The Magnificent Eight

Just before Juneteenth, the Young Eight, an acclaimed ensemble of young African-American classical musicians, returns to town as part of the St. Cecilia Music Series

"...Just before Juneteenth, the Young Eight, an ensemble of young African-American classical musicians..."

June 17, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

Ron Howard tackles the Beatles

"...Eight Days a Week is an apt title for this..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wrestling the Mic From Colt Cabana

Underground wrestler-turned-podcaster slams SXSW

"...For the last eight years, Chicago-based wrestler Colt Cabana has been..."

March 17, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Young@Heart

Even though this documentary about a choral group of lovable octogenarians whose perform songs by Sonic Youth and the Talking Heads sounds gimmicky, it is really about something to which we can all relate: our own mortality.

"...octogenarians whose repertoire includes songs by Sonic Youth and the Talking Heads? It sounds gimmicky, scary even. But despite..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...The morning of Sunday, Aug. 19, the presid­ent and CEO..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Road to 10-1

The City Council districting destination is settled. Is anybody driving the bus?

"...early, complicated Christmas present that would require extensive assembly. The night before had marked the dramatic victory of a..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Man With the Light Touch

Peter Bay leads the Austin Symphony with the finesse of Astaire

"...If all the term "symphony conductor" calls to mind is that cartoon..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

The late Doors keyboardist at the Garden of Eden

"...first semester, I only knew one individual who fit the criteria: Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek...."

May 23, 2013 Music Post by Danielle Zelisko

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize

Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives

"...Richards Democrat," Celia Israel says, as she commonly does; the state representative from northeast Travis County's House District 50..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Angel in the Dark

The last release from pop noir princess Laura Nyro.

"...In Monterey Pop, renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captured the 1967 pre-Woodstock rock festival oozing good vibrations and California..."

April 6, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Abandoning the Nest

Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight

"...Filming of There Will Be Blood near Marfa was in its second..."

May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...Burka, senior executive editor and lead political reporter for the magazine. "But Evan Smith, though ... that's an interesting..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After the 'Watch,' What?

Alumni of AMOA's 'New Art in Austin' talk about the exhibition's impact on their careers

"...This year marks the third time that the Austin Museum of Art has..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Arts Feature by Rachel Cook

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Point Austin: The Legacy of Solidarity

Film of the 'Austin Chicano Huelga' recounts a city's transformation

"...Before the 1968-71 Economy Furniture strike, said Peck Young, Austin was..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Talking Art at the Top

The executive directors of the city's museums shed light on the local visual arts scene

"...If you didn't know, the Austin Museum of Art is not going to build..."

July 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

Carrying the Burden

During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.

"...It's the third Wednesday morning of the month. Rosewood Apartments resident..."

April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Art Fights the Power

The Liberating Artwork of Malaquías Montoya

"...I Pledge Berkeley, California,1968: The Chicano Movement is born. Cesar Chavez and his newly..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Arts Feature by Sam Martin

The Rating Game

Beef rib count confirmed; details to follow

"...From the time Food Editor Virginia B. Wood first announced Mick..."

Jan. 6, 2014 Food Post by Nick Barbaro

The Marvelous Jew

Larry Harlow talks salsa consciousness

"...of Cuban bandleader Arsenio Rodriguez, he was one of the first musicians signed to New York’s mighty Fania Records...."

Oct. 7, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Don't Believe the Hype

Local Digiterati on the Good, the Bad, and the Internet in Between

"...Just after the rockem-sockem World Trade Organization protests in Seattle -- not..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...a limited amount of time and space to reach the voters and create a "message" – that message being..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Dressing Down the Superhero

How the irreverent comic Kick-Ass made the leap from page to picture show

"...boy dreams of becoming a superhero and fighting crime. Then he wakes up, realizes that's a dumb idea, and..."

April 16, 2010 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...peas, roasted red peppers, cornmeal, tofu, and cookbooks through the merchant's pavilion, past the barbecue stands, and into the..."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

The Killing Fields, Kind Of

A culinary history of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre farmhouse

"...Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, a neat farmhouse stood on..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Flies on the Wall With Attitude

Cinéma vérité pioneer Robert Drew, coming to town this Wednesday for the Texas Documentary Tour, speaks about the films he has made and the film style he helped create.

"...40 years under his belt, is widely viewed as the father of American cinéma vérité, a style of documentary..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Land of the Freberg

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

"...At the grand old age of 78 years, most folks are..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Denny Laine Saves the World

British Invasion pioneer played it, sang it, saw it all

"...weeks ago, Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines) entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the Moody..."

April 26, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Frank Mills Call It Quits After 500th Show

Why is one of the city’s top improv troupes breaking up?

"...The Frank Mills, one of this city’s most acclaimed improv..."

Dec. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center

James Magnuson reflects on his 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers

"...James Michener wanted the best graduate writing program in the country. And he..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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