Out Among the Stars: Cash to the Clash

New but vintage bluegrass, classic rock, country & punk CD/DVDs

"...Since his death more than a decade ago, there’s been no shortage of Johnny Cash releases. None match..."

April 2, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Lubbock Calling: Joe Ely Remembers the Clash

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...just come out, and we were in London playing the Venue Club when all the Clash showed up one..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

One of the most compelling documentary portraits of a musician yet made, Julien Temple's film about the former Clash musician acknowledges the legend while uncovering the truth.

"...Directed by: Julien Temple. On the eve of the Clash's 1983 American tour and during..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clash City Rockers

Unexpurgated Clash box set review

"...A half-dozen box set reviews in the Chronicle this week issue didn’t exactly allow for a..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music Live: The Sandinistas

Clash city rockers

"...“Hi, we’re the Sandinistas,” grinned singer/guitarist Dan Hagerty at the 20 people..."

March 18, 2017 SXSW Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Live Shot: The Strypes

Wake Joe Strummer, Ireland Calling

"...Your life was saved by songs like “Anarchy in the UK,” then you spent a good chunk of your..."

March 14, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music Review: Clash + Vero Showcase

Star-studded rap stack croons, swaggers, and hooks

"...Sharing space with Stones Throw at the Empire Control Room on Friday night, the Clash +..."

March 17, 2018 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

The Bookshop

British period literary drama is pretty weak tea

"...Who can possibly hate a book shop? Or rather, why? That's the ponderous engine meant to drive the..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

My Son the Fanatic

"...Griffiths and Om Puri. Cultural and generational conflict provide the backdrop for this unexpected love story. Written by Hanif..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Austin’s punk culture, written by veteran journalist Tim Stegall. The first three chapters delved into seminal expressions of the..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Who will win this epic new battle royal as Godzilla faces King Ghidorah?

"...Officially the longest-running film franchise in history, Toho Studios’ gargantuan, Atomic..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Last Circus

Two generations of circus clowns, set against the bloody backdrop of Franco's Spain.

"...te quiero infinito/Yo te quiero, oh mi corazon" sang the Clash, but for incendiary auteur filmmaker Álex de la..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

The scruffy, seminal punk band that put the Bop in the Blitzkrieg is given its due in this treasure-laden doc.

"...help but feel conflicted watching this superb documentary about the seminal New York-based punk rock vanguard, the Ramones. On..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soccer Watch: The World Cup, the USMNT, and a Touch of Verde

A temporary changing of the guards for our soccer coverage

"...Hi there. Nick Barbaro here, filling in temporarily while Eric Goodman..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Film Review: The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead

A “sensibly” chaotic love song to the original Britpunk pioneers

"...Everyone knows the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and maybe even The Buzzcocks,..."

March 18, 2015 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

The Sunday Survey, 5/30/10

City manager survives, state budget doesn't

"...Race cars, collapsing state budgets, disappearing solar cells and the city manager hanging on to his job: Who says..."

May 30, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Other Janis

Saying goodbye to Janis Martin.

"...During the summer of 1981, I shared a big house on..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Blessed Are the Faithful

The Del-Lords, revisited

"...The mid-1980s witnessed a roots-rock uprising that presaged the alt.country..."

June 3, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Welcome to the Bungle

A review of Guns N' Rose “Chinese Democracy”

"...Bad news first: Chinese Democracy isn’t the massacre Axel Rose deserves. Cornrow Buffy comes off smelling..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Ruck Feplay: Can’t the Refs Get It Right the First Time?

"...The only time I laughed during the clash of the..."

Oct. 30, 2006 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Riverboat Gamblers' Something to Crow About Turns 20

The album that made Austin's apex punks earns anniversary vinyl remaster

"..."That's the one that put the band on the map," says..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest

Spoon, Buffalo Nichols, and Paramore’s devotional nostalgia

"...into an excellent afternoon. Texas-launched and beyond, here are the Chronicle music writers’ highlights from day three at Zilker..."

Oct. 10, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

After a Relapse Into Addiction Quietly Broke Up Street Sects, the Duo Has Exorcised Their Demons

The Gentrification V 7-inch hit last week, but Austin experimentalists are focusing on a balanced existence instead of rushing anticipated third LP

"...Languishing in the corner, monopolizing the dust that might have otherwise spread..."

May 27, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Reading The Riot Act With Devon Parks

Arkansas filmmaker on the lessons of no-resource cinema

"...make movies here, and now Devon Parks is creating the same stirrings of that early Austin scene in the..."

Jan. 18, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Decadence With a Price at Arlo Grey at the Line Hotel

Impeccable attention to detail at the lakeside restaurant

"...Kristen Kish opened her first restaurant, Arlo Grey at the Line Hotel (formerly Radisson Austin), and with so many..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Don Diego Trio Sends Greetings From Austin

Vittorio Bongiorno follows a rockabilly band from Italy to Texas

"...There are few more American musical genres than rockabilly, the..."

April 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: The Best of Austin

Our recommendations of the finest movies from and about the ATX

"...Every month, the Chronicle's film critics select a theme and offer movie..."

Nov. 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...Iggy Pop once claimed that his groundbreaking group the Stooges plied a version of the blues aimed at..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Cure Romances Austin

Friday (the 13th) I’m in love

"...Biggest surprise of the Cure’s Friday the 13th stand at the Frank Erwin..."

May 16, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

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