Jonathan Richman's Eyes

The Modern Lover makes it to halftime

"...at times vacant but rarely smiling, no matter what the subject of the song or the raw emotions he..."

Jan. 27, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

There's Something About Mary

A classic from the kingpins of comedy.

"...Jeffrey Tambor, W. Earl Brown, Markie Post, Keith David, Jonathan Richman and Brett Favre. When Peter and Bobby Farrelly..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Instrument

"...Documentarian Jem Cohen made this collaborative documentary portrait with the band Fugazi. A Washington, D.C., native, Cohen has done..."

Sept. 2, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man Who Was Too Loud

Josh Frank's The Man Who Was Too Loud pays tribute to Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers with some fantastic covers of the band's music, but the portrayal of Richman as a dramatic character is so far off target that the show smacks of a vain attempt at cool.

"...'The Man Who Was Too Loud': The Man Who Was..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Arts Review by Kate X Messer

Record Reviews

"...Jonathan Richman..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

Get Your Jojo Working

"...Local Jonathan Richman fans have been somewhat spoiled in the past..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Page Two

On love, culture, renewal, timelessness, and SXSW

"..."I'm in love with the modern world"..."

March 26, 2004 Column by Louis Black

The Velvet Underground

The originators of alt music get the artistic biography they deserve

"...Curious, the tepid-to-bad reviews filtering from Cannes this past summer over..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

Dancing About Architecture

George Jones comes to Austin and everyone gets arrested in the melee. Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey gets naked and busted, and Austin's answer to Santana, Vallejo, signs with Gloria Estefan's Sony imprint. Maybe K-NACK, a local alt.rock station from earlier this decade, can play them online as the station returns -- on the Internet.

"...The Race Is On!..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Austin Jazz & Arts Festival doesn't need saving after all; the strange sounds coming from Austin's backyards; barbecue to replace Austin Blues; Honky attacked by lesbians in Chicago!; and more news from the Live Music Capital of the World.

"..."Save the Austin Jazz Festival" shrieked a fax from the DiverseArts..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Dancing About Architecture

Exposing the Subgenius; Austin clubowners gather to mourn the Steamboat; Earthpig moving to the taxicab center of the universe; and Jonathan Richman breaks down.

"...length of time, you've probably run across mention of the Dallas-based Church of the Subgenius, whose card-carrying members have..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography

Errol Morris' latest doc profiles Boston photographer

"...portraits. But because this is an Errol Morris film, The B-Side is about many other things as well, not..."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blended

America's favorite screen couple, Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, mosey through another rom-com.

"...functions as a means of financing his family vacations. The Grown Ups series (two films, so far) gathers together..."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prince Charming: Adam Ant

King of the Wild Frontier returns to Austin – tonight

"...Adam Ant is speaking by phone from the offices of his new, self-owned independent label, Blueback Hussar..."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Harmony and Me

This Austin-made gem by Bob Byington is a sharply written and acted observational piece about a heartsick guy played by Justin Rice.

"...old girlfriend Jessica (Tucker, who is also one of the film’s producers), and he unloads his heartbreak on anyone..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: The Message

Republicans try to rewrite a history of privileging party over principle

"..."Lack one lacks both ... and the unseen is proved by the seen,..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Dream of Life

SXSW celebrates the best of what I am and what I believe

"...this issue on how to buy film passes (download the film schedule PDF here), another opportunity to purchase wristbands,..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

A tainted prayer for the new year

"...someone who voted Democrat, our prayers will never reach the ears of God (so to speak). The government may..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

Our mission to engage readers, excite debate, and reimagine the 'Chronicle' is ongoing; our new online forum is the latest step

"..."Girls would turn the –..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...Ed Lowry had just headed off to teach at the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale. Louis Black was..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Playing the Violin

Mr. Sinus Theater's Jerm Pollet is also a musician!

"..."You were a punk. You were the first to get me drunk. There was no math..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Chuck & Buck

"...Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt and Maya Rudolph. Chuck & Buck is the kind of movie that gets under..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Room With a View

Steve Wertheimer prepares to open a second Continental Club -- in Houston.

"...like a grown-up version of what's in Austin." Steve Wertheimer is standing on the debris-strewn platform that in a..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Greil Marcus and the Mad Parade

In his book Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century, Greil Marcus explained punk to the world and created a bible for that music's true believers. As Austin theatre company Rude Mechanicals opens its stage adaptation of Marcus' book, the author talks about the Stones, the Sex Pistols, and the "mad parade" of history.

"...have. He was finishing up his new column for the online magazine Salon and is planning a visit to..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Kingpin

Harrelson and Quaid bowl a perfectly hilarious game in this Farrelly Brothers farce.

"...Moran, Lin Shaye, Zen Gesser and William Jordan. From the writer/directors of the Jim Carrey vehicle Dumb and Dumber..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback: Lights Out for Jovita's

Run-ins at Jovita's, thieves in the night at Mohawk, and Lickona's feeds off of 'Austin City Limits'

"...Tex-Mex restaurant in South Austin was allegedly one of the area's major heroin distribution points? Last Thursday, Jovita's and..."

June 29, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Total Foxes

"...The Total Foxes..."

July 15, 2005 Music Review by Greg Beets

Page Two

When Gravity Fails: Notes on the influence of Ed Lowry, 'Crazy Mama,' and not sweating the small stuff

"..."When you're lost in the rain in Juarez..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

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