New Solo Performance Shows How Black Mothers Are Left Doubly Unprotected by the Constitution

Taji Senior's amendment puts the country’s foundational document on trial

"...is doubly unprotected. That's the point of Senior's new solo show, premiering this week in a livestream online but..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Rudy Ramirez's FuturX Festival Puts Latinx Performance Center Stage

The theatrical Renaissance man moves Latinx performance out of the margins

"...led a charge for broader Latinx visibility in Austin's performance scene. Doing so across several mediums, the artist's most..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Kelsey Wilson’s Sir Woman Debuts Third Solo Single

Wild Child singer continues solo excursions with “Speak”

"...Fresh off last weekend’s performance at Utopia Fest, Austin’s Kelsey Wilson is releasing the..."

Nov. 21, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Kerry King Talks Solo Debut Ahead of Ashes of Leviathan Tour

Slayer guitarist talks 20 years of rocking ahead of Austin performance

"...nerve still screaming today. From Hell I Rise, King’s solo debut following Slayer’s retirement from the road in 2019,..."

July 19, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2006 (A Hierarchical List)

"...3) Static (Salvage Vanguard Theater) Brent Werzner's solo performance and a spooky technical design stood out in..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Cheryl Bentyne: Transfer to the solo line

Cheryl Bentyne, the willowy soprano of the Manhattan Transfer who also has a solo career, talks about the difference between singing with a group and singing alone

"...the group to show off their artistic gifts in solo settings. Case in point: Cheryl Bentyne, the willowy soprano..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

O Solo Me-O

From Cosmic Accident to Refined Art: Rob Nash Onstage

"...full of voices and characters. In a fluid, seamless performance, Nash weaves a lush tapestry around the lives of..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Lou Reed Box Set Tells Tale of Early Solo Career

The RCA & Arista Album Collection's 17 discs document the Seventies and Eighties

"...Reed had completed the remastering of his first 16 solo albums during the final months of his life in..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Bill Bentley

Jessica Mathaes: A concertmaster flies solo

ASO's top violinist readies for her first solo concerto performance with the orchestra

"...on the task at hand, namely Jessica Mathaes' upcoming performance of the exciting but seldom-heard Khachaturian Violin Concerto...."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Michael Kellerman

An Open-Door Policy for Performance Art at FronteraFest

Austin’s innovative and egalitarian gathering keeps its public service mission

"...appreciated. Take FronteraFest, Austin's celebration of alternative and experimental performance, which went dark for two years due to the..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Future Museum Salvages Un-CAN-ny Performance

How a canceled show (or three) birthed Damo’s Dream tape

"...Collaborations between Suzuki and Lord led to a single performance and resulting tape. On it, Future Museums expands into..."

Nov. 9, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Solo Shoegazer Dottie Makes Free Week Debut

Saturday Mohawk set alongside Ringo Deathstarr and Fawn caps off the project’s successful 2024

"...hard,” laughs Haley Davidson, the DIY-minded brains behind the solo shoegaze project. With an onstage setup of one guitar..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Jack White Tears Into Austin With a Show at Mohawk, and a Surprise Performance at Contintental Club

Rocker delivers intimate sets in ATX, promising two more in 2025

"...The cheeky invocation referring to day’s afternoon Continental performance was the sole pause throughout the 75-minute set, and..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Chappell Roan Says ACL Performance Is Her Last of the Year, and More Surprises From Weekend Two

The heat lingered at sets from Vince Staples, Dua Lipa, Jeezy, and more

"...DJ warm the crowd up before performing his set solo sans hypeman with highlights such as Southern anthem “All..."

Oct. 14, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Adrian Quesada Talks Collaborative 20-Person Austin City Limits Taping and Fest Performance

“A pretty massive undertaking in a span of a few days”

"...of international singers into Austin last weekend for two performances showcasing remote-collaboration-on-steroids June album Boleros Psicodélicos, Adrian Quesada admits..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Un Couple

Nathalie Boutefeu in a solo performance as Tolstoy's wife

"...press time. Nathalie Boutefeu holds the screen in a solo performance as Sophia Tolstaya, wife of Leo Tolstoy, in..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review

Alone in the Lab

FronteraFest gives solo performers plenty of room to experiment

"...The first time she performed a solo show in FronteraFest's Long Fringe, Annie La Ganga wasn't..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...FronteraFest, our annual jamboree of homegrown performance, where anyone and everyone is encouraged to take the..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gary Clark Jr. Triumphs at Grammys

Patty Griffin and Willie Nelson also collect honors

"...Grammys on Sunday. The Austin native won Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song statuettes for heated single “This..."

Jan. 27, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Review: SUGA

Travis Coe performs his personal solo work with rigorous grace

"...SUGA rips raw in an equally grounded and heightened solo show featuring Travis Coe of Double Edge Theatre. Under..."

March 5, 2020 Arts Post by Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel

Testperformancetest

A new multiyear program will ensure that Austin sees what's on the cutting edge

"...down, it's refreshing to hear about one starting up. Testperformancetest is a multiyear program that will bring national and..."

April 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bright Lights Over Gary Clark Jr.

Heft and heart for the first of three solo hometown gigs

"...dryly asked a packed Paramount Theatre during Sunday’s intimate solo performance, the first of three consecutive sold-out nights. Patrons..."

Dec. 5, 2016 Music Post by Bryan Rolli

Page Two: Throw Down Your Hatred

Neil Young's solo tour, Part 2

"...Since Neil Young's solo performance at Bass Concert Hall this month, I've been..."

June 18, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Lingering on the Beloved Characters of 'What Ever'

Talking with Heather Woodbury about the people in her eight-hour performance novel, What Ever.

"...When I first saw Heather Woodbury's solo performance What Ever, I was mesmerized. I had never..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Arts Feature by Heather Barfield Cole

FronteraFest 2013

Performance jamboree's 20th brings back old faves and welcomes new stars

"...it goes with high school graduations, so why should performance festivals be different? FronteraFest, our annual jamboree of homegrown..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

OUTsider Review: Type/Caste

Rotimi Agbabiaka's one-man show on acting while black and queer

"...curtains during his awe-inspiring single-actor play, Type/Caste. His bold solo performance moved a full-house audience to a well-deserved standing..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...arts scene and may not crowd the calendar with performances as the theatre and classical music scenes do, but..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Page Two: Stagnation Is Apocalyptic

Neil Young's solo tour, Part I

"...of unanticipated, explosive moments – not only with superb performances and exciting new work but also in his aesthetic..."

June 11, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Between the Teeth

"...the Teeth is a concert film featuring Byrne performing solo, but mostly with varying groups of musicians called Ten..."

Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

FronteraFest Schedule

"..."Touring al-Mu'tamid," by Miriam Robinson Gould. Solo spoken-word performance that centers on the last king of..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Arts Feature

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