Searching for The Man

"...but a scant time ago that I took to these pages with a fevered pen, up in arms and..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Screens Feature by Jay Hardwig

Frank Kozik (1962-2023), the Man Behind a Poster Revolution

How Austin shaped the punk artist behind print mania

"...When Frank Kozik passed away this week at the age of 61, he was remembered as the founding..."

May 12, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

La Barbecue Turns Up the Heat With Secret Pit Technology

Is this special new smoker a brisket game-changer?

"...It's an age-old question that persists even today in the dark art of Meat Alchemy: Does the wand make..."

April 26, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Hearing the Imperceptible as Laraaji Collaborates With Plants in a Church

Welcome to the most curious performance of SXSW Music 2023

"...“I walked in the peace garden … light was everywhere,” proclaimed the man..."

March 19, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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

DVDanger: The Return of Artsploitation

Indie label returns with three psychosexual horrors

"...respite from mainstream cinema, or even mainstream indie cinema, there's a whole globe of bizarre and envelope-pushing movies. The..."

June 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Doing the Bret Thing

On the Town with Bret Easton Ellis

"...When I get in, there are messages on the machine. Three of them are..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Snake Eyes

"...Shaw, Michael Rispoli, David Anthony and Kevin Dunn. Snake Eyes is a gamble, a chancy proposition. Confined to a..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

How a Collaboration Between Roky Erickson and Doug Sahm Became Part of the Blueprint for Punk Rock

Chapter one of the Austin Punk Chronicles concludes with two local legends setting the stage for a global music revolution

"...As Roky Erickson's live solo debut loomed at the grand opening of the Ritz on October 18, 1974..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Martian

Circumstances force Matt Damon to become a wily Robinson Crusoe on Mars

"...The geek is the hero and not the sidekick in..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Exploding Girl

Zoe Kazan stars in this perfectly paced movie about a 20-year-old home from college for the week.

"...Gray. Starring: Zoe Kazan, Mark Rendall and Maryann Urbano. The Exploding Girl confines itself to a single week –..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Last Sunset

The day the DEA came for Dan Del Santo

"...This is the story of a family trauma. The loss of a..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Music Feature by Anne Sherwood

Graffiti on the Superhighway

The digital age has ushered a new era in visual art, with the Internet offering artists a new medium for the creation of art, an infinite space to display their work, and a marketing tool. But with this expansion of creative opportunities come sticky questions of ownership and the communal experience of art.

"...The Red Fez on Fifth Street fizzed like an underground..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

All the Gory Details

The Maestro of movie make-up Tom Savini talks about George Romero, the increasing popularity of CGI, and what it felt like to shoot a crotch-gun.

"...A man jumps onto the hood of a car and fires..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

DVDanger: 'The Incredible Melting Man'/'Swamp Thing'

Morphing, melting and transmogrification clog up your screens

"...Something odd happened to movie monsters. Remember when they hated being inhuman and would kill themselves in a..."

Aug. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

RTX 2012: Enter the Noob

Sole non-gamer in Austin attends RTX 2012, is bemused

"...this a game, or is it real?" A: "What's the difference?" – Man vs. machine in John Badham's Wargames..."

July 9, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...When I was a freshman at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an..."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

This Must Be the Place

In this odd but intriguing concoction, Sean Penn disappears into the strange body of a retired goth rock god who leaves his Dublin castle and goes on a road trip across America to hunt a Nazi prison guard.

"...Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino. Starring: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon, Harry Dean Stanton,..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Death of Brad Will

An American reporter films his own murder in Oaxaca, and Mexican and U.S. authorities look the other way

"...Oaxaca, Mexico -- Those of us who report from the front lines of the social justice movement in Latin..."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by John Ross

Ribbon on the Highway

Here comes Jimmy LaFave

"...Maybe he's walking onstage to sing or slipping into the back of the Cactus Cafe to hear an old..."

May 6, 2005 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Red, White, and Blue

Second place, the 12th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Short Story Contest

"...I sit crumpled like a sack lunch in the coach class of a discount airline 30,000 feet above..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Books Feature by Garth Mueller

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...a bear. Make sure you have tunes to keep the energy high on your journey. Here are a few..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

"...It's a smoldering summer night in Marfa, the kind that seems to linger all year long. The..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Cue the Lights; Cue the Music

Scripted? The DNC? Naaaaaaah.

"...As a gay man, I love event planning. Choosing fabrics, colors, table settings,..."

Aug. 28, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas

I Am the Jellyfish That Walks Upon the Land

The Mother of all pop bands

"...-- Bernard Holland, The New York Times, June 18, 2000..."

June 30, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Struggling to Connect With My Downtown Life Through Virtual Reality

Immersing my avatar in SXSW XR

"...British people are talking loudly in the balcony of the historic Paramount Theatre while I’m trying..."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...Look the girl in the eyes...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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