The Road to Urinetown

Composer Mark Hollmann on the show's creation and success

"...or keep theatres all across the land – like Austin's City Theatre right now – from mounting it. So..."

Aug. 30, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The National: Fury & Squalor

One night at the Moody down, two to come

"...being alone together,” posited Matt Berninger before the National’s Austin City Limits Music Festival appearance last year. The collective..."

April 22, 2014 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Preview: Mary Lambert

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ ‘Same Love’ diva gets her shot

"...Queen Latifah on the other – belting out the chorus of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ marriage anthem “Same Love.”..."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

All Over Creation: Nativity

A new musical by the 'Urinetown' team is born on the 40 Acres, and the chorus line craves bra-a-ains

"...joined by director Sean Daniels – to convene in Austin at semester's end, view the students' work, and make..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Arts Column by Robert Faires

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): Lissie

Stevie Nicks for the Kid Cudi generation

"...Illinois native boasted a smile as big as the Austin Ventures stage and a playful banter that made the..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ACL Live Shot (Second Weekend): My Jerusalem

Local bad seeds steamroll their ACL debut

"...Klein during his band’s debut ACL Fest. Given the Austin quintet’s penchant for brooding rock that finds a midpoint..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Music Post by Michael Toland

The Secret Spot of Mayhem Fest

Scorpion Child’s wasteland sting

"...spot on the bill. For Mayhem Fest at the Austin 360 Amphitheater Friday, that meant surviving post-apocalyptic conditions and..."

Aug. 5, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Price of 1,000 Songs

'Ordinary Peephole' celebrates the delights of songwriter Dick Price

"...If you were listing Austin's top songwriters, Dick Price might not be a name..."

Jan. 20, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Him & Her

Burning down Bass Concert Hall with David Byrne & St. Vincent

"...South by Southwest, but a week out from the Austin City Limits Music Festival (now almost as chaotic as..."

Oct. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Dirty Projectors' Golden Chord Live

Brooklyn sixpiece sardines Emo's East

"...Austin was a homecoming for the angelic vocalists of Dirty..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Meat Loaf loads into the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...Monday night, the Austin Film Society screened 1980’s Roadie at the Alamo South..."

March 7, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Sunday Survey: 10/12/10

A storm, a firing, a budget and Four Lions

"...Yes, as Austin headed back into the 90s (just in time for..."

Sept. 12, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Super Bowl to Remember

Who Dat nation rejoices

"...game was so special I had to join the chorus...."

Feb. 8, 2010 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Alex Cox Blows!

Alex Cox cancels

"...unforgivably, blown off this weekend's scheduled salon/screenings at the Austin School of Film and the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz...."

May 15, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

No Depression in Heaven

No more No Depression

"...it were. That’s certainly true, bound in the hopeful chorus of: “I'm going where there's no depression, to the..."

Feb. 21, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

These Are the Breaks

Checking in with Austin's new R&B boys and girls.

"...Bump & Hustle: You’re a relative newcomer on the Austin scene. What’s your musical background? Tim Crane: I was..."

Feb. 5, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

When Tomorrow Comes

"...downtown, one way only, six-and-a-half hours, and $30 outta Austin, 4pm. Southern Methodist University thespians histrionic at the Greer..."

Oct. 16, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Out, In, and Onscreen

The 19th Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival

"...dynamics. Puccini for Beginners is filled with a hipster chorus of New York lesbians and longtime feminists, who criticize..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Planet Rock

Austin, Texas, SXSW 2005

"...devoted throng. Bøe encouraged the audience to sing the chorus, and the guitars all but dropped out so that..."

March 25, 2005 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Expanding Horizons

Sampling the Old and New Austin-Area Restaurants That Are Changing With the Times

"...then sliced like a cake and eaten with a chorus of happy groans. By this time, everyone was stuffed...."

April 18, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...Miss Mamie, Jelly's Last Jam, Zach, 2001; various, Mahalia!, Austin Playhouse, 2001; Eunice, A Streetcar Named Desire, Zach, 2001;..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...Ghost to Mutter, State Theater Co., 2001; Male Greek Chorus, How I Learned to Drive, State/STC, 2000; Marvin, Bleacher..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

Most Valuable Players

A Guide to Austin Stage Actors

"...Recent Roles: Mushnik, Little Shop of Horrors, Zach, 2001; Chorus, Oliver!, Austin Musical Theatre, 2001; Mitch, A Streetcar Named..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Arts Feature

Weekend Repast

Brunch in Austin

"...digs on Sixth Street. They sang out in a chorus of approval when she added a full lunch and..."

March 16, 2001 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...are my choices for the top theatrical productions in Austin during the Nineties, as well as a list of..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...Chorus: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bill T. Jones, Liz Lerman, Mark Morris,..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature

Theatre Review: Queer Madness and Mayhem in Lipstick

Austin Rainbow Theatre's production is a fast, frantic farce

"...Austin Rainbow Theatre’s Lipstick is definitely the latter...."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Pop, Metal, Jazz, and Some Unclassifiable Crucial Concerts

Your guide to the week in live sound

"...of chaos,” marveled the Chronicle during SXSW 2019, KOKOKO!’s Austin “debut felt like a tribal drum circle inside a..."

March 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Considering Matthew Shepard Continues Its Message Eight Years On

Conspirare returns to Austin for a homecoming performance of their musical tribute

"...Considering Matthew Shepard, an oratorio in three parts for chorus and small instrument. Composed by Craig Hella Johnson and..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Off Beat: Inside Local Live Favorite Font’s First Studio Album

Austin post-punks talk recording Strange Burden

"...For a certain Austin demographic – namely, UT indie kids and/or frequent visitors..."

July 19, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

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