Checking In: Curved Light Source Peter Tran Maintains a Primrose Path While Waiting for the Dust to Settle

“I’ve had Halcyon by Orbital on repeat”

"...readymade for a pandemic. Local sound and vision electrician Peter Tran makes Elysian Fields ambiance to sooth the stressed..."

May 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Peter Tran's Spiraling Soundscapes

Modular synthesist moves Curved Light away from ambient, cassette-only output

"...During the day, Peter Tran works the counter at electronics music store Switched..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

SXSW Music Preview: Holodeck Records Rescores Egyptian Creation Myth at AFS Cinema

Synth whisperers soundtrack Ra: Path of the Sun God

"...homegrown label associated with Netflix’ 2016 hit sci-fi drama Stranger Things, are working on their second SXSW re-score premiere...."

March 11, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Sun June's Still-Life "Get Enough" and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Meat Joy, El Combo Oscuro, and more

"...As the 2008 Chronicle penned, Gretchen Phillips "co-founded the..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Column by Laiken Neumann

Checking in With Area Musicians Yielded 80,000 Words of Pandemic Realness

Stay TF home

"...Sonic designers rang out: Michael C. Sharp, Curved Light (Peter Tran), Katherine de Rosset (Kate Davis), and Holodeck Records..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Future Museum Salvages Un-CAN-ny Performance

How a canceled show (or three) birthed Damo’s Dream tape

"...(Sungod, Impalers, Uniform), Mari Maurice (aka More Eaze), and Peter Tran of Curved Light...."

Nov. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Lucinda Williams, Ray Prim, and Curved Light lead the pack

"...As concept albums go, Kat Edmonson's fifth LP is..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Summer Fun Playlist: Synthesize the Sun

"...Curved Light, Primrose Path: Eastside synth maven Peter Tran continues his outward trajectory of modular exploration, culling..."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Greg Stitt

Local Merch to Shop on Bandcamp Today

Let these 15 selects kick off your shopping spree

"...Ever, the entire discography of Holodeck Records-endorsed modular synthesist Peter Tran can now be yours. Get it on an..."

March 20, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...twenty- and thirtysomething workaholics. Former Austin writer Anne Helen Petersen described a condition where innocuous to-do list tasks feel..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Live Music Soundtrack for Your Weekend

Austin Reggae Festival, and more if you're not too high

"...hybrids of dance music suggesting Aphex Twin influences. ATX’s Peter Tran audibles Curved Light by patching modular synths together..."

April 20, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Fri. 16, Iron Bear, 9pm Alex Peterson's niche can't be pinned down. He deftly navigates uncomfortable..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...16, Hotel Vegas, 7:10pm Austin by way of Baltimore, Peter Tran makes brooding, atmospheric darkwave. Abstract and instrumental, his..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...with the added complication of the return of his estranged brother, Brax (The Punisher's Jon Bernthal)...."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...at Cannes as part of the Un Certain Regard strand. Now it comes to Austin as part of the..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Roll 'Em

March

"...Bob Clark; with Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall, Peter MacNichol, Ruby Dee...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Beast (1999) marked this former Loose Diamond's critically acclaimed transition from roots-rock to more experimental singer-songwriter fare. Plans call..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...FOR SNAKES D: Amos Poe; with Barbara Hershey, Robbie Coltrane, John Leguizamo, Lisa Marie, Debi Mazar, Harry Hamlin, Clarence..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem , more announced for 2024 festival

"...Greg Kwedar (a SXSW alum with 2016's border drama Transpecos), with his new film Sing Sing, starring erstwhile Austinite..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Scene of '90s Austin) Celia Bell (The Disenchantment) Rosa Beltran (Free Radicals) George Black (The Long Reckoning: A Story..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...of people with a chronic fear of flying are stranded in the wintry north. Cast: Lydia Leonard, Timothy Spall,..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...a Fact, Jarrott Productions Raising Harry Potter, La Fenice Strange, But Perfect, Street Corner Arts Tales of a Blerd..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

For Your Consideration ...

Austin Film Festival Preview

"...(10/14, 9:15pm, Arbor 2)THE BUSINESS OF STRANGERS..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free D: Mary Wharton Producer: Peter Afterman Drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY A group of strangers, played by an all-star cast that includes Jeff Daniels,..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten