You go to a stadium show knowing that what you're losing in acoustic clarity you may gain in spectacle. And with a band/person as salty and road-worn as Sade, it was a good bet that their show at the Erwin Center on Wednesday evening was going to unwind with no small amount of professionalism and confidence. What we didn't expect, however, was the warmth and the pleasure both the artist and the audience seemed to take from this long-delayed return to Austin. more ›

The Erwin Center is a fine place for spectacle, be it a sweaty basketball game, bawdy pop show, or some sort of Muppeted adventure. But on Wednesday night the Center is hosting an act maybe more associated with night time reverie and dusky jazz clubs than not. The smoothest operator of all, Sade, is coming to town with John Legend. more ›

Last May, the University of Texas Performing Arts Center undertook a major renovation project with Bass Hall. The venue, originally finished in 1981, sat about 2,800 and held a 100 member orchestra, but the $14 million Ponce de Leon-inspired upgrade and facelift has given the hall a new lease on life. more ›

Andy Roddick, the world’s sixth-ranked men’s tennis player and part-time Austin resident, was in town last weekend for his Second Annual Andy Roddick Foundation Charity Gala. Founded in 2001, the Andy Roddick Foundation raises money to benefit organizations that aid in the development of at-risk children and families, including those that have been abused, abandoned and neglected. The Foundation’s goal is to improve the quality of life and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all... more ›