Playback: Will Johnson’s Eternal Newness

"Playback" challenges Will Johnson to a home run derby and uncovers seven things you didn't know about A Giant Dog

"...Friday, Feb. 2, 10:30am: I've challenged Will Johnson to a home run derby...."

Feb. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...titles the debut novel from Austin singer-songwriter and painter Will Johnson, creative force behind beloved Texas bands South San..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

Checking In: Will Johnson Homeschools His Kids

Song whisperer and his wife Jessie Johnson also blast some Madvillain

"...– compressed into a few verses, bridge, chorus, melody. Will Johnson remains just such a writer as quantified by..."

April 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Will Johnson’s New Paradigm

Song sage on baseball, house concerts, and wisdom from Neil Young

"...Will Johnson’s enthralled audiences since college in Denton. Now 44,..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Hear Will Johnson's New Old Single, “Cornelius”

Singer-songwriter revives shelved song for upcoming Wire Mountain LP

"...Will Johnson’s got no problem shelving a great song. To..."

June 12, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Will Johnson Premiere

Lo-fi bard borrows kids’ keyboard for ambient composition

"...On latest track “Small Leads,” Will Johnson lays down his pen and portrays a melancholic..."

Nov. 28, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

All-Stars, Heroes, Juicers, Old Yards: New Baseball Paintings by Will Johnson

The season begins anew

"...in this world – there usually isn't – then Will Johnson will become as well-known for his painting as..."

April 5, 2013 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Will Johnson's Baseball Paintings

Centro-matic frontman is talented painter as well

"...Will Johnson is a man of many talents. Known primarily..."

March 12, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Checking In: Will Johnson Homeschools His Kids

Song whisperer and his wife Jessie Johnson also blast some Madvillain

April 24, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Johnson Treatment

It's been a dozen years since Robert Caro's previous book about Johnson, and now he's back, this time with Master of the Senate, an exhaustive and exhausting examination of the United States Senate during the years of Johnson's time there.

"...Caro's protracted meditation on the dark side of Lyndon Johnson, The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power,..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Playback: Robert Johnson Plays Antone’s Anniversary!

Antone’s resurrects Robert Johnson for its 42nd anniversary

"...Waters' boy Big Bill Morganfield, Clifton's son C.J. Chenier, Willie spawn Lukas Nelson, Junior Kimbrough offspring Robert Kimbrough Sr.,..."

June 30, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

FF2012: Rian Johnson Throws Us for a 'Looper'

Director at Fantastic Fest on time travel and the Summer of Joe

"...rules, straight from the noir-fueled brain of writer-director Rian Johnson. "Noir gives you an opportunity to bring out the..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Johnson Family Vacation

Half-baked comedy is on the road to nowhere.

"...Directed by: Christopher Erskin. Starring: Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Bow Wow, Shannon Elizabeth, Steve Harvey and Solange Knowles...."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

LBJ Library at 50: "Lady Bird Johnson: Beyond the Willdflowers"

The LBJ Library exhibit shows sides of the First Lady you may not know

"...If all you know about Lady Bird Johnson is that she has a lake and a wildflower..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Studio Visits: Bethany Johnson

In a sharply divided two-room studio, Bethany Johnson slowly works herself out of a rut

"...and not feeling too excited about anything," recalls Bethany Johnson, whose technically precise drawings of multilayered imagery were on..."

June 21, 2013 Arts Column by Andy Campbell

Toros Return to Play Thursday With Tribute to Dennis Johnson

"...the tragic and untimely death of head coach Dennis Johnson, the Toros return to the hardwood this Thursday facing..."

Feb. 27, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

No Knives Out for Rian Johnson

Talking whodunnits, character actors, and $2 bills

"...Jedi, there were still some question marks about Rian Johnson making a murder mystery. He said, "When I wrote..."

Dec. 14, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Witnesses The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

Time travel thriller will be opening night film

"...added sci fi social commentary The Obituary of Tunde Johnson as its opening night film...."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...Curtis, plus Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, and you've got Knives Out, the new closing night..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Moral March for Democracy Enlists Willie Nelson, Luci Baines Johnson for Voting Rights Rally

27-mile march concludes at Texas State Capitol on Saturday

"...Country music legend Willie Nelson will perform and Texas political legacy Luci Baines..."

July 30, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Spike Lee, Rian Johnson, and Chelsea Manning for SXSW

Plus major tech names, Westworld panel, and more added

"...in a galaxy far, far away, but the Force will be strong this year with the announcement that Star..."

Jan. 30, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Mat Johnson: Black & White & Read All Over

Our interview with the Houston-based author

"...This is an interview with Mat Johnson, who wrote the acclaimed Pym – which is somehow..."

June 18, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Toros Pay Tribute to Johnson

"...marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Dennis Johnson. Barely 52 at the time, Johnson, a former NBA..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Sports Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Texas, D.C. Dems Raise Funds and the Roof at Johnson-Jordan Dinner

DNC chair: "Opportunity everywhere" in "largest battleground state"

"...up electeds, donors and activists at the TDP’s annual Johnson-Jordan Dinner Saturday night (Oct. 5)...."

Oct. 6, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Consistenty Will Define Texans in 2012

Should easily cage Jaguars

"...It is often said that good teams will beat the teams they are supposed to beat. One..."

Sept. 15, 2012 Sports Post by Barrett Walton

News Flash: UT Football Will Not Lose This Week

'Cuz they ain't playin'

"...The good news? The University of Texas will not lose a football game this week. I think..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Will Vince Young Miss His First Game Ever? We'll Find Out Sunday.

"...backup, the Titans have their fingers crossed that VY will be healthy enough to play at Reliant this Sunday..."

Oct. 18, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Death Watch: Was Dexter Johnson Condemned by His Own Attorney?

Inmate's new co-counsel seeks to terminate longtime attorney for bad lawyering

"...Dexter Johnson isn't going to die without a fight. The 30-year-old,..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...statement echoes corroborations by Austin author Joe Nick Patoski (Willie Nelson: An Epic Life), Texas Music Office director Casey..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The World Is Watching J. Quinton Johnson

The UT alumnus left Austin to be in "the room where it happens": in Hamilton on Broadway

"...in the triple digits, there were plenty), J. Quinton Johnson happily obliged. Never mind the hour (the crack of..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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