In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...chuckling, chortling, and guffawing you did was thanks to George Wilkerson. He wrote 100 sketches for the group back..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead

Every generation gets the George A. Romero socio-political zombie opus they deserve. We must be living right, because this new film cuts right to the heart.

"...Directed by: George A. Romero. Starring: Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan, Scott Wentworth,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

George Kinney, Who Helmed the Golden Dawn’s Early Psych Rock Treasure Power Plant, Has Died

Homegrown psychedelic trailblazer passes at 75

"...George Kinney – singer, guitarist, and lyricist for the Austin-based..."

July 18, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

George A. Romero's Land of the Dead

Romero has again crafted a character-driven horror film that doubles as a metaphor for the economic disparity in America and, to a lesser degree, the war on terror.

"...Directed by: George A. Romero. Starring: Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper,..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

He's Coming Back

Who gets punished when George W. Bush comes home to Austin after losing the election.

"...delegation was housed for the 1988 Republican National Convention, George W. was courting the Texas press corps. Easy and..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

LoneStarCon 3: The George R. R. Martin Interview

'Game of Thrones' creator discusses how he writes and why

"...tourism to Dubrovnik, Croatia (aka King's Landing), we're guessing George R. R. Martin doesn’t need much of an introduction...."

Aug. 29, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Gold n' George's For a Limited Time Only

In this lighthearted show, Natalie George, Heloise Gold, and their collaborators reacted to current events by exploring, inventing, playing

"...performance For a Limited Time Only, Heloise Gold, Natalie George, and their collaborators seemed to react to current events..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Boy George’s New Life

Culture Club frontman relives the Seventies

"...The most subversive pop singer of the Eighties, Boy George brought alternative lifestyles into homes around the globe via..."

July 4, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Return of the King: George Strait

Megastar plays Gruene Hall for the first time in 34 years

"...Starting out in Lone Star danceterias like Gruene Hall, George Strait hadn’t played the historic venue since 1982, a..."

Nov. 17, 2016 Music Post by Doug Freeman

LoneStarCon 3: The Howard and George Show

Howard Waldrop and George R. R. Martin really do like each other

"...To commemorate their half-century of improbable friendship, writers George R. R. Martin and Howard Waldrop spent an hour..."

Sept. 1, 2013 Books Post by Robert Faires

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...What do Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former Governor George W. Bush have in common (aside from having laid..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Kelly, Erma, Bruce & George

Q&A with Kelly Willis

"...with her husband Bruce Robison (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait, Dixie Chicks), but the couple makes one of..."

July 14, 2011 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Riotous comedy mixes live-action and animation for a great result.

"...in favor of Jordan’s wooden personage and liquid ball-handling. Back in Action succeeds where that film failed due, in..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Keene Prize, Kudos to George Brant

"...The 2008 Keene Prize for Literature goes to playwright George Brant, who was previously a finalist in 2006 and..."

July 1, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

ACL Review: George Ezra

UK rake transcends singer-songwriter

"...George Ezra comes off almost as a fantasy. The 22-year-old..."

Oct. 3, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Richardson Tells Bush to Back Off

Democratic Prez candidate Bill Richardson firES off a letter to Prez George W. Bush, urging him to end the feds' "heartless" policy of harassing seriously ill medi-pot patients.

"...on Aug. 17 fired off a letter to Prez George W. Bush, urging him to end the feds' "heartless"..."

Aug. 22, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Chronicle Recommends: Back to School

Seven of the best movies about edumacation

"...a theme and offer movie recommendations. As everyone heads back to school, we celebrate the best and worst of..."

Sept. 11, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

One in a Crowd: The Prequels Strike Back

Before Disney's Star Wars, is it time to reappraise Jar Jar?

"...Star Wars prequels. But new documentary The Prequels Strike Back could prove that the critics have missed the point...."

May 15, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sing Me Back Home

Merel Haggard at the Paramount

"...the song. He also offered up covers of Willie’s “Back to Earth” and Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues.”..."

June 19, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

'It All Leads Back to Texas'

Robert Bryce on the Texas-Washington-international crony network

"...just comes down to money. Johnson and the two George Bushes would never have risen to power but for..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Looks Back... and Forward

Documentary Film Pioneer D.A. Pennebaker

"...Best known for his enormously influential film Don't Look Back, which followed a young folksinger by the name of..."

April 3, 1998 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Review: Zach Theatre's Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone

A masterful tribute to the father of the Great American Songbook

"...together with the flair, finesse, elegance, and panache of George Gershwin. Teaming with his older, lyricist brother, Ira, their..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

George Kinney & The Golden Dawn

Fanning the flames of legend

"...As George Kinney peered into the crowd that August night at..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Where Was George?

"...the House floor. Speaker Pete Laney presides in the background. photograph by John Anderson..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Louis Dubose

The Star Wars Prequels Strike Back

Austin-made documentary gets to the heart of the hate

"...fan. That's the central conceit of The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey, the new Austin-made documentary about how..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lit-urday: Burning Down George Orwell's House

Whisky? Check. Women? Check. Weather? Check. Werewolf? Uh oh.

"...Burning Down George Orwell's House..."

April 4, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Back From the Grave

Mexic-Arte Explores Guerrero Viejo

"...later it was the reservoir's turn to retreat, beaten back by persistent drought. The half to two-thirds of the..."

July 21, 1995 Arts Feature by Chris Walters

George Floyd Attorney Joins Family of Hays County ER Patient Killed by Officer

“They say he was running away – he’s 300 pounds, shackled, with his pants falling down. He ain’t running nowhere.”

"...civil rights attorney who has represented the families of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, and others, joined the..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Barnes: 'Take Back Texas'

The former Texas political star fires up local Democrats

"...relatively low profile since then, but the reign of George W. Bush and the Republican takeover of the Legislature..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Journalist George Crile on His 'Charlie Wilson's War'

Journalist George Crile believes that "something about Texas and its oil heritage seems to permit its citizens to reinvent their histories and to carry out their lives as if they were part of an ongoing theatrical experience." So, how does this relate to legendary Lufkin Congressman Charlie Wilson, the CIA, and Afghanistan?

"...Not long after George Crile began reporting on the CIA in the Seventies,..."

June 27, 2003 Books Feature by Clay Smith

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