Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control

Love bites in Caleb Johnson's strange examination of relationships

"...the most intriguing words in literature, and sometimes you wonder when ever after begins. Austin filmmaker Caleb Johnson's alternative..."

April 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Greg Vanderpool: Sub Raton..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...before they bust out of the Live Music Capital's confines? Our music staff has a dozen acts looking to..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

Old Settler’s Circle Remains Unbroken

Amidst a challenging year, OSMF’s community remains strong

"...One could argue that the single most important aspect of..."

April 23, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 25-27

Your auditory agenda for the next three days

"...other hot and sweaty humans while a band plays. Consider it an Austin summer rite of passage...."

Aug. 25, 2017 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Make Some Noise for Native Rhymesayer Kydd Jones

With growing national buzz, why isn’t Austin paying attention?

"..."Man, that's Austin," says rapper Tank Washington, of his younger brother/multihyphenate Randell "Kydd" Jones' larger industry..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: Can Austin Be a Jazz City?

Two venues usher in a new era in Austin jazz. Plus music scholar Bill Bentley brings the Smithsonian Institution to bear at BookPeople.

"...the city holds identity in blues, psychedelic music, and singer-songwriters. In fact, some would argue it's been the local..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD

New documentary on the influential and rule-breaking comic

"...That's a world without 2000 AD, the British comics institution that rewrote the rules and, as documentary Future Shock!..."

May 30, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Pickin’ Party, a Big Squeeze, and Mother’s Day Music Are This Week's Crucial Concerts

Some recommended sounds for your week

"...While the Old Settler’s Music Festival sorts itself out with a planned 2025 return and..."

May 10, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Meat Joy Reunion Shows and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Ways to celebrate the annular eclipse, fundraise for Sarah Brown, and avoid ACL

"...shows happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked “Crucial Concerts” below or in the..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Crosstalk: Spoon Awarded by UT Comm School, DJ Shani Debuts KUTX Show, and White Denim's Radio Milk Closes

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...Spoon provided an unexpected addition to an awards ceremony held..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How to Kill a Sacred Deer

Barry Keoghan on good, evil, and Colin Farrell's beard

"...Lobster) made its Texas debut in September during Fantastic Fest, but the actor flew in dressed for an Irish..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sunny Sweeney

Trophy (Thirty Tigers)

"...Best ACL Fest scheduling outside of the Cure and Depeche Mode on..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Spotlight: Coco & Clair Clair

Progressive pop duo offers an outlet for shy girl catharsis

"...& Clair Clair’s hushed progressive pop, now an integral sound of the internet, all started with a tweet. One..."

March 17, 2023 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

The Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid Talks Rock Cycles and Roky Erickson Ahead of Levitation Return

For "anybody that wants to make a bit of a strange noise"

"...Jim Reid won't flat-out say he's seen it all when it comes..."

Oct. 21, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Levitation Review: Wooden Shjips, Acid Mothers Temple, ST 37, Yoo Doo Right

The ABCs of psychedelia

"...Repetition is an important component of psychedelia, from adaptations of..."

April 30, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...The original Funniest Person in Austin (as in the contest's first winner in..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jordan Moser's August residency, a pair of Millers, and more recommended Austin shows

"...For his first single since thoughtful folk exploration Long Night (2019), Jordan Moser offers a blunt instruction:..."

July 28, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Kate Bush Bash, Urban Heat, Knife in the Water, Night Cap, Adrian Ruiz, and Shimmer Island

"...Eighties pop hitmakers – if certain oldies find play on the popular streaming thriller's soundtrack, a turbo-boost in their..."

July 29, 2022 Music Column by Tim Stegall

DVDanger: The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Missing found-footage finally escapes, plus Bautista in Bushwick

"...its absence eclipses the film itself. It's rare that one can ever live up to the shadow it casts...."

Nov. 14, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Halloween Picks, Part I

Low-budget horrors for the scary season

"...stripping back to the raw essentials of a good, old-fashioned ghost story. Adapted from Angela J. Townsend's 2015 novel..."

Oct. 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Lost in the Silent City

Crowdsourced sci-fi, getting steamy with Black Pistol Fire, and a mighty storm of music

"...Why won't anybody tell me what the fuck is going on?..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Celebrity Austin Music Pollster: Moving Panoramas' Leslie Sisson Best of the Year..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

DVDanger: Tales From the Hood

In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited

"...horror together. Tales From the Hood has both, plus one of the most underrated horror hosts in mini-terror cinematic..."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Owen Egerton, Austin's Man of Letters, Leaves the Community He Loves

An increasingly unwelcoming Texas leads to a big goodbye

"...Beer, a line snaked around the crowded patio. Every person clutched a piece of paper, a card, a phone..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Team Behind Barracuda to Open “Chess Club” in Former Plush Location

“A soft opening, about as soft as they come” during South by Southwest

"...from the team formerly behind Barracuda, including Hotel Vegas’ Jason McNeely and Brian Tweedy, plus Flesh Lights singer/guitarist Max..."

March 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Blue Heron Suite (Rounder)..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

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

Ride into the light

"...our overcooked globe toward its nuclear reactor for the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Midsummer..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Miss Manners once passed along an MP3 file to fellow KOOP 91.7FM..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol Stays Hungry

A serious band with a silly name and an all-in mentality

"...That characterization, by singer, guitarist, and lyricist Leo Lydon, comes as..."

June 24, 2022 Music Feature by Robert Penson

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