Texas Platters

"...whiskey-cured but not ravaged, the perfect foil to Vaughan's legendary guitar, so sly, so wicked; the two perform as..."

May 23, 1997 Music Review

SXSW -- A List at Last!

"...new album and will be touring with the country legend. Austin's Kimmie Rhodes gets writer's credit on one of..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Music Column

Recommended

"...excuse for a short set and a big ego. Johnny Goudie opens. -- Andy Langer..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Music Feature

Checking in With Area Musicians Yielded 80,000 Words of Pandemic Realness

Stay TF home

"...Hall of Famer Ruthie Foster, and No. 71, legitimate legend Marcia Ball. "Legend" lies atop the music cliche heap,..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...the blues, which resulted in Stout taking in "old legends from Chicago" such as B.B. King and Bobby "Blue"..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Thursday Night SXSW Showcases

"...the entire Festival's shoelaces for a spell. Memphis soul legend Timmy Thomas, freshly exhumed via sampling of his 1973..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...The Best Thing In It Director: Ron Nyswaner Broadway legend Mary Louise Wilson teaches her first acting class, smashing..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Yassine Sixth Street Noir

Legends, rumors, unpaid taxes ... and coke on the side

"...institution – rather, it's part of the charming outlaw legend. Take Ben Thomp­son, the elected city marshal in the..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Remembering 'Easy Rider' and 'The Last Movie'

CinemaTexas program notes

"...#3), Marcia Bowman (Hooker #4), David C. Billodeau and Johnny David (Men in pickup truck)...."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature

ACL Music Fest Friday Picks

The blurbing of ACL 2009

"...behind the likes of Lee Dorsey, Irma Thomas, and Johnny Adams. The deep soul of his early 1980s solo..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature

Rock & Roll Heaven, The Police: 1978-1983, Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The days the music died, the Police in their Speedos, and a pictorial companion to the new documentary Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

"...glamour out of glam. From spreads of Mississippi blues legend Robert Johnson (poisoning) to the Godfather of Soul (heart..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...The first shot is synchronized with the soundtrack of Johnny Weissmuller's famous Tarzan call and the sound of drumming...."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

D-League Dreams

All roads lead to Toros training camp

"...management of head coach Dennis Johnson – an NBA legend who helped lead two different teams to league championships..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Sports Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Spangles and High Heels

Dreams come true, just ask "Her Tallness," Marcia Ball.

"...at Riverside, where fast-food restaurants sit today. The Firedogs' legend was born just in time to be forever associated..."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Summer Reading

"...Seabiscuit: An American Legendby Laura Hillenbrand..."

June 1, 2001 Books Feature by Anna Hanks

Short Cuts

South by Southwest announces attendees, the Texas Hall of Fame releases names of first honorees, and other news and events of interest to the local film community.

"...the Congress Avenue bridge bat population? Ozzy's appetites are legendary, though with an estimated 1.5 million freestyling freetailed fledermaus..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...D: Roman Polanski; Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...MIKE NESS: Lead singer and guitarist for legendary punk band Social Distortion, Mike Ness' first solo album,..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Exhibitionism

The Mojado Brothers Comedy Festival: Aaayyeeeee-aye-aye-aye!!

"...Playwright Johnny Simons clues us in to the other side of..."

May 2, 1997 Arts Review

Into the West

"...Barkin, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Ruaidhri (rory) Conroy, David Kelly and Johnny Murphy. Into the West takes place once upon a..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

We Have an Issue: It’s the Back to School Issue

Welcome to college, y'all. Here's what you need to know about drugs.

"...R.I.P. Johnny Hardwick: The voice of Dale Gribble on King of..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 5-11

"...herbalist, activist, and midwife in New Orleans. According to legend, she could walk on water, summon clairvoyant visions, safely..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Departing Chronicle Music Editor Raoul Hernandez passes the reigns [sic] to Kevin Curtin with 10 anecdotes from 27 years.

"...for every Stones date within a 1,500-mile radius. 2) Johnny Cash @ Emo's (1994)..."

July 23, 2021 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Billy Joe Shaver Gets His Wings

Country songwriting sage (1939-2020) reunites with beloved son Eddy

"...in Waco. According to local sources, the country music legend's health problems resulted from a stroke. The singer was..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Starf**king SXSW

SXSW’s bubble burst? Sure, okay – if you say so. Leave the starfucking to us, then.

"...to front a Dead Boys set with Cheetah Chrome, Johnny Blitz, and Austin's Jason "Ginchy" Kottwitz, was spotted hanging..."

March 17, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Flashback

PBS concert staple inducts its second class of legends

"...in Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt, Tex-Mex accordion legend Flaco Jimenez, and perennial Western Swing revivalists Asleep at..."

June 19, 2015 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Cowboys vs. Hippies: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Subtext

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflects Austin's culture in 1974

"...retellings of the siege at the Alamo built the legend of the valiant frontiersman, while Giant drenched the cowboy..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Aggie Defense Rests

Johnny Manziel's big day can't overcome Texas A&M's defensive woes

"...straight year, Aggie coach Kevin Sumlin's offense, with QB Johnny Manziel at the helm, racked up more yards and..."

Sept. 16, 2013 Sports Post by Rod Machen

On the Bus Again

On the eve of turning 80, Willie Nelson's still calling the tune

"...Gala." Austin golf great Ben Crenshaw and late football legend Darrell Royal sandwich that marquee's middle-name headliner, who's likely..."

April 12, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Hornucopia

UT honors Darrell Royal with big win over the Cyclones

"...bus station? I'll take him and whoever didn't recruit Johnny Manziel, who led A&M to a big upset win..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Sports Column by Michael Corcoran

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