Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...LISTEN!" Porcelain (12:45) jolts nü post-prog, and veteran ATX psychics My Education transmit progressive virtuosity. Give 'til it hurts. –..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Short & Sweet: “The Cheap Seats”

Docudrama finds spirited stories in the psychic capital of Florida

"...Chronicle: What had been your experience with mediums or psychics before working on this film? Are you more of..."

July 18, 2022 Screens Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Fluidity across hypnotic scenes, from driving lessons to chatty psychics, perhaps flows from her childhood playing folk festivals with..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Austin Séance Shares the History of American Spiritualism

In their sittings, Jake Cordero and Albert Lucio give you the experience of contacting the departed

"...before dedicating another two to exploring the world of psychics, "learning and understanding how they experience the supernatural." He..."

Oct. 11, 2019 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...According to psychics Craig and Jane Hamilton-Parker, a Trump family member will..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

DVDanger: Buster's Mal Heart

Rami Malek's newest and strangest, plus more home releases

"...This is low-budget sleaze, with red herrings, pet rabbits, psychics, extended diner sequences, middle-aged dope fiends, disturbing misogyny, untrustworthy..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Don't Knock Twice

Home release horror, plus J-horror streaming news and more

"...A chilling mélange of demons, ghosts, stolen fetuses, child psychics, and Japanese variety shows, he even manages to absorb..."

July 9, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Saving Souls at the Electric Church

New venue the Electric Church converts local psychics, and Samuel Grey Horse recounts his mule variations

June 2, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Hidden Room Theatre's Houdini Speaks to the Living

In this drama featuring Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, a debate on the talking dead springs to dramatic life

"...and stunts for a night to rail against bogus psychics, phony mediums, and anyone fraudulently claiming to possess paranormal..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Missed Nuts

"...co-author of the book Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves. I..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Postmarks

DVDanger: When Fine Actors Attack

Mark Strong seeks "Anna", Landau and Palance hit "Without Warning"

"...Psychology Today. Fortunately, this is a world of viewers: Psychics who can dip into a person's memories. When Anna's..."

Aug. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lily Tomlin, Citizen of Austin

The comedian on our town, Ann Richards, and getting hitched

"...birthday, the conceit was that we were clairvoyants and psychics, and we were dressed up like that and we..."

Feb. 27, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Housecore Horror Music Schedule

Full line-ups, plus one-day music passes available now

"...Dirty Dog Bar on Sixth Street: Lansing, MI., sludge-metal-punk psychics Cavalcade, hot off Anselmo’s Housecore label. Then the action..."

Aug. 12, 2013 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Variations on Carol of the Bells

Mermen, movies, and Whitney pulled me under for Christmas

"...eddies dictate the soundtrack. Last week, San Francisco surf psychics the Mermen sent me their new Do You Hear..."

Dec. 24, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: Central Texas Paranormal Conference

Norris Conference Centers, Saturday, October 8, 2011

"...Reiki practitioner, crystal readers, entity clearers, and plain ol' psychics. If you get your aura photographed, you will definitely..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Psychics Craig and Jane Hamilton-Parker predict that Paul McCartney will..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

All That Remains

Roxanne Paltauf vanished three years ago, leaving her family with only memories and investigators with few clues

"...Most Wanted, and in turn they've been approached by psychics. So far they've made little progress. Harris still holds..."

July 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scamology

Brian Brushwood and the quiet art of getting anyone to say yes

"...Brown, master of manipulation and arch-debunker of scamster fake psychics? Pretty much a genius, not least for his ability..."

March 14, 2009 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Bloggers and Pamphleteers

Karl Frisch and Lawrence Lessig on netroots politics

"...I wish we had as many palm readers and psychics in our movement."..."

July 11, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'The Border Radio Show': Blast From the Past

In The Border Radio Show, a stellar cast of Lone Star artists revive the days when radio towers south of the Rio Grande filled the airwaves with revival meetings, wild product pitches, and all kinds of music.

"...in their 2002 book Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves...."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

'To the Limit': Austin Radio Spanish

Austin's Hispanic broadcasting market makes huge changes, too

"...with Gene Fowler of Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves. He..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Day Trips

The spooky specters of San Antonio

"...what people need, he also works with mediums, hypnotists, psychics, and curanderos. "Just the belief that a couple of..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After a Fashion

"...Jacinto), and entertainment including jugglers, tarot card readers, and psychics. In addition, this event is the wonderful Lonny Stern's..."

May 2, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Long Incubation of the Incubus

Playwright David Hancock and director Vicky Boone reveal how they developed the play The Incubus Archives over six years, through 11 sometimes radically different versions.

"...DH: An ornithologist. Some psychics...."

Oct. 4, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Where They're Coming From

Connecting the Dots of Texas Writers Month 2002

"...Fowler tell in their Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves (UT..."

June 7, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Borderline Vaudeville

Bill Crawford and Gene Fowler go off-off-off Broadway with Border Radio.

"...two Austin writers, published Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves --..."

May 10, 2002 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Crying in the Chapel

The Texas Hill Country features an unexpected wonder: The Most Holy Theotokos of New Sarov sheds tears of myrrh at Christ of the Hills Monastery in Blanco

"...in the business of debunking claims of the paranormal, psychics, faith healers, and religious miracles. In an article on..."

June 22, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Say Hello to Kitty

Join Austin writer Anna Hanks in her desperate search for the "Hello Kitty" hotline.

"...-- and that someone else even started a Sanrio psychics hotline. Another victim of the mania, a friend of..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Features Feature by Anna Hanks

Mr. Smarty Pants

Haunting facts for Halloween season.

"...Psychics have identified three distinct entities at the Catfish Plantation..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Ruling Party

Something to Crow About

"...news breaks rather than pre-empting some goofy show about psychics. Even the Statesman was a little less comprehensive than..."

May 7, 1999 News Feature

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