Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...Invited recently to the Austin Music Commission, yours truly testified about journalism and all-ages..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...Queer Film Theory 101. In partnership with ATX TV Festival, QFT 101 invites local queer media mavens to present..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Music for the Taking at SXSW

Lady Bird Lake, Flatstock, and more

"...are among the acts slated to perform during the festival’s Community Concert series at Lady Bird Lake. The gigs..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Transing Pride

ATX Trans Pride puts the spotlight on the transgender community during Austin Pride

"...2019, following years of Edwards not being booked for Austin Pride despite being a longstanding Bat City trans DJ..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Ch-ch-changes

Austin's queer scene turns to face the strange as it goes through big but good changes

"...We're in a season of change. Icons of the Austin queer scene are embracing new wavelengths, and you, too,..."

July 28, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Hot & Spicy Homoscopes

Pride Month predictions for what queer events you'll end up enjoying

"...AQUARIUS Stonewall Rally: The Fight Continues Join Austin Pride on the Capitol steps for a rally that..."

June 23, 2023 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows

"...Austinites in search of a remixed, internationally informed good time..."

May 26, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...Considering Austin’s inclement weather and the precarious state of national touring..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Arya’s Weyes Blood aftershow, celebrating SPOT, Urban Cultural Fest, and more

"...Arya's relationship with music mirrors the winding path she took from Belgrade to..."

March 31, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...All roads lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023 invites..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Lots to look forward to as winter eases into spring

"...date.) The hotline number is 903/845-5780, and the Gladewater Chamber of Commerce can be reached at 903/845-5501...."

Feb. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Hey Freshman: IG Follows to Fast-Track Your Immersion in Austin Music

Under-21 and underground rave resources on Instagram

"...The summer after my freshman year at UT-Austin, I obtained a fake ID realistic enough to only..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Five Live Celebrations of Desire

People who need people make for one helluva compelling show

"...the Ballroom sparks all kinds of desire, with live music, comedy, drag, variety, and world-class burlesque performances in a..."

July 22, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Pride Month Tolls for Thee

Ask not whom Pride Month is for – it is for thee!

"...to feel safe and uplifted in spaces, especially in Austin's LGBTQIA+ community – my home. This event is intended..."

June 24, 2022 Column by James Scott

Faster Than Sound: BabiBoi's Spitfire Soundtrack for the Club and Beyond

Ballroom rapper joins the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local Music next Saturday, and more music news

"...The spitfire, highly danceable musicality of BabiBoi developed alongside their founding membership in the..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Juneteenth celebration, Taméca Jones, the Howdy Gals' Pride Celebration, Mad Professor, and more recommendations for the week

"...George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, Sunday 19..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Derek Udensi

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Tuesday

A Zamrock fruit plate, apathetic Irish drone-poetics, and so much more

"...we’re running as a separate post, here are our music team’s favorite moments from Tuesday at SXSW. Meanwhile, Monday’s..."

March 16, 2022 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...Sussex for the Scottish post-rockers inaugural All Tomorrow's Parties festival in April. A small clutch of other foreign dates..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Explore Texas and beyond in 2022

"...K. Spoetzl Brewery is about 1.5 hours southeast of Austin. Tours cost $20, or $10 for those under drinking..."

Jan. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Austin Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting Intersex Rights

Plus, don't miss this week's queer Halloween parties

"...of nonconsensual intersex surgeries and protesting against anti-intersex legislation. Austin's formally recognized IAD since 2019, and just last week..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Advocacy Orgs’ Toolkit Informs Trans Students of Their Rights

Plus, don't miss queer crafting, But I'm a Cheerleader screening, and more events

"...Sept. 23, 10pm. Elysium, 705 Red River. $10 cover. fb.com/divinaaustintx...."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: It's Gonna Be Gay

Poo Poo Platter’s mommy complex, Cheer Ups reopening, and more queer May happenings

"...Thursday, May 6, marks the 14 month anniversary since Austin officials first declared a local state of disaster for..."

May 7, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...of which is Edward Rendón Sr. Metro Park at Festival Beach. It honors Delgado's grandfather, part of a generation..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

For the 2020 Austin Chamber Music Festival, You Provide the Chamber

With the annual event online in your home, chamber music doesn't get any more intimate

"...If this were any ordinary summer, Austinites could count on finding relief from the hellish march..."

June 26, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Symphony Orchestra Keeps Playing From Beyond the Stage

For the second time in its 109-year history, the ASO weathers a global pandemic

"...As Sixth Street venues remain boarded up and contemporary music acts explore alternative avenues to engage with their audiences,..."

June 19, 2020 Arts Feature by David Sotelo

Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List

What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise

"...As noted elsewhere on this site, Austinites are wasting no time in taking their art online,..."

March 24, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...Oshman and is now run by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art. The center also supports the art-filled..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: The Queer Adoration of Robyn

Plus Halloween-inspired drag and QTAPI storytelling

"...beat, arms falling as "the lights go on, the music dies." I carried that love into my relationship and..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...front of some unfortunate neighbor's house. He's got live music: teenage boys on bass and drums, MAGA hats askew...."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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