The Spiritual Vanguard

Eliza Gilkyson

"...photograph by Jana Birchum Suddenly, we are there, slicing our boat into silent green pools, unwelcome by..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Faster Than Sound: The Spiritual Side of Quentin Arispe

Plans for Pride Month, Resound concert promotions, and IRL record store day

"...several tries. Building up a sevenpiece live band rooted the artist locally, while a prolific run of recordings –..."

June 11, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Christian Life

Billy Joe Shaver's Victory

"..."I lived here for a while in the early Seventies," says Shaver. "It's such a wonderful town...."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Word Made Flesh

Ebenezer Baptist Blends the Spiritual and Temporal

"...Rev. Marvin Griffinphotograph by Minh Carrico The Downtown view is impressive, but the scene in the..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Silent Enemy

"...Chief Akawanush, Molly Spotted Elk and Cheeka. Unfortunately, of the few of you who've seen the great silent films..."

Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

A Friend of the Deceased

"...Korikova and Angelika Nevolina. In Krishtofovich's A Friend of the Deceased, the fall of the Soviet Union and its..."

June 12, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.

"...Directed by: Rick Ray. “From the first moment I saw him,” says writer-director Ray, “I..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Guru

"...Directed by: Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Starring: Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Jimi Mistry, Michael McKean, Dash Mihok,..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Silence of Neto

"...and Sergio Paz. Guatemala's first real film produced by the country's fledgling movie industry is an odd blend of..."

Nov. 10, 1995 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

Phantom Power & Spiritual Benefits

The Return of the Bad Livers

"...Danny Barnes, and Bob Grantphotograph by George Brainard Check the date: It's Valentine's Day. It's almost too tempting not..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Music Feature

Got to Get Ourselves Back to the Garden

The exhibition "Charles Umlauf: A Retrospective, 1933-1992" at the gallery Spazio by Lytle Pressley, is a fresh reminder that Umlauf was an artistic virtuoso in many ways and not simply an artist who lived in Austin, but an artist who was Austin, who embodied something of the character of the city and revealed it in his artwork.

"...The small bronze sculpture offers a modest depiction of a..."

June 1, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Your Shortcut to FXX’s ‘The Simpsons’ Marathon

Who has time for 552 episodes? Here’s 11 to watch.

"...an historic TV marathon, airing all 25 seasons of The Simpsons back to back to back. But since most..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Screens Post

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...journalistic eye remains trained upon his hometown of Houston. The rapper's half-decade of granular, street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

A New Life for 'A Band Called Death'

Detroit rock & rollers resurrected through Drafthouse Films

"...There's a shadow hanging over the Detroit-born proto-punk band Death..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Q&A: The Dicks’ Gary Floyd Talks Lifelong Creativity Ahead of Austin Art Exhibition

Maybe We'll See Butterflies opens tomorrow at Prizer Arts & Letters

"...exhibition opening, but won't stay on screen too long. The pioneering punk bandleader says that could be cheesy...."

June 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concert: Austin Celebrates the Life of Late Nané Vocalist Daniel Sahad

BLK ODYSSY, Bright Light Social Hour, Sir Woman, and Quentin & the Past Lives among performers

"...In the weeks since Daniel Sahad's unexpected passing on April 10,..."

May 6, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Satan Said Dance Shuffles the Life of a Young Woman

Katarzyna Roslaniec's portrait of a girl made from single moments from her life

"...have a linear succession," director Katarzyna Roslaniec clarifies from the get-go. "Particular scenes can happen at any time. It's..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two: 'Life,' the Universe, Everything

The devastating illumination of Terrence Malick's new film

"...The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick's new film, was shown..."

June 3, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Teeta Cosigns The Seventh Seal

Relentless wordsmith talks fatherhood, numerology & the apocalypse

"...Since the pandemic descended, the Teeta has proliferated three full-lengths and..."

Sept. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gone to the Dogs

A Stray looks at Somali refugee life in the Midwest

"...Writer/director Musa Syeed's new film, A Stray, provides a day-in-the-life of Adan, an endearing young man doing his best..."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

'Dialogues of the Carmelites'

Soprano Virginia Zeani recalls working with Francis Poulenc as a beautiful dream

"...When Dialogues of the Carmelites opens at the Long Center Saturday night, the..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...Forget merger. Think wedding. Yes, the union of the Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Fills the Card

Massive list includes closing night film

"...The Fantastic Fest second wave is here, and bigger than..."

Sept. 5, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

The Quest for Aztlan

Roen Salinas Searches for -- and Finds -- Life in Folklórico

"...Aztlan. The mythical Garden of Eden of los Aztecas where the..."

April 24, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

The Rebirth of Doyle Bramhall II

For his first solo LP in 15 years, Eric Clapton’s top lieutenant may have put out the blues album of 2016

"...of multiple modes – producer, singer, songwriter, sideman – the Dallas-born guitarist, 47, began his journeyman's path as a..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Doc Recounts the 50 Year Reign of King Crimson

Heavy hangs the crown In the Court of the Crimson King

"...few minutes into talking to Toby Amies, director of the hotly-anticipated-by-its-core-audience In the Court of the Crimson King, I..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

'How Wild the Sea'

Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Puts brings waves into the concert hall with new symphonic work

"...out to sea. This image, caught on video during the tsunami that followed the 2011 Tohoku earthquake off Japan's..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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