News From Around the World: Austin, Tajikistan, Manchester, and Two World Cups

"...game in Albuquerque against UNM. The regular season kicks off Friday, Aug. 31 at home against TCU...."

Aug. 22, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Silent Sky at Austin Playhouse

This luminous staging of Lauren Gunderson's play brings wonder to the universe and makes it at once vast and intimate

"...A bright speck in a field of darkness. It can be hard to judge how close..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Spirits of Texas

Texas spirits to keep your spirits up

"...Vodka ($19), and folks have hoped for a piece of his multimillion-dollar market ever since. But his path to..."

July 29, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...small beer industry was so aligned with the desires of its client base that no one would dare turn..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Contemporary Austin

'Susurrus,' 'Music for Wilderness Lake' offer art for the ears as well as eyes

"..."The isle is full of noises,/ Sounds and sweet airs that give delight and..."

June 27, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Elizabeth: Heart of a King

Lorella Loftus' ambitious new bio-play boasts strong performances by the three women portraying the Virgin Queen

"...To the editors of the Wikipedia page "Cultural depictions of Queen Elizabeth I..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases

The sun always shines on TV

"...opening ceremony unfolds with classical artist Dasom Baek, looper of metal bowls, dripping water, and bamboo flutes. Later, Seoul's..."

March 12, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2017

From monsters to mountains, wolves to wild horses, the year came alive with figures boldly created onstage

"...1) LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (National Theatre of Scotland/Texas Performing Arts)/THR3E ZISTERS (Salvage Vanguard Theater) In a..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Realms of Inspiration

Erik Hokkanen, Finnish and fiddling in Austin

"...illustrations for Golden Books in the Fifties and Sixties often told a different story than the children's tale being..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Master of the Improbable

When someone says something can't be done, trust Turk Pipkin to say 'Wanna bet?'

"...Turk Pipkin is about to tee off on the legendary 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Whirled of Sound

Tracking down Rob Halverson and Robinson Ear's Little Whirled of Sound.

"...Rob Halverson is something of a mad scientist. Positioned in front of a digital..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Gael Force

Austin's Celtic tributaries feed into Austin Celtic Festival -- and the larger whole.

"...Mayhem On the morning of Nov. 16, 2001, Lanora Davidson drove to work fearing..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Does Beer Dilute St. Patrick's Day?

Let's be offended

"...beer world, St. Patrick's Day comes at the end of what is typically a long, dry winter," Jason Notte..."

March 19, 2013 Food Post by Ivy Le

The New Payola

When Radio Stations Become Concert Promoters

"...Everclear hasn't played in Austin this summer. By now they should have played twice..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off, Liz Lochhead's award-winning dramatization of the bonnie queen's reign, is an ambitious first production for Renaissance Austin Theatre Company, but producer Lorella Loftus prevails by enticing some of Austin's finest actors from the Shakespearean courts to the realm of the experimental.

"...Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off: Just AheadThe Vortex,..."

April 19, 2002 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Live Shots

"...Keely ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead at Liberty Lunch, January 23 photograph by Brian..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature

ACL Live Shot: Chvrches

Electro Scots ride the lightning

"...Radiohead sells out stadiums while making albums entirely out of amniotic fluid. There’s a bright future for these three..."

Oct. 11, 2014 Music Post by Luke Winkie

The Texas Craft Brewers Festival's Rotating Beer List

27 Texas craft brewers showcase their suds

"...probably at the exact time you realize how much of your precious life you're wasting at your pencil sales..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Food Post by Eric Puga

Women's World Cup, Euro Qualifying, and More

"...The Women's World Cup kicks off this Monday in China with a 7am game between..."

Sept. 5, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Music News: Wednesday/Thursday

Dignitaries, cancellations, surprise pop-ups, and Thursday picks

"...you’re in, one slip-up and you’re history. Here in Austin, the word “March” coupled with anything sounding chaotic evokes..."

March 17, 2016 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Levitation Uncorks 2015 Lineup

Former Austin Psych Fest teams with Fun Fun Fun Fest promoter

"...Three-dozen acts offloaded from the Levitation mothership just now, the re-branded Austin..."

Dec. 3, 2014 Music Post

For the Sake of Swing, Strings, and Soul

Dance, Adam Ahrens, Never Frae My Mind, Band of Heathens, and Letters in the Wind

"...For the Sake of Swing, Strings, and Soul..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Photographer Sandy Carson Shoots Up the Weird, Weird West

Austin-based Scotsman's new book I've Always Been a Cowboy in My Heart is rooted in place

"...is tipped over on its side, its sign absent of any message, its spindly black legs sticking stiffly in..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735

"...The Beginning of the End..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Irvine Welsh

'Trainspotting,' 10 years later, and a new book

"...a family. ... Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home,..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Record Store Day Unearths a Roky Erickson Rarity

Reanimating one of the great Austin tributes

"...Life sometimes offers the best surprises. Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye,..."

April 21, 2017 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Texas Moonshine

Previously pigeonholed psych trio Ringo Deathstarr transcends its root crushes

"...Eternal refrain of both teenagers and, in 2016, adults listening to popular..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Feature by Libby Webster

More Places at the Table

The Austin Critics Table is about to hand out its annual awards for achievement in the arts for the 10th year, and the list of nominees is longer than ever.

"...We came, we saw, we liked an awful lot of it. That essentially describes the reaction of the Austin..."

May 24, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Record Reviews

"...a gargantuan tortoise and runs roughshod over a throng of unsuspecting Lake Michigan beach-goers on a crisp spring day...."

Aug. 1, 1997 Music Review

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Handicapping SXSW 09 Wednesday night showcasers

"...7pm, Continental Club This isn't just any collective of regional musicians; it's the best of two worlds. Lafayette,..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

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