These Are the Days

Extolling an Exciting New Era of Austin Theatre

"...It's the end of an era. The phrase is uttered so..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Decay, Preserve, Observe: The Experimental Memories of Bill Morrison

The cinematic pioneer discusses his career and filmography before his Austin retrospective

"...Since Louis and Auguste Lumière invented the Cinématographe and locked in much of what we know..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Screens Feature by Joe Gross

Umlauf in the Sky Like Diamonds

The renowned sculpture garden takes fundraising to a new height

"...And so there was Austin’s acclaimed soprano Sarajane Dailey, about 12 feet..."

Jan. 27, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...For the arts and culture to take root in a..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Theatre's Great Historian The Essential Oscar

"...Austin theatre has many heroes who are diligent and accomplished but..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

The Right-Wingification of UT

Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

"...Chris Rufo stood before an audience of 50 at the University of Texas..."

Nov. 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Hidden Room Theatre's Houdini Speaks to the Living

In Houdini Speaks to the Living, Hidden Room Theatre resurrects two dead celebrities for a spirited battle

"...We've always wanted to speak to the dead...."

Oct. 21, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Emperor Jones

"...listens, watches. An elegant figure, almost regal, Jones commands the audience's attention, even when he's standing still. There is..."

April 30, 1999 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Art of Parenting With Art

Trying to find ways to make art while sustaining a family is no easy road.

"...Midcommute and the younger daughter, Katie, has finally settled down from an..."

June 22, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

The Drink/Drank/Drunk Issue: Stages of Inebriation

To drink or not to drink – for local thespians, no question

"...Want to hear some good drinking stories? Ask theatre people. Between their research for playing soused characters, work..."

July 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Great Artdoors

Summer's here, and the time is right for outdoor performances all over Central Texas

"...The mercury is rising, but that just means more performing..."

May 17, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The First Time

Austin artists reveal the intimate details of how they got their muse on

"...Everyone remembers their first time, right? How old you were, where you..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

All Aboard for Middle Earth

Fans of J. R. R. Tolkien needn't wait until the December 12 opening of the film of Lord of the Rings to take a journey to Middle Earth. Second Youth Family Repertory Theatre, an Austin arts company acclaimed for its intelligent, highly theatrical stage shows for family audiences, will ferry you there this weekend via its production of The Hobbit.

"...Bag End, if you experience an involuntary shudder at the mention of "my preciousssss," if you associate Sting more..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Power to the People

"...Ken Altes photograph by John Anderson..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

How the Nez Was Won

Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold

"...A funny thing happened to the Monkees on their way to being dismissed as prefab..."

July 26, 2013 Music Feature by Scott Schinder

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

The Long and the Short of It

The expansive Cinematexas short film festival

"...than just a film festival, Cinematexas has expanded over the years into a cross-genre mélange of film, music, conceptual..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Review: The Stage Austin's The Real Inspector Hound

The director, not the dead guy, is the victim in Tom Stoppard's vicious critique of critics

"...playwright – has no doubt laid awake at night formulating passive-aggressive revenge on the reviewer...."

July 28, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Retirement and the City

Retirement is tough. Living Downtown makes it all better.

"...Like many longtime Austinites, I've watched the Downtown landscape fill up with..."

March 27, 2009 Food Feature by Linda Ball

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Southwest’s first Music week since 2019 began to radiate the hype and hysteria it’s known for with Phoebe Bridgers..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

Faster Than Sound – Welcome to Red River World: The Future of Austin’s Music District

Forecasting the storm of developments between the state Capitol and I-35. Also, NPR warned and ACL Fest confirms: Austin’s pop soloists are stepping up.

"...Earlier this month, the first-ever KVRX Fest sent me speed-walking back and forth..."

May 24, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Murdered Women of Juárez Find a Voice Onstage

Isaac Gomez’s one-woman show The Way She Spoke

"...When he first approached her about The Way She Spoke, Karen Rodriguez was more than a..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Q&A Hole: What’s Your Favorite Place in Austin?

Because you know that "cabin fever" is definitely a thing

"...Sure, everybody likes to repair to their lair for some mind-soothing downtime, to maybe hunker in..."

May 29, 2017 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: Gay as the Day Is Long

From Long to Fiesta and night to day, Austin Pride rolls on

"...Couldn't tell you what year it was, but the memory is still imprinted on the booty. It was..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of Austin..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Company You Keep

There's no knowing Andrea Ariel without knowing the artists she works with

"...come easily to this Austin choreographer and dancer – the kind of person for whom writers coined the words..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Living in the Moment

MM Pack profiles legendary foodie Ann Clark.

"...and sharing, of real communion, of living fully in the moment...."

Nov. 8, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

KMFA's New Home Brings the Community Into Contact With Music

Austin's classical music radio station has a new building where people can see the sounds

"...Ann Hume Wilson has the sun in her eyes...."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

National Geographic: Symphony for Our World

The breathtaking natural history footage combined with live symphonic performance sent a noble message: Save the Earth

"...concert-going crowd rose to its feet as one following the last strains of the final movement of National Geographic's..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Something the Grackles Made

The life and works of Mr. Pants

"...sociable fellow, an amiable seeker well-suited to survival in the cloistered, miscreant-infested asylum of The Daily Texan entertainment department..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

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