Luv Doc Recommends: 20th Annual Buck Owens Birthday Bash

Continental Club, Friday, August 12, 2011

"...Why Buck Owens? Why the fuck not, motherfucker? First of all, his..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

TYC Trouble

Mounting frustration in Lege over Perry's lack of action toward allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups within TYC facilities

"...the last month, an accelerating war of words has erupted between Gov. Rick Perry and the Legislature over the..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TYC: One Heads Out, Two Move Up

The clean sweep at Texas Youth Commission keeps a lot of the same names.

"...Texas Youth Commission as the controversial conservator Jay Kimbrough resigned Friday. He'll be replaced by Ed Owens, who has..."

June 12, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

How Texas Youth Commission Fell

The scandal engulfing the Texas Youth Commission has claimed some scalps, but will the Legislature demand more?

"...cities, and dumping them in what are (again, euphemistically called) schools in the furthest corners of West Texas. It's..."

March 1, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Going Up

A profile of Austin’s pre-eminent honky-tonkers, the Derailers

"...James White's live music landmark holds its ground -- sacred ground to a quartet of honky-tonkers like the Derailers...."

Oct. 1, 1999 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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Our readers talk back.

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Oct. 31, 2003 Column

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...7pm, BD Riley's Brothers Peter O'Doherty and Reg Mombassa formed Dog Trumpet in 1990 after a successful run with..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...hell-fire flames of bigotry. When people of my color used to marry someone of Mr. Chisum's color, you'd often..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

AISD’s Special Education System Struggles to Keep Up

School system tries to keep up with its workload and comply with legal mandates

"...Underwood adopted her son when he was 5 months old; she..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Texas Redemptors

Texas Platters

"...Texas RedemptorsMilagros (Catfish Jazz) Led by folklorist, record producer, musician, and..."

April 12, 2002 Music Review by David Lynch

The Faces of "New" Country Buck and Hag Revisted by Lee Nichols

"...In the Sixties, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard both emerged from this setting and..."

May 26, 1995 Music Feature

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July 25, 2003 Column

No California Love, No I Heart NY

More from the GOP uncivil war

"...catch up: First Gov. Rick Perry ignores his own repeated belief that politics shouldn't cross state lines by crossing..."

Nov. 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"...from May 1, 2004, to April 30, 2005, were assembled by an informal affiliation of arts writers, consisting of..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...the siren and her co-parent Schoepf dish after-dark ambience powered by electronic impulses both literal and of the continental..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...For this special anniversary issue, we've gathered letters from over the years that embody the voice..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...in the Bronx to a Jewish Orthodox Polish immigrant turned window washer and a young German spitfire working in..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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Our readers talk back.

"...Dear Editor,..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Column

The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"...warming up to some favorite subjects: folk rock, its psychedelic architects, and country-rock-pioneering 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo...."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Headlines

"...today (June 9) with a full agenda but a shorthanded quorum: Mayor Steve Adler and Council Members Delia Garza..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature

No Dominion

A partial roll call of people who died in 2003.

"...A popular bit of e-mail humor passed around earlier this year reported the death of Larry..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...formally recognize George Bush because he was not officially elected. So we are organizing an alternative reception for everybody..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Me and Sailor Jerry

Tattooed for life

"...Never met the man during his lifetime – he died in 1973 – but I lived with Sailor Jerry..."

June 11, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

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Texas Our Texas loves Texas; Neighbors for Neighbors hate strip-mining; Justin B. Andrews returns; and other delighted and dismayed letters from readers.

"...While we sincerely appreciate the emphasis Robert Bryce's article placed on the need to create more parkland and open..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column

Reeling in '98

The Austin Chronicle Top Nine Films of 1998

"...MISSES Saving Private Ryan; Shakespeare in Love; Henry Fool; Beloved; He Got Game High Art; The Thief;Without Limits; You've..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

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Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are

"...Editor:..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few titles..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Awards Gallery, 1988-2007

"...Looking forward to the 2020 Austin Music Awards, we’ve asked some of our favorite photographers to look back at..."

Nov. 27, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...the annual celebration of screens large and small has announced its first wave of movies and shows, with new..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Half-Century Psych of Shiva's Headband

13th Floor Elevators weren't the only local psych act exploring Austin's outer limits – and still doing so

"...There have been bands skirting around the edges of city life, some making an impact and others..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

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