Rock ’n’ Roll Drive-In With Mary Woronov

"...The Mary Woronov classics, Rock ’N’ Roll High School (PG, 93min.) and Death Race..."

Nov. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

30 Years Ago, GG Allin Cleared Austin’s Scuzziest Punk Venue in 24 Minutes

Witness accounts of the notorious shock rocker’s antics and arrest at the Cavity Club

"...A typical night for the shock-rocker born Jesus Christ Allin on August 29, 1956, in..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Rock Pile

"...The King of Western Swing: Bob Wills Remembered by..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Five Good Places to Eat in Pflugerville? Easily.

Austin’s growing neighbor to the north gets cookin’ for real

"...mind heading back to Austin or up to Round Rock, just get you to the corner of Railroad and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...Austin and pretty much anywhere else we wanted like rock & roll courtesans. Raul's (and later Club Foot) was..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Living on the Air in Austin

Live Music Flourishes in the Studio

"...performing on Local Live hail from the local underground rock circuit (Pilot Ships, 1-4-5s, ST-37, Thighmaster, and Silver Scooter,..."

April 10, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Rock, Then Surf, en Español

Austin-based tastemaking website La Banda Elástica puts the emphasis on worldwide

"...Music – some might specify rock & roll – is the one language that knocks..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

In Defense of Paul McCartney

Milquetoast Balladeer or Songwriting Stud?

"...before, leaves McCartney in a spot. As he told Rolling Stone in 1990, "It's the ultimate conundrum. If I..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Music Feature

All Attitude

"I'm a very nice girl -- who happens to be completely amoral," says cult queen Mary Woronov. She'll present two films -- Death Race 2000 and Rock 'n' Roll High School --at the Rolling Roadshow's Rock 'n Roll Drive-In this Saturday.

"...school principal (famously, as the killjoy Miss Togar in Rock 'n' Roll High School). When she plays up this..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Short Cuts

No tape, no screen: The Dobie's new digital projector and the Alamo's windblown mishap last week.

"...Theater, one of only eight in a national test roll-out by the arthouse chain. If all goes well and..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...down to write more, but this time put on rock & roll to block me from part of myself..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...with a chapter from new memoir Horse Racing & Rock ‘N’ Roll, in which he helps produce Willie Nelson's..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist

Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal

"...history Five Bucks at the Door: The Story of Crocks N Rolls, the North American debut of Contradict, exploring..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Pro Tips

Prepare thy self

"...There are three ways to roll at SXSW: with a badge, a wristband, or as..."

March 5, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Revival

Southern rock's next wave hits

"...Locally, a loose amalgam of long-haired blues, boisterous country rock, and lengthy guitar jams seems to be on the..."

June 23, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...a perfectly sized South by Southwest. The streets are strollable, long lines are scarce – though hot shows did..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Brands, thrillmeister Dean Koontz, novelist Yaa Gyasi, activist Erin Brockovich, NPR host Steve Innskeep, novelist Jonathan Lethem, poet Naomi..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture

In the Jailhouse Now

"...endure six governments, three wars, and a lot of rock 'n' roll." If you can't tell what's wrong with..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Texas Book Festival Announces 15 Authors for 2020

Virtual fest hosting Dean Koontz, Julia Alvarez, Kevin Kwan

"...Medal of Arts recipient Julia Alvarez, environmental activist Erin Brockovich, award-winning novelist Yaa Gyasi, sharp-eyed satirist Kevin Kwan, and..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing SXSW 04 music – Wednesday only

"...most recently with 2003's Seven's Travels drawing many indie rock fans with personalized, emotive rap. Eyedea & Abilities are..."

March 12, 2004 Music Feature

Gasoline Dreams

Rounding up 2000 LPs.

"...of them more sobering than the long-trumpeted death of rock & roll...."

Jan. 5, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...Burger City Rock N Roll7:15pm, Hotel Vegas..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Lost & Found

John Schooley's Hard Feelings stay hard with Rebels Against the Future

"...in Columbia. After a meat-and-potatoes diet of radio-fed classic rock and crushing, small-town monotony, Columbia was a revelation for..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...out of the trash can and turn them into droll, post-punk salves for the broken-hearted. Similar in sparseness, Scout..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Scanlines

"...When Rock'n'Roll High came out, kids would go from Raul's to..."

March 20, 1998 Screens Feature

Texas Platters

Jimmy Lafave

"...with every chorus' finish. Equal parts singer-songwriter and roadhouse rocker, Austin's Jimmy LaFave is all about the songs those..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

SXSW Record Reviews

"...a twanging, banging, slamming two-step, or the equally raucous rockabilly "Honky Tonk Hiccups" make their point like an iron..."

March 20, 1998 Music Review

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...attendance), and the return of the ultimate historian of drive-in movies, Joe Bob Briggs, with his special presentation, How..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Reissues

"...band. His major influences were Charlie Parker and Sonny Rollins, although after this album was cut he absorbed ideas..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Music Feature

Record reviews Reissues

"...Rockin' and Driftin': The Drifters Box (Rhino)..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

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