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AISD Targets Confederate Names
Superintendent Paul Cruz wants new names in place by March
"...Sidney Lanier, Confederate signal corps. Lanier was also a poet, and lecturer in literature at Johns Hopkins University in..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

One Ounce Opera’s Second Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Art Song
This second program of new art songs proved the form is not just alive but relevant
"...Similarly, two of the works employed texts by poets active early in the 20th century. Douglas Fisk's "Banjo..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival 2017:
Writers and Their Dogs
Oh yes, there were pictures, and loads of love for canines
"...panel included Eileen Myles, part-time Texas resident and superstar poet whose latest project explores their relationship with the world..."

Nov. 5, 2017 Arts Post by Melany Jean

ACL Review: Jamila Woods
Lyrical fist of the black female experience
"...Backed by a jazzy fourpiece, singer-songwriter-poet Jamila Woods poured shots of introspective coffee shop soul..."

Oct. 9, 2017 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Sunday ACL Fest Interview: Tank & the Bangas
Poetry fuels the lyrics of New Orleans band
"...Since winning NPR's Tiny Desk contest this year, soul/hip-hop/poetry amalgamators Tank & the Bangas have gone into hyperdrive...."

Oct. 6, 2017 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Day Trips & Beyond: D.H. Lawrence in New Mexico
D.H. Lawrence’s banned art finds a home in Taos hotel
"...The English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and sometimes painter D. H. Lawrence was..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Book Festival 2017: The Full List
Dan Rather, Jeffrey Eugenides, the Bush sisters, and 291 more
"...Jin Lee and Walter Isaacson, Attica Locke, and award-winning poet Kevin Young. Texas Monthly legend Skip Hollandsworth will emcee..."

Sept. 12, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Your Weekend in Film
Nothing wrong with a little escapism
"...documentary portrait the Austin filmmakers provide of this Kentucky-based poet, novelist, essayist, farmer, and activist is fragmented and diffuse...."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

UT Alum Laura Dunn and Her New Doc on Wendell Berry
After Green and The Unforeseen, it’s time to Look & See
"...2017 as The Seer), she examines the philosophy of poet, farmer, and activist Berry, whose life and labors in..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Super Thief
"...screams are easily decipherable. Good thing, since he's a poet at peak desperation...."

Aug. 11, 2017 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

Moonlight Director Returns to SXSW
Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins part of first speaker list for 2018
"...• Artist and poet Cleo Wade (Social Impact track)..."

July 24, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

2017 Revel Solstice Festival
Two recent concerts in the summerlong fest played up the informality and intimacy of Revel's approach to classical music
"...2017 Solstice Festival, a summerlong concoction of classical music, poetry, and proximity, the concerts take place in unexpected and..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Strike Up the Band!
If it's patriotic tuneage you want for your Fourth, here it is
"...as arranged by Robert E. Nelson; Franz von Suppé's Poet and Peasant Overture; the folk song "The Girl I..."

July 1, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Sound on Sound Fest Pops!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Electric Wizard, and king Stooge himself
"...The Margin Walker lineup also reps Chicago poet Noname, slacker pop breakouts Mild High Club and Hoops,..."

June 20, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place
2017: glass-half-full version
"...Michael Aaron Casares Reads Texas poet shares debut novel The Distance to the End –..."

June 9, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center
James Magnuson reflects on his 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers
"...be built around four types of writing – fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting – and for all the fellows..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ernie Kovacs
Breaking the fourth wall with the legendary comedian
"...Kurt Weill's "Mack the Knife" in German, his proto-LGBTQ poet Percy Dovetonsils, and a series of droll advertisements for..."

May 12, 2017 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...landmark third edition of Leaves of Grass, the American poet Walt Whitman wrote a series of newspaper columns under..."

May 5, 2017 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Point Austin: The Best of Times …
Remaining optimistic in a world spinning into darkness
"...end of days, or in which (to cite another poet) "the best lack all conviction, while the worst /..."

May 5, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Gay Place
Louisa Spaventa's Night of Queer Performance fosters education, support, and celebration for the queer community
"...queer showcase featuring author Sam Peterson, artist Drew Riley, playwright/poet Jesús Alonzo, Nikki DaVaughn, Foxxy Blue Orchid, and even..."

April 28, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Fusebox Festival 2017
This year's model of the annual hybrid arts showcase features revolutionaries, robots, and dam dancing, oh my!
"...collective Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol and additional lyrics by poet Carrie Fountain to explore the biography and mythos of..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place
Black Pride is here, and it's queer
"...Series Torch reading series returns with an open mic, poet, UT Ph.D. candidate, and teacher Sequoia Maner and author..."

March 31, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Music Live: Lil Yachty, Tei Shi, Noname
Chicago meets Hotlanta
"...Cheer Up Charlies remained introspective and subdued behind Chicago poet and rapper Noname and indie-pop singer Tei Shi at..."

March 16, 2017 SXSW Post by Alejandra Ramirez

A Critically Endangered Species
A renowned poet attempts to end her life

March 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Danielle White

All in the Family
"...Moor MotherThu. 16, Valhalla, 10:30pm Philly poet and Afro-futurist Camae Ayewa's 2016 debut Fetish Bones is..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Film Keynote: Lee Daniels
#oscarsnotsowhiteafterall
"...sometimes violent police officer father ("He was an amazing poet … but he wanted me to be a lawyer."),..."

March 13, 2017 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

The 2016-17 Austin Music Awards’ Texan Tower of Song
Thirty-five years of AMAs? More like 181 years of Texas on one stage, on one night!
"...banter into a cosmopolitan sophistication shared with the Panhandle poet...."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Monday Showcase Picks
"...Wilson unveils swooning electro-pop described as "turbo chill." A poet, guitarist, and composer from San Francisco, Luke Sweeney melds..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

SXSW Tuesday Showcase Picks
"...Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5 challenge ATX post-punk poets Churchwood as local kings of cross-fertilizing Tom Waits' Dada..."

March 10, 2017 Music Feature

Color Arc Productions' A Girl Named Sue
A melting pot of creative talent brings to life this cross-cultural coming-of-age story
"...Nguyen) has written an intelligent story filled with slam poetry, youthful exuberance, and sweet nostalgia. Ann Marie Gordon's spot-on..."

March 10, 2017 Arts Review by T. Lynn Mikeska

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