Review: Austin Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Less-than-magical production salvaged by a night of unexpected spontaneity

"...The foreboding and cavernous Sheffield Zilker amphitheatre seems to overpower and suck much of the pleasure..."

May 13, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Faster Than Sound: Versatile Electronic Producer Qrion Finds Calm in Austin

I Hope It Lasts Forever arrives Friday at the Concourse Project

"...Violet Crown Amphitheater – a proposed massive 20,000-seat amphitheatre at the center of an entertainment and residential project..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Sue Foley, Nat Adderley Jr., Cheap Trick, Little Mazarn and Ralph White, High Desert Queen, and the Austin Record Convention

"...it dooms! – Morgan-Taylor Thomas Cheap Trick, Eric TessmerNutty Brown Amphitheatre, Friday 15..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: City Council Supports Music-Focused Arts Facility on East 11th Street

Harold McMillan breaks down civic steps to the envisioned Kenny Dorham Center

"...2018, created plans for an arts complex including an amphitheatre, recording studio, rehearsal space, art gallery, indoor venue/cafe, and..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: What Have They Done to Our Park?

What's left of Waterloo can't even be called a park

"...evocative of a freeway cloverleaf than a park. The amphitheatre is nice, with a large expanse of thus far..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Heightens COVID Guidelines for Special Event Permits

Attendee screening, distancing provisions take effect Monday

"...Circuit of the Americas, and the newly opened Moody Amphitheatre in Waterloo Park. Local bars and clubs that hold..."

Aug. 29, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound: You Might Find Your New Favorite Artist at Hot Summer Nights – Here Are 10 Contenders

Picks to reset quarantine listening habits, free today through Sunday

"...headliner noted: "They did good over here with this amphitheatre. Well played Austin."..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Saturday in Waterloo Park

Sights, sounds, and an undetermined musical niche at Downtown's new greenspace

"...Under the abstract steel-beam canopy of the amphitheatre, a style architects call "brise soleil," the day reverberates..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors

How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green

"...site to green spaces – open areas, trails, an amphitheatre – that can be accessed before the game, after..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips: South Padre Island Parks

The sunny side of SPI beaches

"...park is a large RV park and campground, an amphitheatre, jetty, boat ramp, and the fisherman's memorial, Cristo de..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Stays the Course on Mask Precautions

Steady on safety guidelines, Austin promoters and club owners juggle an unclear concert calendar

"...capacity remains at 350, less than 18% of the amphitheatre's normal fill...."

March 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...names. Following surprise dates last month, the Red River amphitheatre announced a whopping 10 nights in December featuring the..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...times the size of Zilker Park) to include an amphitheatre, campgrounds, and even a Ferris wheel. The price tag..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Drive-In Cinemas Lighting Up Austin

The movies you want to see with the social distancing you demand

"...Village. The management closed down on the on-site outdoor amphitheatre that hosted weekly screenings back in March but now..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Moody Amphitheater Rises Out of Waterloo Park

Delayed opening until spring, the Moody Amphitheater will be the biggest music venue in the Red River Cultural District

"...Amphitheatre plans unveiled in 2017 thanks to a $15 million..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, Austin Choirs Seek Community Through Virtual Worship

Music remains an integral part of most religions, so what happens when the choir can't meet?

"...Multi-campus megachurch Life Austin restarted worship in its outdoor amphitheatre at the group's southwest location on May 3...."

July 10, 2020 Music Feature by Nataleah Small

Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?

It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.

"...mainstay Stubb's set up picnic tables in the outdoor amphitheatre with local acts on the mainstage...."

May 29, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

What Will Local Shows Look Like in the Future?

What will shows look like in the live music capital? That's all local club owners can think about.

"..."We're looking at putting tables outside in the amphitheatre because I think there's going to be a strong..."

May 22, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Rolling Stones Booked for Circuit of the Americas on May 24

British Invasion co-leaders encore 2006 Zilker Park razing

"...do for F1 events rather than SRO'd into the amphitheatre – and personal accommodations for band members themselves are..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

New Plan Reimagines Walter E. Long Park

New plan reimagines Austin's largest park

"...proposed amenities including a marina, ropes course, sculpture garden, amphitheatre, and – why not? – a planetarium and Ferris..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound – Welcome to Red River World: The Future of Austin’s Music District

Forecasting the storm of developments between the state Capitol and I-35. Also, NPR warned and ACL Fest confirms: Austin’s pop soloists are stepping up.

"...Serranos restaurant building and took over the Symphony Square amphitheatre lease from Austin Symphony...."

May 24, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: The College Kids Are Alright

First-ever KVRX Fest offers a buzzing platform for indie artists, Symphony Square, and industry-aspiring students. Also, Broken Spoke daughter Ginny White-Peacock needs "robot legs."

"...Projections by Astral Violet arted up the historic outdoor amphitheatre, Blair Howerton, frontwoman of local indie-pop act Why Bonnie,..."

May 17, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: KVRX Launches the Largest College Radio Festival

KVRX station manager Gab Soong starts the largest ever student-run radio fest, national phone theft ring uncovered from ACL Fest, and Big Thief’s Buck Meek settles down outside the city

"...Square, trailblazing indie usage of the latter's Waller Creek-side amphitheatre. Relying on sponsorships without university financing, the two deejays..."

March 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: Best of Day Trips

Five best things about daytrippin’ in 2018

"...upgraded building will have five large aquariums and an amphitheatre. The center will replace its surgical clinic with a..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...Jr., including a Sept. 5 engagement at Red Rocks Amphitheatre...."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Willie Nelson Unites America

A guitar-strumming Beto O’Rourke tries too

"...booing also occurred, particularly in the second level of amphitheatre seating inhabited by a significantly older demographic. One group..."

July 5, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Live Shot: Tanya Tucker

Nutty Brown Cafe, June 16

"..."Hangin' In" and "Walking Shoes." The sparse but enthusiastic amphitheatre audience sang along to every word. "Strong Enough to..."

June 22, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Strictly Conjunto

“We don’t want this music to die” – Johnny Degollado

"...Unfortunately, the 2,200-capacity amphitheatre was less than one-tenth full. In its fifth year,..."

May 11, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Introducing Waterloo Music Festival

Jam scene convenes at Carson Creek Ranch in September

"...necessitates multi-night stands at big venues like Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Waterloo Music Fest will be the group’s only Texas..."

May 8, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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