Double-Barrel Beautiful

Texan sweetheart of the 1960s folk rodeo, Carolyn Hester

"...its intricate design, the past is thick with threads of ancient ballads and long-forgotten tunes worked into the modern..."

Dec. 19, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

They Hear America Singing!

Grammy-nominated Conspirare brings together 600 voices in search of our national sound

"...and all? Appalachian folk songs? Shaker hymns? A few of Stephen Foster's greatest hits, mayhap? Or – and I..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

KAOS at KOOP

Austin's "community-owned" radio station is once again fractured into factions.

"...whose money is being spent. And after a series of minor flare-ups over the years, tensions have now reached..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Carnival Ah!

ACC's central campus becomes a cultural extravaganza of music, theatre, and more

"...Most carnivals don't offer you anything more intellectually stimulating than a corn dog...."

April 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Who They Are and What They Deserve

The new play 'Voices of Valor' records the memories of a generation that won the war abroad and at home

"...within History's panoramic view. There has been no shortage of World War II oral history projects to capture these..."

March 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...based on a country-club-style "gentlemen's" agreement that limits the City Council to one African-American and one Hispanic. Yet, Hispanics..."

April 25, 2003 Column

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...Philosopher and independent presidential candidate Cornel West rolled into Austin Tuesday to campaign for a unique voting bloc’s support:..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Early to Rise

Daniel Johnson loves early music's purity of sound and intimacy, and he's not alone

"...the days when Mozart, Beethoven, and the other gods of symphonic composition began their reign over the concert hall...."

Dec. 12, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Family Flight

Will AISD abandon its shrinking schools?

"...Becker Elementary is a place full of history, obvious in the art-deco detailing on the building's..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Roll 'Em

March

"...see a psychiatrist. Sounds awfully similar to the premise of HBO's The Sopranos; however, this movie stars Robert De..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shortcuts

"...The frigid weather this week has tempered my envy of the cine-heads who get to spend a string of..."

Jan. 17, 1997 Screens Column

A Comic Con, Drag Birthday, and More Recommended Events

Party hard this weekend

"...too kind about not only the most ridiculed movie of his career, but the film for which he missed..."

July 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

"GD Wright: Impossible Until It's Done" at Dimension Gallery

The sculptor mirrors up a globular array of unusual glassworks

"...There's "public art," of course. That means the art is out there, unencumbered..."

July 26, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

An 'In' at EAST

Finding artists who found their place in East Austin

"...old Goodwill distribution center on Springdale Road in East Austin stands gutted and open to a windy Sunday morning...."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Feature

Cute Animals, Crafty Adults, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Movies, arts, and more things to do

"...the Aughts, your Netflix queue was an ordered list of DVDs you wanted to have mailed to you. I..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...Thursday 8, Austin Creative Reuse..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Kat McNevins

Mayor’s Omnibus Resolution: Actualization Is Hard

Moving into Phase II

"...outside, the Mosaic Sound Collective doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. The white concrete bunker just east of 183..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

El Corazón de Santa Barraza

"...Kingsville, to be exact. The rough and dusty land of vaqueros, nopales, and javelinas influenced her so much that..."

Feb. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Culture Flash!

The Long Center's new leader arrives, Ballet Austin's old leaders stay, and the Paramount and State's literacy program scores

"...the nation but the whole continent, for the performing arts presenter's choice to succeed Cliff Redd hails from our..."

July 22, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Numbers Game

Read Council's Lips: No New Taxes

"...illustration by Doug POtter Austin's annual budget season opened last week with a bang..."

May 29, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Articulations

Georgetown High's annual musical needs your help, Ballet Austin's foundation passes the cool million mark, and there's new art at the convention center

"...The recent survey results from the Performing Arts Research Coalition indicated that 90% of Central Texans support..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Fall Into Music's Final Notes

Last day to give your musical instrument to kids to play

"...– even your tubas! Fall Into Music, the annual citywide musical instrument drive, draws to a close Wednesday, and..."

Nov. 18, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, May 6-13

"...For more details and events, see Community Listings. Thursday06..."

May 7, 2010 News Column

Articulations

Austin Script Works has a changing of the bard, Austin officially becomes a capital of culture, and the Texas Fine Arts Association is renamed Arthouse.

"...Changing of the Bard..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

We Have an Issue: Putting It Down for Posterity

75 years after Partition, Neha Aziz excavates family history and firsthand accounts for a 10-part podcast series

"...had quite a few talents come through our internship program over the years, but very few of them have..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Asian American Resource Center Fosters Community for Older Adults During Stay-at-Home

Seniors encouraged to share family memories with online story project

"...Asian American Resource Center was closed alongside the rest of the city's cultural centers in March, the AARC Senior..."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...report on the Sept. 10 public hearing ["In Search of Intelligent Life at the SBOE," Sept. 19] contains more..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Column

In Memoriam

"...Austin lost two devoted theatre artists this week; Sunday, July..."

July 19, 1996 Arts Column

Articulations

A busy summer for Austin artists.

"...Summer has become a busy time for Austin artists, not just in terms of the local scene..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

New Season Begins Marking The Territory

"...by Marjorie Baumgarten One sure sign of the changing of the Texas seasons (or what passes..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Arts Feature

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