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June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Air Guitar Nation
What other international competition awards points for general "airiness"? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.
"...Directed by: Alexandra Lipsitz. Flat out, Air Guitar Nation (winner of the Audience Award at South by..."
April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton
Dolly Parton Gifts Brigitte Bandit a Signed Guitar
The local drag performer calls herself the “Dolly of ATX”
"...Parton sent local drag performer Brigitte Bandit a signed guitar...."
Jan. 3, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson
DIIV Stays on Topic – Guitar
“The focus on my personal life caught me off guard”
"...Is the Is Are. The New Yorker behind genre-mishmashing guitar outfit DIIV (“Dive”) has dealt with unwavering attention since..."
May 25, 2016 Music Post by Libby Webster
Local Musician Says Austin Police Destroyed His Guitar
APD says they didn't
"...Darius Jackson is accusing Austin police of smashing his guitar, though police deny it...."
Aug. 16, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon
Guitar Pedals
Gas prices are down, so the boutique guitar pedal boom is up
"...on which the tub thumper composed, sang, and played guitar. To facilitate the latter, his camp put together a..."
Feb. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
Brazilian Guitar Quartet: Capturing the Unexpected
Bringing this famed musical foursome to town is the latest feather in the cap of the Austin Classical Guitar Society
"...For most of us noninstrumentalists, the word "guitar" evokes the sounds and images of popular music: folksingers..."
July 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo
The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius
From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres
"...Rhythm & blues, rockabilly, and punk guitar genius, the Austin shredder lived to subvert genres. And..."
Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
The One-Man Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Park Conspiracy
“Do you see it? Cuz if you don’t, then I’m crazy.”
"...park has been designed to look like a giant guitar...."
Dec. 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Guitar Nerding With Chris Pérez
Selena lead man and Grammy-winning rock artist talks gear
"...In this week's music feature, "Siempre Selena," the lead guitarist of Los Dinos and husband of the beloved singer..."
April 9, 2015 Music Post by Kate X Messer
Austin Author Ed Ward Revisits Rock’s First Guitar Hero, Michael Bloomfield
“When you heard Mike Bloomfield play, you got the sense this was the real shit."
"...Beatles' "Help." The trebly blues runs of the song's guitarist, Mike Bloomfield, accompanied Dylan's Newport Folk Festival appearance the..."
Sept. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
One Big Guitar
The return of the True Believers
"...didn't even rehearse," grouses one of the band's three guitarists. "The PA blew up! Basically, we're just mouthing the..."
Feb. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall
White Reaper's Hunter Thompson Discusses the Band's Evolution and His Guitar Nerd DNA
ACL Fest's a homecoming for the Austin-based guitarist
"...September gig at Music Hall of Williamsburg, White Reaper guitarist and co-songwriter Hunter Thompson phoned in to the Chronicle..."
Oct. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
"...Dear "real" musicians: For sure, Guitar Hero is bogus compared to the real thing. And..."
July 27, 2007 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald
Austin Classical Guitar's i/we
Events such as this concert are using sound and music to share the experiences of refugees
"...Saturday at the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin Classical Guitar presents i/we, a concert that incorporates recorded interviews with..."
July 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Molly Kendrick
Fandango!: Double the plucking, as guitar and harpsichord wed
It may seem a strange marriage, a union between guitar and harpsichord, but when harpsichordist Keith Womer and guitarist Susan McDonald play together, all doubts fade away
"...the most recognizably classical of instruments with internationally renowned guitarist Susan McDonald as they present Fandango!, the final concert..."
May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Air Guitar Championships
Emo's, Saturday, May 21, 2005
"...Saturday night Emo’s plays host to the Austin Air Guitar Championships, the culmination of several preliminary rounds of air..."
May 20, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc
The Birth of Loud: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock & Roll
"...rock's story via the development of the solid-body electric guitar, the music's defining instrument. Former San Francisco Weekly Music..."
Dec. 6, 2019 Music Review by Tim Stegall
Austin Classical Guitar's dream
The quality of the music in this concert was exceptional, but what made it special was the quality of the listening
"...pursued still hanging in the air, there came the guitar of Alejandro Montiel playing Franz Schubert's "Erlkönig." There were..."
Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Page Two: Let Us Pray and Play Guitar
The revolution is ongoing, the revolution is daily
"...early days, mostly he read the Bible and played guitar...."
April 22, 2016 Column by Louis Black
Jackie Venson to Play Guitar With Alanis Morissette at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday
Austin blues star joins CBS broadcast of “You Oughta Know”
"...notable hometown name. Austin native Jackie Venson will play guitar during a Sunday awards show set by famed singer-songwriter..."
March 28, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe
Checking In: Guitar Hauler Bill Kirchen Pulls Into the Truck Stop at the End of the World
Long-game guitarist keeps twangin’ and sangin’
"...to C-19. I’m always messing around with songs and guitar playing. I have more time now for deep dives..."
Aug. 10, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
An Intimate Look at Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell
Film showcases an oeuvre of remarkable diversity
"...That’s how guitar virtuoso/composer Bill Frisell explains the germination of his creativity...."
March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg
Austin Classical Guitar Narratives Series
"...Austin Classical Guitar gets into summer reading in a big way with..."
July 8, 2016 Arts Feature
Too Much Guitar
Teenage kicks at Gonerfest 6
"...of low fidelity, simple, melodic songs, and very direct guitar-based stuff."..."
Sept. 29, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder
'Guitar Slingers 2'?
"...there will be a second volume of the Texas Guitar Slingers series? I remember when Volume 1 came out..."
July 19, 2006 Postmarks
Checking In: Guitar Heater Sue Foley Works on Her PhD
Ace stringer “spaced out for about three months” first
Aug. 18, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Bedside Manner: Guitar & Pen
Homework vs. live music ascension
June 22, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Guitar Pedals
"...ST 37 guitarists Bobby Baker and Joel Crutcher's pedal setups..."
Feb. 3, 2015 Photo Gallery
The Adventures of Sancho Panza
Guitar Techs
"...Fitzgeralds' cramped backstage. In the wings, Charlie Sexton's nine guitars stand sweltering at attention. Road manager Corey Moore glides..."
