The Boy Wonder at 100

Alamo Drafthouse screens Orson Welles centennial retrospective

"...of Orson Welles is so vast and bedeviled with what-might-have-beens it's no wonder we're still talking about him 30..."

April 3, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Playback: Does Size Matter at SXSW?

A smaller SXSW Music week still satisfies

"...has ebbed since 2014's overblown year of Lady Gaga equating Doritos dust with "bold" lifestyle choices, but last week..."

March 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Hamburg dweller Tarin Wilda Schröder became an instant worldwide sensation. The German-Ghanaian singer bows at the Gen X R&B..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Recent and Anticipated Texas

From 'Panic' to 'Andrew Jackson'

"...home in Austin only to find murder and crippling, catastrophic secrets. Abbott will be at BookPeople on Aug. 23...."

Aug. 19, 2005 Books Review by Shawn Badgley

Lege Lines: Stretching Toward a Sunset

Don't praise the Senate GOP for working quickly to pass what's needed

"...On Tuesday, the Texas Senate wasted no time fast-tracking the two vital bills that..."

July 21, 2017 News Column by Mary Tuma

Studio 666

The Foo Fighters make their own Evil Dead

"...Directed by: BJ McDonnell. Starring: Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Whitney Cummings,..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Upgrade

Surprisingly smart techno-thriller goes for the brain and the jugular

"...moment in popular culture when it gets its own midnight movie. While shows like Black Mirror and Altered Carbon..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Immaculate Film

Musicalia at the SXSW Film Festival

"...Sight lines at the musical portion of South by Southwest 2000 weren't..."

March 9, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Collective Wisdom

The Tonewheel Collective spins off Austin's indie scene of tomorrow

"...onstage, the 25-year-old songwriter grins almost apologetically to the intimate Beerland crowd as he announces, "Tonight we're going to..."

May 11, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Love Man: Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye's latest reissue.

"...Marvin Gaye’s tears, like Levi Stubbs’, endure as a natural phenomenon, no less than a magnolia tree or Tammi..."

June 15, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faith Healers

A look inside the Teen Challenge faith-based drug treatment in Fort Worth suggests that there are problems with Christian drug rehab programs.

"...Fort Worth is not built perfectly flat, but it looks that way, as open to the..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

KAZI's True Colors

The Reverend Frank Garrett Pushes KAZI to the Edge

"...As a non-profit, non-commercial public radio station, KAZI's stated mission is to serve up black music,..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

'Leslie Vernon' Needs You

Director Scott Glosserman talks sequels and theatrical on demand

"...time, people: If another 20 tickets are sold by midnight tonight, Austin gets a special sixth anniversary screening of..."

April 23, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To Have and to Eat

A Chronicle food writer says goodbye to Austin

"...lapping up their blood. We don’t need utensils! Look at these chompers!..."

Dec. 31, 2015 Food Post by Anna Toon

How Did Legendary DJ and Londoner Paul Oakenfold Land in Bastrop?

The Londoner finds his way to a Texas ranch

"...mid-Nineties and continuing into the early Aughts, the London native became one of the world's greatest DJs. At his..."

July 30, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...South by Southwest is a game of numbers: approximately 845 showcases/bands, divided by five nights, divided by you...."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...Saturday Picks..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...this'll be one to write home about. Chicago's the Reputation features former Sarge vocalist Elizabeth Elmore plying a more..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Record Reviews

"...venue, and time the artist is playing, but all information is subject to change, so please check your SXSW..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...VIOLET CROWN: Violet Crown rests easily at the head of Austin's melodic-rock class, due in part..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Saturday Picks..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...Austin's previously ignored power pop trio Fastball wound up generating a platinum album, a year of solid touring (Everclear,..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...PATTI SMITH/THE ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO ORCHESTRA: Frankly, I'm a little scared...."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...ROBISON: After 1998's Life of the Party proved a late bloomer, Austin country maverick Charlie Robison earned a call-up..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...Saturday PicksALL SHOWCASES SUBJECT TO CHANGE..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Exhibitionism

Chronicle arts reviews

"...Two things are immediately apparent with James Johnson's paintings: They are executed by..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Arts Review

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...City Life (on the SC-distributed JagJaguar), brims with lush instrumentation and warm sonic whimsy. Dayton, Ohio, two-man band Swearing..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

A Dark Song

Black magic goes awry in this taut thriller

"...Directed by: Liam Gavin. Starring: Catherine Walker, Susan Loughnane, Mark Huberman and Steve Oram...."

May 26, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"..."It's got the vibe, and it's got the capacity. That's what matters."..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...Fitting that the latest from über-guitarist Jeff Beck contains the cut..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

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