Grizzly Bear

SXSW showcase reviews

"...chime and jangle were much tighter than the band's slacker aesthetic suggested, especially on closing blog-buzzer "Lust for Life."..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film

Reviews and interviews

"...coming-of-age story revolving around Duplass' character, Sam, a thirtysomething slacker who spends his nights fronting the mediocre Seattle band..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

TNT's Trust Me could use a dose of David E. Kelley

"...is a yappy, high-strung antidote to Tom and Hector's slacker vibe. Griffin Dunne, whose last big role was as..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Archibalds

Texas Platters

"...split the difference between the Gourds and Beck's early slacker raps. From the spaghetti Western swing of "You Tell..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Counting down 2008 in lists and casting the first ballot for the annual Chronicle Music Poll

"...of ghetto blasters and junk culture that recall the slacker folk of Mellow Gold-era Beck. "I grew up in..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Open House

Peeping into the windows of locals

"...anarchist school here, and for years it was a Slacker-style party house known as the Chicken Wire Ranch." Space..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Pavement

"...proven the most pivotal and prolific voice of the slacker generation. From tongue-in-cheek single "Stereo" and the pendulous crunch..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Review by Austin Powell

Viva Les Froid Amis!

"...years ago -- featured prominently in Richard Linklater's legendary Slacker, was the cradle of Austin's still-standing boho birthright, and,..."

Oct. 29, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

ACL Fest Saturday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2008

"...He eschewed his slacker status, precipitated by the breakout success of 1994 hit..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature

Out of the Mouths of Children

The return of the Butthole Surfers – don't call it a reunion!

"..."Papsmear Pusher" in local filmmaker Richard Linklater's indie watershed Slacker. "We had the penis reconstruction video, the strobe lights,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Lunacy and Sorrow

David Berman pokes the Silver Jews out of his shell

"...Berman's vision has been anything but expectant. Prophet of slacker paralysis, poet laureate of the passive underachievers, Berman crafts..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Sunny Side to Every Situation

Defending Ethan Hawke and the virtues of John Wayne in a wet shirt

"...if you’re going to reimagine Hamlet as a whining, slacker filmmaker, then Hawke’s your guy. Maybe he didn’t do..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Beck

"...finally finds a substantive balance between the elusive L.A. slacker's classic ADD rhythms and the somber poignancy of 2002's..."

July 18, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Can the Bands Play On?

The Live Music Task Force tunes up to protect Austin's claim to fame

"...devour the thin profit margins on out-of-town gigs. Once slacker-friendly, Central Austin is no longer affordable for a singer-songwriter..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Film News

Changing of the guard at SXSW Film, the Alamo Ritz gets boozy, Austin Golden Hour wants nothing to do with its namesake, and more

"...reps on such influential independent films as Richard Linklater's Slacker, Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It, and Michael Moore's..."

April 25, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Saturday Sleepers

"...10pm, Karma Lounge Lo-fi slacker electronica. Or could it be psychedelic futuro-soul? Probably easier..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Wednesday Sleepers

"...Peek-a-Boo Records, Austin's Peel laid down a set of slacker anthems worthy of Pavement. Allison Moore's keys birthed pop..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Lemonheads

"...the five or six finest documents of nongrunge melodic slacker angst. From opening "Rockin Stroll" through "Alison's Starting to..."

March 7, 2008 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Film News

Austin Film: The SXSW CliffsNotes version

"...will miss SXSW on account of the European shoot? Slacker, he not be... I knew Chris Eska back when..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Page Two: Love and Creation

An approach to the SXSW Film Festival

"...Ellison's output makes "prolific" seem a slacker term and includes more than 1,000 short stories, as..."

March 7, 2008 Column by Louis Black

The Black

Bringing it all back home

"...indicative, the former's laid-back intellectualism reflecting the culture's classic slacker roots while the latter's stylish wardrobe, sharp black hair,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

'Marathon': Down the jackrabbit hole

Where else to workshop this new musical drama by Jesse Sublett and Darden Smith than the Continental Club?

"...It's set in present-day West Texas, where a Boston slacker has come to learn more about the dad he..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: The Reivers Reunion Show

Parish, Sunday, February 10, 2008

"...be venues to fill, but the days of the slacker musician are fast drawing to a close. Trying to..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

A Second Shot at 'Shootin' Match'

On the eve of the pending DVD release and Friday night's premiere of the restored and remastered The Whole Shootin' Match, Sonny Carl Davis and Lou Perryman reminisce about the late Eagle Pennell and the films they made together

"...ignite the extraordinary growth in independent film (as Linklater's Slacker did a decade later). TWSM's influence was not limited..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Page Two: Creative Mass

The people who forged Austin's identity also helped fuel its growth

"...When Richard Linklater stayed here after Slacker's success – and also stayed very involved in the..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Column by Louis Black

No Room at the Complex

Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos

"...the city's idealized conception of itself. While the cheap-rent, slacker-mecca mythology imprinted in the DNA of Austin weirdness always..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Spanking the Figurative

A new Austin gallery captures dancers with paint

"...Bartel, no slacker herself, is bringing her innovative company to the Austin..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

TV Eye

Watch List

"...forces with two other former spies, one a middle-aged slacker played by Bruce Campbell, the other a beautiful weapons..."

July 27, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A Closing Credit for The Alamo at 409 Colorado

June 27

"...a part of Austin's cultural landscape as Richard Linklater's Slacker or Robert Rodriguez's El Mariachi. All three are historic..."

June 22, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

The Territory

"...to Cope With Rejection" (D: Chris Waitt, Scotland): A slacker resorts to desperate measures to win back his girlfriend.July..."

June 22, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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