Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...Brown’s upbeat rhymeslaying double down. “Interspersing tuneful hooks with clever, inspired bars, the project spotlights struggle as subtext to..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week

Get out and get art

"...and collages that simulate what freedom – embodied in everyone’s most delicate and personal place – looks, feels, and..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...your cards down, down, down, down.   – Carys Anderson Brutus, Ghostwoman..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...your cards down, down, down, down.   – Carys Anderson Master Pancake: Road House..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dinosaur Jr., Flo Milli, Estevie, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Standout sets from the clusterfest

"...co-sign the Marshall stack than the loudest band you’ve ever heard? Despite a consistently solid recent catalog, alternative rock..."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...It’s not every day that you see a family band, and even..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

A Stoner Jam, 3-Legged Dog Day Party, and More Crucial Concerts

SXSW-adjacent lineups and other shows worth seeing

"...guitar with Jon French’s distorted groan.   – Carys Anderson Hair of the 3-Legged Dog..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...75 local stages. After we put this list together, several artists dropped out of their official showcases in support..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...Brazilian trans poet Anderson Bigode Herzer lived a wild life full of loss..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hardcore for a Cause, Gary Clark Jr., and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the coming week

"...bill, which requests a $10 donation.   – Carys Anderson Exploded Drawing..."

March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...is hovering around a dismally low 4%. If you ever want to see Texas turn blue, it’s just a..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...impact. The journey to this creation is different for everyone, as every artist has their own creative process and..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...The Rubber Roundup’s mission is “to bring together everyone to our blossoming city of kink and weird to..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events

Get arty this week with our recommended happenings

"...One of the most innovative dance companies ever to move through Austin’s performative spaces, BLiPSWiTCH joyously invades..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...recent run of four excellent singles, including swoonworthy sing-along “Forever” and road-trip-ready “Jean,” prelude the duo’s upcoming fifth album...."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

A Boner Bizarre, Improvised Love Stories, and More Arts Events

Get some culture and love this week

"...theater in 2001, producer Abby Lincoln and director Kevin Anderson have refigured Sextet to focus on platonic as well..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...affair; shopping goes from 9pm to 2am.  – Carys Anderson Financial Literacy Workshop..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Bloody Brides, Creepy Cats, and More Arts Events for the Week

Valentine's (and anti-Valentine) fun, soundtracking a rock, etc.

"...yes, even international artists. Ah, crafty polychrome exuberance, FTW! Never mind that impending singularity: Now’s the time to get..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Have you ever wanted to learn more about what the city government..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Celebrate 50 Years of the Village With Alamo Drafthouse

Parties, Disney classics, and a Wes Anderson retrospective

"...known as Alamo Drafthouse's mothership, but the Village on Anderson Lane is the chain's oldest location. Yet there have..."

Jan. 11, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...dreary lovesickness with an indelible pop sensibility.  – Carys Anderson The Decline of Hotel VegasHotel Vegas & Volstead, $46.82..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Me Nd Adam’s Keep Austin Cheer’d and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Get in the holiday spirit with Spaceflight Records or Spiritualized

"...team’s handpicked “Crucial Concerts” below or in the paper every Thursday. And for our complete listings of upcoming live..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...a new UT specialty care hospital and an MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Statesman reported. The nearly 50-year-old building..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature

Gobble Gobble Yada Yada

In this week’s issue: Evil MoPac speaks, holiday shopping begins

"...an addition to our ranks: new staff writer Carys Anderson, formerly of online magazine Consequence (of Sound) and graduate..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

A New Documentary Meditates on Texan Electronic Composer Pauline Oliveros

Celebrate the queer theorist behind Deep Listening this Sunday at AFS

"...deep listening, self-described as "a way of listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear no matter..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Season of the Homoscopes

Change is the name of the game this week in Austin’s queer event horoscopes

"...Iron Bear and Package Menswear celebrate a different gear/fetish every month. First Saturdays, 9pm. The Iron Bear, 301 W...."

Nov. 3, 2023 Column by James Scott

Sound Unseen Brings Fugazi, Cyndi Lauper Docs to Austin

Minneapolis-based film fest spotlights local links for Austin leg

"...in the credits for Runaway Radio with Jeffrey Brown (Every Night's a Saturday Night, Nothing Stays The Same: The..."

Oct. 19, 2023 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Aubrey Hays, Rod Gator, and the Bright Light Social Hour headline our recommended shows

"...places bought and sold among men/ Oh will I ever be whole again?" the self-described "lyric-forward pop musician" ruminates...."

Sept. 22, 2023 Music Column by Angela Lim

Qmmunity: Pumpkin Spice Homoscopes

The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!

"...CANCER Whatever Happened to Gayby Gay A live script reading of..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

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