Oct 19 Ride the ‘border wave’ with this Mexican artist By KLRU Austin artist, Gerardo Arellano, blends expressionism and pop art to create what he calls "Border Wave" -- a style of imagery that is influenced by life on both sides of the U.S. and Mexican border. Continue reading
Oct 11 Turning the life of Matthew Shepard into song By Brad Turner, Colorado Public Radio Matthew Shepard is the subject of a new choral piece, a 100-minute oratorio called that explores his life, death and legacy. Continue reading
Oct 06 The rising opera star who traded layups for librettos By Claudia Escobar and Chloe Veltman, KQED When J’Nai Bridges’ pro sports ambitions suddenly fell apart, she started focusing intently on developing her voice. Now, at the age of 29, the American mezzo-soprano is performing major roles for some of the world’s most renowned opera companies. Continue reading
Sep 06 Mumbai meets Muddy Waters in a bluesy tribute to Bollywood By Kelly Whalen San Jose bluesman Aki Kumar has just released an album that combines old songs from Indian blockbuster films of his childhood with Chicago-style blues. Continue reading
Aug 30 Column: A trans singer makes a ‘most precious’ sacrifice By David Kroman, Crosscut.com For Julian Morris, music and song writing has been a refuge as he's struggled with his sexual identity. He knew once he started taking hormones to transition to a male body, his voice would change. Making the decision to give… Continue reading
Aug 23 A perfect marriage of light and sound turns caverns and bridges into art By Rocky Mountain PBS To create art that exists outside the traditional white box of gallery space, this husband and wife team use light and sound as their paint, and old buildings or rock formations as their canvases. Continue reading
Aug 16 When photography and martial arts collide By MN Original - Twin Cities PBS R.J. Kern likes to wear many hats. He's an award-winning wedding photographer, a fine arts photographer and a taekwondo instructor. "Having the balance between different jobs helps me."… Continue reading
Aug 02 Seattle artist takes viewers on a voyage to other worlds By Stephen Hegg, KCTS The boat is the emblem of Steve Jensen’s Norwegian soul. Boats carried his grandparents to America from Bergen, and boats are where he spent his young life as son and grandson of fishermen and boat builders. Boats are what he… Continue reading
Jul 26 Giving artists the attention they didn’t get during their lifetimes By Jackie Shafer, WOSU When under-recognized artists die, their art lives on here. Continue reading
Jul 12 Bollywood dance breaks down barriers in Austin By KLRU Calling himself a “global citizen”, Prakash Mohandas says the goal of his dance company is to foster understanding between people and cultures. “If people are able to come dance with each other and have fun with each other, that breaks… Continue reading