New Atlantis: Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans

Staying afloat in NOLA

"...correlation between New Orleans rising from the sea after Hurricane Katrina, buoyed by the musicians who call the Crescent..."

July 15, 2011 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Storied Dishes: What Our Family Recipes Tell Us About Who We Are and Where We've Been

An engaging book that's easy to pick up and consume in small bites

"...treasures. Or the story of a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina whose recipes were lost in the 2005 flood...."

May 27, 2011 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

From Watergate to Birtherism

Woodward, Bernstein and Redford ponder the Trump experience

"...Harry Shearer was in Austin recently to screen his Hurricane Katrina disaster doc The Big Uneasy, he had his..."

April 24, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Suplecs

Wednesday

"...Surviving the near-death experience of Hurricane Katrina, Crescent City's Suplecs vent swamp-metal spleen on the..."

March 18, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

'Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports'

Sportswriter Zirin delves into the darker side of sports

"...which housed 25,000 of New Orleans’ poorest citizens during Hurricane Katrina. And, of course, the tragedy of the storm..."

July 28, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Breakdown

Travis County's mental health system is cracking under growing patient load

"...As Van Norman tells it: "Five years ago, when [Hurricane] Katrina hit, law enforcement said, 'We're not traveling out..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rawks Off

Sin City Social Club is both the stone and the moss

"...Between the devastation of Mardi Gras Indians’ costumes during Hurricane Katrina and Nashville’s recent flood, pieces of musical history..."

May 18, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Aural History

Hannibal Lokumbe and his trumpet stand at the crossroads of jazz, blues, and Jimi Hendrix

"...at the Contemporary Arts Center beginning in 1999, when Hurricane Katrina hit. Settled now into Bastrop since 2005 (while..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Super Bowl to Remember

Who Dat nation rejoices

"...And how do you adequately describe the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and its aftereffects on the NOLA? Mayor Ray..."

Feb. 8, 2010 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Everyday Magic

Lee Barber returns to that place you go to find a song

"...just as his 25-year marriage to Elaine was ending, Hurricane Katrina was descending on his beloved city. The pain..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Headlines

"...outpouring of support in Austin for those impacted by Hurricane Katrina," Leffingwell said. "Today, I'm calling on all Austinites..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature

The Big Seedy

Werner Herzog talks about his eccentric tour de farce, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

"...you have any difficulties shooting in the wake of Hurricane Katrina?..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 22-29

"...Archivists at UT presents David Carmicheal, who will discuss Hurricane Katrina's effects on government records. 6:30pm. LBJ Library and..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature

Beyond Austin City Limits

There's plenty to hear and see this weekend

"...music of those transplanted here from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, mixed with the welcoming vibes of Austin and..."

Sept. 30, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Cuff and in Your City

A roundup of Austin improv schools

"...escape the devastation being visited upon that city by Hurricane Katrina? How they relocated to Austin and immediately established..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Res Publica

Citizens calendar, Aug. 14-19

"...novel based on true stories of seven survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Recom­mend­ed. 7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar...."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature

Fire Chief Fights Diversity Battles

Kerr called back to Arkansas for a pending lawsuit

"...department's telling, "publicly disrespectful" to Kerr. Hoping to help Hurricane Katrina evacuees, Walla approached Janet Huckabee – politico and wife..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Crime and the City Solution

How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?

"...influx of "bad elements" lingering after the arrival of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in September 2005. Others rightly point out..."

June 26, 2009 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

Post-Katrina New Orleans is returning to form as a tourist destination for people from across the globe

"...Orleans, La., still wears a bathtub ring left by Hurricane Katrina, but the city has largely returned to being..."

June 5, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Film News

It's raining cash for film in Texas ... but not a drop leftover for Waco

"...at one point tied to FEMA reimbursements related to Hurricane Katrina (they now are drawn from the general revenue..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

The Yes Men Fix the World

"...attending a CNN-covered megaconference on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina or simply pointing out systemic corporate corruption across..."

March 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

One last night of band blurbs!

"...11pm, Vice Displaced from their native New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, brothers Kintrell "Krispy Kream" and Alvin "Rah Al..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

TV Eye

Looks like the government – and the people – will have a little more time to prepare for the DTV transition

"...agencies. The need for this was demonstrated during the Hurricane Katrina debacle. Agencies that should have been working together..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Film News

An Oscar, a zombie, and a film incentive walk into a bar ...

"...documentary Oscar nod received by Trouble the Water, the Hurricane Katrina film on which he served as director of..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...have to watch this first-person documentary filmed from inside Hurricane Katrina twice a day, everyday, for the rest of..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

Film News

'Film News' counts down its Top 10 Austin film stories of 2008

"...PJ Raval saw his camerawork honored as Hurricane Katrina doc Trouble the Water was named best documentary..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

I Shot a Man in Reno: A History of Death by Murder, Suicide, Fire, Flood, Drugs, Disease, and General Misadventure, as Related in Popular Song

"...popular music, especially in the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, largely displays an unwillingness or inability to confront..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Film News

The Texas Motion Picture Alliance pushes an ambitious new incentives bill, to be sponsored by Rep. Dawnna Dukes

"...Trouble the Water, the Hurricane Katrina doc featuring camerawork by Austin's PJ Raval, is..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

I’m Yo’ Pusha

The Knux and Q-Tip clean out ears

"...Angeles – they moved to the West Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans – but they’re caught up..."

Nov. 19, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

TV Eye

Henry Rollins takes his particular brand of political activism on the road

"...the post-traumatic stress disorder that plagues the city following Hurricane Katrina...."

Oct. 31, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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