/tags/entertainment Entertainment en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-24/6th-street-austin-tx-bars-entertainment-district-dirty-sixth-atxplained Sixth Street is known for being party central, but it's actually one of the most historic areas of the city. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-24/6th-street-austin-tx-bars-entertainment-district-dirty-sixth-atxplained Elizabeth McQueen /life-arts/2023-04-27/celebrate-willie-nelson-90th-birthday-austin-texas-concert Looking for ways to celebrate Willie on his milestone birthday this weekend? Attend a special tribute concert, listen to wall-to-wall Willie on KUTX and take a selfie with his statue downtown. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:15:22 GMT /life-arts/2023-04-27/celebrate-willie-nelson-90th-birthday-austin-texas-concert Chloe Young /austin/2023-01-18/gabriel-luna-on-bringing-his-texas-roots-to-his-role-in-new-hbo-series-the-last-of-us The Austin-born actor explains how it was almost “pre-ordained� getting the role of Tommy, as both he and the character are born-and-raised Texas boys. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:40:49 GMT /austin/2023-01-18/gabriel-luna-on-bringing-his-texas-roots-to-his-role-in-new-hbo-series-the-last-of-us Kristen Cabrera, Raul Alonzo /texas/2020-08-12/emmy-nominees-are-more-diverse-than-ever-but-latinos-still-overlooked From Texas Standard:The Emmys are the start of Hollywood's long awards season. They honor the best performances and shows on television. There's more� Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:45:37 GMT /texas/2020-08-12/emmy-nominees-are-more-diverse-than-ever-but-latinos-still-overlooked Kristen Cabrera /texas/2020-03-19/living-in-a-sportsless-world From Texas Standard:Whatever sporting event you were most looking forward to this spring, it is cancelled. Baseball, football, tennis, golf � for the time� Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:58:22 GMT /texas/2020-03-19/living-in-a-sportsless-world Michael Marks /texas/2020-02-06/shakira-and-j-los-super-bowl-performance-stirred-intense-feelings-about-race-gender-and-politics From Texas Standard:Across traditional and social media, there's been a mixture of celebration and criticism following Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show.� Thu, 06 Feb 2020 22:52:50 GMT /texas/2020-02-06/shakira-and-j-los-super-bowl-performance-stirred-intense-feelings-about-race-gender-and-politics Joy Diaz /life-arts/2020-01-08/the-black-news-channel-with-j-c-watts-and-gary-wordlaw On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with J.C. Watts, co-founder and chairman of the Black News Channel, and Gray� Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:03:38 GMT /life-arts/2020-01-08/the-black-news-channel-with-j-c-watts-and-gary-wordlaw John L. Hanson Jr. /life-arts/2019-05-08/remembering-ron-banks-founder-of-the-dramatics On this archived edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with the late Ron Banks. The singer was a founding member of the� Wed, 08 May 2019 16:32:42 GMT /life-arts/2019-05-08/remembering-ron-banks-founder-of-the-dramatics John L. Hanson Jr. /life-arts/2019-02-06/a-tribute-to-the-late-lena-horne In celebration of Black History Month, In Black America presents an encore presentation of "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music," an extended interview� Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:21:26 GMT /life-arts/2019-02-06/a-tribute-to-the-late-lena-horne John L. Hanson Jr. /life-arts/2018-07-25/ms-pat-williams-on-her-evolution-from-drug-dealer-to-comedian On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Patricia “Ms. Pat� Williams, stand-up comedian, actress and author of� Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:01:34 GMT /life-arts/2018-07-25/ms-pat-williams-on-her-evolution-from-drug-dealer-to-comedian John L. Hanson Jr.