New Music: The Well

ATX doom rockers lower the bucket and pull up ‘Mortal Bones’

"...lit and tarot cards laid out, we anxiously await the materialization of the Well’s debut full-length, Samsara. The soothsaying..."

Aug. 18, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Other Worlds Austin Opens With The Well

New sci-fi fest announces opening night film

"...Get ready for eco-horror: As the seemingly never-ending Texas drought continues to bake us, Other..."

Oct. 7, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Well Take Down “One Nation”

War drums for this political season in the abyss

"...“Most of this album was written in the studio,” offers Well singer/guitarist Ian Graham via a late-night..."

Oct. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Review: Electric Wizard, Russian Circles, the Well

Doom for the ages

"...Sound cancelled last year, it robbed Austin heshers of the hotly anticipated return of Electric Wizard. Last seen locally..."

April 28, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

Paper Cuts: The Well

"...The Well at Paper Cuts, 'The Austin Chronicle's live music..."

Feb. 26, 2014 Photo Gallery

Too Many Straws in the Well

Jacob's Well runs dry, leaving water experts wondering how to curb pumping limits

"...Aside from the marked drop in local farm produce in the region,..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Checking In: The Well’s Ian Graham Skateboards Through the Storm

“Only time we leave is to visit the store and we wear a mask and gloves”

"...Well bassist Lisa Alley once laughed at being called “doom-pop”..."

April 13, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin at Large: At the Bottom of the Well

Greg Abbott's still making horrible things happen, but at least now he's in charge!

"...to be precise, not just looking for variety in the sackful of invective I have to haul up here..."

March 5, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

This Is Who We Are #2: Sally Jacques' The Well Inside

A daily affirmation of Austin's creativity from the Chronicle archive

"...Our ability to experience art in person and with others is presently in lockdown, and we don't know when..."

May 5, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Point Austin: When the Well Runs Dry

While our leaders fiddle a manufactured crisis, the land is burning

"...The affable voice of Greg Meszaros seems not the likeliest..."

Oct. 11, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Before the Well Runs Dry

The city moves toward conservation, but is it moving fast enough?

"...chorus of dignitaries at City Hall – Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Ben­son delivers a swinging little tune..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Vote for the Well-Being of Women and Children

"...what battered women's advocates have known for several years; the state's budget has been balanced at the expense of..."

Oct. 11, 2006 Postmarks

Will the Well Run Dry for Las Lomitas?

Neighborhood faced with loss of water source

"...past sunset when Ileana Riojas began to read aloud the proposed bylaws of the Las Lomitas Neighborhood Associa­tion. Riojas,..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Voices From the Front

"...here is to tell you why you should see another documentary about AIDS, because regardless of how good I..."

June 19, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The Only Living Boy in New York

A New York love triangle state of mind

"...The too-too-precious title flashes like a cautionary traffic sign. Warning:..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Great Invisible

Doc looks at the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the lives of residents in the Gulf area.

"...A documentary with an agenda, The Great Invisible solemnly recounts the catastrophic consequences of the..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Replacement Killers

"...and Kenneth Tsang. An amazing number of people at the packed-to-the-rafters preview screening of The Replacement Killers were under..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Lion King

"...cartoon successes, but despite its seeming more obviously cobbled together than the Mouse Factory's other films, The Lion King..."

June 24, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk II

"...This is a sequel that is occasionally superior to the original. Jet Li returns as Chinese folk hero Fong..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Full Measure

A true story of a hero denied recognition

"...to injured soldiers. Pinned down by enemy fire, with the helicopters incapable of getting anyone else out, Pitsenbarger stayed..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Place at the Table

The issue of hunger in America is on the menu in this stirring documentary.

"...“We’re in denial about hunger in this country,” says the actor Jeff Bridges, one of the well-chosen speakers in..."

March 1, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lost City

Andy Garcia’s film is a Cuban exile’s lament – more a dirge for what has vanished than a celebration of the past.

"...he also stars, is an obvious labor of love. The Lost City honors the filmmaker’s memory of the look..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

This unasked-for sequel fuses the original concept with the well-worn formula of the family-vacation romp.

"...Piper Perabo, Carmen Electra, Eugene Levy, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling and Alyson Stoner. It’s the snobs vs. the slobs!..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Against the Ropes

Like a lot of sports movies, this biopic about boxing promoter Jackie Kallen is better than it has to be but not as good as it ought to be.

"...but not as good as it ought to be. The feisty, flamboyant Kallen makes interesting material, but Dutton (in..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Big Chill

The dashed hopes of idealistic youth and the rationalizations that come with maturity provide rich fodder for a group of old college chums who reassemble for a weekend following the suicide of one of their peers. The Motown soundtrack is a side benefit.

"...Meg Tilly and Jobeth Williams. Excerpted from original review: The cooled embers of idealistic passions, the sudden “face-to-face” with..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The 'Future of Food' is Looking Good

An alternative-protein meal in six images

"...Resolved: If you’re staging a meal to promote the progressive culinary maneuvers of international nutrition powerhouse Archer Daniels..."

March 15, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The AggreGAYtor: September 9

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...AGLIFF rolls film, the Castro gets historic, and Russia gets a little sneaky,..."

Sept. 9, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

The Luv Doc: Are Americans Crazy or Just Stupid?

We’re far beyond the era when a well-regulated militia – or for that matter even a poorly regulated militia - can provide our security

"...it because Americans are crazy, or is it because they’re just stupid? - Donal..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Column by The Luv Doc

Opinion: The Texas State Board of Education is Failing LGBTQ+ Students

School districts and families will need to pick up the slack left by SBOE’s recent decision to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from the curriculum

"...Last week, the Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Katherine Goldey

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...Posted after the jump is the entire transcript of CNN's Democratic presidential..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

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