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Texas Book Festival 2002 Book Reviews
Debut novelist and SWT grad Diana López "captures a Tejano culture in flux" in her Sofía's Saints, writes Sarah Hepola.
"...of Selena. Through these resonant images, López captures a Tejano culture in flux, as troubled and gifted as Sofía..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature by Sarah Hepola

B-Boy City Freestylin'
Roméo Navarro's freewheeling philosophy of dance has inspired a vibrant freestyle dance community in Austin for the past decade, and now his B-Boy City events, gathering 350-400 dancers from all over the South and Southwest and points beyond, are realizing a dream of freestylin' dancers on an even grander scale.
"...like, 'Listen to it.' We listen to capoeira music, Tejano, Latin hip-hop, dance hall. And now we're getting to..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Arts Feature by Deborah Hay

Both Sides Now
Jack Jackson remembers the Alamo
"...Quanah Parker, and Texas' Comanches. It continued with Los Tejanos, about Juan Seguin and the Texas-Mexicans of the Alamo,..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

Joe "King" Carrasco & El Molino
"...the bill. The rhythm section of psychedelic rangers with Tejano veterans performed with predictably quirky and utterly irresistible results...."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...over the years music styles such as conjunto and Tejano have borrowed different parts of our musical heritage. If..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Who's Texas?
The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers
"...that [Cardon and Benson] have played and recorded with Tejano musicians [in the past, as Reinert had explained] is..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Internal Affairs
One night on adult trauma at Brackenridge
"...from ER was a talker. He was Chicano -- Tejano. Practically the first thing I did, after the ER..."

Aug. 16, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Day Trips
"...other establishments, but the side dishes are often pure Tejano. Gonzales Food Market in Gonzales started as a grocery..."

June 7, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dancing About Architecture
Noise ordinance debate blows over -- for now -- while Internet radio crisis threatens, and SIMS crisis subsides.
"...and more... If you're heading south on I-35, the Tejano-Conjunto Festival is happening this week at Rosedale Park in..."

May 10, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Stinkin' Up the Great Outdoors
"...June 19: Tejano/Latin..."

April 26, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...the Texana Dames, who had won second in the "Tejano or Conjunto" category [in this year's Austin Chronicle Music..."

April 5, 2002 Column

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The Austin Chronicle's Music Poll
"...and musicians. From jazz to alt-punk to country to Tejano to hip-hop, the fabric is textured and colorful. That's..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Out All Night
Chronicle Food writer MM Pack gives the lowdown on where to eat in Austin if you're out all night.
"...lively South Austin venue (which contains a discoteca of Tejano and Norteño CDs) offers inexpensive pan dulces, empanadas, and..."

March 1, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Dancing About Architecture
An ode to Waylon Jennings, even as SXSW O2 builds to a boil.
"...at Auditorium Shores. So far, look for a NARAS Tejano show on SXSW Thursday starring La Mafia, a Friday..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City
"...candidate received backing from the Black Austin Democrats, Austin Tejano Democrats, or the Capital Area Progressive Democrats...."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City
"...The South Austin Tejano Democrats last week endorsed state, local, and congressional candidates..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City
"...commissioner; and Elizabeth Earle, Court-at-Law No. 7. South Austin Tejano Democrats' endorsement results were unavailable at press time. Look..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Taqueria Arandinas
South shore eateries, markets help make a neighborhood
"...menu also offers a few of the most beloved Tejano specialties -- such as enchiladas and flautas -- it..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Say Baby
Davíd Garza's still DIY.
"...and I keep going back to, where it's a Tejano dance party: San Antonio, Corpus, El Paso. Pretty much..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

TV Eye
PBS delivers the goods.
"...the second in Galán's three-part trilogy on Tex-Mex and Tejano music. The first was Songs of the Homeland (1995)...."

Aug. 24, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture
Girls and Cats this week: Schrödinger's Cat, Libbi Bosworth, Lucinda Williams, Dixie Chicks, Shawn Colvin
"...his velvety falsetto, danceable beats, and echoes of the Tejano music that filled his home as a child." For..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Who Owns Sixth Street
Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?
"...a cacophony of sound: hip-hop and country competing with Tejano and synthesized boy bands. For Sixth Street regulars, it's..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Palabras: A Latino Literary Festival
What is the state of Chicano arts and letters today? That question is part of what inspired Palabras: A Latino Literary Festival, which takes place for the first time this weekend at Mexic-Arte Museum.
"...at UT and hosted by Mexic-Arte Museum, Palabras allows Tejano writers and performers to present readings and performances that..."

March 30, 2001 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Dancing About Architecture
SXSW begins
"...Babe's, 4pm: Pat Green, Cooter Graw, Beth Black; Puro Tejano has, at 7pm: Ruben Vela, Alejandro & the Heat,..."

March 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

SXSW Film Reviews
This PBS-backed documentary, directed by Hector Galán, succeeds as both a Tejano cultural history and a heartfelt love ballad to the most maligned of instruments.
"...by Frontline veteran Hector Galán, succeeds as both a Tejano cultural history and a heartfelt love ballad to the..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Heymakers
"...for some accordion embellishments, could easily play in a Tejano club. Tim Kerr's production puts the band front and..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Public Notice
Your pals at Pub Notes say, "Get your love on in the name of ol' Saint Valentine!" Here are some suggestions to take your lover a step or two beyond the flowers and chocolate routine and benefit a few local causes, to boot.
"...quite the throwdown, featuring the best in salsa, merengue, tejano, hip-hop, and old-school. Pre-sale tickets are available at Book..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail
One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.
"...LaCopa, an "Argentine Beef House" on the Lee Highway. Tejano-style music thumped out through the closed windows and we..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

Roosters: In The Midst of Poverty, Beauty
The Different Stages production of Milcha Sanchez-Scott's Roosters offers a script and actors that are quite enjoyable. However, the mix of inventive and repetitious staging, striking and visually inappropriate costumes, open and cluttered space, it feels almost like two entirely different shows.
"...offers little room for inventive staging. The corrido and Tejano music during the pre-show and intermission also works well,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Radio, Radio
Satellite radio, the burgeoning technology that may ultimately shake up the broadcast world the most, is right around the corner.
"...country, Hot Country, country hits, alternative country, classic country, Tejano, salsa, big band, singers and standards, showtunes, metal, classic..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

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