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Austin Playwright-Performer Provides a New Kind of Documentation in (Un)Documents
In an award-winning solo show, Jesús I. Valles sits down, alone with family
"...that was never lost on me." Local playwright and poet Jesús I. Valles came to the U.S. undocumented at..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Arts Feature by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels
CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds
"...additional platforms like Bandcamp. Known onstage as Easy Lee, MC/poet/educator Charles Peters describes the bite-sized outputs as "this continuous..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Texas Institute of Letters Honors Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires
Longtime writer and critic one of 17 inducted in TIL
"...of 17 writers – including writer/director Wes Anderson, Austin poet Carrie Fountain, and songwriter/children’s book author Tish Hinojosa –..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Conspirare's Hope of Loving
This concert of works by Jake Runestad conveyed a sense of love as a force that soothes, enlightens, and heals
"...healing. Runestad takes his musical inspiration from philosophers and poets who link love to nature and light and the..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Arts Review by Robert Faires

line upon line percussion's The city wears a slouch hat
John Cage and Kenneth Patchen's experimental radio play proved an ideal vehicle for the creative daredevils of line upon line and the Rude Mechs to revive together
"...hat, a remarkable collaboration by composer John Cage and poet Kenneth Patchen for a CBS radio series, Columbia Workshop,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Review: Revel's Existential Solstice
In a concert evoking winter's cold and darkness, warmth
"...Heller and his 16 Chamber Ensemble singers, and guest poet Nathan Brown – made Existential Solstice as welcoming as..."

Dec. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Austin ISD Still Stymied by Confederate Names
A school by any other name ...
"...North Central Austin (Teich's district), named for a Con­fed­erate poet; Fulmore Middle School on South Congress, named for a..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Nori
"...quagmire thanks to the added lyrics of Civil War poet Oliver Wendell Holmes. Ethereal string instrumentation glides in a..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Music Review by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback: The Indestructible Mr. Lewis
The trials and tribulations of Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5, plus a UtopiaFest report, and the passing of Seth Gibbs
"...a smartly dressed unit whose heavy waltzes and morbid poetry demanded its own genre: "Macabaret."..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Review: Berlin
At last complete, Jason Lutes' graphic novel is a masterpiece
"...magazine editor Carl von Ossietzky (persecuted by the Nazis), poet Joachim Ringelnatz, Joseph Goebbels, and of course, Adolf Hitler...."

Oct. 26, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

Give Booze a Shot
Local options for shots (shots shots shots shots)
"...Poet and philosopher Lil Jon said it best, but there's..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Music on the Page at the Texas Book Festival
Music books strut their feminism, hip-hop, and emo
"...and Anastacia Renee in a group discussion of experimental poetics, entering new realms of verse on respective latest titles..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

ACL Fest Spoilers
As ACL’s second weekend dawns, here are the most unforgettable moments from week one
"...Chicago poet Noname is one of the realest voices in rap...."

Oct. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Everyone Keeps Asking Me for ACL Fest Passes
Here's why ...
"...he might be rock's next great frontman: a reckless poet with zero-bullshit vocal delivery, who puts every cell into..."

Oct. 5, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

AISD: Back to Basics
A vision for the district, and renaming Confederate schools
"...Sidney Lanier High School (Sidney Lanier, Confed­erate poet)..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Beto & Willie Rally the Resistance
Nelson unveils new song “Vote ’Em Out”
"...Texas troubadour Joe Ely, who crafts songs with a poet’s gifts and working class muscle, proved an ideal candidate..."

Sept. 30, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Live Music Recommendations for the Weekend
Get into your pre-ACL groove with these live music picks
"...resulted in the devastating effects of Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Dark poet Quin Galavis, witty lo-fi songster John Wesley Coleman III,..."

Sept. 27, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

Qmmunity
Gender Unbound: bigger and better than ever
"...all genres, styles, and mediums, including a performance by poet Alok Vaid-Menon, a film screening of sometimes local director..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Make Some Noise for Native Rhymesayer Kydd Jones
With growing national buzz, why isn’t Austin paying attention?
"...Soul/jazz vocalist and poet Gil Scott-Heron, a tortured soul, once wrote that home..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Book of Ephraim" constituted the major part of the poet's seventh anthology, Divine Comedies, which won the Pulitzer Prize..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Will Courtney Summons Seventies L.A.
The rootsy popsmith takes the production reins in a West Austin duplex
"...and dad are Grammy-winning gospel singer Cynthia Clawson and playwright/poet Ragan Courtney. Clawson earned a co-writing credit on Crazy..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods
The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography
"...techniques and devices, like flutter tonguing," offers Dave Oliphant, poet and author of KD: A Jazz Biography. "There's no..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...During the time of poet Su Tung-Po (1037-1101), it was taboo to mention one's..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

New Documentary Highlights the Legacy of a Black Queer TV Pioneer
Ellis Haizlip is the unapologetic Mr. Soul!
"...sequences, like Ellis sitting with hip-hop progenitors the Last Poets and welcoming them to perform their piece "Die N****!"..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Screens Feature by Charlie Neddo

Babes Fest Thrives
How to art female empowerment
"...from Natalia Rocafuerte and Hiba Ali, but award-winning slam poet and hip-hop artist Zai Adler stole the show with..."

Sept. 3, 2018 Music Post by Clara Wang

Review: dat Black Mermaid Man Lady
Let Sharon Bridgforth's performance installation wash over you
"...Bridgforth is the nationally lauded, pioneering poet/playwright who created some of the most lyrical and captivating..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Past, Present, and FuturX of Latinx Performance in Austin
The current surge of Latinx theatre and dance in Austin speaks to both tradition and pioneering new directions
"...playwright Raul Garza; (Un)Documents, a new work by local performer/poet Jesus I. Valles, which was the anchor for the..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Feature by Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Austin Scottish Rite Theater's Wit
In this production, people are there for one another and no one has to face the end alone
"...it." Case in point: John Donne, the 17th-century English poet whose Holy Sonnets teem with talk about the end..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

The Night He Came to Fantastic Fest
Genre fest announces Halloween for opening night
"...are some FF and Drafthouse faves, including the incomparable poet of modern cinema Peter Strickland with his latest, In..."

Aug. 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Riders Against the Storm Goes “OverUnder”
Ahead of their fest, RAS dish new single
"...Saturday, Aug. 25, at Kenny Dorham's Backyard. Headlined by poet/MC Saul Williams, the diverse lineup features Brooklyn emcee Nitty..."

Aug. 20, 2018 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

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