Jazzing Up the Holidays Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis for a terrific concert at the Meyerson. by Amy Martin published Sunday, December 14, 2014 Dallas […]
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers with guest Edie Brickell: What They Are
What They Are Steve Martin delivers comedy, but it’s really about the music in his tour with Steep Canyon Rangers and guest Edie Brickell. Her husband, Paul Simon, made a surprise appearance in Dallas. by […]
Monty Python Live (Mostly): A fine Broadway-inspired finale
Thank You, Spamalot Monty Python is no more. It has ceased to be. It’s expired and gone to meet its maker. But what a send off it was The reunion/farewell event,Monty Python Live (Mostly): […]
Moontower Comedy Festival: Kids in the Hall
The Kids in the Hall, performing in Dallas tonight, dust off the rust with two shows at Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival. by Amy Martin published Sunday, April 27, 2014 Photo: Courtesy Moontower Comedy Festival Kids […]
Broadway’s Next H!T Musical: Foreboding Broadway
Foreboding Broadway At the Eisemann Center, the Broadway’s Next H!T Musical stirs up the laughs. by Amy Martin published Friday, November 9, 2012 Broadway‘s Next H!T Musical may be formulaic, but it’s fun. Spoofing both awards […]
Capitol Steps: Politi-Gags
Politi-Gags Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Steps come to the AT&T Performing Arts Center this weekend. by Amy Martin published Thursday, May 31, 2012 Here in Texas, our preachers and politicians and penchant for hyperbole are ripe […]
Margo Rey: Rey of Light
Rey of Light Jazz singer Margo Rey, wife of comedian Ron White, cuts loose in her Pearl at Commerce gig. by Amy Martin published Sunday, March 25, 2012 In my mind, Margo Rey is a […]
One Night Only: Gamelan D’Drum
by Amy Martin In Bali and Indonesia, music arises from life: the steady rhythm of pounding rice into paste, the choppy beats of waves in shallow tropical bays, the polyphonic swelling of frog song […]
