Cumbia de la Pachanga!

Nine hours at Fiesta Garden's Latino Music Festival on Saturday turns into a rock en Español empanada

"...fellow scensters Kalua with a peculiar blend of Latin American slink fronted by Anita Benner and rapper Zeale, who..."

June 2, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

A fond send-off for D-Madness, stuffing the piñata for the second annual Pachanga Latino Music Festival, Hayes Carll helps rebuild the Crystal Beach, and roaming the Flatladers' Hills and Valleys

"...June 4, lead local nominations for the eighth annual Americana Honors & Awards Show, which takes place at Nashville's..."

May 29, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Announcing the 2008-09 Austin Music Awards lineup and sneaking past the velvet rope at Pangaea, while Andrew Kenny trades American Analog Set for the Wooden Birds

"...clock, something rhythmic but still a bit awkward," says American Analog Set mastermind Andrew Kenny, who moved back to..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Greezy Wheels shift their gears for a midnight ramble, Black Joe Lewis preps for the Chronicle's annual Hot Sauce Festival, American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny rewinds back to Austin, and the lineup for the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest is in

"...Bad Brains, All, the Adolescents, and the previously announced reunion of Dead Milkmen. Other highlights include Clipse, Atmosphere, Z-Trip,..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Commemorating the 95th birthday of Pinetop Perkins one year at a time, exploring Willie's Place at Carl's Corner, and a pregame pep talk with Paul Wall

"...cameos from Too Short, Devin the Dude, and his reunion with Chamillionaire ("Diamonds Exposed"), but OTR was more interested..."

July 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

SXSW unveils the full band list. What more could you ask for?

"...Bands, Sunday, March 2, at Antone's, with proceeds benefiting American Youth­works in honor of the late Clifford Antone. The..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Greg Ginn and SST Records start fresh in Taylor, Possessed by Paul James stars as The Folk Singer, and KOOP Radio catches fire (again)

"..."We're trying to start a movement by reintroducing our American roots through these new American acts," Mallette says. On..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Descent Into the Maelstrom

Radio Birdman surfs out of Edgar Allan Poe's maelström a quarter-century later

"...10 performances to support it constituted the band's first American tour, featuring four of the sextet's original members, and..."

June 22, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Summer of Solo Shows: The Second Wave

In Austin theatre, solo shows sometimes come in waves, as in the second half of August, which has four one-person theatrical vehicles opening the same weekend

"...days. July saw a trio of them: Shirley Valentine, American Fiesta, and I Am My Own Wife (which continues..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

State Theatre Company

It's a new year, and the State Theater has a new artistic director, who has announced some new additions to the theatre's season

"...Arroyo's, Triple Espresso, a high-energy comedy centered on the reunion of a once-aspiring comedy trio, has been booked for..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...release of her debut Anyway, a full plate of American pop produced by the Blasters' Dave Alvin. – David..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Cedar Park, Over Ice

Southwest Sports Group's high-powered campaign to win voter approval for an ice rink/concert complex could "put Cedar Park on the map."

"...move them up the hockey food chain, into the American Hockey League, to become the Stars' top farm club...."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dancing About Architecture

Hole is on hold, as is Abra Moore's new album, though American Analog Set may be dead and the Mercury's Hip Hop Humpday is definitely. Meanwhile, John Kunz fights back, and Don Imus raises the Flatlanders flag. Whew!

"...Rumors are swelling about the American Analog Set's show at the Mercury with Her Space..."

July 26, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...AMERICAN STEEL: The American Steel responsible for last year's Jagged..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Page Two

Even being in Slacker didn't prepare Chronicle Editor Louis Black for the film's eventual impact.

"...anniversary of its national release. There will be a reunion of cast and crew. After the screening, there will..."

June 29, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

A flood of weather (and music) following SXSW

"...that the former local will be opening Slowhand's North American tour. "For a rock guitar player, it doesn't get..."

March 30, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Public Notice

Our weekly calendar of activist and volunteer events and fundraisers.

"...the event will benefit -- guess who? -- the American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Research. 474-4070...."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

More Flava Than Juicy Fruit

Wednesday Night SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...AMERICAN ANALOG SET: The subdued and introspective sounds of locals..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature

Why Should Anyone Care Now?

"...name from an almanac, an article about the first American riot, dubbing it the Doctors' Mob of 1728. From..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Scanlines

The Haunting

"...cleans up in order to pass at his college reunion. The Fields segment is a stand-alone classic, which it..."

July 23, 1999 Screens Feature

Blank's Slates

"...Since then, Blank's devotees have blissfully followed him from Polish-American kick-up-your-heels-and-dance polka fests (In Heaven There Is No Beer?,..."

June 18, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Put Your Weight on It

"...Boy-lovin' Gen-Xers, have discovered the poetic grace of Moore's African-American toasts, his lewd humor, and the manic energy of..."

April 30, 1999 Screens Feature by Mike Emery

Book Reviews

"...and wrong of a war that scarred thousands of American citizens. It also raises the question of whether the..."

March 26, 1999 Books Review

Bauhaus

"...with the decade's earlier (yet equally unfathomable) Sex Pistols reunion, the impossible has apparently, suddenly, become the norm. It's..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature

Postscripts

"...will "sway toward contemporary literature," with a concentration in American authors. But since Britton's already thinking ahead to international..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Books Column

Dancing About Architecture

Fastball: The Band That Saved Hollywood?

"...first release in Frank Kozik's Man's Ruin label's Fuckemos American Heritage series. Kozik has aquired the rights to all..."

May 1, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Conventional Wisdom

Is It Wise To Expand Austin's Convention Center?

"...laid down the gauntlet with the Bureau's subcontractor for African-American marketing, the Capitol City Chamber of Commerce -- chimed..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The News Gets Better

Austin's 1997 in Review

"...continue throughout 1997 (and by "joke" I mean "lie"): American Records says that Lucinda Williams is done recording her..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Dancing About Architecture

"...elected to toss these sessions in the crapper, too. American Records now tells the Chronicle that a previously announced..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Public Notice

Possessing the Secret

"...If you can't walk or run for the American Cancer Society, you can still sponser a walker or..."

May 2, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

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