The Strange Boys at SXSW

Brittany loves her Strange Boys

"...Texas native’s The Strange Boys played Tuesday at the Mohawk, which put..."

March 14, 2012 Events Post by Brittany Campbell

Videos: Spoon and the Strange Boys

"Written in Reverse" and "Be Brave"

"...Fresh off Transference, Spoon is taking the Saturday portion of SpoonX3 on the road with the..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Spotlight: The Strange Boys

Soon to be Austin garage quartet the Strange Boys and their American Bandstand

"...If everything old is new again, the Strange Boys are way ahead of the curve. Beneath..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

MP3: The Strange Boys “Untitled 2”

The Strange Boys, Leatherbag, and T-Bird & the Breaks do Daytrotter

"...founder Sean Moeller told OTR back in March, surveying the recently remodeled Big Orange studio on Austin's Eastside. "It's..."

May 15, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Kate Moss vs the Strange Boys

The supemodel struts her stuff to “Be Brave”

"...There’s still no word on the back story to this..."

May 26, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

How the Gods Kill

Danzig and the Jesus Lizard headline the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...about it. Transmission Entertainment is going for broke with the fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, Nov. 7-8, in..."

Aug. 25, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A farewell party for Jim Eno, Rock the Park with Rosie Flores, and more recommended shows

"...that might sometimes go overlooked due to his low-key, behind-the-scenes nature...."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...urgently. "We told people we're on at this time. They may not get to see us!"..."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Off the Record

Unveiling the Austin Music Awards lineup and greeting England's newest hitmakers

"...Forsaking the Song, Part 3..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The Dedringers and James McMurtry visit VideoRanch, the Strange Boys land In the Red, the Decoder Ring crosses paths with the Hold Steady and Modest Mouse, and Full Service amps up in a parking lot near you

"...The Young and the Restless..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Black Phone

Ethan Hawke is a villain for the ages in this brilliant horror

"...true villain, a monster who relishes delivering pain? Is there some inherent likability, something about his eyes or his..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Choice Is Yours

Rubber Repertory's Casket of Passing Fancy makes you 500 offers you can't reuse

"..."Most of the women were bleeding from their anuses after two days,..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...Top 10 Events That Defined the Decade in Austin Music..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Wincing the Year Away

2007: Bad year for albums (Raoul), a prize-winning 365 for the iPod (Audra Schroeder, Christmas recipient of the same).

"...do Arcade Fire, Devendra Banhart, Chamillionaire, Steve Earle, Feist, the Frames, Fiery Furnaces, Gogol Bordello, Interpol, Kings of Leon,..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Flight of the Phoenix

Sticking closely to the tone of its predecessor, this remake of Robert Aldrich’s 1965 adventure film lacks the tang of the original, and trades the late-vintage Jimmy Stewart for the shirtless Dennis Quaid.

"...Jared Padalecki, Tony Curran and Jacob Vargas. Flight of the Phoenix begins with the kind of explosive, nail-gnawing cinematic..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Excerpts From Texas Is the Reason, a Look Into Austin Music's DIY Age

Scenes from inside the weird gold mine

"...Read Rachel Rascoe's interview with Texas Is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk author/photographer Pat..."

April 10, 2020 Music Feature by Pat Blashill

The Club

Chile's Oscar nominee is a dark drama about pedophile priests

"...Chile’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film in the 2016 Oscars is a grim indictment of the Catholic..."

March 11, 2016 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

Austin’s Vampire Store Cracks Open the Crypt

Opening the Glass Coffin, just in time for Halloween

"...A towering Nosferatu, standing almost shyly across the entry room, is what my eyes shoot to the..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by James Scott

Let the Music

Garage punk Orville Bateman Neeley III crosses over

"..."By the time I was 16, I was playing in three..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

In the Mouth of Mascis

An interview with the original man of mumblecore.

"...soundcheck. However, prepare to catch an earful Friday when the reunited trio hits Emo’s outside with Awesome Color and..."

Dec. 6, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Silvana Estrada, Rochelle & the Sidewinders, Loteria, Chili Cold Blood, Shemekia Copeland, and more live shows

"...The Far Out Lounge, Thursday 3..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

First Listen: Chris Catalena & the Native Americans “Telegram”

Psychedelic cowboy pianist releases debut LP this week

"...Chris Catalena has played sideman in Christian Bland & the Revelators and Strange Boys offshoot Living Grateful. He steps..."

June 24, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

AFF2012: It's in the Blood

Lance Henriksen keens and roils with redneck angst on VOD today

"...but white noise," Lance Henriksen bleakly intones as Russell, the drunken, fallen sherrif and father at the bleak core..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sonics

Ancient garage-rock back from before the Summer of Love

"..."We liked to get nasty," testifies Gerry Roslie, the wicked howling wolf and keyboardist behind the Sonics. "We..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Hope 4 Hip Hop Preserves and Reanimates History for the Next Generation

“Hip-hop is a melting pot, a mestizo of the arts.”

"...Euro-stepping, a flurry of children dashing gleefully across the polished hardwood floor of the South Austin Recreation Center..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Feature by Adam Wood

Texas Book Festival 2019: The Full Lineup

Malcolm Gladwell, Sonia Sotomayor, John Grisham, and 300 more

"...What do the creator of the 10,000 hour rule, a Supreme Court..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The San Francisco Sound

Celebrating the San Francisco Sound, 1965-1970, if not Rhino Records anthology thereof

"...The first music piece I ever wrote was on the..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Feature by Louis Black

The Return

A long-absent father returns to his family in this prize-winning Russian drama, and for his two young sons the unexplained reason for his return is as mysterious as his absence.

"...director Zvyagintsev has netted a fistful of awards (among them the Venice Film Festival's Grand Prize), and five minutes..."

June 18, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Hey, true believers, are you ready for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? This being the 32nd movie in..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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