Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

Anne Washburn's inventive play shows how, after the apocalypse, we still cling to Springfield

"...and, ultimately, 75 years after the apocalypse), lighting designer Sarah Maines keeps the center of Mary Moody well lit..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Star Turns

The nominees for the 2015-16 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Miller III Hunger, Ebony Stewart Tender Rough Rough Tender, Sarah Saltwick Tortoise & Hare, Allen Robertson & Damon Brown..."

May 9, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The 'It' Program

Musical theatre struts back onstage at Texas State to rave reviews

"...and new faculty members such as Broadway lighting designer Sarah Maines and scenic artist Sara Lee Cely, Texas State's..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Texas Platters

"...famous parent hiding his face in embarrassment is Lloyd Maines (father of lead singer Natalie Maines). As such, the..."

April 17, 1998 Music Review

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Standing Up for Natalie Maines..."

April 4, 2003 Column

Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol

This slick and polished musical adaptation of the Dickens classic serves up holiday cheer in abundance

"...for seamless transitions and enhanced choreography by Christa Oliver. Sarah EC Maines' atmospheric lighting highlights Susan Branch Towne's period-perfect..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...into the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual. Friday: Suspirians (5:45pm), Sarah Ruth (6:20), Sarah La Puerta + Jared Elioseff (6:40),..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Austin Music Awards Gallery, 1988-2007

"...Angela Strehli, Lou Ann Barton, Sarah Brown and Marcia Ball '89..."

Nov. 27, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...artist dedicated to real talk. – Melanie Haupt NATALIE MAINES..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...encouraged by his Christian family to attend conversion therapy; Sarah McBride, the transgender student body president who went on..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Emerson’s Bar and Grill Jennifer Coy Jennings, Wild Horses Sarah Danko, The Effect/Grounded Sam Domino, Prodigal Son Judd Farris,..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Pachanga!

Cinco de Mayo month Part III – the hombres: from Jovita's Mayo Pardo to Ruben Ramos' Mexican Revolution, Del Castillo, Joel Guzman, y más

"...1) Locals like Rosie Flores, Patricia Vonne, Sarah Fox, Mary Welch, and Joanna Ramirez are the first..."

May 29, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Review: Zach Theatre’s The Sound of Music

New production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic tries to forget the Julie Andrews film, and finds new political relevance

"...a window or chandelier suspended from the rafters, and Sarah EC Maines' lighting design. Upstage, on both sides of..."

July 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Lighting Sarah EC Maines, Sunday in the Park with George..."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...George, The Audience/There and Back/Fun Home/Antigonick Qi Jiajing, Matawan Sarah EC Maines, Sunday in the Park with George Tony..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Playback: Dale Watson's Ameripolitan Dream

Outlaws wanted (for Awards), God calls back Gean West, and SXSW wristbands back on sale!

"...engineer (and Pocket Fishrmen guitarist) Cris Burns. Watson's Lloyd Maines-produced new LP, Call Me Insane, arrives in May on..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Bandera Way

Scenes from a marriage in four acts.

"...all that glitters isn't gold and platinum records; Natalie Maines' comments on President Bush blacklisted the Dixie Chicks, while..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The Lucky Tomblin Band

Country Mile

"...Earl Poole Ball tickled ivories for Johnny Cash, bassist Sarah Brown is grounded in the blues – but the..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

More Subdivision Water Worries

Pedernales Canyon Trail homeowners worry cluster of new homes next to their upscale community will literally suck the groundwater out from under them

"...with riverfront views and neighbors like Dixie Chick Natalie Maines – where home prices range from $350,000 to well..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

No Limits

Austin at the Toronto International Film Festival

"...documentary presentation of the uproar that arose from Natalie Maines' misconstrued statement on the eve of America's re-entry into..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancing About Architecture

Noise Ordinance meeting is postponed, as is the ultimate fate of the Austin Music Network. Happily, the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar is back.

"...Thursday, 12/12: Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The List Pt. 2

"...Hisaw, Floramay Holiday, George DeVore, George Strait, Ginger & Sarah, Herb Steiner, Hollisters, Ian Moore, Jack Ingram, James Hyland,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...Hendrix at her most comfortable-- onstage and alongside Lloyd Maines. There aren't many singer-songwriters around here with songs this..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

A Crumb and a Spank

"...well as tunes from their next CD, the Lloyd Maines-produced Industry and Thrift, which is scheduled for a mid-September..."

June 5, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Oh, My God! They Killed Tammy! You Bastards!

"...Girls, Victoria Williams, Lisa Loeb, and of course founder Sarah McLachlan......"

April 10, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Record Reviews

"...or the insistence of bass legend and longtime friend Sarah Brown, brought Egge east from New Mexico to Austin..."

March 14, 1997 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture

"...coveted advance copies. Also up is a reissue of Sarah Elizabeth Campbell's A Little Tenderness and the Wannabes' second..."

Aug. 11, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck