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The Juilliard String Quartet with pianist Anna Petrova
With unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor, the Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) continues to inspire audiences around the world. Founded in 1946 and hailed by The Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the ensemble draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics, while embracing the mission of championing new works, a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring.Sat. May 17, 7:30pmRiverbend Centre -
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Affordable Art Fair Austin
After a hugely successful first edition, Affordable Art Fair Austin returns May 15-18, 2025 at the Palmer Events Center, showcasing thousands of original contemporary artworks ranging between $100 to $10,000. Welcoming 55 local, national and international exhibitors, the second edition will be unmissable.May 15-18, 2025Palmer Events Center
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Colin Stetson, Future Museums
There’s genre-agnostic, and then there’s genre-defiant. Maverick saxophonist and composer Colin Stetson makes music that eschews boundaries, whether working as a sideperson to folks like Lou Reed, Bon Iver, and Arcade Fire, or reimagining Polish composer Henryk Górecki’s challenging Symphony No. 3. He advanced his own name writing haunting scores to left-of-center films and TV shows like Hereditary, The Menu, Uzumaki, and Color Out of Space – all of which feed into last year’s The love it took to leave you, a two-disc magnum opus of emotional atmosphere. God knows how it works live, but it’ll definitely be worth finding out. – Michael TolandFri., May 2, 8:30pm -
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Annie
Over 50 years ago, lyricist Martin Charnin bought the book The Life and Hard Times of Little Orphan Annie as a gift for a friend. He became so enamored with it that he got to work on a musical about the Depression-era orphan adopted by the wealthy Daddy Warbucks. This friend never got the gift, but the world got a classic feel-good musical featuring songs like “Tomorrow” and “It’s a Hard Knock Life,” now brought to the stage by Broadway in Austin, directed by Jenn Thompson. – Kat McNevinsMay 2 - 4 -
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AFS Doc Days
Austin Film Society’s annual spotlight on new nonfiction films presents a real conundrum: Which of the 10 selected works are you going to prioritize? Because they all sound pretty terrific. How about opening night selection Middletown, about high schoolers investigating an environmental scandal, from the Boys State filmmakers? (Bonus: They’re doing a post-film Q&A with KUT’s Jerry Quijano.) Or Friday’s Mistress Dispeller, Elizabeth Lo’s documentary tracking a wild-sounding quadrangle: a husband, his mistress, his wife, and the woman she hires to go undercover and break up the affair? Or Sunday’s Architecton, an A24 art film about concrete? Excellent choices, all. Maybe go for the win and hit all 10. – Kimberley JonesMay 1 - 4 -
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Amy Silverberg
Literary comic and writing teacher Amy Silverberg swoops in from L.A., bringing observations from the weird front lines of college teaching on Zoom and revealing the true reason men wear baseball caps (deep loneliness). She also brings a special guest opener, former Austinite (and Chronicle contributor) Danny Palumbo, whose blend of food and comedy is beloved by any chef with a sense of humor. – Kat McNevinsMay 2-4 -
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Fiesta del Alma w/ Alejandro Escovedo, Indigo Girls, Gina Chavez, DONNA
It’s not every day a preschool hosts a 21+ event at Antone’s featuring the Indigo Girls, but the seemingly impossible will be made possible this Friday. The benefit concert supports the beloved Spanish language immersion daycare Escuelita del Alma as it prepares to move locations because TxDOT’s I-35 expansion requires blowing up the existing location. Funds raised will also go toward a new scholarship fund. The night ends with music from the Indigo Girls, Alejandro Escovedo, Gina Chavez, and Donna. [Editor’s note: This event has sold out, but the silent auction & raffle is open to non-ticketholders.] – Maggie QuinlanFri., May 2, 7:15pm -
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Kaleidoscope
Each turn of a kaleidoscope reveals a new world – new amalgamations of shape and color. It’s an appropriate description for Ventana Ballet and Austin Camerata’s annual spring showcase, a performance that changes in music and choreography without losing luster. The jewels of performance just shift into a new configuration: still bright, still entrancing. This electric world of dance and chamber music is made even more magnificent with free signature cocktails. Now in its third iteration, Kaleidoscope promises shifting artistic fancy, so close you can practically touch the performers (but you know, definitely don’t do that).: – Cat McCarreyMay 1 - 3 -
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Ky Newman, atlgrandma, Frost Children [garage]
As a producer of the ultra-popular Emergency Intercom podcast, Ky Newman usually works behind the scenes, but the DJ-focused Oddly Satisfying road show puts the online darling in the spotlight. The content creator’s sets scratch the slightly brainrotted itch inside us all: a recent mash-up mixed Ice Spice’s “Deli” with the Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979.” Co-produced by indie curator Cristina Mauri (aka Moonbby Presents), the bill features additional sets from left field pop favorites atlgrandma and Frost Children. – Genevieve WoodFri., May 2, 8pm -
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Love & Pop (1998)
Though this film is Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s first-ever live-action motion picture, his North American fans never got a taste of his early DV styles. (DV here meaning digital video, since those consumer-grade cameras filmed most of the movie.) Rejoice then, lovers of Anno’s coming-of-age tales and late Nineties Nippon, as distributor GKids released a 2K restoration back in late February, stopping first in NYC. Based on Ryū Murakami’s novel Topaz II, the 1998 feature heads south for an appearance at AFS’s new-cult-classic series Lates. – James ScottMay 2-3 & 5 -
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Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps
On the 2025 album unfortunately called The Squirrely Years Revisited, Ministry main man Al Jourgensen has gone back to the synth-duo New Wave of the band’s earliest records, With Sympathy and Twitch, and pulled a Taylor Swift: He’s remade some of the tracks in the industrial-metal style that made the band famous. The result is a very odd mix of that to which you danced with angular hair in 1985 and that to which you moshed in 1995. Apparently, goths of a certain age WILL dance to anything. With fellow old-school EBM purveyors Nitzer Ebb and Die Krupps.– Joe GrossFri., May 2, 7:30pm -
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Nightlife & Parties
Pink Pony Rodeo
DJ Boi Orbison’s queer party Neon Rainbows revives this combo platter of pop sugar and country grits for another boogie-woogie through Chups. From a crossover DJ duel between Boi and visiting DFW DJ Casstevens, attending cowpokes can knock boots to the beats of Chappell Roan, Beyoncé, the Chicks, Dolly Parton, and more. Lavender Thug wrangles all aspiring singers inside for Cuntry Karaoke, and surprise drag pop-ups keep all bandanna-wrapped necks on a swivel. Dress code requires salmon, flamingo, bubblegum: you know, all-pink outfits! – James ScottFri., May 2 -
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PJ Raval + UT Austin’s Queer Media Production Screening
Queer culture is under attack, and many institutions seem to be folding rather than lending their support. Not so UT’s Radio-Television-Film program, as the film school continues to spotlight marginalized voices. Like the long-running East Austin Stories class, Call Her Ganda filmmaker PJ Raval’s Queer Media Production course empowers students to tell lesser-told stories, here by “embrac[ing] queerness as an artistic sensibility, mode of artmaking, and a form of creative boundary pushing.” Catch the work of Raval’s students at this special one-night showing of their original short films, and read more about it in this week’s Qmmunity coulmn. Oh, and make sure to bring a dish for the potluck. – Richard WhittakerFri., May 2 -
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RESCHEDULED INTO ONE DAY EVENT ON 5/3: Shorty presents Keep Austin Loud Fest Day 1 w/ Mikky & the Doom, Subpar Snatch, fifi knifefight, Fak3 5miles, SpaceGoonz
Got festival fever but can’t wait months until ACL comes around? Keep Austin Loud Fest might just bring you some relief. The two-night event at the Far Out Lounge is set to showcase 10+ local acts and host a pop-up market by Austin Artisan Market. Night one headliner Mikky & the Doom exudes unabashed lyricism and a raw, chaotic essence, while Saturday’s NSFWHO? packs a punch with belting vocals and dexterous guitar riffs galore. – Catalina PerezFri., May 2, 7pm -
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Sir Rat Daddy’s Locker Room
No invite needed to enter this palace of jockstraps, gym shorts, and more. Just bring your sexy self to the Eagle so you can take advantage of the free lockers. Maybe you’ll find a sweaty surprise in one...Fri., May 2, 10pm -
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Texas Dungeon Siege Day 2 w/ Bloodweeper, Forwyrd, Frost Clad, Magic Hilt, Seregost, Vale Minstrel, Wraith Knight
Hark all ye rogues and wenches, the Texas Dungeon Siege is upon us! The finest medieval musicians from across the land gather for four nights of merriment. What makes this music medieval, you ask? Take a look at these names. Oregon’s Grim Father and New York’s Earthen Shield shall join local bands Thronos, Goblet Grotto, Skullbasher, and more for an audible feast. Delight in hypnotic synths to guide you through the enchanted forest, indie pop for practicing your tavern jig, and thrashing metal to soundtrack your duels. Escape our mortal coil for one of war and whimsy at Tiny Minotaur and Elysium. – Caroline DrewFri., May 2, 7pm -
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Texas Dungeon Siege Day 2 w/ Chipped Topaz, Del S. Pleaux, Filth Eternal, Goblet Grotto, Spaceseer
Hark all ye rogues and wenches, the Texas Dungeon Siege is upon us! The finest medieval musicians from across the land gather for four nights of merriment. What makes this music medieval, you ask? Take a look at these names. Oregon’s Grim Father and New York’s Earthen Shield shall join local bands Thronos, Goblet Grotto, Skullbasher, and more for an audible feast. Delight in hypnotic synths to guide you through the enchanted forest, indie pop for practicing your tavern jig, and thrashing metal to soundtrack your duels. Escape our mortal coil for one of war and whimsy at Tiny Minotaur and Elysium. – Caroline DrewFri., May 2, noon -
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Willow Pill
Drag Race season 14 winner Willow Pill picks this W-Austin adjacent venue for her first solo tour. Expect to be regaled by “the true (mostly) story of her religious childhood up to her modern day stardom as a D-list celebrity.”Fri., May 2, 8pm -
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Austin International Folk Dancers
Join AIFD for an evening of dances from around the world with no experience or partner required.Fridays, 7-9:45pm. $5 (under 18, free). -
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“Brave New Textiles”
Indeed a reference to Aldous Huxley’s renowned 1931 dystopian novel, Bolm Arts’ latest multi-artist exhibit tackles the ever-evolving questions of naturalism, commercialism, and personal and national identity reflected in the contemporary fiber world. Curated by textile artist Amanda Fay and painter Stephanie Mervine, this Eastside gallery showcases 10 Central Texas creatives, including sustainable yarn worker Bitter Hag, upcycled fashion and visual/performance Renaissance person Corinne Loperfido, and interdisciplinary artist Jonas Criscoe. Loperfido hosts a separate pop-up shop during Thursday’s opening reception, while author Nicole Josephine Kline presents an open mic poetry night the following day. Carys AndersonApirl 17-May 3Bolm Arts Gallery, 5305 Bolm Rd. Bay 9 -
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“Transcendence: A Century of Black Queer Ecstasy, 1924-2024”
Across politics and pop culture, depictions of queer Black life most often emphasize pain, if not patronization. “Transcendence: A Century of Black Queer Ecstasy,” a multimedia exhibition presented by UT-Austin’s Art Galleries at Black Studies, flips the script, offering a century’s worth of works that focus instead on Black joy. Organized around seven themes – Portraiture, Beyond Figuration, Dance and Movement, Spirituality, Sex and Sensuality, Black Queer Futures, and Altered States – the works of over four dozen artists remind us that even in the face of adversity, we can achieve transcendence. – Carys AndersonThrough May 9Christian-Green Gallery, 201 E. 21st St. & Idea Lab, 210 W. 24th St. -
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Barks for Beers 2025
Arf, arf: This is my impression of your dog when you tell them about this furry fundraising effort from Divine Canines. Tell their placid doggy faces about how 30 CTX craft breweries are participating, like Celis Brewery and Independence Brewing. Pet their ears and inform your pooch how buying a $30 Pawsport as well as a 2025 pint glass entitles you to a pour at each brewery. At this point, the canine mind might think: Okay, but what do I get out of all this? “Don’t worry,” you say. “Every brewery has promised to be dog-friendly, so we can go together.” Your dog’s response, probably: Woof! – James ScottMay 1 - 31Multiple locations -
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Blue Genie Art Bazaar's May Market
The Blue Genie Art Bazaar is an essential stop on your Christmas shopping list, but – lucky you – you don’t have to wait till Xmas to make your way back to the BG’s jam-packed aisles. Every weekend for the whole month of May, from 10am-8pm, you can peruse more than 100 regional artists and artisans. Entry is free, the vibe is family-friendly, and the thrill at finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift or primo piece of art to make your house a home – well, that’s priceless. More of a web browser? There are plenty of handmade goodies to tempt you at the Blue Genie online storefront: bluegenieartbazaar.shop.Friday, May 2 - Sunday, May 4; Friday, May 9 - Sunday, May 11; Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 18; Friday, May 23 - Monday, May 26; Friday, May 30 - Sunday, June 1. free. -
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Cap City Comedy Club
That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the longtime cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. Click for details! -
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