Reborn Again

Tony Villanueva steps out of the Derailers and into a new paradigm.

"...Grady had been involved with the making of O Brother, Where Art Thou? and has worked with a bunch..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Night Flight Flies Again

Stuart Shapiro resurrects his Eighties underground variety show

"...hear a lot of times is, 'Well, my older brother let me hang out at night, so while he..."

April 10, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Born on Highway 61

Famed superharpist James Cotton settles into Austin.

"...meanwhile, trade guitar licks side by side, while Riley Osborn's keyboards fill out the sound. Bassist Roscoe Beck and..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Election Notes: It’s a Family Affair ... Again

Susana Almanza's back in D3, and Ann Kitchen has an opponent

"...3. If that sounds familiar, it's because Almanza, whose brother Pio Renteria represents the district, also ran in 2014,..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Long Live the King's Brother

Thankyaverrymuch

"...who introduces himself as Lance Lee is really the brother that Elvis could never forget -- Jesse Garon Presley,..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Books Feature

Here We Go Again

The Riddlin' Kids -- DIY with a bullet.

"...other River City acts like Dynamite Boy, Cruiserweight, and Born to Lose that led to local opening slots for..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Saved!

Teen satire softly pokes at the hypocrisies of organized religion.

"...Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker and Chad Faust. "I’ve been born-again my whole life," 17-year-old Mary (Malone) introduces herself with..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fun for the Whole Family

Featured films and other recommended films at the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Two Lives Lost

Danielle Martin and Jackson Ngai shared a close friendship, a passionate love for music, and mental illness. They cared for each other as best they could. And then he killed her.

"...Jackson Ngai was born in Hong Kong in 1981, the second of three..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Death Valley Nights

BÖC's Spectres reissue brings out the ghosts

"...some sort of Freemason society – prehistoric tongue-in-cheek crunch born of the drive-in and infinitely retelecast. Improbably, "Godzilla" proved..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Thirteen Days

"...current filmgoers -- and by that I mean the not-yet-born-at-that-time set, myself included -- this particular history lesson seems..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alejandro Puyana Explores the Humanity and Hardship of Venezuela With His Debut Novel

You can’t go home again

"...his parents in Caracas, Venezuela, told him that his brother, Manuel, was going to be OK. Manuel had been..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...Two weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Across the Universe

Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthward into a minefield of literalism.

"...that this film was not a bum trip. Then again, you might know who the walrus is too. Taymor..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Big Guitar

The return of the True Believers

"...Another guitarist, the bandleader's brother, thinks, "I came all the way to Austin for..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

My Summer of Love

This ripe and symbolically drenched coming-of-age story nevertheless pleases due to its rare emotional honesty and the delightful performances of two young newcomers.

"...orphan, she lives above the town bar with her brother (Considine), an ex-con who’s been born again and converts..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF Review: I'll Be There

Austin-made cancer dramedy casts a little MJ glitter over the pain

"...(Jasmine Batchelor) groans, rolling her eyes at her bedbound brother, AJ (Ryan Cooper)...."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A New Life for 'A Band Called Death'

Detroit rock & rollers resurrected through Drafthouse Films

"...There's a shadow hanging over the Detroit-born proto-punk band Death – but it's also the light..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Sixth Patio, 11pm Los Angeles singer Lorine Chia was born in Cameroon and raised in Baltimore. Her intoxicating smoky..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...getting a phone call from Jerry Wexler: Gerald Wexler, born 1917 in the Bronx to a Jewish Orthodox Polish..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...longhairs that love them. Yes! Read that last sentence again: "jet-pack-wearing stags!" Our minds are all squirmy in anticipation...."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Picking Up the Pieces

Karr Conviction Closes Another Chapter in O'Hair Case

"...weeks later, William J. Murray, Madalyn Murray O'Hair's estranged, born-again Christian son, asked Fort Worth U.S. Rep. Dick Armey..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

God Loves Ya When You Dance

Texan outlaw Billy Joe Shaver, straight shooter

"...at the kitchen table. "They don't bug you. Then again, you can't do hardly anything to get their attention..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Checking In: Alex Coke Plays Saxophone In His Driveway

ATX tenor titan stops, looks, and listens – then blows!

"...a millennial Chronicle feature, the saxophonist responding: “I was born in Texas and I play the tenor, so I..."

July 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Stephen Marley Q&A

Reggae scion on hip-hop, Bob, and a new branch on the family tree

"...Stephen Marley was born reggae royalty, but that’s not necessarily on your mind..."

May 23, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gypsy Rose

The 'Rockabilly Filly' bucks back into Austin

"...Flores was born in San Antonio, 1950. When she was 7, her..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

No Mercy

The case of James Allridge raises familiar questions about the Texas justice system

"...1985, while on a "crime spree" with his 23-year-old brother, Ronald. (Ronald, implicated with James in a string of..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Platters

"...Brethren, parishioners, it's time our good and holy brother Jim Heath saw the light. Beg him to turn..."

April 17, 1998 Music Review

Texas Abortion Advocates on What Happens Next

Texans once again have an unfortunate head start in having their rights stripped away

"...offing for months if not years, and Texans once again have an unfortunate head start...."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Wallet and Spirit

Sickbed Fortune

"...Synod doctrinal statement published not long before James was born, the Bible is inerrantly true, and claims to the..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

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