All-Star Austin Contingent Gets Out the Vote Covering R.E.M

A. Sinclair, Jana Horn & Royal Forest cover “scathing satire”

"...zeroed in on the 1987 track and assembled an Austin musical contingent to create a new version. A. Sinclair,..."

Oct. 13, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Austin Opera's Silent Night

This production of the Pulitzer Prize winner powerfully creates the tension of the battlefield and just as powerfully lets it go

"...a bomb's sudden boom is met by a hellish chorus of rifle shots. In just the blink of an..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Point Austin: The Wages of Civility

The Supreme Court confirms that elections have consequences

"...redistricters had been caught on tape enthusiastically singing the chorus of Randy Newman's "Rednecks," their packing-and-cracking of minority voters..."

June 29, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Who We Are

Treatment of desperate immigrants a stark test of the American idea

"...I say this not to join an anti-American chorus, but simply to remind ourselves of the historical demons..."

June 22, 2018 News Column by Michael King

12 Breakthrough Austin Bands at SXSW Music

ATX siblings make refreshingly breezy R&B

"...As such, the Austin sibs' earnest words stream in mutual agreement, the same..."

March 9, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Point Austin: American Horror Story

What can you say when you can't say "It's Only a Movie"?

"...that the Chronicle add its singular voice to the chorus of astonishment rippling through the national political discourse. The..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Summer Stock Austin's The Addams Family

The company's young artists infuse the musical incarnation of those spooky, ooky Addamses with fresh blood by the buckets

"...The Addams Family is unearthed here by Summer Stock Austin. The cast of aspiring musical theatre performers from college..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Welcome to Media World!

"Alternative" invasion conjures thoughts of contemporary journalism

"...problem, yes, but in the long term it's also Austin's problem, because a diminished local media chorus means less..."

July 8, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

Wonderful musical numbers, strong voices highlight Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

"...quite universal but are (perhaps unfortunately) universally understood, and Austin Playhouse delivers a production that's solid, though somewhat by-the-numbers...."

June 24, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Aida

In Verdi's Egyptian tragedy, Austin Opera excavates from the pomp and pageantry the personal

"...least as imagined by Giuseppe Verdi and presented by Austin Opera in its latest staging of Aida. Oh, the..."

Nov. 13, 2015 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Guns 'R' Us

Change our gun laws, change ourselves

"...Gohmert spewed the same nonsense after the Colorado movie..."

Dec. 21, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Body of Christ

McNally play defies the fake religiosity of those who would suppress it

"...That might be the end of the story for Austin, except that the Statesman returned to the subject April..."

April 23, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Angels Wanna Wear Our Red Shoes

If GOP dominoes refuse to fall, maybe the Dems can take advantage

"...his announcement, it's likely to be followed by a chorus of Dems lining up for other statewide offices. Shapleigh,..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Austin Film Festival: 'La MISSION'

Writer/director Peter Bratt and his brother, actor Benjamin Bratt, create a knowing portrait of a Latino father in the modern-day Mission district of San Francisco.

"...meticulous paint jobs, also serve as a neighborhood Greek chorus. Most instrumental, however, is Lena (Erika Alexander, who’s best..."

Oct. 29, 2009 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: The Bottom Line on Health Care

Congress needs to act for universal health care

"...lawsuits and that the answer is (cue the corporate chorus) "tort reform." Some reporter with a memory might have..."

July 31, 2009 News Column by Michael King

What Austin and Carstarphen Get

Details on contract for new AISD superintendent

"...Last night's meeting was basically a kumbaya chorus, as everyone tried to put the selection process behind..."

March 24, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: 'Embrace What Is Right'

On Obama, what it means … and what it doesn't

"...waging war and cutting taxes. George Will joined the chorus on Sunday, taking up the Austin-based Voting Rights Act..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Reading the Roots

They came, they saw, they blogged

"...some intermittent grumbling and a listless Code Pink Superheroes chorus line (don't ask) at the back of the hall,..."

July 25, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Austin Film Festival Competition winners

Competition winners

"...For more information, see www.austinfilmfestival.com.Narrative Feature Jury Award Winner Chalk (W: Chris Mass &..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Screens Feature

The Archivist in Austin

Dennis Nyback shows it all to you

"...that end, the noted film archivist is returning to Austin bearing a pair of his most popular and, it..."

July 15, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Theatre Review: Austin Shakespeare Presents Jane Eyre

Inventive production refreshes a classic tale of love and liberty

"...into a fresh take on Charlotte Brontë’s seminal novel. Austin Shakespeare has the pleasure of hosting the U.S. debut..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Juárez brought her dreamy-then-spiky bedroom pop to last year’s Austin Psych Fest ahead of Cuco (who she’d previously worked..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Mike Melinoe’s Playfully Sinister “Casper” and Four More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Loveme, sayang, Shaz, and more

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse

It’s Brigitte, bitch

"...told the Chronicle. She's known as the Dolly of Austin. “I have these big fake titties and I do..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Being Dead’s Wild Western Chase and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Nemegata, EXOTIC FRUITICA, Quiet Light, and more

"..."Paper Cuts" features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify...."

June 23, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Chicago

Hello, suckers!

"...plot revolves around Roxie Hart (Katie Frieden), an aspiring chorus girl who murders her lover after he threatens to..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Gilbert & Sullivan Austin’s The McAdo

Spry rewrite of the classic operetta swaps kimonos for kilts

"...in the room to be reviewing Gilbert & Sullivan Austin's current production of The McAdo...."

June 17, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Same Sad COVID Chorus

"...Dear Editor, Austin is failing its music/bar industry … again. A quick..."

Dec. 29, 2021 Postmarks

Faster Than Sound: Versatile Electronic Producer Qrion Finds Calm in Austin

I Hope It Lasts Forever arrives Friday at the Concourse Project

"...Zelda went viral on Vine. Her first visit to Austin for South by Southwest 2016 introduced her inviting, cloud-cushioned..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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