Arts
- Beethoven's Ninth a joy to hear
- 'The Last Days of Desmond Nani Reese: A Stripper's History of the World'
- Austin Chamber Music Center, 'Doubt: A Parable'
- 'Porgy and Bess,' Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Berta Rojas
- Duran Duran, Iron & wine, 'The Assumption.' John C. Riley as Dewey Cox, The Knitters and the Hacienda Brothers, Rachel Loy and Brian Keane
- Blue Man Group, The Roche Sisters
- Bopping along with Bach, Beethoven; some shaky toe-tapping with Tapestry
- Chanticleer gives crowd plenty to cheer
- 'Cats,' 'Voices Underwater,' Fiery Furnaces, Dr. Dog
- Io: A Myth About You, UT faculty of music, Anthony Bourdain, 'Far Away,' New Music Co-op, Wideman/Davis Dance Company
- Reviews: La Follia, 'Happy Days'
- Rilo Kiley, 'Illuminations,' BAM Festival, Pepe Romero
- Black Arts Movement Festival 'An Evening of New Dance'; Conspirare; Ballet Austin 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'; Naught Austin Production's 'Cellbloq'; Austin Playhouse 'Inherit the Wind'
- Austin Symphony, 'The Magic Flute,' Hot September Flurries
- Cedric the Entertainer, 'Featuring Loretta'
- Willie Nelson and Freedom Fest; Rufus Wainwright and Neko Case at Stubb's; Mr. Marmalade at Capital T Thetare; Rainbow Family of the Serendipitous Now, or, the Orpheus Project at Salvage Vanguard Theatre
- Martina McBride, Roky Erickson, David Allan Coe, 'The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,' Jupiter String Quartet
- Get a kick out of music of Buttons and Bows
- Yellow Tape takes energetic romp
- Patty Griffith, The Hold Steady, Vietnam, Sharir+Bustamante, the KDH Dance Company
- Mavis Staples, Chaos In Tejas, the Frank Mills, Austin Civic Orchestra
- George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Austin Ballet, Okay Mountain, Bright Eyes, The Falsettos dinner theater
- Rubber Repertory, The Marleys, 'Trash Anthems,' Old Haunts, The Miró Quartet
- Old Settler's Music Festival, 'Plump Jack,' Deborah Hay, 'Thom Pain,' Bill Callahan
- Joseph Phillips at D. Berman Gallery and Hijack dance company at Fusebox
- The Barber of Seville, the Killers, Fusebox, Ah Wilderness
- Ted Leo, Guster, Eastern European Painting Now, Austin Ballet's 'The Taming of the Shrew'
- 'Take Me Out,' 'Ways to Get There,' University of Texas Dance, the New Music Co-op, the Nonsense Company, Plain White T's
- Jim Gaffigan, 'The Turn of the Screw, 'El Gran Circo,' 'The Bends of Life,' 'Funnyhouse of a Negro,' 'Elaine Bradford: Freaks of Nurture,' 'Marat/Sade,' 'All-Night Vigil'
- Arthouse, 'Macbeth,' 'La Dispute,' Ballet Austin
- American Masterpieces Festival, Catalyst, Dance Carousel, FronteraFest Short Fringe Best of the Week
- 'It's A Wonderful Life '70s Christmas Television Special Starring the Fonz,' Joanna Newsom, Edmond Bulldogs
- Dixie Chicks, Fun Fun Fun Fest, 'Christmas Oratorio,' Ballet East, Austin Symphony Orchestra, UT Symphony
- 'Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge' 'Degrees of Separation'
- Demetri Martin, 'Madame Butterfly,' 'The Souls of Our Feet,' '1984,' 'Black Sun: Green Flamingo'
- 'Plaid Tidings,' 'Double Exposure'
- 'The Kingfish,' 'The Night Hank Williams Died,' The Oklahoma Snorkel,' Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía, 'Ring Rip Rent,' 'Benjamin Butler: New Trees and Forests'
- Rascal Flatts, 'Have You Ever Been Assassinated?' Florida vs. Austin, 'Classic Beauty,' Debussy, Savion Glover, 'Acoustic Africa,' The Shells, James Hunt
- Pet Shop Boys, 'The Assumption,' 93.3 Meltdown 2006, Conspirare
- The Parlor, 'The Rocky Horror Show,' 'Wide Open Wide,' 'At Home with Dick'
- Alice in Chains, Blackholicus, 'Psycho Beach Party, 'Parade,' Cindy Lauper. 'Jim Caruso's Cast Party,' 'The Night of the Iguana'
- Reviews: Arts festival showcases a community on the move
- XL Reviews
- "A Moon for the Misbegotten"
- "Hairpray," "Symphony V," "St. Nicholas," "Hot September Flurries" and "World of Lacquer"
- Gorilla Biscuits, "Cops and Lawyers," "10 Minutes Max"
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Red Cans,' 'All Dressed in White,' 'The Good Doctor'
- Peaches, 'West Side Story', Aztlan Dance Company
- Yellowman, 'I Am My Own Wife,' Shearwater, Maia String Quartet, 'The Play About the Baby,' 'Vaudeville Vanya'
- Fiona Apple, 'In On It,' Duo Turgeon, Kathy Dunn Hamrick
- Black Crowes, Red, White & Blues Festival, the Strange Boys, Miss Alex White and Daphane Park
- Panic! At the Disco, the Streets, 'I Love My Dead Gay Son, The Musical!,' Conspirare, 'H.M.S. Pinafore,'
- The Roots, Holy Ghost Party, Women & Their Work, Air Guitar Championship, 'Bunk Bed Brothers'
- Eagles of Death Metal, James Hunter, Austin Symphony, 'The 24th Day,' 'Lonely' and 'Special'
- 'Trent Tate: Austin's Alchemist', 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Season Finale'
- Elvis Costello, 'Static,' The Books, 'Pulse,' 'Barely Still Lifes,' DMC International DJ Competition, 'The Beard of Avon,' 'The Odd Couple.'
- 'Los Grandes de la Musica Tejano,' Old Settler's Music Festival, 'Dialogues of the Carmelites,' 'Swingin' Then and Now,' 'The Summer People
- Kirk Franklin, Nine Inch Nails, the Go-Go's, Chamber Soloists of Austin, 'The Glory of Living,' 'Kissing the Goodbye
- Hobble, Pudding, Norma Clark, 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Bus Stop,' Dave Douglas
- Reviews: Chuck Berry, Kathy Griffin, A. Mozart Fest, Houston Grand Opera, 'Get Your War On,' 'Two into War,' Karen Mason
- Cyndi Williams sews together an intense patchwork of characters
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre reinvigorated in Austin appearance
- 'Urinetown,' Austin Symphony Orchestra, Bun B, Francesca Gabbiani, 'House' and 'Garden'
- The Old 97's, Austin Improv, Stephen Doster & the No. 9 Orchestra
- Shows: "The Nutcracker," American Analog Set, "The Santaland Diaries," Conspirare, "Pale Idiot"
- Texas Piano Quartet, "On Virgin Land: Ali Fitzgerald," ASO and Chorus Austin's "Messiah"
- "Jack Spencer: New Works, Mixed Media," Sex Organs of Emittance, Air Traffic Controllers and Shawn David McMillen
- "Hamlet," The Thing with Joe McPhee, Sun Ra Arkestra, Austin Symphony Orchestra, Deerhoof with Jana Hunter and the Weird Weeds
- Paul Rodriguez, "The Way of the World," UT Wind Ensemble, Vincent Mantsoe, "Playboy of the Western World,"' Paradigm
- Death Cab for Cutie, "The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune," "The Blue Paintings," Coup
- "Movin' Out," Liz Phair, "A Tom Waits Peepshow," Damian Marley, "Chopper," Miami City Ballet, "El Amor Brujo," "La Vida Breve," 'Americanmisfit"
- Shows: "Shear Madness", Monte Montgomery, Texas Choral Consort
- Shows: Mundi, Common, "The Three Cuckolds", American Momo
- Shows: Suzanne Vega, Ars Ipsa Gallery, "Footloose", Pelican
- Shows: Le Tigre, "Up in the Old Hotel", "Bigasslife"
- Shows: Ray LaMontagne, Zoe Nauman, Jupiter Quartet, John Hiatt
- Shows: Antone's Anniversary, Bobby Bare, Jr., Mission of Burma, "The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley"
- Shows: "Annie Get Your Gun", Golden Boys, Texas Festival Orchestra, Maria Taylor, Austin Chamber Music Festival
- Shows: John Legend, Psychedelic Rock Showcase, "Object", The Derailers, Voxtrot
- Shows: Latium World Tour, Conspirare, "Whispers of Heaven", "The Mikado", Gang Gang Dance
- Shows: Spoon, Rogue Wave, "Appointment with Death", Michelle Shocked
- Shows: "King Hedley II", Margaret Cho, Lil Jon, "The Water Principle", The Gipsy Kings, Keren Ann, David Sanborn
- Shows: Chaos in Tejas, Kerrville Folk Festival, Handel in Georgetown, "Holes Before Bedtime", Real Heroes
- Shows: Melt-Banana, Mike Barfield, Urban Roots Gallery, B.B. King, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
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The Wild Weekend Power Pop Fest packs all the sing-along melodies and "la-la-la" vocals that will fit into Beerland and Mohawk.
- 8/30: Austin BatFest
- 8/30: Black and White Years
- 8/30: Candy and Cigarettes party
- 8/30: KVRX Back To School Blowout
- 8/30: Hubert Sumlin at Antone's
- 8/30: L. Subramaniam
- 8/30: John Ramsey at Velveeta Room
- 8/30: 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'
- 8/30: Master Pancake: 'Jurassic Park'
- 8/30: 'Twelfth Night' at Scottish Rite
- Thru 9/18: 'Peter Pan'
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