Texas Book Festival 2014: The Full Party List

Among the 275 authors: Oates, Ellroy, Mosley, Lear, Dean

"...all released in the last year; master of noir James Ellroy, who's launching another epic investigation into L.A.'s dark..."

Sept. 11, 2014 Books Post by Robert Faires

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...Smith, Molly Dunsworth, Brian Downey, Nick Bateman Insidious Director: James Wan, Writer: Leigh Whannell Dark spirits have possessed the..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dancing About Architecture

The Jr. Files

"...air in mid-November. Further details are sketchy, as LuAnn Thompson at Brown Central is an admitted non-fan of the..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...as diverse as veteran ivory-tickler Kenny Werner, Cameroon-born multi-instrumentalist Richard Bona, and French piano powerhouse Jean-Michel Pilc. As demonstrated..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Fresh: Beloved Recipes from a South Austin Icon • Richard Santos, Trust Me • Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg,..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Chronicle Endorsements

"...GOP anti-minority and anti-Austin gerrymandering. Of his opponents, attorney James Nortey is a formidable candidate, and we anticipate supporting..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature

Travis County Election Early Voting Results

More numbers than you know what to do with

"...City Council District 6 James “Jimmy” Flannigan     1,249     26.15% Lloyd..."

Nov. 4, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 30-July 6

"...county commissioners know what you think. 5pm. Precinct 1 Richard E. Scott Building, 4717 Heflin Ln. 854-9754. www.co.travis.tx.us. Saturday02..."

July 1, 2011 News Column

Off the Record

Austin Music Poll winners are just going to have to wait until the Austin Music Awards, plus a closer look at SXSW's international acts

"...inspiration from Japanese collective Geinoh Yamashirogumi and Robert Farris Thompson's Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art &..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Primary Candidates

Local and statewide candidates hit the campaign trail

"...D: Ronnie Earle, Marc Katz, Linda Chavez-Thompson..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature

Nov. 4 Election Results

"...U.S. REP, DISTRICT 21 Lamar Smith (R)49,163 (70.2%)243,209 (80.0%) James Arthur Strohm (L)20,902 (29.8%)60,773 (20.0%)   U.S. REP, DISTRICT..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Robin Grace Thompson, Voices Underwater..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Bars, Bedrooms, Bukowski, James Cotton..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...school voucher legislation supported by far-right San Antonio millionaire James Leininger. Leininger underwrote the lion's share of Macias' campaign,..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature

Renegade

Still mourning the death of Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott 20 years later

"...separating "Renegade" from "Hollywood," jump-n-thump like one of Jim Thompson's pulp fiction gangs beating a hasty getaway. Lynott's crew..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

All You Can Read

The Chronicle Food staff samples a buffet of books for the culinarily curious.

June 6, 2003 Food Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...AUDIO EXPLORATIONS: North Floridian duo James Tritten and Steven Haley's new sophomore CD, ActionReaction, out..."

March 8, 2002 Music Feature

Page Two

The war on Afghanistan isn't just wrong, it's stupid, and it's not going to work, either.

"...festival's offerings are as always excellent, including local heroes Richard Linklater's Waking Life and Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Articulations

Central Texas writer Tom Grimes has a play date in L.A., Deborah Hay duets with Baryshnikov in Brooklyn, and Jouét flies off to Louisville, plus legislative applause for Austin musicals Jouét and Oliver!

"...Capital City" and "recognize the directing team of Scott Thompson and Richard Byron and Austin Musical Theatre on the..."

June 1, 2001 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Hunt for Red October

"...Scott Glenn, Courtney B. Vance, Tim Curry, Peter Firth, Richard Jordan, Joss Ackland, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Jeffrey..."

July 12, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tried and True: Auteurs Make a Return to Form

"...D: Ridley Scott; with Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Djimon Hounsou, Tomas Arana, Spencer Treat Clark...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cry Pitch Carrolls: Winter Wonderland

RobertFaires examines Salvage Vanguard Theater's production of The Cry Pitch Carrolls

Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Jesus Christ Superstar: At Once Awful and Great

Ada Calhoun critiques Austin Musical theatre's staging of Jesus Christ Superstar

"...version of Jesus Christ Superstar, as directed by Scott Thompson, owes much to our beloved 1980s, including a Judas..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Scanlines

Five Minutes to Live

"...scenes show Cash gunning down a cop with a Thompson submachine gun, setting the tone nicely. Being the rotten..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Screens Feature

Flip the Switch

"...Out of the darkness rose Keith Richard's dark cathedral of riffs, followed by Merry Clayton's foreboding..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...play Hill Country venues (Robert Earl Keen, Toni Price, James McMurtry) about KFAN. Many have dropped in for interviews..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Articulations

IRS OKs G&S @ CCP

"...sealed the deal. Mellin says that Playhouse Artistic Director Richard Brown and his staff struck the old set within..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Column

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