12 More Days of ECM

12 More Days of vintage ECM jazz Touchstones

"...head picks open on “Georgian Bay,” Sam Brown’s nylon strings fluttering flamenco against Charlie Haden’s bass tango and Motion’s..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Thursday Picks

"...All showcases subject to change Billy Bragg1am, Cedar Street Courtyard..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

I'm Not There

This meditation on Bob Dylan is infused with love – not the slavish kind but a true-eyed tribute to the artist who belongs to nobody and everybody at once.

"...that, if not fails, certainly flags, is Gere’s sad-clown Billy the Kid, which comes in far too late in..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mahogany

"...stumble backward, wall-eyed, remembering how you abandoned soul brother Billy Dee Williams back home in Chicago. Even though you..."

May 18, 2007 Screens Review by Marrit Ingman

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"..."The trio is," declares Billy F. Gibbons, "a nat'chul fave, doncha know!"..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Wednesday Picks

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts now

"...Herod and Nicole Gehweiler's woozy melancholy, set against lush strings and 1990s guitar bash, returns on download "Red Microphones,"..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...by Canvas magazine as "the bastard love child of Billy Bragg and Mike Skinner doing his best Joe Strummer..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Mercier Review Mean-Spirited and Malicious

"...vocalist, Mandy Mercier has worked professionally with Lucinda Williams, Billy Joe Shaver, Steve Forbert, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock,..."

Jan. 25, 2007 Postmarks

Elvis Costello & the Austin Symphony Orchestra

Live Shot

"...contrast next: a ramshackle tune suited neither to rock, strings, nor the meeting thereof. No further proof was needed..."

April 14, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead

Gift guide

"...Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Review by Joe Nick Patoski

After a Fashion

Stephen is deep in fall fashion benefits. 'Tis the season!

"...when there are a zillion charities tugging at your heartstrings and your purse strings, don't forget that charity begins..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Ennio: Fine 'Tooning

Austin gets its first look at Ennio, the 'living cartoon' whose life-sized paper-doll impressions have made him a comedic sensation around the world

"...into these transformations – turning from Pope Benedict into Billy Idol or from Pavarotti into all Three Tenors –..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Four Brothers

A scrappy Seventies throwback about vigilante justice in the corrupt urban jungle.

"...Washington Jr. on the soundtrack, car chases with disco strings and rusty American clunkers plowing through blizzard conditions. The..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...business many times bitten, not overly shy, and with Strings Attached (Sanctuary), a reappreciation of all those young dudes..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Mighty Fine

Dixiecrat Jesse Dayton ain't banging his head against a wall

"...trades off between banjo and B-3. "Moravia" transplants Memphis rockabilly to the Rio Grande Valley. The cocksure "Tall Walkin'..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

DVDs: Part 3

Gift guide

"...White "nuh-nuh," before Norman Bates signaled danger with his shrieking-strings knife slash, there was Peter Lorre whistling Grieg's Peer..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2003-2004

The full list of nominations for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"..."Through the Mountain," Sex, Lies and Fairytales, Billy Wolfe..."

May 14, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...the Jersey-bred songwriter conveys the frustration of forbears like Billy Bragg, Leo's golden ear for pop gives his political..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...WILL TAYLOR & STRINGS ATTACHED: Austin-based Will Taylor has led his Strings Attached..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Story Book Children

Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez duet their way into Austin's heart.

"...the next millennium. The song, co-authored and sung by Billy Vera with Judy Clay, charted high, and the pair..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...by Nettie Brown and Kenneth Snyder on a pure, no-strings-attached, 100% welfare handout solution, the residents of North Ridge..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column

Broadcasts Vol. 10 Reviewed

"...would hold its own at any Gillian Welch revival. Billy Bragg, meanwhile, busks his usual spark ("St. Monday"). Darden..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Those Magic Moments

Composer, classicist Stephen Barber's encoding and imprinting

"...expressive visionaries: from celebrated rock stars like Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, and David Byrne to renowned composers and arrangers..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Dancing About Architecture

Another festival weekend, this time jazz; plus Mars Music not going under, and Bill Hicks -- still dead, more CDs.

"...who depend on the local Mars store for their strings and things need not worry. Local management declined to..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon

Reissues

"...bassist Pierre Michelot or Ron Carter, and either drummer Billy Higgins or Tony Williams. The film's star, Dexter Gordon,..."

June 21, 2002 Music Review by Harvey Pekar

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...HOLLY GOLIGHTLY: Having spent four years with Billy Childish in Thee Headcoatees before her first solo release..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW confirms a keynote speaker.

"...la Ventures/Trashmen. Look also for the Sara Hickman/Will Taylor "Strings Attached" collaboration at the Hyde Park Methodist Church (40th..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

All-American

Jimmie Vaughan at 50

"...perfect opportunity to reassemble a powerhouse touring band, including Billy Pittman, whose ultra-cool guitar complements Vaughan's playing like cream..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...she had a willing partner in a musician named Billy Borsey...."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...everything from sick disco synths to campy brass and strings. (Red Eyed Fly, 9pm) -- Michael Chamy..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

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