Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...the block at Emo's front room on this muggy Thursday night, there's zero line for a solo act named..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

New Adventures in Old-Fi

Unearthing the Memphis Goons

"...fact that nearly a dozen hours of their home recordings from 1971-1973 only re-surfaced in 1995. So, is this..."

March 28, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Checking In: Kana Harris Reveals Her Vulcan Side

Live wire wax healer wants to sell you a record for your health

"...now frontwoman Kana Harris’ musical apothacarium in Lockhart, Bluebonnet Records – but after the steely local used to sling..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

God Save the Screen

Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly spent seven years hunting Mohawks for their mad, mammoth compendium, Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film

"...at Scarecrow Video (one of the largest video rental stores in the country, possibly the world), which aided and..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Creative Capital?

In the City of Ideas, the people with ideas are dancing with day jobs.

"...Jill Bedgood cracked one day, in a bathroom down the hall from her office...."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael Erard

Violators Will Be Punished

"...bills with zilch advertising almost single-handedly spawned what people today think of as Poster Art. That $50 Frank Kozik..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Great Expectations

Assessing Austin's Class of '96

"...while Fastball awaits word on their future with Hollywood Records. Others, such as Spoon and the out-of-left-field Craig Ross,..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Vinyl’s Tin Cup Chalice

Finyl vinyl thoughts from the stacks of Antone’s Records

"...the high cost of vinyl – “Why do new records cost $35?!” – I forgot about my beloved Antone’s..."

Jan. 15, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two

We struggle with the obscenity of a special legislative session aimed at redistricting, and we mourn the passing and celebrate the life of Al Ragle, an almost unsung hero of the Austin music scene.

"...My day usually begins with a quick skim of the Statesman...."

June 20, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Complete Freedom

A profile of Bad Livers banjo player Danny Barnes

"...now-mythic four-hour jam sessions at their dawn-of-the-decade Saxon Pub Monday night residency. A few music revolutions later, the Bad..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Put Your Weight on It

"...helped Rudy Ray Moore's. Since his 1970 debut comedy record, Eat Out More Often (its cover featuring a naked..."

April 30, 1999 Screens Feature by Mike Emery

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Our music writers recommend the best day parties and unofficial bonanzas for one-stop concert shopping during..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Fantastic Journey

Alejandro Escovedo comes full circle

"...who made all those great Bowie and T. Rex records...."

June 20, 2008 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Rent Party Blues

Are post-boom rents killing the Austin music scene?

"...There are fewer venues presenting original live music today than there were 10 years ago...."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Andy Langer

What to Know Heading Into ACL Fest

Forecast calls for vaccine cards, clear bags, mask areas, and rain

"...a superspreader event. In August, the organizers offered free one-day ACL tickets to the first 1,000 people to sign..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Playback: Trailer Space Closing October 31

Venue first, clubhouse second, and record store third. Trailer Space's constant free, all-ages concerts filled a void for up-and-coming Austin acts.

"...of Jameson from behind the counter at the Eastside record store. "You can pee on slugs and you put..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...electronics. The technology being vilified was Betamax, a home recording system which, for the first time ever, allowed consumers..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Postmarks

Balance, Yes; Reality, No

"...Cencor Realty Services, Inc. Store, Yes; Super, No Dear Mr. Black,..."

July 11, 1997 Column

Dancing About Architecture

"...latter's addition of the popular Love Phones program on Monday through Thursdays at 10pm-midnight. The latest stunner comes from..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Music Column

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...Friday, June 21, 2019: Summer solstice tilts our overcooked globe..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Songwriters and Spirit Chasers

Resentments Jon Dee Graham and Stephen Bruton go mano a mano about their new albums.

"...to songwriting, both have new releases on New West Records, Graham's Hooray for the Moon and Bruton's Spirit World...."

Feb. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Won't Get Schooled Again

Austin's Music Class of '98

"...a "CD Release Party," while the subsequent glut of in-stores virtually guarantees both Waterloo Records and Tower spots in..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Everybody Has Some

In a round-robin interview, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Louis Black open up about their new films

"...friends, and lifelong cinephiles in a room and hit "record"? A pretty incredible conversation, it turns out. We've had..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...and I went and it was a big snowy day. I watched the film for the first time with..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

10 Minutes with Barrence Whitfield

Screamer/collector acknowledges Bowie but what of Otis Clay?

"...their home away from home, the Continental Club, starting Thursday...."

Jan. 20, 2016 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Playback: KOKE Is Back

The original KOKE returns to a soda fountain near you

"...was KOKE-FM," says former Austin Sun music editor and record label vet Bill Bentley. "They played everything and had..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The World's Fastest Indian

Anthony Hopkins' great performance as Burt Munro, the real-life New Zealand codger and Indian motorcycle enthusiast who in 1967 set a land speed record that still stands today, is not enough to crash through this unabashedly sentimental wall of schmaltz.

"...motorcycle enthusiast who in 1967 set a land speed record that still stands today, comes midway through this unabashedly..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The School of Rock

In Linklater's studio-financed comedy hit, Jack Black brings his rock & roll vibe to riff-needy prep students.

"...Tape, has got to be some sort of Guinness-worthy record ("Most Abrupt Tonal Shift in a Director’s Oeuvre?"), but..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free Jazz, Thin Margin

"...The 33 Degrees record store has centralized air conditioning, but the apparatus isn't..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Salamon

All in Perspective

Chris Searles

"...One day Larry Hamby showed up at a Twang Twang in-store..."

April 3, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

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