Doyle Bramhall Sr. (1949-2011)

Doyle Bramhall Sr. dies

"...Doyle Bramhall Sr. died in his sleep last night in Alpine of..."

Nov. 13, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Cinematic Wisdom of Hank Sr.

The Last Picture Show with your host Hank Williams Sr.

"...The Last Picture Show really belongs to Hank Williams Sr...."

Feb. 14, 2007 News Post by Christopher Gray

Texas' Holy Trinity: SR Vaughan, Sahm, Antone

May 26, 2006 Postmarks

Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads

Austinite Hector Galán’s reverential look at Grammy-winning "Texican" rockers Los Lonely Boys is a document of persistence, passion, and some of the finest rock & roll since Stevie Ray Vaughan’s untimely exit.

"...swooned over, the Garza brothers’ exquisitely soulful blend of SRV-style, guitar-driven, conjunto rock & roll, so Cornfields and Crossroads..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Legal action seeks to undo 1996 settlement on erstwhile Wal-Mart tract

"...The Austin Community Coalition for Responsible Development (ACCORD) names..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Surf Ninjas

California surf dudes are actually heirs to an Asian island empire that has been taken over by an evil despot.

"...Directed by: Neal Israel. Starring: Ernie Reyes Jr., Nicolas Cowan, Rob Schneider, Tone..."

Aug. 27, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Boyhood

With Boyhood, filmmaker Richard Linklater paints his masterpiece.

"...on Mason’s family: his mother Olivia (Arquette), father Mason Sr. (Hawke), and older sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater). Divorced prior..."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thunder Soul

Thunder Soul tells the story of the Kashmere Stage Band, and before the film is through this high school band you’ve never heard of will have earned a top spot on your personal hit parade.

"...it. The band was led by Conrad O. Johnson Sr. (whom everyone calls Prof), a jazz musician in his..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris just goes to show that if you wait long enough Woody Allen will finally deliver another terrific movie.

June 10, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alvin and the Chipmunks

What's it all about, Alvin? This by-the-numbers attempt at a chipmunk revival is not bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

"...of proto-Willards. The adenoidal animated vermin of Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Jr. have arrived via CGI in this live-action..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Haunting

A satanic-possession thriller set in 1817 stars Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek – to little avail.

"...and back by phantom or phantoms unknown after John Sr. rooks a witch in a shady property deal. (It's..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Road to Perdition

"...Jr., the son of a heavy named Michael Sullivan Sr. (Hanks), right-hand man and adopted son of the powerful..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Searchers

Regarded by many as Ford's masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time, this John Wayne Western is a meditation on survival, the loss of faith, and the death of heroes.

"...Wood at the end of this movie. Harry Carey Sr., who, according to Wayne, taught him everything he knew,..."

Oct. 1, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Toy Soldiers

"...Petrie is the son of well-known director Daniel Petrie, Sr. -- in making this his directorial debut, he shows..."

April 26, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Sleaze, Camp, and Social Justice

AFS presents On the Border: Films of Rogelio Agras& #225;nchez Sr.

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Q&A Hole: What Got You Hooked On the Weird Stuff?

Waiting for the manlike creature with the glowing eyes

"...Christopher Brown: Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man and Robert..."

July 13, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Stanley Roy's on Uke, Beyonce's on Watch!

The GayPlace talks trash with soulful uke songster.

"...SR: Love...."

Jan. 31, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Bare Necessities

Tenor titan Sonny Rollins still peeling bark

"...SR: Yes, I was evacuated the next day, and even..."

May 1, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Back to the Tree House

Writer Sybil Rosen and actress Alia Shawkat on falling in love with Blaze Foley again, and for the first time

"...SR: Because of this reckoning I had with who Blaze..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Eric Kohn

Inside Season 3 of Barry at Moontower Just for Laughs

The cast spill the beans on Bill Hader's darkest secret

"...SR: Which is good. But it's also a heavy drama..."

April 28, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

The Challenge of Figaro

Tackling an Operatic Everest

"...SR: Every time you listen to the music, you get..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

Ten Good Bites of Prose

Food and its preparation spans literary genres like a rich thick gravy

"...– Brian Catling, The Vorrh..."

May 5, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A New Vision of Television

Critical theorist Sharon Ross talks about 'tele-participation' and the joys of tough women on TV

"...SR: The problem with the industry is that it's entrenched..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Where Does It Hurt?

With The Inside Story, Scott Rice gets people talking about mental health

"...SR: Oh, yeah. We don't [as a society] talk about..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sonobeat Records

Late-Sixties local label Sonobeat – the missing link between the Vulcan Gas Company and Stubb's?

"...Enter the long-overlooked father/son team of Bill Josey Sr. and Bill Josey Jr., founders of Sonobeat Records. Both..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Exploitation's Glass Ceiling

Feminist filmmaker Stephanie Rothman on her short but brilliant run making B-movies

"...SR: Roger was the only mentor I ever had. He..."

April 9, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Bath

SXSW 2010 keynote speaker Smokey Robinson originally wanted to be a cowboy, but they didn't have any horses in his hood

"...SR: No question about it. That's why I called it..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Courting the Vote

Four democrats are running for two judicial races.

"...named Gus Garcia Jr., in a town where Gus Sr. has wielded considerable political might for more than two..."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Film About a Father Who

Documentarian Lynne Sachs comes to terms with her complicated father

"...brushing her father’s hair. Her gentle combing is then disrupted by a knot that won’t detangle. Sachs fights it,..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Sheridan Reed Appears on Bachelor Spinoff Listen to Your Heart

Local singer unpacks love triangle & makes picks for tonight’s finale

"...SR: A relationship had recently ended, and a friend told..."

May 18, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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