A Guide to Austin's Musical Theatre Scene

"...non-traditional fare, from more recent Broadway and Off-Broadway work (Falsettos, Avenue X, Dreamgirls, Ruthless! The Musical) to shows based..."

Aug. 1, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Welcome to Hell ... Halloween, Austin queer-style

"...FALSETTOS Austin Theatre Project presents this evening of la-la-las from..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Peerless

All About Joe (York)

"...in The Homecoming; Smudge in Forever Plaid; Marvin in Falsettos; Jud in Oklahoma! The majority of York's work is..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Blondshell, Teezo Touchdown, and Omar Apollo’s starpower

"...his performance with big headliner energy – reaching Prince-level falsettos and gliding through funked-up jazz chords and psychedelic riffs..."

Oct. 15, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Luna Luna Moves From Dallas Origins to Riverside Headquarters to ACL Fest Debut

Indie-pop quartet makes “Commitment" to very-much-online Latinx audiences

"...with interest in “Commitment” – where Kavvi’s silky, towering falsettos lead into the song’s finger-snapping, slow jam core...."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Longtime Austin Collaborators Patrice Pike and Wayne Sutton Finally Duo Up

At the heart of so many essential acts beats a duo, so it is with the Little Sister / Sister 7 legends

"...bright, anthemic heights entwine with the leading lady's aching falsettos, Pike's insistence sounds prophetic: "The tide is gonna turn/..."

May 1, 2020 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Broadway Leading Lady Carolee Carmello on Taking Over Dolly!

Hello, Dolly prepares for run at Bass Concert Hall

"...Act, Lilli Vanessi/Kate in Kiss Me, Kate, Cordelia in Falsettos, Alice Beineke in The Addams Family, Ms. Pennywise in..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Post by Paul Beutel

ACL Live Review: Moses Sumney

A Ghanian vocal cure for existential panic

"...pedal layering buzzing vibratos behind the singer’s high velvet falsettos only heightened the evocative experience...."

Oct. 15, 2018 Music Post by Jeremy Steinberger

ACL Live Review: Jungle

A distinctly sun-drenched, West Coast vibe from the UK

"...from last month’s sophomore LP For Ever. With fly falsettos riding a wave of layered and lush, mid-tempo synth..."

Oct. 6, 2018 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

A rock & roll revival?! Here's our weekend music picks.

"...riding breezy instrumentation, oscillating between raspy raps and slippery falsettos like he’s Kendrick Lamar cruising down the Pacific Coast..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Greyhounds

"...Farrell's gruff timbre morphs from solemn husks to earnest falsettos, and the juke joint "No Other Woman" marinates in..."

May 25, 2018 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

A Starry Night of Brian Wilson

Pet Sounds’ magic act still animates its author

"...Jardine, who delivered a stunning rendition of Mike Love’s falsettos. The latter Jardine, who’s toured with the Beach Boys,..."

May 15, 2017 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Angel Olsen Entrances Mohawk

Her other shoe drops tonight at the Red River favorite

"...where she had the audience wrapped around her trembling falsettos...."

Feb. 7, 2017 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Sound on Sound Review: Thundercat

South Los Angeles Renaissance jazz oddity cuts loose

"...bass wobbles in “Them Changes” coalesced with Bruner’s heartbreak falsettos culminating in a cosmic flourish of watercolor jazz keys..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Weekend Two Friday ACL Fest Picks

Where to be, by the hour

"...ethereal pop debuted on 2008 single "Bruises," whose dancing falsettos and playful electronic backing became ubiquitous with modern twee..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature

Friday ACL Fest Picks

ACL Friday by the blurb, listicle, and gospel tent testifying

"...ethereal pop debuted on 2008 single "Bruises," whose dancing falsettos and playful electronic backing became ubiquitous with modern twee..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature

Afternoon ACL Acts Worth Waking Up For

Get the most out of your pass with these nine artists

"...ethereal pop debuted on 2008 single “Bruises,” whose dancing falsettos and playful electronic backing became ubiquitous with modern twee..."

Sept. 28, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Happy Birthday James Blake

UK crooner gifts the Moody Theater

"...His voice soared neatly in and out of rolling falsettos and a simple chord progression, transfixing for its very..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Gary Clark Jr. Takes Austin City Limits Stadium

Rare taping turning around results in grandiloquence

"...its title (in this case a roaring locomotive) – falsettos began introducing the new material...."

Aug. 25, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

First night SXSW Music recommendations and hints

"...and futuristic element to straightforward R&B. Armed with echoed falsettos, and barrage of bouncy electronic fills and anamorphic beat..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Fresh Blood

The musical version of Carrie, no longer a legendary flop, makes a timely debut in Austin

"...Hinkle, who is staging his third ATP show, after Falsettos (2013) and Corpus Christi (2012, the theatre's inaugural production)...."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Russell M. Dembin

Bad Lovers

"...groove on opener "Askin' for Disaster" and Four Seasons falsettos on "Got It Bad" evidence ambition beyond their garage..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

Halloqueers and Dia de las Lezbos, just another wild weekend in the gAyTX

"...FALSETTOS Austin Theatre Project presents this evening of la-la-las from..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

The Gorgeous Hands

7 & 7 Is

"...a wistful indie-folk backbone with gum-smacking hooks and strategic falsettos, the Hands' instinctive songwriting reinvigorates an overripe paradigm with..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Frank Ocean's Sweet Life

Live Shot of Odd Future rapper at La Zona Rosa last night

"...Rather, his pared down rap zoomed straight into flawless falsettos and back again into spoken-word cadence. Just as his..."

July 20, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

For Emma

Bon Iver brings back the slow jam at the Long Center

"...a more avant-garde approach to 1980s pop and boast falsettos that can fog up a windshield. That parallel was..."

Sept. 14, 2011 Music Post by Austin Powell

Dramatic Turn

Actress Meredith McCall is about much more than musicals

"...in another: Harper in Angels in America, Trina in Falsettos, Jill in Jack and Jill, Jen in The Jinn...."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kings Go Forth

"...on the axis of Wolf and Fernandez's finely blended falsettos. Closing with a blistering arrangement of gospel classic "Wade..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesucristo Superestrella

Zachary Scott Theatre's Jesus Christ Superstar/Jesuchristo Superestrella transcends the usual ascension into the heavens of rock & roll to become an anthem of Mexican tradition

"...would have been so nice to hear some soaring falsettos typical of Mexican balladeers followed by an ear-splitting grito...."

June 1, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Dengue Fever

SXSW live shot

"...the petite chanteuse's chill-inducing vocal flights and glass elevator falsettos. The tenor saxing of David Ralicke (Ozomatli, Beck) drew..."

March 24, 2006 Music Review by David Lynch

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