Rent Raises the Roof
byThe Zach Scott Production of “Rent,” playing through November 28 at the Kleberg Stage, proves that New York has little to teach Austin when it comes to making a musical into a raucous good time.
Music
The Gospel According to Kirk Whalum
byKirk Whalum is brilliant, and it is an honor to have him headline Austin Jazz Festival for the year 2014.
Flippin’ It: Courtney Sanchez
byCourtney Sanchez is a chameleon. She aligns her voice to the listener’s perception, all Ella Fitzgerald one minute, John Legend, Chaka Khan, or James Taylor the next.
In the Flow: Althea Rene
byDetroit native Althea René does not take ‘No’ for an answer. So, when the jazz industry said that flute was not a jazz instrument…
Artists to Artist Q&A with Bobby McFerrin
byJonathan ‘Chaka’ Mahone is a member of RIDERS AGAINST THE STORM. For this Artist-to-Artist Q&A, he gets down to the nitty gritty and up to spiritual heights with Bobby McFerrin, who Chaka dubs “a vocal alchemist.”
Space and Time: Jackie Venson
byHer profile claims she once got in a back alley brawl with the (former) planet “Pluto,” punching it “straight out of planetary existence.”
ARTIST TO ARTIST: Q&A with Eric Roberson
byTalking to two-time Grammy nominee Eric Roberson is like talking to a best friend. You can tell he is listening. Everything he offers to the conversation is smooth and thoughtful. It’s not just that he likes to talk; he likes to learn.
Riders Against the Storm
by“Mission Accomplished,” was how Chaka felt when Riders Against the Storm (RAS) won the prestigious Band of the Year award at this year’s SXSW Music Festival. To have Hip Hop appreciated and validated by a bona fide music-loving community was exactly the purpose of RAS’ move to Austin in 2009.
To Broadway and Back: Kenny Williams
byThe Austin native’s face is smooth and defined, nothing less than statuesque. Theatergoers from South Africa get a look at his almond eyes and…
One World Theatre: Minutes Away and Worlds Apart
byVisitors flock to the narrow sidewalks of Sixth Street to hear live music gush through the shingles of bustling bars and rain on their eardrums. In contrast, ten miles away, One World sits on a sun bleached plateau in the Hill Country .