'King of New York' (Special Edition)

With Abel Ferrara's first real budget came name talent and new blood

"...King of New York (Special Edition)..."

May 28, 2004 Screens Review by Wells Dunbar

A Land Shaded in Melancholy Hues

The Austin Museum of Art exhibition "Visualizing the Blues: Images of the American South, 1862-1999" connects the blues aurally and visually, and reveals how the South, like the blues, is full of contradictions: dark and woeful yet beauteous and jubilant.

"...lying on the hood of a car in a parking lot somewhere in the American South. All her weight..."

March 8, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

To Know Joe Lansdale Is to Love Joe Lansdale

All Hail the Popcorn King trails the writer of the purple rage

"...and self-professed fangirl Hansi Oppenheimer's All Hail the Popcorn King, a tribute to and examination of Joe Lansdale, the..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Advocates: Reject Police Union Contract

New “excessive force” lawsuit filed over 2015 “jaywalking” arrest

"...November 2015 arrest by Austin police officers, allegedly for “jaywalking” across Red River Street near Sixth. Wallace described being..."

Aug. 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Journeyman Neal Schon

Definitely progressive fusion rock

"...the right guys. I listened to a lot of B.B. King, and Albert King, and Freddie King, and Muddy..."

May 17, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

House Delays Closure of Austin SSLC

Amendment scraps SSLC closure

"...close its doors, a late-filed amendment by Rep. Susan King, R-Abilene, removed any mention of the Austin SSLC closure..."

May 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Tempering Fire

Boring down into a quote from Michael King's "Firestarter" column

"...("Firestarter," Fri., March 27, 2015), Chronicle news editor Michael King thoughtfully eviscerates the so-called "racist stickers" placed on the..."

March 27, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Other Worlds Austin: Bon Voyeurage

Bradley King peeps into his film Time Lapse

"..."I'm a total voyeur," Bradley King states matter-of-factly to audiences at last weekend's inaugural Other..."

Dec. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Adrienne Whitehorse

July Is Crime Month: Q&A with Meg Gardiner

Local writer on her new thriller and her secret to success

"...Edgar Award winner championed by the likes of Stephen King and Sue Grafton, Meg Gardiner moved to Austin recently,..."

July 9, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Putting a Little Pep in the Leap of Craft Beer

American Homebrewers Association hosts rally at Jester King Brewery

"...crowding. The usual Saturday tour and tasting at Jester King Brewery is crowded with about 450 attendees over the..."

Nov. 12, 2013 Food Post by Jason Watkins

KOOP Gets Played

This time, I think it was the socks

"...game to a tie, 3-3. Third inning, Chronicle coach Bobby Leath struck out one, and catcher Erin Toombs made..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Sports Post by Kristine Tofte

Naked City

News and happenings around Austin and beyond

"...• Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many city offices will be closed; celebrants..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Diddley Daddy

'Bo Knows Not to be Stupid'

"...at Waterloo Park; last month it was 75-year-old B.B King, who reigned supreme at his B.B. King Blues Festival..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dancing About Architecture

The New Blues Revue

"...for the Hard Rock Cafe people, as well as B.B. King's blues club in Los Angeles, has elected to..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Reissues

"...Crescent City's first post-War recording star, and he was probably the first to bring the passionate fervor of gospel..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

SXSW Music Steps Up Ninth Artist List

Japanese Breakfast, Broken Social Scene, Ambar Lucid and 154 others

"...by Southwest Music week swings into action, the fest’s booking picks up the pace, adding 157 acts, including soft-touch..."

Feb. 21, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Exclusive Interview With Wrestling Legend Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright

Deposed local champ tells it like it is before Soul Grudge Showdown VI

"...The former King of Rock champion’s been lurking in Austin’s shadier vanishing..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Music List No. 9

Spoon, Atmosphere, Charles Bradley, and 243 more added

"...circles, tapping Minnesota MC Atmosphere, Wu-Tang chef Raekwon, H-town king of the ghetto Z-Ro, Maybach Music all-star Wale, Nineties..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Third Whopping List

Another 547 acts booked for the 2015 Music Conference

"...poppy rock songstress ZZ Ward, stoner rockers Shrine, Tejano/Norteño kings Intocable, mini metalheads Unlocking the Truth, Vegas rapper Dizzy..."

Jan. 13, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chairman of the Board

Antone's Blue Monday boss Derek O'Brien keeps the music alive and blue

"..."It reminds me of Alexander's," he says, evoking a long-gone ARCO gas station by day that turned..."

April 25, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Summertime Blues

Auditioning for the blues – at band camp!

"...across the dais doubling as a stage inside the King Seabrook Chapel at Austin's historic and predominantly black Huston-Tillotson..."

June 22, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Bonus Tracks

"...video -- gets echoed one song later by the King of the Blues, B.B. King: "He flowed when he..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Music Feature

AFF2012: A Conversation with Frank Darabont

Just don't ask him about 'The Woman in the Room'

"...Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist, and AMC's The Walking Dead on his predilection for Stephen King adaptations, the..."

Oct. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...You can still barrelhouse, baby, on the riverside...."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

King Probe May Soon Go On

"...is pending into last year's shooting death of Sophia King, but the police union's grievance brought that process to..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Little T-Bone

"...mark as a bluesman in the clubs around Rockdale, packing the house in town and in the surrounding communities..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Roots, Reckonings, and Resolutions

Roots

"...Central Texas -- Smithville, Taylor, Elgin, Lockhart -- and making something of a name for himself. After graduating from..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Soul Stunner Miss Lavelle White Turns 39 (or So)

“I had a hard life, but it channeled into the music”

"...found herself singing alongside Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and Bobby "Blue" Bland on regional revues. Meanwhile, her earliest appearances..."

July 5, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Antone’s Anniversary: Bernard Purdie Drum Clinic

Aretha Franklin bandleader rocks Home of the Blues Saturday

"...of all-time greats: Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Donny Hathaway,..."

June 27, 2019 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Council: Freedom From Fear

Council joins national defense of Muslims and immigrants

"...Thursday’s City Council meeting (Oct. 13) actually adjourned during working hours (with the help of plenty of postponements). But..."

Oct. 17, 2016 News Post by Michael King

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