Room With a View

La Zona Rosa's Ripple Effect

"...constitutes an announcement equally surprising, Direct Events president Tim O'Connor has declared that he would like to meet with..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...criticism that flared when the University of Texas removed longtime Cactus Cafe manager Griff Luneburg reflected that level of..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Prime Time Irony?

The Future of Liberty Lunch

"...Ward took over Liberty Lunch in 1993, following a long history as employees under the previous management, they delivered..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Flannery

The first lady of Southern Gothic letters on the cusp of the modern era

"...Fiction, Flannery O'Connor wrote, is not an escape from everyday life: It..."

July 17, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

Local promoter and legend Tim O'Connor is retiring (well, he says he's retiring), and I want only to praise him. Hell, look at his accomplishments -- Castle Creek, Austin Opera House, Backyard, Austin Music Hall, La Zona Rosa, Willie, Farm Aid, and that's just the beginning.

"...It is not easy to write about Tim O'Connor, but it is necessary. I've been dealing with him..."

June 1, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Ask Questions First, Shoot Later

In 1967, Hobart Ison shot and killed Hugh O'Connor, who was filming a documentary on Ison's property. In her documentary Stranger With a Camera (showing at the Alamo Drafthouse this Wednesday, November 1), Elizabeth Barret examines the context that brought these two men together -- one with a gun and one with a camera.

"...which Appalachian landowner Hobart Ison killed documentary filmmaker Hugh O'Connor -- the stranger with a camera. O'Connor was working..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Dancing About Architecture

Re-Zona Rosa

"...history of openings and closings, La Zona Rosa has long been thought of as perfect for yet another reinvention...."

April 25, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Am I White?

One man's twisted sense of racial identity unravels in Adrienne Dawes' brisk and tense new drama

"...square on the floor delineates the world of Wesley Connor. It's mostly meant to suggest the confining space of..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Dear Evan Hansen

Broadway adaptation is really The Talented Mr. Ripley: The Musical

"...form of therapy is stolen by high school loner Connor Murphy (Ryan), Hansen is sure that his life is..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

A2K Meets 'ACL'

The rise of Charlie Jones, local promoter extraordinaire, ACL Fest main man.

"...the first major push into "brand extension" for television's longest running music program, but the Austin Convention & Visitor's..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Hanging Up the Torches

After 20 years of juggling fire and other foolery, the Flaming Idiots are calling it quits.

"...But not when you're Jon O'Connor, Kevin Hunt, and Rob Williams. For 20 years, people..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Shining Star Goes Dark

A tragedy at Reagan High School evokes a mother's courageous response.

"...Carolyn Mosley married Jeff Samuel. The union fulfilled Mosley's long-held wishes for her two teenage daughters and one teenage..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mothering Sunday

Literary adaptation charts doomed romance between classes

"...Directed by: Eva Husson. Starring: Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Patsy Ferran, Glenda Jackson, Sope..."

April 8, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...action. Being a friend of the media industry no longer seems optional for those who would gain or retain..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Jane Got a Gun

Natalie Portman stars in and produced this Western

"...Directed by: Gavin O'Connor. Starring: Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lonesome West

Hyde Park's return to Martin McDonagh territory is as wickedly delicious as the potato alcohol his play's bickering brothers gulp down

"...in a lake. Someone cut the ears off Valene Connor's poor dog, and nothing seems to be changing anytime..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Rent Party Blues

Are post-boom rents killing the Austin music scene?

"...Downtown, lines mark the spots. Two clubs with the longest lines appear to be the newest: Cubra Libre and..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Andy Langer

TCB

More on the Antone's merger, the noise ordinance, and finally, Abra Moore.

"...the average Eric Johnson album. Direct Events Pooh-Bah Tim O'Connor himself helped unmuddy the waters, surprising us all with..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Dancing About Architecture

All news: noise ordinance gripes, AMN budget crunch, Sound Exchange faces rent shortfalls, Williamson County refuses to give up on an amphitheatre, Clifford Antone back on the streets, and the first SXSW 03 confirmees. Plus, three music deaths.

"...improve Downtown, things were moving fast and furious toward long-sought solutions to the problems of Austin's music community. Then..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Rave chaos part 2, plus Kerrville Kaos brings Direct Events Ghenghis Kahn Tim O'Connor out of retirement.

"...Well, the long-planned Electric Daisy Carnival finally happened last Sunday -- sort..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

The local music community holds its breath as it waits for the music-industry target-study set to go before the City Council's budget meetings.

"...over sound levels downtown (see below), AMC chair Kevin Connor repeatedly warning that in the new, tighter economy, "everything's..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Austin's Next Shot at Ending Homelessness

Thanks to an infusion of philanthropic cash, the city and its iTeam embark on a new effort

"...day in and out for minimal salary," says Kerry O'Connor, the city's chief innovation officer and sponsor of the..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Ticker: Marching Toward 2020

Early voting in the primaries is only seven weeks away

"...The MVP Switch-Hitter Award goes to Madeleine Connor, filed as a candidate in the Democratic primary for..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

TV Eye

Golden Globes were a big bust, but the new Terminator series opens an impressive can of whup-ass

"...were announced last Sunday on NBC in a live, hourlong event billed as the Golden Globes Winners Special. But..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture

Labor Days ends, people bummed.

"...However, as a big drink of water following a summerlong drought, it wasn't necessarily as refreshing as it could..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Serve Chilled

The Summer Reading Menu

"...The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Loveby Jill Connor Browne..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Dancing About Architecture

A recap of the first Austin Music Commission Town Meeting; the Antone's Blues Festival looks to have a bright future.

"...participants. It wouldn't be Austin without a couple of long-winded harebrains getting in on the act, but for the..."

May 19, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Experience the C.H.A.R.M.?

Marketing the "live music capital of the world"

"...since 1991, and even though Austin's official slogan has long been the butt of jokes within the local music..."

Sept. 6, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown festivals cramp merchants' style

"...But promoters like Smith and Direct Events owner Tim O'Connor, who also owns the Austin Music Hall, say that..."

July 26, 1996 News Feature

Meanwhile, at the Supreme Court ...

"...the (court)room during the Texas redistricting trial. The seahorse, along with the "upside-down Chinese dragon" and other fanciful creatures,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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