Leonard Cohen

Lonesome Heroes, Bird on a Wire

"...CohenLonesome Heroes (Pride DVD) Leonard CohenBird on a Wire (The Machat Company)..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up dust at Waterloo Park while Lyle Lovett closes down Studio 6A

"...thing right during his set of deadpan, observational humor last Friday night in Waterloo Park: "They should call this..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...Transmission Entertainment doesn't do anything by the book. The local concert promotions enterprise announced the lineup..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Every time Townes Van Zandt played the Cactus Cafe in the late 1990s, my roommate went...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Griff Luneburg breaks his silence on the Cactus Cafe

"...Forsaking the Song, Part 15..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music ... From Hank Snow to the Band

Stand for the Canadian National Anthem – Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, the Band, and ... Charlie Daniels?

"...Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music ... From Hank Snow..."

June 11, 2010 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Astringent 16th Note Runs

The Fireants' Ian Stewart is accepted to Berklee College of Music

"...Ian Stewart, whose band the Fireants won Best U18 Band at the Austin Music..."

March 19, 2010 Music Post by Livvy Bennett

Chuck Prophet

Friday

"...overt political statement yet. Recorded in Mexico City during last year's swine flu scare in a studio the Bay..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Platters

S.A., esse

"...HickoidsThe Hairy Chafin' EP (Saustex) Texas Music ExtravaganzaThe San Antonio..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

The Penguin With the Pulitzer

Berkeley Breathed on putting Opus to bed and what comes next

"...If you're crossing the street at 24th and Guadalupe, tread carefully: You may..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

DNC Does the Texas Waltz

National Dems have high hopes for Texas ... one of these days

"...How long has it been since the Demo­crat­ic National Committee met in Texas? Longer than most..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...• City Council adopted the city's 2010 budget, setting property taxes at the rollback..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Feature

Beside the Point: Pray for Drought

The unexpected blessings of global warming

"...So you thought the endless heat wave was good for nothing. Nonsense –..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Cheri

Another dangerous liaison, this one based on the Colette novella, reunites director Stephen Frears and star Michelle Pfeiffer.

"...Tomelty, Anita Pallenberg, Harriet Walter and Iben Hjejle. At the end of the Belle Époque, Colette wrote of Madame..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Travis Gains Little Ground on Land Use

"...for Travis County, has been working in and around the state Capitol for almost two decades, but the 81st..."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tres Chicas

The Latin ladies have it, but the Krayolas want it back

"...of Cinco de Mayo became something of a mystery. The question was: Who are Austin's female equivalents to Ruben..."

May 8, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing Thursday night SXSW 09 talent

"...7pm, Elysium At last summer's birthday/Emo's gig, Bauhaus' skeletal frontman and goth-rock godhead..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Welcome to the 81st

Will a new speaker and more Democrats spell 'change' at the Capitol?

"...As the 81st Texas Legislature gathers for the opening gavel Jan...."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Looks Like a Straus Waltz to House Speaker

With the help of House Democrats, San Antonio Republican locks up votes for speaker

"...With the 81st Legislature starting on Jan. 13, everyone expected the..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Screens Top 10s

The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year

"...Synecdoche, New York Nothing this year so perfectly melded the elements of direction, script, performance, and visuals to create..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Screens Feature

Still Fountains

Michael Mitchell's paired one-acts depict characters with a lot bottled up inside

"...Salvage Vanguard Theater, through Dec. 14..."

Dec. 5, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Fun Fun Fun Fest Saturday Picks

Blurbing Fun Fun Fun Fest one act at a time

"...brings his diverse musical upbringing – he's trained in the French horn and piano – to the DJ booth,..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature

Latin Beat

Five recent releases mostly en Español

"...Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben González, Compay Segundo have all waltzed from this arthritic mortal coil to the heavenly Havana..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

The Last Waltz: Looking back on the legacy of the Backyard and a tribute to Danny Roy Young

"...The Last Waltz..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

My Texicalli Chair

The treasures of the Danny Roy Young tribute

"...The last time I saw the Texicalli Grille chairs I..."

Oct. 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

ACL Fest Friday Reviews

"...The summer of indie-folk is in full bloom on Delta..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Page Two: The Art of Surprise

S.R. Bindler's Surfer, Dude continually pulls off the unexpected

"...The Austin Film Society is hosting a special premiere screening..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Off the Record

Greezy Wheels shift their gears for a midnight ramble, Black Joe Lewis preps for the Chronicle's annual Hot Sauce Festival, American Analog Set's Andrew Kenny rewinds back to Austin, and the lineup for the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest is in

"...Legendary San Francisco wreckers Flipper commemorate their 30-year anniversary at the 2008 Fun Fun Fun Fest,..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Danny Roy Young: The Thinking Man's Bubba

Paying tribute to the Mayor of South Austin, Danny Roy Young

"...In a way, Danny Roy Young had the perfect life. His wit and warm personality personified the..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Putting a price tag on the new exclusivity of rock & roll records

"..."We really try to get out there as many ways as possible," confides Los Lonely Boys'..."

July 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

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