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Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW
One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical
SXSW Film Review: Bad Axe
Audience award-winner follows a family surviving Covid and racism
SXSW Announces Audience Award Winners
Patton Oswalt’s I Move My Dad takes top honors again
SXSW Episodic Review: Atlanta Season Three Premiere
First look at “Three Slaps” and “Sinterklaas is Coming to Town”
In Austin, Nancy Pelosi Says She Sees No Chance of Pro-Choice Legislation Passing Current U.S. Senate
Pelosi: “I wish I could be more optimistic”
SXSW Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
There are stars, and then there is Nicolas Cage
Adios, El Mercado! Banzai, Uchi L.A.! Bonsoir, 1417! And Oysters and Spam and Beef and Barbecue and More …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Indie Chefs Community: The Road to COMMUNE with Grover Smith
Here’s a chef-championing, community-forward catalyst in human form
SXSW Film Review: Sell/Buy/Date
Sarah Jones’ sex work play becomes a self-analytical film
SXSW Film Review: Boycott
The real victims of the GOP war on free speech
SXSW Film Review: Anonymous Club
Courtney Bartnett wrestles with creativity and celebrity
SXSW Film Review: Clean
The kindness of those who clean up the most tragic of messes
Patria y Vida: The Newest Rhythm Of Revolution
Panel spotlights Cuba protest song leading to rapper’s imprisonment
SXSW Keynote: Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner on Creative Inspiration and a Good Sandwich
Crying in H Mart author also hints at second book
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Saturday
Ukraine’s KAZKA, Fuck Money, Shawn Mendes, Beck, and more
Beck Saw Austin’s Jesse Ebaugh Playing at Mohawk Friday Night, 20 Hours Later They Performed Together at the Moody Theater
The Tender Things frontman spontaneously enlisted to play pedal steel
Dog Days: The Chronicle’s Hair of the Three-Legged Dog Day Party Reminds Us That Music is Mankind’s Best Friend
Yard Act, Surfbort, and hometown vibes at Hotel Vegas
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday
Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more
SXSW Film Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth
Age is definitely more than a number in this complicated romance
Dolly Parton Brought Her Full Self to SXSW (and the Dollyverse) with Unforgettable Set of Storytelling and Songs
Substantial concert followed awkward Q&A
Andrew Zimmern Talks Everything From Experimentation to Fake Chicken
We chat with the celebrity chef to discuss how food ties us together
SXSW Panel Recap: Engineering the Future With Mushrooms and Diamonds
Not your weird aunt’s future, a cool future
Beck Recalls His First SXSW Appearance: “A Total Disaster”
Lo-fi legend assesses long career in Friday keynote
SXSW Panel Recap: What Will We Eat in 2030?
Meat alternatives are getting better, which is critical to the planet
SXSW Film Review: Women Do Cry
Bulgarian drama offers a lot to chew on, and a lot to admire
Dispatches From the Center of Alt-Reality With Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW
The Meta CEO beams in to predict his future and little else
The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday
Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more
SXSW Episodic Review: Swimming With Sharks
The Roku Channel impresses with a solid cast for its new show
SXSW Film Review: The Cellar
Gateway horror opens a family-friendly portal to Hell
SXSW Film Review: Dio Dreamers Never Die
Biography of the metal master reveals a quiet, gentle man
I’m Sorry, Ms. Jackson (But at Least You Are For Real?)
Paris Jackson comes off as a work-in-progress at SXSW
Family Gathering: With an Altar to “Sister Bobbie,” Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion Returns
Jason Isbell, Adia Victoria, Nelson & sons commune
SXSW Film Review: Chee$e
Trinidadian drug drama adds real relationship depth
SXSW Review: Jazz re:freshed Outernational Showcase Builds a Tradition of Innovation
Excitingly diverse UK scene returns to SXSW
All My Friends Hate Me
College reunion comedy takes a dark turn
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie
Full-throttle curse-fighting anime action
Master
Academic horror puts Black women in the crosshairs of multiple perils
Alice
Southern slavery drama with a twist
X
Ti West returns with a brilliant period horror-porno (horno?)
Compartment No. 6
Strangers on a train form a tense bond in this Finnish drama
The Outfit
Gangster flick is well-tailored but somehow still a little saggy
Day Trips: Tyler State Park, Tyler
Appreciating the handiwork of Depression-era park built by CCC
Fox News Lauds Neo-Nazi in Ukraine With Austin Ties
Questions not asked: Why are you there? Are you a Nazi?
We Have an Issue: We Contain Multitudes
Being open to feeling all of the feelings, all of the time
Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition
Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week
Opinion: On Anniversary of Atlanta Spa Shootings, Asian Americans Still Erased in Texas
With the State Board of Education updating our history curriculum, we have an opportunity now to highlight Asian American narratives for future generations of Texas students
Opinion: Austin Can Do Better Than Crypto
As a city that values equity, we shouldn’t prop up an exploitative scam
Racial Profiling Report Finds Cops Still Racial Profiling
Austin Police Department annual report shows a disproportional number of Black Austinites arrested, injured
Qmmunity: A Gay Ol’ Country Time
DJ Jenny Hoyston gives Qmmunity the details on this Saturday’s Queer Country Roundup, plus more queer events
Austin at Large: People Can’t Live at the Bank
We should spend money to help people and build more homes. Is that so hard?
Ukrainians With Austin Family Defy Death to Get Here
Seeking refuge in Austin
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Hand Her the Money: A jury awarded more than $3 million to a UT engineering professor, Evdokia Nikolova, who argued that the university discriminated against her by denying her tenure because of her gender and pregnancy. The jury agreed that the university violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Statesman reported.…
Public Notice: Think Globally, Act Locally
Planning for mobility, hoping for democracy
Can Mi Trailita y Mas Revitalize “Murder Corner”?
A favorite food truck sets down roots in the community with brick-and-mortar
SXSW Doc Proves That Being an Evangelical Christian Doesn’t Have to Mean Transphobia
Love above all others in Mama Bears
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 18-24
Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Final Senate Bill 8 Challenge
Paving the road to the end
The Verde Report: Austin FC Makes SXSW Rounds Ahead of Marquee Match Against Seattle Sounders
On The Call Up podcast, Claudio Reyna cheers ATXFC fanbase
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 10, 2022
The Last Border Crossing
Iliana Sosa’s trips with her grandfather become touching documentary What We Leave Behind
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
Through SXSW Jazz re:freshed Outernational Brought “The Dope Black British Jazz Landscape” to the World
Organizer Adam Moses and showcase veteran Daniel Casimir discuss the roots of SXSW’s groundbreaking jazz showcase
The 13 Hours That Changed Texas in Shouting Down Midnight
Shouting Down Midnight stands by Wendy Davis during her filibuster
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
Drama at Round Rock ISD Reaches a Temporary Resolution
The district’s board of trustees decided not to part ways with its superintendent, ending a months-long saga
Five Things to Enjoy Beyond Austin
Get out of town for some entertainment that’s a bit less intense than SXSW
Mendez and Martin Sixth-Grade Elimination Will Create Overall Enrollment Boon, Says District
Parents and teachers maintain that the district’s priorities may be skewed
The Luv Doc: Bonne Chance
The statistical probability of the Luv Doc taking another statistics class is 0.0
Constant Follower: Meet the Hypnotic Folk Songcrafter Who Lost His Childhood Memories After a Gang Beatdown
Scotland’s Stephen McAll overcame brain trauma to discover a new self
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The lulo fruit, aka naranjilla and native to South America, is a member of the nightshade family. Its flavor is described as a combination of rhubarb and lime. Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to fly, some 50 million years before birds. They lived in the Triassic Period, about 230 million years ago. At the end…
Court Halts Abbott’s Department of Family and Protective Services Investigation Directive
“Abuse” directive hits a roadblock
Asian American Bakers Boxes, National Corn Dog Day, Women Winemakers at the H-E-B, Desert Door’s Gold Dust, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
SXSW Announces Grand Jury Award Winners
Austinite Iliana Sosa wins twice for What We Leave Behind
I’ll Fly Away: “Sister” Bobbie Nelson Passes on at Age 91
Soul of Willie Nelson & Family called the piano her “truest friend”
