Now Streaming in Austin: "Terrale Tempo - Homecoming"

Close-up portrait of the Black Texas wrestler

"...is a part of Lone Star history, and Terrale Tempo is part of that lineage...."

June 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Art in Public Places' TEMPO Program

The city of Austin gets into temporary sculpture in a big way, debuting 10 new works around town this fall

"...vanish as suddenly as the blooms of bluebonnets. Such temporary public art has been around for years, with Fusebox..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ACL Live Review: Breeders

Alt-rock icons’ classic lineup delivers the cannonball

"...pulled the Breeders into their mid-afternoon ACL slot at mid-tempo, layering corrosive guitars and co-leader Kim Deal’s plaintive vocal..."

Oct. 7, 2018 Music Post by Tim Stegall

The Fate of the Furious

The car thieves are back to save the world

"...ever more preposterous, its sense of humor improving in tempo with its silliness. Nothing here quite matches the thrilling..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Field in England

The most enticingly original film to come out of the UK this year is told in crisp, trippy, black and white.

"...Wheatley’s newest is unapologetically psychedelic in both tone and tempo. The director plays havoc with the story’s timeline, intentionally..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sleepless Night

Purloined cocaine, his kidnapped son, and a den of thieves who wish him ill cause one man to have a very desperate night in this taut French thriller.

"...wobbles best not lingered on, but Jardin's control of tempo and tone is crackerjack. And in an era of..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Harriet the Spy

"...a clever movie that mixes a Sixties pop spy tempo and decidedly retro film speed manipulation with updated cultural..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...The Hope Outdoor Gallery was supposed to be a temporary project, according to Andi Scull Cheatham. She founded the..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Peer Gynt

An unrelentingly fast tempo flattens out the St. Ed's staging of Ibsen's epic

"...Nothing wrong with great physical energy and a quick tempo, per se. Ibsen wrote the play in verse, and..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

A Maestro Prepares

Before the baton goes up, conductors have to know the score – every note of it

"...all means – that is, interpret the material, using tempo and dynamics and color to form a point of..."

April 1, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Radio Silence: a word opera

Zell Miller III's hip-hop opera is fascinating when it isn't flying by so quickly

"...reduced to flying saliva. I'm all for a quick tempo but not at the expense of meaning. Exacerbating the..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Escurial

This one-act about a mad king and his jester is played at such a fast tempo that the audience is overwhelmed with information

"...expansive physical presence and a fine speaking voice, Salas' tempo is out of control. The same can be said,..."

July 25, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Sound & Color: Four Visual Depictions of Austin's Musical Identity

A whole palette of music-related art happenings of late, from a new Daniel Johnston mural to Bob Dylan's depiction of the Hole in the Wall

"...The Contemporary Austin Unveils New Daniel Johnston Tribute Mural..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Marcos Valle

Manic Nirvana

"...Marcos VallePrevisão Do Tempo (Light in the Attic) Marcos ValleGarra (Light in the..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...out the film's title song at twice its original tempo rouses the same as a shot of the band's..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Marisol

Vestige Group has the pieces of an interesting puzzle, but most don't fit together

"...and, thus, are able not only to push the tempo but also to allow me to hear everything that's..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

The Horton Brothers

Record review

"...Tempo for Two (Texas Jamboree)..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Austin Symphony with the Eroica Trio

A concert showcasing a variety of tempos, intensities, and moods -- from cheeky Beethoven to hypnotic Kilar -- made this particular outing of the Austin Symphony with the Eroica Trio a memorable success.

"...four chords. The work offered a brief study in tempo that continued throughout the evening: Rhythmic play and tempo..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Texas Platters

"...passing Sixth Street traffic. Here, on both the smart mid-tempo material ("Anything," "Vertigo") and melodic rockers ("Singers Are Ugly,"..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Music Review

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"...last year's self-titled debut album, the Halloween release keeps tempos and volumes sky-high while tackling dark sensations of feeling..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

Memorable Moments From ACL Fest Weekend One

For you to rewind this weekend at Zilker Park

"...a backdrop of neon-tinted desertscapes, Twain leaned heavily into contemporary country aesthetics also utilized by Texan superstars like Beyoncé..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grace Sorensen, and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From The Breeders’ sustaining cool to GloRilla’s unfazed flow

"...occasional banjo, and the rhythm section set a sun-kissed tempo: clip, clop, clip, clop. “Que te Vas,” “Abrazado a..."

Oct. 9, 2023 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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Adam Driver takes on dinosaurs as a space traveler in the wrong era

"...watch how the onscreen action rarely aligns with the tempo or even mood. The same could be said of..."

March 17, 2023 Movie Review by Dex Wesley Parra

She Is Love

Dry love-triangle comedy sacrifices honesty for hollow style

"...to with a spare piano score. He slows the tempo of the action down, and he makes thoughtful shot..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Luck

Animated adventure is a bright if undemanding pleasure

"...Bad Luck underneath of the city, the change in tempo and design is wonderful as they enter a realm..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"

The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...rev up to the already cliched 250 mph punk tempo. The Pistols were solidly mid-tempo. Up front: Rotten, focusing..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Demonic

Neill Blomkamp takes us head first, straight to Hell

"...Johannesburg, while still serving up a radical change in tempo and direction. With a miniscule 10-person cast, and a..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week

El Combo Oscuro, KVN, and Mike & the Moonpies are some of our favorite local sounds this week

"...wordless title track jacks the RPMs into a possession tempo, its mescaline chocolate sweetening a warped, loopy track, while..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Doug Freeman

In the Heights

An explosion of dance and song in this vibrant stage-to-screen adaptation

"...and most loaded songs into the third act, a tempo change that's a little jarring after so much excitement..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...pedal steel haze; deep, intermittent bass; and a slowed tempo. Wandering keys and light plucks on "Just a Heart"..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

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