Fantastic Fest Tells Tales of the Long and the Short and the Tall

Short film selection from Austin to Estonia, animation to sushi

"...It's time to get small. With two rounds of feature films already on the schedule, Fantastic Fest has..."

Sept. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"..."I program a lot with my gut," explained producer and senior programmer Jarod Neece. "I was a biochem major,..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...SXSW Film Festival staff received about 1,500 narrative features and 1,000 documentaries, and narrowed that down to about 150..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

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

"...on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of hard rock and heavy blues, taking a louder and..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

10 Can’t-Miss Art Museums and Galleries

Old Masters and new whiz kids all have a home here

"...A city of murals and outdoor sculptures and inspired graffiti, art is..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023 invites over 1,400 artists to play on more..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...The movie distributors compartmentalize the year by season -- summer, fall, holiday --..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Planet Theatre: Tomorrowland..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...on by CinemaTexas, a graduate-student-run film society that was part of the Radio-Television-Film Department at the University of Texas..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Fri. 16, Hotel Vegas Annex, 8:55pm Frank Smith and Grape St. alum Aaron Sinclair moved under his own..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...1982-83 Chronicle History: By August of 1982, Sarah Whistler had moved out of Austin, Joe..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Included here are more reviews of films screened during the SXSW Film Festival 1998. Additional..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Whirled of Sound

Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.

"...Rob Halverson is something of a mad scientist. Positioned in front of a digital..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...Tesía Samara, Lauryn Paige Fuller, Steve Thomas, Lisa Davis, and all those we've lost along the way...."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Change of Aria Code

Leaving "Lyric" behind, Austin Opera launches a new era

"...Ball have you wondering just what Austin Opera is and what happened to that other company with those two..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art as Politics

"...As a performer, director, and producer with over 20 years of experience in Austin..."

March 5, 1999 News Feature

In Memoriam: Robert Ellis Patterson

Robert Ellis Patterson, artist and owner of the Robert Ellis Patterson Gallery in South Austin, died Friday, Nov. 19

"...Robert Ellis Patterson, artist and owner of the Robert Ellis Patterson Gallery in..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...From moon explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the joint chiefs of staff..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Theatre in the Round (Rock)

Penfold Theatre makes its entrance up north – where it's always wanted to be

"...than 50 theatre companies spring from the fertile soil of our creative capital, most of them launching with the..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rock en Tijuana

The border city of Tijuana gives birth to the bastard genre of Norteño and Electronica, Nortec.

"...Musicians Pepe Mogt and Ramon Bostich peer through a hole..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

Sundance Announces Competition Slate

Austinite Jeff Nichols will compete in Park City

"...Thanksgiving weekend is usually cause for joy, but for thousands of filmmakers, it's the annual time of frayed nerves..."

Dec. 1, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...hip-hop lineup with a major-label ringer. But old heads and backpackers grouse not! Even from a Triple A vantage,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...for this year's film festival, but the complete list of all the movies at this year's hybrid event. The..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten and Jessica Reisman..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...SAFED: Todd Haynes; with Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman, James LeGros, Mary Carver, Susan Norman,..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

First Generation

The 2011 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...Southwest. Or FronteraFest. Or East Austin Studio Tour. No art museums. No symphony. No ballet. No opera. None of..."

June 3, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Try To Remember

How two kids from UT changed the course of the American musical

"...is not exactly a title that portends a career of earthshaking import in the fine arts. But what can..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...125 films. 85 world premieres. 11 North American first time looks, and 51 feature debuts. The SXSW..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...you were, where you were, who you were with, and, most importantly, how after that encounter, everything changed. You..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...cultural heroes. They are individuals who have founded local arts institutions and nurtured their development, pioneered forms of creative..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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