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Perfect Days
A toilet cleaner in Tokyo quietly goes about his days in this stirring Oscar nominated picture
"...observed: “A woman in the rain folded up her umbrella and let herself get drenched. A schoolboy described to..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts at Hot Summer Nights 2023
Highlights from the no-cost, high-temp annual music festival
"...hoodie in the middle of summer and tried to break-dance on the corner with a boombox. I remember my..."

July 21, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside
The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone
"...high schoolers from underprivileged Austin areas under a unifying umbrella of hip-hop. Moore met Gator – an Eastside rapper..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Ballsy, Artsy, Anti-Sixth Street Outlook of DJ Joaqu.n
Austin to L.A., keeping up with the beloved Pangea Sound producer
"...it's still hype," Joaqu.n recalled. The formula worked, if attendance was an indication...."

May 19, 2023 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Wednesday
A primo Tiger Den showcase, iLe, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more
"...Find over a dozen highlights from day three of..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational Opens Expansive Genre Umbrella at SXSW
Steam Down, Yazmin Lacey, and more spanned Afrobeat to retro R&B
"...“Arrival of the Giants” and “Challenge Day” gave the dance-eager Wednesday night audience infectious grooves, positive hip-hop (“Feel It..."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story
The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond
"...música Latina curation of businesses under her Gabriela's Group umbrella, she's kind of following in her family's footsteps. [inset-1-right]..."

July 8, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Faster Than Sound: Shared Frequencies Radio Connects Austin DJs with the World
Online electronic station celebrates third birthday Saturday at Coconut Club
"..."I love dance music, but that's not all I listen to," he..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo
A year-in-review of Austin music news
"...The cavernous Concourse Project began booking major names in dance and electronic near the airport in June. Public green..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Fueling the Algorithm and Finding Community: Music Creators Thrive on Twitch, TikTok, and Instagram
On discoverable platforms, Austin musicians experience encouragement, engagement, and unexpected viral moments
"...majority of their income made on Twitch, the Aeseaes umbrella includes Patreon, Travis' handmade microphones, and Allie's illustrations on..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Out There in the Fresh Air With Utopia, Old Settler's, and Kerrville Folk Festival
Fall fests coax us from the metropolis
"...plus returning national acts that fall under Utopia's stylistic umbrella involving funk, roots, jam-adjacent outfits, rock, and dance music...."

Oct. 15, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Misery Business: The Cathartic and Unexpectedly Joyful Trend of Emo DJ Nights in Austin
Welcome to the Black Parade
"...Prince is an MVP of this dance floor utility, while Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z have earned..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Faster Than Sound: You Might Find Your New Favorite Artist at Hot Summer Nights – Here Are 10 Contenders
Picks to reset quarantine listening habits, free today through Sunday
"...Tears – whether shed on the dance floor or bathroom floor – fuel the dark melodrama..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
"...on production thanks to well-established Atlanta hitmakers 808 Mafia. "Umbrella," a Marshmello-produced single featuring Chicago drill star G Herbo,..."

May 28, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina
The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black
"...its love of nerd culture with humor, music, and dance. With support from a cohort of local theatre makers..."

April 9, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Poison 13, Meat Purveyors, and Churchwood Guitarist Bill Anderson Loads Out of Town
If not for Austin, “I don’t know if I would have been a musician at all”
"...groove outfit the Horsies, and more recently vocal harmony-driven dance group the Fontanelles, Brant Bingamon characterizes his friend as..."

March 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Embrace Austin Seeks to Build Bridges Between Queer People and Queer Initiatives
Qmmunity members organize to launch new LGBTQIA coalition
"...Workout! With Erica Nix Make exercise fun again. Dance, cardio, and strength training workouts inspired by Richard Simmons,..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Trump Admin Could Soon Undermine Health Care Protections for LGBTQIA
Find queer connection with virtual events
"...High School Reunion! When you can't go to the dance party, the dance party comes to you! Thu., April..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Qmmunity: Austin’s Queer Community Feels Effects of SXSW Cancellation
Now's the time show local support however you can
"...countless community members, spanning small-business owners to creatives, go-go dancers to bartenders. Not to mention the opportunity for career..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

Faster Than Sound: Body Rock Turns 10
Riders Against the Storm and Chorizo Funk’s decade-built dance institution endures, Monday City music meetings, and more
"...Funk, all three became Austin music institutions. Their performance umbrella Body Rock regularly packs out local spaces. More than..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: A Bittersweet Goodbye From Q Editor Sarah Marloff
Sending it off with Mahogany Project and QueerBomb fundraiser
"...to uplift and celebrate everyone under this big sparkly umbrella, but I can't say it hasn't also been a..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Column by Sarah Marloff

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Video Festival Reaches 5
Local DIY videos mingle with the big leagues, Austin Music Commission forecasts 2020, and Federico Pacheco leads KOOP into its next quarter-century
"...her over-the-top Eighties aesthetic in a strange, sexually charged dance rehearsal...."

Dec. 6, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Interns, Writers Wanted
Join the team, cheer on a team, and find your queer events here
"...Double Scorpio With Por Detroit It'll be "dance floor heaven," so they say, thanks to the beautiful..."

April 12, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: The Future Looks Freeing
Events to queer SX and advocate for LGBTQ equality
"...– will continue to push the boundaries of this umbrella, especially as more and more corporations flirt with the..."

March 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

OUTsider Fest Review: Our Future Ends?
Lemurs, dancers, and the question: Are queer spaces going extinct?
"...or stupid, audience member to fill the space and dance up there, like the actors had been. And when..."

Feb. 21, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Faster Than Sound: City on the Fence Regarding Red River’s Homeless Problem
Red River merchants push to finally enclose dangerous alley with 10-foot fence, electro-pop diva p1nkstar touches down at Fuego ATX, and more
"...in the process, Lynn, who also owns homegrown label umbrella Super Secret Records, connected with homeless-serving nonprofits after taking..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mary Poppins Returns
The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time
"...another Mr. Banks from emotional stoicism before opening her umbrella to depart on another gusty day, her work accomplished...."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Qmmunity
Celebrate Intersex Awareness Day all year
"...so: interACT defines the I in LGBTQIA as an "umbrella term" referring to folks who have "one or more..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity
Gender Unbound: bigger and better than ever
"...invited to stick around for wow-worthy burlesque, drag, and dance parties fueled by Krudas Cubensi and DJ GirlFriend. Besides,..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Justin Stewart
"...Paul Simon, while "Nod of Knowing" sweeps the country dance hall floor and "Jesus #9" kicks like John Prine...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Music Review by Doug Freeman

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