Faster Than Sound: Peacemakers Cap a Decade at Evangeline Cafe

Evangeline Cafe keeps rolling out South Austin roots, the Coconut Club brings dance and DJs Downtown, and the newly improved Austin Music Poll drops

"...dime for years, but following months of dramatically reduced attendance, band and patron decided to end it...."

Jan. 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The White Crow

Biopic of the great dancer Rudolf Nureyev rarely finds its feet

"...That's the gist of what Ralph Fiennes, as Russian dance instructor Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin, tells the young Rudolf Nureyev...."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records Screening at Fair Market Encores With Cold Cave and Ministry

Chicago industrial began as dance punk

"...freak of Eighties industrial noise, heavy metal, and electronic dance brutalizers Ministry, Al Jourgensen promised an “acoustic version of..."

April 20, 2019 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Suspiria

Giallo remake uses dark magic to give women their voices

"...as girls fling and gyrate their bodies across the dance floor of a prestigious ballet school in 1977 Berlin...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Thunder Road

SXSW award winner is a captivating study of a mess of a man

"...comical, anguished stream of consciousness which concludes with his dance performance of “Thunder Road,” delivered sans music because the..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gay Place

One year later, Queer Dance Party Freakout returns to remove Sen. Cruz from office

"...that I walked up to the Governor's Mansion and danced my face off in the name of queer rights,..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Day Trips: Bandera

The Silver Spur Dance Hall ruins are a reminder of the golden age of country music

"...The Silver Spur Dance Hall ruins watch over the Medina River Valley at..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Arts: Summer Snapshot

Theatre, dance, comedy, and lit events on the horizon

"...Soul to Sole Tap Festival Tapestry Dance Company brings the country's rhythm tap elite to the..."

May 19, 2017 Arts Feature

La La Land

This bittersweet musical will make your heart soar

"...Observatory, Fred and Ginger’s playful sparring in Shall We Dance...."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Autechre Melts IDM

UK duo spans from pirate radio to the dark side of the Internet

"...The foundry of Autechre melts decades of dance and experimental music into plasma. Its indefinite shape and..."

Oct. 8, 2015 Music Post by Conor Walker

Gloria

A middle-aged Chilean woman meets life as it comes.

"...regularly tossed out. She also goes by herself to dance in clubs, and maybe find a partner, if only..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Arc of Crystal Clarity

Rob chats with Gavin Russom and Viva Ruiz of the Crystal Ark

"...Gavin Russom has been part of New York's underground dance scene as a artist on DFA records for years...."

Jan. 10, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Return of the She-King

In-depth Q&A with Dead Can Dance hypnotist Lisa Gerrard

"...in Melbourne with native siren Lisa Gerrard, Dead Can Dance moved to the UK where the couple alchemized world-pop..."

Sept. 6, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

First Position

This lovely documentary follows six international ballet hopefuls, ages 10 to 17, as they compete for the Youth America Grand Prix.

"...trains on the pointe shoes of dozens of young dancers who are nervously twirling before the curtain rises on..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Catfish

This "reality thriller" is a sour cautionary tale about social media.

"...acclaim in the Documentary Spotlight section at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Catfish is now billing itself as a..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tuesday? No, TuezGayz

Barbarella and TheGlitoris.com bridge the straight nightlife area with a gay-themed weekly evening.

"...Do you listen to dance music? Look at me, this is a gay blog...."

April 19, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Corps de Garbage

Allison Orr's latest dance pays tribute to the working folks who take out the trash

"...The truck's rolling. She's throwing. Can you see the dance yet?..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bab'Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul

In the Tunisian desert, a young girl and her grandfather spin stories of woe, lost love, and religious disenchantment in this trancelike movie.

"...collection of ecstatic poetry readings, muezzins, sandstorms, and mystical dance parties. And finally, imagine if Chaucer had received funding..."

July 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Planet B-Boy

The global revival of breakdancing is the subject of this documentary, which shows off the mad skillz of competitors around the world.

"...Lee. If, like me, your mad skillz on the dance floor are limited to the (very) occasional footwork foul-up..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ballet Austin

Before revving up the jackhammers to renovate its downtown dance center, Ballet Austin is inviting the public to go Dancin' in the District

"...into high gear. This one is Ballet Austin's new Dance Education Center at Third and San Antonio. Starting this..."

March 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The fourth Potter emphasizes the emotional over the gothic

"...noseless), the really, really scary part is the school dance...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

No Entry

An exotic dancer tests the strength of two couples in this entertaining Bollywood romantic comedy.

"...Prem, who sharks his toothy way through the roiling dance floors of the metropolitan night seducing all in his..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It's All Gone Pete Tong

A superstar DJ goes deaf in Ibeza in this mockumentary that observes his process of coping.

"...Van Dyk, Tiësto – Dowse's pseudo-affectionate take on the dance-all-night/party-all-day hedonism that is the GNP of that sunny Spanish..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

De-Lovely

Affectionate biography of Cole Porter's life is packed wall-to-wall with song-and-dance numbers but is short on new insights.

"...through his life in musical montage. As the first song-and-dance number begins, Porter asks dubiously, "This isn’t going to..."

July 16, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Main Hoon Na

Hindi movie full of plot and song.

"...little bit of everything: action, politics, romance, songs, and dance. It’s a traditional-seeming Bollywood release that has a modern..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

8 Women

"...a roundabout of accusations, theories, and … song and dance. The mystery at hand is not a deeply complex..."

Dec. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exhibitionism

Sharir Dance Company:vibrant Dancers

"...always delighted by the way each new cast of dancers brings a facet of individuality and personal style to..."

May 15, 1998 Arts Review

Art of the State

Dance:

"...DALLAS MORNING NEWS DANCE FESTIVAL features some of North Texas' finest dance artists,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Arts Feature

Electronic Destination Kingdom Nightclub Rises Again

Dance music venue reopens off Red River after abrupt 2018 shutter

"..."People think they have to be cool to be..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Seismic Dance Event, Jazz at St. James', Feels So Good Fest, Susannah Joffe, Amigo the Devil, and more

"...Seismic Dance Event..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Music Column by Christina Garcia

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