Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 23-29

"...GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini writer Raymond Carter (1938–1988) established a..."

May 23, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Solitary at 11, Dead at 16: One Kid’s Path to Adult Prison

Texas may pass a bill that would put more teenagers in prison with adults

"...extreme violence toward themselves.” Then they are placed in what the department calls protective custody, and what the lawsuit..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Hot Luck, Vibe Vault, No Idea, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...Oh, global music. What does it mean? Antone’s, expanding beyond its usual blues..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Celebrating Black Austin, Telling Stories, and Ducks Galore in This Weekend’s Events

Our arts and culture recommendations to keep you busy

"...of sketch this weekend is Austin’s annual fest featuring comedic talent from LA, NYC, and homegrown heroes from here..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Entanglements, Switchblades, and Tons of TV in the Week’s Events

Treat your weekdays like a weekend with these arts and culture happenings

"...Watch these works interact with one another starting Saturday, May 24, through to August 10.   – Lina Fisher..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?

Behind efforts to eliminate the state test that stresses kids out and shuts schools down

"...“I mean, it sounds funny, right? But this is what the STAAR test, and the pressure of it, does..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sounds of Survival: SIMS Marks Three Decades of Supporting Music Professionals

Austin music community celebrates community of care

"...and we got it good in Austin, you know what I mean? There’s not other cities doing it like..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Caroline Drew

Visual Arts Review: “Porous Matters” at MASS Gallery

Gallery show reinterprets Edwards Aquifer’s low water levels as both urgent and romantic

"...frame a new relationship to the terrain, where art becomes the new landscape – framing not only the aquifer..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by Teedee Simons

Austin FC Outplays League Leaders Vancouver, Settles for Draw

Osman Bukari shines, despite club remaining scoreless

"...time to dissect the film – nauseating as it may have been – from April’s first meeting between the..."

May 18, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 16-22

"...TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The most successful people aren’t those who merely..."

May 16, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...Maybe this’ll sound sacrilegious, but this year’s Summer Events Calendar..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's enjoyment

"...a painting of a private jet? That’s where you may be wrong, as the Affordable Art Fair may be..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opinion: Highway Caps Are Not Austin’s Priority

Council Member Mike Siegel makes the case against funding the I-35 cap and stitch project

"...City Council will make a monumental decision on May 22 that will impact city finances for years to..."

May 16, 2025 Column by Mike Siegel

Restaurant Review: The Greek Bar Offers Quiet Mediterranean Confidence

East Oltorf spot is casual yet stylish

"...“Give the people what they want” is a common piece of advice offered..."

May 16, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Austin Mother Deported With U.S. Citizen Children

Looking for traces of the vanished Denisse Parra Vargas

"...says she talked to Denisse on the phone Tuesday, May 6, and hasn’t heard from her since...."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...million people have signed up for Starlink, and you may find yourself using it next time you fly United...."

May 16, 2025 News Feature

Affordable Art Fair Austin's Mission to Make Art Less Scary

Director Cori Teague looks to year two of educating new collectors

"...Events Center. If you ask Fair Director Cori Teague what it is, she compares it to Art Basel, the..."

May 14, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

TV Legend David E. Kelley to Receive ATX TV Festival's First Showrunner Award

Plus indie TV gets the spotlight at this year's fest

"...What’s a showrunner? The old joke in the TV business..."

May 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin FC Coach: My Players Can’t Handle the Heat

What kind of message is Nico Estévez sending here?

"...We’ve come a long way over the last decade or so..."

May 9, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Trivia, Traitors, and Torches in This Week’s Recommended Events

Venture forth on the weekdays

"...objects, created by him to be “self-contained sculptures” which may collapse, travel, and expand at the whims of their..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

How Three Austin Songwriters Found Family in Next of Kin

On debut EP Homemaker, Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin reach queer country transcendence

"...“And we all come from really different places musically,” adds Hickman. “So I..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Fashion, Heritage, Ballet, Puns, and More Weekend Events

Arts and culture to fill your days

"...Austin’s reputation as an improv comedy town has a lot to do with the trio..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Jamal Hussain Strings Nature, Tech, and Spirit Together With Light

New Media artist unpacks upcoming Dougherty exhibit

"...“I’m really experimenting with what it means for light to go away and then..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...The Moody Amphitheater has become a jewel in Austin’s venue firmament. It is an..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Friends Fair Spins a Wider Austin Art Scene Web

Local fine arts collective hosts a three-day gallery gathering, boosting Austin’s art profile

"...the upper-class art world – but it could. That’s what the five gallery coalition FOG – Friends of Galleries..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Bill Would Ban Teaching DEI Topics in Many College Classrooms

Proposal targets lessons on systemic racism

"...climate of self-censorship among faculty, even before any bill becomes law. “We’ve seen and heard of professors already altering..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Qmmunity: Thee Gay Agenda Holds Court

Get your gavel for new variety show Justice Is Served

"...of myself here in Qmmunity headquarters (my bedroom/office). No, what’s in session for real is “thee” newest variety show/improvised..."

May 9, 2025 Column by James Scott

Arts Groups Lose Promised Grant Money in Friday Night NEA Massacre

Leading Austin cultural institutions face slashed finances

"...organizations that previously approved grants were being terminated, effective May 31, as they no longer fit with new priorities..."

May 5, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Through May 31, Multiple Locations..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...Come, walk out into the yard with me. Sure, your..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

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