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"...attention to more musical inspirations, from Prince and David Bowie to Björk and Taylor Swift. United by his signature..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows

"...far more cosmic bandleader, so Augie Meyers and Flaco Jiménez sitting in with Los Texmaniacs relives the Texas Tornadoes...."

April 28, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...vibes with a wave of their whammy bars. David Bowie (Moonage Daydreams), Todd Rundgren (Nolan Potter), and Lynyrd Skynyrd..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Austin Studio's VR Mini-Golf Game Gets New Course Based on Jim Henson’s Labyrinth

Mighty Coconut goes golfing in the beloved puppet classic

"...Golf VR game based on the classic fantasy film, Jim Henson's Labyrinth...."

July 29, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Backyard, Slayer at the Austin Music Hall), an early Jim Franklin sketch for Roky Erickson's Where the Pyramid Meets..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...cause him to question his own reality. Cast List: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves,..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Fest Comes to Texas

Hybrid music/movie fest brings Zappa, Stardust, more

"...Yet with the coronavirus lockdown in place festival director Jim Brunzell (probably best known around here as artistic director..."

Oct. 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tesla

Ethan Hawke illuminates the electrical genius

"...Michael Almereyda. Starring: Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Kyle MacLachlan, Jim Gaffigan, Rebecca Dayan, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Haley Elise Pehrson, Lucy..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Walking Waller Creek Is a Tour Through Wildlife, Wild Flora, and Wild History

Take this self-guided tour from UT's Office of Sustainability, and learn how much wildness this waterway is home to

"...19th century. This one, Watson House, originally belonged to Jim Bowie's sister-in-law, but the more intriguing occupants were interior..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Glam Punks of 70s Austin Get Up to Their Gypsy Tricks

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part two: Glitter rock (1972-76) fades

"...beat the heat, caught the attention of budding guitarist Jimmy Lee Saurage, a half-Korean result of a wartime union,..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes at Texas State University

Katie Bender's drama takes us inside the Alamo for the rare treatment of that story as something intimate, with feeling more than action

"...in San Antonio de Béxar, cousin by marriage to Jim Bowie, and the person reportedly asked by William Travis..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Traveling Through Time at the Speed of Life

Director Liz Manashil on a romance across time ... and Bowie

"...that the universe has been broken ever since David Bowie died? Liz Manashil, director of time travel romance Speed..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators

Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles

"...in Memphis on the 1973 tour promoting his David Bowie-produced Transformer LP, plus reading an enthusiastic Rolling Stone review..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 4

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 22-28

"...some to be the country’s first serial killer. Storyteller Jim Miles, owner of Walking Tours of Austin, guides you..."

July 21, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 3

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 15-21

"...job in his rearview. Adapted from the novel by Jim Thompson by action specialist Walter Hill (The Driver, The..."

July 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...some to be the country’s first serial killer. Storyteller Jim Miles, owner of Walking Tours of Austin, guides you..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 1

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 1-7

"...some to be the country’s first serial killer. Storyteller Jim Miles, owner of Walking Tours of Austin, guides you..."

July 1, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Settling in but Never Settling at the Old Settler's Music Fest

Executive Director Jean Spivey looks back at three decades of roots music

"...O'Brien, who grew up with the OSMF head in Bowie, Md. They attended the University of Maryland together and..."

April 12, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips: Presidio San Saba, Menard

Spanish fort tells the story of a lost settlement

"...stone entrance, which still stands. The most famous was Jim Bowie, who in 1831 fought off a Native American..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Week 2019 Is in the Rearview Mirror, but These Homegrown Standouts Aren't

10 local showcases that got us excited for what’s to come this year

"...Buzzcocks riff out of his Strat, then covered David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging" halfway through their kinetic set. Around..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...that have stayed with them forever. – Richard Whittaker LabyrinthD: Jim Henson; with David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly (1986)..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness

Times change, and so do schools

"...agenda) to also rename Stephen F. Aus­tin and James Bowie high schools, because "it's only fair" to renounce slave-holders..."

March 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Strange Days Await Ian Moore

Singer/guitarist premieres new single

"...by Brownout’s Adrian Quesada and Bay Area hip-hop producer Jim Greer...."

Feb. 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

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

"...Diamond, and Marilyn Manson. Fan club heavies included David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, and George Clinton...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Playback: Ramsay Midwood Buys the Bar

Ramsay Midwood co-acquires Sam's Town Point, record store news, and Spoon teases upcoming Matador Records LP.

"...atmospherics, singing, "Someday you won't be so alone." The Bowie-reminiscent "Talk You Into It" came off single-worthy and "Can..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...of the most successful TV soundtracks of all time. – Jim Caligiuri..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Top 10 National Albums of 2016

Our favorite picks from across the country

"...3) David Bowie, Blackstar (ISO)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Critics Poll

"...Jim Caligiuri: Margo Price, ACL Live at the Moody Theater..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Second Big SXSW Music List

Nile Rodgers, Modern English, Cool Kids, and 204 more added

"...the music industry. The New York native produced David Bowie’s Let’s Dance and Madonna’s career-making Like a Virgin in..."

Nov. 15, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Sunday ACL Fest Picks

The first weekend of ACL Fest closes with highlights galore

"...Natalie Bergman specializes in channeling Annie Lennox and David Bowie, striding through seductive whispers and crooning hooks over worldly..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature

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