A.L. West at a Bookstore, and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Stop by Stalefish’s album release or Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap

"...with innumerable injuries, he miraculously recovered and continued energizing dance floors. His annual Austin appearance includes a $100 cash..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...collective expanded to include up to 25 singers, rappers, dancers, and DJs, including key Coolys Juana Marshall Esperanza, Rikeisha..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Swans co-founder Jarboe later that night. – Rachel Rascoe Dance and Dark Comedy with BEAK>..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Best Things We Saw at Austin Psych Fest 2023

Toro y Moi, Automatic, and more highlight homegrown festival’s return

"...place of postmodern Malian acid blues. Though they didn’t dance as much as Touré might’ve liked (credit the late..."

May 1, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Little Richard: I Am Everything, which just played at Sundance. Also making the trip from Park City are the..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...With the gang back together, now came the final component: the Grabber's..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...favorite Margaret Brown (The Great Invisible) returns with her Sundance Film Festival award winner Descendant...."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Queers Gone Country

Nashville's Jaime Wyatt brings queer twang to Austin, Elysium gets Bizarre, and more events

"...believe in the Church of the Twang & the Gang within the last five years. Like many LGBTQmmunity members..."

July 30, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Online: Recommended Programming

Must-catch panels, films, music showcases, and more at this year's all-virtual Fest

"...3:30pm:  Making the World Dance Together Through COVID-19 — Featured Session New York magazine's..."

March 12, 2021 Features Feature

SXSW Reveals First 2020 Artist List

Music from all over the map … literally

"...a poppy, sonically distressed strain of post-punk. Tokyo’s multi-talented rapper/DJ/dancer Yayoi Daimon closed her summer with this excellent twerk-heavy..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ACL Fest Spoilers

As ACL’s second weekend dawns, here are the most unforgettable moments from week one

"...Madonna and Prince – with fewer hits and better dance moves. "Break the rules. We make the rules. We..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Will Johnson’s Eternal Newness

"Playback" challenges Will Johnson to a home run derby and uncovers seven things you didn't know about A Giant Dog

"...throughout two schools and administrators worried it was a gang...."

Feb. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

The last traces of SXSW have been packed up and swept away, but we're not calling it quits.

"...calling it quits. Sure, there's a momentary lull in dance parties (they'll be back in approximately seven days), but..."

March 25, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: ¡Hola Papi!

Prides loom across Texas as Austin crowns the hottest Daddy

"...for Father's Day. Count on Ursula and the CUC gang to gleefully trifle with whatever paradigm Hallmark's selling. (See..."

June 19, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: One Queered Up Year

This way a gay, that way a gay: Steer here, queers

"...you dip, we dip. Fri., March 20, 9:15pm. Go Dance, 2525 W. Anderson. $10...."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Beethoven to Beyoncé

SXSW Music panels – topics over talent. Except they're also star-studded.

"...to panels – topics over talent. Chamillionaire, Duff McKagan, Gang of Four; star power hardly dimmed from stage to..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Gay Place: OUTside of Society, Indeed

OUTsider: And so it begins

"...Lesbian Wedding: A Tea Dance Monthly carpet brunch from the guiding eye behind Free..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Column

Gay Place: Big Blue Body

GIAC's Nina Diaz is her own dang thang

"...The Boys of Austin Dance Still Dirty. Still Filthy. Supastar DJ Filthy Rich spins..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Playback: Margaret Moser Retires

'Chronicle' Senior Music writer Margaret Moser retires after 33 years on the beat

"...at her final AMAs, where she enjoyed a last dance with the Texas Tornados, Jimmie Vaughan, and an entire..."

May 16, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

'Church of the Passionate Cat'

Underbelly Theatre takes you down some delightfully mean streets in its immersive noir adventure

"...being led up a winding staircase into a magical dance party. This thrillingly theatrical odyssey, titled Slip River, was..."

May 9, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...boring-ass hometown, 17-year-old Crystal relies on her passion for dance to escape the mundane life of rural Ontario and..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

This week it's all about the Tops and the Bottoms, loves. How do you like your 2013?

"...out your new skills, 8-10pm. First Sundays, 6-10pm. Uptown Dance Studio, 8868 Research #706, 512/459-5678. $5-15, cash only. www.austinuptowndance.com...."

Jan. 3, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Playback: Still Weary

Weary Boys reunite, Red River vies for cultural district designation, and MusicMania to close

"...Scott H. Biram remembers when the gang, who he knew from touring in California, first hit..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

LoveBomb! (the fundraiser for QueerBomb), a coupla gay plays, a rainbow cutting, balls on fire, and more

"...there is nothing nefarious about this cutting – no gang of unicorn-riding gay thugs thundering in brandishing rainbow blades..."

April 12, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

The summer is wrapping up: Can you smell the Ho-Rizon?

"...BITCH BE COOL Free popsicles mitigate the dance-floor sweat stirred by DJs Honeycomb, Paul Perkins, and Young..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Local Kids Play Make Games

Middle-schoolers get honored for making video-games

"...trophy, but rather a laptop computer, a copy of Dance Dance Revolution 2, and other impressive loot...."

May 18, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Gay Place: Loss

Let someone save your life tonight, sugarbear …

"...Free food while it lasts, prizes, hot music, sexy dancers – well, that's most of your needs met right..."

April 27, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Wednesday Showcases

Wednesday SXSW showcases at a glance

"...from an upcoming self-titled LP. The face-off between Atlanta girl-gang the Coathangers and Tennessee country teasers Those Darlins should..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Friday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...Trey Ramirez and drummer Adrian Carrillo, from local metal gang Pack of Wolves, and bassist Gabe Bishop from Vietnam...."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

SXSW Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Mexico, respectively. It's puro party with the Name's punk dance rhythms taking the sneer off punk and nearly making..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

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