SXSW Reveals First 2020 Artist List

Music from all over the map … literally

"...288 performing acts, which accounts for about 14% of the total roster. As usual, the early announcement pulls from..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Lenka Clayton: The Distance I Can Be From My Son at the Blanton

In a series of amusing videos, the artist sheds light on the judgment calls parents make while balancing their children's safety and autonomy

"...In the opening scene of Lenka Clayton's video installation The Distance..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Review by Marisa Charpentier

Phillip Wade and Friends on the West Austin Studio Tour

The artist has some creative friends show in his Clarksville home

"...partaking in painting trends toward abstraction, Larson shrugs with the surety of a veteran artist: "I like the added..."

May 11, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

The Q&A Hole: Which Restaurant for the Rest of Your Life?

With Ben Snakepit, Regina Allen, Patty Leidy, Miracle Jones, and more.

"...Yeah, the old Q&A Hole was getting a mite heavy of..."

Nov. 1, 2016 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Animated film is based on Gibran's iconic book of prose poems

"...Based on the iconic book of prose poems haunting young romantics’ bookshelves..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW: The Demographic of One, The Impossible Girl, and the Crowd

Molly Crabapple and Kim Boekbinder on crowdsourcing

"...Let's talk about the crowd in crowdsourcing. The crowd isn't money: The crowd..."

March 16, 2013 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

This Weekend's Your Last Chance to See the Human/Animal Hybrids

Brought to you by painter Malcolm Bucknall at the Wally Workman Gallery

"...Malcolm Bucknall's falling dog is on the Jesus Lizard t-shirt I inherited from my ex-wife...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Divya Srinivasan Is Living
the Dream of Art

The multimedia creator's work wakes a world's imagination

"...suddenly shifted Divya Srinivasan into creative overdrive. After all, the artist – who'd started out in the early Nineties..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Our most primal fears about what's lurking in the dark lies at the heart of this Guillermo del Toro-scripted frightmare.

"...Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson and Garry McDonald. "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Things We Lost in the Fire

This film starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro is an impeccably constructed and perfectly paced drama of domestic and internal volatility.

"...to doughnuts, you’re going to land on one of the better acting performances of the last 20 years. Basquiat...."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Whispers in the Dark

"...Dale. Provocative? Sexy? Maybe just a little perverse? That's the advance expectations set up by this film. Sciorra plays..."

Aug. 7, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Less Talkin’, More Rockin’: The Austin Music Awards Touch Down at Antone’s

Jim Franklin, Rosa Madriz, Cherubs honored at 42nd Chronicle show

"...For our 42nd go-around, we at The Austin Chronicle thought we’d take a different approach to..."

Feb. 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Ramblin' Soul of Songwriter Melissa Carper

Following the critically acclaimed Daddy's Country Gold, the spotlight-averse artist is primed for broader attention

"..."Watch out, there's a bird's nest in the outhouse," Melissa Carper warns..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Chris Hrasky wishes there was a better backstory to Big Bend (An Original..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...The first day of ACL Fest in two years, though..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Nina Diaz Ponders Playing As the Titanic Sinks

“I thought to myself, ‘Would I play ’til the ship sank?’”

"...echoes Linda Perry, Amy Winehouse, and Nina Diaz,” wrote the Chronicle. Emails the ex-Girl in a Coma frontwoman: “We..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Crew Has Answers

Nine pro chefs and YouTube personalities tackle our burning food Qs

"...Throughout the YouTube zeitgeist, only one channel has given us Brad..."

March 20, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...Dr. Charles Urdy, at 86, can still remember the names of long-gone nightclubs along East 11th Street. He..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Members of the Austin Critics Table have considered the hundreds of stage..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...It’s here, it’s queer, it’s back again for another year. That’s right, y’all, it’s your ultimate guide to..."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Katherine Catmull at the Texas Teen Book Festival

Like a fairy in her YA novel The Radiant Road, Katherine Catmull keeps transforming the mundane into lovely art

"...She's always creating at least three things at once. Katherine Catmull has just returned to Austin from a West..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Playback: The Austin Music Poll's 11th Hour

A final push to get out the vote in the Austin Music Poll

"...Here's a truism about voting: The more people do it, the better it works...."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection

Horror's underappreciated auteur on existential terror

"...Whale. Castle. Carpenter. Craven. Fulci. The great names of horror. But maybe there's another, less..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe

Artist Yumi Sakugawa draws enlightenment and visits Austin this week

"...Sakugawa is often drawing enlightenment of one form or another, and now Adams Media has released her new Illustrated..."

Oct. 1, 2014 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Herradurability of Art in the Heart of Texas

UT's Raul De Lara wins $10,000 in tequila-fueled contest

"...The first Herradura Tequila Barrel Art competition in Austin meant..."

Oct. 24, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs invade Paris. (Must've heard Jerry Lewis is a god there.)

"...Does the world need another movie about a bunch of miniature,..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Priests of Syrinx

What’s in a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame anyway?

"...When did the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony become..."

May 17, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Q&A Hole: Why Would Anyone Buy a CD These Days?

With Guy Forsyth, Wren Anderson, Chad Nichols, Luna Tart, and more

"...We mean, seriously, who the hell needs CDs anymore?..."

Jan. 21, 2013 Music Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Luv Doc: Insufferable Narcissists

Just the act of procreative sex is an undertaking of considerable hubris.

"...a tough one, Ann. Parents are insufferable narcissists. Just the act of procreative sex is an undertaking of considerable..."

March 30, 2012 Column

The Weapon Is Really a Silent One

The politics of K'Naan

"...new fans with his festival performance tomorrow, 5:45pm on the Wildflower Center stage...."

Oct. 1, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

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