Local Author Tim O'Brien Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

'The Things They Carried' author on life, fiction, and truth

"...include a Guggenheim fellowship, a National Book Award, the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction, the Katherine..."

Nov. 14, 2013 Books Post by R.U. Steinberg

DVD Watch: 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'

The TV show that spoofed cinema, then became a movie, comes home

"...ended up regretting getting on board with Universal (Kevin Murphy's fury about having to dump an awesome Bootsy Collins..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Winter Harvest

Digging up the roots of Free Week

"...Ass, though it wasn't promoted as "Free Week." SXSW's James Minor, another former Emo's booker, believes that the following..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: Don't Stop, Get It Get It

We don't ever want to hear you complain that there is not enough LGBTQ up in this town

"...ALIEN SHE Alien She-Js (James Blonde + Young Creature) x special guest DJ BJ..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 30-July 6

"...Robert Muhammad of the Nation of Islam. 9-11:30am. St. James Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Rd., 926-6339. Free. Monday04..."

July 1, 2011 News Column

Passion Project

Fantastic Fest and its home base the Alamo Drafthouse have only gotten bigger, but its heart – pure and pulpy – stays the same

"...Poe series you directed for Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson's American International Pictures hit television syndication in..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Out of Bounds: The Lineup

"...Opening night party with Bruce James Soultet, Wisebird Wednesday, Sept. 1..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Feature

DVDnds

'Tis Autumn: The Search For Jackie Paris

"...and insightful commentary from jazz peers Dr. Billy Taylor, James Moody, and singer Mark Murphy. All can attest to..."

April 3, 2009 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Off the Record

Blaze's blues strike a chord with the SXSW Film 09 and dropping out for the Black Angels' Psych Fest 2

"...Other notable additions to the lineup include Bauhaus' Peter Murphy, French pop diva Yelle, Daniel Johnston, DJ Shadow, HR..."

March 13, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Thursday Sleepers

"...1am, Karma Lounge Paul Murphy morphed into Skratch Bastid when he got himself a..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Off the Record

Wining and dining with Trish Murphy, talking tapes with Natrix Natrix Records, and much more

"...said they had never heard of us," says singer James Petralli. "We ended up just finding a place to..."

July 20, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Rock & Roll Books

"...anytime between the Civil War and Deadwood. Ditto for James McMurtry's mad marauder. Jesse Dayton's matinee idol shot matches..."

June 1, 2007 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Letters @ 3AM

When your novel crawls along at about a paragraph per night and your apartment is tired of your company, then hooray for Hollywood and trans-fat popcorn: A summary of the movies seen by Ventura in 2006.

"...Quote the Best Passage of Film Criticism Ever – James Agee, 1944: "In thoroughly good pieces of work there..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Rock & Roll Books

Gift Guide

"..."Gigantic." Luckily, Beantown scenesters like Smith, Deal's ex-husband John Murphy, and Throwing Muses Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly fill..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Willie Graham

Live shots

"...glittering harmonies of the New Hot Damn, aka Trish Murphy, Kacy Crowley, and Renee Woodward. Around 11pm, with nearly..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

With A Little Help From His Friends

Children's author Trevor Romain tries out DVD

"...Chronicle Editor Louis Black), best friends and students at James Tovar Junior High – named for HBS co-founder Jimmy..."

Jan. 7, 2005 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...James Beitman makes two mistakes that are sadly typical ["Postmarks..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column

TV Eye

The world-views of 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Boston Legal' might be absurd and sobering, but they're also worth keeping an eye on

"...to hold its own. The series stars the inimitable James Spader (who single-handedly saved The Practice's final season, scooping..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TCB

If John Lennon had attended this weekend's ACL Fest blowout he might have screamed, "I've got blisters on my feet!"

"...said Susan Antone, also naming her former employer Etta James and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. At least everyone..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...In 2004 Benson succeeds classical pianist James Dick as the State Musician of Texas. He's been..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Eastside MVPs

"...Pat Murphy..."

July 4, 2003 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines

"...the U.S. Supreme Court stayed Texas death row inmate James Colburn's execution for the 1994 Conroe murder of Peggy..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...run for their money, Texas was scheduled to execute James Colburn, a paranoid schizophrenic who stabbed and strangled 55-year-old..."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Recommended

"...into obsolescence or effect a silent, ruminative defiance, like Murphy in "Strong at the Broken Places," whose spooked friends..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Books Feature

Short Cuts

Tales from the Tarantino trenches

"...Journeyman (not to be confused with the similarly titled James Crowley film that screened at SXSW 2001). Bridges' script..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...James Beard..."

June 15, 2001 Column

Redd Light Special

One right fine Tele-pickin' dude

"...for countless country and rock players, luminaries such as James Burton, Jerry Reed, the Buckaroos' Don Rich, and Albert..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Texas Treasures

Moody Anderson and His Western Warehouse

"...with the kind of silvery GI brush cut Audie Murphy probably favored, jeans, a workshirt, and an unlit stogie..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cliff's Picks (Antone's)

Texas Platters

"...Bollin and Barbara Lynn, and national heroes like Perkins, James Cotton, and Doug Sahm are all represented with tracks..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Postmarks

"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to meat."

"...Pat Murphy..."

July 21, 2000 Column

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