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"...Poet Laureate Ella Kim and Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston. Catch their performances starting at 6pm, and make sure..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Bret Anthony Johnston, We Burn Daylight: A Novel..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...Milk opens on the Texas dates.   – Abby Johnston Music Under the Star..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Bagley (Duel) Aaron Bagley (Duel) Chandler Baker (Cutting Teeth) Rebecca Balcárcel (Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities)..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Endangered Species

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"...Directed by: M.J. Bassett. Starring: Rebecca Romijn, Philip Winchester, Isabel Bassett, Michael Johnston, Chris Fisher,..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Tha Nitty Gritty (8). Saturday: A Visual Interference (5pm), Rebecca Novak (6:45), Anisa Boukhlif (7:15), Chronophage (7:30), Lily Taylor..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Wary Campus Community Readies for COVID at UT

Gone to Texas ... for now

"...Rebecca Johnston, a doctoral candidate in history and an Underpaid@UT..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

Advocacy Group Pushes Back at UT's Reopening Strategy

UT grad students: COVID-19 plans are "inadequate" and "dangerous"

"...Speaking on behalf of Underpaid@UT, Rebecca Johnston, a Ph.D. candidate in the history department, told..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Music we’re playing

"...Hernandez Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston..."

June 12, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

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

"...Narrative Feature Competition Jury: Rebecca Keegan, Senior Film Editor, The Hollywood Reporter; Rodrigo Perez,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Best Live Music Performances of 2018

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Abby Johnston: St. Vincent, ACL Live at the Moody Theater..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

SXSW Announces Closing Night Film and More

Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal fight for their Life

"...on the Oni Press graphic novel series by Antony Johnston Oscar® winner Charlize Theron explodes into summer in Atomic..."

Feb. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Dougie Gerrard

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Mark McKinnon; Stevie Ray Vaughan's two identical covers; Daniel Johnston illustrating his own profile; Doug Sahm and Clifford Antone..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Wednesday SXSW Picks

"...and brand its sound. Island pop? Worldbeat? – Abby Johnston..."

March 18, 2016 Music Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...out of its cage, but not running rampant. Abby Johnston Forest Swords..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Scares & Shorts Revealed

Late-night fare and short film lineup announced

"...Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Directors: Rebecca Sloan, Joseph Pelling A short film about teaching creativity—by..."

Feb. 8, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin and the Academy

'Tree of Life,' 'Bullhead' score Oscar nominations

"...Fryday and Gail Dolgin "God Is the Bigger Elvis" 
Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson "Incident in New Baghdad" 
James..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...(UK, 83 min.) Writer/Director: Oliver Irving Cast: Robert Pattinson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Powell Jones, Alisa Arnah, Jeremy Hardy Regional Premiere..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Magic Time

Oh, the sights you'll see at First Night Austin

"...Rebecca Ward – Roll-On/Roll Off, Computer Sciences Corporation parking garage,..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All My Love

C-Side Records' family values

"...an intimacy that recalls Elliott Smith demos or Daniel Johnston...."

Jan. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Write of Passage

As Austin upstart Badgerdog Literary Publishing prepares to relaunch 'American Short Fiction,' it's preparing high-needs students to express themselves on the printed page

"...and the UT and Texas State MFA writing programs. Johnston High School partner teacher Dorothy Winburne believes the program's..."

May 13, 2005 Books Feature by Nora Ankrum

SXSW Film Reviews

"...D: Yen Tan, James M. Johnston, Nick Prendergast, David Lowery; with Rebecca Bustamente, Paul Taylor,..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Jess Sauer

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to the Edward Joseph subdivision on Perry Road, near Johnston High School, where developer Evan Williams plans – much..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TCB

[French accent] Listen very carefully… I shall say this only once…

"...9pm: Jeff Johnston & friends..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...made the decision to start a mentor program at Johnston High School. A colleague of mine who was leading..."

May 16, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of mind again, just like when you write about Johnston High, regarding East Austin. You know that his sole..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...focus on her family. Last year, she covered Daniel Johnston's "Speeding Motorcycle" for a Target ad, which was included..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

The Whole Woman

The profound underexposure of women among Austin's food luminaries causes one to wonder whether a certain locker-room mentality still prevails in kitchens around the city.

"...Wm. Emmett Fox, but who here knows that Betsy Johnston is the chef at Tocai, or that Kerry Johnson..."

May 5, 2000 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

No Law & Order

"...Charlie Burton, to the chaotic pop brilliance of Daniel Johnston, Ed Hall-sized stomp of Pong, exotic desert rhythms of..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...REBECCA GATES: As one-half of the Spinanes, Gates brought the..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

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