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Derek Van Wagner tells you why you should see the Tedeschi Trucks Band

Some of us were fortunate enough to pick up a guitar at an early age. Derek Trucks, on the other hand, had nearly mastered the instrument at the ripe age of 13.

2:24PM Wed. Jan. 18, 2012, Derek Van Wagner Read More | Comment »

Internet Blackout Day: Jan. 18, 2012

If you're a regular visitor to the Chronicle site, you may have noticed the colorful faces of our featured stories are missing from the home page today. If you're a student, you may have spotted a massive Wikipedia outage. (Or, depending on your studiousness, it may be more appropriate to swap "Wikipedia" for "Reddit." Either way.)

2:10PM Wed. Jan. 18, 2012 Read More | Comment »

How's Your Self of Steam?

"You feel steamy, punk?"
is how we titled last week's blogpost
about the steampunk improv show
currently at Salvage Vanguard Theater.

1:42PM Wed. Jan. 18, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

No Kings, Kick Out the Clowns

Texas State Capitol

Body Rock ATX (Prince tribute) w/ DJ Chorizo Funk & Riders Against the Storm at Parish

Babestock Day 1 w/ Kayristin, Jenny Voss, Black Daria, DJ La Moon, more [outside]; Baby Kush, CLINK!, Bunny G, more [inside] at Cheer Up Charlies

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

'ATX: A Television Festival' Arrives In June

Further cementing the River City's reputation as one gigantic, year-round festival, this summer will see the birth of ATX, "the first festival devoted to television's history and future."

9:42AM Wed. Jan. 18, 2012, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

RZA Sez: 'It's (Nearly) Your Birthday, Jim Jarmusch!'

We watched Stranger Than Paradise over the weekend and ended up so engrossed in the John Lurie Experience that we nearly spaced on Jim Jarmusch's upcoming birthday on January 22, always a cause for much celebration around our casa.

9:42PM Tue. Jan. 17, 2012, Marc Savlov Read More | Comment »

Just Call Him Herr Bradley

Oh, the pains of being Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley in a county that seems, day by day, to be turning its favor away from the veteran prosecutor.

2:07PM Tue. Jan. 17, 2012, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Psych Fest 5

South by Southwest remains the end-all, be-all of music festivals, but locally, it's only the first one of every year, followed closely by Old Settler's, Pachanga!, Chaos in Tejas, and for our purposes today, Psych Fest, which just announced its April 27-29 line-up at Emo's.

12:14PM Tue. Jan. 17, 2012, Raoul Hernandez Read More | Comment »

Texas Polling Poorly for Perry

There's been a lot of to-and-fro about whether the Republican Party of Texas might want a split primary so Gov. Rick Perry can have one Super Tuesday win. New numbers from Public Policy Polling showing Perry losing in Texas to both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich may make that point moot.

12:10PM Tue. Jan. 17, 2012, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Monster Band: Susan Tedeschi Q&A

After being married almost a decade and raising a family, blues mama Susan Tedeschi and slide guitarist Derek Trucks joined forces – in a band. Revelator, their soulful debut, recalls traveling circus acts like Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. Tomorrow, Wednesday, the 11 musicians that appear on disc kick things off in Texas at the Moody Theater.

11:31AM Tue. Jan. 17, 2012, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

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