Robert Rodriguez, the legendary Austin filmmaker, opened his Troublemaker Studios for ACG’s 35th Season. They filmed Alita: Battle Angel there. At the open-air set, I felt as if I was roaming the streets and alleyways of a fading, long-forgotten town in Spain. We savored complimentary sangria and paella from Flavor Read more
Tucked just off Research Boulevard, north of Great Hills Trail, rests a cultural gem: Austin’s only Steinway Piano Gallery. A temple to the legendary hand-crafted instrument, Steinway is to the piano what Rolls Royce is to the automobile—uncompromising, timeless, and revered. The flagship in New York, around the corner from Read more
What do you get when you mix one of the most original living conductors (our own Farkhad Khudyev, Associate of Music in Orchestral Studies & Music Director of the UT Symphony Orchestra) with a world-renowned opera singer, Rebecca Davis? Answer: you get what only Khudyev brings to this town: dynamic Read more
ATX Chamber and Jazz Music keeps blurring the line between concert and experience, pairing world-class artists with crafted culinary and cocktail moments. A Toast to Texas was another example of lyrical strings and piano from a powerhouse roster of musicians wafted through Assembly Hall as virtuoso violinists — Alexander Sitkovetsky, Geoffrey Herd Read more
I had not heard about Jeff Goldblum’s involvement with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra until recently, and the discovery came as a surprise. After all, I used to spend Monday nights at Michael’s Pub in Manhattan listening to Woody Allen play his clarinet, so I thought I had a handle on Read more
Austin music education nonprofit Beat 4 Beat celebrated a decade of empowering youth through the transformative power of music at its 10-Year Anniversary Party this past weekend at Meanwhile Brewing. The free event featured live performances by local Austin artists Nakia, Deer Fellow, and DJ Marc Fort (KUTX 98.9, KOOP Read more
Picture yourself on a sun-soaked beach in Malibu, a margarita in hand, as waves crash rhythmically to a reggae-infused beat. If any musician could embody that feeling, it’s LA-born artist and musical innovator, Eddie Witz. But don’t mistake him for just another reggae or island rock artist—his sound is an Read more
Austin Classical Guitar outdid itself, yet again. This time, Austin audiences had the extreme delight of hearing the modest William Kanengiser, one of the world’s most dynamic and influential classical guitar figures. A virtuoso performer, a visionary arranger, and a dedicated educator, he has shaped the landscape of the instrument Read more
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 Read more
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, Read more
