No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Despite some early dazzle – like host Kelsea Ballerini joining Melissa Etheridge..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Alchemy Theatre's Pipeline

Weak choices undermine the hard-hitting angst that drives this play

"...thin script for this entertaining but unremarkable jukebox musical. Clearly, she was saving the really good stuff for Pipeline..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...Quiet Light Album Release Hole in the Wall, Saturday 1..."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...03 Greedo’s First Performance Following Over Four Years in Prison..."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Cyrus Gray Hasn’t Been Convicted of a Crime, but He Spent Years in Jail

Now he is an advocate for the rights of the accused

"...had experience with Officer Garcia. I just recently was released from Hays County Jail. I was incarcerated for five..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...Power, Corruption & Lies (1983). 1983 also saw the release of "Blue Monday" which became the bestselling 12-inch single..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Lots to look forward to as winter eases into spring

"...from the Congress Avenue Bridge, attending a turtle hatchling release on Padre Island, or seeing the dogwood trees blooming..."

Feb. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...and Becerra were warned by Sheriff Gary Cutler in early 2019 that when the expansion was complete, the county..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Out of the Blue

Dennis Hopper’s lost film murders the Seventies

"...the outskirts of Vancouver. They both await the impending prison release of Don (Hopper), family patriarch, perpetual ne’er-do-well, inadvertent..."

March 25, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

A Rhythmic Ray of Light: Austin Community College's Hip-Hop Production Instructor Ray LaManna

From prisoner to professor, he wants to change people's lives

"...A life-altering prison sentence would soon follow...."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...with her father, whose white-collar crime landed him in prison. As the title indicates, he's now home, and daughter..."

May 21, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...Secret Service Special Agent Shaun Bridges, both now in prison), a member of the Federal Silk Road task force..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

APD Officers Face Trial for Allegedly Beating a Suspect

Overlooked 2019 case brought to grand jury by new D.A. Garza

"...to be presented to a grand jury in the early fall of 2021. APD declined to tell the Chronicle..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Friends to the End (of the World)

Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland

"...former stunt performer established his directing credentials with his prison trilogy - Felon, Snitch, and Shot Caller. Now he’s..."

Dec. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gift Guide: John Prine

Crooked Piece of Time: The Atlantic & Asylum Albums (1971-1980) (Rhino)

"...tune." Crooked Piece of Time remasters the folk singer's early Atlantic and Asylum Records output, seven albums on 7..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...Brown Berets, a group of Eastside residents in their early 20s who embraced a militant radical philosophy. These were..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

COVID’s Toll on Texas Inmates Among the Worst in the Nation

LBJ School study details dismal infection, death rates

"...Nine of the approximately 200 inmates in Texas prisons who have died from COVID-19 in recent months had..."

Nov. 17, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Belly of the Beast

Shocking and timely documentary exposes forced hysterectomies in California prisons

"...who was sterilized against her will in a California prison – and segues into issues of domestic violence, prison..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

Slabs, Screw, and Stories from the Country: Deezie Brown & EC Mayne Soundtrack Bastrop County

Candy Blue Like Screw reclaims Texas rap heritage

"...family – it's hard," says the MC, who secured release Dec. 23. "I made trustee, came home early, and..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Opinion: Because of COVID-19, It’s Less Safe Behind Bars. Here’s How Federal Prisoners Can Petition to Get Their Sentences Reduced.

Criminal defense attorney Chris Perri explains avenues for early prison release in Texas

"...especially terrifying for those with loved ones in the prison system, as we know those incarcerated are more at..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Chris Perri

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Adjusts to Life Without Gigs

Creative pivots, City Council relief resolution, and meet Quinn Ryan Curtin!

"...to independent contractors and self-employed workers. In a press release, the Austin Creative Alliance encouraged "musicians, artists, and other..."

April 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...Feb. 20, although locals can hear it a day early if they get some Ozzy ink at Resurrection Tattoo...."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change

A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races

"...instead of social context, while finding cheaper means of imprisonment or surveillance. On the left, the range of proposals..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...Germany), and that was only further fired by the release of the first trailer. Nazi satires have had a..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Upside

Remake of a true story of an unlikely friendship is the flattest version yet

"...land a job in order to remain out of prison. The black man teaches the white man about the..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...AOL chat turns racy, a Catholic teenager in the early 00s discovers masturbating and struggles to suppress her urges..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Election Ticker: Early Voting Begins Monday

Victory for voting rights, political parties (the fun kind), the latest endorsements

"...Tommy Vietor. Following the event itself (which the press release says will occur from 11pm-midnight), the recorded podcast will..."

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...lecturer at the LBJ School who has worked on prison-related issues for over 30 years, says a new facility..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Outside In

Jay Duplass and Edie Falco in a story of post-prison re-integration.

"...Chris is returning home after two decades in prison, an early release due in large part to the..."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Headlines

"...Travis County Dems got their (early) vote on: Among 10 Texas counties with the most..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature

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