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How to “Attend” SXSW Online
The annual citywide insanity becomes Couch by Couchwest
SXSW Music Panel Recap: Going Viral with Mick Fleetwood & TikTok
Fleetwood Mac founder drums up dreams for yet another generation
SXSW Music Review: Taiwan Beats Brings the Island to Us
Missing Elysium on Red River
SXSW Music Review: British Music Embassy Sings the Razor’s Edge
The two biggest trends currently importing from the UK
SXSW Film Review: Language Lessons
Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass excel in this Zoom drama
SXSW Film Review: Recovery
Covid-19 comedy feels dated already
Pete Buttigieg Is Thinking Big
Transportation secretary considers climate change in SXSW keynote
Oil Painter, Former President George W. Bush Still Bullish on Democracy
SXSW chat touches on immigration, Jan. 6 attack, and MLB’s misstep
SXSW Film Review: Ma Belle, My Beauty
Love, independence, and heartache in the South of France
SXSW Film Review: Twyla Moves
An intimate and fiercely entertaining dance with a legend
SXSW Film Review: The Fallout
Megan Park turns her Secret Life days to great effect
SXSW Film Review: The End of Us
Quarantine-made movie proves it can be done
SXSW Film Review: Our Father
Off-kilter dramedy looks to reconcile an uneasy sisterhood
SXSW Interview: Leah Purcell Writes and Rights History in The Drover’s Wife
Australian filmmaker takes a classic and gives it three lives
SXSW Interview: Without Getting Killed or Caught
Tamara Saviano on the bonds between Guy, Susanna, and Townes
SXSW Film Review: Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Bloody British comedy has a delicate heart
SXSW Music Review: Black Fret Teases the After Times
“This song goes out to Snoop Dogg and the Dalai Lama”
A Genuine and Enjoyable Conversation Between Kenan Thompson & Chance the Rapper
SXSW Online summit between an Emmy Award-sharing pair
SXSW Music Panels Recap: Virtual Gigs Are Here to Stay
Imogen Heap and Lil Nas X provide prime examples Wednesday at SXSW
SXSW Film Review: Gaia
South African ecohorror grows a very different creeping death
SXSW Film Review: Dear Mr. Brody
A tragic story of good intentions and desperate need
Willie Nelson Delivers Down to Earth Keynote SXSW Online Needed
“I smoke a lot of pot, keeps from killing people or getting killed”
SXSW Film Review: Potato Dreams of America
Immigrant drama sings a song of finding your own voice
SXSW Film Review: Women Is Losers
Dutiful feminist dramedy has some tricks up its sleeve
SXSW Interview: Celeste Bell Finds Her Mother Again in Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Life after the germ-free adolescence
SXSW Film Review: Broadcast Signal Intrusion
VHS conspiracy thriller heads down a weird rabbit hole
Taming the Screaming Toddler That Is Social Media
SXSW Online panel seeks to “unravel the social dilemma”
SXSW Interview: David Fricke Follows Tom Petty to Somewhere You Feel Free
Rolling Stone writer on why Wildflowers changed everything
SXSW Interview: Mary Wharton Pieces Together Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Finding the man behind the Wildflowers sessions
The Future of Food Is the Future of You
Find out exactly what that means in the next few days – for free
Struggling to Connect With My Downtown Life Through Virtual Reality
Immersing my avatar in SXSW XR
Everything’s Broken and Thousands are Dead, But There’s Always Time For Abortion Bans in Texas
Seven “priority” anti-choice bills sail to Senate floor
SXSW Short and Sweet: “Sisters”
Jess Brunetto on her story of sibling rivalry and bonding
SXSW Film Review: Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Tell-all documentary can’t balance emotional versus promotional
SXSW Music Review: Jazz re:freshed Outernational Blows Down Abbey Road
Downstairs at the old Emo’s on Sixth and Red River in spirit
SXSW Film Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Encyclopedic documentary finds the global roots of a genre
SXSW Film Review: Introducing, Selma Blair
The Cruel Intentions star, waving and drowning
Siete’s New Mercado, Desert Door’s Twisted Cocktails, Indie Brewing’s Song Contest, ZaZa’s Springtime Pizzazz, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Waiting for the Fall as Lily Topples the World
Director Jeremy Workman holds his breath with a domino artist
SXSW Music Panel Recap: The New Marketplace of Music Royalties
In the long run, streaming will pay artists more than pennies
SXSW Film Review: Kid Candidate
How one young prankster upended Amarillo politics
SXSW Film Review: Executive Order
Brazilian speculative drama shows racism transcends borders
SXSW Music Panel Recap: TikTok Curators Roundtable
“What you’re seeing is the deepest corners of anybody’s brain”
SXSW Music Panel Recap: The Future of Women in Music
“This is not a very glamorous and sexy job”
Barry Jenkins and Nicholas Britell Were in a Quar-Pod Together
Filmmaker & composer pals talk creative collaboration at SXSW Online
SXSW Short and Sweet: “Sophie and the Baron”
Alexandria Jackson on her story of collaboration and friendship
SXSW Interview: Jacob Gentry Runs the Tape on Broadcast Signal Intrusion
Director talks the influences on his period techno-horror
Aye: Even More St. Patrick’s Day Treats
Oh, these’ll get your Irish up, alright
Austin Drops to Stage 3 COVID-19 Risk Guidelines
Masks, social distancing still critical, urge health officials
Judge Declines Paxton’s Push To Rip Austin’s Masks Off ASAP
AG’s latest COVID lawsuit set for trial in two weeks
Cherry
The Russos pull the threads between addiction and PTSD
Boogie
Love and basketball in Queens as a story of Asian-American integration
F.T.A
The suppressed anti-Vietnam war cabaret finally hits the spotlight
Crisis
Opiate addiction drama is too obvious and scattershot
The Father
Anthony Hopkins gives a timely career highlight in this story of dementia
Come True
Nightmare horror is the wrong kind of creepy
My Darling Supermarket
Brazilian documentary is marginally less fun than grocery shopping
Dutch
Street hustle and heroin
Frank Ferrante’s Groucho
Groucho lives in this filming of Ferrante’s one man show
Dark Web: Cicada 3301
Online conspiracy theory gets a conspiracy movie makeover
Jathi Ratnalu
Telugu comedy finds laughs in prison
Mixtape of Austin Bevs for a Virtual SXSW
Songs with suds
SXSW Online: Recommended Programming
Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year’s all-virtual Fest
Horror-Drama Jakob’s Wife Takes a Look Inside a Tortured Marriage
SXSW world premiere looks at life’s second acts
17 Austin Patios for Your Al Fresco Dining & Drinking Enjoyment
Check out these al fresco spots, if you’re comfortable
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Sasquatch Asks: Did Bigfoot Murder Three Men in Northern California?
Hulu’s short series premieres at SXSW Online
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Brookesia nana is the world’s smallest known reptile. The ultra-compact chameleon is tiny enough to perch comfortably on a fingertip. An antiphonal is a piece of liturgical text that frames a psalm or canticle. Hunt, Texas, in Kerr County was originally named Japonica and was renamed by Bob Hunt, who was born in Tennessee and…
New Documentary About WeWork Debunks the Messianic Streak in Startups
“Is this a cult?”
The Luv Doc: Sleepless in Springdale
The problem with neighbors is that some of them are unneighborly
Austin at Large: In Control, but Not In Charge
Amid the ruins of the Texas power grid, following two different paths to failure
Faster Than Sound: Triangulating SXSW Music Online
Artist, industry, and local representatives break down the fest
Public Notice: Doing In Deed Restrictions?
Plus: More Hancock! And fewer teachers?
Conspirare’s Quarantine Madrigals Creates a Choir of One
This new song cycle gives isolated singers music to build a choir with – a choir of just themselves
With Postcards for Democracy, Mark Mothersbaugh and Beatie Wolfe Deliver Priority Mail Art
If you like it, then you better put a stamp on it
Headlines / Quote of the Week
APD Officer Chris Taylor has been indicted by a Travis County grand jury for first-degree murder in the 2020 killing of Michael Ramos. Ramos, a Black and Latino man, was unarmed and fleeing in his vehicle when Taylor shot him. The fatal shooting, which was captured on video by bystanders, sparked outrage and led to…
Day Trips: Johnson’s Backyard Garden, Garfield
Gardeners, start your planting
Al Harrington’s Quest for Equity in Cannabis
The former NBA player and SXSW Online speaker bolsters cannabis entrepreneurs
Wat’cha Watchin’?
Editorial intern Shane Pfender makes it through the cold
Future-Proofing the Fruits of Austin’s Building Boom
During the worst of last month’s Winter Storm Uri, images of Downtown Austin with its lights ablaze circulated widely on social media, prompting outrage among Austinites going days without power or heat or water. The city center retained electric service because it includes critical infrastructure like the Capitol Complex alongside its office and condo towers.…
Baratunde Thurston on Staying Civically Engaged During a Pandemic
The activist-comedian comes to SXSW Online with some tips
Soccer Watch: MLS, Austin FC Announce Schedule of Home Openers
Major League Soccer on Wednesday released a schedule of first home games for all 27 teams. Austin FC opens with a nationally televised game against Carlos Vela and LAFC, one of the preseason favorites in the Western Conference, on Saturday, April 17, at 4:30pm on Fox. The much anticipated first home game here in Austin…
Want to Strike? Ask a Sex Worker for Advice.
Artist and activist Lena Chen explains how the sex workers’ rights movement is lifting up all workers
We Have an Issue: Couch by Couchwest
Previewing SXSW’s all-virtual Conference and Festival, Austin FC’s spring training kickoff, and other stories on the web
Jemele Hill Can’t Be Contained
Across platforms, she’s taking on sports, politics, and pop culture
SXSW Online Keynote Speaker Charles Yu on Insecurity, Fatherhood, and Representation
The Interior Chinatown author reflects on how Asian American lives are characterized in popular entertainment
Opinion: Electric School Buses Are a Win for Kids’ Health, the Environment, and Our Community
There’s no safe level of exposure to diesel fumes for children, and yet our kids spend hours each week breathing fumes on diesel buses
Three SXSW Documentaries Visualize SXSW Music
Somewhere you feel free
Frontline Immigrant Workers Hesitant to Receive COVID Vaccine
Missing their shots
A Speed Dating Sampler of All 69 Virtual SXSW Music Showcases
The sun always shines on TV
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 12-18
Austin Commits to Local Mask Requirement Amid State Rollback on COVID Restrictions
City will enforce masks, public health measures under local health authority emergency rules expiring in April
Dear Mr. Brody Documents an Eccentric, Forgotten American Story
Director Keith Maitland follows $25 million given away
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 11, 2021
House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid
Who’s got the power?
Finding the Roots of Folk Horror in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched
Kier-La Janisse searches for the origins of a genre
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Qmmunity: Cooking Up Qmmunity Love
Plus, allgo’s community healing fair, Poo Poo Platter, and more queer events
Clerk Follows Kevin Smith From Quick Stop Anonymity to Podcast Fame
Turns out he was supposed to be here today
Texas Strong Relief, St. Patrick’s Day, Persian New Year, Intero’s New Pizza, and the Hospitality Howdy-Do of Marriott International
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Council Recap: A Not-Just-Symbolic Promise to Lift Up Black Austin
Apologies and remedies for a long legacy of oppression
