Taking Pictures

This year, for whatever reasons, Dick Holland writes, we have been blessed with photography books of great beauty and intelligence. Several of the leading figures in the canon of 20th-century photography are represented in this season's unusually rich outpouring, among them Eugéne Atget, Walker Evans, and Edward Steichen.

"...Adams, Diane Arbus, Brassaï, Larry Clark, William Eggleston, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, August Sander, Cindy Sherman, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Dancing About Architecture

Broken Spoke is broken into and thieves ride away with owner James White's family heirloom: a saddle, mister.

"...a 1940s Hollywood saddle that was given to owner James White by his father, who rode it for 20..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Death of Rock & Roll

Top 10s: Year, Decade, Eternity

"...and reams of stoney poetry to the beat of James Brown's drummer has endured way too many 20-minute bullshit..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Bookshelf

D.A.: Prosecutors in Their Own Words

"...2. Built to Last by by James C. Collins..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Books Review

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...-- if any -- instances in which comparisons to James Taylor are good. Thus, when Bruce Robison's light tenor..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Exhibitionism

(Re)Flex: Opposing Dance Camps

"...Frank Delvy and James Hampton are stand-outs as poets Bunthorne..."

June 18, 1999 Arts Review

John Carpenter's Vampires

"...Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: James Wood, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trawling Panthalassa

Sound Sorcerer Bill Laswell Takes Miles Davis

"...century, chances are you've heard and enjoyed his work. Frank Zappa, often cited for his prodigious quality output, has..."

May 1, 1998 Music Feature by David Lynch

Movies From the Mount

Sundance Film Festival

"...drama about hereditary male violence which stars Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe, and Mary Beth Hurt...."

Feb. 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...set to dock on the July 4 weekend. This James Cameron event is purported to be the most expensive..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...with Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Frank Gorshin, Jon Seda. (R, 130 min.) Terry Gilliam may..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Austin Punk Chronicles: "Hard, Fast & Unapologetic" – Raul's Shifts Into Fourth Gear

In the wake of the one-night debut of the Skunks and the Violators, Austin punk begins in earnest in Chapter 5, Part 2 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...Muñoz rips like the second coming of the Stooges' James Williamson, letting loose all this crazed, gibbering voltage...."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Harvey Can't Mess With Texas Benefit Concert

"...Edie Brickell, James Taylor, Lyle Lovett, Ray Benson, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon..."

Sept. 25, 2017 Photo Gallery

The Groupie Chronicles

Groupies part one: Morgana Welch; groupies part two: Catherine James; groupies part three: Pamela Des Barres

"...of a world barely in her grasp. She's Anne Frank with an all-access pass...."

Nov. 30, 2007 Music Review by Margaret Moser

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...no long hair, no beards, nothin' like that," recalls James White, Broken Spoke proprietor and the man responsible for..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events

Get arty this week with our recommended happenings

"...concentration of Black Austin’s immense comic talent.   – James Scott One From the Heart: Reprise..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...in the nation. The books removed have included Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, Toni Morrison's The..."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Flamin' Hot Director: Eva Longoria, Producer: DeVon Franklin, Screenwriters: Linda Yvette Chávez, Lewis Colick Flamin' Hot is..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...drama Cherry starring Tom Holland; and noted water enthusiast James Cameron previewing with fellow National Geographic Explorer Brian Skerry..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Donnybrook

Backwoods crime drama with a social conscience is gruelingly bleak

"...Directed by: Tim Sutton. Starring: Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo, Margaret Qualley, James Badge Dale and Pat Healy...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panels: Woke Food

SXSW food track navigates contemporary food systems

"...by The Hartman Group's Melissa Abbott; FTW Venture's Brian Frank, Fair Oaks Farms & Fairlife farmer Sue McCloskey, and..."

March 14, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Sweaty Betty Directors/Screenwriters: Joseph Frank, Zachary Reed On the border of Washington, D.C., two..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Robert Rodriguez: Future Sins, Fiery Projects

Update from Wizard World on 'Fire and Ice', 'Sin City 2' and more

"...Dusk Till Dawn, Rodriguez's presentation promised the Untitled Latin James Bond project, plus a mixture of grindhouse classics, sports,..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback

HAAM Day to the rescue!

"...3:30: Kalu James, Ray Benson's Roadhouse, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Music News: The Pros & Cons of Hitchhiking

C3 Presents acquires Emo's

"...not long after banking hours had ceased, Emo's owner Frank Hendrix was headed to the East Riverside music venue..."

Feb. 15, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...time was dominated by Western swing bands like Jesse James & All the Boys, Jimmy Heap & the Melody..."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Crossroads 3

I went up to the Crossroads – and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – fell down on my knees

"...1100 Rock and Roll Blvd.: Downstairs, past Motown motor James Jamerson's upright bass and Elvis Presley's Smith & Wesson,..."

July 2, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Art Is Formally Known as Prints

A somewhat kaleidoscopic glimpse of Austin's screen-printing scene

"...for printed display. And of course, any mention of Frank Kozik, whose unforgettable concert posters flourished like Day-Glo kudzu..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mothers of Reinvention

White Denim's Fits of maximum R&B

"...autonomy, the local trio – round out by guitarist/vocalist James Petralli and bassist Steve Terebecki – has honed its..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Superbadass Web Sites for Everyone!

With the help of Knowbility's AIR-Interactive for the Arts and a team of professional designers, I am going to help reinvent the Internet

"...But the team – Tim Thomas, Elli Swift, James "www.redsite.com" Fenelon, and Michael Coker – smiled unflinchingly, arranging..."

March 4, 2005 Screens Feature by Spike Gillespie

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