Faster Than Sound: Historic Approval of City Tax Fund for Local Music

With $3 million in HOT monies, music advocates gear up for vote on Prop B, the Far Out finds its footing in South Austin, and more music news

"...In a huge victory for Austin advocates, City Council approved the first-ever source of ongoing..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...• Council Unanimously Approves Music Department City Council has given its nod by a 7-0 vote..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature

Austin Film Society Announces 2016 Grants

Program gives much-needed funds to Texas filmmakers

"...Providing some of the financial fuel to the flames of Texas filmmakers'..."

Aug. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote(s) of the Week "This man knows how to lead, and..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...state and local police to arrest people they suspect of entering the country illegally. But shortly thereafter, the 5th..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature

Austin Improv Celebrates the Day of the Dead With La Vida de los Muertos

Hideout Theatre breathes life into una vida improvisada

"...Not yet changed out of their bright costumes and excellent sugar-skull makeup, Cat Drago..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...Quote of the Week..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...McConaughey and his pal Woody Harrelson told a group of senators this week they should support SB 22, which..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature

Arts Consultants: Connect the Cultural Dots

The city's consultants recommend a new, one-stop shop and more funding for Austin's arts programs.

"...In the cover letter to her team's final report, arts consultant Lucille Dabney notes that "the timing of this..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Arts Funding: The Resolution

Council approves 2019 funding, ponders next move

"...The three-act drama about city arts funding that opened Sept. 13 came to a..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "Why do you ask me these questions..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

Austin's Artspace Crisis and Microvenues

Are home art galleries and mini-performance venues the answer to the space crunch?

"...it will also bring to a close 13 years of hosting art shows and artists on Shady Lane in..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...Edgar Varèse, in the liner notes for The Mothers of Invention album Freak Out!..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "The bill says those that are married..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...The kingdom of Morocco achieved independence from French and Spanish rule in..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Unkindest Cuts of All

A snapshot of the impact that this year's 31% cut in Cultural Contract funding had on 10 Austin arts companies that were on a strong growth track and had that growth in city funding abruptly reversed.

"...Here's a snapshot of the impact that this year's drop in Cultural Contract..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Creative Alliance

After a decade of leading the arts service organization, Latifah Taormina retires

"...but as for the first? Well, running the former Austin Circle of Theaters wasn't anywhere close to being just..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin @ Large: No Picnic for PARD

Parks & Recreation downsizes, shedding functions that perhaps it never should have had.

"...Austin loves its parks, and consequently Austin loves its Parks..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Land of 1,000 Dramas

Venues

"...crowed that this year's VORTEX season was composed entirely of new works. It's indicative of Cullum's fervor for material..."

March 12, 1999 Arts Feature

Last Bow of an Accidental Critic

Lessons and surprises from a career that shouldn't have been

"...Terry, who invited me to perform in an evening of her comedy sketches one weekend, I would have had..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Conflicts of Interest at City Hall

Give and take, everywhere you look

"...Tourism Commission commotion continues, now with more accusations of conflicts of interest along the dais. Most targeted has..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Public Notice: In Defense of Pedophilia

CM Don Zimmerman embarks on a new crusade

"...I see he has attracted at least one coterie of defenders in our online comments section – a group..."

July 3, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "For me, this has been a healing..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2018

Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...When you look at the vitality of the arts and culture in Austin, it isn't just..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Arts Alive Institute: Reaching all learners with art

VSA Arts' Arts Alive Institute brings together artists and educators from across the state to discuss best practices for using the arts to reach everyone in the classroom

"...but if you're a teacher, you can get continuing professional education credit as well as skills to assist you..."

June 15, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Quote of the Week "She made the state of Texas look..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Girls Rock Austin’s Ethos: I’m Not Sorry, I Rock

Trans and nonbinary-friendly camp gears up for Saturday show

"...When I asked the executive director of Girls Rock Austin (GRA) to describe the local arts..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Point Austin: Breaking Down the Bonds

Affordable housing headlines, but there's plenty in the package

"...Mostly lost in the City Council hullabaloo over the November referendum propositions (J and..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of 2024 Grants for Short Films

Rising filmmakers from around the state get essential support

"...the state and national level seem to be eying arts funding – and the existence of the arts in..."

Jan. 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: 12 Years of Peligrosa Drives ¡Eso Es!

Local DJ collective sets a mood at Margin Walker’s new fiesta-val of all Latinx talent

"...for the first-ever ¡Eso Es! day fest. Chanel Quiñones of local bookers Margin Walker Presents also drew on her..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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