SXSW Music Review: Yard Act, Do Nothing, Squid, and the Art of the British Post-Punk Soliloquy

SXSW Music’s bread-n-butter: cutting edge UK rebellion

"...– especially when it comes to talk-singing post punk acts...."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Must Act to Ensure Safeguards and Protections

"...America. Austin needs local representatives who understand and will act consequently on what is truly best for Austin and..."

Jan. 11, 2007 Postmarks

Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good, Act 3

Why is it so hard to make actual progress on housing?

"...don't have to vote for the name on your yard sign...."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

With the Music Lineup Rolling Out, South by Southwest 2022 Finally Feels Real

Maxo Kream, Monaleo, W.I.T.C.H., and Vitreous Humor highlight drop

"...That's to say that 243 music acts, spanning six continents, are currently planning trips to Austin..."

Oct. 20, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Evan Almighty

Steve Carell's new film is a mild laffer instead of a divine comedy.

"...to be a big believer in the "one random act of kindness" approach to changing the world, he nevertheless..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ant Bully

Childhood's fascination with all things small and squirmy makes this story of a boy who becomes an ant a pleasant, if undernourished, tale.

"...explorers ant bullies if you must, but this interspecies backyard battleground is often also the birthplace of scientific wonder...."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Something New

Think Bridget Jones' lovelorn but marriage-obsessed single woman, only make her a neat-freak, not a basket case, and a comely African-American, not a plumpish, pasty Brit in this genre-tweaking romantic comedy.

"...in her newly bought single-gal pad. But her back yard's a mess: overgrown, sorely neglected, and as subtle a..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition

Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week

"...bedroom-pop earned the inaugural signing to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory label, and innovative multi-instrumentalist Sasami's rock continues to shapeshift..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate family its frequently recurring characters) has manifested a discography whose narrative consistency is unrivaled..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Cocaine Cowboys

Documentary shows how Miami was once a sleepy seaside hamlet with a permeable border and largely unprotected coastline before the cocaine economy took over.

"...win) that he had to bury cash in his yard for lack of a better place to put it..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Mod Squad

"...that's the artistic equivalent of a $5 back-alley blowjob. Actually, a half-million-dollar blowjob is probably more like it. Scott..."

March 26, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Mom Seeks Justice for Son Killed by APD

The police kill, advocates rally, white people urged to act

"...So, "What does that sign in your front yard [about] 'Black lives and science' actually mean," Moore continued,..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dog Days: The Chronicle’s Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party Reminds Us That Music is Mankind’s Best Friend

Yard Act, Surfbort, and hometown vibes at Hotel Vegas

"...Although I am not nearly young enough or active enough to attend a high number of the many..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Gary Lindsey

The Agony of the Ecstasy

Will the federal and local crackdown on ecstasy put raves out of business?

"...in the widely despised Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, a draconian brace of laws that dramatically increased the..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...did hit capacity – and yet there’s plenty of action...."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Scenes From the Final Weekend of SXSW 2022

"...Yard Act on the Radio Day Stage..."

March 21, 2022 Photo Gallery

The Austin Chronicle Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party 2022

"...Yard Act..."

March 19, 2022 Photo Gallery

We Have an Issue: Verde! Listos!

Inside our Austin FC season preview package; plus the return of the Austin Music Awards and the Chronicle's SXSW day party

"...very difficult to get it back ... which is exactly why 2022 could wind up as the most important..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...Mexican singer/actress Ximena Sariñana, Monterrey electro-funk staple Kinky, and alt-rock giants..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...this year, Texan Marcia Ball founded a progressive country act in Austin called Freda & the Firedogs. Louisiana-reared, the..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

I Call B.S.

Playback hates on Grizzly Bear

"...off the top and threw the rest into the yard. An onlooker nodded, “A cake’s only as good as..."

April 15, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...alleged "punk porn" classics as Splatter Puss and Anal Graveyard, took to the giant outdoor stage at Stubb's Wednesday..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...or TxDOT -- saw its state appropriation reduced by exactly the value of its surplus land, which it had..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Still Pissed

"...taste of a good story, with some reasonably interesting character development, dialog, and cinematography, but I enjoyed Tea and..."

July 9, 1999 Column

Buried Alive

The "Freedom Flotilla"

"...another 350 were released from Cuban jails — a fact that has stigmatized the thousands of others who embarked..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Barbarians

Dark trip to a genteel English dinner party gets bloody

"...VFW to Boys From County Hell, Dorfman was in fact squirreling away the ancient secret knowledge of actually directing..."

April 1, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Man's Land

Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres

"...stagnant water in the drainage ditch parallel to his yard are dramatically out of sync with the choice real..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...reports, "Adding an extra layer of concern is the fact that the federal No Child Left Behind Act allows..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Questionable capitalist claims; and the EPA's deal with hog farmers stinks.

"...and water pollution coming from the massive, corporate hog factories that have sprung up across the country. And now..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.

"...acres of trash-strewn open space formerly called the rail yard, now more elegantly dubbed the Saltillo District. Not even..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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