Talk to Me

Cheadle leads a great cast through a musical glance at D.C. in the Sixties and Seventies.

"...take on yet another full transformation as the down-and-dirty radio deejay Petey Greene, who emerged from prison to develop..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

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

"...the Zilker Christmas tree and filmed and put online (www.bayou-radio.com/365.htm). So the Nov. 10 event was more than just..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Minus Tide

In the provocative new drama Minus Tide by Austin playwright Kimberly Burke, distance can make it hard to tell clouds from mountains and abuse from love

"...characters of Allison and Tim in this co-production of Bayou Radio and the Rude Mechs. In the play's first..."

June 2, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Big Apple Benefit

Twisted Olivia star Everett Quinton joins the cast for Zach's House Arrest

"...New York International Fringe Festival in August, and his Bayou Radio Productions is putting on a benefit performance of..."

July 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Most Memorable Theatrical Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2002

Austin Chronicle reviewer Barry Pineo delivers his list of the Top 10 most memorable moments in Austin theatre for 2002.

"...particularly with Judson L. Jones in Refraction Arts and Bayou Radio's Blah! Blah! Blah!..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Blah, Blah, Blah

In the 14 sketches that make up Blah, Blah, Blah, playwright Lowell Bartholomee skewers Hollywood with situations and dialogue that are clever and perceptive, but the actors seem to be working to put it across, straining even, when it really doesn't need the hard sell.

"...title Blah, Blah, Blah, produced by Refraction Arts and Bayou Radio, and described on the program as "Seven Sharp..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Mouthing Off

Lowell Bartholomee has a lot to say, and he says it in plays that blaze like a Klieg instrument throwing gritty metrosphere of modern life into stark relief -- stark comic relief.

"...Blah, Blah, Blah anthology, co-produced by Refraction Arts and Bayou Radio, Bartholomee will also be directing an eclectic mix..."

July 26, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Otaku* Overload!!!

After Monster Island Studios sank, Austin's acting community and Houston animé giant A.D. Vision unleashed talent bent on vengeance and redemption (*otaku = animé geek)

"...longer working for ADV and currently helms his own Bayou Radio Productions, agrees, explaining the process thusly:..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Heart Attack & Fine

Actor Douglas Taylor is alive (again) and well in Austin, Texas

"...Crush for Refraction Arts, and Blah, Blah, Blah for Bayou Radio. All originals...."

Sept. 20, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Speaking for Lowell

Every playwright needs a mouthpiece, an actor to communicate his vision to an audience, and Lowell Bartholomee has his in Robert Fisher.

July 26, 2002 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Creedence Clearwater Revival

"...Creedence Clearwater Revival(Fantasy) Creedence Clearwater RevivalBayou Country (Fantasy) Creedence Clearwater RevivalGreen River (Fantasy) Creedence Clearwater..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...includes 113,114 acres and 300 miles of river and bayous...."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Record Reviews

"...veer from the path of righteousness for Triple A radio's sake, but took to heart the words of the..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Music Review

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...Christmas Village at Bayou Bend Houston, Dec. 12-30, www.mfah.org/a/christmas-village-at-bayou-bend..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Holiday Lights 2019

Holiday happenings from Arlington to Wimberley

"...Christmas Village at Bayou Bend Houston, Dec. 12-30, www.mfah.org/a/christmas-village-at-bayou-bend..."

Nov. 25, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Paying the Cost To Be the Boss

Q&A with the "King of the Blues"

"...a shame given the recent success of KLBJ's two radio concerts at the former site of the Fabulous Thunderbirds'..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

"...of my being," Berlin explains on the patio of Radio Coffee & Beer, an Austin institution owned by songwriter..."

May 20, 2022 Music Feature by Hank Erwin

Sxsw

"...rock but audiences are not: Their popularity on the radio and the packed club gigs are testament to Breedlove's..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...and they don't feign disaffection. Shift are a straight-up, radio-friendly rawk band that knows what they want to be..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Bigger-Is-Better

Top Ten Media Stories of 1995

"...Perhaps 1996 will be the year in which local radio and television stations, as well as the daily newspaper,..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Column

Page Two: God Is Alive, Magic Afoot, and Music Everywhere

Egmont Street was where we discovered Risk, Quaaludes, phone phreaking – and some of the greatest albums ever made

"...this voyage of discovery happened while listening to the radio. Even then, a new song was not always in..."

June 23, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Spangles and High Heels

Dreams come true, just ask "Her Tallness," Marcia Ball.

"...in Thibodaux, La., this small-town slice of Americana on Bayou Lafourche. The florid names of the carnival rides lure..."

June 20, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Naked City

After a shutdown prompts an international protest, Rice Radio is back on the air in Houston.

"...The latest battle of the Bayou City airwaves is over, and, for once, the good..."

Dec. 15, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...(Austria) Director/Screenwriter: Friedrich MoserProducers: Friedrich Moser, Robert Rippberger, Amina Bayou, Ivan Williams An eye-opening documentary about how our biological..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...at some point the most common things on Chilean radio were Santana and Kool & the Gang. Anita Tijoux..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Still a Good Thing

Lady sings the blues

"...her cousin. She kept one ear cocked towards the radio, where she soaked in "Guitar Slim, Bobby 'Blue' Bland,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

The Right Snuff

Savage survivor and Sex Pistols witness Artly Snuff isn't just another face in Austin's eccentric crowd

"...'Jambalaya' as 'Come on, Joe, we gotta go/To the bayou/I can tell by your shoes you are Chicano.' We..."

July 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

There Will Be Blood

... And bloodsuckers and zombies and ghosts and murderers all over our stages this week

"...bits. Then there's Stephen Pruitt's TBA (of Late Night Radio), which taps an even older vein: the oral tradition,..."

Oct. 23, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks

"...was the air conditioning or hot house band the Bayou City Beats, whom Gilley fronted with a Panhandle-wide grin..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Reissues

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

"...won't hear new material; instead you get live, demo, radio, and rehearsal tracks, between-song banter, retreads and reworkings of..."

June 25, 1999 Music Feature

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