Spotlight: The Explorers Club

Brian Wilson approved: the Explorers Club

"..."I listen to grandparents music," admits Explorers Club vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Jason Brewer. "The song..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

The Explorers Club

Austin Playhouse's sublimely silly satire of Victorian pomposity ventures where other comedies fear to tread

"...The Explorers ClubAustin Playhouse at ACC Highland campus, 6001 Airport,..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Exploring the "Other"

Ben Wolfe on the risks of going native in The Explorers Club

"...A familiar twinge of discomfort arises watching The Explorers Club at Austin Playhouse, the kind you get..."

April 20, 2016 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

The Graceful Dead

Almost 50 years of Jerry Garcia worship comes full circle

"...When word of the Grateful Dead began oozing out of San Francisco in..."

June 30, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Explorers

"...Taylor and Mary Kay Place. Hawke and Phoenix made their acting debuts in this movie about three kids who..."

April 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Off the Record

NAMM's encore run at Austin, Dead Oceans floats a boatload of upcoming releases, and the Hood Internet doesn't care if vinyl singles sales are up, because their mash-ups are the singles of the 21st century

"...Dead Oceans, the newest conduit of indie rock filtering from Bloomington, Ind.'s..."

July 27, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Linklater/Hawke/Black: The Complete Transcript

"...– Billy Joe Shaver, "There Ain't No God In Mexico"..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature

Missing Link

More than just fuzzy fun in this latest stop-motion wonder

"...The classic globe-trotting adventure story was the mainstay of Hollywood..."

April 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

She Got Rhythm

In the world of rhythm tap, female dancers are a minority, and women who are masters of the form, as Acia Gray is, are merely a fraction of the whole. But with the debut of the Soul to Sole Festival, Gray hopes to give women who tap their due.

"...long, it might not occur to most people that there's something radical about her. But there is, and it's..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dead Oceans

Making Waves

"...In the past year, the tides have shifted considerably for Phil..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...South by Southwest, you’d probably guess Harry. More exciting, the conference rolls out the red carpet for the Prince..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Springs Under Threat

Visit these five watering holes while you can

"...Imagine sitting on the edge of a spring-fed pool with your feet dangling..."

April 20, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Readers' Picks

Arts & Entertainment

"...up from Mexico, still reeling from cheap tequila and the desert sun and burnt-skinned girls who sold oranges on..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Best of Austin Feature

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and titles Now it's time..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Rolls Out Sixth List

Deap Vally, Broncho, Chicano Batman, Peter Lewis and 122 more

"...Another Friday, another list of acts headed to Austin for..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips

The Best of "Day Trips"

"...The best day trips around Texas are always difficult to..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...From moon explorers to tech investors, musicians to Muppets, and from the..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Wild & Free

Surveying the SXSW landscape

"...South by Southwest kicks off a week from the cover date of this issue, with SXSW Film's opening..."

March 6, 2009 Column by Louis Black

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Get ready for the raunch. SXSW has established itself as the Spring festival..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Braver Newer World

The Year in Albums

"...Nineteen ninety-six was the year we remembered the millennium. It came on gradually..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes

Artist/Historian Jack Jackson

"...and a moon tan. As I pull up to the curb and park behind a faded blue VW Beetle..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Book Review

Sandy Szwarc reviews Chronicle contributor Mick Vann and Arthur Meyer's The Appetizer Atlas.

"...The Appetizer Atlas: A World of Small Bitesby Arthur L...."

April 11, 2003 Food Feature by Sandy Szwarc

SXSW Saturday International Bands

Plenty of exotic headliners left for Saturday

"...Denmark: You Gave the World Nicklas Bendtner..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Ever have a dream where one of the dearly departed is alive and well, and maybe even..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Does Size Matter at SXSW?

A smaller SXSW Music week still satisfies

"...though some were too polite to point it out. Others made a big deal of it. South by Southwest's..."

March 23, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Best of Austin – Friday

BOA all day, erryday

"...need a break? A place to chill? Something for the rest of your family, kids, or crew, some of..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature