Showdown

Thin Lizzy, part two: “UK Tour 75” reveals itself as infinitely more ‘live and dangerous’ than the new “Still Dangerous”

"...When new Thin Lizzy live disc UK Tour 75 appeared both as an import on Amazon..."

April 29, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Solider of Fortune

Thin Lizzy's “Still Dangerous,” just ask its anchoring guitarist Scott Gorham.

"...abuse, Gorham and his last guitar partner in the UK powerhouse, John Sykes, now tours a Thin Lizzy that..."

April 23, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Story” (USA, 86 min.) Director: Stefan Forbes Featuring: Michael Dukakis, Sam Donaldson, Tom DeLay, Mary Matalin, Robert D. Novak..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Lowe, Samuel Bottomley, Viraj Juneja, Rian Gordon, Lewis Gribben. (UK, US: World Premiere)..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...live material from the Eels' Daisies of the Galaxy tour, plus cuts from frontman E's solo tour with Fiona..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...invites over 1,400 artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national,..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...the sharksploitation subgenre from FF veterans Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma (Teddy)...."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters and Shorts

Henry Rollins, Jeremy Sisto join horror lineup

"...The Diabolical Director: Alistair Legrand, Screenwriters: Alistair Legrand, Luke Harvis When a single mother and her two young..."

Feb. 10, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The AggreGAYtor: January 25

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...• A new survey reveals that 75% of incoming college freshman are down with marriage equality...."

Jan. 25, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...the subject itself, for getting old even before his 75 minutes were up. Yes, Hank Williams was an inspired..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Austin-Based Awesome Merch Goes Under, Blindsiding Clients Like Topshelf Records

Mismanagement behind fulfillment warehouse hurts music clients

"...Awesome Distro organization that was partly based in Leeds, UK. The shutdown hurt a number of independent creators across..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...the Trail of Dead, was on its first European tour. As far as the 28-year-old was concerned, it could..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Who

Dinosaur DVDs with a smattering of punk, porn, and R&B

"...The WhoLive in Texas '75 (Eagle Rock) Thin LizzyLive at the National Stadium Dublin..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...Yorke, frontman for the British band Radiohead, told the UK's Guardian newspaper he would "consider refusing to tour on..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...drugs, decadence, and urban decay. Morrison left the band midtour at Houston's airport in 1971, sick of Lou Reed's..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...I AM REN (JESTEM REN) D: Piotr Ryczko Poland, 75 min, Texas Premiere A mother quietly obsessing over the..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Stitches

More Fantastic Fest programming includes the 'Pede, Pt. 2

"...Frank are on a canoe trip to glory, a Tour De Pussy with an exclusive brothel waiting at the..."

Sept. 7, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...13 Assassins Director: Takashi Miike, Writers: Shoichirou Ikemiya & Daisuke Tengan Distressed by the Lord’s murderous rampage, top Shogun..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Playback: Phil Anselmo's Housecore Horror

Phil Anselmo returns with Housecore Horror, Marc and Elijah Ford jam family style, and Keith Ferguson gets his inked in new book

"...AC: So there'll be no follow-up tour?..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Music.” New Orleans Takeover Sat 18, noon, Luck Ranch $75+..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Off the Record

A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008

"...Unfortunately, there was the usual allotment of thievery. UK synth-pop duo I Was a Cub Scout had their..."

March 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Reissues

"...and inevitable step to rock & roll. This 3-CD, 75-tune set, which includes the original (and an alternate) version..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...holiday-themed black comedy starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode; UK horror A Banquet, from IFC Films; and Norwegian supernatural..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors

How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green

"...fan of the game, raised on it in the UK, where the smaller venues generate both intimacy and energy..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Robert Faires

ZZ Top, Bad Company, and Cheap Trick Stage a Texas Jam

Seventies headliners reanimate the me decade for the ages

"...69, sexagenarians Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke led Jurassic UK anthemists Bad Company sans first team bassist Boz Burrell..."

May 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – ACL Fest: Dad Rock Is Dead

Wrapping weekend one of ACL Fest on the eve of the second iteration

"...teenagers would look at the lineup and not recognize 75% of the acts. Today, 30-, 40-, and 50-year-olds scratch..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crystalised: the xx

UK trio dazzles the Moody in the first of two sold-out shows

"...precise sonically. So much so, in fact, that the UK threeome has become a mainstream band...."

Feb. 12, 2013 Music Post by Luke Winkie

Amen

Leonard Cohen lays siege to Bass Concert Hall

"...started out in much the same manner as his tour of the last four years – his first in..."

Nov. 1, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

White Denim powers up on the road, Chaos in Tejas keeps home fires burning, and more

"...local power soul combo was hot off a sold-out UK run – to be continued at the Reading and..."

June 3, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Naked City

"...director Eve McArthur said the move, initiated by SXSW's UK and Ireland manager Una Johnson (herself an environmental consultant),..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

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