Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...universe as Thee Oh Sees, King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard, and Ty Segall. A self-proclaimed bedroom wizard, Potter..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Black Pumas Bring Down the Hammer Behind Powerhouse Singer Eric Burton

The frontman might not admit it, but he's a professional

"...faculty and notable feats are well documented (revisit "El Wizard Adrian Quesada's Multiplicity," July 18, 2014), but Burton remains..."

June 21, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Brains Behind the Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains

Filmmaker Gary Gannaway on how Seinfeld influenced his metahorror

"...confuses me, and I wrote it. I half-jokingly tell people that it's kind of autobiographical. I had written a..."

May 13, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Shakey Graves’ Active Dream Life

“I figured it was important to rebreak the mold sooner than later”

"...AC: You reference The Wizard of Oz on this album, but it has me..."

May 4, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...the belly of a VR paradise/purgatory. In 2045, most people have given up on the real world, and spend..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Into The Adventure Zone With Griffin McElroy

Local podcaster tells how his brother, his brother, and he turned a game of Dungeons & Dragons into storytelling magic

"...adventures of a human fighter named Magnus, an elven wizard named Taako (yes, pronounced like the food), and a..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Shakey Graves' Coming Out Party

Local songwriter learned to play live at Pickathon

"...survival based. It was my bar routine, just jolting people into paying attention … The environment of Pickathon is..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Music Post by Austin Powell

Invaluable Information

Technology, privacy, hacking, and legislating in the new Digital Age

"...it's an extension of their selves. We call those people "hackers," a broad term defined by context, but generally..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Page Two: Everybody Plays the Fool

Neither party is sainted, and dominance tends to encourage the worst of political habits

"...origin of these ideas – Republican, Democratic, Independent, the people – does not lend them a pedigree; only the..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...Ethan Azarian – We're Off to See the Wizard, First Street Bridge (north end): Life-size cityscape modeled after..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thursday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...Beat Heartbeat made minor waves, but tentatively titled The People That I Meet promises more genre-dodging. – Audra Schroeder..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Liveshots

"...aimless, drifting slacker. He was a loser, baby, and people were lining up around the block to get their..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Beyoncé Delivers an Epic, Inspiring Show for Hometown Crowd

First of two H-Town stops urges a renaissance for all of us

"...but the sentiment of that classic quote from The Wizard of Oz was undeniably the backbone of Beyoncé’s hometown..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

GalaxyCon and the Pros of Cons During a Strike

Touring fan convention comes to Austin with surprising star power

"...every city. He noted, "I had a lot of people say, 'Oh, you're going to Austin, there'll be a..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Lynch/Oz

How the Wizard of Oz shaped the Blue Velvet director

"...True, his debut feature, The People vs. George Lucas, did little more than inadvertently add..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tribeca Film Festival Review: Lynch/Oz

Six different paths from Kansas to Wild at Heart

"...True, his debut feature, The People vs. George Lucas, did little more than inadvertently add..."

June 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam: Neon, Blue Starlite, and Kiss

Movie news, Tim League, and Gene Simmons (not dueting, sadly)

"...for Kiss fans: The Demon is coming to town. Wizard World announced this morning that Gene Simmons, the blood-spitting,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Face Off Recap: Boys, Girls and the Drowned Man

Catch up on Austin's Matt Valentine on the SyFy show

"...film editors. They have to create 'drama' to keep people interested in the show who aren't artists."..."

Jan. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The First To Question

Remembering the ultimate theatre historian, Oscar Brockett, 1923-2010

"...to and shaped by circumstance. How legends are just people...."

Nov. 19, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

"...of MPAA reasons; and according to the film's PR people, Williamson is still doing last-minute editing as of this..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Three drag queens become stranded in a small American town when their car breaks down while traveling cross-country.

"...tale in every sense of the word. Kidron's (Used People) latest film outdrags, outdresses, and generally outdoes last year's..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

The Cutting Edge

A champion ice-skating beauty has trouble finding a male partner who can keep pace with her.

"...like the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz, you can practically hear The Cutting Edge's..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Luv Doc: Little Lawyers

You deserve a lifetime of hushed reverence

"...too frumpy (my daughter dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and I dressed as the Cowardly Lion)...."

Nov. 18, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Playback – Sike Fest: Levitation Canceled

Levitation 2016, a bitter pill for all

"...Sees-like spazz of Australia's King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, who made fans rain down from the rafters during..."

May 6, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Disney Casting in Austin

Rumors fly this may be for a galaxy far, far away

"...Fourth, 3-8pm (coincidentally right next door to the upcoming Wizard World sci-fi and fantasy convention). Veteran casting agent Maryellen..."

Nov. 7, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...new mini-series away, but with Joe Harris (winner of Wizard Magazine's best mini-series of 2010 for Ghost Projekt) on..."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Michael Ventura 'If I Was a Highway' Booksigning

BookPeople, Friday, April 22, 2011

"...behind the curtain working those weather levers like the Wizard of Oz … a good man yes, but a..."

April 22, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Off the Record

Sign of the Times: Emo's partners with Antone's as the Cactus Cafe's iconic years draw to a close and Daytrotter moves to town

"...lot of different things with a lot of great people at Antone's. We're just really grateful that we're still..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Save Me From What I Want

Annie Clark births slow jams, a tin man, and a baby pony

"...Mamet thing – that good drama isn't about nice people doing nice things. It's about what a character wants..."

June 19, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

We Thank You Very Sweetly

Remembering once and forever Munchkin Clarence Swensen

"...that marked him as an authentic Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz. He was quickly surrounded by a mix..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

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