Austin, TX
Austin organization launches no-cost studio for creatives of color
AUSTIN, Texas — Jonathan “Chaka” Mahone is the founding father of DAWA, a grassroots group that stands for Range And Wellness in Motion. A motion, Mahone says, is concentrated on supporting and highlighting inventive artists of shade within the Capital Metropolis.
“The explanation we wish to do that is due to the obstacles I’ve confronted as a inventive, so the whole lot that I felt that needs to be right here is right here and if it’s not, we’re going to deliver it right here,” mentioned Mahone.
Mahone believes entry is vital for content material creators. With the launch of DAWA, he plans to supply artists with an area to specific themselves freed from cost.
“Anybody who lives within the metropolis who’s like me, who’s inventive and has drive this [studio] goes to take them sooner and faster than they’ll even think about,” defined Mahone.
The donation-based studio is in Downtown Austin. The area includes a podcast room, 3-camera setup and the power to file music and edit video in actual time.
Twenty-three-year-old Antojuan Maurvice Spoons Jr. is an artist who raps and performs the saxophone. Following a two-year hiatus from the studio setting, Spoons says, he’s joyful to be again in a inventive area.
“I didn’t all the time have the funds. I labored two jobs whereas I used to be at school. My dad and mom helped me get via faculty, however I additionally must work a number of jobs to afford studio time. Studio time was typically $60 an hour simply to work with someone respectable,” mentioned Spoons.
BIPOC creatives who’re within the no-cost studio can apply for this system on-line at www.dawaheals.org.
“I really feel like DAWA is drugs, and it’s going to deliver loads of life and loads of vitality, and I really feel that the following technology of artists and creators are going to be popping out of right here. They may deliver a global title to this metropolis and individuals are going to actually see the unimaginable expertise that lives right here, who’re additionally folks of shade,” said Mahone.
Austin, TX
Michael Corcoran, longtime Austin music journalist and historian, has died. He was 68.
Michael Corcoran, prominent Austin music journalist and historian, has died. He was 68.
Family members confirmed Monday afternoon that he was found deceased in his Buda residence.
Corcoran, who wrote in a sometimes gruff, inimitable manner for the American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Spin, National Lampoon and other publications, spent the past years as a serious historian, publishing books about sometimes unsung Texas music and musicians.
“The most important thing to remember about Corcoran was that he wrote for the National Lampoon,” said Pat Beach, who worked alongside Corcoran at the Statesman after 1997. “He later described himself as a ‘roast critic.’ He also said he regretted some of those barbs. Obviously he had issues. He didn’t take care of himself. But he became this incredible scholar of Texas music.”
Among his highly praised books were “Ghost Notes: Pioneering Spirts of Texas Music” and “All Over the Map: “True Heroes of Texas Music.” His most recent work was published on “Michael Corcoran’s Overserved” on Substack.
Corcoran grew up in a military family in Hawaii, exposed to an incredibly diverse set of musical traditions. He seemed about to cut through the performative pretensions of pop culture to find the authentic core of a musician’s artistry.
This is a breaking news story. Check back for more details.
Austin, TX
‘What Was I Drinking?’ Paul Finebaum Explains Wild Arch Manning vs. Quinn Ewers Take
By now, the debate has been long settled.
Quinn Ewers is the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns. And to be frank, his hold on the job was never really in doubt.
However, there are still those out there who believe that Arch Manning is the better option for the 2024 Longhorns.
On Sunday during the SEC Celebrations in Austin, it appeared that ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum was part of that camp, proclaiming a wild take that Manning would be the Longhorns starter by the end of the season.
“That would be Arch Manning. I don’t need to tiptoe around that,” Finebaum said when asked who would be the Horns’ starter by the end of the season. “That is guaranteed. You heard it. We may even see him a little bit throughout the season.”
Unsurprisingly, Finebaum’s take went viral, as they often do due to his propensity to stir the pot.
Also unsurprisingly, Texas fans took to social media both in search of an explanation, and give their thoughts to Finebaum.
As it turns out, however, it was all just a giant misunderstanding on Finebaum’s behalf.
“I may be feeble but I’m not that feeble,” Finebaum said on ‘SEC Now’ later that day. “When the guy said end of the season? I thought he meant end of the season. I don’t want to back away from anything I said but I did give an interview earlier to a young man with the local tv. I’ve been seeing that pop up and I’m, like, going, ‘What was I drinking?’”
“I’m glad that you gave me a chance to clarify it because I really was thinking end of season. He’s going to be the starter next year and I said guaranteed, mark it down. I would never impugn Ewers because I think he’s probably the second-best quarterback in the country starting the year.”
Makes a lot more sense, right?
Of course, there is always the possibility that things could change. Ewers could get hurt, or even take a step back and struggle, leading to Steve Sarkisian needing to make a change.
But right now, Finebaum is absolutely right.
Entering the season, Ewers is arguably the best quarterback in the country, and definitely in the conversation for being one of the top two or three. He is also the unquestioned leader of the program.
Will Manning eventually get his chance to be that guy? Absolutely.
And if Ewers has the year that we most expect him to have, it will be just as Finebaum meant to say – the 2025 season.
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