Eklektikos host John Aielli gives you his picks for this weekend and beyond
Stateside at the Paramount – Carrie Rodriguez’s Laboratorio
Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 7 pm CST
“At its heart, Laboratorio is a musical exploration and celebration of Latinx culture and its contribution to the American experiment. For each unique live performance, Carrie and her all-star Laboratorio band collaborate with a different guest artist, ensuring that no two shows are ever the same. On January 23rd, the Stateside welcomes Laboratorio, a program of the nonprofit, Austin Artists Project, back to the stage with a very special review show after a long hiatus due to the pandemic. The performance will feature beloved guest musicians who have joined Laboratorio in years past: Grammy award winning Tejano vocalist, bandleader, and legend Ruben “El Gato Negro” Ramos, folk/pop singer-songstress Suzanna Choffel, and Colombian singer-songwriter, gaitero, and bandleader Jaime Ospina.”
Draylen Mason Music Studio at KMFA – Austin Chamber Music Center Unexpected Favorites
February 25 & 26, 2022 (in-person & virtual)
“After a season of longing, we deserve a season of favorites! Here in Favorite Things, Austin Chamber Music Center has accumulated a series of some of the greatest works, stories, and personalities in chamber music to connect us through a year of rejuvenation.”
KMFA Draylen Mason Music Studio – A Million Alien Gospels GALA
February 26, 2022 at 5 pm CST
“Join us for an evening celebrating the work-in-progress: A Million Alien Gospels, a brand new ballet set to an original score by composer, Michael Alec Rose. Guests are invited to join us in the grand foyer of KMFA Draylen Mason Music Studio at the Hatchery.”
Northwest Hills United Methodist Church – Chorus Austin Lux
February 26, 2022
“Join Chorus Austin’s combined ensembles on February 26, 2022.”
Long Center’s Dell Hall – Austin Symphony Plays “West Side Story”
February 26, 2022 at 8 pm CST
“Celebrate this iconic film and winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. Your Austin Symphony Orchestra will play Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score and memorable songs with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim live, while the newly re-mastered film is shown in glorious high definition on the big screen with the original vocals and dialog intact. This classic romantic tragedy, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and one of the greatest achievements in the history of movie musicals, features Robbins’ breath-taking choreography and a screenplay by Ernest Lehman based on the masterful book by Arthur Laurents.”
Elephant Room – Beth Ullman Quintet
Friday, February 25, 2022 at 6 pm CST
“CD Release Event!”
