Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...approximately 215 covers I've done for the Chronicle, then-Governor George W. Bush as an Oompah Loompah (1998) qualifies as..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Jimmie Vaughan loves George Bush; Jean Caffeine is back in town! hee hee...

"...the thick of it via sometime governor/full-time presidential candidate George W. Bush. Some do like it, of course --..."

July 28, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Jeff Cole Leaves Doolittle Records, Marc Katz Leaves Top of the Marc, Hank Sinatra Returns and so does Ray Benson (again!). Plus all the news that pitches a fit.

"...show down to South Congress! Among the victors: Willie Nelson (Lifetime Achievement Award); Dixie Chicks (Album of the Year..."

March 3, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...D: Rob Cohen; with Joshua Jackson, Craig T. Nelson, Hill Harper, Steve Harris, Leslie Bibb, William L. Petersen...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...George Cofer..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column

Wrapped and Ready

"...D: George Miller; with James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...10:30am Opening Session: A World Transformed President George Bush, Brent Scowcroft A Tribute to A.C. Greene &..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...free BBQ and a Black vendor market, at the George Washington Carver Museum. Saturday’s festival wraps a week’s worth..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Asleep at the Wheel to Bring Back Distinguished Alumni and a “Super Special Guest” for 50th Anniversary Concert

Tickets on sale now for Oct 15 celebration at the Moody Amphitheater

"...guest are 1) a Bob Wills hologram 2) Willie Nelson… no wait, never mind he’s playing in Phoenix that..."

Sept. 14, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Jury Awards Announced

The Fallout, Lily Topples the World take big wins

"...the Hell Did They Do That?!: Waze & Odyssey, George Michael, Mary J. Blige & Tommy Theo – “Always”..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives

Power to the people?

"...protests against police brutality, sparked by the killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and, a month earlier, Mike Ramos..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...narrowed. pic.twitter.com/Qxntd51biJ— Clara Ence Morse (@ccemorse) November 4, 2020 Nelson says "Lynn and Jennifer are both great candidates", and..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Election Ticker: Wading Into the Final Week of Early Voting

Serenity now! Ahead of Election Day

"...3 election, Seinfeld's Julia Louis-­Drey­fus (Elaine Benes), Jason Alexander (George Cos­tanza), and co-creator Larry David (a prett-ay prett-ay good..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop

Ride into the light

"...Equally prominent are autobiographies from Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson. Asked his country..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: Clarence James Finds Clarity Post-Breakup on Debut

Following high school breakout, 20-year-old Georgetown crooner sticks a jazzy bedroom pop debut

"...jazz, hip-hop, and bedroom pop after moving to the Georgetown area as a teen. There, his friend Xavier Ruffin..."

June 26, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...think I was ever a "country music" fan. Willie Nelson was, more or less, the soundtrack of our house...."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Lessons at Election Time

Vote like our lives (and Austin) depend on it

"...violence. (As I write, bombs have been sent to George Soros, Barack Obama, the Clintons, other Democrats, and CNN..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire

Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms

"...lost every single day down there, plus we got [Nelson] Mandela out of jail just in time, because what..."

May 24, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

2018 Primary Election Filing Time

And the candidates are ...

"...R: Michael T. McCaul, John W. Cook D: Kevin Nelson, Madeline K. Eden, Matt Harris, Mike Siegel, Richie DeGrow,..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Day Trips: Bandera

The Silver Spur Dance Hall ruins are a reminder of the golden age of country music

"...a legendary cathedral of country music. A young Willie Nelson played the concrete stage in Ray Price's band and..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: 2013 – That's a Wrap

Twelve months of boom recapped

"...1) Willie Nelson: 80 years old and still kickin' real ass, with..."

Dec. 27, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Halloween 2012

Get your costumes ready for these spooky holiday events

"...ACL Live at the Moody Theater, 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd./78701 3. If you prefer a more cinematic Saturday..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

A Look Behind the Curtain of Herman Miller, Inc.

Must-see exhibition on the iconic furniture designer at AMOA

"...from Charles and Ray Eames'’s molded plywood Lounge Chair, George Nelson’s Marshmallow Sofa (arguably the most iconic modernist sofa..."

Aug. 17, 2011 Design Post by Anne Harris

Luv Doc Recommends: Poodie's Picnic

The Backyard at Bee Cave, Sunday, June 28, 2009

"...person in Austin who hasn't gotten high with Willie Nelson in the back of his tour bus. Why the..."

June 26, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Page Two: R.I.P.

Edwin 'Bud' Shrake and Stephen Bruton

"...beer on his head. Then, as Doc Jenkins (Willie Nelson) and Blackie Buck (Kris Kristofferson) look on, he shoots..."

May 15, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...Lovey & Lovey. Michael Jastroch and Tami Nelson as two hopeless boozers bantering between scenes ranging from..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Tim O'Connor closes the Backyard, Grupo Fantasma spice things up for Latino Music Month, and Hacienda strikes a chord with the Black Keys

"...Flores, is one of 35 recipients of the 2007 George Foster Peabody Award. The ceremony is slated for June..."

May 2, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Anything Goes

That free-for-all spirit is part of the kick of FronteraFest

"...One A.M. Chris Trew and Tami Nelson of ColdTowne perform two-person improv based off of one..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Year in Sports, as Pitched to the Head of a Hollywood Studio

"...Won the @!^#**&^ Masters. Directed by Sam Raimi. Don Nelson gets fired as the head coach of the Mavericks..."

May 14, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...county news, the NAACP of Austin and its president Nelson Linder, Travis County resident Sonia Santana, and state attorney..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

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