Crimes of the Future
Cronenberg's return to body horror is, well, Cronenbergian
"...position can only be taken if you've never endured the tedium of his ponderous 1970 sophomore release, Crimes of..."
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June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Frank and Penelope
Neo-exploitation flick crashes a bunch of Texas tropes together
"...If it was the Nineties and Sean Patrick Flanery had made Frank and..."
June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
After a Relapse Into Addiction Quietly Broke Up Street Sects, the Duo Has Exorcised Their Demons
The Gentrification V 7-inch hit last week, but Austin experimentalists are focusing on a balanced existence instead of rushing anticipated third LP
"...Languishing in the corner, monopolizing the dust that might have otherwise spread..."
May 27, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Girl Ultra, Nori with strings, Maxo Kream, Mudhoney, Little Mazarn, and more recommended shows
"...to provide "a map of people before I meet them." Today, 26-year-old Mariana de Miguel prefers to discover people..."
May 13, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia
Austin at Large: Asymmetrical Info Warfare
Scorched-earth polarization makes us see our foes’ weaknesses as strengths
"...On Monday night at the Austin Film Society theater at the Linc, I had..."
May 13, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Turnstile Is Happy to Provide at Stubb’s
Big riff breakouts lead five-band testament to punk plurality
"...“And if it makes you feel alive/ Well, then I’m happy I provide/And when you see me on..."
May 7, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers
Escape the Field
Labyrinthine thriller knows to just follow the old map
"...Directed by: Emerson Moore. Starring: Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Shane West, Elena Juatco, Tahirah Sharif and Julian..."
May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable
"...infamously known for hiring up-and-coming independent directors to assemble their focus-grouped-to-death features, but when was the last time they..."
May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur
To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access
Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year
"...Heavy hitters, cult figures, moshers, rappers, and sub-sub-subgenre breakouts highlight the 107..."
May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Faster Than Sound: How Two Years Off Made Oblivion Access Festival Even Better
An interview with the truly independent booking duo on their landmark lineup
"...Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi in January 2020, when they'd recently announced an evolution of their 3-year-old Austin Terror..."
May 6, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Austin at Large: Look What We Made Them Do
So, why do these creeps care so much about other people’s abortions, anyway?
"...things and should not be trusted to learn from their mistakes. But neither I nor anyone younger than me..."
May 6, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
The Aviary
Desert-set cult drama is a little dry
"...The Aviary, a modest mindfuck of a thriller about two..."
April 29, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Queer Workout Queen Invites You to Erica’s First Holy Sh!t
The agony and the ecstasy of Erica Nix
"...Erica Nix and This Is Not a Cult have made a movie – a real blood, sweat,..."
April 29, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott
Five Ways to Celebrate Science Fiction's Biggest Holiday
Different ways of looking at the cosmos for May the Fourth
"...Because May the Fourth is coming up, after all, and there's even..."
April 29, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
AFS Cinema Programmer Jazmyne Moreno Wants to Challenge How We Watch Movies
Shades of gray on the silver screen
"...has a "big girl job" now. It's evident by the number of notifications that ping throughout our Zoom call...."
April 29, 2022 Screens Feature by Ella Martin-Gachot
Review: ZACH’s The Rocky Horror Show Still Tasteless, Plotless, Pointless, and Perfect
Cult classic is a welcome jump to the left, step to the right
April 22, 2022 Arts Review by Bob Abelman
Review: Zach's The Rocky Horror Show Still Tasteless, Plotless, Pointless, and Perfect
Cult classic is a welcome jump to the left, step to the right
"...When The Rocky Horror Show opened on Broadway in 1975, Newsweek..."
April 18, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman
So Many Easter Dining Options!
And we’ve rounded up a tasty bunch for you
"...for general Easter time, you get what we mean? The time in which more than one spring-equinoctial holiday is..."
April 11, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller Now Owns West Austin's One World Theatre
Austin music benefactor adds One World to real estate portfolio, alongside Saxon Pub
"...a year of rumors regarding changes at One World Theatre, a new landowner has emerged. Gary Keller, co-founder of..."
April 1, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
We Have an Issue: Blastoff
The story behind Richard Linklater’s new Netflix coming-of-age film, Apollo 10½
"...growing up in space race-era Houston, turned fantastical by the idea a kid with stars in his eyes secretly..."
March 25, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones
Five Things to Enjoy in Downtown Austin
Head back to the heart of the city for your post-SXSW entertainment
"...Whether a venue's smack dab in the heart of it..."
March 25, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW
Our favorite musical moments from the fest
"...The first South by Southwest to transpire this decade felt..."
March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday
Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more
"...very, very tired) music team, Friday was filled with the Chronicle’s wild day party at Hotel Vegas and witnessing..."
March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett
Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW
One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical
"...Is the Awkward Part Over Yet?..."
March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition
Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week
"...about. A rare opportunity to see two legendary international cult favorites on the same bill. Cymande – subject of..."
March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett
Qmmunity: A Gay Ol’ Country Time
DJ Jenny Hoyston gives Qmmunity the details on this Saturday's Queer Country Roundup, plus more queer events
"...escape from an Austin soaked in South by Southwest, the event offers all the gay little country and city..."
March 18, 2022 Column by James Scott
SXSW Film Review: Slash/Back
Indigenous alien invasion horror-comedy is an icy blast
"...They say a rising tide lifts all boats; one can..."
March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle
Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW
Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest
"...journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate..."
March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff
SXSW Music Spotlight: The Dream Syndicate
Longtime alternative rockers tie up the loose ends
"...The Dream Syndicate planted bountiful seeds for alternative rock with..."
March 11, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland
SXSW Doc Recounts the 50 Year Reign of King Crimson
Heavy hangs the crown In the Court of the Crimson King
"...few minutes into talking to Toby Amies, director of the hotly-anticipated-by-its-core-audience In the Court of the Crimson King, I..."
