Summer Solace

More From the May Bookshelf

"...and unusually cool weather carrying us into mid-May, the summer's humidity is already present in damp tendrils on the..."

May 23, 1997 Books Feature

Articulations

Comedy venues the Velveeta Room and Capital City Comedy Club get new leases on life, solo theatre artist Rob Nash gets roasted, and Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday comes to Austin.

"...more. The club's new incarnation will be overseen by Summer Brow, who will serve as house manager, and 1992..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Blankman

"...world. Robin Givens has appeared in two movies this summer in Austin. One was the well made and adorable..."

Aug. 26, 1994 Movie Review by Brian Baker

Project S (aka Once a Cop)

"...Story 3, the huge Jackie Chan draw from last summer (Chan pulls out the stops on a brief comic..."

June 17, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blist'ring Strings

This summer the Austin Chamber Music Festival really brings the heat

"...hotter. I know, I know, this is true every summer, but based on what I know, this July looks..."

July 8, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ceviche Sublime

Cool ceviche -- with its clean, fresh flavors of citrus-cured seafood -- is proving to be the hot dish in restaurants all over Austin this summer.

"...regular on the menu of many of our city's higher-brow establishments. As might be expected, Austin chefs are taking..."

July 6, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...technicality hasn't stopped the Olympic Committee from taking the "Summer" Games deep into southerly latitudes, to Sydney, Australia. The..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

A Tall Drink of Water

Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

"...Holden – and I was mesmerized by the furrowed brow of the grumpy old guy with a weird name...."

May 16, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

A Tall Drink of Water

Stars we love at the Paramount Summer Classic Film series

"...if this were reel life, she could wipe my brow any day...."

May 16, 2014 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Book Festival 2021: First Authors Announced

Colson Whitehead, Elizabeth McCracken, Amor Towles lead the list

"...As you mop July's sweat off your brow, October may feel like a lifetime away. But the..."

July 21, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

If you're looking for escape, then the fourth installment in the beloved cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise should fit the bill.

"...Jim Broadbent. What more do we want from our summer movies, really, than to break the chains that hold..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ATX Television Festival: Northern Exposure

Cicely forever!

"...a CBS and Universal deal that premiered in the summer, back when the summer was a TV dead zone,..."

June 10, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Island of Dr. Ersek

Austin's media-friendly Robert Ersek is the king of pop cosmetic surgery

"...he was a jowly, slightly surly-looking retiree before a brow lift, nose job, and assorted other procedures turned him..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Whisks Up

The Way To Cook

"...much a compendium of ethnic foods, both high- and low-brow. Foods of China, Thailand, Japan, India, Central Asia and..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Food Feature

Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

"...very naughty butlers is a wonderful diversion from this summer's tsunami of Hollywood shoot-'em-ups. The film is set in..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Velveeta Room's Head Cheese

Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be

"...which produced folks like Matt Bearden, Martha Kelly, J.R. Brow, and DiGiorgio himself – speak of a time when..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...he probes the crowd with a lightning gaze, his brow furrowed slightly, a small trail of sweat beading on..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Exhibitionism

Sandbox: Young at Heart

"...Remember summer days spent running sunburnt through the sprinklers? Face smeared..."

July 16, 1999 Arts Review

Sculpture By Elisabet Ney:intimacy and Vitality

"...Lubbock's beard and in William Jennings Bryan's slightly wrinkled brow...."

April 24, 1998 Arts Review

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...Beyoncé couldn't quite manage it, but Deezie Brown has inspired me to quit my job...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

The Producers

In Brooks' Broadway send-up, Summer Stock Austin's kids show a knack for laughs

"...And when you see Summer Stock Austin's staging of "Springtime for Hitler," the outrageous..."

July 29, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Austin where Egge first worked with bass legend Sarah Brown, wrote music with Jimmy Dale Gilmore, recorded her shining..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Yo! MTV Laughs!

The Long, Strange Trip to TV for Three Austin Comics

"...I was on a college tour opening for J.R. Brow and we were up in Minnesota. Actually, I had..."

May 30, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...and zap,” reported the Chronic during the scene’s Hot Summer Nights last August.  – Raoul Hernandez Elephant Gym..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...vocalists Ray Simpson and Aika Grace and guitarist Ciyo Brown – opportunities like this don't come around too often...."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

DVDanger: Onur Tukel Talks Applesauce

The actor/director redefines comedy-horror

"...riff on the contemporary vampire tale, the New York-set Summer of Blood, that he picked up real critical attention...."

Nov. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Friday Picks and Sleepers

"...ex-Handsome Furs Dan Boeckner, and New Bomb Turk Sam Brown, kicks in at 6pm with namesake tics and convulsions,..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Pronoun Music

"...first story almost won me over. "Theme From a Summer Place" is probably closer to what the circa-1960 summer..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Books Review by Ric Williams

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Austin-Bergstrom Airport has the city staff sweating bullets this summer -- especially without air conditioning. It seems that somebody..."

July 18, 1997 News Feature

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...For Oakland emcee Kamaiyah, bounce-drenched new album Another Summer Night is nothing short of a victory lap. After..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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