Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...and a handmade gothic mum!   – James Scott Independent Bookstore Day..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

CAMP Film Fest Brings Online to the IRL Theatre

New event designed to break down career divides comes to the Paramount

"...Bridging Generations: Independent Filmmaking Across Eras Father-daughter duo Roger and Gala Avary..."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces 2025 Film & TV Festival Award Winners

Good Boy’s Indy fetches “Howl of Fame” honors

"...in their examination of intersectional issues through the curious lens of two queer South Asian women.”..."

March 12, 2025 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...Greenberg, Harris Fishman, Benjamin Flaherty, Scott Paskoff Through the lens of his own recovery, a filmmaker offers an intimate..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How MoMA Made The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Respectable

The pivotal role of New York in the story of the Austin classic

"...However, its inclusion fits with the department’s unique and independent history within MoMA. When Alfred H. Barr Jr. was..."

Aug. 14, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...Located within our Bat City’s big ol’ independent BookPeople is a book club dedicated to elevating authors..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...picked in Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature Competition, Shorts, Independent TV Pilots, Music Videos, Design, and XR Experience categories,..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...culture. Singh will also discuss her learnings from the independent filmmaking process on DOIN’ IT, which will have its..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Premieres includes Photographer: Dan Winters, a peek through the lens at the Kodak icon...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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

"...of hip-hop. The community must retake control, advocate for independent labels, and focus on genuine artistic expression. I hear..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Tyler H. Walk, Josef Beeby A photojournalist turns her lens on the decades of sexual abuse her family and..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Election Post-Mortem

"...Texans. As a nonbeliever myself, I find their faith-based lens a really interesting point of entry to the climate..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...and record store Feels So Good teams up with independent promoters Resound for an end-of-summer block party showcasing a..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

LookOUT Fest, Circle Jerks, Holy Fawn, Bernell Jones II, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, and a Buddy Holly Birthday tribute

"...around synths and pristine production. The deejay co-presents with independent booking agency outer/most, reps of Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, the..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

ATX Queer Music Festival Has Austin Pride Month Singing a New Tune

New music fest boasts an all-queer lineup and a lotta fun.

"...social media site the Cosmic Clash, then starting the independent and queer focused Technicolor Booking, they supported the Austin..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Music Post by James Scott

The Future of Cannabis Is Now

Three SXSW panels explore how education can change lives if policies keep up with the industry

"...She added that a hospitality lens can promote accessibility and acceptability to cannabis, which is..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Qmmunity: Looking Back on 2021 Through a Queer Lens

This year's biggest LGBTQIA stories

"...9) WTF, LISD? In recent reading news, Leander Independent School District has removed 11 titles from their student..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Flag Day

The Penn family gets in the skin of a counterfeiter and his daughter

"...when he takes the time to focus on Jennifer’s independent growth, as a lost, confused young girl slowly becomes..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

aGLIFF Honoree Madeleine Olnek Finds a Space in Cinema

A look through the queer lens

"...and seeing for herself more progressive lesbian representation in independent film proved one of the last straws for Olnek...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Screens Feature by James Scott

Janie Cowan’s Fascinating Musical Journey Finds Her Playing Alongside Bob Dylan in Shadow Kingdom

Checking in on the one-time Austin bass standout

"...During appropriate opener “When I Paint my Masterpiece,” a lens flare effect subsided to reveal an unfamiliar backing band...."

July 28, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...APD. The two largest of these are the new independent Forensic Science Department, which was created on Feb. 4,..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...Through intimate access and a clear-sighted lens, director Maisie Crow takes us inside one of the..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Review: Bleeding Audio

How an emo band got screwed by the industry and (almost) survived

"...didn't matter that they barely scraped into the U.S. independent charts on any of their three officially-released albums. Their..."

Nov. 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All the Neighborhood's a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey

The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle

"...and your pod, in your car and cruising that independent business district along Manor Road, can encounter live performances..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

AutFest Texas Changes the Narrative on Autism

Tonight's online festival lets the community tell its own stories

"...year dozens of film festivals celebrate the craft of independent filmmakers - too often leaving the voices of those..."

Sept. 13, 2020 Screens Post by Naomi Brady

AISD Will Resume Classes in August, but What Will They Look Like?

District mulls "blended approach" to reopening schools, schedules virtual conversations with parents, students, and staff

"...The Austin Independent School District is staying the course for starting a..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Texas-Set Drama Bull Gets in the Chute With Black Rodeo Riders

Austin-based director Annie Silverstein premieres her SXSW selected feature

"...filmmaker, including her first director credit for the 2008 Independent Lens documentary "March Point," following the daily experiences of..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Equity Report Hits Home Hard

Was the School Changes process doomed from its inception from an equity perspective?

"...to viewing its School Changes process "through an equity lens" as it sought to create "21st century learning spaces,"..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Now Streaming in Austin: Coming Undone With Minnow Mountain

Resurrecting Rotoscoping for the Amazon Prime mindbender

"...company. But it went from one night playing on Independent Lens on PBS, to getting picked up by Kino..."

Nov. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Life story of a music legend never reaches those blissful high notes

"...music; and a collaborator and harmonist with such other independent female artists as Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt,..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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