Tomar Williams Hones Four Decades of Soul

Breakout of his family band, the performer seizes on his pop, soul, R&B, and hip-hop successes and failures in Tomar & the FCs

"...order, the Salih-produced "Barre Baby" caught fire on Southeast Texas' airwaves. The Williams family band's default percussionist wound up..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

C.A. + D.A. = C.D.A.?

County may send attorney merger to Lege

"...for decades, in part because it's common elsewhere in Texas – used in 49 counties, including Bexar, Dallas, Hidalgo,..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Panoramic Voices’ Bach: Mass in B Minor

Director Brent Baldwin and his chorus made this work of pure uplift – rousing to sing, delightful to hear – a joy to experience

"...contentious times. Joel Love, late of the University of Texas, composed The Elephant in the Dark as a companion..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

The Odds on Mayor Adler’s $720 Million Mobility Bond

Is the plan just daring enough to work?

"...surprised that a districted Council, "with plenty of different perspectives," holds differing opinions. And to greater or lesser degrees,..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Capital City Black Film Festival Grows by Leaps and Bounds

Four-day event showcases African-American experiences in cinema

"...film market of continental Africa. "We've partnered with Austin-based Texas Blue Mountain Media, which is owned by a Nigerian..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

Point Austin: Unmet Needs

As Council wrangles the budget, groups push for more funding to breach inequalities

"...represented a wide range of opinions and sometimes conflicting perspectives, most argued that the current city budget embodies the..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Michael King

The Good Eye: Allies in the Industry

Giving Austin actresses a seat at the table

"...on their own experiences, including the way pregnancy feels, perspectives from different cultural groups, and general advice to have..."

March 27, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Book Review: 'The Last Kind Words Saloon'

Jes' Wyatt and Doc and the setting sun in McMurtry's latest

"...era gone by. McMurtry’s story opens in Long Grass, Texas with a whiskey-guzzling Wyatt Earp who can’t shoot a..."

May 22, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Gay Place: Behind The Masquerade

An Angel shows her halos and Queer Ride gets porny

"...will feature "a conversation with ... prominent elders [with] perspectives on social justice work in Austin." Fri., Jan. 17,..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Change of Venue

This year, FronteraFest is takin' it to the streets – and a chapel, a bookstore, a home ...

"...work built around viewing contemporary issues from nontraditional, angled perspectives, the creative team needed a space in which they..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rivalry Revs Up for Pct. 2

Three Dems vie to replace Sarah Eckhardt

"...work, arrived in Austin in 1988 and started the Texas chapter of Clean Water Action. She co-founded the now..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

Malaise and Methodology

Ann Cvetkovich crafts a radical approach to considering depression

"...of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, to be exact – so presumably she's..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Dog Years

Austin's version of the Band – the Gourds – steps into those brown shoes almost literally with Old Mad Joy

"...a notable class of Austinites: Storyville, Don Walser's Pure Texas Band, Sincola, Ian Moore, Bad Livers, Pariah, and a..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Some (Re)Assembly Required

From mapping to extrapolating, recontextualizing the data we've been given

"...of classics and assistant director at the University of Texas' Institute of Classical Archaeology as well as the organizer..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Single-Member Situation

Movement afoot – once again – to ask voters to endorse City Council districts

"...Senate Bill 380 says the governing body of any Texas city with a population of more than 500,000 "must..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Dark Insinuations

Ray Donley steps from the shadows to talk about his art

"...became a studio art major at the University of Texas. But he couldn't find an instructor willing to help..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: Inner Sanctums, Outer Orbits

The intertwined legacies of indie music and the alternative press

"...at 8pm by the original Steam Heat. Alvin Crow's Texas Mavericks will finish the evening, beginning their set at..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Column by Louis Black

American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music

To fully enjoy this exhibit, bring a kid and watch him become ignited by the music

"...Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress,..."

March 19, 2010 Arts Review by Belinda Acosta

SXSW 2010 Kicks Ass, Drops Some Names

SXSW Film announces Opening Night Film Kick-Ass, docs on SNL and Motörhead

"...Austin, Texas -- January 6, 2010 – Earlier today, the South..."

Jan. 6, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Plan, Be

The citizens who spent years dreaming up CreateAustin are now working to make it real

"...Ballet Austin; Douglas Dempster, dean of the University of Texas' College of Fine Arts; Randy Houston, attorney and vice..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The 'It' Perspective

Photographer Fritz Henle seen through the lens of Austin image-maker Matthew Fuller

"...worlds, who was as likely to be found shooting Texas high school students for Life magazine, Louisiana oil refineries..."

June 12, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Outside the System

Two artists go beyond the gallery walls to find new ways of sharing their work

"...During a recent studio visit with University of Texas professor of art Michael Mogavero, I asked him about..."

April 3, 2009 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

Five.Foot.One 2 'Five.Two.Ten'

Tiny dynamo Andrea Ariel works up short dances

"...as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Texas and Austin Community College, as well as a teaching..."

Sept. 5, 2008 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Design Advocacy Voices: Austin

"...helpful in bringing attention to the importance of three-dimensional perspectives on the built environment – particularly the quality of..."

June 27, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Community Access

The groundbreaking Austin Past and Present archive projects means free museums, movies, music, and more all over town

"...use APP in alignment with state standards and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, and the program has..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Remember that only 4% of Texas' schools are rated unacceptable. A school is currently rated..."

Aug. 18, 2006 Column

Za vashe zdorov'ye, Shostakovich!

Fifteen local arts organizations work together to celebrate Shostakovich's 100th birthday

"...together to commemorate the occasion with performances, lectures, symposiums, perspectives, and art exhibitions. Austin Lyric Opera Artistic Director Richard..."

March 18, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

November is Dvorák month in Austin!

The University of Texas is marking the centenary of Dvorák's death with an ambitious multidisciplinary festival called "New Worlds: Dvorák in Search of America."

"...The University of Texas is marking the centenary of Dvorák's death with an..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Arts Bullets

It's the Changing of the Bard, from Dietz to Swanson, and Tina Marsh plays it cool for CO2. Artists talk techniques, and teens tell you where to find Good Love.

"...11, 7:30pm. For more information, call 448-3485 or e-mail creop@texas.net...."

July 9, 2004 Arts Feature

TV Eye

The mean month of May

"...of the screened titles (Refugee, Cosmopolitan) are refreshing, urban perspectives on life in the cultural divide. But enough about..."

April 30, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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