Staying Alive

You don't even want to know

"...somewhat acclaimed for his hairy-chested B-movies (Mandingo). Sly's brother Frank, a pop-rock aspirant, gets several club scenes in which..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Screens Review by Marrit Ingman

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...small left wing of the party, like the Barney Franks of the party, that kept them from completely giving..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Midsummer Night's Renaissance

Conspirare's midsummer concert of choral works from the Renaissance provided yet another example of enchanting song by this local treasure

"...the tension inherent in the work. This selection featured James Brown on the viola da gamba – a precursor..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...9pm, Caucus Automaton's James van Leuven, the guiding force behind Plan B, crafted..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Have You Ever Been to Carrascolendas?

The Bilingual Education Act in 1968 sparked an unprecedented number of bilingual television programs for children, and the Austin-produced children's series Carrascolendas, which premiered in 1970, was among the first.

"...writers were summed up in Walter Prescott Webb and Frank Dobie, and 'dance' summoned visions of the Broken Spoke...."

July 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Holiday in San Antonio

The birth of Austin's punk scene: the Sex Pistols at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio, 25 years ago this week.

"...Frank Pugliese: When I heard they were booked at Randy's,..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...piece of evidence that the City Council under Mayor Frank Cooksey deserved its pro-environment reputation." This snide, damning-with-faint-praise comment..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Articulations

A grand operatic production of Turnadot by the Chinese National Opera has been canceled, playwright C. Denby Swanson receives a McKnight Advancement Grant, Davy Crockett gets caught in the Web, and Peter Pan receives his own Amy's Ice Cream flavor.

"...replica of Beijing's Forbidden City right there in the Frank Erwin Center. Obviously, "was" and "would have" are the..."

May 10, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Innovators

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

"...Frankly, that sounds like a cop-out that Burns came up..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...and later worked with both Mississippi John Hurt and Frank Zappa. She reappeared a few years ago to once..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

TV Eye

Why is it that female protagonists on network TV always need a man?

"...relationships," and television has had its share of them. Frank Furillo and Joyce Davenport of NBC's Hill Street Blues..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Take Me to the River

Rock & Roll Books

"...Monroe in the front rank. Right up there with Frank Sinatra, whom Monroe once met at an arts luncheon..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

Postscripts

Book news, signings, and author appearances this week.

"...History, is forthcoming from Random House in March 2001... James Patterson will be at BookPeople on Monday, Nov. 27,..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

The Making of a President

While waiting for election recount results, George W. Bush is imitating Lyndon B. Johnson while allowing his staff to run the show.

"...communications director Karen Hughes. And he was consulting with James Baker III, his father's former secretary of state who..."

Nov. 24, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Up at the Villa

"...Haas. Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Jeremy Davies, Derek Jacobi and Massimo Ghini. Visiting..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Agnes Browne

"...Directed by: Anjelica Huston. Starring: Tom Jones, James Lappin, Gareth O'Connor, Mark Power, Carl Power, Roxanna Williams,..."

April 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Velvet Underdog

Sterling Morrison: An Oral History With Interviews

"...He was staying on campus with a mutual friend, James Tucker, Maureen's older brother. We became friends almost instantly...."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

A recap of favorite SXSW venues that no longer exist, a few festival hot tips, some non-festival tips, a celebrity-sightings checklist.

"...Dancing About Architecture (with the possible exception of misguided Frank Lloyd Wright groupies) has a chance in hell of..."

March 17, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

A Day at the Races

Primary races start heating up in nearby counties, across Texas, and around the nation.

"...D.A.'s who preceded him in office, Carol Vance and Frank Biscoe, has the edge. But two other candidates, Michael..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...identified as Gamaliel Mireles Coria and his girlfriend's brother, Frank Santos. Dixie and Fuller asked for a ride home...."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...1. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Books Column

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum's fantasy of a Kansas girl transported to the..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Box Sets

Herbie Hancock

"...influences, heard on his fusion recordings, of Charles Lloyd, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Sly Stone, evolving toward Bitches..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Music Feature

Scanlines

Living in Oblivion

"...DiCillio (1995) with Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, James Le Gros Swimming With Sharks..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Screens Feature

Road Shows

"...SAT 16 Clint Black, Michael Peterson, The Kinleys, Frank Erwin Center..."

May 15, 1998 Music Feature

Road Shows

"...WED 4 Lord of the Dance, Frank Erwin Center..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature

Roadshows

"...FRI 7 David "Fathead" Newman, St. James Episcopal Church..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Music Feature

A Chip off the Auld Sod

Off the Bookshelf

"...He went so far as to call "much of" James Joyce's Ulysses, which I'd praised, "tedious, self-indulgent crap" and..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Books Review

Scanlines

"...Frank Whaley (left) and Matthew Broderick (right) have their hands..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Environs Observer

"...Nichols' article was a quote from former American-Statesman columnist, James Garcia. Garcia said, "Oppel suggested that he didn't meet..."

July 25, 1997 Column

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