UT Professor on the Making of Texas Film Epic Giant

Don Graham's Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film

"...that Edna Ferber's novel Giant ever made it to the big screen, according to Don Graham...."

April 13, 2018 Books Review by Joe O'Connell

Cure the Post-Holiday Blues with Austin Free Week

Not ready for festivities to end? These are bound to lift your spirits.

"...solid events you won't want to miss out on. The kicker? You guessed it, they're all free...."

Jan. 3, 2017 Chron Events Post by Thomas Danh

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's latest opus screens in 70mm this week at two Austin venues

"...The eighth film by Quentin Tarantino, as the full onscreen..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wrong Kind of Rebel Rock

Why bands are lowering the Confederate battle flag

"...on its cover,” I wondered. Seemed as silly as the moment Dublin’s U2 discovered its Delta blues roots on..."

July 22, 2015 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Combat Rock

New doc unearths Cambodia's rock & roll spirit

"...These days, Phnom Penh echoes with the cries of the..."

June 19, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Complete Jake Langley

Guitarist makes dazzling choices and then some

"...here in 2010, but he’s impressed huge swaths of the local music scene. Jazz heads upstairs at the Continental..."

March 28, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Live Shot: The Strypes

Wake Joe Strummer, Ireland Calling

"...Your life was saved by songs like “Anarchy in the UK,” then you spent a good chunk of your..."

March 14, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Liquor of the Week:

A perfect peach of a vodka from Enchanted Rock

"...drink that literally tasted like you bit right into the fruit, and now another Texas distiller has accomplished the..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Twisting by the Pool

Music on the printed page as opposed to a festival stage

"...Thanks to this thick first-half of our twice-annual rock & roll book roundup, I've got another title under..."

June 21, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...first semester, I only knew one individual who fit the criteria: Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek...."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

DVD Bonus: Meet the Fraggles

Jim Henson's fantastical creations dance our cares away

"...It was back in 2006 at the old Alamo Drafthouse on Colorado, as part of a..."

May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss

Kiss drummer may be the only one in the original band with any integrity, but it's still a sorry tale.

"...Degenerate rock star chronicles, beginning with Tony Sanchez's artless Up and..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Good Music Club: Round 3 Sneak Peek

Third TGMC taping previews our next month of videos

"...Indie rock echoes of the Pogues (Bobby Jealousy), Southwestern song authenticity..."

April 19, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Know Your Enemy: Hamilton Comes to the Dell

Josh Hamilton overshadows the Colorado Springs Sky Sox

"...The Round Rock Express begin a 12-game homestretch today (Thu.,..."

May 19, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Berkman's Replacement (?) Comes to Round Rock

First baseman Brett Wallace traded to the Astros

"...a god. But 24 hours ago, you could say the same for Roy Oswalt. But Oswalt’s gone, so I..."

July 31, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Rock Ampersand Roll

Elijah Wald's alternative history turns out to be the best rock book of the year

"...after I’d shut its cover, but Elijah Wald’s How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of..."

Dec. 22, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...The real indie bands in Austin are teen bands not..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Rock & Royalty

The Austin Music Awards were changed forever by a lanky old guy named Pete.

"...of last night's surprise appearance of Pete Townshend at the Austin Music Awards elsewhere, but GP wanted to weigh..."

March 15, 2007 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Passing Show

This rock documentary about musician Ronnie Lane can be described in one word (or is it three?): Ooh la la.

"...Rupert Williams and James Mackie. I can describe this rock documentary about musician Ronnie Lane in one word (or..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fearless Freaks

Documentary about the band the Flaming Lips – the crazy/bizarre Oklahoma outfit that, despite itself, rose to national prominence.

"...a fan of OK City’s drug-drenched, psychedelic punk freakazoids the Flaming Lips, but really, this supremely bizarre Long John’s..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'Never the Same Again'

Jesse Sublett's 'Rock 'n' Roll Gothic': an excerpt

"...is a contributing writer for and a friend of The Austin Chronicle; Lois Richwine, his wife, is a senior..."

May 7, 2004 Books Feature

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Profile of L.A. radio deejay Rodney Bingenheimer, perpetual handmaiden to rock & roll royalty.

"...Directed by: George Hickenlooper. Everything I know about rock & roll, I learned from Rodney Bingenheimer. OK, maybe..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Music in the 1990s

"...More than anything else, the Chronicle started as a music publication. Some of the..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Playing the Violin

Mr. Sinus Theater's Jerm Pollet is also a musician!

"..."You were a punk. You were the first to get me drunk. There was no math..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

"...Jane Krakowski, Kristen Johnston, Stephen Baldwin and Mark Addy. There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes of your..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Let It Rock

Rock & Roll Books Spring 2000

"...All the Rage: A Riotous Romp Through Rock & Roll History..."

March 17, 2000 Books Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Sittin' On Top Of The World

"...from me backstage. "Is that Eric Clapton?" I gasped. The photographer standing next to me nodded...."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

A View From the Cheap Seats

"...Abra Moore had a dream. While attending the Grammys as a disinterested spectator in 1997, she dared..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

All the Pain Platinum Can Buy

"...in separate interviews, months apart and fully outside each other's earshot, Miles Zuniga and Joey Shuffield both quote the..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?

The 100 Tunes of Oldies Rock Radio

"..."Do you remember Murray the K, Alan Freed, and high energy?...Do you remember rock..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Feature

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