Playback – Omnibus: Destination Unknown

Vetting City Hall's recommendations to Mayor Adler's arts Omnibus and unveiling Sound on Sound Fest's Renaissance location and debut lineup

"...music capital of the world if we lose musicians – if we lose music venues," he insisted during the..."

July 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Elvis Presley's family was very poor. While he was growing..."

June 10, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Charlie Faye & the Fayettes

"...This time, Faye marinates in a Sixties girl-group sound – Shirelles, Supremes, Shangri-Las – and doesn't update the sound..."

June 10, 2016 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Gulf Coast Jamboree

Wimberley mandolin prodigy interviews the Houston Kid

"...in Houston, which is semi-tropical and a stone's throw – 50 miles – from the Gulf of Mexico, where..."

April 15, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Down Every Road with Merle Haggard

“He was a character out of The Grapes of Wrath”

"...out there all the time with Jack Clement when Elvis had blonde hair.’ Probably half-joking, but he was a..."

April 7, 2016 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Brett Harris

"...brand of guitar rock favored by Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello rejoice. The breezy "Summer Night" and airy vocals..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Seven the Hard Way

Picks 2 Click: Local septet of acts braces for SXSW

"...Charlie Faye & the FayettesSXSW showcase: Sat., March 19, 8pm, Saxon Pub..."

March 4, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Muse for the Ages: Loreena McKennitt

Canadian chanteuse warms to vinyl and Texas

"...folk music, I was less into the Beatles or Elvis Presley, but much more into Peter, Paul & Mary,..."

March 2, 2016 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Kerry Dawson 1949-2016

Austin’s master of the radio graveyard shift passes on

"...and Stems Again Blues,” by the then-unknown Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen. His soft-spoken, deep voice was..."

Feb. 23, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Chronicle Recommends: Films of Love

Romance is in the air in this month's movie picks

"...the lush cinematography of the great John A. Alonso, H&M is about as sweet and intricate as a love..."

Feb. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Gay Place: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

It's Bowie's B-day!

"...LGBTQ-affirming, -welcoming, -emboldening, and just plain ol' "of-gay-interest" events – safe spaces, if you will, for all folks in..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Column by Kate X Messer

Soul Searching with Jim Lauderdale

Nashville song whisperer needs a deadline

"...singer-songwriters – covered by George Strait, Dixie Chicks, and Elvis Costello to name three – feels like reconnecting with..."

Jan. 6, 2016 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Top 10 Sandwiches*

"...1) Shrimp Bánh Mì at Ng BMT..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...to dance, new ways to move, and new collaborators – in their field and outside it. They are inspired..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Allen Toussaint: Yes He Did Did

New Orleans’ house pianist called us to the stars and back

"...played on during that heyday of New Orleans rhythm & blues was a passionate spirit that hooked me for..."

Nov. 12, 2015 Music Post by Bill Bentley

Satan to Host Sixth Annual Comedy Seance

The Dark Prince hosts again, promises one hell of a time

"...in a row during this night of diabolical shenanigans. Elvis? Yes! Nixon? Yes! Chaplin? Yes! Abe Vigoda?..."

Oct. 28, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection

Horror's underappreciated auteur on existential terror

"...to an old-school record label. "Stiff Records put out Elvis Costello, and you could see the office was just..."

Oct. 20, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

John Lennon’s 75th Birthday

Local Beatles maniac Jody Denberg blows out some candles

"...one of the purest expressions in all of rock & roll history...."

Oct. 9, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Foraging Near Zilker

"...1) Chuy's With hubcaps, colored lights, and a velvet Elvis, this is Aus­tin-style Tex-Mex at its tacky, funky best...."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Patty Griffin – The Paramount’s Aural Blade

Singer continues transformation from folkie to Americana icon

"...learned from author James Baldwin’s rendition on YouTube, although Elvis Presley recorded it as well. Traditional gospel tune “Precious..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Rocky Horror Reissue – A Wild & Untamed Thing

A red vinyl adios to summer in Tim Curry’s lipstick

"...The Rocky Horror Picture Show defines midnight movie madness..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...parade in Memphis every year in honor of Dead Elvis Day (August 16)...."

Aug. 14, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Wreckless Eric’s Bubblegum Dementia

Pop-punk sensation tends his talent nearly 40 years on

"...of a songwriters cell on Stiff Records that included Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, and Nick Lowe. Like his label..."

July 17, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Who Let the Dogs Out?

"...AC: Normally, in a rock & roll or a blues song, being a dog holds..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Who Let the Dogs Out?

"...enjoys added historical significance for being the first song Elvis Presley performed publicly, at age 10 in a singing..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

It's a Long Story: My Life

Austin outlaw updates his 1988 autobiography

"...gathered cosmopolitan musical influences (Bob Wills, Django Reinhardt, even Elvis Presley), blossomed into a one-of-a-kind Nashville songwriter, and eventually..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Austin's Revamped Record Convention

The Austin Record Convention – the biggest in the country – returns Downtown

"...inventory. The cement floor is bestrewn with vinyl records – thousands of LPs in boxes and crates. Shelves lining..."

May 22, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mary's Pop Shop

Neighborhood eatery is mostly solid

"...is the framed photos of famous women named Mary – there's actress Mary Tyler Moore, Dallas makeup mogul Mary..."

May 22, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Disgusted, but Amused

"...May 8 issue, I am reminded of the classic Elvis Costello line, "I used to be disgusted, now I'm..."

May 11, 2015 Postmarks

To Have and Have Not

Five-year Austinite Joe Pug is paying off

"..."I'd literally go straight from 
job sites, building walls and floors, 
to playing open mics..."

May 1, 2015 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

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