Love Is the Devil

"...Maybury. Starring: Derek Jacobi, Tilda Swinton and Anne Lambton. The late Francis Bacon was one of the most important..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

New Documentary Delves Into the Life of Austin's Voodoobilly Queen Izzy Cox

A celebration of love and struggle in Izzy Cox: Fighting the Devil

"...death, Izzy Cox remains a unique artistic force within the Austin music scene. The self-proclaimed Voodoobilly Queen exuded a..."

April 15, 2022 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest

Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow, Mongolian metal, Doja Cat, Dayglow, & more

"...A sunny Saturday set the scene for a packed day of live music at..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Hentaii Looks to Broaden the Idea of What People Can Do in Drag

From artistic lip-syncing to live sets and beyond

"...Hentaii is a drag queen making a name for themselves as an artist in every sense of the word...."

July 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

The Power of Art in Austin’s Overlooked Objects

Defining the city's personality from the moonlight towers to the railroad bridge

"...is made by its people, objects, and places. Combined, they form our city's personality, its genius and fragility, its..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

EMERGE: The Four Elements of Hip Hop – Right Here, Right Now!

Annual celebration of graffiti culture goes bigger this Saturday

"...The four elements of Hip Hop culture – DJs, MCs,..."

April 22, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Universal: Mary Gauthier

Louisiana truthsayer plays twice at the Cactus Cafe Saturday

"...a difficult listen. It’s raw and intense, staring down the debris of heartbreak without pretense. Yet the new disc..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Funambulist: Giulia Millanta

Florentine transplant walks the singer-songwriter tightrope

"...Millanta plays a CD release for her new album The Funambulist this Saturday at Strange Brew with her band..."

April 23, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Sticking It to the Hyde Park Fork

Dale Whistler celebrates the grill's 30th anniversary

"...That fork in the road, that gigantic silver utensil, like something stabbing through..."

Jan. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Films Are Alive ...

Dispatches from the Toronto International Film Festival: No. 3

"...There's lots of music on the screens at the Toronto..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

"...musician, and (b) a sorry excuse for a parent. The first point is obvious to those old enough to..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...What fills the holes dug by lies; what breeds in dank silence;..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Risen From the Ashes

"...When Austin has a winner, everybody knows it, right? The local newsrags trumpet the achievements of the hometown champion..."

March 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Shared Frequencies Radio Connects Austin DJs with the World

Online electronic station celebrates third birthday Saturday at Coconut Club

"...who have joined her Austin-based operation, Shared Frequencies Radio. The founder rattles off other global commitments: today, a spot..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music Rolls Out Second Artist List

Wire, Jucee Froot, plus 207 real acts and one Hollywood contrivance

"...Roger Waters will make a keynote speaker appearance at the 2020 conference, South by Southwest rolls out another 210..."

Nov. 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Life story of a music legend never reaches those blissful high notes

"...”When Will I Be Loved?” belts Linda Ronstadt, the singer whose remarkable, decades-long career is recounted in this..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Music Steps Up Ninth Artist List

Japanese Breakfast, Broken Social Scene, Ambar Lucid and 154 others

"...until South by Southwest Music week swings into action, the fest’s booking picks up the pace, adding 157 acts,..."

Feb. 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

How Not to Be an Artist

Advice on how to be an artist

"...in its Infinity Booth, an open room just behind the restaurant with the ceiling and walls covered in mirrored..."

March 20, 2015 Arts Feature by Adam Sultan

Conversations With a VEVO Pickup Artist

Tommy Wooldridge brings his Lyric Lines to the ATX

"...terrible at his job – though, to be fair, the degree of difficulty he’s set is quite high...."

Sept. 26, 2013 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Turns Out the Title Wasn't Prophetic

The curious staying power of so-called lost film 'Nothing Lasts Forever'

"...artist ... of some kind. "It was kind of pathetic, and laughable in retrospect," said Schiller in a recent..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

Beyond the Frame

Curator Elizabeth Dunbar likes art that punches through the gallery walls

"...She started with the exhibition that consisted of rearranging the walls inside the..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After the 'Watch,' What?

Alumni of AMOA's 'New Art in Austin' talk about the exhibition's impact on their careers

"...This year marks the third time that the Austin Museum of Art has..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Cook

Across the Universe

Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthward into a minefield of literalism.

"...Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy and T.V. Carpio. If you aren’t fed up..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Angel in the Dark

The last release from pop noir princess Laura Nyro.

"...In Monterey Pop, renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captured the 1967 pre-Woodstock rock festival oozing good vibrations and California..."

April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Education of a Lifetime

A look at UT's Performing Arts Center and the process by which they bring the biggest names in jazz to Austin.

"...after UT's Bass Concert Hall had turned off all the lights and gone to bed. Except, down the dark,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

The Wisdom of Years

Whatever Way the Wind Blows

"...To hear Willis tell it, the only thing more personally traumatic than her years as..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Melissa Carper, Taméca Jones, the Hide Outs, Alex Coke, and more local shows to see

"...Picking up where 2021's Daddy's Country Gold left off, the new collection showcases a broader and bolder sound for..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Music Column by Abby Johnston

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Cassandra Jenkins, Billy Strings, and SZA on a lighthouse

"...Friday opened Weekend One of ACL Fest. Here are the Chronicle music writers’ highlights from day one at Zilker..."

Oct. 8, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The 2020-2021 Austin Music Awards Presentations

Sponsored by Cap Metro and The Austin Chronicle

"...Music Award winners with a novelty check, gifts, and the appreciation from a thankful city. You voted and we're..."

March 4, 2021 Events Post by James Renovitch

Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls

“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”

"...a little percussion,” wrote critic emeritus Dave Marsh for the Chronicle in 2006. “[In Charanga Cakewalk], what he wants..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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