Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...of materials like wax, pigments, and birch panels. Oddly hypnotic and comforting, they’ll definitely spark some thought. Check it..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

The legendary composer delivers his final performance in a stirring concert documentary

"...509 Studio in Tokyo, the film – a hushed, hypnotic thing – pulls non-chronologically from different eras of Sakamoto’s..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...corps in a shockingly quick two-week period, pieces are hypnotic in their off-kilter grace. The enormously talented company blends..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

SXSW Film Review: We Strangers

Surreal psychodrama follows a grifting maid getting her due

"...are clued in that what they’re watching is a hypnotic mind-bender. Whirring sound design gives way to an opening..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...Chance the Rapper’s seminal mixtape Acid Rap. Now, with hypnotic fifth album Continua, he’s continuing to build on the..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Robert Rodriguez to be Honored on the Avenue of Paramount Stars

Spy Kids, Machete director gets his plaque this summer

"...with a sneak peak at his mind-bending conspiracy thriller Hypnotic during South by Southwest 2023 and the only theatrical..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...each strike of a digital drum in "Communion," while hypnotic synths pervaded "Jetset" and "Future Whores."..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Paper Cuts: Alejandro Escovedo’s Deconstructed “Bury Me” and Five More Songs

New Austin music picks from Geranium Drive, Soupmakesitbetter

"...latest release's pensive bars surf the wave of a hypnotic vocal sample, culminating in an offering even better than..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...road trip from East Austin to El Paso is hypnotic and grounded with Sauve Sidle's amazing central turn as..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Josh Kupecki’s Top Ten Films of 2023

"...Worst Film: Hypnotic: Something about the convergence of the brain-dead, derivative script,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Glasshealer’s Face-Peeling “Brace Yourself” and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, 8BIT WIZRD, Magna Carda, and more

"...home by velvety vocals, smooth guitar chords, and Kelli's hypnotic flows.  – Elizabeth Braaten..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Alex Maas’ Captivating 13th Floor Lineup and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From sunn O))) to Carolyn Wonderland, Shelley King, Marcia Ball’s holiday show

"...Alex Maas solo is a different trip – similarly hypnotic to the spiraling sonics of his flagship psych band,..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

May December

Portman and Moore captivate in a spiky, funny melodrama of old transgressions

"...shifts to him, May December loses some of its hypnotic weirdness – but it becomes a more emotionally rewarding..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Carpet Cowboys

The American dream crumbles in the Carpet Capitol of the World

"...of the town is employed. The film casts a hypnotic power between the shots of the massive machinery in..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Review: Black Pumas, Chronicles of a Diamond

Side B rises to a bar set mile-high by the band’s golden child debut

"...marching tempo, intonation, and sci-fi key roll into the hypnotic post-R&B of "Rock and Roll," whose tensile piano hook,..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...the Cure’s “Lovesong.” By the end of the swaying, hypnotic set, I’d seen no other band make such a..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Leviathan live experience transfers from stadiums to cinemas

"...stale or too chaotic, finding a balance that’s borderline hypnotic and letting Swift’s performance stand by itself – a..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Mami Wata

Nigerian fable melds modern politics and ancient beliefs through intoxicating imagery

"...C.J. “Fiery” Obasi invokes it all in his visually hypnotic Mami Wata...."

Oct. 6, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Slow Pulse EP release, Austin Afrobeats Fest, Border Kindness Benefit, and more recommended shows

"...highlife, Yoruba jùjú, and Nigerian naija beats backbone the hypnotic hip shake of this once specifically regional genre. As..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Music Column by Julian Towers

Review: Pearl Earl, It's Dread

A dreamy, melancholic, and, at times, ominous sophomore journey

"...self-titled album, and mixing in a heavy dose of hypnotic crescendos stacked in between reverberating drum fills, Pearl Earl's..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Music Feature by Leo Vernor

We Asked Writers to Review Bands They'd Never Seen Before at Hot Summer Nights

Fresh looks at Grace Sorensen, Witches Exist, Vermin the Villain, Ariel & the Culture

"...44-minute set only testified to the Austin noisegaze band's hypnotic prowess. Flicking on the flames at 10:57pm, a warbling..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound

No longer Tiarra Girls, the outspoken sister trio still puts family first

"...them and their parents. Beneath zesty shakers and a hypnotic backbeat, 2021 Latin groove "Let Love Free" unearths Tori's..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...across triple venues. Day one leads with masterful and hypnotic psychedelic jazz fusionists the Point, carried by an undulating..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Watch This: The Sun Sets on a Relationship in Emily No Good’s “Space”

Costumes intertwine in a golden hour dance directed by Vanessa Pla

"...fifth single under the solo indie rock outlet integrates hypnotic, ethereal vocals, house-inspired beats, and a precariously coordinated dance..."

July 5, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Review: promqueen, szn one

Bilingual bars reclaim lived experiences on this bold debut

"...reclaims experiences with oversexualization: "Watch my body moving so hypnotic/ Know you can't stop staring 'cause I got it."..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

The Trans Artists Powering Austin’s Alternative Nightlife Scene

After a brutal legislative session, local underground music may “never be the same again”

"...As SaliYah, Jammer releases hypnotic electronic music on local label Growth in Decay. Outside..."

June 23, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Fuck Money, Unmasked: The Solid Core of Austin's Most Unhinged Noise Band

“We reserve the right to say no to shit”

"...his howls first bend screaming toward melody, or the hypnotic chug of Humphries' bass – faint and pulsating underneath..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

10 Essential Showcases to See at Oblivion Access

Unpacking the unclassifiable experimental music festival, show by show

"...Meandering through buzzing electronics, hypnotic atmospherics, and ethereal vocals obscured by grating distortion, piecing..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Oblivion Access Interview: SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE

Philly trio's sound "comes from a deep well of confusion and fear"

"...Meandering through buzzing electronics, hypnotic atmospherics, and ethereal vocals obscured by grating distortion, piecing..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A farewell party for Jim Eno, Rock the Park with Rosie Flores, and more recommended shows

"...Loosen up those joints for summer with hypnotic disco tracks such as "Le Freak" and "Good Times,"..."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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