The Year in Gaming

"...Asked to summarize the year in adventure gaming, I thought what you're thinking: Who..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature by Allen Varney

SXSW Comedy Review: Comedy Bang! Bang!

Aukerman’s high-wire absurdism makes for an electric live show

"...For a “record-breaking 11th year in a row,” garrulous comedian Scott Aukerman..."

March 13, 2017 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin

One Day at a Time Comes to ATX Television Festival

Fest adds Veronica Mars, Letterkenny, and more

"...The ATX Television Festival is bringing the cast of the beloved One..."

April 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Joined in Progress

Three local channels get Austin back with the program – but is anybody watching?

"..."Television, which has such an enormous capacity for greatness, remains..."

June 23, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW TV Review: 3 Body Problem

Acclaimed sci-fi story opens the fest’s TV portion

"...China in the time of Mao. Young revolutionaries bring academics..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Rod Machen

SXSW Film Review: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

The late Nirvana rocker up close and personal. Bring a hankie.

"...shortage of Nirvana-centric books, films, and posthumous music released in the 16 years since Kurt Cobain’s suicide. Brett Morgen’s..."

March 20, 2015 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Best and Worst of TV in 2013

From 'Breaking Bad' to 'Bunheads,' this list has it all

"...Editor's Note: Our annual top 10s issue always includes a comprehensive grid of the Chronicle critics' favorite (and..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Moontower Review: David Cross

At the Paramount, Cross makes nastiness great again (again)

"...At Friday’s taping of David Cross’ Netflix special, the Paramount Theatre began..."

April 23, 2016 Arts Post by Sean L. Malin

SXSW Film Review: American Fable

A farm girl has a tough choice to make in this dreamy film

"...about a lion saved by a mouse he spares? In writer/director, Anne Hamilton’s, new feature American Fable, Gitty (Peyton..."

March 16, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Film Review: 'All American High Revisited'

An Eighties high school doc gets another chance at life

"...socks, the feathered and poodle-permed hair, the pre-washed and pastel-everything… You couldn't pay many of us who lived through..."

March 16, 2014 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Review: We Fell For Made For Love

Decoding the first three episodes of HBO Max's techno-dystopia

"...Hazel Gogol (Cristin Milioti) wanted a divorce long before her husband and..."

April 5, 2021 Screens Post by Laiken Neumann

Review: It's Worth the Trip to Central Park

Apple TV+ sitcom reminds us of the joy of public places

"...of air, and animated musical series Central Park excels in that arena. But make no mistake: This isn’t your..."

June 26, 2020 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...May 10, 2015, Carson Creek Ranch, Austin: Levitation's three-day bacchanal honoring sounds and philosophies wrought at..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Review: Lake Success

Gary Shteyngart's novel takes a witty bite out of the 0.01%

"...– but his new book's lead, a hedge-fund manager running away from his life. In advance of Shteyngart's appearance..."

Sept. 13, 2018 Arts Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Review: Dave Attell

Does it get any better than this comic in a true club setting?

"...last Friday got a two-for-one top shelf special when headliner Dave Attell was preceded by a surprise drop-in from..."

March 3, 2015 Arts Post by Russ Espinoza

SXSW Music Review: Genre Tripping with British Music Embassy & ATC Live

GOA Express, Anna B Savage, Katy J. Pearson, and Nayana Iz

"...British Music Embassy threw down the anchor for SXSW Online, dishing nightly lineups that reached eclectic, experimental, and fresh...."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Color Television

"...Television was busy last week. The death of John F...."

July 30, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...Found in a Dumpster behind Roger Scaggs' office, this garbage bag..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Nick Offerman

The audience came seeking cult icon Ron Swanson, and that's who Nick Offerman gave them

"...than the comics last weekend. Still, at least one headliner brought some variety show weirdness to the Paramount Theatre:..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

My Favorite Year

The Zilker Summer Musical production of My Favorite Year triumphed over the recent storms and occasionally over the show's weak material

"...My Favorite Year..."

July 13, 2007 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Page Two: Once in a Lifetime

Obama and Clinton are the future – a real future that is better than any fabricated past

"...not lost?" – Bob Dylan, "I'll Keep It With Mine"..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Wicked

An election-year return to Oz finds the hit musical packing an extra punch

"...Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman, 471-2787 Through Feb. 12 Running time: 2 hr., 45 min...."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Music in the 1990s

"...More than anything else, the Chronicle started as a music publication. Some..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Rocky Horror Show

The Zachary Scott Theatre Center revival of 'The Rocky Horror Show' provides Austin, and especially fans of all that is Rocky, with an experience worthy of the word classic

"...Running Time: 2 hrs..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s First-Ever Full Concert Performance

Austin City Limits taping marks a moment of career-making distinction

"...for the “We Saw Them When” files, the occasion being what by most data appears to have been the..."

Oct. 3, 2021 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Fantastic Fest Review: Fractured

Workmanlike thriller is a lost opportunity

"...Anderson has carved an unconventional path for himself. Despite breaking into Hollywood as another ‘90s wunderkind – writing and..."

Sept. 26, 2019 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Penfold's staging is a charming complement to the holiday hustle and bustle

"...Life: A Live Radio PlayFriar Tuck's Pantry, 204 E. Main St., Round Rock, 850-4849 www.penfoldtheatre.org Through Dec. 17 Running..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

more.

Headlong Dance Theater's study in domestic life was both cerebral and immediate

"...Rollins Studio Theatre..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

A Brief History of Helen of Troy

Capital T Theatre Company's 'A Brief History of Helen of Troy' depicts a lot of brutality in a teenage girl's world, but ultimately it's about caring, connection, and love

"...Running Time: 2 hrs, 10 min..."

June 30, 2006 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Odd Couple

Director Don Toner serves his Austin Playhouse revival of The Odd Couple well by turning its wonderful characters over to wonderful character actors

"...Austin Playhouse, through May 7..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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