Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Burn in Hell

String sorcerer went to my college?

"...not purists, but if they have Bruce Springsteen, of course they’d have The River, but they’d also have Nebraska...."

Sept. 10, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Civics 101

"...PHOTOJOURNALISM CRASH COURSE FOR ACTIVISTS The Chronicle's own John Anderson teaches..."

June 21, 2013 News Column

Chasing C. Robert Cargill's 'Dreams and Shadows'

AICN veteran on goblins, research, and if he's done with criticism

"...write movies." Being a critic was a strenuous, endless crash course – maybe even a master class – in..."

Feb. 28, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Fighting for Justicia

Workers Defense Project celebrates 10 years on the front lines of Texas labor

"...as WDP members. Duque notes that WDP's leadership development course, which addresses gender equality issues, helped her approach her..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Point Austin: Electric Lessons

Beneath the AE rate debate stands the strong ground of public process

"...detail – council members and interested Austinites got a crash course in the minutiae of utility policy. For a..."

June 15, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Sweat, Equity

How vegan doughnuts can help fix the economy

"...got its cooperative education – not to mention a crash course in the basics of starting a business, from..."

June 8, 2012 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Luv Doc Recommends: 'Texas High School Football: More Than the Game'

Bullock Texas State History Museum, Saturday, August 6, 2011

"...dominate. Walt Garrison himself sustained five concussions over the course of his football career before he was finally forced..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Arrested Development?

Young-at-heart Austin is home to a booming Young Adult literature scene

"...Of course, no conversation about Austin's literary scene is complete without..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Books Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Key (Chain) to Chief Ellison's Heart

Hey, who wants an Austin Police badge?

"...honor graduates of its Citizen Police Academy (an 11-week crash course on the daily workings of the cop shop)..."

June 1, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Allman Brothers Band

Friday

"...yet how flawlessly they augment each other. Over the course of an hour, ABB gave a crash course in..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Meet the New Bosses

Long Center director Cliff Redd and ALO director Richard Buckley compare notes on leading an arts institution, the challenges they face, and being new to Austin

"...well. He's spent the past 12 months getting a crash course in the capital city and Texas ways. Redd..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Words From Winedale

Additional life lessons and meditations from students in the Shakespeare at Winedale program

"...Winedale was not an acting class; it was a crash course in being wholly human, with many great teachers:..."

July 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Clayton Stromberger

Babes in Toyland

Put the kids' summer to good use by taking them to camp, where they learn how to make television, not watch it.

"...13- to 16-year-olds -- with age-specific content and instruction. Courses range from Japanese and stop-motion animation, sitcom production and..."

May 10, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Lowdown

Our friends look a lot like our enemies; the Charleston Five; and burning your feet for Burger King!

"...media are rushing to give us (and themselves) a crash course on our enemies in this part of the..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...in every little town in Texas and Louisiana. Of course, I didn't really go anywhere. I stuck around Willie..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

KGSR Broadcasts vol. 8 (107.1 KGSR-FM/Radio Austin)

"...year at the station's ninth anniversary party. That of course makes 2000 KGSR's 10th anniversary, which brings us to..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Short Cuts

Turk Pipkin goes to The Sopranos and other upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.

"...maybe you should enroll in Sidney Brammer's upcoming two-day crash course "The Film Production Coordinator: Central Nervous System for..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

From Here to Eternity

The only punk rock band that mattered, and why they still do

"...would shortly be known as the Clash began a crash course in rock & roll. Wanting a different look,..."

May 19, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Musica del Mar

Hanging Ten with Austin trio the Sir Finks

"...in the water again, another wave of raunch comes crashing over your head and you come up sputtering and..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Magnetic! Resonant!

Wayne Alan Brenner might be the only fool alive who actually digs getting shoved into one of those terrible tubes for an MRI.

"...a few days, even breathing too deeply was a crash course in agony...."

April 14, 2000 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

How the West Was Sung

The Newton Boys Soundtrack: An Oral History

"...today both admit they had little idea of the crash course they were in for...."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Desperado HoursFor a Few Dollars More

"...For me, the next two hours are a school-of-hard-knocks crash course on the differences between print and radio journalism...."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

"Finally I Sang": Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut

Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat

"...lecture hall full of public relations majors receiving a crash course in journalism taught by multiple professor,s including yours..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Amyl & the Sniffers, Beach Fossils, the Veldt, and More Reviews From Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Standout sets to wrap the Halloweekend music festival

"...anybody who does not want to be touched!” Her crash course quickly advanced into crashing bodies upon the first..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's The Sound of Music

It may be paint-by-number, but this production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...to something more radical, consider this show a valuable crash course in the golden age of musicals. Georgetown Palace..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Georgetown Palace’s The Sound of Music

Production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical

"...to something more radical, consider this show a valuable crash course in the golden age of musicals...."

Sept. 5, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Lingua Ignota, Daniel Fears, Mobley, a Doug Sahm celebration, and more worthy local shows

"...scene with gut-wrenching vocals and thrashing, breakneck rhythms. A crash-course curriculum begins with governor-rebuking ripper "Greg Abbott Hate Song"..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

We Have an Issue: Your Austin Starter Kit

Back to School issue

"...the lay of the land, so to speak: a crash course in local politics; suggestions on cheap eats around..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...saving the Dolls from their inevitable flame-out as glam crashed and burned, eyeballed them as an excuse to sell..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

We Have an Issue: It’s Been a Year, All Right

It's the Top 10s issue; plus, meet the new Food Editor

"...with Austin gingerbread expert Stacy Frank about taking a crash course on the Avengers for the new Disney+ show..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

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