Black and White and Rick All Over

The ABCs of 'The School of Rock'

"...Actor Jack Black, screenwriter and actor Mike White, and director Richard (aka..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Chet Baker in Black and White, but Still Blurry

Bruce Weber reminisces on Let's Get Lost

"...Oscar-nominated documentary, Let's Get Lost (1989), about jazz singer and trumpet great Chet Baker, to South by Southwest Film..."

April 27, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Mat Johnson: Black & White & Read All Over

Our interview with the Houston-based author

"...acclaimed Pym – which is somehow a popular favorite and a cult favorite, simultaneously, we'd swear – and who..."

June 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

If You're a Viper

From 'La Cucaracha' to Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson: P-O-T

"...the 4:20 generation: During the Mexican Revolution of 1910, thousands of native Mexicans moved north across the Rio Grande,..."

May 25, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...studied chemistry at Samuel Huston College in the 1950s and spent his evenings hopping from one club to another...."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Art All Over

Local Artists' Solo Exhibitions Cover Texas -- and Beyond

"...parents on Thanksgiving, I took some time to visit galleries in New York, where the city's sidewalks (busy sidewalks..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

AAPI Foodways FTW, Dos Olivos in Dripping Springs, Wine All Over Town, Genuine Joe’s Gotta Go, and Treaty Oak’s Peach Julep Will Refresh Your Palate All Summer Long

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

"...from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

May 11, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Black and Tan Fantasy

Duke Ellington in the Classroom

"...by Raoul Hernandez..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature

Black and Tan Fantasy

Duke Ellington in the Classroom

"...by Raoul Hernandez..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature

All Over Creation: Identity Crisis

Two concurrent stage productions show what happens when we define ourselves too narrowly

"...But really, how often can you deduce from a simple geometric..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Bill Paxton’s Lost Film Ties Together UT, Bob Fosse, and William S. Burroughs

Cut up, chopped and screwed: The long path to Taking Tiger Mountain Revisited

"...It was 1973 when a kid called Tom Huckabee first met Bill Paxton. They were both..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hey – Are You White?

And what, if anything, do you intend to do about it?

"...Black may be beautiful, but here's a somewhat paler man..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Oliver Tree on crying, his cowboy lineage, and his influences… which are none

Memeable alternative pop star plays sold out Stubb’s gig this weekend

"...In advance of the concert, Tree took a phone call to discuss what makes him cry, the kinds of..."

March 26, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Musicians and Comedians, In Perfect Concert

Largo

"...Until this summer, Largo was a small nightclub in a primarily Jewish district of Los Angeles...."

Oct. 10, 2008 Screens Feature by Kevin Kelly

Two of a Kind

Jesse Dayton & Brennen Leigh, Austin's new George and Tammy coupling, more or less

"...of a trailer, Dayton is still asleep, sprawled, hung over, beside a young brunette. When he turns and opens..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A Thousand Splendid Words

Khaled Hosseini on Afghanistan, poetry, and writing

"...with the international bestselling author (The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns) about Rumi graffiti, happy accidents, and compulsive..."

June 9, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving

Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt

"..."Like so many of us, these pandemics – COVID-19 and ongoing systemic racism – have left..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Black Like Who?

Baratunde Thurston lightens up the conversation on race, technology, and social change

"...It can't be helped, really. In addition to being digital director of The Onion,..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

We're Still Here

Assessing the continuing black Austin experience

"...was, somewhat predictably, a slave. Arriving in 1839 with Alexander Mur­chison, 10-year old mulatto Mahala – the illegitimate daughter..."

Jan. 8, 2016 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

Fear of a Black Network

"...checked with her, she was catching up on old black & white movies on AMC. One had Cary Grant..."

July 4, 1997 Screens Column by Christopher Gray

Liberation and Justice for All

Black Panther William Lee Brent's Exile

"...by William Lee Brent Random House, $25, hard..."

June 14, 1996 Books Feature

Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center

RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative

"...White walls, fluorescent lights, the occasional “keep your distance” line..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

What’s a Grand Jury, and Is It Being Manipulated to Indict Police Officers?

More cops are being indicted, but why all the secrecy?

"...past February, fellow attorney Doug O'Connell at his side, and talked about the Austin Police Department officers indicted by..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Commission Considers a Black Live Music Fund

Envisioning a Black Live Music Fund and fixing the Broken Spoke

"...address systemic racism at a Monday meeting. Following nationwide rallies for Black Lives Matter, Commission Vice Chair Jonathan "Chaka"..."

July 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Soul Stunner Miss Lavelle White Turns 39 (or So)

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

"..."Don't go there with my age," Miss Lavelle White warns me...."

July 5, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fusebox Festival Review: (Re)current Unrest

This dance grapples with cultural appropriation and racism

"...(Re)current Unrest began with Beyoncé, said choreographer Charles O. Anderson during a Fusebox Festival “Waffle Chat” artist talk...."

April 24, 2018 Arts Post by Jonelle Seitz

Playback: White Riot, Black Identity

Crowdfunding a black punk narrative, shuttering the Houston Press, and soundtracking Enchanted Rock

"...For all its best intentions of inclusivity, punk remains the hockey..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...Club was not unusual in form. The man known universally as "Smitty" schmoozed with the group in the crowded..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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