All content by Charlotte Karner
![Taylor Swift’s ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ will grow on you](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-21-24_TTPD_TaylorSwift.jpeg)
Taylor Swift’s ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ will grow on you
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 22, 2024
![Graphics are projected on the tower for the CMT Music Awards outdoor stage on Wednesday. This event was one of many held on the UT campus during the CMT Music Awards.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/4-3-24_CMTStage_BellaJuarez-1200x900.jpg)
CMT Awards take over Austin for a second year, Jelly Roll dominates: night’s biggest highlights
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 8, 2024
![Artist Tania El Khoury shares powerful family memoirs in ‘Cultural Exchange Rate’](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-04-24_cultural-exchange-rate_courtesy-of-Maria-Baranova-1200x800.jpg)
Artist Tania El Khoury shares powerful family memoirs in ‘Cultural Exchange Rate’
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• April 5, 2024
![Newlyweds Richar and Sylvia Gomez visit the Blanton on March 20, 2024. The couple visited for their honeymoon and make a heart with their initials to display for mindful weaving.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-20-24_mindful-weaving_mason-rouser-1200x800.jpg)
Blanton Museum gets hands-on with ‘Mindful Weaving,’ ‘Anni Albers: In Thread and On Paper’
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• March 25, 2024
![Kacey Musgraves’s ‘Deeper Well’ proves relatable, reflective of personal growth](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-17-24_KaceyMusgraves.png)
Kacey Musgraves’s ‘Deeper Well’ proves relatable, reflective of personal growth
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• March 17, 2024
![Dr. Ricardo Lowe presents his talk on identity and the census for the PBS show, Blackademics on Wednesday.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-6-24_Blackademics_CharliePartheymuller-1200x800.jpg)
‘Blackademics’ airs season 11, showcases timely research in season 12
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• March 6, 2024
![UT Theatre and Dance strives for social justice with ‘Studio Series:’ student-led projects](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DSC04360-675x1200.jpg)
UT Theatre and Dance strives for social justice with ‘Studio Series:’ student-led projects
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• March 5, 2024
![Renuka Jayasinghe, saxophonist and University of Texas alumna, stands for a portrait in front of The Continental Club where she use to hold a residency on Feb. 9, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-09-24_renuka-jayasinghe_Charlie-Partheymuller-1200x800.jpeg)
UT alumna breaks into Austin’s music scene with local band Big Wy’s, solo project
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• February 14, 2024
![Conductor Jerry Junkin leads the Wind Ensemble in “Wine-Dark Sea: Symphony for Band” at the 10th anniversary performance at the Bates Recital Hall on Feb. 4, 2024.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-04-24_10thAnniversary_Allie-Castaneda_1-1200x800.jpg)
UT Wind Ensemble celebrates the 10th anniversary of John Mackey’s ‘Wine-Dark Sea’
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• February 9, 2024
![Professor Caleb Hudson (trumpet) of the Butler School of Music performs at Bates Recital Hall to release his new album “Nothing Less“ on Feb. 1, 2024. He plays alongside Tessa Lark (violin), Emi Ferguson (flute), Michael Nicolas (cello) and Gabriel Campos Zamora (clarinet).](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-1-24_AlbumReleaseConcert_ManooSirivelu-1-1200x720.jpg)
Butler School of Music professor premieres solo album ‘Nothing Less’
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• February 6, 2024
![February: Austin Live Music Monthly](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1-31-24_LiveMusicMonthly_KubaBard-1200x1200.png)
February: Austin Live Music Monthly
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• February 1, 2024
![Lizzie Budin performs at Mohawk Austin on Monday.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/012224_LizzieBudin_LorianneWillett-4-1200x801.jpg)
UT junior performs at the Mohawk, talks upcoming debut EP
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• January 24, 2024
![Second Saturdays: The Blanton Museum rings in the new year with live music, silent disco](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-17-23_SecondSaturdays_Emma-George.jpeg)
Second Saturdays: The Blanton Museum rings in the new year with live music, silent disco
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• January 17, 2024
![Odesza closes out Austin City Limits 2023 Weekend 1 on October 8, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10-8-23_OdeszaACL_KevinKim-1200x514.jpg)
December: Austin Live Music Monthly
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• November 29, 2023
![Author Deepa Varadarajan addresses Texas Book Festival panel attendees at the Texas State Capitol on Nov. 12, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-12-23_UTGradTBF_SamuelHayek-1200x800.jpg)
Debut author, UT alumna returns to Austin, speaks at Texas Book Festival
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• November 16, 2023
![November: Austin Live Music Monthly](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/6-12-23_LiveMusicListicle_EmmaGeorge-900x900.png)
November: Austin Live Music Monthly
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• November 7, 2023
![Q&A: Texas-raised songwriter Grace Gardner talks new single Cleanup Dive, upcoming EP](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-25-23_Grace-Gardner_Kalista-Tamez-799x1200.jpeg)
Q&A: Texas-raised songwriter Grace Gardner talks new single ‘Cleanup Dive,’ upcoming EP
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• October 25, 2023
![Moody College of Communication Public Relations graduate Abby Nelson begins to perform her unreleased song title, Eternity starts in Chicago at Andrews Residence Hall on Oct. 16, 2023.](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-22-23_abby-nelson_Roberto-Ramirez-1200x800.jpeg)
Moody graduate tackles music industry with personal, original music
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• October 22, 2023
![New Music Monthly: The Daily Texans top picks from September](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-1-23_New-Music_-Alexa-Zimmermann.jpg)
New Music Monthly: The Daily Texan’s top picks from September
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• October 1, 2023
![Soccer Mommy gives classic hits new meaning with ‘Karaoke Night’](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-25-23_Soccer-Mommy_Courtesy-of-Concord-1200x1200.jpeg)
Soccer Mommy gives classic hits new meaning with ‘Karaoke Night’
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• September 25, 2023
![What sustainability looks like at UT](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1107_ReneeXiong_Sustainability_web-900x600.png)
What sustainability looks like at UT
Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter
• September 15, 2023