Space Cowboys

"...Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones and Clint Eastwood. Space Cowboys is exactly what it looks like: a lighthearted action..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas-Set Drama Bull Gets in the Chute With Black Rodeo Riders

Austin-based director Annie Silverstein premieres her SXSW selected feature

"...became acquainted with a man from a family of Black bull riders. "I really knew nothing about the history..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Why Do Black Divas Die So Soon?/Tales of a Gypsy Cowboy

"...Can cowboys and divas play well together? Find out this weekend..."

May 31, 2002 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

A Celebration of Black Women, a Benefit for Palestine, and Other Crucial Concerts

Hans Zimmer, Superfónicos, Lola Tried, and more recommended shows

"...  – Mattea Gallaway Her Majesty: A Celebration of Black Women in Music..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Crosstalk: Plains Brings Out Hoyt Van Tanner, DIA on Día Centers Live Music Funds, and Black Pumas' Eric Burton Teases His "Own Work"

Austin music news headlines of the week

"..."Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and Terry Allen's "Amarillo Highway" followed, where Williamson gave..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Celebrating Black Austin, Telling Stories, and Ducks Galore in This Weekend’s Events

Our arts and culture recommendations to keep you busy

"...Angeles visitors Business Casual performing their venue-appropriate Western spoof Cowboys, all-femme funny folks Boobie Trap in from New Yahk,..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cowboys and Controversy

Kyle Henry and the Texas Documentary Tour

"...Pop Love while I was there. That was a black comedy, a domestic melodrama, 65 minutes long, shot on..."

May 8, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cowboys and Indies

Texas Sundance roundup

"...selections had deep Texas roots. One, the inspiring Louis Black/Karen Bernstein doc Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny, celebrates the..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...Vulcan Gas Company regulars the Conqueroo before starting up Black Maria Trucking. The film was written and edited in..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Boys of Summer, Cowboys That Is

"...The last time Davis did that, the Silver and Black played in a little game called the Super Bowl...."

June 21, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl

A madcap animated ramble through Kyoto's drinking district

"...the protagonist – simply known as the Girl With Black Hair (Hanazawa) – goes everywhere but home. She ditches..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pittsburgh Fans Are the Best in the NFL

Fans relate to the hard-working, blue collar mentality of the Pittsburgh Steelers

"...silly “Terrible Towels” and supporting their team. The Dallas Cowboys may have the moniker of “America’s Team,” but this..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Sports Post by Justin Sanders

'The Texas Cowboy Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos'

"...The cowboys of the "great trail drives" were a beat-up gang..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

Urban Cowboy

Only a couple years removed from his screen super-success in Saturday Night Fever, Travolta struts his way through Urban Cowboy’s modern-West parable about machismo, cowboy manqué, and mechanical bulls set among petrochemical workers in Pasadena, Texas.

"...and Scott Glenn plays the guy in the figurative black cowboy hat...."

Oct. 25, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

La Vie De Bohème

This film honors the romantic notion of the starving artist while simultaneously mocking its illusions and pretensions.

"...it's written, produced and directed by Aki Kaurismäki (Leningrad Cowboys Go America, The Match Factory Girl), a Finnish filmmaker..."

Dec. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood Simple: The Director's Cut

"...at least, Texas was best known for its urban cowboys and best little whorehouses, there came along a movie..."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Nofziger Responds

"...Louis Black and others have commented that Ronney Reynolds lacks vision...."

April 25, 1997 Column

Fantastic Fest 2014: Joe Lynch Guns for Everly

Director of Salma Hayek action flick talks sealed-room rules

"...Never tell a Texan that samurais are better than cowboys. "I went, oh, this is a great debate in..."

Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

As the Season Rots Away

Fair-weather fans flee the rotting burnt-orange corpse

"...seemed to be melting. The insides were full of black, furry fungus. A few weeks ago they were bright..."

Nov. 11, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

In Person: Robert Greer

Dashiell Hammet and Chester Himes in a Pickup Truck

"...a pickup truck. Greer also populates his stories with black cowboys and ranchers as well as places like Rosie's..."

April 11, 1997 Books Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...of the American West is the contributions of the Black cowboys. "Black Cowboys: An American Story” at the African..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Running Scared

Wayne Kramer's follow-up to his crime drama The Cooler has no moral compass, and swings wildly out of control while blanketed in hyper-violent digital gore effects and a thick, black nausea of the soul.

"...is filled to bursting with a kind of neoprene, blacklight flair, rampant action sequences and shoot-outs that, had they..."

March 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Encore: Charli XCX

Charli Aitchison wanted to ride herd here in Cowtown

"...“I do hope I see a few cowboys” admitted a bubbly Charli XCX on the eve of..."

March 22, 2012 Music Post by Luke Winkie

I See Dead People

The Black Angels conjure Austin's psychedelic renaissance

"...these little handprints will appear on it," reveals the Black Angels drummer. "I wash it off, and it comes..."

May 9, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

After a Fashion

Stephen counts down last year: Sometimes he loses count

"...4) Christmas windows at Blackmail..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...is none other than that progenitor of Bad Boy Black Humor and personal leader of the early days of..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Texas-Sized Basketball: The Houston Rockets and Why I Moved to Texas

"...bother? And especially Texas. Texas is unimaginable heat and cowboys and guns; cultural conservatives, the death penalty, and Tom..."

Nov. 23, 2006 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...This week's list of bestsellers is from Mitchie's Fine Black Art & Gift Gallery, 5706 Manor...."

Oct. 20, 2000 Books Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...complained of an "overabundance" of illustrations of brown and black cowboys in some sections on Texas history. She further..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

Magna Carda's Wild West Refresh and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Farmer's Wife, Sentimental Family Band, and more

"...Magna Carda's latest relates to the unsung determination of Black cowboys in the South. Centered around a spoken field..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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