Raising the Dead

Actor Joseph Fotinos Wants to Resurrect Local Television

"...and displayed in a collection of horror-movie memorabilia in the "Monster Room" of his South Austin home. He's known..."

July 6, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Beat Goes On: R.I.P. Uncle John Turner

Johnny Winter drummer and the power of three

"...sucks today, as it does on any day when the world tilts to one side and then straightens, one..."

July 26, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Uncle Lucius, Norman BA$E, and More Holiday-Adjacent Live Shows

Crucial concerts for the week to keep you out and about

"...Vegas and Volstead fill hearts with cheer year-round, and the Yuletide season serves as no exception. Celebrate at the..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Off the Record

Austin's Monster of Folk strolls down Mermaid Avenue, inside Woxy's DJ booth, and beating the drum for HAAM Benefit Day

"...Will Johnson is the Swiss Army knife of indie rock. During rare downtime..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...One of the nice things about freelancing as opposed to being on..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...The All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) may..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Misery Business: The Cathartic and Unexpectedly Joyful Trend of Emo DJ Nights in Austin

Welcome to the Black Parade

"...clutch of "in case of emergency, break glass" songs they can trust to ignite a crowd...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

DVD Bonus: Meet the Fraggles

Jim Henson's fantastical creations dance our cares away

"...It was back in 2006 at the old Alamo Drafthouse on Colorado, as part of a..."

May 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lulu Wang Introduces Us to The Farewell

Director talks identity, family, and Awkwafina's superpower

"...cinema has a habit of conflating a film where the bulk of the dialogue is not English with "foreign..."

July 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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 Wisdom of Years

Whatever Way the Wind Blows

"...To hear Willis tell it, the only thing more personally traumatic than her years as..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...The phrase "shit-hot," cribbed from some international band's bio, comes..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

What Hath Uncle Tupelo Wrought?

Alternative Country's Second Wave

"...Does anyone know if the Cosmic American Music News is still being published? I..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Music Feature

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...Top 10 Events That Defined the Decade in Austin Music..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Bigger Than Me: The Musical Journey of BLK ODYSSY

A child of funk who lost his brother to police brutality soundtracks a revolution on BLK VINTAGE

"...“Pull up like skaters, alligators on my boots at the show/ That joint ain’t funny, sweet like honey, my..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"..."Lester's Last Stand: Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas" is an..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

Off the Record

Home for the holidays with Ray Wylie Hubbard, Schmillion, and Dax Riggs

"...According to Urban Dictionary, Schmillion can either mean "more than a lot" or "an awesome all-girl..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Straight Out the Trailer

Examining the current overwhelming white trash influence in popular culture

"...-- from the introduction to Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP (Interscope, 2000)..."

July 28, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Part of Our Day

When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national networks, but there's another chapter to the tale. Belinda Acosta looks at some of the pioneers of Austin television.

"...When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Lost in Yonkers

"...quite successfully adapted his Pulitzer prize-winning stage play for the screen. While Lost in Yonkers is chock-full of the..."

May 21, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life Worth Livin'

Looking for a way out with Jay, Jeff, and the gang

"...It doesn't seem possible that Uncle Tupelo has been gone for 10 years. Consider "Train,"..."

April 4, 2003 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century, A Quiet Place –..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Sleepers

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts directly afterwards

"...All showcases subject to change..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

Mixed Signals

Behind the Glass at KUT Radio

"...The hulking, mono- lithic glass menagerie at the southeast corner..."

July 19, 1996 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

What’cha Watchin’?

Distribution Manager/Luv Doc Rabble-Rouser Dan Hardick is all Showtime, all the time

"...White Famous (Showtime) Ironically, White Famous might actually make leading man Jay..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Screens Column

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...It was a hot Sunday afternoon late in the summer of 1978. Having arrived in town only two..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...SXSW Film has unloosed its 145-film strong slate for the 2015 festival...."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Exhibitionism

"...The Public Domain, through December 21 Running Time: 50 min..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Review

Live Shots

"...The Young Lions of Jazz did James Polk proud. On..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Music Feature

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