Soul Searching with Jim Lauderdale

Nashville song whisperer needs a deadline

"...Strange Brew on Thursday, he’s out promoting new LP Soul Searching. Talking to one of Nashville’s most experienced singer-songwriters..."

Jan. 6, 2016 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Keepin' Up With the Jones Family

The Jones Family Singers hear the spirit speak in Austin

"...September 2005: Hurricane Rita is threatening to postpone the fourth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. At the..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Heart & Soul, Part 2

Second half of lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis

"...Last October, for Huey Lewis & the News' concert at the Long Center, the frontman talked..."

July 19, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Down in the Delta

"...Directed by: Maya Angelou. Starring: Wesley Snipes, Esther Rolle, Al Freeman Jr., Mpho Koaho, Mary Alice and..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Net

"...Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller and Diane Baker. The Net is the first of several new movies that..."

Aug. 4, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With Flowers for the Living

Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity

"...reference to not only his own musical endeavors, but the unappreciated depth of Black talent in the Texas capital...."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Black Pumas Bring Down the Hammer Behind Powerhouse Singer Eric Burton

The frontman might not admit it, but he's a professional

"...Black Pumas are producing a music video for electric psych-soul single "Black Moon Rising" in the large back room..."

June 21, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Playback: And the Armadillos Went Wild

Threadgill’s World Headquarters goes the way of its predecessor, the Armadillo World Headquarters, plus Black Fret offers more than just money

"...Days before Threadgill's World Headquarters permanently shuttered last Sunday, the joint packed out with lunchers consuming chicken-fried pork chops..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Meet the Women of Austin R&B

Spotlighting five formidable soul vocalists

"...Lodged just beneath the national mainstream, R&B and its ever broadening spectrum enjoys..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Slow Death of R&B

In the face of the Austin Urban Music Festival, where’s the love?

"...There’s always the question about whether the falling of trees..."

Jan. 14, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

The Giver

This movie based on a Newbery Award-winning novel presents teens in a dystopic society that's a manmade invention born of good intentions.

"...Teenage dystopias may seem to be all the rage in movies these days, as demonstrated by the..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Complete Jake Langley

Guitarist makes dazzling choices and then some

"...here in 2010, but he’s impressed huge swaths of the local music scene. Jazz heads upstairs at the Continental..."

March 28, 2014 Music Post by Tim Stegall

They Killed the President

Dallas soul man Bobby Patterson once counted Jack Ruby a patron

"...a sunny Friday afternoon in late November 1963, young soul singer Bobby Patterson hit a roadblock on his way..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Lone Ranger

The legend of Jerry Lynn Williams

"...at Warner Bros. Records. It's dated 8/22/84, and at the top of the j-card is written "Shangri-La." There are..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Confessin' the Blues

Soul Man W.C. Clark

"..."[Blues music] was (and is) the lament, the comment, often mocking or ironic, of the..."

July 31, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Juneteenth celebration, Taméca Jones, the Howdy Gals' Pride Celebration, Mad Professor, and more recommendations for the week

"...The free third edition of the Juneteenth celebration Stay Black..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Derek Udensi

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...ringer. But old heads and backpackers grouse not! Even from a Triple A vantage, Maxo Kream's journalistic eye remains..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sean Wheeler, a KVRX house party, the Southside Psychout, and two Hole in the Wall extravaganzas

"...Sean Wheeler & the Reluctant Messengers..."

March 11, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt's metaphorical novel gets an award-season adaptation

"...adaptations of novels can be quite complicated. Teasing out the essence and often nuanced themes of a story cinematically..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Blinded by the Light

Semi-true story of how the Boss shook the world of a boy from Luton

"...The future looks bleak for Javed (Kalra), a shy and..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Exclusive Interview With Wrestling Legend Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright

Deposed local champ tells it like it is before Soul Grudge Showdown VI

"...The legendary Duke “The Rooster” Cartwright of the Blue High..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Maxwell Matters at the Moody

Neo-soul singer slips in some impassioned urban politics

"...At Monday’s show to a full Moody Theater, Maxwell’s haircut and wardrobe screamed Sam Cooke and young..."

July 19, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Syl Sylvain & the Sylvains

New York Doll assembles local all-stars Friday at Hotel Vegas

"...Among the myriad accomplishments of Syl Sylvain – born Ronald Mizrahi..."

Aug. 12, 2015 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Sharon Jones: Give the People What They Want

Beating cancer, growing hair, and playing the Moody tonight

"...this planet. Staring down album number six in May, the New York City soul queen walked into a doctor’s..."

Feb. 26, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

ACL Live Shot: Latasha Lee & the BlackTies

Austin rhythm and soul upstart leaves ’em talking

"...Don’t look now, but Latasha Lee performed one of the first three shows of the 2013 Austin City Limits..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

The Man

Bobby “Blue” Bland (1930-2013) made me one too

"...Bobby “Blue” Bland is The Man. There’s no other way to think about the..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Bill Bentley

The Wolfman

This monster reboot disappoints terribly, making up in blood and entrails what it lacks in heart and soul.

"...if director Johnston doesn't feel a little bit like The Wolfman's hirsute lycanthrope, the moon-bedeviled Lawrence Talbot. While not..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Very Ecstasy of Love

"...I’ve spent this past month in low-grade agony, without the thrill of constant argumentation and online contentiousness that made..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Surviving the Battles, Shaping Our Worlds

Honoring the life and work of Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa

"...1-6pm: Student Union, the University of Texas at Austin..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Books Feature

Soul Plane

Everything is lewd and crude at this mile-high club.

"...Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert, D.L. Hughley and John Witherspoon. Excruciating in the extreme, this is the nadir of..."

May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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