King Crimson’s Tony Levin

Veteran bass virtuoso stays progressive

"...Reigning over Bass Concert Hall next Thursday, Oct. 19, King Crimson remains one of the few bands tagged “progressive..."

Oct. 12, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Fisher King

"...Terry Gilliam is the man to call. The Fisher King is a fanciful spiral of mythology, madness, cynicism and..."

Sept. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

King Crimson Kills

Approaching a half-century of progress

"...an ex-employees Crimson Projekct, Austin hadn’t hosted a proper King Crimson performance in 22 years. On Thursday night, in..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Music Post by Michael Toland

Pat Blashill’s Elegant, Extreme Images of Lone Star Punk

Butthole Surfers and Big Boys’ heyday captured in Texas Is the Reason

"...Early on, photographer Pat Blashill envisioned his book as a stark, aestheticized art..."

April 8, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

King Raises the Right Questions About Acevedo

"...Dear Editor, Michael King hit the nail right on the head [“Point Austin:..."

May 30, 2011 Postmarks

The Man in the Iron Mask

"...Sarsgaard. This new chronicle of the adventures of the king's musketeers, as directed by Braveheart scribe Randall Wallace, suffers..."

March 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Substance of Fire

"...bitter willfulness that echoes Lear, and, as with that king, its repercussions are tragic. As a character, Isaac Geldhart..."

April 25, 1997 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Sidekicks

"...team that brought us Missing in Action III: The Spanking (or whatever it was). Aging “G.I. Joe” Norris stars..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...– allowing for more housing capacity and diversity, relaxed "compatibility" standards that limit heights around single-family homes, and reduced..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Unity Show, Swass Nites, a King Crimson offshoot, and more recommended shows

"...and untamed, feral passion with, like, tastefully esoteric synth-bass patterns – noisy rock in Austin remains an overflowing bounty,..."

March 3, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...no exception as the festival has just announced The King of Staten Island as one of its Headliner titles...."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...stand up against an injustice. Chronicle News Editor Michael King and writer Walt Howerton are among a short list..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

"...Sant. Starring: Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Keanu Reeves, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson and Buck..."

May 20, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Chick dramas: we just don't get it; also, what to watch this witching weekend

"...head injuries -- though you'd never know it by looking at her slightly ruffled hair and unmarked face as..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Point Austin: On the Border and Elsewhere, Gov. Abbott Suffers the Little Children

Best governor in the nation? Depends on who you ask.

"...From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics from a progressive..."

July 21, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Murder on Music Row

Nashville, we have a problem.

"...as country music's commercial fortunes have plunged considerably since peaking around 1993. The Chicks' last two albums, Wide Open..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Houston El Mover," Joe King Carraso..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Saturday Night at the Bookstore

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

"...of a breeze, things in the beer garden were looking up. Bar manager Dale Watkins, towel tucked firmly in..."

May 12, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...them numbers? So, while we know the clock's already ticking, take a few minutes to get the inside scoop..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

What Happened to the No-Kill Millennium?

Austin's plan to end wholesale euthanasia at Town Lake shelter remains a distant dream

"...kill this morning, you don't have time to go looking for slippery little veins...."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Tasting

"...tasting. We invited three other Chronicle writers -- veterans Pat Earvolino and Pableaux Johnson, plus new wine writer Anthony..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Food Feature

Please Kill Me and other ROCK & ROLL BOOKS of 1996

"...notice scant documentation of perhaps more sedate folks like Talking Heads. Andy Shernoff himself has pointed out his old..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Books Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...speaks for the majority of our current Republican leadership, making them all the more dangerous. Thanks for exposing them..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column

Making Lists

"..."I'm a Texan!" -- Strangers on a Train, by Patricia Highsmith..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Naked City

"...2002. That was the Monday decision of District Judge Pat Priest, who dismissed the election code charge against DeLay..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In your recent story about Patrick Rose ["Wanted Man," July 18], you included the line,..."

July 25, 2003 Column

Traveller

"...back to Boss Jack (Askew), who tends the homefront. Seeking admittance into this world is the young outsider Pat..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

King Crimson

Gift guide

"...King CrimsonThe 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Music Feature by David Lynch

King Crimson

Gift guide

"...King Crimson..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by David Lynch

Hello Dottie

Austinite old-school punker Dottie Farrell explains the meaning of the word 'splooge.'

"...that evening, and would go on to form Swine King with her some years after. "So I went over..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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