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Mad Hot Ballroom
The filmmakers would have us embrace their work as though it were the Spellbound of grade-school dance documentaries, but the film loses its footing.
"...fifth-graders are required to take a 10-week course in ballroom dancing that concludes with a citywide competition. While learning..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
The film has talent, quirks, laughs, and even some skin, but nevertheless creaks its way through an awkward story.
"...While the characters and events occasionally captivate, Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School never synthesizes into a story..."

April 21, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Basement Show Vibes in a Ballroom with Why Bonnie, Font, and On Being an Angel
Good ol' Texas indie rocks campus-area stage
"...In the low-ceilinged, disco ball-illuminated insides of the Ballroom, clusters of Dr. Martens-wearers, mullet-havers, and tote bag-bearers eagerly..."

Sept. 18, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Antone’s in, Beauty Ballroom Out
'Home of the Blues' moves east
"...was confirmed Antone’s will occupy the newly vacated Beauty Ballroom as he’d speculated weeks ago. “Last week is a..."

Feb. 4, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

It's No Drag: The Past, Present, and Possibilities of Ballroom at ATX Television
Leiomy Maldonado and Dashaun Wesley from FX's Pose and HBO Max's Legendary are finally taking the spotlight
"...record straight. Drag, dear reader, is not synonymous with ballroom – a dance subculture pioneered by Black and Latinx..."

June 5, 2020 Screens Feature by Beth Sullivan

The House of Lepore Brings Ballroom to the Austin Club Scene
The family that slays together …
"...the massive force it now represents in Central Texas' ballroom community...."

June 23, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

Faster Than Sound: Spider House Ballroom Will Cease Live Entertainment
Longtime local venue converts to arcade bar following co-owner misconduct allegations, code violations, and artist payment delays
"...Southwest next month, long-running North Campus hub Spider House Ballroom will no longer function as a live music venue...."

Feb. 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Strictly Ballroom
"...Starring: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice and Bill Hunter. Strictly Ballroom is shamelessly manipulative, blatantly derivative, and hopelessly maudlin. So..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review

The New Electric Ballroom
At the Vortex, the siblings of Enda Walsh's play can't move past a night from 50 years ago
"...world of the four characters in The New Electric Ballroom, by Irish playwright Enda Walsh. In the small fishing..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

With a Punk Attitude Towards Hyperpop, Alice Longyu Gao Celebrates Pride at the Ballroom
Singer’s LED sign declared Let’s Hope Heteros Fail, Learn and Retire
"...the Big Apple, graced the ever-drink-stained floor of the Ballroom with a punk attitude towards hyperpop on Friday...."

June 25, 2023 Music Post by Adam Cherian

SXSW Music Keynote: Bruce Springsteen
SXSW Showcase Reviews
"...even electrifying, to his many acolytes in the jam-packed ballroom. Though he has a new album, the disquisition mostly..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Jan. 10, 1978, Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, Texas
"...I'd been to progressive country shows at the Longhorn Ballroom before -- seen Willie Nelson -- so it wasn't..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Music Feature

Ballroom Dancing
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

SXSW Interview: Depeche Mode
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

SXSW Interview: Jim James
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

A Conversation with Nick Cave
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Ballroom Dancing
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

SXSW Keynote: Dave Grohl
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Dan Oko

50 Years of the Beatles
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

SXSW Interview: Stevie Nicks
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

SXSW Interview: Clive Davis
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Leonard Cohen and His Women
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Ballroom Dancing
SXSW panel reviews

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Ballroom Dancing
SXSW Panel Reviews

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Adventures in Songwriting with Paul Williams
SXSW Panel Reviews

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Greg Beets

What Happened to the Big Idea in Music Technology?
SXSW Panel Reviews

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Downloaded: The SXSW Interview
SXSW Panel Reviews

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Ballroom Dancing
SXSW Showcase Reviews

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Woody Guthrie at 100
SXSW Showcase Reviews

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

2012: The Year Dance Music killed rock & roll
SXSW Showcase Reviews

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Zoe Cordes Selbin

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