Texas Performing Arts and Fusebox Make Space to Create

The two organizations partner on a residency program to support Austin artists making adventurous new work

"...just once but four times. And right here in Austin...."

Sept. 4, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: Punk’s Not White at Black & Brown Fest

Austin punks of color shine at radical San Antonio collective’s second year, Mutual Feelings evolves on their own terms, and more music news

"...Daisy Salinas is no stranger to pushback. Her first festival effort, an all-women event benefiting survivors of sexual assault,..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Other Worlds Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Time After Time

Fest to honor Nicholas Meyer, director of the beloved chrono-romance

"...and director who saved the Federation. Now Other Worlds, Austin's preeminent science fiction festival, will honor him as the..."

Aug. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jodie Foster, Katie Couric, Malcolm Gladwell Join SXSW 2019 Speaker Lineup

Local PJ Raval will deliver Film keynote address

"...includes reporter Katie Couric and futurist Malcolm Gladwell, while Austin filmmaker PJ Raval will deliver this year’s Film keynote..."

Feb. 27, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Celebrity Judges

This year’s distinguished panel of judges includes ...

"...Jessi Cape (Head Judge): food editor of The Austin Chronicle..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Food Feature

Moontower Comedian Lauren Lapkus, Tube Raider

The comedian and actress digs up the good, the bad, and the cheesy of pre-Y2K television in the podcast Raised by TV

"...Unicorn, which premiered at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival; or onstage work with the Upright Citizens Brigade..."

April 20, 2018 Arts Feature by Ashley Moreno

SXSW Recap: aGLIFF’s Annual Queer Filmmakers Brunch

Lisa Donato announced as aGLIFF 2019 Breakthrough Award recipient

"...in one hand and mimosa in the other, queer filmmakers and SXSW-goers alike filled up the Iron Bear Saturday..."

March 10, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Qmmunity

Like community, but queerer

"...Messer carved out a bigger and brighter space for Austin queers. While she called it "Gay Place," in ode..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels

CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds

"...music distributor CD Baby imports its annual gathering to Austin for the next two years. The DIY Musician Conference..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Thieves Steal Generators From Drive-in Cinema: Here's How You Can Help

Blue Starlite needs your power

"...Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In has been a fixture in Austin's cinema scene. Now the two-screen outdoor theatre has been..."

Jan. 2, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: The Business of Governing

Choosing a transit chief, a debt level & more

"...Amid the PR farce that was the Austin city manager search process, another major CEO search has..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Stephanie Elizondo Griest Tracks Injustices on U.S. Borders

The award-winning journalist discusses her latest book, All the Agents and Saints

"...Although former Austinite and globe-trotting author Stephanie Elizondo Griest has won both..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Arts Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Catfish, outlaws, and armadillos

"...to find something to celebrate at one of the festivals or just get your toes wet in a river..."

May 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Veronica Mars, All Grown Up at the ATX Television Fest

Series creator Rob Thomas explains why the cult show has to change

"...sexual assault storylines. Now – 15 years, one fan-funded film, and two novels later – Veronica Mars will once..."

June 7, 2019 Screens Feature by Sarah Marloff

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...has hopped up and dropped its first wave of films, with the headline news that JoJo Rabbit, the latest..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

1, 2, SXSW is coming for you

"...Tomorrow, Austin's 10-day, multi-faceted fest kicks off with an endless lineup..."

March 9, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity

Remembering, honoring, and celebrating queers

"...family – chosen or blood. We're excited to see Austin International Drag Fest return this afternoon for its fourth..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

This holiday season is filled with fun, queer activities

"...drink and drive). This week, Queerbomb kicks off their 2018 fundraising early with an art auction bang (see Saturday)..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Little Woods

Tessa Thompson takes all the tough choices in a grimy tale of downtrodden life

"...fracking boomtown in cold and rugged North Dakota. (The film was actually shot in Austin, but you’d never guess..."

April 19, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Thu. 15, Flatstock Stage, Austin Convention Center, 12:30pm; Thu. 15, Lamberts, 9pm Bifannah conjures..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...hasn't necessarily been on that list. In his West Austin home, League looks tired, graying, and a little older...."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving

Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt

"...scrambling to adapt the work from live performance to film so it could tour virtually and raising the funds..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins SXSW Speaker Roster

A$AP Rocky, Olivia Wilde, and the Fonz all join conference

"...After waves of speakers for the festival (running March 8-17), including Shirley Manson of Garbage and..."

Jan. 15, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Cracking the SXSW Music Algorithm

If my phone broke and clickbait subsided, where would bring me joy at SXSW?

"...regurgitate our listening habits. At South by Southwest, Music Festival head James Minor revealed that this year's in-house emphasis..."

March 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Seeing the Future of Politics in SXSW Documentary Boys State

Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine look at the state of boys

"...he and fellow director/producer Aman­da McBaine headed to the 2018 gathering at the Texas Capitol in Austin, and filmed..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: December Travel Roundup

Central Texas holiday lights, digital Dealey Plaza, and more

"...park and the assassination. Using photographs, oral histories, and film – including hard-to-watch film footage captured by Abraham Zapruder..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: This Is Not Traditional

Tim Kerr and Jerry Hagins remain unconventional in Up Around the Sun, plus an update on World Class Capital Group

"..."Once, we played at a string band festival and this guy came up and asked, 'Are those..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Keeping Life Queer in 2020

A Guide to Gifting Queerly for the coming decade

"...Our 2019 gift guide, like its predecessors, features present..."

Dec. 5, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

The New-Look Songwriters Across Texas Goes Beyond the Honky-Tonk

Local music show is back on the CW with its broadest lineup yet

"...The music performance show, which returns to the CW Austin this July, is a change of pace for filmmaker..."

June 28, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

How Rooster Teeth Became an Online Phenomenon

9.5 million YouTube subscribers can’t be wrong

"...funny videos riffing on the game Halo, is now Austin's biggest online content production house...."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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