Design for Living

Fusebox Festival creates a pop-up village as part of its thinkEAST Living Charrette

"...and its partners – DeVarga and Summers, entrepreneur Fred Schmidt, the city's Cultural Arts Division, and architectural planning firm..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Over Creation: Site Specifics

Fusebox Festival helps the community envision a new kind of development with thinkEAST

"...rehabilitating it (Winning Aspect No. 3), they approached Fusebox about helping them determine uses for the space. Since deVarga..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Food-O-File

The scoop at AF&WF, and sad news for breakfast taco lovers

"...reminded me why I'm proud I get to write about the Austin culinary community. Local chefs and food artisans..."

May 2, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

How Do I Food & Wine Festival?

An Austin Food & Wine Fest newbie retraces her steps

"...into my shopping cart (it helps that it costs about $8/bottle at Central Market)...."

April 28, 2014 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

ATX Television Fest: Fox Comedy Block

'The Mindy Project,' 'Raising Hope,' and 'New Girl' stars speak

"...The pair talked some about improvisation, the chemistry between the five leads (Morris said..."

June 7, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Minister's Wife

This musical version of G.B. Shaw’s ‘Candida’ is exactly the right size for Austin, cozy with room for plenty of nuance

"...glitzy costumes. And it's not too small – Joshua Schmidt's unconventional and challenging score, Jan Levy Tranen's lyrics, and..."

April 5, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

New Russian Drama Festival

Austin gets another taste of contemporary Russian drama, and so does actor Joey Hood

"...Under the heading STRIKE, Breaking String Artistic Director Graham Schmidt stages Klavdiev's "Martial Arts" (adapted by David White) and..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Raising Their Voices

An Austinite in Russia hears theatre's rising dissent

"...founded in 2010. My goal was to learn more about the current playwriting community there and, with help from..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Graham Schmidt

Rate of Exchange

Why the Russian connection matters to Austin theatre

"...for Beyond the Capitals: NOT the Usual Suspects, was about community – American theatre makers' desire to engage with..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Cherry Orchard

The crises facing Chekhov's characters feel very current in UT's staging

"...and to listen to the people they've afflicted talk about them, you wouldn't figure them for Russians living more..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

UT Department of Theatre & Dance

The University of Illinois' Brant Pope is hired to lead UT's theatre/dance school

"...Department of Theatre, who is nothing if not enthusiastic about his new position. "UT is a once in a..."

May 28, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

What's cooking in the Central Texas food scene.

"...Cafe 909 (909 Second, 830/693-2126, Marble Falls) chef/owner Mark Schmidt won't be participating in the festival this weekend, because..."

March 30, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

When discussing the finest cuisine in Central Texas, barbecue has to top the list

"...finally got my voice back, I said: "To talk about food outside of Austin, you have to start with..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two

Here in filmtown, 'Slacker' is on DVD (finally) and 'Louisiana Boys' is on 'SXSW Presents.' Meanwhile, despite the lack of a Hussein connection, the Iraq war is a triumph for the 9 / 11 terrorists and their co-conspirators.

"...Whitaker, Lin Sutherland, Sonny Carl Davis, Doug Holloway, Paul Schmidt, Daniel Pearl, and Wayne Bell, among so many others...."

Sept. 24, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Can

Record Review

"...Karoli's acid-fried soloing and the discordant textures of Irmin Schmidt's keyboards were forever dueling with the incomparable rhythm section..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Music Review by Michael Chamy

All the Hill Country's a Stage

No matter where you are in the Hill Country, you're never too far from a theatre. From Boerne to Kerrville, Marble Falls to Uvalde, community theatres are enthusiastically serving up choruses of "76 Trombones" and Odd Couples with a Lone Star twang, as well as some theatrical surprises.

"...as the Back Door Theatre staging Incorruptible, a play about 13th-century French monks selling bones from their cemetery as..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mala Sangre Flows Again at APD

The third whistle-blower suit by an Austin cop over the truncated Mala Sangre probe goes to court.

"...should be dismissed; White's attorneys Derek Howard and Bob Schmidt argue that the parties haven't done enough investigation for..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The protests fizzled, and the speeches were a snooze: an overview of last week's Fortune 500 Conference.

"...run smoothly. But then, what is there to write about? Well, Michael Dell was a big hit. Okay, not..."

Oct. 20, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Day Trips

"...To find out more about other exciting heritage and cultural tourism opportunities, visit these..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...the drama behind his broken leg and his anxiety about asking his partner Stephen to marry him. Gene declares..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

In Like Flynn

"...keeps steering the conversation away from herself to talk about her passion. Make that passions, plural. And that right..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature by Amy Smith

American Folklorist

Peter Keane, Not a Singer-Songwriter

"...Bob Wills, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Eric von Schmidt, Richard Fariña, and Tim Hardin once each. While the..."

Sept. 13, 1996 Music Feature by Brian Berger

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...companies are getting into the market – in All About Games. Data, Trends, and What's Next for 2024. Rohit..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

Listen to This: David Beck Follows His “North Star” Home

New album reunites with Sons of Fathers bandmates and his actual father

"...Martindale, Texas. “I guess I’d been reflective, just thinking about how I grew up in this world around my..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Birdie’s Is Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year, Aviator Is Offering Free Pizza, El Alma’s Getting a Second Location, Radio Coffee & Beer Is Giving Away Topo Chico Mocktails, There’s Meewes News at Kitty Cohen’s, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...topped with house-made sauces. Also, beveragewise? Oh, baby! How about 30 Texas craft beers on tap, Still Austin craft..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Per Second music thread comes in, with new documentaries about British Invasion mainstays the Zombies (Hung Up on a..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: The Stage Austin's Hedwig and the Angry Inch

An audacious but underwhelming walk on the wild side

"...In mainstream musicals about musicians, like Jersey Boys (The Four Seasons), Beautiful (Carole..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Mean Girls

Tina Fey’s musical induces laughter, sensory overload, and acid reflux

"...writing; three-time Emmy Award winner Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) does the music; lyrics are by two-time Tony Award..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Q&A: Aharon Keshales Enters Texas Darkness in South of Heaven

Noir, cowboys ... and Ted Lasso?

"...and lecturer-turned-filmmaker first cast Sudeikis, he had no idea about Ted Lasso, and no one had any idea how..."

Oct. 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Musical Fajitas, Mama Fried Papas, Les Dames Are Recruiting, El Alma Turns 10, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering …

"...For the second year in a row, Wheatsville Co-op..."

June 23, 2021 Food Post

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