Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...necessary virtues in difficult times. He is also refreshingly frank about the hard choices facing the next council in..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...necessary virtues in difficult times. He is also refreshingly frank about the hard choices facing the next council in..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature

Dirty Words

Roger Gathman delves into local bookstores' shelves of smut to investigate the collective Gestalt of erotica.

"...trial of another head of state: Marie Antoinette. Chantal Thomas, a French historian interested in libertine culture, attempted several..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Can Tom Zigal Really Say That?

"The truth is, I didn't know a thing about the world of mystery writers and crime publishing," Tom Zigal, the author of three mystery novels, says. Chronicle writer Dick Holland discovers why Zigal might say such a thing and why it may not matter in light of Pariah, Zigal's new installment in the Kurt Muller mystery series.

"...them in Fayette County, although Zigal and his brother Frank were raised in Texas City, the working-class suburb of..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Postmarks

Different Traditions

"...Ellinger -- "indefinite suspension," what exactly does that mean? Frankly, I have more respect for Richard Nixon -- at..."

July 30, 1999 Column

Murder in the Suburbs

Good Luck Penny

"...in a blanket while talking with police. APD's Officer Thomas Sweeny said he twice observed Scaggs look up to..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

America's Ethnic Music Mantle

"...in Cleveland and played most famously by the late Frank Yankovic, features a rhythmic banjo and predominant accordion solos...."

Oct. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Sxsw

"...the spotlight as a songwriter -- R&B queens Irma Thomas and Ruth Brown have both recently recorded her compositions...."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Chain Reaction

In Book Wars, Independent Shops Become Casualties

"...Barbara Thomas, co-owner of Toad Hall and president of the American..."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

Rock, They Wrote

Writing From Both Sides of the Musical Fence

"...the grooves of records by Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, and Little Richard. Seven..."

June 21, 1996 Books Feature

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Frankie Barnet, Mood Swings..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...Winner: “Dissolution” Director/Screenwriter: Anthony Saxe, Producers: Thomas Lopez, Anthony Saxe..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...Slayer at the Austin Music Hall), an early Jim Franklin sketch for Roky Erickson's Where the Pyramid Meets the..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Fest, Borzoi, International Jazz Day, Ladyfang, Juan Wauters, and more

"...Reason No. 1: Co-Founders Piper LeMoine and Baldomero "Frank" Cuellar. "After many years of declining health, Frank desperately..."

April 29, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

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

"...way to spend a Tuesday night in Austin. - Thomas Fawcett Cassandra Jenkins Gently Commands..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Comedy: Your 2020 Lineup

Get ready for Buress, Davidson, National Lampoon, and more

"...maven Leonard Maltin interviewing master filmmaker and Muppet master Frank Oz; and • The Comedian’s Comedian, with UK comic..."

March 4, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Street Corner Arts' The Butcher of Baraboo

This hilarious production of Marisa Wegrzyn's black comedy starts strong and just keeps getting funnier

"...changed in 30 years (great scenic design from Zac Thomas and Carlo Lorenzo Garcia, who also directed). Her daughter..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

ATX Film News: Fundraisers and a Special Delivery Scare Package

Is Austin giving the world the next Game of Thrones?

"...a deal for a new TV series based on Frank Miller's Sin City comic series, and Robert Rodriguez is..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"...Zeale. "It's just a warm, Southern, eccentric vibe." – Thomas Fawcett..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

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

"...power continues with The Highwaymen, the true story of Frank Hamer, the Texas Ranger who hunted down Bonnie and..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Music to Wave Flags By

The 411 on the 4th of July concerts in the 512 and environs

"...Roland F. Seitz: "Joyce's 71st N.Y. Regimental March," by Thomas Barnes Boyer; "The Official West Point March," by Philip..."

June 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Virginia B. Wood's Cookbook Collection Will Live on at Cookbook Cafe

Home "On the Range" at the Central Library

"...[ones by] Sean Brock in Charleston, South Carolina, and Frank Stitt in Birmingham, Alabama," explained Drew Curren, executive chef..."

June 22, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Claire Spera (dance); Broadway World Austin's Lynn Beaver (theatre), Frank Benge (theatre), and Lacey Cannon (theatre); Austin Entertainment Weekly's..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin Film Festival Snags Chappaquiddick as Closing Night Film

Full lineup includes Call Me by Your Name, Three Billboards

"...Predator (1987) – Presented by Shane Black Writers: Jim Thomas, John Thomas Director: John McTiernan..."

Sept. 26, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Weekend Two Friday ACL Fest Picks

Where to be, by the hour

"...Raury 1pm, HomeAway stage Like Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper, self-proclaimed indigo child Raury..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature

Friday ACL Fest Picks

ACL Friday by the blurb, listicle, and gospel tent testifying

"...Raury 1pm, HomeAway stage Like Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper, self-proclaimed indigo child Raury..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature

Six Hip-Hop Acts to See at ACL

Can’t-miss evening and afternoon acts keep the beats coming

"...Friday, 1pm, HomeAway stage Like Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper, self-proclaimed indigo child Raury..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...the screen. This is going to get strange… Cast: Frank Mosley, Will Blomker, Lily Baldwin, Tonya Pinkins, Daniel Ryan,..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...and with their friendship at risk of fracturing forever, Frank must follow Casper to America ... with typically disastrous..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music List 10

The Damned, 2 Chainz, War on Drugs, and 242 more added

"...From across the pond comes British folkie Frank Turner (one of seven UK artists on this list)..."

March 6, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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