Five Things to Enjoy During Black History Month

Art, theatre, music, ballet, and more

"...to be as long as a millennium to even start encompassing the achievements of Black Americans, we're grabbing this..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Recommended Austin Arts Events

Our weekly pick of the top art events to get you out of the house

"...This popular ongoing series asks local dance artists to collaborate with an artist of a different medium..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

16 Experimentalists to Help You Get Weird at SXSW

"...and Bebe Barron of Forbidden Planet fame, physicist and artist Byrke Lou, based in Berlin, detects inorganic structures in..."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Rick Weaver

SXSW Film Pro Tips

What to see, where to be, and how to relax

"...Let’s start with some math: SXSW throws more than 150 feature..."

March 4, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...Angelica "Jelly" Erazo, environmental awareness was not a big part of her life. "You know 'Don't Mess With Texas'?..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...road less traveled. Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel unearth curious takes on traditional hip-hop as their latest, The..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in this race. You state in the "Page Two" article dated April 28 that you (the endorsement committee) "take..."

May 12, 2000 Column

AFSCME Local Fires Up for 2020 Campaigns

Nina Turner, Greg Casar, MJ Hegar headline VOTE event

"...Center – if you haven’t visited, the profusion of art (professional and amateur) on display is itself worth the..."

Nov. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

18 Coffee Shops and Cafes in Downtown Austin for When You're On the Go

A caffeine fix is never far away

"...coffee drinks, wines, scotches, and even a chocolate espresso martini. Snack on the sandwiches and desserts in comfy lounge..."

July 23, 2019 Food Post

Qmmunity: Is Everyone on TV Gay?

Plus Contrast Film Fest, Frida Fridays, and more queer magic

"...crossing the rainbow bridge to queerdom?) to Jessica Jones' Hogarth and Gillian, Netflix's LGBTQ characters are getting greater screen..."

July 19, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

City Theatre's Parallel Lives: The Kathy and Mo Show

Two great performances drive this production, but the feminist comedy feels stuck in the Eighties

"...(of Mork and Mindy fame) and the wacky womyn-with-a-y performance art I saw way too much of in the..."

June 7, 2019 Arts Review by Laura Jones

Soundtrack Series Returns This Weekend

What song got your dominoes falling?

"...parents, and grandparents. I try to gloss over that part in my recall of the night, but I’m still..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Post

Cherry Bombs: Standing by Pussy Riot

Hello world, they're your wild girls.

"...21, three band members of the "anonymous Russian feminist performance art group" Pussy Riot performed in protest against the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Dear Philip Huang, I Love You

California art student exposes lunar homosexual conspiracy!

"...doesn't just poison the "haterade" of the Westboro Baptist Church folks (no link there, homos), he has also positioned..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Awaken the Sacred

A new documentary explores Sacred Harp singing

"...Story of the Sacred Harp. The statement is only partially true, for although the film shines an invaluable light..."

Oct. 2, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Slow Motion Sound

"...OTR spoke with Reich following the SOLI Chamber Ensemble's performance of his music during a Wednesday night showcase at..."

March 15, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Jennifer Bell

Jennifer Bell, who is neither Italian nor Catholic, is one of four artists invited to show her paintings in a memorial exhibit for Pope John Paul II in southeastern Italy

"...Artist Jennifer Bell, whose work is represented by Gallery Shoal..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...signing is Dwight Yoakam, one of the most creative artists in country music ever. Drive-by Truckers, also from Athens,..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...virtuosity – and not just in concert halls and churches; they bring Bach to bars and Brahms to brewpubs...."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...For the 16th year, an informal affiliation of local arts critics have joined to recognize the year's most exceptional..."

May 9, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Summer Camp Guide

"...to teach acting and improvisational skills, culminating in a performance on the final night; younger thespians can join the..."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Cost-of-living increases are making local artists do more with less

"...increases in the costs of living and of making art plus decrease in adequate spaces for showing that art..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...the first night of First Night Austin, and the arts scene is eager to see just how our town..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Megachurch Miracle

Believers Flock to Bigger, Some Say Better, Churches

"...And the Lord added to the church daily...."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Kayte Van Scoy

Fuse Box by Day

Schedule

"...Arthouse at the Jones Center, 700 Congress..."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...much a rite of Austin as its venerable spring counterpart, South by Southwest. And why shouldn't it? Low ticket..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...like Eleanor Friedberger and Lola Kirke, the New York-based artist supports ambient folk with atmospheric chamber-pop arrangements and soft,..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

Levitation Interview: Lingua Ignota

Kristin Hayter on academia, catholicism & the complexity of violence

"...rage emanating from composer/singer Kristin Hayter, an Ivy League-educated artist compelled to confront survivor violence as a voice-of-the-voiceless. She..."

Nov. 7, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Saturnalia Lands

Austin welcomes new DIY music fest while another gets blocked in court

"...in the grassy, multi-acre expanse fronting Webberville Road Baptist Church. To his right, African-American elders in exquisite suits moseyed..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Then There's This …: Sound and Light

Council takes up thorny issues on land planning and utility rates

"...morning by the amplified strains of "How Great Thou Art" issuing from an immense amphitheater in your neighborhood. There's..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

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