Listen to This: David Beck Breaks Down Bloom & Fade

Family ties and looking at life, track-by-track

"...upright bass playing and singing in Sons of Fathers, Blue Healer, and David Beck’s Tejano Weekend. “I realized there..."

Sept. 22, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: David Beck’s Tejano Weekend

Vol. 2

"...Tejano music, yet the former Sons of Fathers and Blue Healer founding frontman has unlocked an intoxicating inspiration. His..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Watch This: David Beck Feels the Breeze on “Window Unit Blues”

“Chill” songwriter attempts to balance out the universe

"...breakouts Sons of Fathers before leading the indie project Blue Healer and Tex-Mex outfit Tejano Weekend, played every part...."

Sept. 1, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Goodbye Prop B, Hello HOT Monies

Following the defeat of Proposition B, Austin music advocates brainstorm applications of the first city funding for commercial music

"...Byrd (aka NOOK Turner), Loro Management operative Cris Flores, Blue Mist bandleader Robert Kelley, Music Venue Alliance Austin founder..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Blue Healer

"...Blue Healer can't help but be the best adult-contempo band..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Adds to Music Roster

Imarhan, Minus the Bear, Joan of Arc, Charlotte Day Wilson, and 152 more

"...Sammy and Dice Soho, lunar post-punks Meat Wave, and bluesy screamers 4onthefloor...."

Oct. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Homegrown

Austin acts at ACL Fest Weekend Two

"...Blue Healer Sat., 6:30pm, BMI stageDavid Beck, bassist/vocalist of disbanded..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Local Acts at ACL

Homegrown music at its finest

"...something hypnotic and absolutely needs to be seen live. Blue Healer..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Events Post by Thomas Danh

Float Fest 2016

"...Blue Healer..."

July 18, 2016 Photo Gallery

Solstice Festival 2016

"...Blue Healer..."

June 20, 2016 Photo Gallery

ACL Fest 2016 Lineup

Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, LCD Soundsystem

"...Walker Lukens & the Side Arms, Matt the Electrician, Blue Healer, Keeper, and Los Coast...."

May 5, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...burn Carnage Park, while Simon Rumley (Red, White and Blue) gets dusty with Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word, which..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Mega Third List

L7, the Cult, Loretta Lynn and 556 more added to the Fest

"...1001 Nights Orchestra, Atash, Bayonne, Bee Caves, Charlie Belle, Blue Healer, Boan, Booher, Built By Snow, Dylan Cameron, Gina..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ACL Fest 2015 Late-Night

Any gas left after all day at Zilker Park? ACL's got you covered.

"...The Maccabees, Blue Healer, Parish..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...oversized egg is wheeled up behind me, its single blue clawlike appendage nestled possessively over the top of my..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Bless Me, Ultima

This honest, earnest, and naturalistic kids’ story about growing up Mexican-American in 1940s New Mexico is based on the popular book.

"...the guidance of his mentor – a curandera or healer – in New Mexico during the Second World War...."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Off the Record

Local songwriter Johnny Goudie takes the stand while Trailer Space Records preps for Record Store Day

"...Austin's other esteemed outlets, like metal sanctuary Encore Records, blues staple Antone's Records, or vinyl emporiums Backspin and Breakaway..."

April 15, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Lay It Down

?uestlove's all over the place

"...out during their recording session for Lay It Down (Blue Note), shouting, “Why are there motherfuckin’ computers everywhere? I’m..."

May 20, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Metallurgy

Metallurgy

"...offset a Glenn Danzig vocal summons ("Satan's Finest") with Blue Cheer bass and a deep forest timbre from parallel..."

April 4, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Australian Cattle God

Who Let the Gods Out?

"...The label also has a subsidiary "art label" called Blue Healer for releasing uniquely packaged albums in limited runs..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

How Playfest's Bernadette Nason Got Hooked on Theatre

As Playfest begins its 10th season this week, the Chronicle turned to actor-storyteller Bernadette Nason, one of the longtime regular contributors to the festival, to see what part theatre played in her childhood and how it influenced her current work.

"...adults as well -- her troubled wife in Faith Healer at this year's FronteraFest was gripping). As Playfest begins..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Close to the Edge

The Chronicle Arts team hits the 2002 FronteraFest Long Fringe to find how close to the edge this year's artists take us.

"...A faith healer staring into the abyss of doubt. A settled middle-aged..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Long Fringe @ Blue Theatre

"...Faith Healer by Brian Friel (Big Bad Wolf Productions) Wed, 1/23:..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature

FRONTERAFEST 2002 DAILY SCHEDULE

"..."To Hell and Back" by Ned McDanielLONG FRINGE @ BLUE THEATRE Issues, 5:30-7pm..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...Ward in Houston, communicates his vision of art as healer in a pair of hands proffering ears of corn..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

The Huntress Captured by the Game

"...$6.99 paper) is a slender quickie from an "energy healer" Diana met at a London clinic. Like most authors..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Men With Guns

"...deeply personal film. Luppi is gripping as the fading healer, and the brilliant cinematography by Slawomir Idziak (Blue and..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...shiny, $3 used suit that would make TV faith healer Benny Hinn green with envy. The set started out..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature