The Grease Trap

"...his first novel (Act of Love), and for all the critical kudos and fanatical devotion of a tirelessly loyal..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Housecore Horror Preview: Voivod

Nuclear winter’s never far from the Canadian thrashers

"...Just in time for Halloween, it’s all your radioactive nightmares come true. When Canadian legacy Voivod goes onstage at..."

Oct. 23, 2014 Music Post by Adam Ganderson

Qmmunity: The RuPaul Express

Join the Ru-volution in Austin at one of our local Drag Race watch parties

"...with a brand-new lineup of queens vying for Ru-proval. Missed the first train? Not to worry. Watch parties for..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by James Scott

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...that this is a perfectly sized South by Southwest. The streets are strollable, long lines are scarce – though..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' of Wrestling?

or dammit Janet – I love lucha libre!

"...la Lucha Libre de tu papi. It’s both – together – in a whole new league...."

May 12, 2012 Sports Post by Kenny Pailes

God Save the Screen

Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly spent seven years hunting Mohawks for their mad, mammoth compendium, Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film

"...small town, graduating high school (if you could be bothered) between '80 and '84, chances are you spent a..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

They Lost My Grandmother's Brain

One lover of the grape interviews another - one who writes songs and plays music.

"...drunk would be to belittle an odd fellow of the best kind, a man who, even as he closes..."

July 21, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

To Know Joe Lansdale Is to Love Joe Lansdale

All Hail the Popcorn King trails the writer of the purple rage

"...authors are few and far between. That's chiefly because the act of putting pen to paper or fingers to..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Lansdale's Revenge

For umpty-some years now Joe Lansdale has been terrorizing the book world with radically weird, unsettlingly violent, and often indefinable short stories, novellas, and novels. What happens when he veers toward the mainstream?

"...know Joe Lansdale, don't you? For umpty-some years now, the East Texas native (and longtime Nacogdoches resident) has been..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale

Lansdale is Lansdale, his ownself, sanctified in the blood of the walking Western dead and righteously readable

"...SANCTIFIED AND CHICKEN-FRIED: THE PORTABLE LANSDALEby Joe R. Lansdale University of Texas Press,..."

June 26, 2009 Books Review by Marc Savlov

Joe R. Lansdale Reviewed

"...The Bottoms: A Novelby Joe R. Lansdale..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Cabin Fever

A festival breakout shocker that twists genre conventions into a jarring battery of scares.

"...Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, Cerina Vincent and James DeBello. The feel-bad comedy of the year! Cabin Fever first screened..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...I'm just now getting around to accessing the Chron via the Internet in the Balkans, where I've..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Playback: Charlie Pierce Burns It Down

Charlie Pierce, the Gibby Haynes of piano, speaks out; Sweet Spirit serenades Spoon in a tour diary excerpt; and Phil Anselmo says maybe next year for a Housecore Horror ATX return

"...a crime rate that makes Detroit look like Mayberry. Mathematics was his specialty, but humanity often became the lesson..."

May 29, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Narc

"...cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it. Sure, the backspatter's going to muss your psyche, but think of..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks Web Extra

Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...her letter (Sept. 28), especially regarding Belinda Acosta and the "TV Eye" column. I can't imagine why Dr. Austen..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

FF2011: Sharni Vinson Says 'You're Next'

From Australian soaps to home invasion horror

"...So You're Next blew through Fantastic Fest last night with a raucous midnight US debut. The lucky mob..."

Sept. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Arty

First titles, plus Nicolas Winding Refn on exploitation

"...world premieres, Turkish rip-offs, and a unique trip into the exploitation cinema obsessions of Nicolas Winding Refn...."

July 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Of Flesh, Blood and Boners

"The Final Member" gets phallic, plus "Dracula" and "Ravenous" bite

"...If films teach us one thing, it's that the human body is a frail thing, and that the..."

June 17, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

There Will Be Food

Austin's film catering gurus learn how to make do in a changing industry. Spoiler alert: The answer is never pizza.

"...a catered meal for about 10 people. "This is. These are real people; they just want to eat real..."

June 14, 2013 Screens Feature by Jeff Winkler

Shock and Awesomeness

Stephen Romano puts the movies in his mind down on paper in his fake-history coffeetable book, Shock Festival

"...The dream is always the same. It's summer, 1984-ish, and..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...Is that information truly relevant? Probably not, but it's the sort of daffiness you'd expect from a Sturges picture...."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...musician Tim Stegall. You can read past installments of the “Austin Punk Chronicles” here. "It Ain't About Playing the..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Fantastic Fest 2015: “Satanic Panic: Evilspeak”

Original Alamo programmer Kier-La Janisse, Satan, return

"...Anyone who grew up in the Eighties with a 20-sided die in their Dungeons &..."

Oct. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...Welcome to the Chronicle Web extra full transcript of our interviews with..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Some Slutty Fun, Laughs for Lunch, and More Weekday Events

Our recommendations for the week ahead

"...which human life is completely absent. Now you’ve got the idea behind ICOSA’s new exhibition by Matt Rebholz and..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest Rewind

Before the deluge, a 2014 flashback

"...it's September, it must be Fantastic Fest. And, with the home release schedules of independent and genre movies being..."

Sept. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Summer Fun: Gay Edition

Follow the Summer Fun rainbow to the summer's best LGBTQ bets

"...Crank up the AC and pop open a cold one because this..."

May 15, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Film Flam: El Rey Shines on Austin

Robert Rodriguez's TV channel to become permanent production fixture

"...This from the "you weren't already?" files: Robert Rodriguez has announced that..."

June 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Our Recommended Events Include Broods, Books, and Barking Buddies

The weekdays are filled with events worth leaving the house

"...This 1983 sequel to the Alfred Hitchcock slasher came 23 years after the original,..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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