Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...And you non-Africans -- listen to me with open mind." -- Intro to "Shuffering and Shmiling"..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

"Shrine of Inevitable Forces"

This exhibition in an abandoned church shows how time and pressure can reshape objects into rich new forms

"...of pressure and time. It's the story, too, of "Shrine of Inevitable Forces," an exhibition of artwork by Colin..."

May 22, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Femme Fatale

A triumph of style over logic, this is still one of the best films from this period of De Palma's career.

"...naysayers often criticize the director's imitative worship at the shrine of Alfred Hitchcock while failing to see the self-possessed..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unofficial Parties & Free Shows to See During South by Southwest

The Chronicle’s recommended concerts for the coming week

"...Gianne Villaverde's voice glides above emotional, dreamlike ballads like "nevermind" and "sike, i don't." Folk singer-songwriter Pam Reyes pours..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...TX) Mikaela Monet (Valencia VENEZUELA) Mina Okabe (Copenhagen DENMARK) Mind Shrine (Houston TX) Miranda Joan (Montréal CANADA) Miso Extra..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

SXSW Hit and Run Victim Gives Back

Mason Endres champions the healing power of music

"...of Jeans, Leggy, Paul Cherry, Dude Elsberry, Gulfer, and Mind Shrine...."

March 9, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Torch of the Mystic

Sir Richard Bishop, keeper of the flame

"...me. The energy there is intense and it’s always mind-blowing...."

May 26, 2009 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Rock Star

"...Warrant -- you name it, Rock Star is a shrine to it. Mind you, it's a goofy, tongue-in-cheek, my-gawd-how-could-we-be-so-dumb..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

As Much Magic as Fact

In the month since the much-hyped publication of Stephen Harrigan's historical novel The Gates of the Alamo, a visible restructuring of the public notion of the fort has seized the imagination of Texas. Chronicle writer David Garza explains why.

"...the Alamo. True, we've labeled the building a certified "shrine" to our independence, and we've also called it the..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...not have had what it takes to change your mind. Do the actions of our government, which lately seem..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

Letters at 3AM

'Practice,' in the modern sense, means to work at something persistently, trying to get it right – which also fits my meaning, my practice: the hour or so a day when I read my 'devotionals' (a Catholic usage), then to go to my altar to meditate and pray

"...it is easier to be good." The emperor: "The Mind of the universe is social." Jesus: "Love your enemy."..."

July 8, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

Five Things to Enjoy on the East Austin Studio Tour

From trees to tour buses, the highlights of weekend two of the celebration of tactile creativity

"...club; and we can't wait to encounter what his mind and cameras will visit upon the tropes of modern..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

LBJ Library at 50: An Interview With Mark A. Lawrence

The Library's current director takes a historian's view

"...their elders’ opinions. Are you able to open their minds to a more complex view?..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Minouli Steals a Kiss

First Place

"...crying," he repeated. Suddenly, Minouli's eye fell on the shrine in the corner. He went to it and crossed..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Wynn Parks

The Incubus Archives

With The Incubus Archives, playwright David Hancock, director Vicky Boone, the show's designers, and a group of actors as fierce and committed as they come have crafted a theatre-sized dreamscape, in which subjects seem to bubble up from the darkness of the subconscious and bizarre images erupt into view to ponder the nature of evil.

"...and witches, or before the blood-hued curtains in the shrine to Hitler's Pillow? Have you the nerve to spend..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

The Dicks' Gary Floyd 20 years after Austin's first Punk Prom at the ArmadilloWorld Headquarters

"...compared to what Floyd and his gang had in mind that night. It was almost 9pm...."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

"Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia" at the Contemporary Austin

The solo exhibition celebrates Devo but also the artist's sound-machine sculptures and high- and low-tech illustrations

"...this show will also bless your eyes and your mind – beyond the glamour of fame and the pull..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas Platters

Surfin' Senorita

"...toast to the polka-conjunto connection. Yum! Even amidst 15 shrine-worthy instant classics, two cuts stand out: Donna Ho's nestling..."

March 5, 1999 Music Review

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...to understand that Imp Teen's Slash/London debut Seasick was Nevermind inverted; they're the Talking Head's to Nirvana's Sex Pistols...."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Reissues

"...James Cotton and Otis Spann, show that the cultured shrine of Carnegie Hall is a long, long way from..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, November 17-23

"...chant ecstatic poems while you're shopping. 2) Build a shrine in a parking lot. 3) Stir up an inspired..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...are still there, but on songs like "Hearts & Minds" the band sounds effortlessly synced – musically and spiritually. –..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

This Job Will Change Your Life

Former staff reflect on the zigs and zags of life post-Chronicle

"...career for this anniversary issue, many episodes come to mind – some pleasant, some painful, and most hazy...."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Jesse Sublett

John Carpenter, Rock Star

Filmmaker as synth-pop pioneer horrifies the Moody Theater June 23

"...AC: Is there a concert that comes to mind from the period where you came away having your..."

June 15, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Summer Fun

Oh, Galveston

"...cocktail bar and greasy spoon. We bet they wouldn't mind you slipping on a pair of rentals and rolling..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Tiger Cry

Baseball enthusiast Lisa Tozzi takes a trip to Detroit and memory lane as she visits Tiger Stadium on the eve of its destruction.

"...concrete evidence of a hobby of sorts -- a shrine, largely residing in my memory, that is at once..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Sports Feature by Lisa Tozzi

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...the day of his death, I built JFK a shrine. I know just how he felt -- I get..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...Port Arthur's Museum of the Gulf Coast boasts a shrine of Janis stuff, from spiritual childhood artwork to her..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

A Little Ribbing

Life After Doomed Location?

"...of business, the old question popped up in my mind again. Were they just ill-fated businesses, or is this..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Food Feature

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...peruse a diverse collection of illustrations, letterpress prints, book shrine sculptures, art books, and art made from books. “Elevating..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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