30 Rock

Thirty recordings for 30 years of music Chronicling

"...plus Junior Brown, David Grissom, Rich Brotherton, Barry "Frosty" Smith, and Champ Hood. Austin roots brigade channels a country-blues..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Austin Chamber Music Center Performathon

Hundreds of chamber musicians fill Dell Hall with nine full hours of classical sounds

"...Joseph Smith, violin; Leah Nelson, viola; Julia Cory, cello; Michelle Schumann,..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Peter Stampfel & the Ether Frolic Mob

1am, Creekside at Hilton Garden Inn

"...what I endeavored to do. I had heard Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music and thought, 'If I..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2010: No rain, no dust, no problem

"...Kiddie Limits stage on Sunday. Even local poet Thax Douglas found his way to the stage, introducing Yeasayer not..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

'What’s My Name, Fool?'

Dave Zirin's history of sports and politics still timely

"...think of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a dangerous..."

May 19, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Douglas Harvey, cello, Don Quixote..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked If I Want To

Magnum opus on one of rock & roll's Rosetta Stones: 1967's Moby Grape

"...Memphis Minnie, Jimmie Rodgers, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bessie Smith, and Bob Willis among so many others was available..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Louis Black

City Counseling: CU L8R, Texters!

Technology takes a backseat to safety

"...before it even started. As Assistant City Attorney David Douglas told Spelman, the original ordinance came into conflict with..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

2008 Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Recipients

Where $103,500 in cash, services, and stock went

"...Gone to Texas: The Lives of Forrest Carter (D: Douglas Newman, feature documentary)..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Screens Feature

Saturday Picks

"...I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli." Kweli's latest, Eardrum (Blacksmith/Warner Bros.), is uneven but shows why he's considered the..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

The San Francisco Sound

Celebrating the San Francisco Sound, 1965-1970, if not Rhino Records anthology thereof

"...importance of the Ramones. What acts like Television, Patti Smith, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Talking Heads, the Dead..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Feature by Louis Black

'Life, the Universe, and Everything' Bowl

"...the Life, The Universe, and Everything Bowl (it’s a Douglas Adams joke) with the winner between Tennessee at Houston..."

Sept. 17, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"...already made major contributions to rock with the Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, and Janis Joplin – got..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Douglas Watkins..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Let's all hope the mighty Sir Douglas Quintet finally makes it into the Rock & Roll..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column

FronteraFest 2005

"...by Katherine Craft; "Gatecrash" by Espie Randolph III and Douglas Jr...."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Review

After a Fashion

From whose necks are local faves Anthony Nak dripping this week – or Fashion Week for that matter? Does it matter? Sure. So much bold type, so little time!

"...Globes. Beauties such as Andie MacDowell, Erika Christensen, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Amy Smart, and Lauren Ambrose all sported Anthony Nak,..."

April 9, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...confirmed what the Manchester Evening News proclaimed: Mark E. Smith's yowlings plus the mad pummeling of the Stooges result..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Designated Drummer

Drummer Ernie Durawa's Way of Knowledge.

"...that the drummer didn't end up in the Sir Douglas Quintet in the mid-Sixties, but in the long haul,..."

May 23, 2003 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Cat and Mouse, Confined to a Kiosk

Director Joel Schumacher discusses his new thriller, Phone Booth.

"...supernatural Flatliners and the edgy Falling Down -- Michael Douglas' finest hour...."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Primary Election Night: A Roundup

"...U.S. Senator Bruce Rusty Lang Douglas G. Deffenbaugh Lawrence Cranberg Dudley F. Mooney John Cornyn..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature

Democratic and Republican Joint Primary: March 12, 2002

Early voting through Friday, March 8

"...U.S. Senator Bruce Rusty Lang Douglas G. Deffenbaugh Lawrence Cranberg Dudley F. Mooney John Cornyn..."

March 8, 2002 News Feature

Contested Races

"...U.S. Senator Bruce Rusty Lang Douglas G. Deffenbaugh Lawrence Cranberg Dudley F. Mooney John Cornyn..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature

Contested Races

"...U.S. Senator Bruce Rusty Lang Douglas G. Deffenbaugh Lawrence Cranberg Dudley F. Mooney John Cornyn..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature

Postmarks

The Balcones Situation argued, "Zionism" attributed, and some retaliatory kudos for DAILY TEXAN comics.

"...was reporting. The Chronicle regrets the error. -- Clay Smith, Books editor]..."

April 20, 2001 Column

Better Than Nothing

Documentarian Ken Burns' takes on Jazz -- and loses.

"...Bix Beiderbecke with Paul Whiteman and Frankie Trumbauer; Bessie Smith; Ethel Waters; and a 1934 Fletcher Henderson track featuring..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Dancing About Architecture

Somehow George W. Bush becomes president and takes Jimmie Vaughan with him. Swine.

"...accordion teacher, and "national treasure" as named by the Smithsonian Institute, died this weekend from lung cancer. "Valerio was..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Election 2000

Chronicle Election Coverage

"...(65.1%) D: Gene Kelly 100,816 (34.2%) 2,023,814 (32.3%) G: Douglas S. Sandage 22,424 (7.6%) 91,315 (1.5%) L: Mary J...."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The Austin Music Network changes administrations once again.

"...day the release of the long-awaited Return of Wayne Douglas... What would you get offering a free downtown Austin..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

The Gourds weren't Phishing for trouble when they covered "Gin and Juice"; the Meat Puppets have (probably) found a new home.

"...Sir Doug's posthumous country album, The Return of Wayne Douglas, has been postponed, but only for a week, says..."

June 16, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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