Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown

Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies

"...Michael Corcoran with fellow Austinite, pioneering punk musician, illustrator, and music folklorist Tim Kerr. The DIY pairing first collaborated..."

March 27, 2020 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown Brings His Children’s Book To Austin

Father and son mantra creates empowering, inclusive story

"...are good enough. A simple message every kid — and adult — deserves to hear...."

Nov. 5, 2019 Qmmunity Post by A. Micah Mills

Bob Stoops Is on Line One. Mack Brown Is on Hold.

UT Football Watch

"...friend. You know I love the Texas State Fair and all that fried crap. Have you seen my gut..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Ernest Cline and Felicia Day Are Waiting Under the Bridge to Bat City

Don't miss the special reading and signing tonight

"...twilight fun today with a special book signing for and reading from the new book from local author Ernest..."

April 8, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath

Local funk crew journeys ‘Into the Void’ tonight

"...Brownout’s progressive take on Latin funk got thrown for a..."

June 27, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Falling for The Fall Guy and the Joy of Practical Stunts

Powerhouse moviemaking couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick team up with Ryan Gosling

"...bounce off a brick wall – then get up and deliver some snappy one-liner. What they’re really doing is..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Candidate From Brown & Root

As Halliburton CEO, Dick Cheney and his employer made millions on government projects.

"...Herman Brown's huge bet on the Mansfield Dam just keeps paying..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Young Guns and Typewriters

"...is writing a song or penning a screenplay; poetry and prose litter Austin's diverse literary circles; papers shuffle and..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Arts Feature

SXSW Interview: Margaret Brown

We're all connected through the Great Invisible

"...Filmmaker Margaret Brown (Be Here to Love Me, Order of Myths) premiered..."

March 10, 2014 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Mr. Brown Will Come to Town

Comic-book creator Jeffrey Brown is a featured guest at this year's Staple! The Independent Media Expo

"...There's a comic-book and small-press exposition in Austin once a year; did you..."

March 6, 2009 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Life and Work, Light and Dark

How the legacy of Townes Van Zandt more than met its match in 'some dumb New York girl'

"...Margaret Brown is drinking a lot of coffee with her migas..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

"Fire"-man Arthur Brown The God of Hellfire

"...by Andy Langer..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Music Feature

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

The sometime Austinite tours the U.S. for the first time since 1969

"..."I am the God of Hellfire and I bring you … F I R E."..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mighty Atom

Atomic City's Jim 'Prince' Hughes is punk rock daikaiju at a whole different level

"...by late summer, both the beginning of the end and the end of the beginning were in sight...."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Coffee Clutch: Three Liqueurs, Canned Cocktails, and Origin-Roasted Beans

Because we know that the java is what you’re craving

"...take a seat. Grab a cup of the hot brown stuff that helps you escape whatever lethargy’s trying to..."

Feb. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...first announcement for film, so you've had your headliners and competition titles, with the normal array of talent and..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fantastic and Utterly Disreputable History of the Bevy of Sin Known as Guy Town

Before downtown Austin had the Warehouse District, it had the Whorehouse District: a notorious neighborhood of brothels and fandango houses called Guy Town.

"...It's Friday, and you're going to get tanked in sophisticated company. You..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Ian Quigley

SXSW Schedules Supernatural Retrospective, Stephen Colbert, and More

2020 fest adds Samantha Bee, Diplo, Jack Dorsey, Disney Imagineers

"...to town. SXSW has just announced that Misha Collins, and Austin's own Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles will be..."

Jan. 13, 2020 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

All Creatures Great and Small

With the current state of the environment, long belabored by activists and scientists who point to any number of warning signs of planetary collapse, it makes sense, Chronicle contributor Dan Oko writes, that writers with deep green inclinations would juggle literary aesthetics and scientific data in their efforts to jar us from the stupefying impact of too much information and too much bad news.

"...Powder Burn: Arson, Money, and Mystery on Vail Mountainby Daniel Glick..."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Jo’s Helpful HAAMburgers, World Saké Day at The Yard, Suerte’s Seafood Flex, Perry’s Fall Feastables, Cory Starr Shines, No Shortage of Good Booze, and More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Sept. 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cease and Spin

Waxploitation's new situation

"...After a year of brushing off cease and desist orders, the record-obsessed gentlemen behind one of the..."

May 27, 2009 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

The Waterloo Brewing Company & American Grill

"...The Waterloo Brewing Company & American Grill is a neighborhood bar with a..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Food Feature

News Roundup: 10-1, Lawsuits, and Strange Fruit

The end of the year is a busy time

"...Council gets ready for its very last seven-member meeting, and more...."

Dec. 8, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...a whole extra slate of new speakers, panels, sessions, and podcast recordings...."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Adds Midnighters and More

Horror lineup announced, plus shorts and more

"...SXSW Film Festival staff received about 1,500 narrative features and 1,000 documentaries, and narrowed that down to about 150..."

Feb. 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Meeker and Former Treasurer

Former lobbyist and Leffingwell supporter alleges ad violated Texas election law

"...the Texas Ethics Commission against Place 1 City Council candidate Jason Meeker and his former campaign treasurer, Rick Culleton...."

April 16, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...Though South by Southwest and its offshoots always create a downtown muddle, Thursday felt..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters

The remarkable journey – and uncertain toll – of Steve Bilich's 'Native New Yorker'

"...rarely do the two commingle to such a fantastic and phantasmagoric degree as they do in Austin filmmaker Steve..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"..."I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat...I'll tell you 'bout the hopeless night..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

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