Page Two: Funny Papers

More than ever, the Chronicle is what people make of it

"...this distancing is intentional, though it can be; writing – like painting, making music, dancing, and the like –..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Bat Boy: The Musical

Weekly World News' favorite cover boy is alive and well in Summer Stock Austin's energetic show

"...We like to read about strange things – two-headed babies and Elvis aliens – but were some..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

'Skate! A Night at the Rink': Heaven on Wheels

Choreographer Allison Orr liked the moves she saw at the rink so much, she invited local skaters to dance

"...each other off the floor. And it's very diverse – racially, classwise. All different kinds of people. It seemed..."

July 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Commemorating the 95th birthday of Pinetop Perkins one year at a time, exploring Willie's Place at Carl's Corner, and a pregame pep talk with Paul Wall

"...Each Other Around the Room Tonight"), while Willie Nelson & the Family Band chipped in a generous 90-minute set..."

July 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Big Chill

Wild Thing Chip Taylor waxes political on 'New Songs of Freedom'

"...a few titles: "Country Girl, City Man" by Ike & Tina Turner. "Sweet Dream Woman" by Waylon Jennings. "I..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Tony Visconti Part 2 (The Encores)

"...of Visconti’s stature, you could elicit music history ‘til Elvis comes back for a snack, but that’s why last..."

June 23, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Dubb Sicks

"...The guitar-infused "Show's Over" finishes on par, though his "Elvis has just left the building" claim comes up short...."

May 30, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

A Shot in the Arm

Wilco

"...tore into his very own My Aim is True-era Elvis Costello epithet, “Kids,” followed shortly by True Believers evocation..."

May 13, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Where Are They Now, G-ville Edition

"...soul of the title track. Nichols falls somewhere between Elvis Costello and Ron Sexsmith on G-ville’s artificially-induced singer-songwriter scale..."

May 7, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Backyard Wrestling

Memories from another dying Austin venue

"...2) Elvis Costello & the Imposters, October, 2002: Costello drew from..."

April 30, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Musicophilia

ASH's (unofficial) specialty services now include Austin's prime resource

"...affect anyone, so for the musicians who come here – we have a name for it in the drumming..."

April 11, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Don't Look Back

Why the crush at the Hole in the Wall on Wednesdays?

"...thick, black-rimmed glasses mark a resemblance to a young Elvis Costello, a comparison that fits Leatherbag's continually shifting musical..."

April 4, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Castanets

Friday

"...Hank Williams ("I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry") and Elvis Presley ("Suspicious Minds") to the party. Raposa was wavering,..."

March 21, 2008 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Kelley Stoltz

Friday

"...Like labelmate Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, Kelley Stoltz grows substantial facial hair and has..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Dan Oko

Day Trips

Take a ride on Capt. Day Trips' magical musical tour

"...is a quaint little town, where, legend has it, Elvis spent a night in jail. The museum is a..."

March 14, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Girls Can Tell

Gadding about

"...ducked into the Flamingo Cantina for Yarr! PR's Pirate Elvis party, which featured grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches...."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Super Deluxe Comedy Death Ray

SXSW showcase reviews

"...sometimes attributed to Martin Mull (and other times to Elvis Costello) that goes: Writing about music is like dancing..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Michael Bertin

Wednesday Picks

"...the fourpiece's 2002 release, Music From the Middle East & Beyond, traversed the spectrum of Arab music from Israel..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

If You Have Ghosts

The 2007-08 AMA's ghosts – past, present, and future

"...Records' Sam Phillips heard Roy Head before he heard Elvis, Head would be known as 'the King'" ("Hey, Hey,..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playing Through

The Ice Bats are making it work the way a sublimely half-assed Will Ferrell movie works

"...were scraping the bottom of the barrel, with a 7–22-1 record. Since then, they've been on a tear, winning..."

March 7, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears

The hardest-working man in the seafood business

"...at glass windows. While his father's favorite singer was R&B god Donny Hathaway, the closest Lewis has come to..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Krum Bums

Punks take it to the street

"...of transcendent loud-fast ferocity and adventurous nods backward to Motörhead and Saxon...."

Feb. 29, 2008 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Record Review

Some Unfinished Business, Volume One

"...producer, Heidi Hyatt, gathered friends from Nashville and Austin – Jerry Douglas, Warren Hood, David Ball, Carrie Rodriguez, among..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Resurrection of 'Cool'

Nick Lowe's power pop turns 30.

"...played on Jesus of Cool, as did members of Elvis Costello's Attractions, Graham Parker's Rumour, and Ian Dury's Blockheads,..."

Feb. 20, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Spontaneous Convergence

Chris Cogburn's No Idea Festival risks improvisation

"...has never had much luck with names. There's no Elvis of improv...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Pun de Deux

Kathy Dunn Hamrick gives the lowest form of humor a lift in The BarreTenders

"...in the most recent Dance Carousel, Allison Orr channeling Elvis' signature karate kicks and windmill arms in The King..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Phony Boner Colons

"...rock, I’m no conspiracy theorist. Like Cory Glover sang, Elvis is dead. So’s the Lizard King. George Harrison didn’t..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Elvis Presley had a sense of humor, selective categorizations of sectarian violence in Iraq, and more

"...Elvis Presley laughed when he first heard the song "Hound..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

A Market of Multitudes

Selling less of more is the new music industry economic paradigm

"...Ex·po·sured (as defined by White Denim): (ĭek-spō'zhərd) verb. "Performing for..."

Feb. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Day Trips

Roy T's Old Salado Bakery is the home of legends, delicious pastries, and more

"...commercials for the "piping hot" doughnuts. The only commercial Elvis Presley ever recorded was the Southern Maid jingle...."

Feb. 1, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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