Playback: Coolest Board in Town

Arlyn Studios just upped its ante

"...Longtime Arlyn Studios owners Freddy and Lisa Fletcher are partnering with a younger generation of..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...tenure leading fellow countryman/saxophonist Manu Dibango's group beginning in the early Eighties. His funky FM Tribe gives way to..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

SXSW Friday Picks & Sleepers

Friday blurbs are down from Thursday's, but how are you holding up at this point?

"...9pm, the Belmont Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg is the James..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Slanted & Enchanted

Matador Records magnate Gerard Cosloy turns the 'live music capital' into a Casual Victim Pile

"...The yellow warning tape still hangs in tatters from the..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...I'm in a tortured dream straight out of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence of Fantasia, where Mickey Mouse gets..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

ACL Music Fest Friday Interviews

Get behind him Satan. Austin's iconic prodigal son returns.

"...Daniel Johnston4:45pm, Austin Ventures stage..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Page Two: A Small Hurricane of Emotions

Jonathan Demme's Bob Marley Stay With the Rhythm pushes beyond the boundaries of the screen

"...Onscreen there is a reggae group playing. The leader is singing..."

July 17, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Bride Wars

Best friends become enemies when a scheduling snafu places their two weddings on the same day.

"...Directed by: Gary Winick. Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen and Kristen Johnston. We have great affection for..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Off the Record

Songs in A&E: Recovering from the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival and revving up for the third annual HAAM Benefit Day

"...Both the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival and the triumphant..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...After last week's tease, the Austin Film Festival has announced its official lineup for..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film News

Her hotness Heather Graham makes a movie in town

"...Austin Film Scene Meets the World, Exterminates It..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 10 municipal elections

"...The May 10 municipal election ballot will not be very..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

The Electric Exchange

Theatre, dance, music, and film meld and get supercharged in the Fuse Box Festival

"...The walls are coming down...."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 10 municipal elections

"...The May 10 municipal election ballot will not be very..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

7 and 7 Is

7 and 7 Is

"...... limited to 500 copies all across the board here, beginning with the Strange Boys' stellar EP,..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

About a Son

The new Kurt Cobain doc features music from some once-locals.

"...The soundtrack to the new movie Kurt Cobain: About a..."

Sept. 11, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Remembering blues drummer 'Uncle' John Turner, tracking the devil and Daniel Johnston, on-air with Seattle's KEXP, Abandoned Love Records, and more

"...The Story of an Artist..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

"...The original television soundtrack for NBC's award-winning and locally shot..."

July 27, 2007 Music Column

You're Gonna Miss Me

DVDnds

"...Ever so subtly does Roky Erickson's music of the spheres gradually recede during You're Gonna Miss Me. Considering..."

July 13, 2007 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Deprogramming Dave

Drummer Lisa Cameron talks with ex-bandmate Kathy McCarty about her transition into self

"...If you live in Austin and go to clubs to see bands, you've probably seen..."

June 8, 2007 Features Feature by Kathy McCarty

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...three unique lists for three separate organizations this year, and no two lists have been identical (except for my..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Critics Poll

"...Best Local ShowGreg Beets: Almost There Records' tribute to Neil Young, Stubb's..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Music Feature

Cinema's Labyrinth

The year in film, 2006

"...Marc Savlov's Top 10 1. Babel – Alejandro González Iñárritu's film gives no quarter to, and precious..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

Detailed here is the long, tangled saga of Erickson, the visionary lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, whose trip to fame detoured though mental institutions.

"...Directed by: Keven McAlester. Standing in his front yard, holding a Mr. Potato Head,..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Audra Schroeder

Daniel Johnston's 'So-Called Illness'

"...Dear Editor, Re: The Devil and Daniel Johnston: I never knew Daniel, nor..."

May 11, 2006 Postmarks

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The literal and figurative institutionalization of Austin music and art legend Daniel Johnston is analyzed from many angles in this perceptive film profile.

"...At various points in The Devil and Daniel Johnston, the once and forever Austin..."

May 5, 2006 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Visions Holy and Damned, Innocent and Experienced

The documentary 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' – as well as this story – are just the latest attempts to make sense of his life and art

"...I Have to Live These Songs Forever..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Genius and Jive

My roller-coaster relationship with Daniel Johnston

"...Daniel Johnston's story is now so well-known, at least to the..."

May 5, 2006 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Daniel Johnston

Record review

"...Daniel Johnston..."

April 21, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

TCB

Praying for Daniel Johnston, marveling at Townes Van Zandt, and wondering 'what hath Snoop Dogg wrought'?

"...Fear Yourself Daniel Johnston, eccentric singer-songwriter, gifted artist, and Austin folk hero, remains..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

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