The Memory of Music

Discovering Moby Grape's Skip Spence via his only solo album Oar, and it's new tribute album, More Oar

"...the Durocs, as well as convincing others such as Tom Waits, Bentley produced a tribute album to Oar. Spence..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Louis Black

More Oar reviewed

"...am in pain" like he's dying; using his band's customary string-quartet sound to build tension, Escovedo also adds bloom...."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Heroes for Sale, Night Nurse, Ladies They Talk About

"...never been more evident than in this Depression-era melodrama. Tom Holmes (silent star Barthelmess) is wounded in action in..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Dancing About Architecture

Final fareweall to the Texas Tornado; Frank Kozik Sells Out?; Sixteen Deluxe and Meat Purveyors shake up, but don't break up.

"...around telling everybody, 'Quit wasting your time talking about Tom Waits, because he's not gonna play!'"... So, some of..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Is the new Sir Douglas Quintet collection is from the original masters? Doug Sahm makes the final call. Also, Michael Nesmith, Junior and Tanya Rae Brown, and Clifford Antone updates.

"...Moby Grape's late madman genius Skip Spence featuring Beck, Tom Waits, Mudhoney, and Alejandro Escovedo -- basically the de..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Austin City Limits to enter its 25th season two shows lighter; Steamboat loses more relocation prospects; and Ozzy Osbourne declines Black Sabbath's nomination for entry into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

"...yet been rescheduled. "We still haven't given up on Tom Waits," he says hopefully. The Harris/Ronstadt performance was planned..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

David BowieHours (Virgin)/Iggy Pop Avenue B (Virgin)

"...with the spectre of age-appropriate peers Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits ("Miss Argentina," "Nazi Girlfriend"), but his ever-present adolescent..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Review

Cyclical Thinking

This Is Your Brain: This Is Your Brain on SUV

"...His name was Tom Churchill...."

Sept. 24, 1999 Best of Austin Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Dancing About Architecture

Exposing the Subgenius; Austin clubowners gather to mourn the Steamboat; Earthpig moving to the taxicab center of the universe; and Jonathan Richman breaks down.

"...Time Waits for No Man -- Even "Bob"!..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...Thelonious Monk, obscure blues artists, Duke Ellington, David Sedaris, Tom Waits, Anonymous 4, long-forgotten Forties and Fifties vocal groups,..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

Reissues

Los Zafiros

"...fatuous guitar wank-a-thons. Classic should've-been-hits like "Rockaway Beach," "Teenage Lobotomy," and "Blitzkrieg Bop" abound in heroic, K-Tel proportions. The..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Barton Springs Eternal

"...the Ball-Breaker Tour: Internet news service Allstar reports that Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers have offered Fastball a three-week..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Daniel Johnston

"...humor (the anti-redneck rant of "The Spook" and the Tom Waits-as-arena-rock-star bombast of "Billions/Rock") to counter the more typically..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature

Mystery Train

Jarmusch applies his minimalist style to the margins of Memphis as seen through the experiences of three sets of foreigners.

"...Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan, Rufus Thomas and Tom Waits. Jim Jarmusch applies..."

Aug. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mystery Men

Inept amateur superheroes must save the day in this comedy.

"...Macy, Kel Mitchell, Paul Reubens, Wes Studi, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Waits and Eddie Izzard. Usher, the man behind that..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Natural

"...photograph by Shelly Rutledge Sitting across a picnic table..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Texas Platters

The Scabs

"...his wordplay is clever and his narratives compelling. While Tom Waits and Cat Stevens comparisons are easy and plausible,..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

The Weak in Rock

"...in mid-September, and things are looking good on the Tom Waits front as well. Bus-ted!..."

July 23, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Moving Violations

"...Inn, metaphorically serving the parents from Seinfeld. "All the customers are old and cranky," she moans, "and they all..."

July 2, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

A Fright on the Townes

"...weekends, because "overtime [pay] costs too much"!) The Lizards' Tom Pittman says the band is attempting to set up..."

June 18, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Jazzed Off

"...City Limits crew has forgotten about their discussions with Tom Waits about having him tape a segment, ACL reps..."

June 11, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Record Reviews

Ibrahim Ferrer

"...(World Circuit/Nonesuch) ELIADES OCHOA..."

June 11, 1999 Music Review

Live Shots

The Barkers

"...Buddy Guy at the 1st Annual Antone's Blues Festival..."

June 4, 1999 Music Feature

Forgiving His Trespasses

Fight for the Right

"...illustration by iDoug Potter 'f the religious conservatives want..."

May 28, 1999 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten, Sarah Hepola, Marcel Meyer, and Jessica..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Tom Waits

"...Mule Variations (Epitaph)..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature

Mule Conversations

"...Tom Waits, Paramount Theatre, SXSW 99 photograph by John Anderson..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Big Sweet Life

"...photograph by John Carrico When last we left Jon..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Better Too Much Than Not Enough

"...his musical tastes had moved from Marty Robbins and Tom Lehrer to Johnny Rotten and Lee Ving. He bleached..."

April 2, 1999 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Roy Hargrove photograph by John Anaderson..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

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