Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...store trash-glam-punk" band Lord Friday the 13th brings artful vaudeville to the final day. Beyond music, the fest also..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End

Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama

"...not the one born in a trunk behind a Vaudeville stage...."

July 12, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Five Best of Austin Originals

Winners from our first BOA issue, 33 years ago, that are still kicking today

"...from the east, a little slice of America's greatest vaudeville traditions at the corner of Sixth and Red River.525..."

June 16, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

The Night Has (Nearly) a Thousand Eyes With Sideshow Revivalists 999 Eyes

Austin original celebration of exceptional oddity returns

"...century, the freakshow is a powerful element of America's vaudeville tradition, and that's what Jim Rose tapped into back..."

April 14, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

A Very Jewish Horror in Attachment

Filmmaker Gabriel Bier Gislason discusses cultural authenticity

"...that, because the route there was through comedy and vaudeville and the Borscht Belt in the U.S., that so..."

April 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tuesday SXSW Music Sessions: Indigo Girls & Susan Rogers

Two discussions on activism and creativity at South by Southwest

"...“One Week,” Rogers said she nixed drums, reflecting the vaudeville roots of Canadian music, and suggested an Americanized drum..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Doc Rewinds the Truly Horrible The Star Wars Holiday Special

Wookies go Vaudeville in A Disturbance in the Force

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Review: Godspell

St. Ed’s turns stale water into drinkable wine

"...of the choreography. Even the dancing in the big vaudeville song and dance number "All for the Best," which..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Damien Chazelle and the Fall of Silent Hollywood in Babylon

The director talks falling stars and the great studio inversion of 1927

"...him to run away from respectable life of a vaudeville comic to join the disreputable world of moviemaking. "It..."

Dec. 22, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Chicago

Hello, suckers!

"...of 1920s Chicago, where every plot point becomes a vaudeville-style production number, every featured character stops to sing a..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...Vaudeville Variety Show June 2-5, Lockhart, mygbt.org..."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

New Theatre Work Puts Attendees on the Trail of Notorious Art Thieves

Hit the streets and get to the bottom of this Art Heist

"...Bard on the Beach, Boca Del Lupo, and Atomic Vaudeville. They developed the show from an idea by producer..."

Oct. 15, 2020 Arts Post by Gerrard Hanly

The Heroine of The Roxy Letters Fights to Get Austin's Groove Back

Mary Pauline Lowry's quirky novel looks for the city's soul

"...it's so common, it might as well be a vaudeville bit: One local says to another, "When did you..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ed Ward Unleashes His Second Volume on The History of Rock & Roll

First-generation rock critic visits Teen Pan Alley

"...this tale wittily, referring to the odd 1966 New Vaudeville sound as "doo-wacka-doo," and re-dubbing what's normally called "Brill..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

The Critics Table's Grand Tales

The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Strategies Vincent Valdez's “The City,” Blanton Museum of Art “Vaudeville!”, Harry Ransom Center Palace Theater in Georgetown..."

June 4, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...the Blanton Museum of Art; the Ransom Center exhibition “Vaudeville!”; and the Palace Theater in Georgetown – along with..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2019 Arts Hall of Famers Announced

Bravo, Harden, Kinney, and Sawyer to be inducted this year

"...“Vaudeville!” Ransom Center..."

May 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...Burlesque, cabaret, and vaudeville take the stage at this annual showcase of the..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Things to Do Downtown During the Texas Tribune Festival

Take a break with these hot spots within walking distance of the Capitol

"...or Esther’s Follies (525 E. Sixth), which specializes in vaudeville and magic acts. Afterwards, drink and dance at one..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Paramount Gets Ready for Summer

43rd annual celebration of film fun on Austin's grandest screen

"...Other special themed sections of the calendar include: • Vaudeville! (May 29-31): keying off the Harry Ransom Center’s ongoing..."

May 15, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Critics Name Cream of the Cultural Crop

The nominees for the 2017-18 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...and the American Road Trip,” Blanton Museum of Art “Vaudeville,” Ransom Center “Wangechi Mutu,” The Contemporary Austin..."

May 14, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Five Recommended Arts Events In Austin This Weekend

Mind the rain, yes, but don’t miss these public treats IRL

"...April Fools showcase of tap dance, served up all vaudeville style (and with live music) at the Long Center..."

May 3, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...the "Banana Peel Slipping Gag" was allegedly originated in vaudeville by "Sliding" Billy Watson...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Gay Place

Love Jones brings queer black romance to the stage

"...Synth Deux Soleil Vaudeville-inspired acts with cotton candy and tarot readings. Fri., Feb...."

Feb. 2, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Emily West's "Why Eulagene?"

Second Place winner in the 2017 Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...I was named Vivian after my paternal grandmother, a vaudeville actress from New York. My sister was born two..."

June 9, 2017 Arts Feature by Emily West

Austin Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors

Austin Shakespeare's new take on Shakespeare's farce takes some time figuring out its own identity

"...of countries around the globe, amounts to an Elizabethan vaudeville routine, and with each punch line, you can see..."

May 12, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Venues

Where to find the funny in town

"...in 1916), and it stays in touch with its vaudeville roots with regular bookings of stand-up artists. The palatial..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Wonderful World of Frank Oz

It’s time to meet the folks behind Muppet Guys Talking

"...us to count, the value of diversity, and what vaudeville was. They took us to Sesame Street and Fraggle..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

I’ll Take You There

Wally Lamb's novel spotlights a spirit of early Hollywood, but its Metabook edition gives her a 21st century showcase

"...early Hollywood), isn't content just to haunt a Connecticut vaudeville house; she's still making pictures in it. What in..."

Dec. 2, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Freeman Bernstein was a Vaudeville manager, boxing promoter, and card shark who in 1936..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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