Crazy Heart

Jeff Bridges scores in this performance as a fading country & western star who has cashed in most of his chips.

"...wounded pride at seeing his onetime protégé, the pseudo-Nashvillian Tommy Sweet (Farrell, who is unbilled), cresting on the same..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Meek's Cutoff

The epic and the elementary combine in Kelly Reichardt's Western survivalist tale that stars Michelle Williams.

"...Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, Neal Huff, Tommy Nelson and Rod Rondeaux. In her fourth feature film,..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...Fans missed Ponty Bone for several years before he passed at age 78...."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Family

The family that slays together, stays together – even in witness protection.

"...by: Luc Besson. Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo, Jimmy Palumbo, Stan..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...Baldwin, Amy Smart, George Wendt, Gabriel Mann, Jonathan Brandis, Tommy Bone...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Outside Providence

"...Crowe, Alex Toma, Jack Ferver, Gabriel Mann, Jonathan Brandis, Tommy Bone, Jon Abrahams, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin and Shawn..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Record Reviews

"...enjoy their masterful attempts at subtlety: "I buried my bone in mama's backyard/bone as big as a baby's arm."..."

March 13, 1998 Music Review

Roadside Playboys and Texana Dames

The Hancock Family's long, strange, supernatural musical journey

"...visitor. Who could resist this invitation to dance? Not Tommy Hancock...."

Dec. 31, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Lincoln

Despite a monumental performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, Spielberg's film has a fussed-over theatricality that's hard to escape.

"...Steven Spielberg. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Straithairn, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sxsw

"...SLOBBERBONE: Last year's showcase of this hard-rocking country/grunge Dallas band..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...D: Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund, 2018, USA..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...the dark and her fiery intensity can be eerily bone-rattling. (Antone's, 11pm) -- Margaret Moser..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Record Store Day Unearths a Roky Erickson Rarity

Reanimating one of the great Austin tributes

"...Floor Elevators in Houston as a high schooler, Erickson, Tommy Hall, and the rest of the mid-Sixties sonic adventurers..."

April 21, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Lucie 'splains It All

Austin Cabaret presents Lucie Arnaz, and here we have a lovely convo.

"...getting out a Spanish book here, we're trying to bone up on it a little bit before we try..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Scanlines

Trees Lounge

"...Trees Lounge Omnipresent indie actor Buscemi plays thirtysomething barfly Tommy Basilio in a film that shows off more than..."

March 28, 1997 Screens Feature

Roger Waters and Erin Lee Carr to Keynote SXSW 2020

Also appearing: Phoebe Robinson, 50 Cent & Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

"...cut-ups Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz, Kim Gordon, T Bone Burnett, and Shirley Manson...."

Nov. 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Preaching to the Choir

Quiet Company high priest Taylor Muse still has faith all right. It's called trust.

"...Company, the band he formed in 2006 with guitarist Tommy Blank, has never been a Christian band. That's something..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Solomon

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and T-Bone Walker. Indeed, Central Avenue was as swingin', jumpin' and..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 list

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10s

"...10) Rust and Bone Marion Cotillard is thoroughly amazing in this compelling love..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...saw Dragon's Lair and Golden Tee, but where Bono, Tommy Lee, and Dimebag Darrell headed after sold-out shows across..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...the world of boxing in Play It to the Bone, adding another notch to his sports-themed film résumé (Bull..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Poe DAVID POE: With Marc Ribot's guitar playing and T-Bone Burnett's production, it's no surprise that David Poe's self-titled..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

My Gear: Exhalants Max Out

Austin punk trio celebrates its Atonement with a very loud gear spread

"...clamp light rattled off a shelf and every body, bone, and cell shook. Amidst the punishing volume, we took..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"...rhythm section of his first two Columbia LPs, bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Uncle John Turner. Ironically, the bandleader..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

A no-drama session ends – will a high-drama special follow?

"...recess until Thursday, May 30. Senate Finance Committee Chair Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, commented that the time between the..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Survival of the Fittest?

The unlikely story behind the Austin-based black comedy, Natural Selection.

"...he racked up an impressive body of work, including Tommy Lee Jones' directorial debut The Good Old Boys, Dazed..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Small Screen, Big Ideas

The Territory Begins A New Season

"...Cage of Bone (Stephanie Henault, Canada, 7 min, 1997)..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Barry Sonnenfeld; with Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame Inductees 1983-2016

Never before published list of all Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame inductees

"...Ponty Bone (10)..."

March 3, 2017 Features Feature

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die

Doom pioneers bid dramatic farewell to North America

"...Thirty-four years later, what better penance than an earth-shattering, bone-crushing heavy metal show, the likes of which this continent..."

Nov. 14, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

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