Toast to an Artspace About Art

Pro-Jex's Tunnel of Art on Fifth Street Was More Than a Gallery, Much More

"...He mounted them in the shallow dishes of a bright serving tray. Ladd called the result brilliant...."

April 3, 1998 Arts Feature by John Spong

Texas in Bold, Dark Strokes

Artist/Historian Jack Jackson

"...out on the porch to holler my name. He's bright-eyed and friendly. It's early in the day for a..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Restaurant Review: Swim Club

An excellent beverage program and retro vibes are further improved by a much-needed menu overhaul

"...sweetness that’s not heavy-handed, and lime and Prosecco deliver brightness. Based on what I’ve seen from the cocktail list..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...feel the soundtrack is really streamlined, and there's some bright stuff on it. But then the stuff we've been..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 13-19

"...Maupassant, "We are in the habit of using our eyes only with the memory of what people before us..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

A Father's Day Roundup of Lagers That Dads Like

Beermongers weigh in on what wets their most dadly whistles

"...helleses historically, American-, Mexican-, and Vienna-style famously, lagers are bright and effervescent beers; brisk and easy drinking. Typically they..."

June 18, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 14-20

"...our neighbors. With our imagination as well as our eyes, we must see not just their faces but also..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...Brian Malik Baptiste is taking his turn in the bright lights with a blistering official, label-backed debut single, the..."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Amber Havard, Yolonda Ross, Keeli Wheeler, Keira Bennett, Sara Allbright, Troy Hogan, Steven Boyd, Reece McClure, Tadarius Billy Miles..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

"Jesse Narens: Creak, Crack, Creep" at Yard Dog Gallery

This Portland artist's images of nature transmogrified are a perfect antidote to holiday overcheer

"...U.S. of A, that everything's gonna be festooned all bright 'n' cheery, especially up and down every boulevard that..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Graphic Details Behind Marketing Austin's Craft Beers

How to grow from a brew to a brand

"...the tap wall, consumers tend to drink with their eyes first. The sleeker the design or the catchier the..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

"Whitney Turetzky: Feminine Grandeur" at the Elisabet Ney

In the way she transforms antique photographs of anonymous women, Turetzky elevates their subjects’ status to something holy and sacred

"...American women overlaid with shades of hot pink and bright green...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Arts Review by Marisa Charpentier

Outlaw Sounds

Ethan Hawke and Ben Dickey on their favorite Blaze Foley and Townes Van Zandt songs

"...and the sky is dark, and the moon shines bright up above. Such a lullaby. This is a fine..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Ben Dickey

Hyperlocal for the Holidays

From shoes to dollhouses to leather goods, these Austin designers are doing it their way

"...Austin designers: I really like the tangram puzzles by Bright Beam Goods and the whale mobiles of JCR Workshop...."

Nov. 25, 2016 Features Feature by Nina Hernandez

"Disparate Mythos: Women of Sculpture" at Dimension Gallery

In this varied group exhibition, Magdalena Jarkowiec's two-ness shows the richness of sameness and difference in duos

"...nudeness of two-ness reveals her biology, protruding nipples and bright red pubic hair. I note there are two vaginas..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

We Remember What the Dormouse Said

Ten authors cut you a little slice of their own personal Wonderlands

"...modern one illustrated by Ralph Steadman(!)), a long wall bright with foreign editions of those Adventures, stunning prints of..."

March 31, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...acts receive artist backpacks, among them Black Books, the Bright Light Social Hour, Crooks, Dead Earth Politics, Elijah Ford..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...could still happen somewhere else, though, so keep your eyes peeled for giant pyramids or whatever it is they..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Two Sides to His Story

Manuel Gonzales leads the nonprofit Austin Bat Cave into uncharted territory while readying for a rapid literary ascent of his own

"...Monday afternoon at Quack's. Things are busy, and a bright, warm equilibrium exists between the interior and exterior. The..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Off the Record

Chaos and creation at South by Southwest and the Monday realization that blues landmark Pinetop Perkin is gone

"...Austin Music Awards, whose fireworks kept getting bigger and brighter – the bucking Wagoneers into local SXSW breakouts the..."

March 25, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...clients means "seeing hunger through a different set of eyes." He explained: "Having a conversation with someone who hasn't..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM

The prose themes of Willa Cather are timeless

"...Arch, one could see the young poplars with their bright, sticky leaves ... and shining horses and carriages –..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

The Bicycle Thief

Police say James Clayton befriended – then ripped off – many Austin bicyclists

"..."Woke up bright and early (well technically not 'bright') and saw this..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Helmut Barnett: Maximal/Minimal

Barnett's precisely rendered colorful abstractions afford your eyes maximum enjoyment

"...kinesis via static articulation all stacked and staggered, the bright shapes often against a ground of collaged diagrams and..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Myth Steps

Trenton Doyle Hancock's mythic creatures rise from the canvas, with help from Stephen Mills and Graham Reynolds

"...white mutants with oddly shaped heads and bulging, bloodshot eyes who have been at the heart of a sprawling,..."

April 4, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Continued Story

Daniel Johnston's songs find new life in the rock opera Speeding Motorcycle

"...right now is lying on the sofa with my eyes shut. I am missing out on the whole experience!..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Arts Feature by Kathy McCarty

Thoroughly Modern Millie

The young musical thespians of Summerstock Austin's Thoroughly Modern Millie are determined to entertain you, and they succeed impeccably

"...the jaw-dropping effect produced by a chorus of 16 bright-eyed youngsters in lovely, candy-colored period costumes belting a showstopping..."

July 27, 2007 Arts Review by Iris Brooks

The Pearl King

Formed through irritation, time, and friction, yet gorgeous, imperfect, and universally valued: Oliver Rajamani

"...it Rajamani looked upon his own history with new eyes...."

May 4, 2007 Music Feature by David Lynch

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...Spring's 400-foot, 36-floor tower sits to the left, a bright glass erection. The to-scale streetscape below is detailed with..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Marriage of Figaro

Austin Lyric Opera offered something to delight everyone with its funny and excellent 'Marriage of Figaro'

"...opera's end. Baritone Leerhuber, never foppish, projected instead a bright combination of cunning and clod, perfect for the unsuccessful..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

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