David Brendan Hall
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Lizzo, the Peoples’ Pop Diva, Dazzles Moody Center
At this point in her career, Lizzo is a veritable icon, on par both in popularity and performance with pop music’s most prominent divas. But where so many others unfalteringly embrace their position atop a pedestal erected by their fanatic followers, Lizzo, more often than not, intentionally steps off of hers onto a level playing field with fans. “I’ve been to concerts before and I felt the… → Read More
Hot Summer Nights Reviews: Choux Choux, Norman Ba$e, El Combo Oscuro, Billy Glitter
Billy Glitter at Chess Club Thursday, 9pm, 94 degrees Ah, Chess Club. In contrast to the tiny room's dank and damp days as Plush, the venue was literally one of the coolest havens during Thursday's kickoff of Hot Summer Nights. As Billy Glitter (led by William Grover) and his backing quartet leaned into their first cut – an instrumental laden with Sixties psych-jazz grooves similar to the… → Read More
H.E.R. Schools Austin Fans in Music History and Instrumental Mastery During Stunning Moody Amphitheater Show
She isn't Prince, but she might be his No. 1 student → Read More
Tool Returns to Texas with the Antidote for Fear
San Antonio show comes two years after pre-pandemic ATX appearance → Read More
Levitation Interview: the Hives Wax Deep ATX Roots
Plus Halloween, human sacrifice, and psychedelia (sort of) → Read More
Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine Is on a Mission to Make the World Better With Food
Several of Jamaica's signature dishes are well-known global favorites: jerk chicken, curries, fried plantains. But the Caribbean island's diverse cuisine, which rests on the shoulders of long-standing recipes influenced by the country's complex colonial history, is harder to fully grasp. Detailing that legacy would require a whole newspaper's worth of explanation, but it can be summed up by the… → Read More
The Roosevelt Room Pivots Without Sacrificing Craft Cocktail Experience
It's the necessary new normal: temperature checks at the door, masked and gloved employees, a face covering mandate for guests when not in their designated seats, several arms' lengths of distance between other humans. All of these requirements and more now permeate bar-restaurant operations citywide, making it difficult to ignore even during rare nights out that we're living in unprecedented… → Read More
10 New Year’s Eve To-Go Drink Options in Austin
Keep your festivities well-watered and safe at home → Read More
Progress on Austin FC Stadium on Pace for Spring 2021 Opening
As of Feb. 4, construction workers have met all schedule demands for completion of the 20,500-seat Austin FC Stadium at McKalla Place, near → Read More
Snapshot – Inside Hopscotch: Light and Sound
This is the immersive art experience that’s all over your Instagram feed → Read More
Snapshot: Cirque Italia
Water circus splashes down at Barton Creek Square mall → Read More
Snapshot: Free Week 2019
David Brendan Hall talks with 10 Austin bands about what it takes to feel musically → Read More
Snapshot: 37th Street Lights
The holidays may be over, but you can catch this iconic stretch of Austin oddballness for a few more days → Read More
Snapshot: Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Support local artisans with these last-minute gift buys → Read More
Snapshot: Austin Oddities and Curiosities Expo
Weird is the new normal at this bazaar of the bizarre → Read More
Snapshot: East Austin Studio Tour
E.A.S.T. artists explain the intention in their art → Read More
Snapshot: Ghost Walk Austin
Suicide Brides and servant girl murders: Haunted tour guide Jim Miles explores the creepier side of Downtown Austin → Read More
Snapshot: ACL Fest Poster Artist Michael W. Hall
How hopping freight trains inspired the Smithville painter → Read More
Snapshot: Austin Discovery School’s Garden Work Day
The grounds surrounding Austin Discovery School teem with plant and animal life. Fig, peach, pomegranate, and other fruit trees frame thousands of square feet of garden beds sprouting produce ranging from carrots to radishes, parsley, eggplants, tomatoes, and watermelons. Chickens wander through a spacious enclosure next to the framework of a new greenhouse, queen butterflies lay eggs among… → Read More
Snapshot: Austin Groove Project
Rising stars of Austin soul, blues, and hip-hop converge at Waterloo Music Festival as a supergroup to watch → Read More