100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Wed. 15, Saxon Pub, 12mid Smooth R&B crooner in the mold of John Legend, Tje Austin's..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

SXSW Comedy: Talk Show the Game Show

Guy Branum’s brainchild yields real laughs and real conflict

"...Or should have. The next guest, Bonnie McFarlane (the comedy documentary Women Aren’t Funny, the My..."

March 12, 2017 Arts Post by Carina Magyar

SXSW Comedy: Your 2017 Lineup

Making you laugh this March: Cenac, Sykes, Odenkirk, Hardwick, & more

"...comedy game show in which hosts Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane, with the help of female judges, aims to..."

Feb. 21, 2017 SXSW Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Music No. 5

Hurray for the Riff Raff, Naomi Achu, Cakes da Killa, and 171 more added

"...Bourbonnais, Uncle Lucius, Ünloco, Patricia Vonne, the Wheelwrights, and Bonnie Whitmore...."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Drank the Lemonade

As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?

"...7) Rolling Stones, Lonesome & Blue (Interscope)..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Bonnie Whitmore & Her Band

"...track from the provocatively titled Fuck With Sad Girls, Bonnie Whitmore's third effort, starts low. Just her on bass...."

Oct. 21, 2016 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Ethos' Atlantis: A Puppet Opera

This new musical take on the fall of Atlantis pulls us into an ancient place, powered by myth and ritual

"...in the vivid hues of storybooks and dreams. And Bonnie Cullum directs it all with the gravitas of a..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

FamiLIES at ColdTowne Theater

In taking characters beyond improv to a scripted format, this ColdTowne project delivers an exaggerated imitation of life

"...embody an exaggerated imitation of life? Xaria J. Coleman, Bonnie Cordova, Joseph Robert Dailey, Chaz Formichella, Michael Jastroch, Jae..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Cost of Living

Ft. Worth R&B great Delbert McClinton has a Downtown Austin condo and a fresh start for his diamond jubilee

"...remains one of the most distinct signatures in rock & roll. McClinton's harmonica ignites the song with a wild..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Pythia Dust

The Vortex's star-spanning musical is out of this world, but it doesn't really go anywhere

"...Planet, anyone?) This production, directed by Vortex Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum, is a remount of the 2004 version, which..."

March 6, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

Thai-Brids

Blurring the lines of Thai cuisine

"...coconut milk with banana or mango. But at Kin & Comfort, chefs Ek Timrerk and Bonnie Wright take the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Actors' Inequity

The Cost of Art IV: The artists onstage in Austin aren't just not paid what they're worth, many aren't paid at all

"...actor does not influence what we pay other actors." Bonnie Cullum, artistic director of Vortex Repertory, has had only..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Ian McLagan: All I Wanna Do

Ian McLagan's swan song

"...the Faces and Small Faces inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with him still at the..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Vortex Cosplay Expo

All week, Austin's masters of theatrical fantasy show you how to make an out-of-this-world look

"...Dust, and the cybernetic operas Elytra and The X & Y Trilogy...."

Aug. 8, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Kin & Comfort: An Early Look

Thai/Southern mashup is Austin's best-kept secret ... for now

"...Kin & Comfort is tucked so tidily away in a nondescript..."

June 20, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

S'more! S'more! S'more!

A dark and stormy day couldn't keep Veronica's Marshmallows away

"...suspect in the murder of Logan Echolls' girlfriend, rockstar Bonnie DeVille, whom Ruby emulates. Gaby Hoffman's portrayal of Ruby..."

March 9, 2014 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

Equality Texas and the Dangers of 'Good Enough'

Sarah Davis endorsement falls short on promoting LGBT equality

"...evils in the House District 134 Republican primary. Opponent Bonnie Parker is running on a socially conservative platform and..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Never Mind the Polar Kind, Austin Has Its Own Vortex

And that irrepressible powerhouse of theatre is about to turn 25

"...hole and all of it directed by the unstoppable Bonnie Cullum and her commited-to-theatre squad of creative commandos...."

Jan. 9, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Narco Cultura

This documentary about the Mexican drug wars and their relationship to populist narcocorrido music becomes a fascinating study of the cultural cycle of violence.

"...echo of the Depression-era fascination with the likes of Bonnie and Clyde, but with a far more brutal, amoral,..."

Dec. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Drama & Tonic

Why Austin theatres are adding mixed drinks to the mix, offstage and on

"...your next cyberopera. Theatre founder and Producing Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum has been working toward this for several years,..."

July 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Birds Fly South

The Mastersons’ love story

"...Sometimes the two play with Eleanor’s sister Bonnie...."

July 2, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Terminal Stage

With 'Adam Sultan,' playwright Steve Moore again reflects on friendship and mortality in Austin

"...terms of theatre is historically interesting. Whether it's what Bonnie [Cullum] is doing, which I don't think anybody else..."

April 5, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Elementals: Earth

Vortex Repertory Company's ritualistic celebration of earth may make you want to dig your toes into the dirt

"...down – but Vortex Artistic Director and Earth Mother Bonnie Cullum keeps the work moving steadily forward and even..."

March 29, 2013 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Elementals: Water

This Vortex dance exploring water as sacred is often beautiful but not always deep

"...Under the direction of Vortex Artistic Director Bonnie Cullum, and with choreography from Toni Bravo, the Vortex..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Will Oldham on Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Inscrutable indie songwriter in conversation

"...Will Oldham on Bonnie 'Prince' Billyedited by Alan Licht W.W. Norton & Co.,..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Poste Restante

A cocktail of a performance about what it means to send a letter

"...a brief time of playful, gentle ideas. Company members Bonnie Duncan and Tim Gallagher perform their movement and puppetry..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

In Time

Andrew Niccol writes and directs this science fiction thriller that stars Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.

"...a dash from Logan's Run and a dollop from Bonnie and Clyde, the concept is that in the near..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sarah Silver Hands

The magic in this new fairy-tale opera lies in its look more than its story

"...Like most Vortex shows, the design is stunning. And Bonnie Cullum's steady directorial hand guides the talented ensemble to..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Luv Doc Recommends: 20th Annual Buck Owens Birthday Bash

Continental Club, Friday, August 12, 2011

"...then in Phoenix, where he met his first wife, Bonnie, who would later divorce Owens and marry Merle Haggard..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

He Needed a Hero

A regular schlub turns caped crusader in James Gunn's Super

"...in James Gunn's films. Really bad things. In Tromeo & Juliet, his screenwriting debut for Lloyd Kaufman's notoriously gonzo..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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