The Virtuoso

Murder for hire and betrayal for fun

April 30, 2021 Movie Review

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

The director of Twenty Feet From Stardom does another music doc

"...Music can uplift the human spirit. This is the drumbeat that drives Morgan..."

July 8, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Strangers

First-time writer/director Bertino, a UT alum, scares up a solid horror-film success with this debut outing.

"...up a solid genre success with this debut outing. The Strangers covers familiar horror turf with its story about..."

May 30, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

A character study of a young man torn between disparate career paths as either an enforcer for his slumlord father or a virtuoso pianist, is underserved by its prosaic realism and adds little to the original.

"...Devos, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccaï and Linh Dan Pham. The Beat That My Heart Skipped, in an uncommon switch,..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Legend of 1900

"...Nunn, Clarence Williams Iii and Melanie Thierry. 1900 is the name of a character, not a century, in this..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Protector

Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa, who made a strong stateside impression in the recent Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, stars in this follow-up action picture, that plays like an invigorating Free Willy with elephants.

"...Bongkoj Khongmalai, Xing Jing, Johnny Nguyen and Nathan Jones. The plot to director Pinkaew's audacious follow-up to Ong-Bak: Muay..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Knock at the Cabin

M. Night Shayamalan takes on the end of the world

"...M. Night Shyamalan tells a story not his own. The last time he made an adaptation of an existing..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Raid 2

This breathtaker is a relentless wall of action filmmaking that sets a new, bloody standard.

"...There’s a scene late in Gareth Evans’ The Raid 2,..."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

This celebratory documentary skips briskly over the 60-plus-year career of one of jazz's pre-eminent and most original singers.

"...briskly along to cover a 60-plus-year career, Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer begins in 1941 when..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Theresa Everline

The Concerts

"...The Ravel Violin Sonata contains one of the oddities of..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Music Feature

The Saddest Music in the World

Strange, marvelous, and unique, Guy Maddin's new film starring Isabella Rossellini is his best work to date.

"...David Fox. Canadian director Guy Maddin is one of the most unusual and distinctive filmmakers in the world. His..."

June 4, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

What We Saw From the Cheap Seats

Regina Spektor's pre-Election Day transcendence

"...Applause erupted from all levels of the Bass Concert Hall on Monday when NYC-via-Moscow piano virtuoso..."

Nov. 7, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend

Your weekend soundtrack to new fall beginnings.

"...Seismic Dance event escapes the Carson Creek curse, the Jesus Lizard wiggles at ACL..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

St. Vincent Connects the Dots

Day-Glo dominatrix subjugates the Moody in first of two shows

"...Examining the past decade through the lens of her grandiose pop,..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Slow Pulse EP release, Austin Afrobeats Fest, Border Kindness Benefit, and more recommended shows

"...Toward the end of the Obama era, Slow Pulse was a..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Column by Julian Towers

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...of December, when we munch tamales and exchange gifts (then make impossible resolutions and wait for our balls to..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo Turns 50

The landmark album spins at the Moody Theater via two of its makers and their virtuosic friends

"..."The Byrds were ahead of the curve, and they taught..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Feels Like the First Time

The 36th annual Austin Music Awards mark a number of debuts

"...Agenda item No. 1 for the 2017/2018 Austin Music Awards Show hinged on a landmark..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Orange Is the New Weird

ATX indie-rock guitar god alert! The Young frontman Hans Zimmerman.

"..."I'll be the dork drinking beer," reads the text from Hans Zimmerman...."

Aug. 22, 2014 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

The Haven

Exploring the grounds and sounds at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top

"...this instance, is a good thing. Festival Hill represents the value of the arts. It's a place where the..."

June 4, 2004 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

The Innovators

Part 2 of "Jazz," by Harvey Pekar

"...During the debate that took place regarding the merits of Ken..."

June 15, 2001 Music Feature by Harvey Pekar

Got to Get Ourselves Back to the Garden

The exhibition "Charles Umlauf: A Retrospective, 1933-1992" at the gallery Spazio by Lytle Pressley, is a fresh reminder that Umlauf was an artistic virtuoso in many ways and not simply an artist who lived in Austin, but an artist who was Austin, who embodied something of the character of the city and revealed it in his artwork.

"...The small bronze sculpture offers a modest depiction of a..."

June 1, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Soul of ConjuntoI

Flaco Jimenez and the Conjunto Dream Team

"...says Flaco Jimenez, reclining against a picnic table under the afternoon shade in a Southside San Antonio back yard...."

July 5, 1996 Music Feature by Abel Salas

Pairing the Pour

South American wines at Vaca y Vino

"...The vinos at Vaca y Vino were provided by Republic..."

May 3, 2013 Food Feature by Margaret Shugart

Los Hermanos/The Brothers

How the Cold War divided a family, while music kept them connected

"...so thoroughly drenched in a passion for music as the one observed in this ecstatically euphonic documentary – which..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An Intimate Look at Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell

Film showcases an oeuvre of remarkable diversity

"...“The sound has to be in your imagination first and..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Sir Callahan Goes On the Road

Bill Callahan, on the road. Again.

"...Elizabeth Warren. He'll be accompanied by Sun City Girl/improvisational virtuoso Sir Richard Bishop, though no Austin dates are scheduled...."

Aug. 28, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

Seven the Hard Way

Picks 2 Click: Local septet of acts braces for SXSW

"...about, or share with everybody. It's all about keeping the content train going when you're a songwriter," she says,..."

March 4, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Take Me to the River

Rock & Roll Books

"...Can't You Hear Me Callin': The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrassby Richard D...."

Dec. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Christopher Gray

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