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Dec. 24, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray
TV Eye
If we're very, very lucky, a solid TV series comes from
all of this pain
"...the prickly relationship between older siblings Cooper and Natalie – two young people close enough in age to be..."
July 30, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
'Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo'
Texas platters
"...strings up his tribute pulsating and precise with "Sacramento & Polk," while John Cale's dramatic reading of "She Doesn't..."
July 23, 2004 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
Anti-Rail for Austin
June 9, 2004 Postmarks
Cost Overruns Common in Projects
May 27, 2004 Postmarks
Summer Fun
The Austin shore: beachy fun in Centex
"...encounter crusty old salts like Jean Lafitte or Trader Vic, but in this very Austin version of a tiki..."
May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Meiling Guentzel
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...debut, To Force a Fate, drops in April. Oakland's Communiqué brought an arty, Eighties-influenced slant to melancholy tunes of..."
March 19, 2004 Music Feature
Sheiks of Industry
Austin record labels, part 1
"...Dee Graham, and critically acclaimed singer-songwriters Tim Easton and Vic Chesnutt...."
Nov. 14, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri
The Who
Reissue
"...on the Rolling Stones mobile studio at the Young Vic Theatre, one of the April 1971 "Lifehouse Concerts" (partially..."
April 4, 2003 Music Review by Kent H. Benjamin
Naked City
Several Shades of Green
"...high tech mecca. Robbins interviewed past Chamber leaders, including Vic Mathias, who led the group from 1956-1982. "I wanted..."
March 21, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith
Page Two
When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.
"...larger Mexican-American issues. Joseph Lieberman is followed from the vice-presidential campaign to the announcement of his presidential ambitions in..."
Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black
Dancing About Architecture
Everything from 20+ years ago is coming back, starting with Elvis Costello.
"...the first Elvis tribute made from scratch. Contributors include Vic Chesnutt dueting with Jack Logan, Fastball, Hem, the Posies'..."
Oct. 11, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Brute
Record Reviews
"...(Widespread) A strange pairing, sure, but diminutive songwriting genius Vic Chesnutt and beefy jammers Widespread Panic have been connected..."
July 19, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Hess
Coach's Corner
Anna wants to become a top-flight tennis star? Kan o' kourn. Just become a Williams sister.
"...to worry baby, I'll read Tennis magazine and get Vic Braden's book. They'll take some lessons from the guy..."
July 12, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
Short Cuts
Music video maven Lance Myers stays up all night to animate the Riddlin' Kids' latest spin, plus pennies from heaven (or: the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund).
"...local animator and former (current?) Gals Panic frontman Lance "Fever" Myers had been tapped by local don't-call-them-emo, hyper-adrenalized punk..."
May 17, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
New West Records Day Party
Music Showcase
"...pop, the newest New West artist took the stage: Vic Chesnutt. Chesnutt was invisible to most of the crowd,..."
March 15, 2002 Music Review by Christopher Hess
Articulations
Ships coming in for Scott Thompson and Richard Byron, who get to stage Dames at Sea at the Goodspeed Opera House, and for Lynn C. Miller and Laura Furman, who will have their play Passenger on the Ship of Fools performed by legendary actress Irene Worth.
"...actress, renowned for her classical work with the Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as contemporary..."
Feb. 22, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires
After a Fashion
It's a new day! "After a Fashion" moves to the front of the Chronicle and to the front of the velvet ropes, as your Style Avatar takes you on a li'l club tour of Austin style.
"...trip that was. The place has a kitschy Trader Vic's kind of style, and bartender Jason, and waitress Tracye..."
Sept. 14, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Charlie Burton & the Texas 12-Steppers
Saxon Pub, August 3
Saxon Pub, August 3
"...Charlie Burton & the Texas 12-SteppersSaxon Pub, August 3 Charlie Burton has..."
Aug. 10, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray
The Devil Went Down to Austin
"...Complications: Onto the scene rides California vulture capitalist Matthew Peña with an offer to buy out TechSan's partners. Peña's..."
July 6, 2001 Books Review by Mike Shea
Bullitt
"...Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, Don Gordon, Norman Fell and Vic Tayback. One of the cinema’s very best car-chase sequences..."
July 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Humanoids From the Deep
"...Directed by: Barbara Peeters. Starring: Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow and Cindy Weintraub. Humanoids From the Deep arrived..."
June 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
"...BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO: For many, Buckwheat Zydeco (née Stanley Dural, Jr.) is the embodiment of the widely..."
March 16, 2001 Music Feature
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Vietnam vets, if you haven't been back, take some advice. Pick out a good camera, lock and load at..."
Dec. 22, 2000 Column
Saving All Our Changes
Cyber-castoffs are curated at Austin's Goodwill Computer.
"...and reviewed spreadsheets, brought home from the office on 51é4 inch floppy (really floppy) disks. "Video games" were still..."
Dec. 8, 2000 Features Feature by Michael King
The Curse of the Play
"...with the play just kept piling up like Macbeth's victims. At a performance of the play in 1721, a..."
Oct. 13, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Monroe Mustang De Avonden 091099 (JagJaguwar)
Texas Platters
"...run the gamut from pre-DSOTM Pink Floyd to post-Lambchop Vic Chesnutt. Since the band features five singer-songwriter-composers (four of..."
Sept. 8, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
Violent Femmes, Austin Music Hall, June 10
"...and fill-in Jimmy Smith trying valiantly -- with a Vic Chesnutt song, no less -- to stem the cafeterian..."
June 23, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray
Holiday in Town
Bed, Breakfast, and a Whole Lot More
"...Lake Travis Bed & Breakfast 4446 Eck, 78734 266-3386, 888/764-LTBB www.laketravisbb.com..."
May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Erica C. Barnett
TV Eye
Is it a coincidence that at the turn of the century, magic and the supernatural has made another appearance on TV?
"...Michael Richards (Seinfeld) in his own series for NBC, Vic Nardozza, P.I. Seinfeld co-creator and stand-up comedian Larry David..."
