James Brown: What Comes in the Door Is the 20th Century

"...Reflecting on the life and times of the great James Brown. I think I was 11 years old when..."

Dec. 27, 2006 Postmarks

ACL Interview: Party-Making Cimafunk Details Influences, from James Brown to Chano Pozo

"Cuban music is a lot more than they think"

"...witnesses enthused a stateside shorthand for Cimafunk: the Cuban James Brown. Rap to rhumba, the bandleader also injects Marvin..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Luv Doc Recommends: James Brown Live 1968

Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, Monday, January 21, 2008

"...of their usual Music Monday series will be featuring James Brown Live 1968, a recording of a live, televised..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Checking In: Kalu James Brews Up Some Strong Juju

And soothes us through the valley of the shadows of death

"...2017 LP Time Undone put Austin’s Kalu James on the national map with some astonishingly timeless psych-soul,..."

June 19, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

"Fire"-man Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire

"...better or worse, when The Crazy World of Arthur Brown released "Fire" in 1968 it immediately made Brown familiar..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

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

"...of Thirties folk singers; Forties R&B piano greats Charles Brown and Amos Milburn; Fifties Austin label Domino Records; and..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The sometime Austinite tours the U.S. for the first time since 1969

"...Hell of an intro, that, fueling Arthur Brown's incendiary 1968 single to the top of the charts...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Filly Brown

A young, Latina hip-hop artist gets a shot at a record contract only if she is willing to compromise her ideals.

"...Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos...."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Mr. Brown Will Come to Town

Comic-book creator Jeffrey Brown is a featured guest at this year's Staple! The Independent Media Expo

"...however; we're going to focus our energies on Jeffrey Brown...."

March 6, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jim James Haiku

Amusing the muse at the Moody

"...to a golden panda, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James’ first solo Austin City Limits taping last night went..."

May 6, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Case Still Open, Brown Still 'Prime Suspect'

APD still investigating Esme Barrera's murder

"...Although no DNA evidence links James Loren Brown to the murder early on New Year's..."

April 6, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Pan Left with James Hoff

How to process despotism & hypocrisy

"...witnessed during the Ferguson unrest, examining the work of James Hoff – another arm of label’s vanguard genius –..."

Aug. 20, 2014 Music Post by Conor Walker

Black, Brown & Blue: Must-See Music

Brownout, Birdlegg, and Geto Boys anchor the week live

"...Brownout at Frank, 10pm..."

Sept. 9, 2013 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Two Austin Chefs Nominated for James Beard Awards

Bryce Gilmore and Aaron Franklin make it to the next round

"...least when it comes to food. Late yesterday, the James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for this year’s awards...."

March 25, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Faster Than Sound: Punk’s Not White at Black & Brown Fest

Austin punks of color shine at radical San Antonio collective’s second year, Mutual Feelings evolves on their own terms, and more music news

"...Amid online threats, San Antonio's second annual Black & Brown Punk Fest went off without a hitch, hosting 10..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Jim Brown: All-American

"...Lee. Director Spike Lee and sports phenom/movie star Jim Brown will be on hand to present this recently completed..."

Oct. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

UT President on Mack Brown Suspending James Henry

"...statement from UT President William Powers Jr. on Mack Brown's decision to suspend football player James Henry. Henry has..."

Sept. 18, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Alton Brown Is Coming to Town

"...Food TV addicts know Alton Brown as the perfect merging of Bart Simpson and Stephen..."

March 28, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Money Chicha, Greyhounds, Carolyn Wonderland, Deezie Brown, Sir Woman to Play Austin Music Awards

Tickets on sale now for March 8, benefiting the SIMS Foundation

"...Minor. Austin artists Money Chicha, Greyhounds, Carolyn Wonderland, Deezie Brown, Sir Woman, and We Don’t Ride Llamas will perform..."

Feb. 3, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Fat Bottom Cabaret Goes “Brown South”

Troupe’s first-ever digital show promises to please and tease

"...cabaret troupe’s newest – and first-ever digital – show, Brown South, this Saturday, July 25, 7pm...."

July 22, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Irielle Wesley

Elana James Performs Live Following UT Women's Basketball Game Sunday

"...Former Hot Club of Cowtown violinist and vocalist Elana James will perform live following the UT's women's basketball game..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Get on Up

As James Brown, Chadwick Boseman captures the performer's voice, moves, sweat, and swagger, but this biopic, as a whole, needs a stronger compass.

"...Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Craig Robinson, Lennie James, Jill Scott, Josh Hopkins, Fred Melamed, Tika Sumpter, Allison..."

Aug. 1, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Night and Day With Maceo

Still blowin'

"...“Maceo, blow your horn!” James Brown hollered that famous refrain nearly 45 years ago..."

Feb. 19, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Mighty Hannibal Sees All

The Atlanta soul man has stories to tell, and who cares if they're true?

"...Born James Shaw in Atlanta, 1939, Hannibal had the outlandish personality..."

Aug. 27, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Soul Power

The "Rumble in the Jungle" was the main event, but this concert in the Congo was a hell of an undercard.

"...of an undercard. The three-day festival in Zaire paired James Brown, B.B. King, and Bill Withers with top African..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Thomas Fawcett

Run Rudolph Run

Revisiting Keith Richards' “Run Rudolph Run”

"...and collaborator Steve Jordon dropping Maceo Parker into their James Brown glower. “It’s Christmas Time,” off Hip-O Select’s new..."

Dec. 22, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

When We Were Kings

This documentary Oscar winner is a vivid retelling of the "Rumble in the Jungle," in which Muhammad Ali bested George Foreman in a storied boxing match in Kinshasa, Zaire.

"...African-American music, including stellar performances by the likes of James Brown, Miriam Makeba, B.B. King, and the Fugees. Their..."

March 28, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas

Jingle Bell Rocks! spins under the musical mistletoe

"...really Christmas until we break out the A Charlie Brown Christmas CD...."

Dec. 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ambush in Austin

George Strait live

"...a scene straight out When We Were Kings, the James Brown-soundtracked Muhammad Ali documentary immortalizing 1974’s Rumble in the..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Do Me Baby! Austin Does Prince

Only Bowie may have prompted era peer the following year

"...Prince high-kickin’ his best James Brown impression atop a grand piano at the Frank..."

April 27, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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