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Rarities set-list turns on a pair of Hispanic siblings
"...to play for 10,000 additional diehards at the Erwin Center, a fact he lamented in citing Texas when asked..."
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May 8, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Lady Gaga Munches SXSW
Doritos stage hosts at Stubb’s
"...After news leaked last week that the Doritos stage behind Esther’s Follies had been deemed unsafe by the..."
March 6, 2014 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away
The King crowns the Frank Erwin Center on his farewell tour
"...his two-and-a half-hour set Friday at the Frank Erwin Center. The 2008 hit served as a fitting farewell as..."
Jan. 11, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman
Heart
At its best, this program of five choreographers riffing on 'Heart' pulled me in and provoked me to deeper exploration
"...HeartRollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Sept. 28..."
Oct. 4, 2013 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz
Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season
Two cults beat as one: Jimmy Buffett & Sixto Rodriguez
"...360 Amphitheater Friday and the latter brought the Erwin Center to its feet on Saturday...."
May 7, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
Mother-Daughter Dance
Anuradha Naimpally and Purna Bajekal are of two generations, but they share one timeless tradition
"...I'd barely noticed her sitting among the musicians at stage right. I was too intent watching her mother, Anuradha..."
March 29, 2013 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz
10 Years
This ensemble comedy follows a group of friends on the evening of their 10th high school reunion.
"...least two subplots that could have been better served center stage. As casual former friends renegotiating their relationship as..."
Oct. 5, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Hamlet
Austin Shakespeare fuses matter and art in a well-balanced take on the tragedy
"...HamletRollins Theatre at the Long Center,
701 W. Riverside, 474-5664 www.austinshakespeare.org Through Oct. 9 Running time:..."
Sept. 30, 2011 Arts Review by Jillian Owens
The Sound and the Fury
Monsters of Folk drummer Will Johnson continues demonstrating monstrous musical and compositional gifts
"...after a stunning duet on "Bermuda Highway," James yields center stage to his "favorite son" by handing Johnson his..."
Oct. 8, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell
Humana Festival of New American Plays
A report from Louisville, where Austin theatre artists stood tall
"...of the hit show that opened at the Long Center in 2008 and was reworked at the Off Center..."
April 2, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
A Prophet
This riveting French film is the best prison/crime saga to come along in quite a while.
"...half as the details of Malik’s criminal entanglements take center stage. Despite this, A Prophet is the kind of..."
March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Turfcats Player Profile of Robert Quiroga
An interview with a former Baylor Bear and current Turfcat
"...Saturday, April 18, 6:30pm at the Travis County Expo Center (7311 Decker Ln.). Tickets for Saturday's game against the..."
April 17, 2009 Sports Post by Mark Fagan
Pushing Boundaries
Eight new dances that spoke engagingly to the place individuals have in groups
"...Dougherty Arts Center Theatre..."
Dec. 12, 2008 Arts Review by Robert Faires
If You Leave, You Can't Get Back In
Day 2 at the DNC: Hill-a-ry!
"...When you first walk into the Pepsi Center and look at the stage, it completely overwhelms. Fiberoptic..."
Aug. 27, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Steve Rivas
Ambush in Austin
George Strait live
"...bitter wind whipping the flags outside the Frank Erwin Center wasn’t helping matters. Inside, whipped up a scene straight..."
Jan. 11, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
The Ten
Quirky comedy sketches illustrate each of the Ten Commandments.
"...out of place in this format, where he is center-stage like a stand-up comedian. Most of his monologues fall..."
Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Juke Joint Blues
Blues Boy Hubbard strolls down Eastside Austin's Chitlin'
Circuit memory lane
"...in moments of deep pride in their accomplishments. From center stage to the audience, from beyond the spotlight and..."
July 13, 2007 Music Feature by Jonny Meyers
Dancing in Twilight
This intercultural Houston-made film is an off-the-beaten-path ensemble drama that shows a healthy disregard for Hollywood rules.
"...exotic-villain duty, is a prolific second banana but takes center stage here, and he’s marvelous: stiffly patrician and visibly..."
Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Good Night, and Good Luck
Director and co-screenwriter George Clooney strikes just the right tone of gripping entertainment and understated cautionary tale in this thoughtful portrait of newsman Edward R. Murrow's confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
"...delivers the performance of his career, for once taking center stage and masterfully demonstrating why that’s where he belongs..."
Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Petra's Pecado
Rupert Reyes' bilingual comedy 'Petra's Pecado' hits the audience with Mexican culture like a well-wrapped enchilada washed down with a frosty margarita
"...Dougherty Arts Center, through Aug. 7..."
July 29, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad
2005 Soul to Sole Festival Concert
The continuum of tap from 1930s elegance to today's stomping rhythm pulsed in the concert concluding Tapestry Dance Company's 2005 Soul to Sole Festival
"...Helm Fine Art Center, June 4..."
June 10, 2005 Arts Review by Ann Ciccolella
Ice Princess
This refreshingly femme-centric tale advocates on behalf of physics, feminism, and athleticism.
"...kids will be glad that it’s Casey who takes center stage. Her only flaw appears to be that she..."
March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Movies That Matter
An interview with Killer Films producer Christine
Vachon
"...finance movies, for better or worse, have come full center stage in the independent arena. Although, interestingly, when you..."
March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
Don't Drown
In Rebecca Beegle's imaginative Don't Drown, Judy Garland welcomes Mary Shelley onto her TV show to talk about an apocalyptic novel, and the result is a compelling portrait of souls suffering in isolation
"...The Off Center, through Feb. 11..."
Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Articulations
Leaders in the campaign to build the Long Center for the Performing Arts have decided to scale back the long-delayed project and build only two out of four theatres in an attempt to get it off the ground.
"...Long Center Changes..."
Oct. 31, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires
Gods and Generals
"...be delivered. Motion halts and the flowery words take center stage – and hog it like there’s no tomorrow...."
Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Cockettes
"...entertainment at the Palace Theater's midnight shows. They hopped onstage in full drag and stripped to a Rolling Stones..."
Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
The Snow Queen
In Second Youth's 10th anniversary production of The Snow Queen, the ending can be sensed from the beginning, but it's the journey that counts, and this journey is full of wonderful surprises and theatrical magic.
"...Dougherty Arts Center,..."
Nov. 3, 2000 Arts Review by Barry Pineo
Clash of the Titans
"...Bloom and Ursula Andress. Ray Harryhausen's special effects take center stage in this epic father-and-son saga played out in..."
March 23, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Postmarks
Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and
the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.
"...suburban sprawl: the endless miles of cookie-cutter houses with postage stamp lawns punctuated by generic strip malls, the noisy,..."
Oct. 8, 1999 Column
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