2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...James La Rosa (Altar Boyz)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Voces de Vivo: Voces de la Cultura Latina

Four very different short dramas that share a similar sense of wonder about life

"...character and plot, as in Celeste Guzman Mendoza's "Adela's Altar," where the titular figure's ongoing dialogue with the son..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Teatro Vivo: Giving Voice to Its Own

In a departure, the company mounts a program of plays by four of its artists

"...love that stretches into eternity; Celeste Guzman Mendoza's "Adela's Altar" presents a woman who hears the voice of God;..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Six, Three Times

An abridged guide to Boris

"...Boris With Sunn O))), Altar (2006)..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature

Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything

What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!

"...mob's appetite was insatiable. Shimmering on the 2008 Coachella altar in front of them, attired in a sequined white..."

June 13, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Gonna Let It Shine

Odetta in Austin

"...With a smile as broad and bright as the altar, Odetta’s sheer vocal power remained a revelation...."

June 10, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Wine Festival

The Domain, Saturday, May 24, 2008

"...Copenhagen? Maybe a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon and an altar boy? Truly, the possibilities are endless, which is one..."

May 23, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Calling Down the Fury

Retribution Gospel Choir's LOUDquietLOUD

"...When the Retribution Gospel Choir set up before the altar of the Central Presbyterian Church at this year’s South..."

May 8, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Fishing for Change

Hightower's latest is a collection of inspirational tales

"...office, with a decorative fountain where once stood the altar. In the rear is a warren of remodeled offices,..."

March 14, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

Fuck Buttons

SXSW showcase reviews

"...a small sacrifice for having worshipped at the sonic altar of Andrew Hung and Benjamin John Power in the..."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Greetings From Berrydale

Ryan Lauderdale's quasi-psychedelia and Michael Berryhill's stylized visions have little relationship, but both artists make a strong showing

"...the screen of a monitor set up like an altar. The video is reflected in a candle-lined mirror that..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Review by Amanda Douberley

The Passing of Raúl Salinas

Poet and community and human rights activist Raúl Salinas dies after a long illness on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

"...13. Funeral arrangements are pending. In the meantime, an altar has been erected in his honor at La Peña,..."

Feb. 13, 2008 News Post by Belinda Acosta

365 Days/365 Plays: After 52 weeks, a sense of accomplishment and a blessing

On Nov. 10, Austin's part in a national theatrical event came to a close a stone's throw from where it started a year before

"...and Ganesha, curtains behind her parted to reveal an altar overflowing with marigolds and hundreds of tea candles. It..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bubba and Babe's Backwoods Texas Wedding

Dinner-theatre nuptials, Texas-style

"...Babe to stumble and stagger their way to the altar for months to come...."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Gilded Palace of Sin

Downtown Mystic isn't only the title of Lomita's second disc

"...his instrument and drops to his knees at the altar of his guitar pedals, fanning feedback and scrambling signals...."

April 27, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Friday Showcase Picks

SXSW Music Fest preview guide

"...Alpha and Lennon/McCartney Omega. Similarly worshiping unapologetically at the altar of Revolver are Elephant Six pioneers the Apples in..."

March 16, 2007 Music Feature

Shearwater

SXSW showcase reviews

"...falsetto and magnitude of his cataclysmic outbursts, at the altar of Central Presbyterian Church the local quintet delivered a..."

March 16, 2007 Music Review by Austin Powell

An Opera for Wartime

Philip Glass' Waiting for the Barbarians arrives when its message is urgently needed

"...and this one – have been sacrificed on the altar of security, in which fear of an enemy has..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Kingdom of Heaven

Psychedelic pioneer Powell St. John, on the Right Track Now

"...And it splashes across the altar..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Letters @ 3AM

Democrats may vote for laws like the PATRIOT Act that gut the Bill of Rights, but Democrats do not initiate laws that abolish our freedoms – an important distinction.

"...said of Sen. Obama, "He's Joe Lieberman with an altar-boy appearance!"..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Event Menu

Nov. 2-9

"...the stars on the upstairs deck. View the authentic altar and enjoy live music from Cienfuegos plus Mexican beers,..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Food Column

Point Austin: Endorsed!

Take a long look at the 'Chronicle' opinions – and then leap

"...in the dike. And we don't worship at the altar of "Issues," like too many good-government types who think..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report

The Privatizer President; and Steinbrenner's Foul Deal

"...is to be bulldozed and dumped on to the altar of money, replaced by a shiny new $1.2 billion..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Day Trips

Looking for a nice B&B in Chicago with a terrific porch? Try the Benedictine Bed & Breakfast.

"...a beautiful sanctuary with a painted ceiling and ornate altar...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Author? Author?

Who really wrote Shakespeare's plays? Writer Amy Freed plays the question for laughs.

"...vicars fussing over the number of lilies on the altar. The Stratfordians accuse the Oxfordians of being narrow-minded class..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Titan, King, God, Monster

Ray Harryhausen in Austin, Tuesday, March 28

"...for real, flickering 24 frames per second on the altar of cinema, popcorn terrors that still thrill and still..."

March 24, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...cat (Harlow), and a woman recently left at the altar punctuate this tale of an artist trying to find..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

A Family Affair

Those Canadians are too damn happy. Must be the the donuts.

"...still, Vancouver newcomers the Organ worship at the Morrissey altar. The all-girl fivepiece, fronted by Katie Sketch, is like..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

WIll Taylor & Strings Attached with James McMurtry

Live shot

"...Attached augmented by Ronnie Johnson, McMurtry's bass player, the altar at St. David's rocked like it seldom, if ever,..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Fuel on the Fire

"...its losses other than sacrificing an animal on the altar of the almighty dollar. Something is rotten in Texas..."

Dec. 14, 2005 Postmarks

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