SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...Red River Street and beyond for booking agent- and genre-themed showcases alike...."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...The kingdom of Morocco achieved independence from French and Spanish..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema

"...short works by filmmakers from Australia, Canada, England and the U.S. are showcased here, all sharing the common denominator..."

Feb. 18, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Born on the Fourth of July

Explosions in the Sky are blowing up. (Sorry, we resisted the pun as long as we could.)

"...A surge of lightning flickers as thunder cracks above the rumble of molten lava...."

Oct. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...The boy is the father of the man, as the..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Japanese guitarist Michio Kurihara drops Sunset Notes at Mohawk, Trail of Dead severe ties with Interscope, and Lamberts cooks up new residencies

"...punk outfit Cringer in 1984, which, upon relocation to the Bay Area in the early Nineties, evolved into J..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Big Bang

The Fragmentation of Austin's Underground

"...illustration by Jason Stout The lineup at Emo's recent fifth anniversary show speaks volumes..."

July 11, 1997 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Austin’s Vampire Store Cracks Open the Crypt

Opening the Glass Coffin, just in time for Halloween

"...A towering Nosferatu, standing almost shyly across the entry room, is what my eyes shoot to the..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by James Scott

DVDanger: Tales From the Hood

In the wake of Get Out, a classic anthology revisited

"...things: great stories, and a great linking mechanism, chaining the horror together. Tales From the Hood has both, plus..."

April 25, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Premios Texas prompts OTR's inaugural Summer Vinyl Awards

"...fiddler Elana James in regard to Shout! Factory's 2008 The Best of the Hot Club of Cowtown collection. "We..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Fantastic Fest – the Austin-based film festival dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action, and..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Misery Business: The Cathartic and Unexpectedly Joyful Trend of Emo DJ Nights in Austin

Welcome to the Black Parade

"...clutch of "in case of emergency, break glass" songs they can trust to ignite a crowd...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Faster Than Sound: KVRX Launches the Largest College Radio Festival

KVRX station manager Gab Soong starts the largest ever student-run radio fest, national phone theft ring uncovered from ACL Fest, and Big Thief’s Buck Meek settles down outside the city

"...her first meeting for KVRX 91.7FM. She asked if the UT radio station put on a festival. Aside from..."

March 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Let the Music

Garage punk Orville Bateman Neeley III crosses over

"..."By the time I was 16, I was playing in three..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Off the Record

Discovered, covered: Robert Plant reimagines Milton Mapes, Eric Johnson eulogizes Hendrix, and more nuggets from the Texas Punk Treasure Chest

"...Third Stone From the Sun..."

June 25, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Jesse Dayton walks with a Zombie, while T Bird & the Breaks spice things up for the annual Hot Sauce Festival

"...Songs the Lord Taught Us..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

If a Downtown venue closes down for the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, does it make a sound?

"...Going the Distance..."

April 10, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Nothing's shocking: reveling in the aftermath and glow of South by Southwest 09

"...out in black sunglasses and a gold bullet chain, the illustrious rapper took the stage at the Third Street..."

March 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The politics of Austin music in 2008: Barack Obama boogies back to Texas, a Man From Plains, and the Live Music Task Force

"...The Power to Change..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Hayes Carll searches for Ooga Kabooga Juice, Alejandro Escovedo finds a friend in Houston, and introducing the lineup for the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival

"...Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2..."

April 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

It's the end of the world as we know it: South by Southwest 22 officially begins

"...It's the End of the World as We Know It..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Toby Keith. A Phil Collins song was covered by the members of Little Big Town and Sugarland. Keith Urban..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

For the Kids

The UIL and school districts can do better work curtailing concussions

"...just read about Cedar Park High School’s touting of the Guardian Cap, a soft-shell outer layer for the helmet..."

Dec. 24, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

In the Mouth of Mascis

An interview with the original man of mumblecore.

"...soundcheck. However, prepare to catch an earful Friday when the reunited trio hits Emo’s outside with Awesome Color and..."

Dec. 6, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The 25th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

The lowdown on the 2017 submissions, judges, 10 finalists, and the prize-winning stories

"...turns out to have been a big part of the 25th Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest, too...."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Crystalised: the xx

UK trio dazzles the Moody in the first of two sold-out shows

"...Sizzling in the afternoon sun, three blanched Londoners licked their eyes. Staring..."

Feb. 12, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

AFF2012: It's in the Blood

Lance Henriksen keens and roils with redneck angst on VOD today

"...but white noise," Lance Henriksen bleakly intones as Russell, the drunken, fallen sherrif and father at the bleak core..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Girls on the Bus

Girls groups, from the back of the bus to Rhino Records.

"...Weekday morning sounded the same as I boarded the bus during third grade..."

Feb. 6, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Some Parts of the World Pt. 5

BettySoo continues her road diary from Amsterdam

"...“Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice,” Doug murmured as my expectant expression..."

June 10, 2011 Music Post by BettySoo

Off the Record

Don't bother cleaning up after Chaos in Tejas; OBN III's strike again this weekend

"...The Chemistry of Life..."

June 10, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

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