Dancing About Architecture

Lights! Camera! Gilmore!

"...First you got your Shoulders back, and now you can't get away from these..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Column

Kingpin

Harrelson and Quaid bowl a perfectly hilarious game in this Farrelly Brothers farce.

"...Hardy. That it isn't, of course, but it is head-and-shoulders above any number of American comedies I've seen in..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Polishing His ACT

L.A.-Ex Gary Goldstein Brings Real News to Kids

"...and all he can do is look at my shoulders, hunched in and knotted up. "Look at the way..."

July 5, 1996 Screens Feature

In the Name of the Father

Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his My Left Foot director for this harrowing story about the real-life, imprisonment of Gerry Conlon (and family members) for an IRA bombing in Belfast that he did not commit.

"...Conlon is brilliantly realized – a loser, all slumped shoulders and suppressed rage who grows when he comes to..."

Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Alive

"...Director Marshall thankfully has a decent head on his shoulders and has been wise enough to play down the..."

Jan. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1991: The Year Punk Broke

This snarling, loudly exultant record of the 1991 European tour by Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and other bands, bursts with lunatic concert footage, inspired backstage antics, baffling contract riders, and self-deprecating humor from the groups.

"...go, 1982's Another State of Mind stood [skin]head and shoulders above anything else up to that point, following the..."

Dec. 4, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Aladdin

Disney goes more cartoony but still produces a classic with this tale of a diamond in the rough

"...chuckle even louder and keep looking back over their shoulders at the screen as they accompany their charges to..."

Nov. 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Qmmunity: Be Fur Real

Chatting with local trans pet play titleholders in Austin kink community

"...the drag community, was kind of built on the shoulders of trans people and specifically trans women and women..."

March 29, 2024 Column by James Scott

Kermit the Frog, Tyler Childers Play Willie’s Luck Reunion

Annual fest still seamlessly threads contemporary country

"...Crow Medicine Show’s high-kicking, hat-waving, hot-string fury; and Nick Shoulders’ rockabilly croon and yodeling howl. Psychedelic soul pioneer Swamp..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...and son walked the pews rattling shakers over the shoulders of each listener, as if this were a mass..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

John Oates, Tyler Childers, Zella Day Top Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Lineup

Single-day fest returns to Willie’s ranch March 14

"...Lambrini Girls Lukas Nelson Lou Hazel Madi Diaz Nick Shoulders Ogi Oh Boy Records “Road To Luck Reunion”: Tre..."

Feb. 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Sizing Up Austin FC’s 2024 Roster

Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the season 4 squad

"...off-season. That would place added defensive responsibility on the shoulders of Alex Ring and Jhojan Valencia, who both specialize..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

Rooster Teeth Cancels RTX 2024

No annual convention for the local streaming studio

"...With those massive time demands off the shoulders of the RT team, Levin said that the plan..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Jack & Aiden

Queer musical gets to the intimate, sexy heart of a relationship

"...together. Kelly recreates the slow confidence build-up from hunched shoulders to straight-backed trans euphoria to a capital T. Their..."

Dec. 12, 2023 Arts Post by James Scott

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"...a parabolic captor underestimate their strength, vocalist Bella Borbon shoulders into a lupine growl for the track's hard-hitting choral..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

Emerald Fennell and the Hideous Allure of Saltburn

Director’s aristocratic follow-up to Promising Young Woman opens Austin Film Festival

"...Waugh's end-of-an-era mournfulness – darker-minded dramatists loom over their shoulders. The scathing sociological insights of Harold Pinter. The twisted..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Go to Dallas and Take a Left: Nineties Post-Hardcore Giants Unwound Resurface at Levitation

Drummer Sara Lund reflects on the band’s “delightful” reunion dates

"...band XBXRX invade the stage and hop on Trosper’s shoulders...."

Oct. 23, 2023 Music Post by Julian Towers

Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election

Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.

"...substandard roads across Austin, which share features like missing shoulders and narrow lanes. Each project also includes sidewalks and..."

Oct. 20, 2023 News Feature

Sudan Archives, Ben Kweller, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

Texans Angel White, Blakchyl stood out under an annular eclipse

"...Tinseltown operative literally prowled the elevated platform. Squaring her shoulders and dipping her head – braids done up Minnie..."

Oct. 15, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Luv Doc: Pubic Hair on the Soap

There are some things for which ignorance is not a valid excuse

"...about them the front desk clerk will shrug her shoulders like a French existentialist and say, "There is nothing..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It

Commissioners say it’s a road safety issue

"...project. Fitzhugh Road itself is two lanes, with no shoulders and multiple low-water crossings...."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Austin Chronicle Guide to the Mission: Impossible Movies

Your mission, if you choose to accept it ...

"...just short of Woo's own Face/Off but head and shoulders above anything else out there just now." – Marc..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...– bassist, lap steel player, and all peering over shoulders for the signal. The former Shearwater and Swans member..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Luv Doc: F*ck, Marry, Kill

What about the children?

"...employees while pointing at our table. He shrugged his shoulders and looked like he said something like, "What am..."

June 16, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Review: Solero Flamenco's “A Journey Through Spain”

From Andalusia to Austin, flamenco emanates expressive energy

"...fingertips to palms, the energy moving up into his shoulders and his feet, embodying the rhythms...."

June 7, 2023 Arts Post by Annie Prafcke

We Have an Issue: Spring Treats, Fantastic Comics, and Best of Austin Finalists

In this week's issue, we celebrate Austin's comic book artists and authors, and reveal the 875 nominees up for Best of Austin Awards

"...Well, the burden's back on readers' shoulders now: It's time to select the winners. Do not..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Five Stand-Ups You’ll Want a Seat for at Moontower

Headliners and rising local talents rub shoulders at Moontower Just For Laughs Austin

April 14, 2023 Arts Column by Joelle DiPaolo

Closing Arguments Made in the Killing of Austin Black Lives Matter Protester

Daniel Perry is accused of murdering Garrett Foster

"...who had marched with Foster sat squeezed together, their shoulders sometimes touching, to hear final arguments from the prosecutors..."

April 6, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday

A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more

"...in Aterciopelados fashion: electro, feminist, and all hips and shoulders. Best Vibe went to Bogota trio Balthvs next, a..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

It's in the Rivets: The Secret Passion of Loungefly

The "geeky Gucci" designer brand makes its SXSW debut

"...way to get the designers' beautiful dreams across the shoulders of fans)...."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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