from the Sturgis, South Dakota, Black Hills Motor Classic & Rally, learns how to be a biker chick, and wishes we were there.

"...Little dusty towns, hundreds of miles apart from one another cling to the foothills of the mountains. If a..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

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

Elizabeth Crook’s The Which Way Tree

Chasing revenge on the Texas frontier in this remarkable new novel from the author of Monday, Monday

"..."I seen the panther before me, but not facing me, as it..."

March 9, 2018 Books Review by Robert Faires

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Bacchae' to the Future

How in (a Greek) god's name can the Rude Mechs re-create Dionysus in 69 in '09?

"...In making this statement to the crowd in the lobby of the B. Iden Payne..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After the Flood

Israel Nash emerges from the Hill Country like a train coming through town

"...Standing on the dirt road in front of his house, located just..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Mountain Men

Estranged brothers exchange truths while stuck in the woods

"...Mountain Men, a family dramedy about estranged brothers who get..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Holy Mountain and Red 7 in Danger of Losing Leases

Could the Red River Cultural District be losing two of its landmark live music venues?

"...In Downtown Austin, cranes, condos, and new hotels aren't the only sky-high dwellers. So are rents...."

May 15, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mastodon's 'Blood Mountain' Flows Into Austin

Coming down the mountain with Mastodon

"...Like Iron Maiden and Megadeth before them, Atlanta’s Mastodon spew epically proportioned tales led by the..."

March 14, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Homesman

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones point their wagon east while confronting the myths of the Old West.

"...as a director is no conventional Western. Look no further than the direction traveled by the film’s characters –..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Inside the Amazing World of Taxidermy With Stuffed

Director Erin Derham finds beauty and lessons in animal art

"...documentary Stuffed, she admits, she was “very ignorant about the subject.”..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...its 30-plus-year run was it Austin's classiest venue, but the Back Room definitely had balls; in the self-proclaimed Live..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...of December, when we munch tamales and exchange gifts (then make impossible resolutions and wait for our balls to..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...Have you read the one about corporations planning to charge you hundreds of..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential

How Elizabeth tried (and failed) to keep son Damian out of the film biz

"...There's a famous song by Noël Coward called "Mrs. Worthington"..."

April 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Austin Record Convention: The Greatest Record Store on Earth

ARC of the covenant, good Reputations, and Blind Sight

"...kickstarting my summer of love with a visit to the Bay Area, I scooped LPs at Berkeley's Mad Monk..."

May 5, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Hour Has 22 Minutes

Pop quiz on Canada, with a SXSW 07 musical cheat sheet

"...Quick! What's the capital of Canada? Wrong. It's not Toronto. Who's the..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

The Spirit of Mid-Season

"...Before cable, and that doesn't even include the premium channels, TV watching was pretty basic for me...."

March 26, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Q&A Hole: Why Are So Many People Unhappy With President Trump?

Can’t American citizens cut that orange shitgibbon a little slack?

"...We felt we had to ask. Because, before the election, we asked Why Would Anyone Vote For Donald..."

June 12, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...From legacy Texas songwriters to New Order’s keynote insights, the Chronicle music team’s Wednesday sightings at South by Southwest..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

A Cookbook a Day Keeps the Munchies at Bay

Texas Book Festival showcases seven food books from around the world

"...With the Texas Book Festival rolling into town, there's just one..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

The Luv Doc: Sacrifice

It's always best to seize the moral high ground

"...For the last five years, my boyfriend and I have gone..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Column by The Luv Doc

Catastrophe and the Cure

Behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky's most challenging and personal album

"...Each member of Explosions in the Sky is branded with the same emblem: the black..."

July 1, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Where Have All the Cowgirls Gone?

Austin's Female Country Singers

"...her that night, all of us spread out over the echoing dance hall like a few roadies at sound..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

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