Extra Jim

Guitarist, producer, and now indie label impresario Jim Stringer is still twanging after all these years.

"...Jim Stringer has been making music for almost 40 years..."

April 20, 2001 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Jim Caligiuri Exit Interview

Ten minutes, 20 questions, and 20-plus years of Americana chronicles

"...March 31, the day before Jim Caligiuri left Austin for California, we said goodbye outside..."

April 13, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Kick It Off

Keith Richards never bought a Ricky Nelson album, only James Burton's LPs

"...James Burton is a god among guitar players. Born in Dubberly,..."

April 4, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Mars Attacks!

Burton's sci-fi spoof gleefully recounts the unspeakable horror that takes place when Martians attack the planet Earth.

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan,..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Thankfully, the dark tone of the beloved childrens books is carried over to the screen, and the terrific performances and production design provide extra lift.

"...Directed by: Brad Silberling. Starring: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken,..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playback: And the Armadillos Went Wild

Threadgill’s World Headquarters goes the way of its predecessor, the Armadillo World Headquarters, plus Black Fret offers more than just money

"...and entertaining sell-off that saw several items, including a Jim Franklin painting of guitarist Freddie King and the concert..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Teleportal Reading: Chocolate Shearwater Fountain

Performances with so many tastes that taste great together!

"...describing it: "Teleportal is what might happen if LeVar Burton hijacked the Enterprise's holodeck and brought it to Reading..."

Jan. 27, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Thirty Years of Music History Through the Lens of Burton Wilson

"...13Frank Zappa prepares to don Jim Franklin's armadillo helmet, backstage, 1973..."

May 18, 2001 Music Feature

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...If you're already a Jimmy LaFave fan, run out and buy Trail. Don't even..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Ring in the HollyDaze

Holiday Movie Previews

"...familiar form. That weekend's three big releases include Tim Burton's spoof Mars Attacks!, the Tom Cruise vehicle Jerry Maguire,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Charlie Burton & the Texas 12-Steppers
Saxon Pub, August 3

"...Charlie Burton & the Texas 12-SteppersSaxon Pub, August 3 Charlie Burton..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Politics Editors: Jim Shahin, Sheryl Martin, Daryl Slusher, Louisa C. Brinsmade, Audrey..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Fantastic Fest First Wave Announced

Miss Peregrine, Phantasm: Ravager, and more

"...blockbuster, and this time it's the return of Tim Burton. He was here in 2012 with Frankenweenie, and now..."

Aug. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Return to Sin City

Gram Parsons, back in a big way even if he never left

"...Notable? Absolutely. Because like Jimi, Janis, and the Doors' Lizard King, all similarly sexy..."

June 30, 2006 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

No Law & Order

"...instance, Tito & Tarantula laid waste to Steamboat as Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton's headlining Awards set was..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

"...D: Mike Nichols; with Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sandy Dennis, George Segal. (B&W)..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Feature

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...Re: Jim Caliguri's article December 27, 1996 [Vol.16, No.17] on the..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...Attorney Amon Burton, now representing Las Manitas in its negotiations, called this..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Buddy

"...that this first feature released under the newly minted Jim Henson Pictures banner is terribly shoddy -- there are..."

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban

A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios

"...district in Travis County. Central Health's Communications Director Ted Burton said he expects the amendment to go before City..."

July 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After a Fashion

Caroling, Mother Ginger, and teenage wildings? You know it's 'the season.'

"...of localebrities and socialebrities, which have included Michael Dell, Jim Spencer, Ann Richards, and Evan Smith, among others, this..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Sxsw

"...from Los Angeles appeared in The Mask, and like Jim Carrey himself, they can't restrain their exuberance. They've almost..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Fantasma, Brownout, Echocentrics, Ocote Soul Sounds) and rapper Eric Burton hits the ground running with a forthcoming debut LP..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Dark Forces Gathering

ArmadilloCon 32

"...science fiction and fantasy since 1979. Convention co-chair Elizabeth Burton called the gathering "the best-kept secret in Austin. It's..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

More Flava Than Juicy Fruit

Wednesday Night SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...remarkable talents with a simple honesty. (Antone's, 10pm) -- Jim Caligiuri..."

March 10, 2000 Music Feature

2002 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...Writing Series for Children Paula Danziger, James Howe, Francisco Jiménez, Mary Pope Osborne, Moderator: Trevor Romain..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature

Renegade

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

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

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...in rapper O.C.'s 1994 hip-hop classic "Time's Up." Eric Burton goes understated and poignant for a rousing take of..."

July 24, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Crimson Peak

Guillermo del Toro goes Gothic, but falls short

"...Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman, Leslie Hope, Jonathan Hyde and Doug..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

You Oughta See the Pictures

Hollywood forever: New film books reviewed

"...of the female form. A closing interview with Pageologist Jim Linderman makes passing nods to the fetish photography Page..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Screens Feature

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