The Murdered Women of Juárez Find a Voice Onstage

Isaac Gomez’s one-woman show The Way She Spoke

"...collaborators, having become close as undergraduates in the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Texas at..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Juarez: Stages of Fear

This film is a passionate if clunky cri du coeur for the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico – a silent epidemic of as many as 450 crimes in the last 10 years.

"...the film’s soundtrack to charitable organizations benefiting the survivors of the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico: a..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Of Cactuses, Crickets, and Cars

Cataloguing the diverse wonders of FronteraFest Long Fringe 2006

"...crickets and an imaginary village in Maine. The tale of a sheltered young woman who gives her cactus a..."

Jan. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Anthropology of Femicide in Juarez

Cecilia Balli talked to a UT audience about the ongoing murder problem in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

"...Over the past 15 years in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, strings of rarely-solved murders of young women have..."

March 3, 2008 News Post by Matt Martinez

“A Trajectory of Grief” Traverses Tragedy

Monica Martinez-Diaz deals with death through digital collage

"...doesn’t stop artist Maria Martinez-Diaz from trying. A native of Juarez, she’s always considered the city her muse. According..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The 2016-17 Austin Music Awards’ Texan Tower of Song

Thirty-five years of AMAs? More like 181 years of Texas on one stage, on one night!

"...Stones pledge since 6 thanks to the overlapped harmonies of "Honky Tonk Women" during a kiddie drive time TV..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Real Housewives of Ciudad Juárez

Living double lives in the shadow of the border

"...They don't slouch in high heels on plush sofas. They do not bitch about their husbands or each..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

The Return of Lila Downs

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

"...Lila Downs performs with all the force of a tropical depression. On 2012’s Pecados y Milagros, her..."

April 9, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Tale of a Tale Spinner

How a ballplayer, a piano player, beatnik poetry, and Lubbock made Terry Allen an epic storyteller.

"..."I'll tell you a funny story about my mother," offers Terry Allen, grinning wryly like he does. "I was..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Women Heading to Beijing, Aztex on the Field

"...The U.S. Women beat Canada in a penalty kick shootout in the..."

April 16, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Spirit of Giving

A Special Christmas Wish List for the Local Media

"...Surely the value of giving is more symbolic than practical. A gift is..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Column by Chris Walters

Vortex Repertory Company's The Way She Spoke

At the Vortex, Isaac Gomez's drama made us remember the lost women of Juárez

"...A Docu-Mythologia felt contained within a fictional frame, that of an actor arriving at a darkened theatre to read..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Austin Critics Table Awards. Earlier this month, a batch of the ink-stained wretches who cover the city's cultural scene..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Six Questions for Patricia Vonne

Patricia Vonne takes the bull by the horns.

"...checked in via email. Geezerville: Firebird opens with "Missing Women," which concerns the murder of hundreds of women in..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The 2013 Cohen New Works Festival

If you can count on one thing in this biennial binge of student-generated works, it's that you'll be surprised

"...Library lawn. Or maybe the daughter playing actual tapes of her father deejaying on country radio years ago. It..."

March 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards

June 3, 2013. 21 photos.

"...Composer and Butler School of Music composition professor Donald Grantham, newly inducted into the..."

June 4, 2013 Photo Gallery

TV Eye

Sometimes real life is much scarier than scary movies.

"...and shrieked, I hid in the bedroom, avoiding Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, The Tingler, and Lon Chaney's..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Best in Show

The 2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...The Hidden Room Theatre production of Rose Rage was the runaway winner at the Austin..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Happenings

Oct. 5–11

"...NATIONAL YOUNG WOMEN'S DAY OF ACTION Lunch, discuss, and celebrate true feminism..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...beginning to tackle the complicated and potentially daunting reality of turning a big dream into a concrete reality, starting..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Señorita Extraviada

"...Lourdes Portillo. Her film investigates the disturbing 12-years-and-still-counting mystery of the disappearance, rape, and murder of more than 270..."

Aug. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ten Minutes With Terry Allen

Q&A with Lubbock son, multimedia don, and Cactus Cafe ace

"...Terry Allen’s new album, Bottom of the World Comes, arrives 14 years after his last..."

Jan. 16, 2013 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Short Cuts

Money giveaway!

"...Opie Outed Dept.: Sick of hearing about all the behind-the-scenes machinations on what was..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Human rights group holds its annual convention in death penalty-lovin' Texas

"...Capitol steps Friday, April 8, in a fleeting moment of levity. Ellis, speaking for an indisposed Rep. Harold Dutton,..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...festival confirmed it will close with the new adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...as a T-Bird, I played and recorded with Roomful of Blues and on Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time, Big..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...tougher. As the Austin Film Society announces the winners of the 2015 AFS Grants, there are a lot more..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two

When Gravity Fails: Notes on the influence of Ed Lowry, 'Crazy Mama,' and not sweating the small stuff

"..."When you're lost in the rain in Juarez..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Having a Riot

The chaotic and beautiful birth of the Austin Music Awards

"...What follows is the story of some of the early years of the Austin Music..."

March 19, 2010 Column by Louis Black

On the Border's Edge

Drug war reporter Charles Bowden is telling El Paso-Juárez's secrets, one murder at a time.

"...quickly note that the nation was on the brink of a disaster. It was happening in the shadow of..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

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