The Velvet Underground

The originators of alt music get the artistic biography they deserve

"...and ability than anyone attempting to stride in their Cuban-heeled wake to this day. Ask David Bowie, Jonathan Richman..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In tow were trombonist Buford Banks, Austin jazz great Martin Banks' father, and trumpeters Paris Jones, Warner Ross, and..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...mid-Nineties Austin, AYWKUBTTOD's incendiary post-punk destruction evolved into cinematic art rock on 2014's IX. Fresh off headlining Keely's Golden..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Live Shots

"...name denotes, the Jazzaholics, the Clarksville-West End Jazz and Arts Festival's "New Jazz Showcase" headliners just can't play enough...."

June 20, 1997 Music Feature

CAMIBAart's "Ciudades" Present Cityscapes Extending to Infinity

Daniel Rodríguez Collazo's work places a city in our city that resonates between here and Cuba and beyond

"...CAMIBAart, smack in the middle of yet another Austin strip..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Film Review: A Tuba to Cuba

Preservation Jazz Hall Band doc is filled with life and joy

"...that draws strength from and is true to both art forms, and from its first moments – a burst..."

March 15, 2018 Screens Post by Michael King

Live Music This Weekend, Aug. 18-20

Soundtracking this weekend’s sweat-fests

"...Cuban duo Gente de Zona mesh reggaeton beats with Caribbean..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Bedside Manner: Let Freedom Ring

The latest invasion of privacy, another Chronicle bedside table.

"...Book Award finalist for her 1992 novel, Dreaming in Cuban, Garcia evokes another favorite, Isabel Allende. Devoid of front..."

Nov. 15, 2010 Books Post by Anne Harris

Off the Record

The Department of Homeland Security tries to take down YellowFever and KAOS Radio. Somewhere Harvey Pekar is laughing.

"...There was no distinction between life and art for comic genius Harvey Pekar. While his iconic American..."

July 16, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

ACL's Food Court Keeps the Crowds Nourished and the Good Times Rolling

Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining

"...The offerings for the maiden voyage include a pressed Cuban sandwich filled with roasted pork, ham, chipotle mayo, and..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

"...American independence weighs in at 233, while its Canadian counterpart – July 1 – counts 142...."

July 10, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Festival International de Jazz de Montréal

"...theatres for nighttime headliners cluster the self-contained Place des Arts plaza out front of the hotel. In one of..."

July 4, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Been Around the World

Cine las Americas enters its fifth year as the premier festival of Latino filmmaking … only they're not calling it "Latino" anymore.

"...the documentary celebrates the vital role music plays in Cuban culture. Yet, unlike other films that focus on Cuba's..."

April 12, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...for a crime he didn't commit, Carlos Lavernia, a Cuban immigrant, remains in the Travis County jail after a..."

June 8, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Cinema of the Americas

A Festival of Latino Films Showcases New Visions of an Old and Resurging Culture

"...you see the United States first. Right at the heart of the page, it reaches out with its immensity..."

April 13, 2001 Screens Feature by David Garza

Dancing About Architecture

Clifford Antone receives a sentence; Heinz Geissler takes over the Antone's Records label; Ed Hamell is hospitalized after a car accident.

"...Antone to be a "good guy." Antone's cousin and "partner in crime" Mikal Amuny received a similar sentence, minus..."

June 2, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Reissues

Los Zafiros

"...Bossa Cubana (World Circuit/Nonesuch)..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...with different types of accompaniment, including lsh big band charts, two by Generoso "El Tojo" Jimenez, Benny More's arranger..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

When the Furies Sing

"...a rock concert, at a ball game, at a party, no matter where -- you can stop and hear..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column by Michael Ventura

The 10th Annual Austin Jazz & Arts Festival

"...Johnny Adams Year 10 for the Austin Jazz & Arts Festival, which runs this Sunday, June 7, through next..."

June 5, 1998 Music Feature

Everything Old is New Again

The Year in Albums

"...Paris to record what would become Some Girls (and parts of Emotional Rescue and even Tattoo You), the Sex..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Public Notice

"...the very town from which Fidel Castro launched the Cuban Revolution some 40 years ago. Okay, this has nothing..."

May 16, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...films like Long Shot, Good Boys, and The Disaster Artist, Rogen stars here alongside Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek, Beetlejuice..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...found a whole lot to like on the local arts scene. The informal affiliation of arts writers has gathered..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Some New Lights

"...Art Basel Miami, the city's annual art clusterf*ck, is about..."

Dec. 5, 2007 Design Post by Andy Campbell

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...commune which he dubbed the Kalakuta Republic, home to artists, political activists, musicians, and a mass of adherents --..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Identifying the Impulse

"...Art Blakey In their search for neat, storybook tales, Hollywood..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...in every year. If you have time for day parties and in-stores, add four days to those five nights...."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Mercedes Wanguemert-Peña's Grand Obsession Stuck Inside Cuba

"...bodies -- one giving birth -- and all the partitions in the primary gallery at Women & Their Work..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the Austin-shot..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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