Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...a bear. Make sure you have tunes to keep the energy high on your journey. Here are a few..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

The Dogg’s Honest Truth About Beatle Barkers

“It’s terrible, but it’s a good gimmick.”

"...He lied like a dog. As part of the cover package in this week’s Chronicle, I wrote that..."

July 21, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Weird, Weird West

Giddings gets retro-futuristic for Weird West Fest

"...Strap on your best leather chaps and fire up that home-crafted iron horse: The..."

Dec. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...hitters, cult figures, moshers, rappers, and sub-sub-subgenre breakouts highlight the 107 acts on Oblivion Access' poster. The festival, christened..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Dispatches From the Edge

Rounding Up the 2001 FronteraFest Long Fringe

"...JUDGES 19 (Black Lung Exhaling)by Undermain Theatre..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The South Will Be Celebrated Again!

Historical revisionists urge Lege to protect the Confederacy

"...Tuesday marked the 150th anniversary of the shooting of President Abraham Lincoln...."

April 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Everybody knows Ray Benson: the big guy with the big hat, booming baritone, and..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

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

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see

"...Austin meets the Big Easy (in New Braunfels) at this all-day fest..."

April 1, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

Mixed Metaphors

These craft cocktails are for the books

"...whiskey sours, and Ernest Hemingway was so associated with the daiquiri that hundreds of recipes carry his name. Serious..."

June 17, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

ACL Fest Interview: Bruce Hornsby

Viriginia pianist explains the way that it is

"...a mix of post-serialist breakdowns and grounded speculative fiction. The Virginian pianist, 64, carves "Fractals" into love, renders "The..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver

ACL Live Review: Bruce Hornsby

Piano great and his Noisemakers put on a spellbinding set

"...“The band doesn’t know what I’m doing,” laughed Bruce Hornsby..."

Oct. 7, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Judas Priest Slam Dunks First Night at ACL Live

British steelers ram it down in one fell swoop. Tonight follows!

"...“The Priest Will Be Back” read the screen 96 minutes..."

May 29, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Richard Jenkins Wields a Bone Tomahawk

Old Western horror with the Six Feet Under star

"...clear Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell) would be half the man he is without his back-up deputy Chicory (Richard..."

Oct. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Record Reviews

"...Showcase information is subject to change; please check the SXSW schedule. TITO & TARANTULA..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

Lucy Dacus

No Burden (Matador)

"..."I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore" hooks on arrival, the clever 21-year-old's sober lyrics digesting wonderfully snide. Later, tender..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Car Seat Headrest

"...arrives stronger than his DIY roots impart. Compiled from the Virginian's 11 previously self-released Bandcamp recordings, sunny garage-pop melodies..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Neko Case Furnace Room Lullaby (Bloodshot)

SXSW Records

"...Room Lullaby (Bloodshot) Garbage. That's not an assessment of the material inside, but rather the look this Pac-Northwest denizen..."

March 17, 2000 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Saturday SOS Interview: Car Seat Headrest

Will Toledo's bedroom confessional becomes a rock brigade – with empathy!

"...That's the hope of Car Seat Headrest brainchild Will Toledo, anyway...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

San La Muerte Fest Imports Acts From Far and Wide

First-time visitors abound among some two-dozen imports

"...inaugural San La Muerte Fest, a three-night convergence under the post-punk umbrella, including cold wave, death rock, dark punk,..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Music Post by Greg Stitt

Checking In: Juliet McConkey Goes Agrarian

Your new favorite folksinger and BF James Steinle leave town

"...Doug Freeman in our Aug. 28 issue: “Disappearing Girl, the debut LP from Juliet McConkey, reveals an old soul..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."We played behind a curtain because they wanted to hear our music but didn't want to..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

The Hot Sauce Fest, a Love & Lightstream, and more sounds to check

"...Whether saucing up spicy jerk chicken or rapping, Mike Melinoe..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

AmericanaFest Is SXSW for Root Genres

T is for... Tennessee, Tanya Tucker, and 10 top-notch breakouts

"...Like the genre itself, AmericanaFest has grown both in scope and..."

Sept. 17, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

War and Pieces

Mayor's Book Club takes on Kevin Powers' 'The Yellow Birds'

"...Kevin Powers’ debut novel, The Yellow Birds, looks like a war novel, but it..."

April 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Old Settler's Music Festival Preview

Bluebonnets and bluegrass: the Old Settler's Music Festival, still picking, still grinning

"...For 21 years now, the Old Settler's Music Festival has marked the arrival of..."

April 18, 2008 Music Feature

Songs of Pain Was Not in Vain

The day a skinny young kid named Daniel Johnston came shuffling to the back door of the 'Chronicle'

"...1985: Deep into writing one Saturday afternoon at the offices of The Austin Chronicle, I heard a strange..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature by Louis Black

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...DAMNATIONS TX: With Half Mad Moon (Sire), the Damnations TX are poised to take over the world...."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Which Way Will Austin Swing? Ninth Inning, 3 and 2

Home By the River

"...that can be looked at - going back to the grey beginnings of the stadium proposal - is the..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Jacob Young Retrospective

"...Directed by: Jacob Young. Young is one of the most provocative documentarists working today. This West Virginian's knack..."

July 22, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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