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The Fuse Is Lit

The countdown to Austin's annual hybrid arts hootenanny began in earnest Tuesday night when Fusebox Festival Artistic Director Ron Berry announced the lineup for the 2013 edition at MASS Gallery. On the bill: dance by Deborah Hay, music by line upon line, theatre by Action Hero, and film by Peat Duggins. Read More | Comment »

1:15PM Wed. Jan. 30, Robert Faires

Classic Comedy Sketches Come Back to Life at the Alamo Ritz

You know those geeks who can't seem to go more than five sentences without quoting Monty Python? Read More | Comment »

2:16PM Tue. Jan. 22, Wayne Alan Brenner

Finding the Funny in Serious Music

Pssst! Wanna know a secret? Classical music can be funny. No kidding. All that symphonic stuff, thundered out with such gravitas in the concert hall, and the chamber music, so soberly earnest, can make you split the sides of your tuxedo coat – if it's being played by the right person. Or two persons, as in the case of Igudesman & Joo. Read More | Comment »

4:30PM Mon. Jan. 21, Robert Faires

The Price of 1,000 Songs

If you were listing Austin's top songwriters, Dick Price might not be a name you'd rush to include – unless you were Matt Hislope. As one-half of the Rubber Repertory creative team, the Esther's Follies star co-produced two revues of Price's songs, and tonight he opens a third: Ordinary Peephole: The Songs of Dick Price. Read More | Comment »

2:45PM Sun. Jan. 20, Robert Faires

Some Local Bartenders Wanna Have a Word With You

Bartenders often know the best damned stories. Read More | Comment »

12:21PM Fri. Jan. 18, Wayne Alan Brenner

Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene Has a Few New Dimensions He'd Like You to Meet

Dr. Brian Greene isn't just a mildly popular scientist. Read More | Comment »

4:59PM Wed. Jan. 16, Wayne Alan Brenner

The Pie and Ear Show: Old-School Austin Improv, Activate!

You'd think that running a comedy weight-loss competition would be enough for one man, but you'd be wrong. Read More | Comment »

1:12PM Wed. Jan. 16, Wayne Alan Brenner

Caught in the Orbit of 'Shatner's World'

William Shatner folds a jacket. And you remember exactly why he has become an icon. Read More | Comment »

2:38PM Fri. Jan. 11, Richard Whittaker

Kickstarting Another Chapter for the 'Intergalactic Nemesis'

Facts are facts: It's not an epic science fiction pulp extravaganza if it's not a trilogy. And so Austin's own live-action graphic novel The Intergalactic Nemesis is revving its engines for the third and closing installment. Read More | Comment »

1:30PM Sat. Jan. 5, Richard Whittaker

Have You 'Herd'?

For the past two years, La Follia Austin Baroque has dedicated its first concert of the year to the harpsichord music of J.S. Bach. Now, it might come as a surprise – as it did to the La Follians – to know that both concerts sold out. That being the case, would you doubt that the group would schedule a third program of Bach harpsichord music? Read More | Comment »

10:00AM Sat. Jan. 5, Robert Faires

Always on a Sunday: The Comedians of 'Thinning the Herd'

It's like something from reality tv, except it's not on tv at all and it's based heavily in reality. Read More | Comment »

11:17AM Fri. Jan. 4, Wayne Alan Brenner

Not Just Some Clown from New York City

The thing is, Gindick is a clown – but he's a professional clown. Read More | Comment »

9:43AM Tue. Jan. 1, Wayne Alan Brenner

He Will Go and He Will Shine

Crazy talented kids are dancing up a storm on the Bass Concert Hall stage with the arrival of the Broadway Across America national tour of 'Billy Elliot the Musical.' So what does Chronicle writer Jillian Owens think of the show? Read More | Comment »

3:15PM Fri. Dec. 14, 2012, Robert Faires

Bridge/Tunnel Brings a Cutting Edge to Austin's Hike & Bike Trail

This is not a thing to miss. Read More | Comment »

4:20PM Fri. Dec. 7, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner

Meowabunga! The Acro-Cats Ambush Austin Again!

Household-type cats, we're talking about here. Read More | Comment »

1:13PM Thu. Nov. 15, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner

The Immigrant Experience

Hipsters just love that old shit. You know: four-track analog recorders, craft cocktails, bowlers, vests, and Polaroid cameras. Read More | Comment »

9:30AM Thu. Nov. 15, 2012, Matthew Irwin

Blood on the Austin Stage, Paint on the Texas Walls

You're, like, not supposed to say "Macbeth" in a theatre. Read More | Comment »

2:30PM Thu. Nov. 8, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Things You'd Totally Enjoy Doing This Weekend

Seriously: Where it never stops. Read More | Comment »

1:08PM Wed. Nov. 7, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner

The Dead Are Speaking with the Tongues of the Living?

A séance? Read More | Comment »

3:01PM Thu. Nov. 1, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner

A Decade of Aggression at the House of Torment

The guard at the door bangs on the metal. "Fresh meat!" Wham. The ingress slams shut at the House of Torment, and you're on your own. Read More | Comment »

3:00PM Wed. Oct. 31, 2012, Richard Whittaker

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