Dance Repertory Theatre's Momentum

This program of dances informed by African American experiences and culture was highly physical and emotionally urgent

"...Tapestry Dance Company, continued his rhythm tap exploration of Bach with "Bach in Time," for eight women, and "Second..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Luv Doc: Crock-Pot Potpourri

In which the Luv Doc gives a one-word answer

"...dance at the bookstore, whether they're playing Bowie or Bach. At art museums, I sometimes find myself in a..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Opera Takes Aim at the Election With Its Adaptation of The Manchurian Candidate

Composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell shoot to thrill in their opera based on Richard Condon's Cold War classic

"...tickets for the top spot in early classical music: Bach and Mozart vs. Handel and Haydn. You listen to..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Politics Upstaged

This election year brings out the political in Austin's arts

"...tickets for the top spot in early classical music: Bach and Mozart v. Handel and Haydn. You listen to..."

Sept. 13, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Words and Music

This year's Austin Chamber Music Festival and Austin Classical Guitar summer series really get lit

"...Cortázar alternate with musical works by the likes of Bach, Reich, Britten, Piazzolla, and Austin's Joseph V. Williams II..."

July 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Classical Guitar Narratives Series

"...the messiness of process with process-driven music by J.S. Bach, Astor Piazzolla, Steve Reich, and others. Artists include New..."

July 8, 2016 Arts Feature

John Carpenter, Rock Star

Filmmaker as synth-pop pioneer horrifies the Moody Theater June 23

"...one, I think, that’s my ultimate favorite, and that’s Bach. He’s just unbelievable [laughs in disbelief]. Unbelievable composer. But..."

June 15, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Keith Womer, Start the New Year With Bach! Ensemble..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Year of the Booster

The 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Instrumentalist Keith Womer, Start the New Year With Bach..."

May 25, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...in Excelsis Deo!, Ensemble VIII Great Big Choruses, Conspirare/Victoria Bach Festival Chorus and Orchestra..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Soccer Watch

"...next weekend's state tournament in George­town, April 13-16 at Birkel­bach Field. www.uiltexas.org/soccer for more info...."

April 8, 2016 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Magdalena Jarkowiec's Us Kids Are Alone in the House

The Austin-based choreographer is home alone with her soft-sculpture mutants

"...the shape of turkey drumsticks, doing ballet steps to Bach...."

March 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Michelle Schumann and Graham Reynolds' Joyful Noise

For their new Austin Chamber Music Center collaboration, the pianist and composer crank up the reverb but good

"...a pianist prized for her playing of Beethoven and Bach, then remember that Schumann also made a local tradition..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

La Follia's Start the New Year With Bach!

The baroque ensemble's first concert of 2016 delivers life lessons along with the beautiful music

"...resolve to spend 2016 listening to more Johann Sebastian Bach...."

Jan. 8, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Witching Hour

Chorus Austin unearthed a vast repertoire of music – gorgeous, frightening, and comedic – that speaks to mortality and the dead

"...through works centuries old and newly minted – J.S. Bach's "Come, Sweet Death" (1736) matched by the feather-light beauty..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Get Rid of Cornyn

Nov. 3, 2015 Postmarks

Five Faces of Frankenstein

This Halloween, Austin serves up five freaky takes on Mary Shelley's mad doctor and his monster

"...The concert also features Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Bach's Toccata and Fugue...."

Oct. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hitman: Agent 47

A great old video game is back for a lackluster film reboot

"...Directed by: Aleksander Bach. Starring: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds,..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Nina on Netflix

Simone leads a chorus of music docs streaming online

"...hoped to become the nation’s first black champion of Bach and his ilk. Like Georgian Ray Charles (1930-2004) and..."

July 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Break Into the Future

It's a new day for chamber music, as the Austin Chamber Music Festival shows

"...name like Break of Reality (!!) and mixing its Bach with a little Metallica or Tool (!!!). And you're..."

July 3, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

Top honors to Salvage Vanguard's Thr3e Zisters, LOLA Austin's Femme Bohème, and Texas State's Kiss Me, Kate

"...Breedlove, La Femme BohèmeJulie Taylor, La Femme BohèmeNick Zammit, Bach vs. Handel Smackdown..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Everything Is Exemplary

The 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Femme Bohème Julie Taylor, La Femme Bohème Nick Zammit, Bach Vs. Handel Smackdown..."

June 3, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Bach vs. Handel Smackdown, La Follia..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

Gay Place: Do You Feel So Used?

Well, OK, if it's aGLIFF, sure ...

"...out that powdered whatsit, and get down with your Bach-self with the tuneful stylings of Lacy Rose & Her..."

April 17, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Director's Choice

Jennifer Hart's first commission for Ballet Austin was this triple bill's highlight

"...Mills' 2001 One/the body's grace, a moody sextet to Bach, Handel, and Gluck, is a good neoclassical dance –..."

April 3, 2015 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

SXSW Live Shot: Victim Mentality

Korea Night II: The Revenge of Glam Metal

"...swagger than Cinderella’s Tom Keifer and Skid Row’s Sebastian Bach combined. The crowd roared its approval and Victim Mentality..."

March 21, 2015 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

The Ascent of Mandolin

The next step in Avi Avital's mission to convert the world to mandolin: Vivaldi

"...the balance of tension and release. If you gave Bach and Vivaldi the same little theme and asked them..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Shout OUT: Jen Mulhern

These are the people in our gayborhood: The silence between the beats

"...beatbox, and a kazoo, her arsenal combines everything from Bach to Bjork to create a sound that is at..."

Jan. 28, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

Multilingual in Movement

Hubbard Street Dance returns with an international program

"...Kronos Quartet that can play musical selections from J.S. Bach to Philip Glass to Jimi Hendrix...."

Jan. 26, 2015 Arts Post by Andrew Long

Bach's Herd of Harpsichords V: Double Play

You'll always find something unexpected at a La Follia harpsichord concert, but you can expect the instrument to be well-played

"...ground, Jones-Ragona was just following the lead of J.S. Bach, who arranged several of Vivaldi's violin concertos for organ..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

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