Air Guitar Nation

What other international competition awards points for general "airiness"? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.

"...Directed by: Alexandra Lipsitz. Flat out, Air Guitar Nation (winner of the Audience Award at South by..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...poring over the hundreds of stage productions, concerts, and art exhibitions mounted locally between May 1, 2014, and April..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...it in some mall retail outlet, catching rays at Barton Springs, sleeping in. But on this second Tuesday of..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bassist Mikki Itzigsohn Premieres First Visual Art Show

Ode to “Songwriters” at Yard Dog Art Gallery

"...painting them. On display through March at Yard Dog Art Gallery, the bassist’s debut solo art show pays tribute..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Art

Art Openings

"...ALTERNATE CURRENT ART SPACE, 2209 S. First, 443-9674. "The Sacred and Profane,"..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...Neil Coleman at the original Pro-Jex Gallery photograph by..."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art

In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves

"..."Home, in the twentieth century, is less where your heart is, than where you understand the sons-of-bitches," cultural oracle..."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

Austin Classical Guitar's i/we

Events such as this concert are using sound and music to share the experiences of refugees

"...memory. Refugee Services of Texas helps refugees from war-torn parts of the world resettle in cities across the state...."

July 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Molly Kendrick

Guitar Pedals

Gas prices are down, so the boutique guitar pedal boom is up

"...on which the tub thumper composed, sang, and played guitar. To facilitate the latter, his camp put together a..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Cult of Nick Curran Remembers His Guitar Genius

From rhythm & blues to rockabilly and punk, the late Austin shredder lived to subvert genres

"...Rhythm & blues, rockabilly, and punk guitar genius, the Austin shredder lived to subvert genres. And..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Spoon's Hot Thoughts Remodels the Locals' Art-Funk

Britt Daniel and Jim Eno talk about the rise of R&B in the band's sound

"...nights' there. But I had this idea when Spoon started that it'd be louder, more aggressive, faster...."

June 2, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The One-Man Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Park Conspiracy

“Do you see it? Cuz if you don’t, then I’m crazy.”

"...dog-shaped station wagon. With him was Hank – the art car is modeled after the three-legged pooch – and..."

Dec. 23, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

'Paved Paradise Redux: The Art of Joni Mitchell'

John Kelly brings back his Joni Mitchell tribute before retiring it for good

"...festival called Fusebox, John Kelly's performance at the interdisciplinary arts fest this year was electric. Immersing himself in the..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Art-Punks Transy Warhol Carve the "Space to Figure Everything Out"

Quartet seeks Control in transphobic Texas on gushy, unabashed debut

"...Former members Simone Thomas (rhythm guitar) and Calliope Davishines (drums) were the first to heed..."

May 12, 2023 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Interview: UK Art-Rockers Dry Cleaning Make Up for Lost Time

Upon 4AD reissue of fully formed 2018 debut EPs

"...the EPs into a single vinyl or cassette. As guitarist Tom Dowse tells the Chronicle, the project aims to..."

March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Through Steel, Wood, Glass, and Gas, Ion Art Turns Zilker Into a Glowing Wonderland

Enter the Neon Garden

"...nights with more than 100 fantastical works of neon art, works of technical and artistic creativity so huge (some..."

April 22, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bill Narum: We Call That Art

ZZ Top iconographer Bill Narum moves on to the next canvas.

"...Texas music without seeing Bill Narum. His splashy, bold art decorated every ZZ Top album from the vinyl and..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Get Your Art On

A new 18-day campaign tries to build awareness of the city's rich cultural scene

"...Have you gotten your art on?..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Classical Guitar's dream

The quality of the music in this concert was exceptional, but what made it special was the quality of the listening

"...to hear these youth all speak about having this particular dreaming experience in the same way, of it being..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Art To Enchant

The winners of the 2010-11 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a ceremony at Cap City Comedy Club. This..."

June 10, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Music Review: Yard Act, Do Nothing, Squid, and the Art of the British Post-Punk Soliloquy

SXSW Music’s bread-n-butter: cutting edge UK rebellion

"...Leeds quartet Yard Act, formed amongst flatmates in 2019, appeared from..."

March 19, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Demons & Delights – The Art of Billie Buck

Local illustrator makes “Hot Soup” at the relocated Austin Museum of Popular Culture

"...Buck's cartoon characters, an established visual presence among the local gig..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Page Two: Let Us Pray and Play Guitar

The revolution is ongoing, the revolution is daily

"...the vote. In a coming together not a breaking apart...."

April 22, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Playback: David Ramirez’s Lost Art

David Ramirez’s America, HAAM Benefit Day, and the reverend of Austin music

"...If it wasn't obvious from the cotton-candy pink artwork of the new LP, available locally on Friday when..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Art of Dying

May Bookshelf

"...Dying Is an art like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. --..."

May 16, 1997 Books Feature

Crosstalk: An Art Show From Members of the Well and Big Boys, and More Music News

Zach Person plays the Bullock and Light in the Attic teases local shop

"...off her multiformat creative talents with her first visual arts show. The aptly titled "… but wait, there's more"..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

The Art of the House Show

Promotions 101

"...have seen them playing downtown – both are just starting to get club gigs. One of the primary ways..."

May 18, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Visions of This Town

Max Crace & the 1998 Austin Guitar Calendar

"...Wolfson As a highly successful commercial photographer and graphic artist, Max Crace is no stranger to deadlines. In his..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Music Feature by Andy Langer

2 Kool 2 Be 4gotten

"...Juke Joint: They'll never know how beautiful they are,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

One Down, 30-Something to Go

Gibson "art guitar" advertisement, uhh, public art swiped from downtown.

"...Commerce dismantled and stole one of the 10-foot Gibson "art guitars" at Congress and 3rd Street. Will Wynn is..."

Feb. 20, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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