Sugar, Sugar

Smacking bubblegum to the beat

"...stack of poorly sorted CDs until my recent excavation. The label’s sense of whimsy and willingness to produce the..."

Aug. 11, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Pre-Eminent Local Producer Danny Reisch Moves South to Lockhart

The challenge as he moves is to maintain the same creative space and energy

"...Danny Reisch spins his chair away from the production console in his living room and leans back..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Five Nights on Dirty Sixth

Is Dirty Sixth Street the wasteland the music scene makes it out to be? Five straight nights answer loud and clear.

"...Rooster, a bearded man in a ball cap strums the buoyant chords of Steve Miller's "The Joker" to the..."

July 17, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: One Queered Up Year

This way a gay, that way a gay: Steer here, queers

"...Between the wash of old poofy punks, studly sigh guys, and..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

You’re Probably Not Watching AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’

Here are five reasons why you should

"...AMC needs another hit. Breaking Bad finally broke, Mad Men is winding..."

July 9, 2014 Screens Post by Rod Machen

It Begins! SXSW Announces First Bands

Plus application date extended, and Hurricane Sandy relief fund

"...know, Fun Fun Fun Fest only just finished, but the busy beavers over at SXSW Music have just announced..."

Nov. 9, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Our music writers recommend the best day parties and unofficial bonanzas for one-stop concert..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Showers of Sound

The Bubble, the only place to record for Austin's indie elite

"...Chris "Frenchie" Smith is working a mop around the scuffed linoleum floor of the (new) Bubble, the Austin..."

March 29, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...and she's promised to bring her latest production -- the soundtrack to her new novel, The Yokota Officers Club...."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Austin Psych Fest 2014, Friday

"...Zombies..."

May 3, 2014 Photo Gallery

Warm Bodies

Last time in the director’s chair, Jonathan Levine made the feel-good cancer movie 50/50; now he's back with a clever and heartfelt zombie rom-com.

"...doing with myself? Why can't I connect with people?” These are the sort of questions that turn humans sleepless..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Arrested Development?

Young-at-heart Austin is home to a booming Young Adult literature scene

"...you may never look at those Con­gress Avenue bats the same way again. In 2007, the series' first book..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

Monster Island

Zombies are inherently boring

"...Thunder's Mouth Press, 288 pp. $13.95 (paper) Zombies are inherently boring. Unlike their monster brethren, zombies lack..."

April 21, 2006 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Demons

"...Karl Zinny, Natasha Hovey and Urbano Barberini. Directed by the son of legendary Mario Bava and co-written and produced..."

March 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ParaNorman

The animation outfit behind Coraline scores another one for the dark side with this endearingly sweet and spooky ode to the supernatural.

"...Laika, the animation outfit behind 2009's marvelous stop-motion adaptation of Neil..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Over Creation: Nativity

A new musical by the 'Urinetown' team is born on the 40 Acres, and the chorus line craves bra-a-ains

"...'Tis the season when much attention is given to what is..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, Maniac

"...I Luv Video, Vulcan Video, and Waterloo Video for their help in providing videos, laser discs, and DVDs.) NIGHT..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

London Falling

Writer James Moran on his FF twofer, 'Cockneys Vs. Zombies' and 'Tower Block'

"...Old London is dying. The great city of back alleys and secret squares is..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Cold Storage

David Koepp’s new thriller involves zombies, but its unexpected take, rooted in scientific realism, will make you rethink how the genre works

"...disease horror story in this day and age, often the first things that come to mind are zombies, and..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Arts Review by Reid Jowers

Gay Place

Zombies 'R' Us … eventually

"...If this bloody Halloween marathon taught us anything (other than that Austin has too much going on), it's..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

It's About Time

‘Predestination’ on a rainy Austin night is a must

"...You wait outside the Paramount Theatre in a line that snakes around the..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Joe O'Connell

Not "Message Films"

Scholar Curran Nault talks BLaB

"...Dead People a couple years ago at aGLIFF (that's the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival noob), and being..."

June 5, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Crew Stories

On the set of 'Z: The Zombie Musical'

"...eyeliner, and nail polish. Chain up a supper-to-be in the basement. And learn to sing. At least that's the..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

DVDanger: This Is Halloween

Unconventional horror for the haunting time

"...Everyone has their favorite Halloween movie. Personally, it's the rock 'em, shock..."

Oct. 31, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Poseiden's son and his pals reunite to retrieve the Golden Fleece, but only the film's special effects grabbed our attention.

"...but this ham-fisted, teen-centric blend of Harry Potter and the infinitely more spellbinding Jason and the Argonauts comes within..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dagon

This H.P. Lovecraft-inspired fish story is so extreme that it borders on camp.

"...Godden. Director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna -- the filmmakers whose very first feature film Re-Animator in 1985..."

June 28, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...League, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema bigwig and prime mover behind the third annual Fantastic Fest, which opens at the Alamo..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cinemakids 2002

Watch movies, make movies: It's all in a weekend's work at this year's Cinemakids program, an offshoot of the Cinematexas International Short Film Festival.

"...A trio of guerilla filmmakers crashes the Hamptons International Film Festival, grabbing comments from Roger Ebert..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Bloody Mary Morning at GSD&M During SXSW 2023

"...The Zombies at Bloody Mary Morning presented by Austin PBS..."

March 17, 2023 Photo Gallery

Psych Fest Blurbs

"...Long-running Atlanta punks hold the distinction of being the rowdiest and most destructive act..."

May 2, 2014 Music Feature

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