Deep in the Heart of West Update: April 22

More ways to help our neighbors in West

"...to assist our tiny neighboring town to the north, West, TX, still recovering from the disastrous fertilizer plant explosion..."

April 22, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

West Austin Studio Tour Recommendations

Where to go, what to see, who’s your caddy

"...of options available during this year’s iteration of the West Austin Studio Tour...."

May 10, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

West of Memphis

Eighteen years of wrongful imprisonment and four documentaries still don't put to rest the trials of the West Memphis Three.

"...Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers – were murdered in West Memphis, Ark. Police arrested three teenagers – Damien Echols,..."

March 15, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

East-West

"...Indochine, French director Wargnier returns with this historical/romantic epic East-West. Interesting although uneven, the film highlights a little-explored facet..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...Philosopher and independent presidential candidate Cornel West rolled into Austin Tuesday to campaign for a unique..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Seth MacFarlane furthers his Hollywood onslaught with this Western spoof in which he's no longer strictly a voice talent but is now playing the onscreen lead.

"...live-action feature, A Million Ways to Die in the West. It’s the first in the film’s numerous overindulgences, although..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

West Austin Studio Tour

The second WEST provides a journey of creative wonders

"...Here comes the second year of WEST, the West Austin Studio Tour, in which the general..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Deep in the Heart of West, Texas, Part 1

How you can help our neighbors in West

"...plume from the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas...."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Kanye West: Rock Star

“I’m the biggest of all of them”

"...No. 1 rock star on the planet,” claimed Kanye West during a 2013 interview with the BBC’s Zane Lowe...."

July 7, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

X Games: Kanye West Touches the Sky

Godlike MC ushers in his 37th birthday with a commanding set

"...with corporal precision. Yet there he stood onstage, Kanye West, 30 minutes before his 37th birthday, imploring everyone to..."

June 9, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

West, Ammonium Nitrate, And the Myopia of Terrorism

House hearing shows emphasis on public safety, not health and safety

"...Security and Public Safety into late month's disaster in West, Texas. Nevertheless, the question was raised: With its emphasis..."

May 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

West Austin Studio Tour

Another weekend in which to go WEST, young man

"...you missed getting in any art-gazing during last weekend's West Austin Studio Tour. Well, fear not, visual arts lovers,..."

May 3, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Explosion at Plant in West, Texas Shakes the State

As many as 30 feared dead in fertilizer plant accident

"...Late Wednesday night, the north Central Texas town of West – perhaps best-known for the Czech Stop (pictured) and..."

April 18, 2013 News Post by Monica Riese

Wild West

"...many dreamers he longs to become a country & western music star and move to Nashville and make records...."

Nov. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the West

"...(rory) Conroy, David Kelly and Johnny Murphy. Into the West takes place once upon a time in modern Ireland...."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How to Escape the Field With Shane West

The Gotham star heads to the cornfields for new thriller

"...Field get Gotham and Once and Again star Shane West to leave the Covid-proof safety of his home to..."

May 12, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tzintzún Ramirez Endorses Royce West for Senate

Runners-up join forces to take on MJ Hegar in run-off

"...Tzintzún Ramirez announced her support for state Sen. Royce West, who ran second to MJ Hegar In the March..."

March 9, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Ingrid Goes West

Hashtag: #thisisyourlife

"...This is the world of Ingrid Goes West, in which the titular character (Plaza, with her lemur..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

With Ti West In a Valley of Violence

Director on PTSD, Westerns, and the world's greatest dog

"...The Western is a forgery. There are white hats and black..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Slow West

A whimsical and wistful fable follows a young romantic and a hard-nosed realist out West

"...equally by its whimsy and wistfulness, John Maclean’s Slow West unfolds in the wake of the American Civil War..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Island Girl: Madi Jane West

Killer whale pop from the Pacific Northwest

"...Madi Jane West could be a map of my life so far,..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Deep in the Heart of West, Texas, Part 2

If you or loved ones need help in West

"...are in need of assistance after the devastation in West, Texas, check these resources:..."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

From the Vaults: Ti West Revives the American Horror Film

"The Innkeepers"' Ti West talks about his films

"...so bad by becoming so profitable," said filmmaker Ti West in a 2007 Chronicle interview about his film Trigger..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

WEST Pop-Up at the Neill-Cochran House Museum

For the West Austin Studio Tour, 15 artists show their work in this historic Austin home to varying and delightful effect

"...Museum than this weekend, when, in conjunction with the West Austin Studio Tour, the site is not only spectacularly..."

May 18, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

West Austin Studio Tour: The Second Weekend

Our recommendations among WEST's artist studios and galleries

"...The first weekend of the West Austin Studio Tour, starting off with a community breakfast..."

May 18, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Righteous Reverend Gean West 1936-2015

The Relatives’ heart and soul – back in God’s hands

"...Goodbye world, so long sin. Reverend Gean West of Dallas gospel soul survivors the Relatives died yesterday..."

Feb. 5, 2015 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Produced by Steven Spielberg, this animated film follows the further adventures of the Mousekewitz family, who came to America to escape the cat pogroms.

"...by: Phil Nibbelink and Simon Wells. In Fievel Goes West, the Steven Spielberg-produced American Tail saga picks up where..."

Nov. 29, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ChronEvents Picks for the WEST Austin Studio Tour

Tour stops to help you get the most out of WEST

"...Now in it’s sixth year, Big Medium’s West Austin Studio Tour (WEST) features 331 participants at over..."

May 15, 2017 Events Post by Thomas Danh

The Weird, Weird West

Giddings gets retro-futuristic for Weird West Fest

"...and fire up that home-crafted iron horse: The Weird West Fest will be celebrating the era of bespoke engineering..."

Dec. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Food-related Benefits for West, Texas

Shop for groceries, dine out, eat barbecue, buy pastries to help

"...after a deadly fertilizer plant blast leveled part of West, Texas, people began looking for ways to help. H-E-B..."

April 21, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

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