The Composer's Roots

A look at the career of a premier jazz pianist, Dallas-born Cedar Walton

"...dozen of the many albums on which pianist Cedar Walton has appeared since the late Fifties, and you come..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...like a prayer. It begins with a roll on John Ike Walton's snare, followed by Benny Thurman's fearsome bass..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Capitol Chronicle

A right-wing mailout stirs up a firestorm among Texas' Republican legislators.

"...causes: San Antonio medical-bed tycoon James Leininger, Wal-Mart heir John Walton, Interstate Batteries executives Tommy Miller and Norm Miller...."

March 15, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Wine & Swine Releases Talent List

Today's Austin food news.

"...shows up for the Austin Food & Wine Alliance, Walton's makes a burger, and your brunch choice gets more..."

Sept. 29, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's latest opus screens in 70mm this week at two Austin venues

"...Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern,..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel's crime caper comedy sequel gets bigger, smaller, but still fun

"...by: Peyton Reed. Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne,..."

July 6, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Predators

This Robert Rodriguez-produced film doesn't try to be a sequel to the Schwarzenegger picture but, instead, is a new story about humans hunted by the merciless Predators.

"...Nimród Antal. Starring: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne and Danny Trejo. Here's..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

High Baptismal Flow

In search of rock & roll's psychedelic pioneers, Austin's 13th Floor Elevators

"...Coast known as the Lingsmen. Bassist Benny Thurman, drummer John Ike Walton, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland all hailed from..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

High Baptismal Flow: Part 2

The 13th Floor Elevators' ground floors: Where are they now?

"...John Ike WaltonAge: 61..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

You Are Entering Harlan County

Justified creator Graham Yost exits Kentucky for the ATX Television Festival

"...2010 with Timothy Olyphant as a Federal Marshall and Walton Goggins as his nemesis. In April, after six seasons,..."

June 5, 2015 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...frontwomen Sabrina Ellis and Jai Malano, and blues cruise Johnny Moeller...."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Record Reviews

"...Salem, the Yo La Tengo deportee and one-time Freedy Johnston sideman. Glimmer, Salem's second solo album, opens with the..."

Dec. 27, 1996 Music Review

Of Mercy and Mississippi

On the Bookshelf

"...more serious look at white guilt and self-humiliation, and John Hartigan, Jr. contributes a thoughtful piece on name-calling and..."

July 18, 1997 Books Review

Bolt

Bolt is a canine who plays a cybernetically enhanced dog on TV but has no knowledge of how to cope in the real world in this new animated film.

"...Directed by: Byron Howard and Chris Williams. Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Coach's Corner

Coach rates the announcers on the NBA playoff broadcasts.

"...crews are better than three. But Danny Ainge and John Thompson usually work together, and it's not good. Ainge..."

May 25, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Further Reflections

"...the EDtv premiere at the Paramount Theatre. photograph by John Anderson Included here are reviews of some of the..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

The Game Is All

We catch up with some major players in Austin's gaming universe

"...out on next-gen consoles, like Sony's yet-to-be-released PlayStation3. Alan Johnson, the studio's art director, talks about the difference between..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Screens Feature by N. Evan Van Zelfden

Where the Pyramid Meets the High

Long lost 13th Floor Elevators founder and visionary Tommy Hall – found!

"...was a type of jug band or folk music. John Ike [Walton] was from Kerrville. His parents had a..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Music Feature by Joe Trybyszewski

Livin' On

Up on the 13th Floor, the 10-CD Sign of the 3 Eyed Men lives on and on and on

"...with Tommy Hall playing Malcolm McLaren to Roky Erickson's Johnny Rotten; Hall joined in on the action, brandishing the..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

High Baptismal Flow: Part 2

The 13th Floor Elevators' ground floors: Where are they now?

"...Her Own)" and "I've Got Levitation" in Houston with John Ike Walton on drums, but the gap between them..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Sergei's Big Score

Austin Symphony conductor Peter Bay has tremendous regard for both Sergei Prokofiev's score and Sergei Eisenstein's images for the 1938 film Alexander Nevsky, and as he prepares for a live performance of the score as the film is being shown, he talks about this remarkable fusion of image and music and what's involved in performing it live.

"...scored over the credits. But in 1986, when producer John Goberman conceived the idea of performing the Alexander Nevsky..."

May 23, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Post Marks

Muddying the Waters

"...John Duncan..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Column

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...The Overbrook Brothers Director: John Bryant. Writer: John Bryant and Jason Foxworth Jason brings..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

She Lives

Clementine Hall was the 13th Floor Elevators' hip, maternal Wendy, providing food and security for the band's tribe of Lost Boys

"..."Oddly, it was Stacy [Sutherland], John Ike [Walton], and Benny [Thurman] who dragged me into..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TV Eye

MTV anoints its first-ever Twitter jockey, while the screen loses a slow-burn icon

"...Christmas Story. This precursor to the TV series The Waltons is a lost treasure, one of the few TV..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II is the most splendidly imaginative and creatively uncorked piece of fantastic cinema since his Pan's Labyrinth netted an Oscar trifecta in 2007.

"...Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Goss, John Alexander, James Dodd and Anna Walton. It's not perfect..."

July 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Reflections on the memorable television specials of Christmas past

"...Earl Hamner Jr. Yes, it's the precursor to The Waltons television series and all those gooey Walton specials, but..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

CSC: It's a Good Thing

"...Yours non-militantly, John A. Blackley Playground for the Elite..."

April 2, 1999 Column

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...the true level of frustration among the alumni with John Mackovic, DeLoss Dodds, et al. Any indicator you choose..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Ballroom Dancing

SXSW panels

"...featured Elevators bassists Benny Thurman and Ronnie Leatherman, drummer John Ike Walton, and songwriter Powell St. John. Thurman and..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

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