Arts & Culture

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Hear The Close-Knit Harmonies Of The Four Freshmen

By • Jul 20, 2018
Courtesy photo

How have The Four Freshmen managed to sound so young all these years? The voices come and go, but that beautiful four-part harmony remains the same.

“Well, we always like to use the analogy… it’s more like a sports team. The organization is the same, it’s just the players and the faces have changed throughout the years,” explains Bob Ferreira, the low (or 4th) voice in the group.

Your Weekend's Here: Art, Hemingway & Oz

By • Jul 20, 2018
Jack Morgan / Texas Public Radio

From art exhibits to Hemingway to a play that's downright tornadic, there's plenty to do this weekend.


On 'Fanfare For The Common Man,' An Anthem For The American Century

By • Jul 19, 2018

This Xicano Roots Fusion Group Is 'Writing The Soundtrack For The Movement'

By • Jul 13, 2018
Nathan Cone / Texas Public Radio

Los Nahuatlatos (nä wät lâ tōs) is a group with deep roots to their Xicano-Indigenous heritage, whose mission is to “create original, inspiring and innovative music on a conscious level that people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy.” They describe their sound as “Xicano roots fusion,” because their music is a combination of different traditional Latino styles.

 

Your Weekend Is Here: Chamber Music, 'Old School' Photography & 'Drama' Mia

By • Jul 13, 2018
Siggi Ragnar / Contributed Photo

A Broadway classic, a photo exhibit and chamber music — there is plenty to do this weekend.

 


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