Jawbreaker, Last Band on the Titanic

Saving lives decades on

"...The Nineties were a simpler time, an age of Clinton-era..."

July 14, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Friend of the Family

In Thomas Mallon's new nonfiction book, the strangest figure in the JFK assassination is the most honest one.

"...Lee Harvey Oswald was in her front yard under the oak tree playing with his daughter Junie. His wife..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The San Marcos Music Scene Runs Deep

ACL Fest hip-hop headliners Brockhampton might just be the tip of the iceberg from our neighbors south on I-35

"...On a March evening in 2016, inside the Dahlia Woods Art Gallery in San Marcos, a mixtape..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Music Feature by Jeremy Steinberger

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...liked an awful lot of it. That essentially describes the reaction of the Austin Critics Table to the last..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Legendary Austin Rock & Roll Deejay Johnny Walker Has Died

Known as the vibrant host of afternoons on KLBJ

"...Former KLBJ deejay Johnny Walker, regarded as one of the most vibrant and respected..."

Nov. 22, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

ACL Interview: Dynamites feat. Charles Walker

Nashville Northern soul combo’s epic journey

"...The Sixties run deep on Love is Only Everything, the..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Music Post by Greg Beets

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...THE NEWTON PLAYERS..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Faster Than Sound: Growing Up Margin Walker

I've only ever experienced Texas music under the independent reigns of Graham Williams. I didn't know how lucky I was.

"...such, his children annually attended Fun Fun Fun Fest, the cultish music and comedy festival held at Austin's Auditorium..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Walker Lukens Bakes NYC

Loops, balding accountants, and penis postcards

"...Listeners of Walker Lukens’ 2013 debut Devoted may have pegged the Austinite..."

June 29, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Flip the Switch

"...The phone is already ringing. Who? "Somebody with the Rolling..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Walker

Woody Harrelson stars as a professional escort for political wives in this Paul Schrader movie about sex, murder, scandal, and adultery in Washington, D.C.

"...of Virginia syrup, Carter Page III (Harrelson) is a Southern Oscar Wilde let loose in present-day Washington, D.C. His..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Seth Meyers and Devon Walker Bringing the Funny to Moontower

Late Night host and SNL star join the 2023 comedy fest lineup

"...Late night TV is taking over the 2023 Moontower Just For..."

Dec. 1, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Jerry Jeff Walker in a New Key

“I got a real bad sore throat and the rest is history”

"...No. 76 with his annual Texas Bash on Saturday night at the Paramount Theatre, Jerry Jeff Walker shuffled onstage..."

March 26, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Standing Around on "The Corner"

My Big Role as a subUrbia Stand-in

"...Behind the saw- horses and police tape, onlookers fidget. A child..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Feature

Night School

Kevin Hart goes back to school. Sadly, not comedy school.

"...There’s not a lot to be said for comic Kevin..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...The kingdom of Morocco achieved independence from French and Spanish..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

At Large in the Hills

Ray Wylie Hubbard's Dangerous Spirits

"...one of Ray Wylie Hubbard's favorite words. It captures the many shadowy and sometimes shadowless figures that line his..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Music Feature

How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time

Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant

"...White begins his new biography of Jimmy Buffett with the transcript of a 2012 hearing before the Nevada Gaming..."

July 21, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Council We Deserve?

In the races for City Council, it's a search for competence amidst the chaff

"...down this year from her Place 3 seat on the dais, has attended a few of the candidate forums..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

DAIISTAR, Pussy Gillette, S.L. Houser, Walker Lukens to Play the Austin Music Awards

Tickets on sale now for the Feb. 25 concert at Antone’s

"...Forty-second time’s the charm! Over four decades in, the Austin Music Awards..."

Feb. 1, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A tribute to tattoo legend Shanghai Kate, Hi How Are You Day, and Karima Walker highlight our recommended shows

"...Remembering Shanghai Kate, America’s Tattoo Godmother..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...The 48 Hour Film Project came storming through Austin for..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Last Real Texas Blues Man

Doug Sahm drinks from the jazz wellspring

"...savory ingredient in a zesty musical gumbo that nourished the souls of his devoted fans. It came as a..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

God Grew Tired of Us: The Story of Lost Boys of Sudan

This multiaward-winner from Sundance 2006 follows three “lost boys” of the Sudan, chronicling three years of their journey in the United States, while revealing as much about American life as African life.

"...Directed by: Christopher Quinn and Tommy Walker. “Do you have a lot of freedom here that..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Village

Shyamalan coasts into this village that is wracked by the wages of fear, manipulation, and forestry.

"...Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan. Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody,..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Big Kahuna

"...Peter Facinelli. He's directed (Albino Alligator), he's starred in the Academy Award-winning American Beauty, and now Kevin Spacey dons..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle’s Favorite Austin Albums of 2023

Ten music writers reflect on the records they loved this year

"...Through our headphones, turntables, and car speakers, these are the Austin-made albums Chronicle music contributors kept coming..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Must-See Programming From the ATX Television Festival

10 nights of TV from the fest's 10th (and virtual) season

"...Join ATX founders Emily Gipson and Caitlin McFarland as they look back over 10 seasons of the fest, and..."

June 11, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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