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

C. Denby Swanson: A play for Clifford

Austin playwright C. Denby Swanson has received a prestigious national grant to develop a play based on the life of Clifford Antone with the Zachary Scott Theatre Center

"...with Susan Antone – making a road trip to Port Arthur, hanging out a lot at the club, buying..."

May 4, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Iron Man

Longtime local stage phenom Ken Webster has a record to rival that of a Baseball Hall of Famer

"...While a student at the University of Houston, the Port Arthur native panicked at the prospect of being unable..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Power of Three

With ZZ Top mowing down the Backyard this weekend, the power of three – trios – comes into play

"...like Winter, was born to the blues. Raised in Port Arthur, just down the road from Beaumont and over..."

April 13, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

TCB

SXSW 07: a lot of carrying on, a massive jolt of energy, then oblivion

"...dispatched Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne for a SXSW report that airs tonight (Thursday). Coyne corralled, among others, UK..."

March 23, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

UGK

Trolling South by Southwest 2007

"...The mitigating wait proved worthwhile and then some as Port Arthur's finest unveiled gem after gem from their charismatic..."

March 23, 2007 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Thursday Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...12mid, Emo's Main Room Beth Ditto's Portland, Ore., trio thrashes and rolls with the fervor of..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Day Trips

The Babe Zaharias Museum is a tribute to one of the greatest female athletes of all time, Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias

"...Born in 1911 in Port Arthur, Didrikson got her nickname either from her mother..."

Feb. 16, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

'Kid B'

Linden Dalecki's new novel: an excerpt

"...you felt could catch fire in your hands. In reporting the contest results at the time, I wrote that..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

General Jackson

Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well

"...encouraged. Instead, he sought a degree in accounting to support his pen-and-ink habit...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Arts Feature by Margaret Moser

Summer Reading

"...to sneak Gary Cartwright's collection Confessions of a Washed-up Sportswriter off my parents' bookshelf and read his observant and..."

June 9, 2006 Books Feature by Marrit Ingman

This Be an Empty World Without the Blues

Sometimes a sandwich – and its maker – is a hero

"...Antone believed deserved to be heard, and even more important, to be respected. Clifford believed in it enough to..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Of Cactuses, Crickets, and Cars

Cataloguing the diverse wonders of FronteraFest Long Fringe 2006

"...Long Fringe to catalog those wonders for you. Their reports on the 11 shows running this year ought to..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TCB

The Astros' World Series run prompts memories from longtime fans, and memories of smoking in local bars will stay just that

"...first three games and the outlook was grim. Nevertheless, Port Arthur native Clifford Antone remembers back before the Astros..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Wednesday Picks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...I began to realize that my music was reflecting portions of my family. I began to make a conscious..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Mighty Fine

Dixiecrat Jesse Dayton ain't banging his head against a wall

"...The other, most important thing Dayton and Sahm have in common is an..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Russell Thompson, was a first-semester freshman from Lumberton (near Port Arthur). TSU's Mark Hendricks said that police executed a..."

Nov. 5, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Shiny, Happy Creatures

With their vibrant colors and organic shapes, Faith Gay's artworks seem delightfully, hypnotically alive

"...studio art program at UT. As a student, the Port Arthur native felt out of step with the prevailing..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Johnny Winter

Texas platters

"...there's no mistaking the glee when he revisits his Beaumont-Port Arthur inspirations for the swampy "Sugar Coated Love." In..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Music Review by John Morthland

Rocks Off

SXSW 04 encore: Saturday showcases and more

"...flow that had onlookers reciting his verses verbatim, the Port Arthur native demonstrated exactly what it means to rip..."

March 26, 2004 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...cast of Down South rap heroes. Bun B of Port Arthur's UGK provides as fitting a match as any,..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

'Antone's: Home of the Blues'

The world premiere: Friday, March 12, Paramount Theatre

"...Antone to thank for that. Thank you, Clifford. For importing your Port Arthur passion for music, planting it in..."

March 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

After a Fashion

It's the holiday season and Stephen is already ho-ho-Hoin' it up. What did the fashionable eat for turkey day?

"...Catherine's father, Dr. George Swanson, a prominent surgeon from Port Arthur and president of the Jefferson County Medical Society,..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Short Cuts

Go on and take it: Renée Zellweger to star in and produce Piece of My Heart, the long-awaited Janis Joplin biopic.

"...from Austin to San Francisco to the big screen, Port Arthur-native Janis Joplin's story finally looks to be on..."

June 27, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Unfinished Business at APD?

A Monday public hearing will review a woman's "official oppression"

"...family. She was divorced, a single mother, and was supporting her four children by working as both an emergency..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The Hammer's Back in Town

"...and then again, it may not. As Naked City reported last week, U.S. Rep. Tom "The Hammer" DeLay, R-Sugar..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

After a Fashion

Did that gal on the local news crew DHOH? With so many great stylists in Austin: why, why, why??? And guess who was seen at Starlite again?

"...thing to impose upon them. They are people with important jobs who are just too busy to worry about..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Robbie's Cajun Kitchen

"...on East Sixth Street back in the Seventies. The Port Arthur native and his childhood friend Clifford Antone appreciated..."

July 26, 2002 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

More Than Just the Facts, Ma'am

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibition on Davy Crockett features a short stage show with the hero of the Alamo appearing live and in person. The two Austin actors who alternate in the show describe how they bring that King of the Wild Frontier to life day in and day out.

"...Webster ought to know. They're the two men who portray the Alamo hero, day-in and day-out, on the Texas..."

June 14, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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