No Repeats, No Regrets: Metallica Catches Lightning in Arlington, Twice

Symmetrical nights on the M72 World Tour dug deeper into the catalog

"...fair question given the unique format of Metallica’s two-night stand, split across three evenings. The iconic Bay Area band..."

Aug. 21, 2023 Music Post by Austin Powell

Mélat, Chingona Fest, Benjamin Tod, and More Crucial Concerts

Lots of sounds to be heard this week

"...Jones (of Booker T. & the M.G.s), Los Yesterdays, and DJ Mahealani..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Lightning Home Opener and More

"...Austin’s Premier Development League team, the Austin Lightning, has its home opener Saturday at 7:30pm against the..."

May 9, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

If you're looking for escape, then the fourth installment in the beloved cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise should fit the bill.

"...Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent. What more do we want from our..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Local Opera Local Artists' We Might Be Struck by Lightning

In this new pastiche chamber opera, LOLA takes us on a bold musical journey

"..."Come, just as we might be struck by lightning..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Arts Review by Michelle Haché

Shake and Bake

Paula Nelson buckles up

"...publicity stunts, Paula Nelson partakes in the first-ever Texas Thunder & Lightning Racefest Celebrity Challenge on Saturday at the..."

April 18, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Spotlight: Royal Thunder

Heavy metal thunder? Pretty much.

"...Parsonz cut through the deep, metallic din of Royal Thunder's 2012 full-length bow, CVI, heaped appreciation for the operatic..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Hopscotch Light and Sound at Blue Genie Art Bazaar

"...“Deep Eddy Ball Pit” by Hopscotch and Deep Eddy Vodka..."

Feb. 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

Flushed Away

Flushed Away has a wicked, smart, and subtle sense of humor, and unlike so many kids movies these days, its characters are living, breathing parts of a small ecosystem.

"...Directed by: David Bowers and Sam Fell. Somerset Maugham, The Third Man, Manchester United,..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

When It Snows ....

A flurry of U21 activity

"...radio-ready songs, along with the group’s charismatic live performances and spot-on harmonies, have Speak poised to take South by..."

Feb. 25, 2010 Music Post by Aaron Miller

Being There

"...last November free jazz maverick Charles Lloyd had huffed and puffed and blown a San Francisco Jazz Festival audience..."

Nov. 19, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Hell Marys Crowned '07 Season Champs

"...held their championship bout last Sunday at the raucous Playland Skate Center and it more than lived up to..."

Aug. 9, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Heavy Melody

Judas Priest's K.K. Downing Q&A

"...its history in 1983 on final Lizzy studio LP Thunder and Lightning, Judas Priest’s double-disc Nostradamus continues these Brits’..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...the siren once again, this time trailing off into abandon before the synthesizer slithers down from its red laser..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 25-31

"..."I am the force of the spirit of the lightning eel, the thunder ax, the stone. I am the..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

King's Ransom (discography)

"...thick, earthy yowl. CD adds succeeding New Day EP and first indelible, "Things Ain't Working Out Down on the..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature

'Apeman Hop' Lyrics

"...Hopping like an elephant, thunder and lightning tonight...."

Jan. 7, 2005 Music Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 16-22

"...whole world will feel like a door to you. And if you open it, you'll be led to potential..."

April 16, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Lucero's gathering enters its fourth year and its second SX, and, as always, the bluegrass revivalists/punk..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...most active dogs in the United States. Massachusetts, California, and New York follow very closely...."

March 18, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Chron of Us: Fantastic Fest Day 6

Our daily podcast from the fest gets musical for a change

"...ready to rock, Fantastic Fest? Day six brought the thunder, and the Chronicle and One of Us teams were..."

Sept. 26, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Bridge Farmers

"...Farmers exhales heavy, blues-rooted riffs that are twisted, flared, and refracted through pressurized metaphysical states of impending doom. On..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Music Review by Christina Garcia

Decapitated

Blood Mantra (Deluxe)

"...Poland's Big Three: Vader, Behemoth, Decapitated. Between them thrashes some..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Lex Land

"...Lex LandWere My Sweetheart To Go (Intelligent Noise)..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

'Sinister': Local Boy Makes Evil

Cargill's 'Sinister' premieres at SXSW

"...been a moist opening for SXSW 2012, with the lightning, thunder, and rain making it feel like The Umbrellas..."

March 11, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Christopher Middleton: Translating a German Genius

Translator and former UT professor Christopher Middleton has shed some literary light on 20th-century German writer Robert Walser, a favorite of few and forgotten by most.

"...He was approaching fifty, and suffered from a high degree of anxiety about what..."

May 31, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Page Two

"...heat seeps through the bricks, overwhelms the air conditioning, and permeates the building...."

May 14, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Coach's Corner

"...GRAND CAYMAN- The divemaster is quite clear in his directions...."

Aug. 11, 1995 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Point Austin: Congratulations on the Struggle

The Supreme Court decision rests upon political agitation

"...The relationship between grassroots activism and political progress is seldom direct, but it's a truism..."

July 1, 2016 News Column by Michael King

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...her fame had already crossed over into the larger landscape of Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. However --..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

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