Brown Makes It Official

Former Dem County Chair Announces Run for Judge

"...Threadgills crowd, former Travis County Democratic Party Chair Andy Brown formally announced his candidacy for county judge – officially..."

June 8, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Other Voices, Other Rooms

"Sharon Bridgforth's works aren't meant to be read silently," Suzy Spencer writes. "Some folks would say that's like eating barbecue without the sauce. But if it's good barbecue, you can do without the sauce because it has plenty of flavor on its own."

"...The voice of Sharon Bridgforth had been ringing in my ears for almost..."

July 28, 2000 Books Feature by Suzy Spencer

Red Hook Summer

Spike Lee returns to Brooklyn for this summer in the life of a 13-year-old.

"...Directed by: Spike Lee. Starring: Clarke Peters, Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Heather Alicia..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Will Shill for Nukes

At UT and elsewhere, academic scientists are only too happy to lend their names and reputations to the nuclear power industry

"...would be referred to the associate vice-president for research, Sharon Brown. As for the university's "working definition" of plagiarism,..."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

Humble Me

Sharon Jones sold out Austin, but she's nowhere near selling out.

"...Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings turned a sold-out Antone’s into..."

Jan. 29, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Soul Track Mind: Unbreakable

Exclusive stream of local soul-stirrers’ breakout third LP

"...Sharon Jones’ new millennial emergence put sweet soul music back..."

Sept. 15, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Back to Babs

Barbara Lynn at Antone's tonight

"...Francis and Brenda Lee and then people like Gatemouth Brown, Jimmy Reed, the kind of music that I still..."

July 29, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

ACL Review: Durand Jones & the Indications

Indiana soul throwbacks hit their marks despite no hits

"...Broken Bones can’t fill the footwear of the late Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley, but maybe Bloomington’s Durand Jones..."

Oct. 14, 2018 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Gospel According to Lee Fields

Soul man tells it all ahead of Saturday’s ice cream social

"...time. You had artists like Aretha Franklin and James Brown and King Floyd and Johnnie Taylor. It was hittin’..."

June 22, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Per Second. On the documentary side, SXSW favorite Margaret Brown (The Great Invisible) returns with her Sundance Film Festival..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...of the Cold War thriller The Manchurian Candidate and Sharon Marroquin's expansive dance Las Cuatro Estaciones: A Story of..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...Operator Director: Logan Kibens, Screenwriters: Sharon Greene, Logan Kibens JOE, a programmer and obsessive self-quantifier,..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"...Sharon Sparlin, Troilus and CressidaDirector, ComedySkip Greer, Women Who Steal..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...Smith), Goin' to Georgia (Joy Cunningham), Norm L. (Aaron Brown), Triskelion (ethos), Sophomore Slump (Rob Nash), Beauty Vultures and..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Naked City

"...other local crime news, Texas Longhorn football cornerback Tarell Brown, reserve safety Tyrell Gatewood, and former player Aaron Harris..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin

The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions

"...that time, but in this era having so many brown stories and brown bodies onstage in such a concentrated..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

The Payback

Onetime James Brown impersonator Charles Bradley transcends

"...stranger to the R&B charts. Even late-blooming Daptone labelmate Sharon Jones dropped her Dap Dippin' debut at the relatively..."

April 22, 2016 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...100 for the umpteenth straight day. Lawns are tinderbox brown. Traffic is at a standstill. Nerves fray; minds curdle...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Rattling Our Stage

A Survey of Austin's Rebel Theatre Scene

"...ground for the sensuous, liberating verse dramas of playwright Sharon Bridgforth. Bridgforth founded the company as a means of..."

April 10, 1998 Arts Feature

FronteraFest Schedule

"..."John Brown From BOB" by Stuart Hersh. John Brown appears before..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...Larissa Walcott, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Boondocks Cafe on TX 36 south of Caldwell isn't your ordinary Texas roadhouse

"...to get real seafood," says Jesse Mendoza. "My wife, Sharon, kept after me for years to open a place..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Everyone Gets Naked

David Sedaris Interviewed

"...book I've packed -- Naked by David Sedaris (Little, Brown & Co., $21.95 hard) -- and am soon laughing..."

June 20, 1997 Books Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

The life and legacy of the First Lady of Jazz

"...audio, unseen home movies, color from family (son Ray Brown, Jr.), collaborator-peers (Kenny Barron, Tony Bennet), and celebs (Marilyn..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

Drank the Lemonade

As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?

"...infidel slayer could usurp the entire hip-hop kingdom (Danny Brown, Childish Gambino, Anderson Paak, Solange, Vince Staples, even sovereign-turned-jester..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Jeremy Spencer, femme rocker Melissa Etheridge, and indie siren Sharon Van Etten...."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top 10 (+1) Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2012

In 2012, dance memorably explored profound topics, and classical embraced Charlie Brown and George Washington

"...HOLOCAUST & HUMANITY PROJECT' (Ballet Austin)/'THE MATERIALITY OF IMPERMANENCE' (Sharon Marroquin) Performed at the Long Center the same week,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lee Fields & the Expressions

Remember how you flipped for Charles Bradley? Get a lot of Lee Fields!

"...first single in 1969, an aching cover of James Brown's "Bewildered" that helped earn him the nicknames Little J.B...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

What's Best for Frankie?

Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer

"...until mid-May, when Vollentine got an unexpected e-mail from Sharon Morris, one of several siblings of the Walther family,..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...* Rebecca Brown readings at the Harry Ransom Center, UT, and Bookwoman:..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature

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