Top 10 Creative Things I Lucked Into in 2013

Remembering the year thick with superlative works of art onstage and in galleries

"...experienced in a year thick with superlative works of art. Directed by Mark Pickell, the script was embodied by..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Shaken, Not Deterred

Despite the many upheavals in 2011, Austin's arts scene perseveres

"...rattled by record quakes in 2011. Alas, for Austin's arts scene, the year was also full of shock waves,..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Little Big Plan

The Austin Creative Alliance proves it can think big by thinking small

"...city – whether they're involved in music, film, visual arts, performing arts, digital media, design, or any other creative..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who Will Rule Mueller?

Can the city keep the Mueller redevelopment project on course?

"...current New Mueller effort. So they -- and in particular their spokesperson and de facto leader, Jim Walker --..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tricks of the Trade

Keynote Address: Mark Cuban

"...your favorite tool is a hammer, everything around you starts lookin' like a nail." In his opening keynote for..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Identifying the Impulse

"...Art Blakey In their search for neat, storybook tales, Hollywood..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Feature by Jeff Mccord

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...Thursday 8 & Saturday 10, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Outlander Star Caitriona Balfe, Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Join ATX TV Festival Lineup

State of the industry panel also slated for June fest

"...One such conversation is a highlight of the lineup..."

April 27, 2023 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...discussing arcane corners of Marvel lore: instead, he'll be part of Online Crime: An American Crisis, a panel tackling..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Drunk Bus With Pineapple Tangaroa

The Austin body modifcation artist isn't playing around in his surprise new comedy

"...repeated rejection, he made an inroad into Austin's body art scene, being hired at Mercy Piercing Studios. Concurrently, he..."

May 21, 2021 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

Cherubs Flourish in the Afterlife at SOS Fest

"We didn’t want to be a Cherubs cover band playing Heroin Man over and over for people"

"...no such thing as a tepid reaction to "Stag Party," the opening track of Cherubs' 1994 touchstone, Heroin Man...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Hotbox

MASS Gallery establishes an artist-in-residency program at its new home

"..."Well, it started in the old space, where we wanted to invite..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

Figure in the Frame

The exhibit Arnold Newman: Masterclass gives us all a lesson in the power of the photographic portrait

"...Portraiture: It's a curious no-man's land where art and commerce can cease hostilities, sometimes even be besties..."

March 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Cinema of Possibilities

Low budget or big, the energy and imagination of the grind-house circuit is reborn in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's tribute

"...hard at work underestimating Tarantino's work. "Death Proof," as part of Grindhouse, will probably also be treated as a..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"...ever set foot onstage at the venerated Armadillo World Headquarters. The only question was how much blood would be..."

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

El Wizard Adrian Quesada's Multiplicity

Ex-Grupo Fantasma guitarist Adrian Quesada diversifies

"...he found himself in this predicament – at the heart of a half-dozen groups...."

July 18, 2014 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

Take Five (New Stops)

Brenner expands his tips for your 2013 EAST exploration

"...There's something about the East Austin Studio Tour's mix of multi-artist compounds showing tenants' work and..."

Nov. 15, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...seek their fortune. They found it not only as part of Steve Earle's Dukes and Duchesses, but also with..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Lysergic Eyeballing

Paul Leary

"...beer and drags on his cigarette. "I had an article in Mix Magazine under "Producer's Desk," and I just..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Music Feature

SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes

Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew

"...firms like local bioscience outfit Colossal, which wants to “jumpstart nature’s ancestral heartbeat” by bringing extinct species back to..."

Feb. 11, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Photos From 2022-2023 Austin Music Awards

"...revamped with a nonprofit model last year to represent artists like Big Bill, Christeene, and Urban Heat – took..."

March 1, 2023 Photo Gallery

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...musical role models than even the Beatles. The British quartet first visited Austin in 1971, the same year all-time..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...Recording studios represent a strong element of Mosaic's early groundswell. Stuart..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Country Sensation Margo Price Gets Real

Nashville queen reigns over ACL's second weekend

"...and praise it's reaping. Recorded at Memphis' historic Sun Studio on a budget of a pawned wedding ring and..."

Oct. 7, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Herb Alpert’s School of Music

Trumpeter’s alums include Waylon, Satchmo, and Karen Carpenter

"...Alpert co-founded A&M Records with partner Jerry Moss in 1962, building it into one of..."

Sept. 24, 2015 Music Post by Greg Beets

2014-15 Austin Music Industry Awards

"...Winner for Best Poster Art and Best Album Cover Billy Perkins..."

March 10, 2015 Photo Gallery

Pine Street Eviction

"...Artist Reji Thomas and crew were greeted by this sign..."

Oct. 15, 2014 Photo Gallery

The Animated Adventures of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

The men behind 'The Secret of NIMH' visit Austin this weekend

"...and a series of animated features that warmed the hearts and thrilled the minds of generations of movie goers,..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Highlights the Highlighter?

Local meetup puts faces to crowdfunding campaigns

"...to meet company or individual goals with ease. Today, Kickstarter and Indiegogo runneth over with campaigns, making it difficult..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Food-o-File

New menus, new arrivals, new ventures, and other news

"...There's a serious confluence of food and art in Austin this weekend: the East Austin Studio Tour..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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