Qmmunity: Clowning Around

Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about "a clown idiot" to Crashbox

"...Cxnts, or as part of Bone Apple Tea, a Sunday drag brunch co-hosted by Flores. "Each time Arinna performs,..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...Beyoncé Night A Beyoncé birthday bash hosted by Amber Nicole Davenport, featuring drag by..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: The Queer-ster Bunny

A springtime showing of Austin's queer haps, like a new leather bar, pre-show parties, and the academic achievement by a young Black trans scholar.

"...this POC and trans-owned bar is active within the fetish community. Post-soft-opening gigs include a weekly steak night on..."

April 7, 2023 Column by James Scott

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration of movies from..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Celebrating Trans Lives

Trans Day of Visibility and more queer events

"...The International Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates its 10th year on..."

March 29, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...doppelgänger horror Us as the opening night film, and today's announcement confirms a few sneaking suspicions. Olivia Wilde, who..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Events to Help Queer Up Your Autumn

As the temperatures cool, the queers come out to play

"...Now in its third year, this two-day, multi-disciplinary arts festival was created by local artist Drew..."

Aug. 30, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Luv Doc: An Octogenarian Don Draper

Why is the Luv Doc looking at 60-year-old penises?

"...joking, but he honestly thought he made the woman's day. It was obvious to me, though, that she was..."

June 29, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Gay Place

Know what queers know!

"...feminist bookstore. Now it's returning for a special screening Friday night. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you just might..."

June 29, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Traffik

Sleazy modern exploitation falls off its poorly staked moral high ground.

"...trade, one crusading to expose the horror of this modern-day subjugation while objectifying its torn-and-tattered female prey like a..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Luv Doc: Services Rendered

Idle hands are the Devil's playthings

"...surfaces with those miracle towels they only sell on daytime TV infomercials; cleaning the tile grout with bleach-soaked Q-tips;..."

March 9, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...how they tell it. No other genre filmmakers working today bust conventions so readily or with such fluidity, and..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

25 Bars That Define Austin

Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar

"...spots are a little bit of everything, hosting lazy Sunday Fundays, college bacchanals, and professional happy hours with equal..."

July 21, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Gay Place

Rebel Grrrl Burlesque's riot grrrl tribute will benefit SAFE

"...Saturday's Rebel Grrrl Burlesque is more than just well-placed pasties..."

March 3, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place: I'm Not Gonna Miss You

Gay Place bids you adieu

"...spectrum) to dance, prance, and wag those pants (see Saturday). ON OUR GAYDAR..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Kate X Messer

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest Rewind

Before the deluge, a 2014 flashback

"...family is locked in their own house for three days, the child taken, and for some reason the father..."

Sept. 23, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...apiece, have been expanded to ten films each. While today’s press release doesn’t explicitly spell out the reasons for..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Raise a Glass to 'Drinking Buddies'

Something big is brewing with Joe Swanberg these days

"...on nights and weekends. Luke and Kate spend all day, every day, together side by side in the brewery,..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Room 710 goes out with a bang as roundball ruckus takes over Red River, an all-American night at the ballpark, and more confirmations for the 2009 Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...a Change Comin' On" at the Dell Diamond on Tuesday, Aug. 4. A regular in the Bard's stable spanning..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Japaniversary

A decade at SXSW and Japan's musical jack-in-the-box has lost none of its delight. China, Singapore, India, and Iran take their cue, in baby steps.

"...seekers and became a springboard toward furthering the festival's international scope. Petty Booka, Polysics, and Ex-Girl are just a..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...legacy has spread far and wide since its Eighties heyday, drawing into its orbit punk peers and progeny such..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Under the Holiday Bush

A holiday gift guide for the political junkie.

"...You can have a very merry holiday and support a worthy cause with this fine gift..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Happenings

"...Opponents of the mad fetish for high-stakes standardized testing will rally on the south..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

20 Years of Austin Gifts

... And a slew of other local businesses celebrating significant anniversaries

"...boom, bust, überboom, and near bust again. For our holiday shopping guide, we have chosen to focus on survivors..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Guy on a Mission

QTV will give Austinites another chance to experience Quentin Tarantino as a passionate educator.

"...of the Austin Film Society) another of his incomparable 10-day film festivals, wherein he packs up prints from his..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Take the A-Train

Mike Clark-Madison discusses 10 years covering light rail, and urges voters to support it.

"...with the transit triathletes who've been at this from Day One (people like Lyndon Henry and Dave Dobbs), I..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Fall Film Previews

September

"...An arranged marriage is scuttled on the day it is to take place when the intended bride..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...Steven Spielberg, has already laid claim to the Memorial Day holiday -- the traditional start of the summer movie..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

CinemaTexas

An Ambitious Student Film Festival

"...films dubbed CinemaTexas, which will run on campus from Thursday, September 26-Sunday, September 29. And with an ambitious schedule..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Screens Feature