Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Dot

An authentic albeit imbalanced emotional journey into dementia

"...brilliant (in fact, everything she does is). Jeremy Rashad Brown, as Shelly’s younger brother Donnie, and Grayson Hunt, as..."

May 19, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

New Di$count $inema Series Revs Up at Blue Starlite

Jon Moritsugu heads to Terminal USA

"...studied semiotics and "other elitist bullshit" at "artsy fartsy" Brown University. "But through the semiotics department, I could make..."

July 23, 2021 Screens Feature by Tim Stegall

ACL Live Review: Brittany Howard

What? No knee drops from the soul Shaker?

"...smoking blunts,” Brittany Howard crooned Saturday afternoon across the Donnie Hathaway-like lover man grooves of “He Loves Me,” which..."

Oct. 6, 2019 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Saltwick The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Allen Robertson & Damon Brown Underground, Lisa Thompson With Great Difficulty Alice Sits, Hannah..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Music Live: Durand Jones & the Indications, Jamila Woods

Old souls, new faces

"...from sweet ballad “Can’t Keep My Cool” to James Brown dance floor killer “Groovy Babe.”..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Hightower Report: Takeaways From the Election

Trump is in the White House, but the takeaway from voters in this election is a mandate for progressive economic populism and more diversity among public officials

"...So now that the people have spoken up for Donnie Trump, were they saying they embrace his xenophobic, nativist,..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Sarah Saltwick Tortoise & Hare, Allen Robertson & Damon Brown The Tree Play, Robi Polgar..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Making Reuse Mainstream

Austin needs a combo of government leadership, corporate responsibility, and individual commitment to meet reuse benchmarks

"...pig, 1 mother rabbit with 1 baby rabbit, 1 brown dog, 1 red crab, 1 reindeer) Very clean and..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

'The NFL Beat': Week 11

American football and international affairs

"...Cleveland Browns at Dallas Cowboys..."

Nov. 17, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Week 7

Fantasy notes for all the lucky people, and their shoes

"...Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts Browns CB Joe Haden returned from..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

'The NFL Beat': Week Three

Survive and advance

"...have Jacksonville RB Maurice Jones-Drew and Indianapolis RB Donald Brown ranked higher than the FantasyPros Expert Consensus...."

Sept. 22, 2012 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Trento

In West Lake Hills, Italian fare that'll have you licking your plate

"...connections to the project, while longtime local restaurant manager Donnie Damuth (Roaring Fork, NoRTH) and businessman Ed Sadjadi round..."

July 6, 2012 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...and Clifford Antone's favorite guitarist, Derek O'Brien, plus Junior Brown, David Grissom, Rich Brotherton, Barry "Frosty" Smith, and Champ..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

ACL Encore

Highlights and observations from the fest

"...noon, and night. When the song was through, singer Donnie Brown held his acoustic guitar upside down and dumped..."

Oct. 12, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Preaching Beyond That Choir

San Fran Bishop Yvette Flunder has some 'mighty real' revelations

"...the face of some incendiary remarks made by one Donnie McClurkin (the "ex-gay" minister and gospel singer who has..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...decade. One name that might surprise here is wide-out Donnie Avery, the burner from U of Houston, who the..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

How Do You Pick a Chief?

APD reviewer list raises questions about the process

"...obvious that former Travis Co. Assistant District Attorney Cliff Brown – flanked by an out-of-towner also-ran and acting Monitor..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Heaven up Here

27 reason to further investigate the UK roster of bands at SXSW 2006

"...only recently been fully appreciated thanks to cult film Donnie Darko and championing by the mouthpieces of both U2..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Austin-based Texas Civil Rights Project), Crawford Police Chief Donnie Tidmore said that even wearing a political button without..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Why Is Doil Lane Still on Death Row?

Despite a Supreme Court ban on the execution of the mentally retarded, those prisoners remain on Texas' death row.

"...in that crime, this time saying that his friend Donnie Wacker made him do it...."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

For Your Consideration ...

Austin Film Festival Preview

"...directorial debut in the rich Southern fiction of Larry Brown (Howard's brother, James, helped adapt Brown's stories for the..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Feature

Dancing About Architecture

A New Year and those who didn't and almost didn't make it

"...of alcohol, Sominex, and Benadryl. Fortunately, his road manager Donnie Knutson discovered the dazed and despondent Watson in his..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...Wheels of Steel." When Afrika Bambaataa teamed with James Brown on "United" the following year, hip-hop staked its claim..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Hard Water

Second Place

"...charts. We are now proud Afro-Americans. Janet, my-best-friend-who-is-white, likes Donnie and I like Michael. We plan to name our..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Sharon L. Dutton

To Make a Long Story Short

"...country, blues, and jazz in Texas. In fact, Milton Brown and Bob Wills started swinging just miles away, and..."

April 2, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Control Freaks

Film Top Tens

"...Bob Thornton, Sling Blade and U-Turn; Pam Grier, Jackie Brown..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

"...work in years -- Robert De Niro in Jackie Brown, Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco and Devil's Advocate, Jack..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Movie Titles for 1997

"...9/19/97 DISAPPEARANCE OF GARCIA LORCA, THE 2.5 (M.S.) 9/12/97 DONNIE BRASCO 3.0 (M.S.) 3/7/97 DOUBLE TEAM 2.0 (M.S.) 4/11/97..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Screens Feature