My Blueberry Nights

Filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's English-language debut stars the singer Norah Jones in her acting debut, but instead of exuding newness this sensuous film has an also-ran feel.

"...Elizabeth disappears overnight and resurfaces as a waitress in Memphis, calling herself Lizzie; later she shows up in a..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playing Through

The Texas men's basketball team is making a believer out of this doubting Thomas

"...Georgetown, about Tennessee surviving a scare from Butler, about Memphis dispatching Mississippi State, and about the University of North..."

March 28, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

Stax Records Roundup

"...the early history of Stax Records as Camelot in Memphis for their 2007 documentary, Respect Yourself. With the civil..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913-1938

Seventy songs culled from 25 years of early American roots

"...failures, sung by the people who knew the blues: Memphis "preblues" man Furry Lewis, we're told, had a wooden..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Elvis Lives!

Allison Orr choreographs a new comeback special for the King

"...took her totally by surprise. Orr had journeyed to Memphis with choreographer Liz Lerman, whose dance company she was..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Girls of Summer

Austin's inaugural all-girls rock camp looks out after its own

"...classically trained guitarist, the 30-year-old moved to Austin from Memphis, Tenn., a couple of years ago to pursue her..."

June 29, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Monterey Pop Tribute

Live Shot

"...Dead, opening on a Rivers-style version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis" in honor of Father's Day, then lighting a fire..."

June 22, 2007 Music Review by Greg Beets

Austin Finally Gets the Delta Blues

Singing the praises of the latest ice cream flavor to swirl into town

"...to market it exclusively in the immediate area around Memphis, Tenn., a town whose motto is "We Have the..."

April 27, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Thursday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...can't stand still. As the hub for all things Memphis punk, the record store/label claims an impressive roster of..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Happy Feet

Raise your flippers in praise of these animated yet flightless fowl, who sing and dance and fight the eco-wars.

"...penguin's body). His mom, Norma Jean (Kidman), and dad, Memphis (Jackman), like his dancing, as does Gloria (Murphy), the..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Into the Great Wide Open, Part One: Dude Version

"...Arizona 11. Alabama 12. Duke 13. Texas A&M 14. Memphis 15. Boston College 16. Marquette 18. Connecticut 19. Creighton..."

Nov. 7, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Flyboys

This story of the Lafayette Escadrille squadron, who become the first U.S. fighter pilots, is surprisingly inert.

"...in theatres (two wars, actually), the last being 1990's Memphis Belle, courtesy of Michael Caton-Jones. In the interim, computer-generated..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ACL Fest Live Shots

Friday, Sept. 15, Zilker Park

"...Cat Power & the Memphis Rhythm Band..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

ACL Music Fest Interviews

"...Cat Power & the Memphis Rhythm Band..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...a fourth sister, Mary Crenshaw, moved from Austin to Memphis; and their brother, Thaddeus Braud Jr., evacuated to Houston..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Johnny Dowd

Live shot

"...kicked into gear on the breakdown, crunchier than a Memphis driveway. "Ding Dong" reached a Waitsy twang before driving..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Okie Dokie Stomp

Clifford Antone didn't invent the blues, he immortalized them

"...delta, the south side of Chicago, Beale Street in Memphis, and the wide open spaces of North Texas. He..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Page Two: Life, Fiction, and Selling Out

Life, fiction, and selling out

"...performance was rounded out with Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, and the 12-piece..."

March 31, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Spotlight: The Clutters

Nashville's Clutters are cleaning out the garage

"...time, with a push and punch back-dated to Fifties Memphis and Hamburg's Star Club in the mid-Sixties" in the..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

A Dream Pursued

The Young Eight is showing the world of classical music what it means to be young, gifted, and black

"...with such orchestras as the New Jersey Symphony and Memphis Symphony. Overcoming these barriers of geography and academia and..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Howlin' Wolf Does Not Wear Panties

Walter Daniels' punk blues stirs up a whole new generational ilk, like Black Joe Lewis

"...Daniels' musical heart lies in South Filthy, a swaggering Texas-meets-Memphis garage blues outfit he's played and toured with since..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Out of Austin's primordial music past comes John Andrews with tales from the music hall of legends

"...I'd sat in one night at Club Paradise in Memphis with Johnnie Taylor, and they said I was the..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview

All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time

"...Memphis is hot all year round when it comes to..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...to be signed to Bradford Marsalis' new label, this Memphis guitarist/singer describes his music as "Robert Johnson meets Ornette..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Big Star Myths

Dispelling Big Star myths

"...it were three different bands (which they were). As Memphis legend Jim Dickinson has told me for years, a..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Al Green

Record Review

"...back in 1969, and here they return to the Memphis studio where they crafted their Hi Records hits, including..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Music Review by Dan Oko

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...BRANAN: Equal parts Jack Ingram and John Prine, this Memphis singer-songwriter's debut, The Hell You Say, stands as one..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Mental Health Care Meltdown

The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.

"...how best to streamline the system. They've traveled to Memphis and Houston to see how "Crisis Intervention Team" programs..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

West Side Horns

Texas Platters

"...right on comparing the West Side Horns to the Memphis Horns, and the reggae rhythms of Sly Dunbar and..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Review by Joe Nick Patoski

Dancing About Architecture

The strange border tale of Tish Hinojosa

"...that we were suddenly in the presence of the Memphis King! He told us he dug the shows and..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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