ACL Live Shot: Max Frost

First look at major label local

"...effective enough to sway a noontime crowd. Though his live set isn’t as smooth as his debut Atlantic Records..."

Oct. 6, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

SXSW Comedy: The Laugh Button Live!

Kathy Griffin ignited a late-night set full of high energy

"...night Amy Miller hosted SXSW Comedy's The Laugh Button Live! with Gotham Comedy Club showcase, featuring comics Ian Edwards,..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Live Shots

The Barkers

"...of a remote control button. They'd work sunrise to sunset (or later) on the farm or at the sawmill,..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Live Shot: White Denim

Jimmy Kimmel didn’t just book the Austin rockers for kicks

"...helping to close out the iTunes Festival at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Saturday, it’s tough to..."

March 16, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Live Shots

"...most cathartic, visceral rock & roll experiences of our lives. Yet the four of us had to look at..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 18-20

Soundtracking this weekend’s sweat-fests

"...Come & Take It Live Fri., Aug. 18, 8:30pm..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Set Me Free

"...Alexandre Mérineau and Charlotte Christeler. French-Canadian writer-director Léa Pool's Set Me Free (Emporte-Moi) is a coming-of-age film that stands..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live Shots

"...Screaming with Velvet Hammer at the Electric Lounge, May..."

May 16, 1997 Music Feature

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your game plan for the next three days

"...the sonic powers of summer starting tonight with this live music matrix decoding. To help winnow down the hordes..."

June 23, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

"...Directed by: David Raynr. This live concert film by comedy's bad boy Martin Lawrence finds..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Why not form an opinion instead of guessing what will win?

"...bias against comedy. That bias trickles down to the live-action short films category, as well; social justice themes play..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action

Form an opinion instead of guessing what will win this category

"...Anguish pervades the majority of this season’s nominated live-action shorts, sometimes with tragic results. With the exception of..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

ACL Live Shot: Spoon

Austin indie heroes prove the stakes not so small

"...work so vital also makes it hard to translate live, especially to festival crowds...."

Oct. 6, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action

Good things come in small packages.

"...All five of the nominated live-action films embody the great promise of short filmmaking: to..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011: Live Action

Amaze your friends and colleagues when you know everything about all the nominees in this category.

"...the films nominated for this year’s Best Short Film (Live Action) dip into the well – the spooky “The..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Freight Train Ride Through Lucinda Williams’ Artistry at ACL Live

Former Austinite stands tall on the blues in soundtracked read-along

"...Secrets I Told You, the singer’s reception at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Friday night felt a..."

Jan. 20, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Man-Machine: Kraftwerk Materialize at ACL Live ... Or Did They!?

German synthesizer pioneers pop in 3-D

"...a night streaked with lightning, Kraftwerk proved at ACL Live that the curve they set might never be met...."

June 28, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ACL Live Review: Travis Scott

Astroworld’s roller coaster ride races through Zilker

"...conscious of the smartphone generation. His weekend one closing set on Sunday proved songs are merely the Houston rapper’s..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

ACL Live Review: Arctic Monkeys

New album falls flat, but the UK rockers rise to the occasion

"...studio album, this year’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, set up their fourth ACL Fest appearance on Sunday and..."

Oct. 8, 2018 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Music Live: Big Thief

Day party robbed by Masterpiece maker Adrianne Lenker!

"...Live, any trace of politeness from the Masterpiece tracks dissipated...."

March 19, 2017 SXSW Post by Libby Webster

SXSW Comedy: The Laugh Button Live

This show was the year's Holy Grail of comedy

"...Esther’s Follies on Monday night for The Laugh Button Live showcase will gently smile to themselves and nod off..."

March 18, 2015 SXSW Post by Russ Espinoza

SXSW Live Shot: Hitchhiker/Perfume

Hitchhiker bounces, but Perfume caramelizes brains

"...coat of armor, ace K-Pop producer/composer Hitchhiker made his live debut as a DJ Tuesday night. Curiosity was high..."

March 18, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

ACL Live Shot: Lana Del Rey

Heiress glides through her performance sans passion

"...The 60-minute set wasn’t nearly as disastrous as her 2012 Saturday Night..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Music Post by Neph Basedow

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): Sons of Fathers

Cauthen and Beck’s piercing howls

"...played hometown heroes to a hilt with their noontime set on the Austin Ventures stage. The hard-touring locals returned..."

Oct. 12, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Live Review: Billie Eilish

Superstar teen proves she should’ve been a headliner

"...been cut short after Billie Eilish’s winner-take-all Saturday 6pm set...."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Libby Webster

ACL Live Review: Weyes Blood

All aboard for astral pop magic

"...to finish its Something to Believe tour, yielding a set somewhere between alien and angel, an ornate, cosmic tangle..."

Oct. 5, 2019 Music Post by Libby Webster

SXSW Music: UO Live in Austin

Collegiate hipster establishment proffers headliners for hangovers

"...SXSW freeloaders on St. Patrick’s Day. Their first UO Live in Austin program attracted tots, festival registrants fighting hangovers,..."

March 18, 2016 SXSW Post

Charles Attal Discusses C3/Live Nation Deal

“We needed each other”

"...at the Chronicle last week about billion-dollar concert giant Live Nation acquiring “a controlling stake” in C3 Presents. Myself..."

Feb. 26, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Austin Musicians Petition for Black Live Music Fund

Black Live Music Fund garners support, Bill Callahan previews Gold Record, and DJ Jester the Filipino Fist harassed in North Campus.

"...petition urging Austin City Council to establish a Black Live Music Fund designated for Black musicians and local music..."

July 31, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Cactus Lee, Nemegata, Font, Grace Sorensen Set for the Chronicle’s Hair of the 3-Legged Dog Party

Freebie springtime standby returns to Hotel Vegas March 15

"...Changing venues, delayed set times, notoriously erratic Texas weather: Almost nothing about South..."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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