Universal Talent

From 1961 to 1992, Julioeloy Mesa worked in the Cuban Institute of Cinematic Industry and Art, making movie posters that earned international awards, exhibitions in museums, and even a permanent collection in the Library of Congress. Though he now lives comfortably in Austin, Texas, Mesa's artistic struggle continues.

"...From 1961 to 1992, Mesa worked in Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC), the Cuban Institute..."

July 13, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Un Dios

"...hail of conga, batia, and trap drums -- locomotive Afro-Cuban rhythms -- Valdés pours down in thick, cascading sheets..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Myth of Che

The Short Life of Revolutionary Che Guevara

"...to create something which looks, feels, and tastes like art -- art as acted out in flesh and blood..."

July 11, 1997 Books Feature by Tom Aiken

A Full Color Palette

Painter-Director Julian Schnabel's 'Before Night Falls'

"...that draws heavily on painting and the history of art for its effects. But Schnabel makes it look easier..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Sidney Moody

Record Reviews

Barbarito Torres

"...Just because it's Cuban doesn't mean it's the Buena Vista Social Cloob. Destined..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

Record Reviews

"...The Nashville artist known as Hayseed distills the music of his Kentucky..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Review

Donna Huanca: Secret Museum of Mankind

The artist's self-proclaimed graveyard of old art doesn't make for a tight show, but it's an ambitious one

"...like an esoteric ritual than a reception for an art exhibition. The University of Houston alumna jam-packed the gallery..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Review by Amanda Douberley

Coach's Corner

Mark Cuban has transformed the once-pathetic Dallas Mavericks into an elite NBA squad -- but they're not quite there yet.

"...Mavericks and Stars -- is designed in the chic art-deco architecture that says to hang on to your wide..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Contemporary Art from Cuba: No Need to Be American

Local Arts Reviews

"...Contemporary Art from Cuba: No Need to Be American..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Arts Review by Sheri Jacobson

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...faith healer Benny Hinn green with envy. The set started out quiet with hootenanny-styled shout-outs to the Lord (not..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Patria y Vida: The Newest Rhythm Of Revolution

Panel spotlights Cuba protest song leading to rapper's imprisonment

"...When the American Revolution started to turn against our royal rulers, the song became..."

March 21, 2022 Music Post by Gary Lindsey

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art, as presented during its annual ceremony at the Capitol City Comedy Club.

"...its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a ceremony at the Capitol City Comedy Club...."

June 6, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

He Who Hits First, Hits Twice

The Urgent Cinema of Santiago Alvarez

"...In his first 40 years, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez did not make a single film...."

Sept. 13, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Films Without Borders

Cine Las Americas

"..."We're only part of this hemisphere. There are a lot of other..."

April 24, 1998 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...Pilgrim Song Director: Martha Stephens, Screenwriters: Martha Stephens, Karrie Crouse A pink-slipped music..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...has gone from a side event to a major part of the fest's programming, and this year is no..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

How Does an Artist Get a Passport?

Two Austin playwrights join dozens of writers from across the hemisphere to 'dream the Americas'

"...Theatre Without Borders, the Translation Think Tank, and the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center. We went because we're both..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, an Exquisite Corpse, and more recommended shows for the week

"...from the dead for a second installment celebrating Texas art and culture. This year, Caravan Collective founders Matan Benyamin,..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...mainstream pop romp, though it's hard to blame Texas artists who did. The veteran choir director dealt with adolescent..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

The Year in Books

Freedom, Finkler, and Kids of America

"...I inhaled it, giddy with its untidy sprawl and tart, doomy observations about American life. And speaking of: When..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

'Secuestro Express'

Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on 'Secuestro Express'

"...worlds, in the sense that he's got the worst part of communism together with the worst part of capitalism...."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

'Pocho' Patchwork

AFS's Texas Doc Tour brings the formidable Héctor Galán and his 'Visiones' to One World Theatre.

"...the more obvious ones. Visiones has segments on the Cuban "Miami Sound" and Lalo Guerrero, one of the fathers,..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Pointed Remembrances, Pointless Arguments

Letters at 3AM

"...Sal's about two years younger than that. Yet we're part of a generation to whom so much happened, so..."

May 9, 1997 Column by Michael Ventura

Indigo de Souza, Estrella Acosta, and More Crucial Concerts

A little hair of the dog for your post-SXSW listening pleasure

"...Creekbed Carter Hogan..."

March 22, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...that the fest ends with another Oscar hopeful: Deserto Particular (Private Desert), Brazil's contender from last year...."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...Fusing politics, filmmaking, and technology, fourth new keynote Celine Tricart is an experienced director and cinematographer who pushed the..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin

On the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and Howard Zinn’s love of the Boston Red Sox

"...but Tiger Woods apparently sees them as upstanding corporate partners." Zirin has a surgical approach in his vivisection of..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Latin Beat

"...gold. Same goes for Gozo Poderosa (BMG), her and partner Hector Buitrago's fifth LP. "Powerful Pleasure" it is; imagine..."

May 11, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...Durante, Jack Benny, and Edgar Bergen -- got their start in vaudeville. With the sudden and drastic economic downturn..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...eponymous debut remains the landmark, a crate-digging classic of Afro-Cuban grooves, Rastafarian tranquility, and deep jazz-psych fusion that casts..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

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