Austin Reggae Fest’s Easter Sunday

Everton Blender closes down displaced event

"...the 21st annual Austin Reggae Festival, its longtime emcee Jah Ray addressed the crowd. “Remember as we’re gathered here..."

April 21, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Cultural Cross Pollination

A Cash Crop of Reggae Reissues

"...up with the loquacious, outrageous rantings of DJs like Jah Stitch, I Roy, and Tappa Zukie. The best of..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Postmarks

Keep Off Barton Creek

"...Joanna McCue Jah Lives Editor:..."

July 18, 1997 Column

Farewell Amor

Immigrant drama follows the emotions after the family reunion

"...by: Ekwa Msangi. Starring: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee and Marcus Scribner...."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin’s Oktoberfest Gets the Royal Treatment

Partying with the prince, per tradition, at Koko's Bavarian Biergarten

"...a children’s area for all manner of family fun. Jah, that’s three days, five stages, and more festivity than..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

12 Dank 4/20 Events to Toke on in Austin

It's time to celebrate that sweet leaf that keeps many of us sane

"...celebration of all things irie. Cocoa Tea, Etana, DJ Jah Bill..."

April 19, 2019 Events Post

Jamaica Dancehall Legend General Smiley on Pioneering the Art Form and Settling in Central Texas

Austin Reggae Fest standout might as well call Austin home

"...1980 single "Diseases," an infectious Roots Radics missile threatening Jah's wrath on the ungodly, the pair carried enough clout..."

April 19, 2019 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Live Shots: Reggae Fest

"...and Rastas paced the stage with squeegees as host Jah Ray assessed audience welfare with, "Ya irie?"..."

April 24, 2015 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Doctor Madd Vibe, Tall, Dark & Lonesome Emo's, January 21

"...Tales of "Nate Procrasto and Tina On-Time" and of "Jah-Jah on the Telephone" were all told in dauntless rhyme,..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Hess

Only the Beginning

Wednesday Night SXSW "Sleepers"

"...that can bring together all the human colors in Jah Rasta's rainbow (foregoing dependence on synthesized sounds), Madison, Wisconsin-based..."

March 13, 1998 Music Feature

Live Through This!

The Semi-Annual Rock & Roll Round-up

"...Rap, Race and Reality by Chuck D with Yusuf Jah (Delacorte Press, $23.95), a powerful hip-hop memoir that doubles..."

Dec. 5, 1997 Books Feature

Pressure Drop

The State of Modern Reggae

"...Yellow Checker Ponytail and damn near the rest of Jah's green, predominantly Anglo universe could get past the unquestionably..."

July 4, 1997 Music Feature

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...every Jamaican artist of note. As always, the irreplaceable Jah Ray will emcee. And don’t forget to check out..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Fantastic Fest Review: Scala!!!

The very punk history of London’s legendary art/grindhouse cinema

"...patrons/talking head interviewees are DJ Mark Moore, PiL cofounder Jah Wobble, and The Duke of Burgundy director Peter Strickland..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Cinema Queerte

Salute the sweaty sirens of the screen with these queer mega-muscle movie events

"...and workshops; music by DJ Kimmy K and DJ JAH DUB HUT; drag by Julian Pax; kids activities like..."

July 14, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Not Your Gig

Boundaries, motherf*ckers. Boundaries.

"...I am kidding. It could totally be Allah or Jah or Vishnu or the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The point..."

May 13, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Sponsored: Millennium Space Systems

"...Moriba Jah, associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at..."

March 16, 2022 Photo Gallery

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival

Fall fests coax us from the metropolis

"...2007, when I lived at a hippie house named Jah's Mahal. I had about 14 roommates who were perennial..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Capyac, Marquis Hill, and Willie headline our recommended shows for the week

"...singers Mister Kali and Dre Z Melodi, plus DJ Jah Bill. – Kevin Curtin Joan Jett & the BlackheartsNutty Brown..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Writers on Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez as He Leaves His Post

The retiring editor left deep imprints on all who wrote for him

"...track and we'd retreat to the stairwell to "praise Jah," returning with inspiration and enlightenment...."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Easy Tiger Roars on Seventh, Simona's Coffee Supercharges the Colton House Hotel, Tiff's Got a Brand New Treat, You Could Win A Herd of Cattle, FFS, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Guide to Kolaches in Austin right here for you, jah? And, tangentially, Andrew Turner has glossed three smol and..."

April 14, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

AFF Review: Farewell Amor

Moving drama of an estranged immigrant family looks inwards

"...Chi) came to the United States and Esther (Zainab Jah) escaped to Tanzania. Living in New York and working..."

Nov. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Evening With Chlane at ColdTowne Theater

In a light, enjoyable sketch show, comic couple Chloe and Lane Ingram show the cost to intimacy with just one person over others

"...and clearing the room of "negative vibes," calling to Jah and "Great Mother Gaia." We instantly know those people...."

June 21, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

That Nasty Ol’ Johnny Rotten

Prince of the punks returns with PiL

"...AC: You had Jah Wobble with his immense dub reggae bass sound...."

Oct. 25, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Brrrr ... here's some tunes to warm you up this weekend

"...in a solo acoustic set leaning on hits “Let Jah Be Praised” and “Richman Poorman.” Now based in Seattle,..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Live Music Soundtrack for Your Weekend

Austin Reggae Festival, and more if you're not too high

"...celebrates a quarter-century as Austin’s premier riddim-generating, dance-inducing, people-watching, Jah-praising, life-affirming extravaganza. Synced to 4/20, the festival guarantees requisite..."

April 20, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Levitation Imaginings

Sun., 7:35pm, Elevation Amphitheater

"...Jah Lion, Colombia Colly (1976) One of the more obscure..."

April 29, 2016 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Music DVDs

"...on "Zion Train" begs your deep abiding praise to Jah...."

Dec. 19, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Cock of the Walk

Sriracha ain't just about rooster sauce

"...of a sauce from Thailand. The original Sriraja (pronounced see-rah-jah) sauce was created in the mid-Thirties by Thanom Chakkapak..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Stir It Up

'Marley' remembers the reggae king

"...Rastafari and all these words about Haile Selassie and Jah and not really knowing as a teenager, what does..."

April 20, 2012 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

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