Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...stars. Full name Dorothy Karen, “Cookie” Mueller was a Baltimore native who played perfectly into John Waters’ underground universe..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...of many-an-inspired local artist. It makes sense for the Baltimore-launched emo icons, whose influence on slow-churning post-hardcore continues long..."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Braving the Wintry Mix of The Baltimorons

Jay Duplass gets back to directing with an unlikely Christmas movie

"...the strike ending we were on the streets of Baltimore, shooting, freezing our asses off at Christmastime in Baltimore...."

March 14, 2025 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Eve, newly sober Cliff embarks on an adventure through Baltimore with Didi, his emergency dentist. Cast: Michael Strassner, Liz..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Big Freedia, Eurovision Contestant Aiko, and the Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn Are Coming to SXSW 2025

The music festival lineup just got bigger

"...Princess Superstar (Los Angeles CA) PYPY (Montreal CANADA) Quinn (Baltimore MD) redolent (Edinburgh UK-SCOTLAND) Ribbon Skirt (Montreal CANADA) Sam..."

Dec. 11, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Austin ISD’s New Board Is Mostly Decided, With One Runoff to Go

Two former teachers will face off in December

"...Lindsey Stringer taught in Austin ISD; she taught in Baltimore. The Chronicle regrets the error...."

Nov. 8, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Fort McHenry Tunnel (107 feet below sea level) underneath Baltimore Harbor...."

Aug. 23, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...did actually die after being found delirious in a Baltimore gutter. Death shadowed his life, claiming his mother, her..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

SXSW Interview: Scowl Reinvigorates the Hardcore Punk Playbook

Vocalist Kat Moss reflects on their genre-pushing EP and pop influence

"...– which earns them a headlining spot on the Baltimore label’s unofficial showcase, on Sat., March 16 at the..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Miranda Garza

The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins Top Latest SXSW Music Announcement

Plus Angélica Garcia, Dende, Snõõper

"...Margret (Ísafjörður ICELAND) Asha Jefferies (Brisbane AUSTRALIA) Ashley Kutcher (Baltimore MD) Aubrey Haddard (Brooklyn NY) Aurora D'Amico (Palermo ITALY)..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Dry Cleaning, Hinds, Rawayana Announced in SXSW 2024’s First Artist List

The first wave of 149 showcasing acts headed to Austin

"...Gutting A Body Of Water (Philadelphia PA) Tomato Flower (Baltimore MD) Tough On Fridays (Georgetown TX) Tramhaus (Rotterdam NETHERLANDS)..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Comic Creators Snag Ringo Award Nominations

Ghoul Agency, Halloween Man praised by peers

"...winners will be announced on Sat., Sept. 9 at Baltimore Comic-Con...."

July 13, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hairspray

This may be the big hair state, but does this musical go too big?

"...a backdrop of the civil rights movement in 1962 Baltimore. Sixteen-year-old Tracy Turnblad lives to dance and despite her..."

June 14, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Kandahar

Tense exploration of Afghanistan's chaos camouflaged as an action flick

"...is Mohammad (Negahban), the Afghan translator dragged back from Baltimore to post-American-occupation Afghanistan to simply meet a CIA contractor,..."

May 26, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Review: Willie Nelson, I Don't Know a Thing About Love

Waylon & Willie ride again on the Hawaiian Austinite's 157th release

"...("Don't make your love the chokin' kind"). "Streets of Baltimore" quivers, shivers, and trembles Gram Parsons, while Mickey Raphael's..."

May 5, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Gets Mesmerized by First Look at Robert Rodriguez's Hypnotic

The Austin filmmaker blows the roof off the Paramount

"...was George A. Romero in Pittsburg, John Waters in Baltimore, and Richard Linklater in Austin, and that was about..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...Lifetime reality series The Rap Game first introduced the Baltimore artist, then age 15, to a national audience during..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Review: Austin Playhouse's Nightbird

Timely treatise on the space between Black America's past, present, and future

"...on a historically Black, formerly impoverished, and increasingly gentrified Baltimore neighborhood where a 100-year-old statue of Robert E. Lee..."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Eddie Taylor's 100th birthday, Dry Cleaning, and Terry Allen highlight our recommended shows

"...raged, reveling in creeping bass and atmospheric effects pedals. Baltimore's Nourished by Time opens, delivering melodic rap and lush..."

Jan. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory

Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival

"...(Washington DC) Clarence Ward III & Dat Feel Good (Baltimore MD) Club Intl. (New York NY) Coco & Clair..."

Jan. 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...Raekwon (New York NY) Stacey Ryan (Vaudreuil-Dorion CANADA) Stoneburner (Baltimore MD) Strawberry Guy (Liverpool UK-ENGLAND) Sunday Cruise (Chicago IL)..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

New Nonprofit Plans to Bring Back Austin’s Video Rental Culture

We (still) Luv Video

"...they researched nonprofit video store models – in particular, Baltimore's volunteer-run Beyond Video, which Cotton described as "really inspiring"..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

SXSW 2023 Announces Thao, Armani White, Blondshell, and Otoboke Beaver

Among 191 acts on the festival’s first artist list

"...Thao (Oakland CA) TmbaTa Orchestra (Yerevan ARMENIA) Tomato Flower (Baltimore MD) The Trials of Cato (Wrexham UK-WALES) Tribe Mafia..."

Oct. 19, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Election Ticker: Tidbits From the Campaign Trail

District 3 candidate forum keeps it quick and Celia gets a PAC

"...no connection to Texas politics. She currently lives in Baltimore, Md., and works at a small-business and nonprofit consulting..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Art Heals Festival Aims to Eliminate HIV, Mental Health Stigma Through Artwork

Black, queer-led event highlights healing creative space

"...local queer Black communtiy. This year’s honorees include Sha’Niyah Baltimore and Tia Boyd, among many others, all of whom..."

Sept. 28, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Animals, Society, and Race at Huston-Tillotson

New course tackles how animal welfare work intersects with racism

"...Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE), a Baltimore-based nonprofit that focuses on the nexus of animal welfare..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...at Navajo Nation Education Shifts Power High School in Baltimore Creates Welcome Into the Circle Lakota Language Is Freedom..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Turnstile Is Happy to Provide at Stubb’s

Big riff breakouts lead five-band testament to punk plurality

"...purism. Recent Run For Cover signees Truth Cult share Baltimore origins with the headliners, though their sound screams influences..."

May 7, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Oliver Tree, Christian McBride, Beach House, Daniel Fears, Kydd Jones, and more recommended shows

"...Sufficiently succulent at 84 minutes, or twice the Baltimore duo's usual LP length, Once Twice Melody refused to..."

March 25, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Tackling Food Waste as a Social Justice Issue at SXSW

Various communities look to “feed the soil and starve the incinerator”

"...a video about activists’ resistance to industrial incinerators in Baltimore, made its point of view clear: Food waste is..."

March 16, 2022 SXSW Post by Melanie Haupt

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