Mini Music Festival Serenades the Esperanza Community Homeless Encampment

Bands and residents soundtrack Been There event

"...That’s Cole, a visual artist who currently lives at the Esperanza Community, sharing..."

April 23, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Teeta's discography promptly reveals a region dear to his heart. So much so that the Northeast Austin rapper titled..."

April 23, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: Falling Hard for Sasha & the Valentines

The Massachusetts transplants debut their dream-pop LP, Daniel Johnston's NFT dustup, and more music news

"...formed an orbit of musical projects to play university parties. Time spent apart inspired singer Sarah Addi to begin..."

April 16, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

“Altered Allusions: New Works by Nate Szarmach” at Davis Gallery

In these paintings of Christian figures, the lack of focus is the focus

"...the face is instantly recognizable. The long brown hair parted in the middle, the high forehead, the mustache and..."

April 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...and multiple collaborations with some of the most revered artists in folk and rock music, Johnson continues to release..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

Mohawk, Daniel Johnston, and Peelander Yellow Release NFTs on Emergent Online Marketplace

Austin music jumps into the collectable digital art trend

"...surprising sums, now arrive in Austin. One featuring the art and music of late songwriter Daniel Johnston comes up..."

April 7, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees

"...Erick Oh's "Opera" is a remarkable feat, an ornate visual feast that defies its deceptively minimal format. It's simply..."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

ICOSA Gallery Flows Like a River of Creative Glory

The Canopy-based collective keeps visual conversation bold and bright in our community's eyes

"...ICOSA Gallery – the visual arts venue in Canopy that's run by the ICOSA..."

April 2, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

World-Class Trombonist Andre Hayward's Spiritual Journey

"Big Butter" brings his warm sound to Austin

"...fat, but it's not at the expense of crisp articulation. His approach is just wonderful. There's nobody that hasn't..."

April 2, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Interview: Inbetween Girl Director Mei Makino

Down with Sixteen Candles says the Visions award-winner

"...lot of pent-up frustration, which she channels into her art and the time capsule she’s building with an old..."

March 25, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

SXSW Short and Sweet: “Love is Only Just a Death Away”

Bára Anna Stejskalová gives stop-motion life to a lonely worm

"...Austin Chronicle: Stop motion is a meticulous and demanding art form - what was it that interested you in..."

March 19, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Short and Sweet: “Sophie and the Baron”

Alexandria Jackson on her story of collaboration and friendship

"...Jackson’s affecting documentary focused on the collaboration of rising artist Sophie Kipner and renowned Rolling Stone photographer Baron Wolman...."

March 16, 2021 SXSW Post by Trace Sauveur

Monica Ceniceros and those atxGALS

The Cathedral? Creative Box Studios? All that art? This is them.

"...what everyone calls the Before Times – about the art classes at Atelier Dojo, right? And that Canopy-based powerhouse..."

March 9, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Powell St. John at the Webb Gallery

Austin legend, Waxahachie show, psychedelic art

"...mystically inclined fraternal organizations: “As Above So Below: The Art of the Secret Society.”..."

March 4, 2021 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Creates XR Austin for Online Festival

Digital environment will be virtually like being there

"...Welcome to The Other Side with Jean-Michel Jarre, and artist Vincent Masson to create this fantastical virtual space that..."

March 2, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...see why the Contemporary Austin is giving this hometown artist a major exhibition, why the show – "Deborah Roberts:..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Mobley vs. the Occident Supreme

Virtual tour of new EP caps Mobley's movie-sized year

"...intellectual reinterpretation of the action movie star, the indie-pop artist's take on John Wayne involves skinny jeans and a..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

"The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop" Provides a Close-up on Cinema's Scenic Paintings

The exhibition of 12 vintage backdrops painted for MGM films reveals their techniques for creating grand illusions

"...is my childhood." Being with this piece of scenic art from the beloved film felt, she says, like "coming..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Sun June’s Emotional Landscapes

Songwriter Laura Colwell discusses atmospheric sophomore effort Somewhere

"...the Austin quintet's new LP traverses parking lots and apartments thick with ghosts of past selves...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...whole raft of special events, from Q&As to dance parties. Films will be released online (seven each day, in..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Blanton Museum Undertakes a $35 Million Makeover of Its Grounds

With the international architectural firm Snøhetta, the UT museum will add community spaces and art to its outdoor experience

"...sedge! dwarf palmettos! – with spaces for sitting and artworks commissioned by the Blanton enlivening the way. On the..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

PrintAustin 2021 Reproduces Community Online and Off

At this celebration of printmaking it's gather, prints, repeat

"...things. And prints are inclusive things. Prints, in fact, partake of both those qualities in addition to whatever aesthetic..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...to put those out with all my years of partying."..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Top Nine in Visual Art of 2020, Plus One Exceptional Other

Wayne Alan Brenner chooses outstanding visual artistry that made this year a feast, save for one performative and culinary experience that was the cherry on top

"...except for one item, is a tenner of outstanding visual artistry from among what impressed me this year. I'm..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...on ramalama like "Crowd Control," their trace elements of art-damaged funk and blues seeped into – from 1981 onward..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...and yet ... several hundred albums emerged from Austin artists in 2020. One of COVID-19's undisputed truths is that..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Five Graphic Gift Books For Your Creative Favorites

Or even for your own holiday-besieged self, right? Potentially?

"...That book becomes a thing worth keeping, a cultural artifact that pretty much defines the parameters of “thoughtful gift.”..."

Dec. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Old Friends John Doe and Michael Mogavero Combine Paintings and Poetry to Reach the "Promised Land"

The exhibition at Bale Creek Allen Gallery celebrates a 47-year-old friendship

"...separate ways – the guitarist to L.A., where he starts a punk band; the drummer to NYC, where he..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Days after Christmas 2018, Austin quartet Chronophage quietly snuck out Prolog for Tomorrow. Fresh encapsulation..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Checking In: Tara Bhattacharya Stages Interference Fest – Women Making Noise 2020

Sound artist and festival curator promotes the creative class

"...Austin, [tonal producer] Tara Bhattacharya invited performance and sound artists from around the globe,” writes Rachel Rascoe in this..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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