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"...But, the MonkeesOn Tuesday, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature

Women Talking

Sarah Polley finds stunning drama in one simple night of conversations in a barn

"...The exercise of female self-determination in Women Talking ticks profoundly..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"..."It says he took a shit on the stage and started throwing it into the crowd/ But..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Diggin' Way Down Into Life With Carolyn Wonderland & A. Whitney Brown

For Valentine's Day, we bring you a snapshot of life at home with a blues musician and her comedy writer husband

"...Carolyn Wonderland can make her living room sing. On the walls of her South Austin home hang a multitude..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...yield to pedestrians, says a study recently published in the Journal of Transport and Health...."

March 6, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Five Films to Change Your Future at Other Worlds 2019

Time travel, undead duplicates, and sea monsters a-hoy!

"...After Time: Nicholas Meyer may be most famous as the writer/director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin-Made Horror Anthology Comes Back Home for Other Worlds

Delivering a Scare Package

"...There are few things Aaron B. Koontz hates more than..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Under the Silver Lake

Fantastically ambitious love letter to Tinsel Town

"...The ultimate Fantastic Fest experience is coming out of a..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Austin’s Darlin’: Toni Price

Quintessential Austin song stylist takes up residency at Little Darlin’

"...at a recent performance. "Just kidding. I'm broker than the Ten Commandments!"..."

May 18, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff

by Michael Nesmith

"...Texas native Nesmith didn't get cast as the philosophical Monkee for nothing. Surreal humor of cartoonist Paul..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Music Review by Greg Beets

Twin Peaks

"...More than any of the aural devotees of the late Sixties and early Seventies,..."

April 29, 2016 Music Review by Abby Johnston

The Residents

Twelve essential weekly hangs

"...A decadelong fixture Monday nights on the Eastside, the Little Elmore Reed blues band launched in..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"...1982, P-Funk's R&B chart-topper almost got run down in the street, the author's industry revolt colliding with radio programmers..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Ballad of Davy Jones

Hickoids guitarist keeps breathing

"...a roar of rushing words that goes something like, "ohGodnoI'mdyingpleasejust-givemeanotherchance."..."

May 22, 2015 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The cappa (cloak) of St. Martin of Tours is a..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

William Dear Says Freedom, R.I.P.

Biker tale 'The Northville Cemetery Massacre' revs at Weird Wednesday

"...Remember the end of Easy Rider, with Captain America and Billy..."

July 30, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Broadcast

Almost exclusively white faces, as fine as they are

"...Even at its most pompous, elitist, self-aggrandizing, and racist, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame betrays a glimmer..."

June 6, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Harry Nilsson

"...Harry NilssonThe RCA Albums Collection (Sony Legacy)..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Last Train to Clarksville

The Monkees go ape at the Long Center

"...Five numbers into the Monkees’ 30-song, two-hour set at the Long Center Wednesday,..."

Aug. 1, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

How the Nez Was Won

Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold

"...A funny thing happened to the Monkees on their way to being dismissed as prefab..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

Record Review

"...The MonkeesPresent Deluxe Edition (Rhino Handmade)..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Wrecking Crew

Behind the boards with L.A.'s unsung studio squad

"...The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock & Roll's..."

June 21, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: HAAM-er Time

Being a musician doesn't always come with a choice, and rarely includes health insurance, so HAAM Benefit Day remains paramount

"...back home was diagnosed with spinal cancer, it made the previous year's bandwide staph infection feel like chicken pox...."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fall On Me

Three fall Austin music perennials.

"...a local department store on Long Island, and in the mall at record chain Sam Goody, drooling over the..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Once a Monkee ...

Micky Dolenz' new CD reflects past and present

"...personable, he’s witty, occasionally self-deprecating, and although he joked, “There are some who might not agree,” Micky Dolenz has..."

Sept. 11, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Playback

Austin Psych Fest and Old Settler's Music Fest headliners Psychograss have more in common than you might think

"...I'm not the only one confused about psych music. It sounds like..."

April 27, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

State of Love and Trust

Have a little faith for the new millennial music paradigm and trust in the 2011-12 Austin Music Awards.

"...of evidence," Quiet Company front man Taylor Muse told the Chronicle last month. "I think 'trust' is a better..."

March 9, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: This Monkee Went to Heaven

The death of the Monkees' Davy Jones butts up against the local In Passing list at next week's Austin Music Awards

"...& roll took a hard hit last week with the death of the Monkees' Davy Jones. The phrase don't..."

March 9, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Red Temple Prayer (Two Headed Dog)

A Valentine's Day mix for KOOP

"...Today marks 19 years for me at the Chronicle, my hire date Feb. 14, 1993. When Matthew..."

Feb. 14, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Dark Side of the Box Set

When the album becomes immersion

"...First the novel went belly-up somewhere north of Charles Dickens, and..."

Dec. 9, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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