At 10, Line Upon Line Percussion Still Surprises
Even after a decade of clapping in airline seats, bouncing buckshot off drums, and performing alongside digitally-zombified voices, Line Upon Line Percussion is showing no signs of being any...
How Graham Reynolds Built a Bridge Between Musical Genres
When Graham Reynolds first arrived in Texas in 1993, working alongside country musicians seemed the furthest thing from possible.
“Country music was such a world away from any of my...
Twenty-five Years Strong, the Miró Quartet is a Living Tradition
Having to share a birthday with one of history’s most-favored composers would understandably give most people a quarter-life crisis. But not the Miró Quartet.
On the cusp of their 2020...
Time Warp: New Music Co-op Reanimates Early Music in a New Millennium
For one night only, Austin concertgoers can experience a parallel universe in which viols buck violins and clavichords belong on the main stage.
That time-bending scenario is the premise of...
So what does a giraffe on horseback salad sound like?
The movie that never happened finally has the soundtrack that never happened either.
"Giraffes on Horseback Salad" is a recently published graphic novel from local author, screenwriter, and founder of the...
Austin composers take a joy ride for “Traffic Jam”
Somehow, nine Austin composers have become automotively gridlocked in a parking garage downtown.
It's the return of Steve Parker and Collide Arts’ "Traffic Jam," a show that artistically recontextualizes the...