A Man and a Half

Hanging with music industry legend Jerry Wexler

"...161st Street. Gerald Wexler, running through the streets of Harlem, Queens, and Brooklyn during the Depression, and getting an..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...putting your racist ("Homeless from a rent party in Harlem") and sexist ("Bursting at the seams in her dress")..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...Homeless in Harlem? What are you implying? Is this a racial thing?..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Nina Simone, Bass Concert Hall, October 30

"...up to the task. If this had been a Harlem rent party, Simone would have gone homeless. One could..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Food-o-File

The details behind several local bakers' plans to create their own workforce.

"...dine at the famed Rao's Restaurant in Manhattan's East Harlem, an enthusiastic sell-out crowd jammed into the classroom at..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Shemekia Copeland Wicked (Alligator)

"...again. The 21-year-old blues belter from the streets of Harlem burns white hot on Wicked, singing with enough power..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Review by Jay Hardwig

TV Eye

Memories of the Jerry Lewis telethon. Also, upcoming KLRU programming for September, Hispanic Heritage Month

"...actors along with actual residents from New York's Latin Harlem, this critically acclaimed film, which won best narrative feature..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Soldier: A Poet's Childhood

"...of her childhood, from her early memories of the Harlem housing projects to her coming-of-age in a more upscale..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Books Review by Craig Arnold

Gorgeous George

George P. Bush capitalizing on Latino roots to stump for Uncle George.

"...tour 2000. He has waved to fans during East Harlem's Puerto Rican Day, wowed crowds at California campaign rallies,..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Russell Contreras

Smokey Robinson, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California, June 30

"...Robinson to ascend the Apollo-like stage of this stately, Harlem Renaissance-type theatre in one of the black capitals of..."

July 7, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Violent Femmes, Austin Music Hall, June 10

"...Guy Hawkman and Austin's Rafael Gayol did a mean Harlem shuffle. "Gone Daddy Gone" provided a xylophone lick straight..."

June 23, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Duke Ellington The Duke: The Essential Collection 1927-1962 (Columbia)

Reissues

"...ever stray far from the ballroom, whether the fog-shrouded Harlem nocturnes "Lady of the Lavender Mist" and "On a..."

May 19, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Johnny Otis The Johnny Otis Rhythm & Blues Caravan: The Complete Savoy Recordings (Savoy Jazz)

Reissues

"...1945 debut, a big-band jazz arrangement of the moody "Harlem Nocturne" which sold fairly well, the hits came in..."

May 19, 2000 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Burt Lancaster: An American Life

"...known, was a former circus acrobat whose chopped East Harlem diction, unruly blond mane, and awe-inspiring physicality were trademarks..."

April 28, 2000 Books Review by Robert Bell

Dancing About Architecture

Doug Sahm returns from beyond, MP3s shake up Austin music, Hip Hop meets R&B, and the Watermelon Saga continues...

"...life should be out -- San Antonio Rock: The Harlem Recordings 1957-1961. Collecting Sahm's pre-Quintet singles featuring Randy Garibay,..."

April 21, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...dream. Privileged English chap Olin (Courtney) lands in Spanish Harlem in search of his father's past, only to find..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

A Great Day In Austin, Town Lake

Wednesday Night

"...Texas Monthly inspired by Esquire's classic "Great Day in Harlem" photo. For a gatefold in Texas Monthly's special May..."

March 17, 2000 Music Review by Andy Langer

Sekou Sundiata Longstoryshort (Righteous Babe)

National Records

"...School University, Sekou Sundiata. An urban wordsmith par excellence, Harlem-born Sundiata is both inspired by, and on par with,..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Review by David Lynch

Going Long

Scoping Out the Long Fringe of FronteraFest 2000

"...Thirties and Forties. When Horne jump-started her career at Harlem's fabled Cotton Club, Calloway was there to teach her..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Dancing About Architecture

Collapsing Beams at the Mercury, Asleep at the Wheel Beams into Your Home, SXSW Marches On

"...Antonio Rock, culled from the vaults of the local Harlem, Warrior, and Satin labels. A 1957-61 roundup of Doug..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Stereolab, Olivia Tremor Control, La Zona Rosa, November 15

"...as the percussive utensil it had become. "We're the Harlem Globetrotters in disguise," giggled the guitarist. One layup after..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Dewey Redman, Bates Recital Hall, October 6

Descriptions of live shows

"...ended the evening with a smooth ride up to Harlem on "Take the A Train," the only appropriate response..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

October Previews

"...1995 documentary Small Wonders) of Roberta Guaspari, an East Harlem schoolteacher who motivates the kids and the community by..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

High Impact

Austin hip-hop promoters Hip-Hop Mecca

"...of the famous jazz photograph A Great Day in Harlem. The discussion veers back and forth between the present..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Why Should Anyone Care Now?

"...came to find out it was a block from Harlem."..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Off The Bookshelf

flatnessisgod:

"...all part of the job for fast-food workers in Harlem -- and still many of them, teenagers and adults..."

July 30, 1999 Books Review

A Joycean Riff of Race

Juneteenth

"...the South who attends a black college, moves to Harlem, and learns about the traumas of being "invisible," seen..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Day Dream

"...had a movie theater on the Eastside called the Harlem Theatre that I used to go to as a..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Desert Island Ellington

"...from the underrated Betty Roche and a nicely rendered "Harlem Suite." Anatomy of a Murder (Columbia Legacy): A rousing..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature

Digital Duke: Best of the Rest

"...was the Liberian Suite in '47 (Prestige), and the Harlem Suite in 1951 (Columbia). Many of the later suites..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature

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