Signed copies of The Shawl, Doug Burr’s third album, will be available at All Saints this Sunday. But first, please allow me a story: In January 2008 Martha and I spent a few days in northern California to celebrate of…
The Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin presents Terrain, an exhibition showcasing the work of three designers and eight studio artists completing their Master of Fine Arts degrees. Terrain features the work of…
Ah, television. It’s like a box of friends in my living room. Friends who love me unconditionally, require no effort, never (or rarely) judge, and (perhaps most importantly) are always awake. Running ceaselessly (it’s still going even when it’s turned…
TRUJILLO, PERÚ. Greetings from Trujillo and from Peru Mission. For those of you who remember when folks from Peru Mission came to Austin last fall, I thought you might enjoy a little update. We visited the Parish Woodshop Tuesday afternoon. There was a…
After a week of music, how about a little more? David Byrne is a musician, a writer, a visual artist, a music producer, an actor, a guest star on The Simpsons (the list goes on). With or without his former…
Every spring thousands of people from all over the world descend on our city. The streets are jammed. Live music pours from any conceivable location. Odd movies appear at the theatres. Strange people wander the streets. For nearly two weeks,…
Saturday afternoon. Lazy day. Let’s hit a movie. The mental process that follows can go (or in my case: has gone) something like this: You’re lying on a sofa, staring at the ceiling, thinking about sitting in a darkened theatre,…