Terry Allen’s Manifest Monographs

Lubbock don stages a vintage show for the ages

"...the Kennedys. Saturday at the 101-year-old Paramount Theatre, Terry Allen, Jo Harvey Allen, and their sons Bukka and Bale..."

Jan. 16, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Terry Allen Revisits His Definitive Albums

Lubbock musician on Juarez and Lubbock (On Everything)

"...following the 2013 release Bottom of the World, Terry Allen told the Chronicle, "Visual art, theatre, and music are..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Terry Allen: A Discography

"...Juarez (1975): Allen's first album. Includes: "Cantina Carlotta," "There Oughta Be a..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Terry Allen Reels in Moby Dick for His New Album

The multimedia conceptualist's first new studio album since 2013 sets sail

"...record is to make it one thing," offers Terry Allen over Sunday lunch at Taqueria Vallarta, not far from..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fearless Texas Singer-Songwriter and Playwright Jo Carol Pierce Has Died

Known for honky-tonk manifesto Bad Girls Upset by the Truth

"...Firebrand singer-songwriter and playwright Jo Carol Pierce, a Lubbock native who launched her career..."

Dec. 5, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band Album Review

Just Like Moby Dick (Paradise of Bachelors)

"...work at every port in media, multidimensional artist Terry Allen splits the difference between imagination and experience. On Just..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Rick Weaver

Page Two: The Good Songs We Need to Sing Together and Loud

Celebrating love and resistance at Terry and Jo Harvey Allen's 55th wedding anniversary

"...– Terry Allen, "The Thirty Years Waltz"..."

July 14, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"...you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like he does. "I was born in..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Old Friends John Doe and Michael Mogavero Combine Paintings and Poetry to Reach the "Promised Land"

The exhibition at Bale Creek Allen Gallery celebrates a 47-year-old friendship

"...exhibition "Promised Land," opening this week at Bale Creek Allen Gallery, it helps to go back to Baltimore and..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Conflicts and Contradictions

The Choices of Terry Allen

"...-- Terry Allen, "Amarillo Highway"..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

'Is There Life After Lubbock?'

Jaston Williams, Joe Ely, and Jo Carol Pierce say, 'There is, there is'

"...What do Jaston Williams, Joe Ely, and Jo Carol Pierce have in common, besides..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

So Much Specialness

David Byrne's cult classic True Stories captured a lost Texas and a prescient picture of today

"...visual artist, not a director," says Austin artist Bale Allen, who had a small role in the film. The..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

Letters at 3AM: For All Reasons

Terry Allen's music reflects the Lubbock mindset

"...the town's artists – musicmakers such as Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, Butch Hancock, Jo Carol Pierce, Joe Ely,..."

July 30, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...about Marilyn Manson, but he's sure revitalized The Jenny Jones Show. Since mid-'97, I've lost count of the number..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

The 2016-17 Austin Music Awards’ Texan Tower of Song

Thirty-five years of AMAs? More like 181 years of Texas on one stage, on one night!

"...Terry Allen...."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Letters at 3am: Joe Ely's Reverb: An Odyssey

The road goes on forever, and there's never a destination

"...give Lubbock a hard time, but, you know, Terry Allen made the observation that, although he's cussed that area..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

"...year long. The sign outside one shotgun saloon reads Joe's Place, but most locals call it Ray's bar. Packed..."

June 5, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Homesman

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones point their wagon east while confronting the myths of the Old West.

"...Directed by: Tommy Lee Jones. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Can Leave Your Hat On

Watching movies in Marfa

"...film, True Stories, was introduced by part-time Marfa resident Jo Harvey Allen, who was in the cast. The Masses,..."

May 9, 2008 Screens Feature by Jardine Libaire

After a Fashion

Stephen weighs in on city planning issues ... at least ones regarding how certain things look. Other than that, he drops a lot of names and tells you where to go. For Valentine's Day, silly.

"...'TIS THE SEASON Come enjoy lovely libations on Friday, Feb. 11, as Shiki celebrates..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Page Two

In such intense and crazed times, film and music of soothe and feed the soul; SXSW 2003 provides plenty to feast on.

"...One of the major world premieres and Friday night shows is Ron Mann's..."

March 7, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Articulations

Getting Online With Art

"...appears in two new exhibitions locally. "Fresh Ink," the major print show at the Austin Museum of Art, Downtown,..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Arts Column

Articulations

IRS OKs G&S @ CCP

"...the old set within hours and did a beautiful job of redoing the space. As to the gala, "everything..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Arts Column

Let's Fix That

How New Plays Are Developed in Austin

"...through the production process, but they stress that the job's not done, even when the work gets to the..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Nutcracker Nut Growing

"...do Eggheads, a Marx Brothers-style comedy by Michener Fellow Joseph Skibell, at Hip Pocket Theatre. We hope his tires..."

July 5, 1996 Arts Column

2016-17 Austin Music Awards

"...Best Guitar winner AJ Vallejo..."

March 13, 2017 Photo Gallery

Page Two

Steve Earle brings Townes Van Zandt's ghost along on Silver City's magical mystery tour; it hangs around for the Toronto Film Festival

"...This was a bus tour to promote Silver City, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi's new movie. Shot in Colorado,..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM: Wake of the Red Witch

Everything that begins also ends

"...the Red Witch" – I listen to this Terry Allen song over and over, surprised at all it evokes,..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Emily Wells, Dwight Yoakam, Sir Woman, Tony Kamel, Jake Lloyd, and more recommended shows

"...hits to a stage just north of Austin. – Abby Johnston Rock the Park: Sir WomanMueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater,..."

June 3, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Taylor died last night ["TCB," Music, March 10]. Bukka (Allen, my son) called and told us about an hour..."

March 17, 2006 Column

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