Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...they need and deserve," said AG Greg Abbott. Constables Bob Vann (Precinct 2) and Maria Canchola (Precinct 4) pitched..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature

Equality

Ornette Coleman, speaking softly and carrying a huge legacy

"...titans, jazz's last great revolution. Sunday, 7pm, Bass Concert Hall, that upheaval upends Austin for the first time in..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...surprise, considering his gene pool – Dad is singer-songwriter Bob Livingston, of the Lost Gonzo Band – but the..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

"Austin City Limits" Festival Picks & Sleepers

"...a shelf full of Grammys, four alone for the Bob Wills' tribute Ride With Bob. One of the favorite..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature

Lust for Life

Ahhh … the good old daze

"...(and pester my way into Bill Bentley's gossip column), Bob Dylan and his Rolling Thunder Revue swept through town...."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...this drama (interspersed with archival footage) that follows photographer Bob Miser, whose Athletic Models Guild agency supplied the industry..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...music in the years immediately following the death of Bob Marley, 1982-'85. Virtually every spring and summer weekend featured..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

Built to Spill

"...ultimate impact as Martsch cites dour classic-rock prophecy from Bob Dylan to Bob Seger. Turning right back around, Martsch..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

The News Gets Better

Austin's 1997 in Review

"...Music Awards moves to swankier digs at the Music Hall, while in what can only be sheer coincidence, the..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...Their Standells-style alienation is sped up just enough to bob your head at a steady pace. Drummer Mark Fagan..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...But it does not look, right now, like City Hall is inclined to constrain the speed of its renewed..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Folk Music Fireball!

Sixty years ago this month and next, Elvis Presley destroyed Austin

"...Eisenhower years. "The honky-tonks in Austin were laid-back dance halls. Local country bands played, or Dessau Hall might have..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Wild Pitch of a Life

No No: A Dockumentary chronicles the legendary life of pitcher Dock Ellis

"...poet were up to the same tricks," wrote Donald Hall, the eventual poet laureate responsible for writing Ellis' biography...."

Sept. 5, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: Lights Out for Jovita's

Run-ins at Jovita's, thieves in the night at Mohawk, and Lickona's feeds off of 'Austin City Limits'

"...The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Austin City Limits came together last..."

June 29, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...boom: James Contrares. Generator: Guy Badger. Stunt gaffer: Tex Hall. Production manager: Paul Lewis. Associate producer: William L. Hayward...."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

Shake Appeal

James Williamson's Raw Power is all in the mix

"...so I started there and then I got into Bob Dylan, who was a big influence on me. And..."

May 28, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

The Parlor family serves pizza by the slice at the Monarch, Zeale gets down with Grooveline Horns, and crunching numbers for South by Southwest

"...the outside stages of Mohawk and Emo's. "The biggest challenge is just getting the word out to people and..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

After a Fashion

Stephen ponders self-immolation

"...that bittersweet time of year when the Texas Film Hall of Fame and South by Southwest creep up on..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Happenings

March 27-April 3

"...policy in the future. 5pm. St. Edward's University, Fleck Hall Room 305, 3001 S. Congress, 464-8871. Free...."

March 28, 2008 News Feature

Friday Picks

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...country and rockabilly. – Greg BeetsMONTE WARDEN8:30pm, Austin Music Hall Monte Warden always had that platinum song in him...."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...after civil rights trailblazer Heman Marion Sweatt, whose legal challenge to the UT Law School's admissions policy led to..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Short Cuts

Say hello to two Patric(k)s, and goodbye to some recently departed film greats.

"...in case you hadn't noticed: Coburn, cinematographer Conrad L. Hall, director George Roy Hill, actor Kenneth Tobey, actor Jonathan..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Road Shows

"...TUE 18 Widespread Panic, Austin Music Hall..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Music Feature

Here Are Your 2018/19 Austin Music Award Winners

Best band, musician, song, radio station, and more Top 10s chosen by you

"...3) Bob Schneider..."

March 1, 2019 Music Feature

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...him eight Grammys and a 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination...."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...northeast part of the state like Atlanta, Daingerfield, Lake Bob Sandlin, and Martin Creek Lake often produce spectacular shows...."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Duchess of Palms

Remembering Texas trailblazer Nadine Eckhardt

"...as of 1977: "I emerged from divorce [from Congressman Bob Eckhardt] as a forty-six-year-old Fifties girl who had been..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Filling out the locals list, Bob Byington (Somebody Up There Likes Me) directs Infinity Baby..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers

"...covered the Sugarhill Gang, Public Enemy, Michael Jackson, and Bob Marley. Bajofondo of Buenos Aires follows with lush electronic..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Circle Sky

For your resident Head, the Monkees' Michael Nesmith still lassos 'Circle Sky' country-rock

"...Monkees. Kirshner, whose initial collaborator changed his name to Bobby Darin when "Splish Splash" hit, assembled a hothouse of..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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