Bright Lights Over Gary Clark Jr.

Heft and heart for the first of three solo hometown gigs

"...“Can we give it up for my band?” Gary Clark Jr. dryly asked a packed Paramount Theatre during Sunday’s..."

Dec. 5, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Gary Clark Jr. Boldly Plays New LP in Full at Austin City Limits

Taping finds hometown hero at a meditative musical crossroads

"...taping, on Tuesday night at the Moody Theater, Gary Clark Jr. made a bold move...."

March 28, 2024 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Playback: Robert Johnson Plays Antone’s Anniversary!

Antone’s resurrects Robert Johnson for its 42nd anniversary

"...and T-Model Ford's grandson Stud Ford; local all-stars Gary Clark Jr., Jimmie Vaughan, Derek O'Brien, Denny Freeman, and a..."

June 30, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Moral March for Democracy Enlists Willie Nelson, Luci Baines Johnson for Voting Rights Rally

27-mile march concludes at Texas State Capitol on Saturday

"...Nelson will perform and Texas political legacy Luci Baines Johnson will speak at the Texas State Capitol tomorrow, July..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...the first in Austin," recalls local blues great W.C. Clark, powerful affirmation of Ratisseau's almost unbelievable life...."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The World Is Watching J. Quinton Johnson

The UT alumnus left Austin to be in "the room where it happens": in Hamilton on Broadway

"...in the triple digits, there were plenty), J. Quinton Johnson happily obliged. Never mind the hour (the crack of..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gary Clark Jr. Spotlights Familial Austin Talent in Blues On the Green’s Return

“Everybody is listening to the guitar man”… and his friends

"...curator stands as a reliably loyal community figure. Gary Clark Jr.’s already well-established commitment to amplifying local now culminates..."

July 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Drum Dynamo J.J. Johnson’s Saving Grace

Powerhouse Austin drummer strips down to his bare essence

"...Existence for J.J. Johnson means continually stripping down to one bare essence: Drums...."

May 26, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The 38th Annual Austin Music Awards Deliver the Guy Clark Standard

“Stuff That Works” – GA floor, sleek runtime, winner sets, funny hosts

"...been the back-to-basics theme song for the evening: Guy Clark’s “Stuff That Works.”..."

March 12, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Austin Film Festival Review: The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

A recurrence not at Owl Creek Bridge, again and again

"...Yes, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson is a time loop movie, but as you quickly..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

S.W.A.T.

"...Directed by: Clark Johnson. Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Renner,..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sentinel

This serviceable action thriller disintegrates into an implausible mess that's barely salvaged by the presence of old pros like Michael Douglas and Kim Basinger

"...Directed by: Clark Johnson. Starring: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger, Eva..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Once I Was a Beehive

Pleasant summer-camp film checks its religious ideology at the tent

"...Nelson. Starring: Paris Warner, Mila Smith, Amy Biedel, Lisa Clark, Hailey Smith, Clare Niederpruem, Adam Johnson and Brett Merritt...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Ain't Messin 'Round

Gary Clark Jr. kisses the sky

"...18-year-old recent graduate of Austin High, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. played the very first Austin City Limits Music..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...the latter in October. Born Jan. 19, 1999, in Clarksdale, Mississippi – the crucible of American blues and the..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

A Free Show, Holiday Hootenanny, and More Crucial Concerts

Gary Clark Jr., Geto Gala, Robert Earl Keen, and more recommended shows

"...dance party series born from the minds of Brett Johnson and Claudia Hernandez, weekly club nights at various Austin..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back for more bloody and profane to bust more supervillain heads.

"...Directed by: Jeff Wadlow. Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Morris Chestnut, Jim Carrey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kick-Ass

Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Clark..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It's the Texans Just Being the Texans

"...the services of their best player, wide receiver Andre Johnson, after week two and haven't looked the same since...."

Nov. 11, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Hello Old Friend: Eric Clapton Sends His Regards

Slowhand and friends shake the Frank Erwin Center

"...Gary Clark Jr. encores his AMAs sweep tomorrow at San Antonio’s..."

March 22, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Sky Blue Sky

Q&A with Kevin Welch

"...human condition in a low-key manner that recalls Guy Clark, and his songs have been covered by Waylon Jennings,..."

April 21, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Big D, Little D

Little Doyle Bramhall all grown up

"...band starring the first-call guitarist of the moment, Gary Clark Jr., the funkiest of the lowdown bassists, Larry Fulcher,..."

July 11, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Daddio

Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson star in this two-hander about a cabbie and his passenger

"...Directed by: Christy Hall. Starring: Sean Penn, Dakota Johnson, Marcos A. Gonzalez and Shannon Gannon...."

June 28, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Awards Show Performers 1983-2016

Every AMA performance lineup of the past 34 years

"...y los Coronas, True Believers with Roky Erickson, Eric Johnson, Lou Ann Barton & Angela Strehli with Paul Ray..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Escovedo's record-setting eight covers; a SXSW staging of Gary Clark Jr., Black Joe Lewis, and Brannen Temple posing as..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Trumpet Constant Ephraim Owens Won’t Be Rushed

New Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee substitutes kindness and ubiquity for a back catalog

"...physicality, tonal resonance, and warm inflection fuse trumpet/flugelhorn great Clark Terry with Owens' post-bop hero Roy Hargrove, adding dashes..."

April 7, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...to be vetted through the process," AE spokesman Ed Clark explained at the time. "They'll be thoroughly discussed." Task..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...John Kerry 160, Michael Badnarik 1. City editor Mike Clark-Madison reported from the scene, "Second-graders were celebrating in the..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

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

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...the complicated relationships between three Texas music icons: Guy Clark, Susan Clark, and Townes Van Zandt...."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Lindsay LaVanchy, Froy Gutierrez, Gattlin Griffith, Patrick Walker, Bart Johnson, Shireen Lai, with Yancy Butler, and Lochlyn Munro (World..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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