The Dreamer

The Protagonist of Denise Chávez's New Novel Is in Love With a Long-Dead Movie Star

"...not waned. Thousands of fans make a pilgrimage to El Panteón Jardín in Mexico City on the anniversary of..."

April 13, 2001 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Live Shots

The Barkers

"...hustlers, also known as barkers, would hawk their various elixirs, tonics, and snake oil potions (including Coca-Cola with real..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature

Between Worlds

Cine las Americas Festival of New Latin American Cinema

"...in advance by calling 454-TIXS. For more information, visit http://www.cinelasamericas.org. Films at the Center for Mexican American Cultural Arts,..."

April 21, 2000 Screens Feature

Gypsy Son

Former Zeros front punk and True Believers co-captain Javier Escovedo circles back to Austin

"...sense, Javier Escovedo – former Zeros frontman, former True Believers co-leader, and member alongside brothers Pete, Coke, Mario, and..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

¡americanos!: Latino Life in the United States

"...Young. Last year, the most popular name in Los Angeles for newborns was Jose. Susan Todd and Andrew Young’s..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Movie Review

Marcia Ball, Natalie Zoe

"...gig `cuz there's less room for that voice to travel on its way under your skin. Rick Broussard opens...."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 21 Quadrajets, El Diablo, Emo's..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 14 Jack Ingram, Electric Lounge..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Music Feature

SXSW -- A List at Last!

"...fired up about the list of bands you see below, and especially don't panic if you're not on it...."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Column

Happy F---ing New Year

"...the New Year's weekend. As both Julie Weaver and Shelley Lucksinger are members of the Chronicle family, she as..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Music Column

Record Reviews: Christmas

"...than the advertised funky. Still, Funky Christmas works surprisingly well anyway, mostly because Brown wisely sidesteps over-trodden Christmas standards..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Music Review

Texas Piano Professors

"...Medicine, Los Pinkys, Toni Price and Sue Foley, Seaweed, El Vez, The Derailers, Wayne Hancock, etc... It's insane. So,..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Music Feature

'From Dusk Till Dawn' to See Light of Day

Debut date and all the details on Robert Rodriguez's TV series

"...stake and strap on your best crotch gun: The El Rey Network has announced when the TV adaptation of..."

Jan. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

General Lee and Me

My life and dirty times as a Jam & Jelly Girl with Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue

"...It's nearly 1am on a sweltering summer night in 1985. I'm lying on my back..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Other Janis

Saying goodbye to Janis Martin.

"...Alice Berry. Alice would go on to play with El Vez, Hillbilly Frankenstein, and Clouseaux before she started teaching..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters A Merry Christmas With Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (Decca)

Christmas Records

"...Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (Decca) Here are 20 grueling Christmas chestnuts, packed in heavy syrup from Der Bingle..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Day Trips

Sleep and shop 19th-century style at the Comfort Common Bed and Breakfast in Comfort, TX.

"...Breakfast is anything but plain or ordinary. The fanciest hotel in Comfort when it opened in 1880, the two-story..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Reel Women Presents Real Stories

"...The Reel Women festival is a three-day event showcasing rarely seen..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

A Very Select (and Edited) List of Bands Who Played Liberty Lunch

"...Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith, Sean and Julian Lennon, Verve Pipe, Smashing Pumpkins,..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 7 Elton John, Frank Erwin Center..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...MON 3 Magnetic Fields, Damon & Naomi, Electric Lounge..."

July 31, 1998 Music Feature

Exhibitionism

"...George Burns and Gracie Allen. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Groucho and Chico Marx...."

Jan. 23, 1998 Arts Review

Texas Platters

"...only fills the major prerequisite. In the Water just feels very Nashville, not in genre but in believability. Despite..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review

Critics Poll

Best Roadshow

"...Cohen: Ben Folds Five, Electric Lounge..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...FRI 3 El Vez, Liberty Lunch..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...THU 26 Derrick Edmondson, Rodney Lee, Elephant Room..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Feature

The Party Circuit

The Real Southwest Conference

"...establishing a following. Yet in the midst of what feels like a musical recession, one facet of Austin's live..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Also Playing

"...Friday: El Vez, Naughty Ones, Continental Club..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Ac/dc, the Poor

"...Back Room, Friday 26 Speaking of AC/DC... Like their labelmates Los Straitjackets, Upper Crust have a gimmick. Instead of..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Feature

Austin Symphony Orchestra: Copland and Mexico

ASO took its audience across the border to let us 'see' our southern neighbor in music

"...Austin Symphony Orchestra: Copland and MexicoDell Hall at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside, March..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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