Jennifer Sherburn’s Eleven Eleven: 02

Bold new dance series continues its planned 11-month reign of beauty

"...Maybe you remember when Austin’s Jennifer Sherburn did that incredible thing with a troupe of dancers..."

Dec. 7, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Man With a Movie To Score

Justin Sherburn sounds off on an avant-garde, Soviet silent

"...at the end of a long street in Montopolis, Justin Sherburn, a keyboardist with the indie rock band Okkervil..."

July 6, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Time Machine: Top Hits of Every Decade for a Century

Montopolis goes multimedia and transtemporal in live concert

"...from every decade – as performed live by composer Justin Sherburn and his all-star Montopolis outfit...."

Jan. 11, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

ARENA: Dressage to Impress

A starry & enchanted night of human performance in the Hill Country

"...1. Yes, Austin’s Jennifer Sherburn seems to have turned human beings into horses, but..."

April 26, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's April Dancers

A month flooded with movement closes with Jennifer Sherburn's Arena and Tapestry's Passing It Forward

"...Fair Oaks Farm, 1001 Brownson, Driftwood www.arenadrippingsprings.com Choreographer Jennifer Sherburn takes her work to a new place – literally:..."

April 29, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Man With the Movie Camera

Justin Sherburn & Montopolis' silent film score is a hit!

"...film scares Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, etc. Justin Sherburn & Montopolis, matched to Man With a Movie..."

July 10, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Local Band Montopolis Scores a Multimedia Ode to the Texas Coast

Galveston (and you) will be blown away by this production

"...classically inflected band led by composer and keyboard maestro Justin Sherburn, will perform Sherburn's original score for Anlo Sepulveda's..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

2008 B. Iden Payne Awards

A strong sense of community at possibly the funniest Payne Awards ceremony ever

"...honored for Mark Stewart's performance, Arthur Adair's set design, Justin Sherburn's score and music direction, and the animation by..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: White Riot, Black Identity

Crowdfunding a black punk narrative, shuttering the Houston Press, and soundtracking Enchanted Rock

"...went to do psychedelics and have spiritual experiences," composer Justin Sherburn recalls of his earliest notions of Enchanted Rock,..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Critics Table Awards 2014-2015

"...shared by Nico Muhly's How Little You Are and Justin Sherburn's score for The Wars of Heaven, Part I...."

June 2, 2015 Photo Gallery

2007-2008 B. Iden Payne Award Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Justin Sherburn (The Red Balloon)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

2008 Payne Awards Nominations

The full list of honorees for the Austin Circle of Theatres' annual theatre honors

"...Justin Sherburn (The Red Balloon)..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature

Words and Music

This year's Austin Chamber Music Festival and Austin Classical Guitar summer series really get lit

"...Britten, Piazzolla, and Austin's Joseph V. Williams II and Justin Sherburn...."

July 8, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Final SXSW List: No. 10

Nas, Vince Staples, Lucius, and 198 more

"...the Nimbus, Nook, Pleasure Escape, Rotten Mangos, Roxy Roca, Justin Sherburn & Montopolis, Shinyribs, Sip Sip, Sphynx, Subkulture Patriots,..."

March 4, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Trouble Puppet's The Wars of Heaven, Part I

The eons-old battle between heaven and hell gets reorganized along gender lines

"...ensemble of performers and designers. The music by composer Justin Sherburn especially is a remarkable aspect to the play,..."

May 8, 2015 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

SXSW Music List No. 9

Spoon, Atmosphere, Charles Bradley, and 243 more added

"...alphabet: Hard Proof, Richard Henry, Hidden Ritual, Hour Band, Justin Sherburn & Montopolis, Kay Odyssey, Line Upon Line Percussion,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Charged Up

The 10th Fusebox Festival gets off to an electric start with 'Mozart Requiem Undead'

"...multimedia artist; Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma and Brownout; Justin Sherburn of Okkervil River; Petra Haden, violinist, vocal sensation,..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

white road Dance Media: Deer, to Me

The Brooklyn troupe's dance was often visually arresting but at times bland

"...themes of domesticity set to music by Austin composer Justin Sherburn, opens Oct. 27...."

Oct. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Jungle

Trouble Puppet's expanded take on Sinclair's novel is as grisly and graceful as ever

"...and useless. (And, no offense to Barry White, but Justin Sherburn has this show's soundtrack composed and performed to..."

March 25, 2011 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Incredible Shrinking Man

This shadow-theatre staging of the sci-fi classic is, indeed, incredible

"...you forgive it because Director David Yeakle, Musical Director Justin Sherburn, and their incredibly shrinking cast and crew really..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Frankenstein

A puppet-driven hodgepodge romp through Mary Shelley's most famous work

"...Stephen Pruitt and adorned by the original music of Justin Sherburn...."

Oct. 1, 2010 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Red Balloon

This revival of the 2008 hit is utterly original and transcendently human

"...set to a sublime, often soaring original score by Justin Sherburn. And finally, imagine all of this as a..."

May 28, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Give 'Em a Hand

The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Jennifer Sherburn and David Yeakle, The Red Balloon..."

May 15, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Red Balloon

Tongue and Groove Theatre's new show leaves you feeling like something dark and heavy has been lifted up and carried far, far away

"...Next, there's the music, scored by Justin Sherburn and brought to life by an eightpiece orchestra...."

July 18, 2008 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"..."You just try to adapt," sighs composer/pianist Justin Sherburn, artistic director behind local orchestral rock ensemble Montopolis...."

June 5, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Monkey Town 6: It’s Somewhere You Definitely Want To Be

Montgomery Knott’s multimedia pop-up rewards all your senses

"...attraction was mitigated by a transcendent performance from composer Justin Sherburn and pedal-steel maestro Bob Hoffnar on the night..."

Jan. 12, 2016 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Victrola

Texas Platters

"...Like, she comes into her own, bolstered by pianist Justin Sherburn (whose tenure in 8 1/2 Souvenirs informs the..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

New Austin Music You Can Enjoy at Home

What we’re spending our time with

"...Headed by composer/keyboardist Justin Sherburn, Montopolis' calming, location-oriented classical inflections help push us..."

April 17, 2020 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Montopolis

"...its secrets in a ruggedly sumptuous time-lapse video. Bandleader Justin Sherburn and visual artist Emily Lofaro captured interviews with..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

Montopolis

"...pluton batholith that resides north of Fredericksburg. Headed by Justin Sherburn (Okkervil River), "Run" notes warm flannels and glorious..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Music Review by Kahron Spearman

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