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

"...8-month-old DIY outfit the Hormones is headlining tonight's alternative South by Southwest showcase at the Blue Flamingo. A drag..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Garth Brooks to Keynote SXSW

DMC, Warren G, and T.I. also added as conference speakers

"...South by Southwest has roped in Garth Brooks for a..."

March 2, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

John Doe Moves to Austin

X’s “man of the world” contemplates life in Big Boys country

"...This meteorological repartee, albeit totally inane, served as a..."

Feb. 9, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...may be assured that said mission will be completed by 1 January 1982, the Christian New Year...."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Andrew Bujalski Pumps Up With Results

Microbudget auteur increases marketability with fitness fable

"...low-budget portraits of twentysomethings navigating the post-collegiate wilderness. At South by Southwest 2005, he accidentally named the subgenre that..."

May 29, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...Bros. gloss. With Lewis' croon, you can't go wrong. – Abby Johnston..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

SXSW Thursday handicapping by the blurb

"...awed at Austin's Psych Fest last year. Still led by voice/songwriter axis Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent – "Tell..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Outside of Society

Does Austin have enough room for two queer film festivals?

"...26th season of the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival – redubbed Polari26 (aGLIFF/Polari) – last October, and..."

May 2, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Food-o-File

Culinary stars align for SXSW

"...With South by Southwest starting this weekend, Downtown Austin will be..."

March 7, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Urgent

Spray Paint evolves classic ATX post punk

"...the brontosaurus, carnivorous beasts (Greek for "terrible claw") engineered by evolution into lightning-quick lizards with a natural killer instinct...."

Feb. 21, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Talking Shop With Curran Nault

The Polari artistic director on programming to bridge divides

"...Curran and I got to know each other, the radio-television-film and queer studies academic invited me to sit for..."

Oct. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Kate X Messer

Raise a Glass to 'Drinking Buddies'

Something big is brewing with Joe Swanberg these days

"...director Joe Swanberg, microbreweries are just like microbudget indie films. "There are major corporations that control most of the..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...For the past four springs, his gig ushered him south into the warm civic embrace Austin offers its South..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Happy Birthday, Nathan Fillion!

Our favorite captain/obstetrician/villain turns 42 today

"...Much Ado About Nothing – another Joss Whedon project, by no coincidence, which premiered at South by Southwest this..."

March 27, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Smart Growth

Reflecting on 20 years of South by Southwest Interactive Festivals

"...These days, it's hard to imagine South by Southwest without the Interactive Festival. For years, though,..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Thanks for the Memories

'Chronicle' staff past and present on 20 years of covering SXSW Film

"...almost more likely that we would have first started South by Southwest as a film event and added music..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...The big story coming out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the wealth of standout films made by..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

When Steve Jobs Was Fired, and Other VC War Stories

SXSW alum 'Something Ventured' debuts Monday on KLRU

"...From the filmmaking team behind the terrific 2005 doc Ballets Russes, Something..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

In Memory of Richard Dorsett

Beloved local left his mark on Austin

"...Richard Dorsett – bookseller, film buff, music fanatic, writer, collector, intellectual, Red Sox fan,..."

Nov. 14, 2012 Books Post by Michael Hall

Playback: Sanctified Souls

Uncovering Arizona Dranes, remembering Brent Grulke

"...done his best to rescue Dranes from obscurity. Packaged by respected avant-roots label Tompkins Square with a 16-track CD,..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

You Can't Bury Me

Octavis Berry died, but he left behind the League of Extraordinary G'z

"...dedicated rap troupe that combines the entities Dred Skott, SouthBound, and Da C.O.D. Group functionality is more family than..."

June 8, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Encore: Donovan

SXSW Saturday night headliner Donovan is ready for a revival

"...The name Donovan suddenly appeared among the acts playing South By Southwest just before the music part of the..."

March 21, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Mama Drama

The comedy in 21st century babymaking

"...While several of this year's South by Southwest Film submissions contend with contemporary anxieties surrounding..."

March 9, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

We P.2ed

Art that surprises, delights, disturbs and, yes, bores.

"...at Stephen Rhodes’ frenzied take on American electoral politics by way of Disney’s Hall of Presidents. The very same..."

Jan. 12, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Off the Record

Austin celebrates 20 years as the live music capital of the world; OTR bristles

"...the hard-hat construction crew, which closed with the elastic Southern soul of "Detroit." As mentioned last week, KUT's new..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Nights in White Satin

Streaming Spotify all the way back to the reel-to-reel

"...I filled reels and reels that first week, capped by the New Year's Day countdown...."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: 'Life,' the Universe, Everything

The devastating illumination of Terrence Malick's new film

"...The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick's new film, was shown at an Austin Film Society-hosted cast and..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Inching to the Finish

Bob Sabiston's winding road to Inchworm Animation

"...student projects, Sabiston would go on to be courted by Steve Jobs as well as the animation team for..."

May 27, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...house (3,146). Rather, Cyrano de Bergerac could be attended by the general public, as opposed to subscribers, only by..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

The lineup for ACL drops just in time for Pachanga and the Midgetmen's nine-year anniversary bash

"...Mercury Mambo brought him back to town in late 2005, along with his wife, Elaine, who left HarperCollins Publishers..."

May 20, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

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