SXSW Panel: A Conversation With Bob Odenkirk

Two legendary comic voices shoot the shit with warmth and sincerity

"...The inspired pairing of Bob Odenkirk and Fred Armisen in an hourlong chat unexpectedly..."

March 13, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

David Cross Goes Cross Country

In "Making America Great Again!!," David Cross cracks up fans from sea to shining sea

"...More than 70 appearances in 35 states and the District of Columbia in four months. That's a..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bigfoot and Butterflies: Across the Dark Divide With David Cross

How shooting his wilderness adventure changed his brain

"...so cold that words fall out of your brain? David Cross was, on the set of his remarkable wilderness..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

10 Minutes with David Bromberg

Americana legend performs solo at the One World Theatre Friday

"...In the Seventies, I lived in New York and the artist I saw perform more than any other..."

Dec. 11, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Burning and The Town That Dreaded Sundown

Another gruesome twosome for your weekend's viewing

"...Weinstein brothers of Miramax fame made their feature-writing debut with slasher flick The Burning, it's odd how they don't..."

May 25, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot Song to Song and his..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

Cultural icon Grace Jones, caught raw and wondrous.

"...when the star(s) align, masterpieces like D. A. Pennebaker’s Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back and Bradley Beesley’s Flaming Lips..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Chronicles” zeros in on the Sex Pistols performance at Randy’s Rodeo in San Antonio, 44 years ago this week,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...Austin Chronicle: Why don't we start with a general question: Why did you decide to run?..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Lunacy and Sorrow

David Berman pokes the Silver Jews out of his shell

"...sixth Drag City album, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea, opens with "What Is Not but Could Be If," odd, because..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Weird, Spooky, and Rich

David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.

"...From a distance, David Dewhurst and Tony Sanchez have a lot in common...."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

P.G. Moreno Can’t Get Enough “Adventurous Music” and Austin’s More Interesting For It

Epistrophy Arts leader talks past, present, and holy grail bookings

"...Having weathered the ubiquitous pandemic hiatus, local improvised music advocates Epistrophy Arts came back..."

Aug. 29, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Guide to 4/20 Events and Resources in Austin

Everyone needs to chill out

"...as a day of celebration for cannabis all started with a group of students at San Rafael High School..."

April 15, 2021 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...SXSW Film Festival staff received about 1,500 narrative features and 1,000 documentaries, and narrowed that down to about 150..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...a 6-foot-5-inch man wearing a wrestler's mask, black leather, and a strap-on sex toy that rhymes with "Bilbo" but..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Local Music to Livestream, Download, and Otherwise Enjoy Digitally

What we’re watching and listening to

"...ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From TexasNetflix Imagine seeing the most enduring of all..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...to a Jewish Orthodox Polish immigrant turned window washer and a young German spitfire working in a bakery on..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bob Byington's Taking Lousy Carter to Locarno

Austin filmmaker kicks off the festival season internationally

"...Fall festival season is almost upon us, and Austin director Bob Byington is ensuring a high-profile start..."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Bob Dylan Nobel: The Morning After

Firsthand from Sweden, what happened at the ceremony

"...Southwestern University professor David Gaines, a fan and scholar of Bob Dylan's work,..."

Dec. 12, 2016 Arts Post by David Gaines

The Bob Dylan Nobel: Live From Stockholm

Local Dylan scholar reports from Sweden on Prize festivities

"...Bob Dylan didn't make the trip to Stockholm this week..."

Dec. 11, 2016 Arts Post by David Gaines

Playback – Typecast: David Yow & Brett Bradford

Scratch Acid and the Jesus Lizard in their new roles, plus a Twin Peaks themed concert

"...I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, David Yow found a new way to terrorize audiences...."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...be found in last week's issue. The symbols (RP) and (WP) indicate regional and world premieres...."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

Somebody Up There Likes Bob Byington

The writer-director talks about his fifth feature

"...represents a moment of reckoning in the career of Bob Byington, it appears that he is well-positioned to seize..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...The following program notes were originally printed in conjunction with screenings put on by CinemaTexas, a graduate-student-run film society..."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Blogging With the 'Chron'

They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but this is a parody. Of XL ent. And their shiny new useless blogs.

"...Woke up. Wrote. Q: Will Manchester United's sale of David Beckham to Real Madrid impact late-run box office of..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Director David Lowery Reminisces About His Texan Outlaw Tale

AFF's Texas Focus Series Presents: Ain't Them Bodies Saints.

"...in Texas" splash across the screen. The horizon tinges with a deep shade of a golden-brown as the two..."

Aug. 12, 2015 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Crimes of Passion and Desperation in Love & Death

In HBO Max's Love & Death, director Lesli Linka Glatter and star Patrick Fugit revisit one of Texas' most infamous murders

"...Lesli Linka Glatter. “Everyone has a story,” she says, and hers is as good as anyone’s. Before she was..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Office Space Star David Herman Is the Real Michael Bolton

"Why should I change? He’s the one who sucks!"

"...1999, Office Space remains one of the most relatable and hilarious comedies of all time. Mike Judge's irreverent snapshot..."

March 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Britt Hayes

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