Giant Steps Productions: Togetherness

D.I.T. concert promotion with James Taylor

"...home to a multitude of excellent small booking and production companies that consistently put on some of the best..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...Martin Scorsese steps outside his usual comfort zone of gangsters, crime, and..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Tips Part II: Printing

IA's got the goods on local printing for bands

"...James Taylor, the man behind Giant Steps Productions who graced my column a few weeks..."

March 2, 2012 Music Post by Zoe Cordes Selbin

Dancing About Architecture

The Party Never Stops!

"...weekend on Sixth Street at noon Saturday, followed by Giant Steps at 2pm, and the Hunger at 4:30pm. Sunday,..."

April 3, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Phantom of the Opera at Bass Concert Hall

This new touring production makes a grandly restaged, compelling tale of thin source material, with a chandelier drop that still thrills

"...and everything are great, but if it's not a giant, flaming set-piece plummeting through the air over your head,..."

April 28, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Industry Advocates Women in Animation Open Austin Chapter

Rooster Teeth, Powerhouse pledge to support women's careers

"...current coronavirus lockdown, pretty much all film and TV production has come to a grinding halt. The exception seems..."

April 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Butterfly's Life, From the Inside

Beautiful 'Farfalle' allows kids to step into a bug's world

"...How often do you get a chance to outrun giant caterpillars? Or make music by stepping on chrysalises as..."

Feb. 23, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Art Transplant

The Move Toward a Cultural Center in Downtown

"...neighbors', and so is their offering, like the recent production of Shakespeare's Richard III, with a two-man cast handling..."

Aug. 30, 1996 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

Aida: Outmatched by the Set

Austin Lyric Opera's Aida looks like a million bucks, but its stunning visuals are undercut by some less-than-grand human qualities.

"...get you a share of a heavily touted touring production of Aida, Verdi's powerful take on a love triangle..."

March 17, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...band like Calexico. Ripened in the hands of longtime Giant Sand rhythm duo Joey Burns and John Covertino, Calexico's..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Age of Aquarius

With a new production of the "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" Hair, director Dave Steakley caps 10 years of making the Zachary Scott Theatre Center rock -- and so much more.

"...You know that, even if you've never seen a production of it, never owned a copy of the cast..."

July 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...the schedule at the Paramount and neighboring Stateside. Two giants of cinema get special nods, starting with Peter Sellers,..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Memory of Dennis Hopper

'A walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction'

"...own choosing, The Last Movie. While it was in production and post-production, there was widespread anticipation in the industry...."

June 4, 2010 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Rain, Broken Glass, and a Dead Body in the Dumpster

Fourteen hours of Elizabeth Reeder's A Very Bad Day

"...Dulling Spray. Cables are taped down, and Reeder herself steps in to prime and powder her actors. "I'm still..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

So Much Specialness

David Byrne's cult classic True Stories captured a lost Texas and a prescient picture of today

"...Originally published in 2012, this story recounts the production of writer/director/musical legend David Byrne’s True Stories, shot in..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Screens Feature by Leah Churner

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...of local string trio the Carper Family, Beth Chrisman steps into the spotlight as a solo songwriter and leader..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...for lunch and she's promised to bring her latest production -- the soundtrack to her new novel, The Yokota..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Weekday Events to Make It a Craft Night, Movie Night, Trivia Night, and More

There's also some events during the day

"...some painful but necessary growth as they make baby steps toward adulthood.   – Kat McNevins Hop Make and..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

"We'll Always Have 807 Congress"

The Raging of the Elements, or Indoor Theatre in Austin -- Al Fresco

"...installed. Night after night, while preparing for our opening production, Howard Barker's scathing and brilliant Scenes From an Execution,..."

June 25, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Things We Do for Love

One theatre ensemble just can't quit that miss of myth, Psyche

"...it, too. In my list of Top 9 Theatre Productions of 2009 That Did Ascend the Brightest Heaven of..."

June 25, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Power Surge

Local company finds flywheel generated electric power is a growing niche in the current market.

"...forces with Caterpillar Inc., the mining and construction equipment giant, which sells the company's flywheel systems under the Caterpillar..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Record Reviews

"...and Rich Brotherton, as well as players from Tucson's Giant Sand circle of friends. Despite the superfluous amount of..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Compadre Brewing and Central District Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 7)

"...discerning palate. Compadre is an industrial-belt brewery with a giant, workmanlike tap list whose first anniversary was May 2..."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Society Pages

Reading the next chapter of the Austin Film Society's playbook

"...There aren't many superstar film programmers. So even though..."

June 21, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Queen of Condiments

"...finding another co-packer such as Jardine's to handle their production, or banding together to purchase Neblett's equipment and run..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...and your family’s well-being to take some very basic steps. I’m not saying you have to become a doomsday..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Directed by Milton Zoth, the Austin Repertory Theater’s production of The Diviners features the unique experience of professional..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

The Legendary

The Roots kick it live from La Zona Rosa

"...Owen Biddle, the Philly native who’d earned songwriting and production credits on 2006’s Game Theory, to the low end...."

Oct. 13, 2008 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Tuesday Showcase Picks

"...recent local transplant David Vincent, ex-Morbid Angel/Genitorturers industrial/death/grind hero, steps out on his own, dabbling in country music. Mr...."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

On the Road Again

Texas Monthly teams with Rolling Roadshow for summer series

"...guitar with local Waxahachie musician Mike O’Daniel on the steps of the Ellis County Courthouse in the town square...."

May 16, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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