I’ve written about Graham Reynolds, the virtuoso pianist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, arranger, and jokester. That last bit is new to me as I discovered his wit as a raconteur at his show How to Ruin the Holidays, performed at the Rollins Center for a two-night engagement. Now in its 7th year, […]
By definition a synesthete experiences synesthesia, a condition in which usually separate senses are intertwined. For instance, a person with synesthesia might see colors when they hear music, associate specific tastes with certain words, or perceive numbers and letters as having distinct colors or personalities. This blending of senses is involuntary […]
This year’s Swan Songs Serenade, in its 14th year, was a testament to the power of community. Held at the Four Seasons, a crowd of over two hundred and fifty donors, friends, supporters, and musicians showed up, each playing a crucial role in raising funds to provide musical last wishes to […]
Austin Jewish Film Festival’s 22nd Season Opens with the film directed by Sal Litvak, Guns and Moses, FADE IN: A CHILEAN CITYSCAPE TRANSFORMS INTO NEW YORK CITY. NARRATOR (V.O.)Sal Litvak’s journey from Santiago, Chile, to New York City began when he was just five. His path was marked by prestigious institutions, […]
As part of KMFA 89.5 Classical radio’s Offbeat series, Inversion Ensemble performed Fire, Water, and The Air We Breathe for two days at the Navasota Street studio. Inversion is a professional choir who perform unconventional new works by local musicians and U.S. composers. Art, visuals, dance, — in other words […]
Since the beloved Lucy in Disguise costume store closed its doors in 2022, Austinites have struggled to find unique Halloween outfits. ATX Theatre is stepping in to save locals from lackluster online shopping and overpriced pop-up Halloween stores this year. The organization brings together Austin’s eighty-plus theatre companies and hosts a two-day […]
Since relocating to Austin, I’ve visited my hometown, NYC, for the past thirteen years to see any Broadway musical featuring a pop, rock, or jazz musician or group. For over a decade, my life as a former music critic and reporter for luminary publications such as Billboard, Circus, Record Week, and Performance revolved around […]
Season 6 at the Filigree Theatre opened with the powerful Tennessee Williams play Suddenly Last Summer. Perhaps it cannot be helped that with such a brilliant script as only the inimitable Williams has written, there could be no possible way to ruin a performance. That theory proved somewhat false. Accolades belong […]
Bokyung Byun, born in Seoul, Korea, was a child prodigy who began playing guitar at six and quickly gained recognition in Korea. At twelve, she moved to study under various master classical guitar players, first in China and then at fourteen, in the U.S., to study at The Juilliard School. […]
The Vortex Theater is a small, innovative theatre company located on Manor Road in East Austin that continually pushes the boundaries of experimental theatre. In business for three decades (a long time for a city that only became a known entity to the rest of the world a few years […]
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