What's crazier than Fusebox Festival packing more than 50 boundary-busting interdisciplinary projects – including a variety of performances, installations, talks, and events – into 12 days? How about Fusebox packing 60 such projects into just five days? 'Cause that's the plan for 2016.

Late last Friday, James Petralli sat in a local warehouse full of light bulbs, breaking away from a recording session to contemplate an upcoming series of performances in which his band White Denim pops up in tiny clubs throughout Austin every Thursday in February.

What happens when you boot Planned Parenthood out of a preventative health program? Less access to contraception and more taxpayer funded births, according to new research.

It’s Wednesday again in Austin, Texas. And even on a Wednesday – because you are in Austin, Texas – you can find some night-time comedy show or other that’ll probably make you laugh your ass off and help you make it over the long week’s hump. But can you find a sure thing?

Bully makes brash grunge-pop, and leading the Nashville quartet is Alicia Bognanno. Fearless go-getter, the singer also acts as lyricist, frontwoman, guitarist, and audio engineer, with a staggering drive that garnered the band a record deal with Columbia Records. Bognanno’s crew elbows into the Parish on Thursday with New York’s Diet Cig.

Since opening three years ago, the Patrizi’s food truck inside the Butterfly Bar/ Vortex has inspired a small cult for its simple but elevated approach to Italian food and its housemade pasta. Now owner Nicholas Patrizi hopes to do the same thing for Cajun food, with new venture Vic & Al’s at the Scoot Inn.

ELM Restaurant Group (Easy Tiger, 24 Diner, Italic, and the upcoming Irene’s) announced today that Arro, their French concept, will be closing shop after dinner service on Friday, Feb. 5. According to a release, all staff will have the opportunity to work at other ELM eateries.

Each year Texas gives at least $1.76 billion to private businesses, according to a newly released study.

You’ve probably seen Zach Hall around. He’s noticeably tall. He might also be wearing head to toe spandex as the frontman of Queen cover band Magnifico. Less noticeable, but equally notable is his design and animation work, and now he’s Kickstarting a video game.