Shannon & the Clams, Lola Kirke, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...their seminal cover of “Mr. Bojangles” that cornerstoned Jerry Jeff Walker’s career. The Houston Kid Rodney Crowell opens.  ..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Metal, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

BodyRock ATX, Escuela Grind, Grace Bowers, and more

"...warm up the stage for Grammy Award-winning DJ Jazzy Jeff.   – Carys Anderson Javier Santiago Trio..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...built singlehandedly from 1956 to 1979 by the late Jeff McKissack, a retired postal worker. The outdoor 3,000-square-foot environment..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Celebration of Black Women, a Benefit for Palestine, and Other Crucial Concerts

Hans Zimmer, Superfónicos, Lola Tried, and more recommended shows

"...in this Austin-based quartet, though guitarist Ray Garza, drummer Jeff Stringer, and bassist Gianni Sarimento craft an equally invigorating..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...Saturday 1, Kick Butt Coffee..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Field Guide Festival Returns to Celebrate Ties Between Local Farmers and Restaurants

Food festival to feature 65 local chefs and farmers

"...& Sara Burk (True Bird) • James Robert & Jeff Brown (Hissy Fit) + Amalia Staggs & Casey Frank..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Food Post by Maryam Ahmed

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...Tyler Perry, Shonda Rhimes, Ava Duvernay, Lena Waithe, Cord Jefferson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Swizz Beatz, Norman Lear (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trans Rights, Comedy Nights, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Friday 17, Civil Goat Coffee..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Turkey Prep, Indigenous Films, and More Weekday Events

Events to attend before you're too stuffed to move

"...a wisdom that verges on being a cliche, but Jeff Barnaby’s First Nations vivisection of the zombie flick is..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Food & Wine Fest, Día de los Muertos, Celtic Fest, and More Recommended Events

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...Jo’s Coffee 25th Anniversary Weekend..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Levitation, a Cumbia Halloween, Jazz Hall of Fame, and More Crucial Concerts

From spooky to undead and beyond, these are the shows to see

"...of the Downtown church. Lindsey Verrill’s soft banjo and Jeff Johnston’s saw meld in meditative lulls, lyrical narratives of..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

New Prints, Old Turtles, and Other Events This Week

Gotta gotta get out to get down

"...don’t want to miss it.   – Cat McCarrey Jeff Nichols & Bryan Schutmaat: Vandals..."

June 21, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Cedar and 14th is a Zoomer oasis of wine, coffee, and acai bowls that’ll now also include zine mart..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

The Luv Doc: Thermostat Settings

Wherein the Luv Doc offers up a piping hot soup bowl of solutions

"...to hear about how worked up you get that Jeff from accounting always leaves his dirty coffee mug in..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...and A Legacy of Rage (Simon & Schuster) by Jeff Guinn, who's previously profiled cult leaders Charles Manson and..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Mexico City/Austin Trio Demons My Friends and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus the debut of Radio Coffee’s new location and Natalie Jane Hill’s Texas return

"...music events around town, head to Chron Events. Radio Coffee's New Radio/East Thursday 19 w/ Sunrosa, Guma, Feeling Small..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows

"...their appearance at the Royal Albert Hall tribute to Jeff Beck, the Southpaw Stratocaster samurai sweeps through town to..."

April 28, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Kady Rain, More Eaze, Pusha T, and more non-ACL shows

"...dirty, garage-a-billy punk – RIYL the Cramps – and Jeff Smith's bulletproof Tejas punk institution the Hickoids. Also thrillin':..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: The Austin Music Census Returns While the Live Music Fund Faces Delays

A spring music ecosystem news roundup with all those familiar players: the Austin Music Census, Live Music Fund, and HAAM

"...DJ Chicken George, aka turntable extraordinaire Jeff Henry, has been diagnosed with a rare form of..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Girl Ultra, Nori with strings, Maxo Kream, Mudhoney, Little Mazarn, and more recommended shows

"...of banjoist/cellist/bassist/vocalist Lindsey Verrill (typically accompanied by saw-bowing multi-instrumentalist Jeff Johnston), has been flipping through her Rolodex to assemble..."

May 13, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Spider House Is Gone, Sweet Ritual’s on Hiatus, Kerlin’s Got Brisket-Filled Kolaches, Home Slice Celebrates National Pizza Day, Jo’s Coffee Hosts Annual Chili Cook-Off, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...WUXTRY! Jo’s Coffee at 1300 S. Congress loves us so much that..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols' Chaotic Randy's Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands

UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”

"...and shuffled out. The following morning, as America poured coffee and cooked eggs and toast, Today co-hosts Jane Pauley..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Medieval Times: Being Dead in an Era of Cruelty and Despair

The story of a real band and a fake band in two acts

"...I sit down at a picnic table outside Epoch Coffee on North Loop for a scheduled interview with Zero..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Seven Decades and One Wall Apart: Finding Friendship on Either Side of a Bouldin Creek Duplex

Two women at different stages of life keep company during a pandemic

"...is faster than the ding of my Amazon account. Jeff Bezos' algorithms can't match her 91-year-old feet...."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Ali Montag

Gaia

The moldering earth has had enough with humanity in this South African ecohorror

"...patterns, the verdant green of Asia contrasting with Australia’s coffee-colored, arid outback. Our planet seethes with motion and energy...."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Faster Than Sound: KUT/KUTX Will No Longer Manage the Cactus Cafe

University station terminates "disheartening" negotiations and Spider House Ballroom changes ownership.

"...with a video release show for Whiskey Shivers member Jeff Hortillosa. She plans to host former weekly Dozen Street..."

May 28, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: Running Late

The kind of unforgivable transgression that can ruin a promising career.

"...I woke up this morning to find coffee spilled all over the kitchen and a broken coffee..."

May 7, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Living Pins EP Premiere & Q&A

Austin alt psych duo returns after 25 years

"...is, the idea of recording was already planned with Jeff [Copas] and the Living Pins as a twopiece. He..."

April 6, 2021 Music Post by Greg Stitt

SXSW, Oscilloscope, and Mailchimp Come Together to #SupportTheShorts

South by selections available online from today

"...Walker-Silverman) The Journey (D: Ève Saint-Louis) Marvin’s Never Had Coffee Before (D: Andrew Carter; screenwriters: Andrew Carter & Kahlil..."

March 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Gaia

South African ecohorror grows a very different creeping death

"...patterns, the verdant green of Asia contrasting with Australia’s coffee-colored, arid outback. Our planet seethes with motion and energy...."

March 17, 2021 SXSW Post by Marc Savlov

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