The Three Stooges

"...When I was a young boy, my father and I would wake up every Saturday morning to..."

April 13, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Three Stooges Meet Hercules

"...Larry Fine, Joe Derita, Vicki Trickett and Samson Burke. The title just about says it all. The Three Stooges..."

July 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mask

"...Diaz. Bank teller Stanley Ipkiss (Carrey) is one of the nicest guys in the world, but he probably couldn't..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Tune

"...MTV for bringing Bill Plympton's outrageous “Plymptoons” series to the twentysomethings of the world. His 15-60-second dollops of water-colored..."

Nov. 27, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

There's little about this return trip to Middle-earth that feels "unexpected" or fresh.

"...All aboard: The Middle-earth Express has once more pulled into the station...."

Dec. 14, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pest

"...Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones and Edoardo Ballerini. Without resorting to the extreme measure of zapping a cage full of rabid..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

LoneStarCon 3: The Howard and George Show

Howard Waldrop and George R. R. Martin really do like each other

"...To commemorate their half-century of improbable friendship, writers George R. R. Martin..."

Sept. 1, 2013 Books Post by Robert Faires

Four Eyes, Three Dimensions

Alamo brings in big technology for 'Little Expo'

"...3-D movies get a bum rap. We've all heard the arguments against this most outrageous of cinematic gimmicks: "The..."

June 18, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Seasons in the Abyss

Pixies, Rush, Megadeth, and Slayer: the return of the album.

"...Like the novel, the album’s not dead. It simply hails from..."

Sept. 29, 2010 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Wedding Ringer

Kevin Hart and Josh Gad crank out this aggressively dumb and un-embarrassingly sophomoric wedding comedy.

"...It is the rare film these days that is as aggressively dumb..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Louis Black

Alamo South Pulls Out All the Stops For Closing Bash

Cramming everything you love about the Drafthouse into one night

"...and foreign fare, merci beaucoup? Can't get enough of them genre kicks? Whatever you are, whatever you love, the..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Applause Sign

"...of Designing Women recently, I heard myself laughing in the audience. I have always felt sure that the sound..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Buried Alive in the Blues

The night Austin's Godfather of the blues granted Ed Ward a favor he'll never forget

"...The chubby guy with the unkempt, slightly greasy hair fixed..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Ed Ward

The Lights Go Down at South Lamar

Final night at the Alamo Drafthouse mothership

"...It may not be the original Alamo Drafthouse, or the biggest, but the Alamo..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Electric Lounge's second act on the Eastside, catching up with Scratch Acid and Austin's other Voice contestants

"...The Cutting Edge..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Luv Doc Recommends: The 27th Annual O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships

, Saturday, May 15, 2004

"...David Hasselhoff, shamelessly addicted to Tetris … we know the score. We know your cool facade hides a deep..."

May 14, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Iggy & the Stooges

Zilker Park, Oct. 14

"...for punk so tough and visceral that it took the world a decade to catch up, the Stooges authored..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.

"...help but feel conflicted watching this superb documentary about the seminal New York-based punk rock vanguard, the Ramones. On..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Outta the Bag

John Cale loosens a new 'Black Acetate' on the unsuspecting underground

"...While the term "avant-garde" has been applied to much of John..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

The Luv Doc: She's a Hitter

Maybe you need to watch your goddamned sassy mouth

"...My girlfriend hits me a lot – like when..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Off the Record

Casting the annual ballot for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and paying tribute to poster artist extraordinaire Bill Narum

"...graphic artist and designer, Bill Narum exemplified and embellished the iconic elements of Texas into rock & roll mythology...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...President Harry Truman used to say, "There is no end to the amount of good you..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...snarls Billy Bill Miller, Roky Erickson's electric autoharp genius. "The outlaw thing was pretty big. Austin became a music..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Levitation Review: The Make-Up

Frugging, shrieking, chanting, walking across upraised palms

"...Sixties NYC rock primitives the Fugs had a manifesto-as-song, “Frenzy.” The Make-Up don’t cover..."

April 29, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Off the Record

Remembering blues drummer 'Uncle' John Turner, tracking the devil and Daniel Johnston, on-air with Seattle's KEXP, Abandoned Love Records, and more

"...The Story of an Artist..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...Iggy Pop once claimed that his groundbreaking group the Stooges plied a version of the blues aimed at..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Pleasure Seekers

Patti Quatro and her sisters started a revolution

"..."Detroit in the Sixties was a Renaissance. Motown was the going thing,..."

July 29, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Graham Williams of Transmission Entertainment breaks down this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, while Ian McLagan and the Chronicle music staff sound off on the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot

"...Halfway through the inaugural Fun Fun Fun Fest, held on a blisteringly..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Have Love Will Travel with the Sonics

Guitarist Larry Parypa woke up 50 years later a punk godfather

"...on Sunday, with what’s arguably America’s first punk band, the Sonics. Supporting This is the Sonics, their first full-length..."

June 12, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Off the Record

A Thanksgiving feast with Speak, A Welch Family Affair, and Ornette Coleman

"...to talk Dustin out of it. It lasted maybe three minutes before I realized I wasn't going to get..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

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