Current State of Classical Music: The Percentage Problems
“Classical music – the level of musicianship and artistry – has never been higher.” This optimistic start to a SXSW session on the state of classical music was made by…
Veracruz Fonda & Bar Grand Opening in Mueller
Anyone who’s moved to Austin knows that Tex-Mex is what Chinese, Italian, or Japanese is to the local cuisine in other cities. Newcomers don’t know that authentic Mexican cuisine is…
Webb Space Telescope at SXSW
Two panel discussions were devoted to the Webb Space Telescope at SXSW in Austin last month: one on engineering, the other on science. “What we’re seeing in this beautiful new…
Sell, Sell, Sell
Subliminal seduction media mogul Admen clad in Bran muffin suits A holiday spirit To sell a line A consumerist line Waiting, buying Whilst stuffing their eyes Snowballs hypocrisy On Madison…
Lauren Lee McCarthy – Surrogate Performance
In the College of Fine Arts at UT Austin, the School of Design and Creative Technologies (SDCT) sponsored Lauren Lee McCarthy, one of several artists in the Creatives on Campus…
Candlelight Series Features A Night with Sinatra
If you’re a fan of the late and great Rat Pack singer and all-time best crooner Frank Sinatra, this show will not disappoint you. The candlelight series is just a…
Felix III in Austin: I Chose Life
The recording artist Felix III debuted a smouldering song released the very week he made his appearance in Austin recently at The Vortex, during the annual Outsider Fest. “I was…
Ballet and the Holocaust
How to express ineffable suffering through dance? That is the question Austin Ballet director Stephen Mills asked himself; the answer would propel him a years-long journey of discovery full of…
ARTEMIS: The Next Moon Mission
The first crew for the Artemis mission to the Moon was announced just a few weeks after a session at SXSW on NASA’s plans to send people to the Moon…
Dr. Stamets heralds new Paradigm of Consciousness
“You can’t help but be spiritual thinking about astronomy.” So said Dr. Paul Stamets, whose appearance before a packed conference room at SXSW was full of hope for the future.…