Graham Reynolds’ “Mountain” LP Listening Party In the soundproofed sanctuary of The Equipment Room — a hidden audiophile’s paradise tucked inside downtown Austin’s M Hotel — composer, musician, bandleader, and performer Graham Reynolds hosted a vinyl listening party for his latest release, Mountain. It was less an event than a sonic immersion: Hans […]
Roxstar’s Cinema Center Pop-Up Completes Annual Journey to Austin to Support SXSW Film Premieres Photos and Captions (ALL photos credit Lu Chau, Photagonist) Roxstar’s Cinema Center, a long-time film festival favorite, was back in Austin for its annual four-day SXSW pop-up, which concluded at Higbie’s bar this past weekend. With support […]
A Raw Reminder of How Far We Still Have to Go ZACH Theatre’s staging of What the Constitution Means to Me (April 16–May 11, 2025) is not simply a performance — it’s a mirror held up to America’s unfinished business. Written by Heidi Schreck and directed with emotional precision by Jenny Lavery, […]
The Filigree Theatre presented the world premiere of The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye, directed by the inimitable Elizabeth V. Newman, and I am petitioning for this show to tour the country. Exquisitely written by Ashley Griffin, who also played the lead, Claire Fox, this production pierces the philosophical veil with […]
Flamenco India is not something one hears about every day. In fact, it is so uncommon that this writer wondered why she hadn’t ever heard about the origins of Gypsy music. I thought incorrectly, the Romani, otherwise known as Gypsies or Roma (especially in Europe) came from Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, […]
Unveiled: A Musical is a stirring reimagining of the biblical story of Queen Esther, brought to the stage with a fresh, modern sensibility. Austinite Glenna Bowman wrote the lyrics and composition, while Dr. Ellie Jarrett Shattles provided additional composition and arrangements. Glenna Bowman and fellow Austinine Matthew Shead wrote the book. […]
ATX Chamber Music & Jazz has outdone themselves! The organization is less than three years old and has successfully wooed and wowed Austin’s classical (and jazz) music lovers to broaden their engagement by participating in the experience ATX Chamber creates: one of music + food + drinks + conversation. A […]
What an incredible and moving play! The playwright, R.T. Robinson, is nothing short of a genius, blending wit, culture, and the profound complexities of life in the 1940s with stunning precision. The way he weaves humor into the heartache and hope of his characters is nothing less than masterful. The […]
My top five films at SXSW this year included Uncle Jens, a standout from the hundreds shown at the Film and TV Festival. Director Brwa Vahabpour debuted the film internationally; it opens in Norway next week. It played at AFS Cinema, the town’s last indie movie theatre inside the Linc Shopping […]
Insights from Bryan Johnson’s SXSW Talk on Longevity Imagine waking up every morning feeling refreshed, full of energy, and ready to take on the world—not just in your 20s or 30s, but well into your 60s, 70s, and beyond. Sounds too good to be true? Not if you take a […]
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