Peter Rosenberg's Noisemakers With Bun B

SXSW showcase reviews

"...Lipton of the rap game sat down with the Port Arthur rapper, born Bernard Freeman. "Along with his partner..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

Yates Lions Dare to Dream Big

Houston high school wins respect in 2010 UIL Championship series

"...is the story, namely the hard work and mutual support of one inner-city Houston team, the Yates Lions...."

March 12, 2010 Sports Post by Anne Harris

Luv Doc Recommends: An Evening With Chastity and Alan Jr.

Salvage Vanguard Theater, Saturday, January 23, 2010

"...but you also get places like Mogadishu, Peshawar, and Port Arthur. Thanks for nothing, J-Dawg. Or, maybe the "inheritance"..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Off the Record

The Parlor family serves pizza by the slice at the Monarch, Zeale gets down with Grooveline Horns, and crunching numbers for South by Southwest

"...a CD release party. Bunkhaus Records, helmed by Chronicle Sports guru Mark Fagan, is issuing Year One, coupling the..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Day Trips

Where do alligators in Texas go during the winter?

"...at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area outside of Port Arthur, says I needn't worry about the thousands of..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

bobrauschenbergamerica

This theatrical tribute to the artist is a glorious jumble, an exuberant hodgepodge

"...but is at a loss to explain how this Port Arthur boy reared in the Church of Christ could..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Blue Flag for a Red State

Joking legislators trade shots over governor's flag

"...turning blue that we have a blue flag,” the Port Arthur Democrat said, to a mixture of howls and..."

May 2, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Symposium on Early Texas Art

Texas art isn't an oxymoron, and the members of CASETA will gladly tell you why

"...Rauschenberg his due. With his groundbreaking modernist combines, the Port Arthur native got a lot of people to stop..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

UGK

"...in pulling out UGK 4 Life. Faced with the opportunity to turn the Port Arthur duo's seventh and final..."

April 17, 2009 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Texas Lyceum: Stimulus Funds Debate Reverberates

How do you persuade Rick Perry to do the right thing?

"...on March 12, Perry said he would reject that portion of the $16 billion package. Like the statistics, Per­ry's..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TechnoLegeBacklash: Strama Slags Twitter

At least one legislator thinks Tweeting is for the birds

"...has the Lege all aflutter. As Rep. Joe Deshotel, D-Port Arthur, Tweeted to his 123 followers on March 31:..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed

Banner and Bun put some Bs on it

"...whose celebratory howls signaled a mutual respect for the Port Arthur icon. “This is a motherfucking legend! This is..."

Dec. 10, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Bun B's New Old Soul

Bun B rips into the Parish

"...new Soul. Good to know he's never far from Port Arthur...."

Aug. 23, 2008 Music Post by Anne Harris

Time Travel

Girlie Action goes back to the beach

"...a nearly disintegrated tab of acid to use in transporting myself back in time on Wednesday night. That was..."

Aug. 18, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Gulf Coast Soul

The Boogie Kings continue to boogie, Port A-style

"...play anything off the jukebox and then some. They sported upwards of three lead vocalists, who could take off..."

Aug. 4, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Dr. Zog

"...including blues, rockabilly, folk, and funk. A native of Port Arthur, a hotbed for the sounds of Louisiana just..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Peering through the walls of Austin history to pay tribute to an original member of the 13th Floor Elevators and preserve Raul's rats

"...member of the Lingsmen, a popular skiffle band in Port Arthur that, with the addition of Tommy Hall and..."

June 27, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008

Recombinate media composer Robert Rauschenberg has passed away.

"...and found art. He was born in 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas. The Museum of the Gulf Coast features..."

May 13, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Day Trips

Take a ride on Capt. Day Trips' magical musical tour

"...Trips' magical musical tour. Music has been a major export of Texas for generations. Very few states have contributed..."

March 14, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Showcases

"...local Gerald G., putting "the hood on the map." Port Arthur represents with Bankroll Jonez, DJ B-Do & Young..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

SXSW Interviews

"...to see the spirit of UGK fade away. The Port Arthur rapper's set to release his second solo album,..."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature

Floyd Moore Memorial

Antone's, Feb. 17

"...given a 3½-hour all-star tribute Sunday at Antone's. The Port Arthur native, who passed away last month, was a..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

South by So Real

Hustling SXSW hip-hop with Matt Sonzala.

"...his UGK Records, a loose collective of artists from Port Arthur and the South: Vicious from the X-Mob, Hezeleo,..."

Feb. 12, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Campaign Notes

"...from western Harris Co. through Galveston and up to Port Arthur, is traditionally a Republican heartland; in 2002, Janek..."

Feb. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Pinetop Perkins leads local Grammy nominations; The Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom relocates to Austin; the Invincible Czars re-envision Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite

"...Dance]") and disco funk ("Dance of the Mirlitons"). Most importantly, every moment of it rocks. "Next year we'll need..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Taking the World Stage

How more theatre made Here is getting Out There and what that means

"...asked for roughly 13 Austin playwrights to 'translate' a portion of the myth into a scene of sorts. [Full..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

UGK

Beatbox

"...given plenty of time to air out in the Port Arthur heat. Bun B remains on point, still rhyming..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Off the Record

"...three-day party. Friday gets funky with the Waxploitation! DJs. Port Arthur's Chris Thibodeaux and the Blues Specialists headline Saturday,..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Music Column

Off the Record

Remembering blues drummer 'Uncle' John Turner, tracking the devil and Daniel Johnston, on-air with Seattle's KEXP, Abandoned Love Records, and more

"...related to hepatitis C. Turner, 62, was born in Port Arthur, where he first met guitarist Johnny Winter. With..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Beat Goes On: R.I.P. Uncle John Turner

Johnny Winter drummer and the power of three

"...Winter, grew up in East Texas. His hometown of Port Arthur and the neighboring state of Louisiana came by..."

July 26, 2007 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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