I Shutter To Think

Six photographers offer a snapshot of the state of the art

"...a certain preciousness goes away. You know, the revered aura of the object disappears, and I have a little..."

May 20, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Saturday-Sunday SXSW Live Shots

Saturday night SXSW showcase reviews

"...Wilson's songs of obsession and inadequacy took on the aura of weird dreams you probably shouldn't tell anyone about...."

March 25, 2011 Music Feature

Letters at 3AM: SXSW: Let Me Guess

Rio eyed Shreveport. Shreveport eyed Rio.

"...beer, leftover foodstuffs, graffitied walls, funky smells: a homey aura of rock & roll...."

March 11, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Parampara Part II

A celebration of Indian classical dance that was unfailingly interesting

"...into the air as energy, surrounding Naimpally like an aura. Seriously!..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Her Fair Ladies

Cristina García's antidote to the so-called 'spicy señorita'

"...sensuality. That sensuality is as matter-of-fact as the conversations Aura, another character in the book, has with her dead..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Suttle as a Kick in the Head

Formula One development deal well worth more scrutiny

"...current case – cycle back into the "done deal" aura of inevitability...."

Nov. 19, 2010 Feature by Nick Barbaro

Kings Go Forth

"...Water," Wolf – an imposing man with a chieftain's aura – dropped to his knees not like James Brown..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Girls

"...decked out in flowers, Girls' set took on the aura of a bittersweet prom, accentuated by the San Francisco..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Big Dogs, Young Rebels, and Aging Giants

The Austin promoters who bring the music come in all shapes and sizes

"...the Eagles out of semi-retirement, as well as the aura to attract Attal's current personal favorites, English pomp-rockers Muse...."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Black Angels

"...doppelgänging electric jug while this time honing their Brit-pop aura on the Zombies. Alex Maas' nasal drone further puts..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Lady Matador's Hotel: A Novel

In this beautifully written short novel, García revisits the theme of cultural identity that arises from the isolation and dislocation from one's homeland

"...child; an ex-guerrilla who now works in the hotel restaurant and is struggling with her feelings of whether to..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Books Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Page Two: Nightmares on Main Street

New media, same old story

"...it hasn't really moved that much at all. The aura, hysteria, odd emphatic tone, and tensile mosaic communicated in..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Column by Louis Black

No Time to Fly

This new solo by modern dancer Deborah Hay is truly beyond description

"...and every moment in between. Our life. A monumental aura magically appears. Guidance. Go this way:..."

April 16, 2010 Arts Review by Andrew Long

Joanna Newsom

"...were digested in parts, over an afternoon. There's an aura of loss, but Newsom's focused, staying ahead of the..."

April 2, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

The XX

SXSW Music 2010

"...ethereal back-and-forth confessionals. "Crystalised" took on a whole new aura in this setting, and singles "Heart Skipped a Beat"..."

March 26, 2010 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Viva Las Vegas

Behind the scenes of Cirque du Soleil's Viva Elvis and Love

"...audience off guard, adding almost subliminally to the disorienting aura of the production. Likewise, the effect of the 360-degree..."

Feb. 24, 2010 Music Post by Austin Powell

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Laura Ashley Hall will face a new sentencing trial March..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...(France) Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Screenwriters: Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant Drawing on one of France's most popular screen stars,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Freefall

Cheryl Chaddick's four dances are diverse, a touch raw, and almost unfailingly interesting

"...fairs and Chaddick as a modeling-school dropout and "plant aura" photographer, the piece is hilarious and has oodles of..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

High Texas Rider

Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite

"...head-bobbing beat set to Meyers' Vox, but its rootsy aura was a harbinger of progressive country, a sound fostered..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Page Two: Slave to the 'Rhythms'

Art is afoot, and words only slow it down

"...of you, out of and into your life, both aura and taint. Reading Larry McMurty's Moving On when I..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Media Watch: 'A Sense of Purpose'

Texas Tribune makes its debut in realm of nonprofit journalism

"...hike, he notes. Nevertheless, to help remove any partisan aura to the Tribune, Thorn­ton, a well-known fundraiser for Demo­cratic..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Column by Kevin Brass

Chorus Austin

With choral conductor Ryan Heller, Austin's gain is not necessarily Portland's loss

"...big sell. And the general feel, I suppose, the aura of Chorus Austin and its singers is one of..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: And It Was All Right

Notes on a life saved by rock & roll

"...was subdued, and the radiated joy that was her aura was missing. Moving the fans, she seemed overwhelmingly sad...."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Rise Above

SST Records' Greg Ginn jams econo in Taylor, Texas

"...of Round Rock on Highway 79 – exudes the aura of a black-and-white film where father still knows best...."

Aug. 21, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Lonesome Whistle

Williams Nite at the Cactus

"...It had the aura of Kerrville all over it: There were some familiar..."

July 29, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

March of the Flower Children

The last interview with Seeds frontman and oh-so-brief psychedelic Austinite Sky Sunlight Saxon

"...by Jim Baker, the magnetic owner of L.A. vegetarian restaurant the Source, who christened himself Father Yod and then..."

July 24, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Page Two: Winning the West

Cowboys, Indians, and the irresolvable contradictions between freedom and order

"...Unfortunately, the aura of Wayne has always been so great that subtlety..."

June 12, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Practice, Practice, Practice

Repetition isn't always good or funny, but in this show, it can change your point of view

"...reached – or just how goony they can be, Aura Rosenberg's Head Shots should settle the matter.) For the..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Comes in Threes

R.I.P. Stephen, Bud, and Poodie

"...Maybe it was just his sheer talent or the aura of celebrity. Hey, he had schmoozed with Jack Ruby..."

May 11, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

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