Valentine's and Beyond With This Weekend's Recommended Events

From dark stories to romantic dance

"...for a cool but nerdy way to celebrate life and love, pop into this pre-Valentine’s party offering unique fun..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...Silverada and the Tender Things..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Thai Me Up – Thai Me Down

'Tis the season for Thai in Austin

"...One of the topics of discussion at our late-summer story meeting was the profusion of new Thai restaurants..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Food Feature

SXSW Hit and Run Victim Gives Back

Mason Endres champions the healing power of music

"...Mason Endres remembers very little about being hit by a drunk driver..."

March 9, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Wah-Wah Me a River

French blues from a white guy

"...Here’s a confession: A promo copy Don Cavalli’s Cryland (Everloving) has been sitting on my desk since February...."

June 17, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Page Two: Lost and Found

'Tis the season when the future is used up yet then renewed by singing each morning out of each night

"..."Now Carol once told me..."

April 27, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Volunteering, Drag, Birthdays, and More Recommended Events

Let us help you plan your weekend

"...option. You know! The Central Library! This month – and through ’til April 27 – they’ve been showcasing artist..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sad Stories and Steel Guitars

Tearjoint Troubador Ted Roddy's Country Soul

"...Tear Time, Ted Roddy's first recording since 1995's Full Circle and..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Pop, Metal, Jazz, and Some Unclassifiable Crucial Concerts

Your guide to the week in live sound

"...Kinshasa krewe from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital brandished shantytown instruments made out of junk and electrified into..."

March 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Ivan Cornejo, Steve Wynn, Cardinals, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Sonic dispatches from Ireland, Mexico, and the Afro Diaspora

"...California-born, regional Mexico-singing youngster Ivan Cornejo headlined Rolling Stone’s Future of Music..."

March 14, 2025 Music Post by Kyra Bruce

Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy Adds Chicken and Waffles to Their Message

Serving up some neo-soul food

"...& Blk Odyssy had just finished a national tour and was booked for an official SXSW showcase when the..."

June 12, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Baboon

Texas Platters

"...BaboonSomething Good Is Going to Happen to You (Last Beat)..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Craig Marshall

Texas Platters

"...Craig MarshallPopular Crimes (Big Ticket) So where's the crime in being popular?..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Music Review by Ken Lieck

Crowns, Camps, and CineClub Highlight Our Recommended Weekday Events

Wasted your weekend? We got you covered.

"...– who specialize in “adding creativity into people’s lives and bringing people together through art” – this flora-focused workshop..."

July 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Girlie Action

Texas Platter

"...Girlie Action The Austin-based trio Same Day Service released their third album, Waiting for Tomorrow,..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Music Review by Margaret Moser

The Hot Club of Cowtown

Texas Platters

"...Starting in Austin a handful of years back, this modern western swing trio has..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Review by David Lynch

The Byrds

Reissues

"...The ByrdsThe Preflyte Sessions (Sundazed) Roger McGuinn has come full circle. The Chicago native who began his career..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest 2025

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...Right as rain (pun intended), Austin Blues Festival and Austin Psych Fest braved spring showers and humidity when..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Julián Castro, Women of Color, and Texas 2020

The path toward turning the state blue

"...East on a steamy Saturday morning, almost all by women of color. Some are there to quietly translate for..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sacred and Profane

J. Tillman's brush with death

"...Josh Tillman is the newest member of Fleet Foxes, the drummer whose conversational banter and..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Feature by Austin Powell

High Noon

Texas Platters

"...For a good rockabilly band, a drummer is redundant. Witness Elvis, Scotty, and Johnny..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Qmmunity: Call Me

Opportunities for queer artists roll in alongside oodles of queer events

"...anyone who missed the brrring brring: I took a message for ya. Here's the deets on two current creative..."

May 5, 2023 Column by James Scott

At the Statue of Venus/Three Decembers

The Butler Opera Center's pairing of these Jake Heggie chamber operas opened up small concerns to an enduring sense of love

"...to spend every Christmas by herself in Barbados a measure of how little she loves her kids? Such questions..."

March 11, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM: Dead and Alive on the Fourth of July

A eulogy spoken over the coffin of our empire

"...is dead. Huck Finn is not. The "can do" all-Americans that Tom Sawyer symbolized are cyber wizards who cannot..."

July 2, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Oh, Build Me a Home

Architects Espouse "Traditional Neighborhood Districts"

"...Public Realm Village! Leave your car behind. Share good times with your neighbors on the (mandatory ) front porch...."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bob Byington Sees the World, Writes Home About It

Harmony and Me's adventures in Australia

"...When Bob Byington took his comedy Harmony and Me to Australia, we asked him to..."

March 8, 2011 Screens Post by Bob Byington

The Love Connection

Michael Moore hearts Austin and two of its funniest filmmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer

"...best known for his day job as the Oscar-winning documentarian who delivered a Bush beat-down in Fahrenheit 9/11, but..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

AFF Knows We Like to Watch

Local film Harmony and Me tops sneak peek at festival lineup

"...just us, or is the Austin Film Festival doing some kind of an elaborate dance of the seven veils?..."

Aug. 26, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

7 Chinese Brothers

Jason Schwartzman stars in this comedy from droll Austin auteur Bob Byington

"...Eleanore Pienta, Stephen Root, Alex Ross Perry, Alex Karpovsky and Josh Meyer...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

AFF Announces Lineup

Serious Moonlight, scripted by the late Adrienne Shelly, will open the fest

"...for Fantastic Fest last week that we forgot to mention that the Austin Film Festival has released its complete..."

Sept. 28, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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