Book Review: Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley

Living in the Georgia woods in a tree house with Blaze Foley before he was Blaze Foley

"...by Sybil Rosen University of North Texas Press, 288 pp., $24.95..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Back to the Tree House

Writer Sybil Rosen and actress Alia Shawkat on falling in love with Blaze Foley again, and for the first time

"...I sipped on a beer, sloshed some on my shirt. "I'm a mess,"..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Eric Kohn

The Ballad of Townes & Blaze

The twisted but not-so-tall tale of Van Zandt and Foley, Lonesome Dove meets Barfly

"...The jigsaw of geography in filmmaking is such that one..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Sybil Rosen

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...Every Northern European culture knows that Robert Frost was wrong. The..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art, Theatre, Film, and More Events for the Weekend

Take a peek at our recommended events

"...Virginia L. Montgomery: “Vestal Virgin Vengeance”..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

"...I don't do Top 10 lists. I don't have a favorite film; I don't even have a handful..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Safety in Words

If there is drama in Laura Furman's stories, Robin Bradford writes, it is not usually the life and death kind. It is the daily, wearing, ineffable drama of living as a human island among others who invariably seem more attractive, more connected, or simply more "normal."

"...I walk the dog at twilight so I can glance in..."

April 20, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Many nights I've made this climb. Eight stories up on..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Marble Falls

The demise of one small town's one-screen theatre comes down to cold logic in a big business. James McWilliams reports.

"...At approximately 10pm on July 19, Marble Falls finally lost..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Screens Feature by James McWilliams

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...Who said that you had to get rid of all the..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

He’s the President, but I Don’t Care

Blaze Foley penned an anti-Trump anthem 33 years ago

"...A night or two after November’s general election, still shocked..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...Down the rabbit hole we go, reader, and you're already familiar..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Janie Cowan’s Fascinating Musical Journey Finds Her Playing Alongside Bob Dylan in Shadow Kingdom

Checking in on the one-time Austin bass standout

"...Everyone’s smoking: perfect, exquisite, timeless smoking. Endless puffs of cigarette smoke..."

July 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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

"...History is important, but timing is everything...."

June 8, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Getting Political With The Tree Play and Robin Hood: An Elegy

Two new Austin plays tackle timely subjects

"...Theatre in summer can often feel like just a thicket..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Good Eye: Perfume Is a Country

Two local perfumers make natural magic in Austin

"...When I first discovered that perfume is a place, I was in a particularly..."

June 6, 2014 Column

4am With a Head Full of Whiskey

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey's late-night daydream

"...Ethan Hawke looks across the stage at the Gibson Guitar..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Richard Whittaker

Year of the Squirrel

Ralph White, 21st century naturalist, 18th century musicologist

"...On a dreary Wednesday night in October, there are four people..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities

COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality

"...[inset-1]..."

June 19, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Page Two: The Incredibles

SXSW Film lines 'em up

"...What SXSW Film Hath Wrought..."

March 13, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Blaze

The life and legacy of Austin's ill-fated Duct Tape Messiah

"...Directed by: Ethan Hawke. Starring: Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, Charlie..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Get Ready to Blaze With This New Trailer

First trailer arrives for biopic of Austin music legend

"...Blaze Foley may go down in musical history as the..."

June 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News

Our monthly guide to what’s filming and screening

"...Park City, here we come: Film festival season kicked off..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Leave No Trace

Into the woods in this moving family drama

"...Directed by: Debra Granik. Starring: Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Dale Dickey,..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good, v.2

Has Austin lost its groove? A surprising answer.

"...Council Member Kathie Tovo's already-much-delayed resolution, aimed at creating a framework to..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Page Two: Counting to 10

Lynd Ward, Blaze Foley, and the impossibility of a simple list

"...This is the first Chronicle of 2011, the issue that traditionally offers..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Pete's Dragon

Old Disney musical is remade as a new children's classic

"...Directed by: David Lowery. Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley,..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Campfire Horror Story

How Carole Keeton Strayhorn and the state destroyed a healing camp for kids

"...It was just after 11am on Aug. 13, 2004, when the..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Find a December adventure

"...December is time for daytrippin’ while the days are warm and the evenings picturesque...."

Nov. 29, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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