Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...has recognized the year's most exceptional achievements in dance, classical music, the visual arts, and theatre. The nominations for..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Year's in April

Celebrating the Thai Songkran in Austin

"...April is Austin's prettiest time of year, and it's just full of..."

April 9, 2004 Food Feature by MM Pack

10 That Get 10s in 2003

"...2) Pepe Romero (Austin Classical Guitar Society) Mesmerizing, inspirational, and affable, Romero is..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Pepe Romero

The Austin Classical Guitar Society scored a great coup in booking guitar virtuoso Pepe Romero, who treated the sold-out house to a hypnotizing, intoxicating evening of Spanish grace and melody.

"...what seemed a leisurely tour of Spain via the classical guitar. The Austin Classical Guitar Society scored a great..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Arts Stalwarts

Twelve of Austin's cultural heroes will be inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame at the 2003 Austin Critics Table Awards ceremony, and here is an introduction to them and some of their significant contributions to the local arts scene.

"...They are Austin's cultural heroes. They are individuals who have founded local..."

May 30, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Carman: The Champion

"...here in the Bible Belt. The latest to hit Austin is Carman: The Champion, produced and released by TBN..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slamnation

"...Paul Devlin. The slam poetry movement: return to verse's classical roots as an improvisational, often competitive oral art form..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Half-Baked

Cameos from Steven Wright, Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Janeane Garofalo help stoke this addled comic premise about selling pot to raise a buddy's bail.

"...Phil Gramm, Fiona Apple, George Steinbrenner, Faye Dunaway, former Austin City Manager Camille Barnett. People likely to have any..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

"...is black. Randy likes loud rock music; Evie prefers classical. Randy gets around by skateboard; Evie drives her own..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Max Richter Puts SXSW to Sleep

UK classicist previews his eight-hour SXSW debut

"...In his debut SXSW performance, classical polymath Max Richter loads into UT’s Bass Concert Hall..."

March 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Dan Gentile

SXSW Music Interview: Max Richter

Contemporary classical polymath performs an eight-hour composition for an audience in bed

"...In his debut SXSW performance, contemporary classical polymath and Englishman Max Richter, 51, performs Sleep, an..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Dan Gentile

Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Vols. I-III

San Antonio state of mind extends a 26-year ATX drought

"...Billy Joel last played Austin in 1990 on the Storm Front tour. While the..."

Dec. 12, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Words Without Music: A Memoir

Famed Austin composer appraises the autobiography of Philip Glass, father of the modern classical avant-garde

"...pivotal characters: the intense and fascinating Nadia Boulanger, perhaps classical music's most famous educator, and charismatic bridge-builder Ravi Shankar,..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

A German Requiem

Texas Choral Consort's performance proved how strikingly different Brahms' Requiem is and how compassionate

"...world alive, and the Requiem Mass has long been classical music's most magnificent response to that truth: scores of..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Have You 'Herd'?

It's another stampede to La Follia's harpsichord concert

"...For the past two years, La Follia Austin Baroque has dedicated its first concert of the year..."

Jan. 5, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Week in Gaming Events

You will have to leave the house

"...not be the week to venture into the oppressive Austin sun. But, if you like a little classical music,..."

June 15, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Authentic Sound

When pianist Paul Badura-Skoda plays classical music of centuries past, he strips away the centuries of romantic interpretation and provides us with the beauty and lively spirit of the music as it was originally heard.

"...director Mary Robbins, who is bringing Badura-Skoda back to Austin for a solo recital on Sunday, March 23...."

March 21, 2003 Arts Feature by Jerry Young

Lawsuit Filed Against Diplo and 3Ten ACL Live Over Alleged Concert Injury, and More Music News

Plus free concerts to see during Austin Studio Tour this weekend

"...Ole Opry, purchased the entertainment space and neighboring W Austin Hotel in a $260 million deal in June 2022...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Revenge, Deferred in Stephen Mills' Hamlet

Post-pandemic, Stephen Mills brings his career-defining Hamlet back to Ballet Austin

"...about the intersection of classic stories and instantly recognizable classical music. But there's an undeniable daring velocity in bringing..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows

"...Austinites in search of a remixed, internationally informed good time..."

May 26, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Checking In: Nagavalli Brings Peace, Comfort & Joy

Eastern soul fusion or more traditional Indian devotionals?

"...“Nagavalli Medicharla plunges into her classical Indian training for a deeply spiritual, meditative offering,” opined..."

July 20, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Bob Bursey Takes Over Texas Performing Arts

UT hires the director of Bard College's Fisher Center to run TPA

"...Texas Performing Arts. Today, the University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts announced its pick to lead..."

Sept. 3, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...who has attended previous awards ceremonies hosted by the Austin Critics Table – most often, lengthy affairs that make..."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Review: Revel's Existential Solstice

In a concert evoking winter's cold and darkness, warmth

"...of Revel’s Existential Solstice, the second concert of the classical music group’s 2018-19 season...."

Dec. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five Recommended Art Events This Weekend

How can you lose with a sweet list to use before it's time to choose?

"...vile wyrm lately birthed upon the burgeoning ‘scape of Austin, Texas, where you for reasons unfathomed still deign to..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spanish Cuisine in a Tex-Mex Town

There’s a new kind of tortilla in Austin

"...Austinites may love tortillas, but generally they think of them..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Trumpet Constant Ephraim Owens Won’t Be Rushed

New Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee substitutes kindness and ubiquity for a back catalog

"...The first thing you note about Austin trumpeter Ephraim Owens, who was voted into the Austin..."

April 7, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Your Fantasy House

Where reader types would own a vacation home if it could be anywhere in literature

"...Having lived two-thirds of my life in Austin, my roots in the city and love for it..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...state of our city, the 24th edition of the Austin Critics Table Awards would have been a tonic. Even..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

This Fresh Squeeze Is All About the Opera Shorts

One Ounce Opera premieres a concert of new young composers

"...Yes, that’s Austin’s own One Ounce Opera. The ristretto-strength renegades who overdubbed..."

April 13, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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