Seizing the Day

Alvin Rangel's future may be uncertain, but for now he's making great dance

"...He joined the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, an unexpected Ohio haven for high-caliber dancers, especially those of color, and..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

'Hat' Trick

The Austin Chamber Music Festival gets you as close to opera as can be

"...by small presenting arts festivals in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan. "We'd always have a couple of kids'..."

July 9, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bitten! A Zombie Rock Odyssey

As a play, 'Bitten! A Zombie Rock Odyssey' is impressively bad, but it's got one hell of a soundtrack

"...and produced in conjunction with Loaded Gun Theory (a theatre company), I am still singing the songs. Still chuckling..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

A Ham for This Season

Hans Frank's political drama is timely fare for election time

"...a little Ham, brought to you by Hyde Park Theatre, director/actor Ken Webster, and playwright/actor Hans Frank, the same..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

'The New Yorker,' My Mother, and Me

An Austin writer courses through her favorite magazine's festival circuits.

"...My mother first subscribed as a college student in Ohio in the late Fifties, and she's continued her subscription..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Books Feature by Molly Beth Brenner

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...her trepidatiously in the aisle of the Texas Union Theatre when I ran across her at some screening or..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...as just about any bluesman he ever covered. (State Theatre, 9pm) -David Lynch..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Boz Scaggs Doesn't Mean to Be Argumentative

The Texan parses blues, R&B, and rock & roll ahead of two Austin shows

"...of Plano, Texas, born William Royce Scaggs in Canton, Ohio, warming up to the subject of his long career..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Summer Stock Austin's The Addams Family

The company's young artists infuse the musical incarnation of those spooky, ooky Addamses with fresh blood by the buckets

"...when her sweetheart's strait-laced parents pay a visit from Ohio. (A swing state? Horrors!) And since the Addamses love..."

Aug. 5, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...The Residents 9pm, Paramount Theatre Easily the strangest musical endeavor ever to emerge from..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

The Daily Show Is Coming to Austin

A week's worth of midterm election coverage set for Oct. 27-30

"...Each taping’s tapped to go down at the Zach Theatre’s Topfer Theatre, a 420-person venue on South Lamar that..."

Sept. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Chase Hoffberger

Gruesome Playground Injuries

Two wounded friends walk a line between nostalgia and regret in Street Corner Arts' staging of Rajiv Joseph's play

"...Arts (and staged earlier this year by Capital T Theatre in the FronteraFest Long Fringe), balances that line...."

May 31, 2013 Arts Review by Matthew Irwin

Model Citizens Bland and Keffer

Striking Poses in the Name of Art

"...Keffer: We met at an audition at Hyde Park Theatre...."

March 21, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Howdy, Pardner!

In 2010, the watchword among Austin creatives was 'collaboration'

"...Center gained stewardship of the 200,000-plus Magnum Photos archive. Theatre and dance both saw the national spotlight turned their..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fuse Box: Now with more electricity

The newly expanded Fuse Box Festival continues to shower sparks across Austin, with the second week packing in even more new dance, theatre, screenings, bands, and art

"...the second week packing in even more new dance, theatre, screenings, site-specific performances, bands, and art showings by outstanding..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Black Keys

"...duo without a name. They started out in Akron, Ohio, and have dropped three great albums, gaining recognition with..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Martin de Leon II

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...surely the best thing to come out of Dayton, Ohio, since the Deal sisters skipped town. The duo's painfully..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

Articulations

Despite the economic downturn, Arts Center Stage is moving forward in its campaign to build the Long Center for the Performing Arts, and two of Austin's gay playwrights have cause to be happy.

"...runs June 13 to July 13 at Hyde Park Theatre, 511 W. 43rd. For more info, call 407-8877. Then,..."

March 8, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...assault of local clubs, record stores, coffee shops, and theatre houses in an exhaustive effort to share a vision..."

March 16, 2001 Music Feature

Further Reflections

"...Elizabeth Hurley at the EDtv premiere at the Paramount Theatre. photograph by John Anderson Included here are reviews of..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Feature

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...the crowd from the opera box at the Paramount Theatre before the world premiere of Travellerphotograph by Shelley Rutledge..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Friday 24, Paramount Theatre..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...the Walking Dead) as a member of a prison theatre group...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Institute of Letters Honors Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires

Longtime writer and critic one of 17 inducted in TIL

"...co-chair of the Austin Critics Table. In particular, Robert’s theatre criticism has been singled out for distinction by American..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

ATX Film News

Bill Hicks, vampires, and slime

"...how a cable system called Qube out of Columbus, Ohio, became the anti-Disney and injected a new level of..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Major League Sucker

"...provision along with less pretentiousness than the snobby ACL theatre. There will be music and tax revenue all in..."

Aug. 20, 2018 Postmarks

Playback: Mosaic Sound Collective Comes Into Focus

Mosaic Sound Collective's music hub and ancient atmospheric Adam Torres point to the future

"...will host concerts and, potentially, events serving Austin's venue-challenged theatre community...."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Film Review: Chicken People

A lively peek into the high-stakes world of competitive poultry shows

"...world of competitive poultry shows, focusing largely on the Ohio National Poultry Show and its coveted prize of “Grand..."

March 13, 2016 Screens Post by Ashley Moreno

Take Me to a Party

Sweet Spirit pops big

"...Sabrina Ellis is calling from a farm outside Minerva, Ohio, belonging to Sweet Spirit bassist Jon Fichter's parents. On..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: They Only Came To Kick Some Ass

Both Jack Black the actor and Jack Black the rocker rule Austin

"...is still selling out showings at the Downtown arthouse theatre after 12 weeks...."

July 27, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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