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Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School
Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics
Attack of the Drive-In: Scott Derrickson Opens Up About The Gorge
How his new action-romance mixes Kurosawa and Taylor Swift
Crosstalk: Jeff Klein, Walker Lukens, and Grant Eppley’s Gear Stolen in Studio Burglary
And MJ Lenderman swings into Austin
SXSW Conference Taps Issa Rae, Signal and Colossal Leads for Keynotes
Lineup drop also adds Kevin Bacon, Hideo Kojima, Last of Us cast & crew
Sorry, Austin, The Bear Is Not Filming Here
Social media hubbub spurs wacky rumor about the FX show
Ne Zha II
Ne Zha II 2025, NR, 144 min. Directed by Jiao Zi, Voices by Crystal Lee, Aleks Le, Rick Zieff, Michelle Yeoh, Vincent Rodriguez III, Robert Clotworthy, Aidyn Ahn, Damien Haas. Mystical animated Chinese adventure Ne Zha has already spawned a spin-off (2020’s Jiang Ziya), now comes Nezha: The Demon Boy Churns the Sea, released in…
Armand
Armand 2025, R, 117 min. Directed by Halfdan Ullman Tøndel, Starring Renate Reinsve. When defamed actress Elisabeth (The Worst Person in the World’s Renate Reinsve) is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty.
Besame Mucho, Old Settler’s, and Other Local Music Fests Coming This Spring
Shindigs for country, blues, and Latin lovers
Becoming Led Zeppelin
Doc features full performances and never-before-seen footage from the band’s archives
Bring Them Down
Violent tragedy about sheep farmers stars Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott
No Other Land
A Palestinian-Israeli team produced this Oscar-nominated documentary about displacement in the West Bank
Thandel
Romantic thriller about Indian fishermen who accidentally drift into Pakistani waters
VidaaMuyarchi
Tamil-language action thriller
Sherlock Jr. Soundtracked With R.E.M.
Josh Frank pairs Keaton’s iconic silent with Monster and New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Love Hurts
Action-comedy stars Ke Huy Quan as a real estate agent pulled back into a life of crime
Heart Eyes
Squabbling coworkers mistaken for a couple attract the murderous attention of the Heart Eyes Killer
Live Music Recommendations for the Week Ahead
Get to know your shows
The Past and Future Intersect on the Walls of Flatbed Press
New exhibition “A Legacy and a New Voice” showcases the versatility of the print
The Austin Chronic: One Year After the Raid, Adam Reposa Stays Flagrant
Celebrating a “raidiversary” with ATX Budtenders
Day Trips: The East Rosedale Monument Project, Fort Worth
A bus stop as an art and history lesson
Opinion: Fighting for Diversity in the Face of New Challenges
A doctoral student and NIH-funded scholar addresses the devastating implications of Trump’s recent executive order to dismantle DEI initiatives
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 7-13
Qmmunity: Clowning Around With Fou Fou Ha
Clussy Fou discusses the avant-garde troupe’s history ahead of their 24 Carrot Show
Theatre Review: The VORTEX’s Rabbits
Timely production tackles life in a dystopian landscape
Review: Welcome to Hans Zimmer’s Hard Rock Cafe
Composer amps up film scores at Moody Center live show
The Common Law
The TikTok ban that wasn’t
The Verde Report: Making Sense of Austin FC’s Insane Offseason
The 2025 roster is positively unrecognizable
With Nonprofit Funding Crisis Averted, Austin Domestic Violence Org Remains on Edge
Freeze threatened services for child abuse, assault victims
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Wild baboons respond when a mark is put on their arms, legs, and hands, but they don’t seem to care if it’s on their faces or ears and shown to them with mirrors. Elon Musk chose the location of Tesla’s charging port based on the layout of his garage. In 2016, the UK held a…
The 2025 Austin Music Awards Lineup Is Here
The 43rd annual Austin Music Awards return to Antone’s Nightclub on March 2 with over a dozen performances by winners, nominees, and special guests. Electric post-punks Font and good ol’ Americana boys Good Looks, two nominees for Band of the Year, kick off the party alongside Touch Girl Apple Blossom, nominated for Best Pop. Elsewhere…
The Luv Doc: The Lifestyle
Power bottoms really carry the load
Can This Texan’s Inexplicable Crime Actually Be Explained?
His attorneys say yes
More Doubts Raised About Carmen Mejia’s Murder Conviction
Innocence Project attorneys question the fairness of her 2005 trial
New Rules Regulating Airbnb-Type Rentals on Their Way to Council Vote
The first public hearing is done, two more coming up
Headlines / Quote of the Week
America’s Existential Crisis of the Week: As of February 1, Elon Musk has been given control of the U.S. Treasury Department’s payment system, and the power to deny any federal spending. An early victim is the congressionally created and funded U.S. Agency for International Development, which Musk just declared “a criminal organization. Time for it…
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