Summer Schedule Highlights

"...The Festival Hill summer series (www.festivalhill.org), which opens Saturday, June 5 with a..."

June 4, 2004 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

Summer Series Schedule

"...Special Afternoon Concerts..."

June 4, 2004 Music Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Get ready for baby sea turtles, balloon launches, and more

"...The Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock hosts free Summer Showcase Concertsevery Thursday evening from May 23 to August..."

April 30, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Thousand-String Guitar

Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar

"...June, you expect local teens to be marking the summer break in the time-honored ways: minimum-wage-slaving it in some..."

June 18, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...Slovenia, Italy, and Israel: bracing comic takes on A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew; a..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Austin's Classical Music Preview 'Tis the Season

I've written about the

"...of music for their legions of subscribers (the ASO concerts generally sell out way in advance and for good..."

Nov. 17, 1995 Arts Feature

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...Toxic was part of the nothing-if-not-novel "Porn to Rock" showcase to promote the Callner Music compilation of songs by..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

Art Fun in the Summertime

May

"...Alan Roth: Robotics..."

May 21, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts & Entertainment

"...Best Free Film SeriesAustin Film Society Summer Free For All Film Series at UT..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Best of Austin Feature

2010 Austin Chamber Music Festival Schedule

"...stretches across four weeks, with an opera, eight major concerts, eight free concerts, and nine Behind the Scenes events..."

July 9, 2010 Arts Feature

Welcome to the Jungle

Metal and alt-rock collide and flourish during the Back Room's glory years

"...here at SXSW in March. They've spent most of summer and fall in Los Angeles recording their debut for..."

July 28, 2006 Music Feature by Ray Seggern

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...some have already rescheduled events from this spring to summer and fall. We've noted them here so you can..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Capt. Day Trips drops the 411 on Round Top, Texas

"...east of Round Top and turned it into a showcase of frontier handicrafts. In 1965, Miss Ima gave the..."

March 12, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Live Shots

"...last two local appearances: a South by Southwest 1996 showcase and a week-long string of dates at the Electric..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Music Feature

Who's Got the Hootie?

Comparing Austin' and Dallas' 1995 Output

"...were content to catch Dallas bands at their SXSW showcases. Still, Dallas' sneaky turnaround may actually be a valuable..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Music Feature

The Reverse Crossover of La Mafia

The Empire Builders

"...power-pop Tejano to the slow and tender ballads that showcase a new direction for La Mafia, the band has..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Music Feature

Spotlight on Opera

In this training program, divas make room for regular folks to belt arias

"...years, Spotlight on Opera has grown from a one-week summer intensive with students learning and performing opera scenes to..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Founders Day

The 2010 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...– has grown into a major music festival, with concerts year-round on a 210-acre campus that includes a 1,000-seat..."

June 4, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Anton Nel

The concert pianist shows off the Hamburg Steinway he chose for Dell Hall

"...UT's Butler School of Music was playing his regular summer gig at the Aspen Music Festival, where, he says,..."

March 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Critic's Picks

Arts & Entertainment

"...and a no-holds-barred event called "My Gay Movie" that showcased amateur gay filmmakers. Now aGLIFF allows us to do..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Best of Austin Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Chasin' the Clouds Away

"...of the year may have unofficially started Austin's six-month summer, but one day in the sun is not enough..."

April 18, 1997 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...pop stars expected to materialize in Austin for cred-grabby concerts on Saturday night."..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Return of Lila Downs

‘La Reyna’ makes another rare stop in Austin – tonight

"...AC: I recall our review of your showcase opening with something like, “Any set that begins with..."

April 9, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...he encourages audience participation that tends to turns his concerts into dance parties.– Zoe Cordes Selbin XXXY..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Ponderosa Stomp

Where the past comes alive

"...for the Stomp and its ancillary South by Southwest showcase is in full flower. This, after all, is a..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature by Greg Beets

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...Juneteenth staple universally beloved as the icon of cool summer refreshment but disdained among the black community's upwardly mobile..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

Living on the Air in Austin

Live Music Flourishes in the Studio

"...Bob With Debra morning show to be released this summer. KUT, the university's other radio station, has released three..."

April 10, 1998 Music Feature by Greg Beets