From the Vault: “The Guilt of Frank Sinatra”

As ASO toasts Sinatra in concert, we revisit a Michael Ventura classic

"...voicing us. In the sphere of Tin Pan Alley music, with its peculiar mix of the suave and the..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Arts Post by Michael Ventura

God Save the Queenie

Duke Ellington's almost lost opera of a Harlem beautician gets rescued and a makeover

"...opera – he could write every other kind of music, so why not opera? – he didn't opt in..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thursday Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing Thursday night SXSW 09 talent

"...8pm, the Music Gym Patio These rockeros take cues from el Norte..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Letters at 3AM

A Little Late, For Bix

"...Critics in those days didn't cover his kind of music. As for today ... The New York Times ballyhooed..."

May 16, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Still a Good Thing

Lady sings the blues

"...R&B hit (and Top 10 pop hit) of December 1962, was pay for this pleasant, custom-built abode in the..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Where the Shadows Are Deepest

The search for, and subsequent conversation with, country singer James Hand

"...Writing about music offers many rewards, but seldom does it present an..."

May 5, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Guilt of Frank Sinatra

Letters at 3 a.m.

"...voicing us. In the sphere of Tin Pan Alley music, with its peculiar mix of the suave and the..."

May 29, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Burn Down the Mission

Darden Smith

"...photograph by Jason Kaplan Divorce. The dissolution of a..."

April 4, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...in his bursting central booth," reported the Chronicle that music Festival Friday. "Deep blues double bill ZZ Top and..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback – Kinky Friedman: Between the Lines

Kinky Friedman's first album of original songs in 35 years: "How hard could it be?"

"...Meanwhile, Friedman's other oral fixations – singing and songwriting..."

June 29, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Trailer Space Closing October 31

Venue first, clubhouse second, and record store third. Trailer Space's constant free, all-ages concerts filled a void for up-and-coming Austin acts.

"...exists as a key entry point into the live music landscape...."

Oct. 16, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Active Listening

Dance artists Heloise Gold and Julie Nathanielsz, and a new 'Gold Show|Rose Show'

"...from these particular dance artists, is the pervasiveness of music. This dancing-to-music business isn't Gold's way: She's rarely danced..."

May 30, 2014 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Page Two: Work and Splendor

R.I.P., Harvey Pekar

"...fanatical jazz collector, Pekar was an intelligent literary and music critic and historian interested in the more obscure American..."

July 16, 2010 Column by Louis Black

In Her Own Time

Haunting the dark corners of Karen Dalton

"...his life's adventure was to seek out art and music in life that was wonderful. Part of his job..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...are still running, we hear the sound of jungle music. The first shot is a close-up of a gold..."

Aug. 10, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Love Is All Around

Tracking Sonny Curtis and his tall, West Texas tales

"...greenery of Tennessee, 35 minutes from the doorstep of Music Row. "It's not really eerie. It strikes me as..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"...became a promoter of wrestling and boxing matches and musical shows. Pauline Pierce Allen was a professional piano player..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Do the Tighten Up

'Texas Funk' Spreads the Little-known Gospel

"...Texas Funk unearths a largely unknown stratum of Texas music history...."

May 16, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Dancing About Architecture

That was the week that was in the Live Music Capital…

"...along the years, make no mistake. The mop-top Beatle (1962-65), the quiet Beatle (1966-70), the spiritual mystic (1971-73), the..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Rockpile

Any Old Way You Choose It

"...The latest in a never-ending quest to dumb down music, Rolling Stone marginalizes rock & roll even further in..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Media Clips

The world’s major corporations have realized that the media can be big money, and they have invested heavily.

"...notable holdings are the Warner Bros. movie studios and music labels, HBO, the WB television network, CNN and the..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"...love life, and her fatal dalliance with drugs. Joplin's musical legacy is also a part of Austin's history --..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Ottman edited both movies, in addition to overseeing their music. (The music in both pictures is a key ingredient..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Ellington, Mingus, Monk

Complete catalogs trump career overviews

"...Duke EllingtonThe Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection, 1951-1958 (Sony Music) Charles MingusThe Complete Columbia & RCA Albums Collection (Sony..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Emailing Plácido Domingo

"...world. The Theater is the tradition and Zarzuela the music with which I grew. It was a forming experience..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature

Austin Cabaret Theatre: Toasting Tony

Russ Lorenson debuted his cabaret tribute to Tony Bennett in Austin, and now he's bringing it back

"...new act that paid tribute to one of pop music's most beloved singers: Astoria, Queens, native Anthony Benedetto –..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ACL Fest Sunday Interviews

"...When he moved to Chicago in 1962 at the age of 18, Charlie Musselwhite had no..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

I'd Much Rather Be With the Girls

What a box set should be:'One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found'

"...set's producer Sheryl Farber writes that "60s girl group music was considered a mere footnote of rock history," she's..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Barrientos Misrepresented

"...There is no question that the music of Duke Ellington deserves mention in the Chronicle, in..."

May 7, 1999 Column

Digital Duke: Best of the Rest

"...While Victor has the best Ellington stash, Duke recorded..."

April 30, 1999 Music Feature

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