The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

The director of Twenty Feet From Stardom does another music doc

"...Music can uplift the human spirit. This is the drumbeat..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

Page Two: The Moment Belongs to the Music

John Sayles' 'Honeydripper' takes flight

"..."'[R]ock 'n' roll' was a term from the juke joints of the South, long in use by..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Backbeat to the Music

Pete Best at Threadgill's.

"...this to YouTube so we can watch it!” One of Pete Best’s men in black called to the cadre..."

July 2, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

The Ballad of Joe Hill

Get up, stand up – stand up for your rights

"...It's March 2003, approximately a week before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Bruce Springsteen & the E..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Gravity of Sound

The Bubble's new studio stands as Mark Genfan's swan song

"...than finely tuned rooms filled with expensive microphones, racks of compressors, and consoles. They're incubators of dreams, places of..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at the Vulcan Gas Company, Congress Avenue's patchouli-soaked den of all..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

'At the Snap of a Finger'

Anti-IDEA activists keep up due diligence for AISD

"...Think the fight over IDEA Public Schools is over? Think again...."

Feb. 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Like this country's forefathers, it came from England. Though it didn't originate there,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...Urban Cowboy, Scott Glenn is explaining to Debra Winger the intricacies of worm swallowing. "Mess-kins say eatin' the worm'll..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Greening of VH1

"...Anyone out there remember VH1 in its first incarnation? Yes, I can..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

The Women of Hot Luck Fest Talk Food and Music

15 chefs share kitchen tunes & exclusive bites

"...party vibe is quintessentially Austin, with its focus on the intersection of food and music and just having a..."

May 24, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital

Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds

"...Line commits charm to soothing Latin American soundscapes. Composed of Kate Robberson, Emilie Basez, and twin sisters Madeleine and..."

May 18, 2018 Music Feature by Isabella Castro-Cota

'Tis the Silly Season: Give the Gift of Politics!

Gift Guide recommendations from the Chronicle news staff

"...Cheney roasting on an open fire ... Ashcroft nipping at his nose ... Yes, the holidays fill..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...a fountain, a formula, a program, a chance meeting, the lucky fall - Providence. That is magic, pure and..."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

The Pope of Avant Garde

Remembering William S. Burroughs

"...Just got the word that Burroughs died. A fine fellow, despite his..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Books Feature

The March of Time

"...Holy Father Time! Is it really already getting close to another..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles for this..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Man With the Light Touch

Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire

"...If all the term "symphony conductor" calls to mind is that cartoon..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bill Carter Tackles the Unknown

Waterloo Records in-store today previews new album

"...The title of Bill Carter’s new album, Unknown, might double..."

Jan. 29, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Soundtracking unknown worlds with sci-fi instrumentation

"...soundtracks are a special breed, disproportionately represented in lists of the most memorable and inventive film scores of all..."

July 25, 2008 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

Austin and the Academy

'Tree of Life,' 'Bullhead' score Oscar nominations

"...The Tree of Life, filmed throughout Central Texas by longtime..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Miles and Miles of Miles

The Columbia Legacy

"...Even in the very beginning, it was there -- a style. The..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Playback: The New Face of Austin Music Festivals

Taking stock of Austin’s festival landscape a week after the conclusion of ACL Fest

"...Zilker Park's Great Lawn after hosting its second weekend of ACL Fest, the homegrown Austin concert promotions empire prepares..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

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

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Strike Up the Band!

If it's patriotic tuneage you want for your Fourth, here it is

"...Fireworks may provide the oohs and ahs on Independence Day, but when it..."

July 1, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Page Two: Personalizing the Mythic

How a former president's understated decency and the hectic birth of rock & roll electrified Toronto screens

"...The Toronto International Film Festival is simply a fantastic event,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Column by Louis Black

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

The Recognizables

One night, one of a kind

"...If SXSW Film is a marathon monsoon of movies and guerilla marketing, the Austin Film Society's annual..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Steve Uhler

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