Celebrating Selena at Fiesta de la Flor
She was a Texas star---known as the Queen of Cumbia and the Queen of Tejano Music. She had the first Tejano record that achieved gold status. She successfully crossed over into the mainstream English music...
Oscar-Winning “Shakespeare in Love” Moves to Austin Playhouse Stage
Forget the Shakespeare you knew in high school. “Shakespeare in Love” is date night material! A brand new adaptation of the beloved, Oscar-winning film, Shakespeare in Love, comes to life onstage in one of Austin...
Black Fret Looks Beyond $1,000,000 in Grants with 2018 Nominees
With over $1,000,000 in grants and payments to Austin musicians in just four years, local nonprofit Black Fret announced its fifth class of nominees during SXSW. The 2018 Black Fret nominees include A Giant Dog,...
SXSW Film – A ‘Ready’ Red Carpet
The most incredible benchmark for SXSW, in any facet, must surely be that, in 2018, a major movie studio brought a world premiere to the Paramount Theater. In essence, the story was coming home, as...
Austin Music Awards 2018 – Honoring Where The Music Comes From
It has every type of music imaginable. From roots rock to soul to axe-grinding metal; and it even covers ground from traditional Country and Western to ultra-modern rap. There are speeches on the future of...
SXSW 2018 Music In Review
It's over. Faster almost than it began, SXSW 2018 has come and gone and left us exhausted and invigorated in its wake. Musically, it wasn't the mega-star-studded insanity that has been the hallmark of SXSWs...
Five Minutes With Not Ur Girlfrenz | Power Trio Preps for First Texas Tour
Not Ur Girlfrenz is an award-winning, all-girl power trio from Dallas. Liv Haynes, 13, is a tour de force on guitar and lead vocals; Maren Alford, 13, beats the drums like they owe her big...
Love + Murder Brings Suspenseful Plot to Broadway Austin Stage
Telling the scandalous story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder hits the Bass Concert Hall stage March 20 – 25. The production won 10...
SXSW 2018: The Music Is HERE.
Literally thousands of bands will descend upon the city of Austin over the next week. And I have listened to all of them. Admittedly, I stopped listening to some a bit quicker than others, but...
