Election Ticker: Say It Ain’t So, Zo

Qadri explains his GOP gigs, Guerrero explains her housing views

"...Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, and for Libertarian Gary Johnson's presidential bid in 2016...."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Marc Maron, Nikki Glaser Headlining Inaugural Moontower Just for Laughs Festival

Amped-up comedy fest adds over 100 comics and podcasts

"...Saturday Night Live stars Chris Redd and James Austin Johnson will be bringing the yuks, while Natasha Leggero and..."

Jan. 19, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

Buffalo Nichols, Stephanie Bergara, and the Hickoids soundtrack our week in local sound

"..."I love newness," Will Johnson told the Chronicle upon the 2018 release of Marie/Lepanto's..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman

House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid

Who's got the power?

"...As spotted last week by indie journalist Jack Craver, bills filed by Rep. John Cyrier, R-Lock­hart, and..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...gospel singers Washington Phillips, Arizona Dranes, and Blind Willie Johnson; the Gant Family of Thirties folk singers; Forties R&B..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...Deferrari, Dianna Agron, Fred Melamed, Glynis Bell, Sondra James, Jackie Hoffman (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...wrong time. Cast: Joey King, Andrea Savage, Paul Scheer, Jack Kilmer, Erin Darke, Stephen Ruffin, Kelly Lamor Wilson, Logan..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

High adventure and fun times in an unexpectedly entertaining sequel

"...Directed by: Jake Kasdan. Starring: Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Nick Jonas,..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...This year, an Oustanding Duet award to her and Jack Anthony Dunlap II for a deep-diving section of Hamrick’s..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Stephen Root, Elizabeth Reaser, Jack Antonoff, Natasha Lyonne, Tyne Daly. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Acknowledge LBJ's Depravity

"...With the publication of Roger Stone's book indicting Lyndon Johnson in the JFK assassination (The Man Who Killed Kennedy:..."

Nov. 11, 2013 Postmarks

Farmers’ Market Report: Oct. 26-27, 2013

Sweet peppers, butternut squash, lettuce, apples, and bacon

"...called broccolini or Chinese broccoli) is also coming in. Johnson’s Backyard Garden, which maintains a presence at every market,..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

ATX Television Festival: 'Boy Meets World' Meets Austin

TV fest adds lost Linklater pilot, genre faves, and more

"...Also in that "never got a chance" crowd is Jack Black's bizarre 1999 Knight Rider spoof Heat Vision and..."

March 28, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ACL Interview: Alabama Shakes

Friday, 5:30pm, Barton Springs stage

"...try not to think about that," acknowledges drummer Steve Johnson from the band's hometown in Athens, Alabama. "I won't..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

'The NFL Beat': Week 13

Waiver-wire pickups and more

"...against Carolina and Tampa Bay for Titans RB Chris Johnson, as well as the stinker against Atlanta. While I..."

Dec. 1, 2011 Sports Post by Alex Dunlap

Luv Doc Recommends: South Austin Pitch and Pooch Celebrity Golf Tournament and Canine Extravaganza

Butler Park Pitch & Putt, Friday, June 3, 2011

"...night vision, pot vaporizers, those Coke Freestyle machines at Jack in the Box (c'mon, 100 flavors is just fucking..."

June 3, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Old Settler's Music Festival

"...Detroit – covered "Hotel Yorba" just about the time Jack White rearranged it into a hit for the White..."

April 22, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...its red light district rhythm like a schoolboy scooping jacks. Given such exposed roots, country bumpkin "Dead Flowers" next..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"..."Trigger Happy Jack," by Timothy Braun. A dream that leaves a girl..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ACL Music Fest Preview

"...God bless Will Johnson. Between the carefully crafted chaos of Centro-matic, its bittersweet..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature

Phat Girlz

Comedian Mo’Nique’s first starring film vehicle, Phat Girlz, suffers from a bad case of undernourishment.

"...Nnegest Likké. Starring: Mo'Nique, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Godfrey, Kendra C. Johnson, Joyful Drake, Eric Roberts and Jack Noseworthy. Comedian Mo’Nique’s..."

April 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

And They're Off!

Money flows into Texas House horse races

"...If Austin state Reps. Jack Stick and Todd Baxter ever suspected they'd be vulnerable..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...is quite possible he would have been president, not Jack Kennedy!..."

July 16, 2004 Column

Doesn't Recall Protests Against Vietnam [Read the Last Sentence: the Dumbest Comparison I've Ever Seen]

"...is quite possible he would have been president, not Jack Kennedy! When Lyndon Johnson demanded war powers after the..."

July 8, 2004 Postmarks

Will Shill for Nukes

At UT and elsewhere, academic scientists are only too happy to lend their names and reputations to the nuclear power industry

"...None but a blockhead, Samuel Johnson said, writes for free. Ted Besmann is no blockhead...."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Zwick; D: David Semel; S: Trevor Munson; with Joshua Jackson, Jaime King, John Mellencamp, D.J. Qualls..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Bob Breunig, executive director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, will be leaving his post by year's..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin City Limits Festival Picks & Sleepers

"...with the folks Karl Denson's played with: Femi Kuti, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Widespread Panic, DJ Logic, and Lenny..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature

Borderline Vaudeville

Bill Crawford and Gene Fowler go off-off-off Broadway with Border Radio.

"...Then there was Wolfman Jack, the outré deejay from Brooklyn who, as the authors..."

May 10, 2002 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Abundance: Wheels Grinding Down Life's Jarring Trail

Local Arts Reviews

"...Chisholm and Janelle Buchanan play Macon Hill and Bess Johnson, two women drawn to the West by the promise..."

June 23, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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