Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 20-26

"...20-Feb. 18): What are "brain orgasms"? Can you seek them out and make them happen, or do you have..."

Jan. 20, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Review: Vortex Repertory Co.’s Ride the Wave

All foam, no fortitude in this surfer dude play

"...There’s a moral just waiting to surface in Mattie Barber-Bockelman’s..."

Jan. 18, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music

The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk

"...Fennec's first time at East Sixth Street's BLK Vinyl. The 32-year-old producer – musically aliased after the smallest species..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Asked Writers To Review Bands They’d Never Seen Before at Free Week in Austin

First looks at Dregs, Chief Cleopatra, Exotic Fruits, Nuclear Daisies

"...Whether by generally balmy weather or lighter viral counts than..."

Jan. 9, 2023 Music Post by Nayeli Portillo

Vicky Krieps Liberates an Empress in Corsage

The actress finds the truth of Sissi, and the other actors who have played her, in the new biopic

"...There's an inherent enigmatic romance to monarchy. Forever in the..."

Jan. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Timbeko, Shinyribs, TC Superstar, an Exquisite Corpse, and more recommended shows for the week

"...Exquisite Corpse rises from the dead for a second installment celebrating Texas art..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 30 - January 5

"...your astrological omens in 2023, I've chosen a quote from Capricorn storyteller Michael Meade. I hope you will make..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Whale

Brendan Fraser anchors Aronofsky's meditation on faith and fatness

"...obsessed with religion. Even before his biblical epic Noah, the controversial director dabbled in religious imagery and allegories, and..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...The Point Free Show..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Ten Austin Concert Options for New Year's Eve 2022

From Cumbia to Coconut Club's Last Dance, ring in 2023 musically

"...NYE 2023: The Last Dance..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Laiken Neumann

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 23-29

"...your self-inquiry in 2023, I have chosen a passage from Hermann Hesse's fairy tale, "A Dream Sequence." It will..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Dueling Dickens

Two productions of a seasonal classic raise the spirits, with Zach Theatre's A Christmas Carol vs. Penfold Theatre's A Christmas Carol Classic Radiocast

"...You know the story. Set in mid-19th-century London, Charles Dickens' A Christmas..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

The Year’s Best TV (According to Me)

Star Wars gets gritty as The White Lotus flowers again

"...In the relatively short history of television, there have never before..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

This week's recommended shows include mini-fests celebrating rockin' girls, Latinx talent, and Christmas shopping

"...Twelve months ago, the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar faced the same reality as planet..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

What We're Listening to This Week

Christeene, the Bad Lovers, and Churchwood in this week's worthwhile listens

"...for Black Lives Matter/ C is for cunts," growls the genre- and gender-bending Christeene in "Alphabets," leadoff from the..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 16-22

"...world as you add to your understanding of how the game of life works. Your greed for interesting experiences..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Ten Chronicle Music Writers on Their Favorite Austin Albums of 2022

Almost 100 albums we loved this year

"...Wringing out the rest of pandemic-recorded albums around a flurry of returning..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

EO

The tale of a donkey seeking freedom is touching and tragic

"...It’s beautifully impressionistic at times, cold and cruel at others, and with a unique perspective: a donkey’s. An update..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Residential Address: Mel & James Hold Casual Communion in the Jade Room

With talent, technology, and the Holy Ghost

"...Amongst the fashionable clientele and decor at C-Boy's upstairs enclave the..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Crosstalk: Black Fret Rebrands As Sonic Guild, and Superstition Nightclub Announces Grand Opening

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...while awarding $260,000 in grants to local artists at their ninth annual ball last Saturday. Donor-nominated artists graced the..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Music Column by Mars Salazar

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 9-15

"...SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Sagittarians are least likely..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Gifts That Give Back to the Community

Pay it forward with these presents benefiting local nonprofits

"...’Tis the season for a little self-care, and these packed-with-purpose items..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Sarah K. Wolf

Gifts for Green Buds

Cannabis reform, chill refreshments, and real cool prezzies

"...Cannabis reform is the gift that keeps giving, and in May this year,..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Texas travel tips from Llano lights to Kerrville craftsmanship

"...Happy holidays to one and all; now get out there and start daytrippin’...."

Nov. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

There There

Mumblecore pioneer innovates again with his pandemicless pandemic film

"...Filmmaking during the pandemic, or more specifically, the lockdown during the pandemic,..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Melissa Carper, Taméca Jones, the Hide Outs, Alex Coke, and more local shows to see

"...sensibilities span every inch of a boot-scuffed dance floor, from Western swing and tears-in-your-beer country to blues-touched balladry and..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Music Column by Abby Johnston

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Big Diomede and Little Diomede are islands in the Bering Strait that separate Russia and the U.S. Big..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Community-Building Musician Ruthie Foster Honored with Star Outside the Paramount

“We take care of our own, Austin!”

"...and downtown parking headaches on Saturday night to celebrate the genre-defying, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter as she became just the sixth..."

Nov. 21, 2022 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Ruthie Foster, Booker T. Jones, Kate Kortum, Hyd, and more local shows worth braving the chill

"...Ruthie Foster’s Avenue of Paramount Stars Unveiling Paramount Theatre, Saturday 19..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

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