ACL Live Review: Paul McCartney

Beatle stomp

"...nana na na, hey Jude.” You can't help but wonder if Sir James Paul McCartney CH MBE ever asks..."

Oct. 6, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Luv Doc: Coming Correct

It's a wonder Jesus didn't crucify himself

"...really, truly perfect you lose that sense of mystified wonderment. Jesus was probably bored out of his mind. Imagine..."

June 8, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

“Elizabeth Chiles and John Swanger: Lumens & Currents” at grayDUCK Gallery

This exhibition has a softness that’s seductive, but it also speaks to our timeless wonder at the workings of wildness

"...also nods of agreement – that yes, our timeless wonder at the workings of wildness, which includes ourselves, is..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre’s Lumen

The site-specific dance inspired by Dan Flavin’s art evoked pure wonder and worked as a study of threes

"...In the immediate, the work evoked pure wonder, but in rearview, the two trios, along with an..."

April 29, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Page Two: "Your Job Is to Get the Paper Out"

On the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, overwhelmed with wonder and the terrible history

"...Preparing for Israel, I was unprepared. Overwhelmed with wonder – at the land, its history, its presence, my..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Bill of the Week: Or, How Not to Pass Open Carry

How one gun group became its own worst enemy

"...Ever wonder how a bill dies? When it comes to open..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Angie Renfro: Solo Show

Renfro's paintings elegantly evoke a sense of sorrow-tinged wonder about humanity's triumphs of creation

"...naturalism of unaltered landscape and wildlife, her oils work wonders of description, capturing not just the way these creatures..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

EAST: 'Eclosion'

'Eclosion' portrays the natural glories of insectdom with ingenuity and wonder

"...or hanging from the ceiling, "Eclosion" is redolent of wonder made tangible, of natural glories captured by human skill..."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Step Right Up

The terror and the wonder of the Museum of the Weird

"...its owner/discoverer, one Frank Hansen. It was horrific and wonderful and supercool all at once. And it was dripping..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, and Kanye West headline ACL 2011

"...When the trifecta of headliners - Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, and Kanye West – leaked over the..."

May 17, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Page Two: Hope Jr.

Only the foolish expect a rebirth of wonder from Obama, but a restored sense of decency is a good start

"...a beatification. Only the foolish expect a rebirth of wonder from Obama. Then again, only the foolish feel that..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Thinking Small

When Wal-Mart skates through the development process at Northcross, is it any wonder surrounding neighbors and indie businesses feel betrayed?

"...plans, design guidelines, and impact studies, is it any wonder that surrounding neighbors and small and indie businesses feel..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Column by Nick Barbaro

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Reissues

"...Stevie WonderMusic of My Mind (Motown)Stevie WonderTalking Book (Motown)Stevie WonderInnervisions (Motown)Stevie..."

May 19, 2000 Music Review by Margaret Moser

The Secret History of Wonder Woman

The origins of America's favorite Amazon are recounted with witty prose and superheroic scholarship

"...The Secret History of Wonder Womanby Jill Lepore; Knopf, 432pp., $29.95..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Stevie Wonder At the Close of a Century (Motown)

Box Sets

"...Stevie WonderAt the Close of a Century (Motown) A picture on..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Music Review by Robert Faires

Stevie Wonder

Frank Erwin Center, April 4

"...Blow's band "amazing" this week? Then someone like Stevie Wonder returns. His three-plus hour re-creation of the 1976 album..."

April 10, 2015 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Sxsw

"...even a little Cajun and Latin in there. (No wonder Doug Sahm guests on his album Raisin' Cain.) Singing..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Stevie Wonder

"...Stevie WonderZilker Park, Sept. 17..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Absolutely Dan Dyer

If Dan Dyer couldn't sing, being 'easy on the eyes' wouldn't matter

"...7), he's even drawn comparisons to his heroes Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway...."

June 6, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...File Under: Avant AF, Instrumental Wonder Cassandra Jenkins..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Jupiter Ascending

The Wachowskis' space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum is a visual dazzler but a narrative splice-and-dice.

"...American father, besotted with brass telescopes and portentous astronomical wonder, was murdered by generic Russian thugs while she was..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letting the Freak Brothers Flag Fly

Gilbert Shelton on his iconic comic's long, strange trip to the screen

"...Actually, first came Shelton and Wonder Wart-Hog, the clumsy, porcine superhero send-up of Superman who..."

March 12, 2010 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

In Her Shoes

Even if these Shoes are not perfectly stitched, the fit is nevertheless comfortable and the look is polished.

"...Fans of director Hanson’s recent films – 8 Mile, Wonder Boys, and L.A. Confidential – will likely wonder what..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...endorsements for the Commissioners Court should leave its readers wondering if Michael King, the News editor, actually investigates the..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

TV Eye

Two new television shows remind us what it was like to be young: Nickelodeon's half-hour comedy series The Brothers Garcia and Fox's "nonfiction drama series," American High.

"...overlook the crummy ones. On the other hand, I wonder if going back might reveal to me that I..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Meet Austin’s Funk Prodigy D-Madness

Blind purveyor of soul, hip-hop, and reggae takes us behind the curtain

"...– and you really had that on. So we wondered, you know? He never accepted the fact he was..."

July 28, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Day Trips

The Wonder Cave has the unique quality of being the only show cave in Texas created by an earthquake

"...Wonder Cave in San Marcos may not be the most..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

'Counting Water'

Third-Place Winner

"...And now I wonder, is this 9 laps or 10?..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Carolyn Lindell

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'

Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt

"...her work has an energy that makes other writers wonder why they bother. I am a big fan of..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...after the show had started. I can't help but wonder if the bland review could be because their table..."

April 4, 2003 Column

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