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ICMCA: Rahul Sharma and Aditya Kalyanpur

Topfer Theatre at Zach

The Cat Returns
at Metropolitan

Charley Crockett, Carson McHone at Stubb's

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Playback

April 20, 2018

Austin’s first major record press opens, and more music news

April 13, 2018

Groove-mongering R&B duo the Greyhounds get mule-headed, S.S. Hangover floats Laguna Gloria, and the Austin Music Commission overlooks music hub

April 6, 2018 Austin music journeys to the desert – and you're not invited

March 30, 2018 Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason

March 23, 2018 A smaller SXSW Music week still satisfies

March 16, 2018 Hip-hop sustains the Festival's star power

March 9, 2018 Forecasting this year’s breakout acts

Day Trips

Youngs Burritos & BBQ, San Saba

Family affair keeps the barbecue smoking with a Tex-Mex accent

Fri., April 20, 2018

Warbird Flights

A few of the vintage airplanes still welcome passengers

Fri., April 13, 2018

AquaBrew Brewery, San Marcos Popular brewpub has the agility of a homebrewer and consistency of a craft brewer

I.D. Fairchild State Forest, Maydelle Take a walk in the woods behind the pine curtain of East Texas

John Knox Ranch, Wimberley Kids’ summer camp becoming a year-round destination for adults and families

The Goose’s Acre Pub, The Woodlands Bar and restaurant transported to Texas retains its Irish brogue

Old Settler’s Music Festival, Tilmon Annual music festival is rocking in a new location after three decades

Gay Place

Fri., April 20, 2018

A radical week of queer events is full speed ahead!

Fri., April 13, 2018

Die Felicia scares up a new night and Cheer Ups celebrates eight years with Lez Wedding

The Great Show brings modern cabaret to Austin The Great Show brings modern cabaret to Austin

LoveBalm: an event to soothe and celebrate Austin’s queer community LoveBalm: an event to soothe and celebrate Austin's queer community

Coping, carrying on, and saying farewell Coping, carrying on, and saying farewell

SXSW keeps on trekking and we’re still here with your queer guide SXSW keeps on trekking and we’re still here with your queer guide

1, 2, SXSW is coming for you 1, 2, SXSW is coming for you

The Common Law

March 2, 2018 Renting your house during SXSW?

November 3, 2017 Front license plate – do I even need it?

October 6, 2017 Statewide ban on driving and texting

September 8, 2017 Hurricane Harvey – common legal questions

August 4, 2017 Security deposits

Smarty Pants

April 20, 2018 The TSA has an official policy on packing a toy lightsaber in your airplane luggage: OK for carry-on and checked...

April 13, 2018 If you were Bart and Lisa's age during the first few seasons of The Simpsons, this year you'd be the...

April 6, 2018 Not all insects are bugs, properly speaking. Some insects chew their foods. A bug is an insect that uses its...

March 30, 2018 Doris Day declined an offer to play Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate. In 2010, Amtrak launched a yearlong test to...

March 23, 2018 According to Arcadia Power, Miami is the least energy-efficient U.S. city. As a teen, Ringo Starr took a messenger job...

The Luv Doc

Terrible Music

Burn it all down and start over

Fri., April 20, 2018

A Black Lexus

Racing to close the gates of hell

Fri., April 13, 2018

A Grossly Inaccurate Egyptology Lecture We mere mortals are just feathers being blown about in the tempest of the gods

Cat Corpses in Your Rearview Keep your head on a swivel

A Lot More Alpha The whole gender role system is built mainly on bullshit

Truth Tellin' Being diplomatic isn't being deceptive; it's being thoughtful and caring

Services Rendered Idle hands are the Devil's playthings

Soccer Watch

April 20, 2018 State high school championships are this weekend, April 18-21 at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown – games pretty much all day...

April 13, 2018 Boston fans can rejoice at having two teams in the European Champions League semifinals, as Liverpool (owned by Fenway...

April 6, 2018 Major League Soccer drew first blood in their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal showdown against Mexico's LigaMX, with Toronto thumping Club...

March 30, 2018 Sooner or later, the CONCACAF Champions League usually comes down to MLS vs. Mexico; this year it's in next...

March 23, 2018 Austin Gets Soccer, a new soccer supporters group "using the principles of" Dan Wiersema's Free Beer Movement (www.thefreebeermovement.com), invites you...

Dear Glutton

Fall Flavors Places in town to eat something autumnal without pumpkin spice

Fancy Dining on a Sizzler Budget In the pursuit of affordable eats, try the tasting menu

Threeway Dining An out-of-the-way place to get to know your group before group sex

Food for Doomsday How to weather the storm

School Lunches How to get your kids to pack their own lunch

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