“Economic Censorship”: The Devastation of the NEA Grants Cut Grows

After Trump administration rule change, fears mount for future of arts

"...Endowment for the Arts grants keeps growing, in an act that Austin Theatre Alliance CEO Jim Ritts has called..."

May 7, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...one-stop shop whose sole concern is the arts. At last, Arts Commission Chair Celina Zisman said, “We have a..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...be picking up a stray paper blown over during last week’s mega winds, but I’ll be focusing on Bat..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Modernform, Chat Pile, and More Crucial Concerts

Metal, punk, Mary J, and more worth seeing

"...Thursday 13, State Theatre..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Live Music Recommendations for the Week Ahead

Get to know your shows

"...Friday 7, Cactus Cafe..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

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

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

"...continue captivating audiences and crafting new sounds with the company of Stella & the Very Messed and Housewarming.  ..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

An L.A. Benefit, Toni Price Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Friday 24, Paramount Theatre..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

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

Wake the dead, toss some cabers, and much more

"...played by a live orchestra Friday at Buda drive-in theatre Doc’s and Saturday at Eastside arts hub dadaLab. Both..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Let Us Help You Pick Out the Perfect Live Show This Week

Our writers pick the best live music for the week ahead

"...Thursday 19 - Saturday 21, Rollins Studio Theatre..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Ghost Funk, Fast Devo, an Elliott Smith Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music with a little help

"...“Send Me an Angel,” its nervy metallurgy opens the accompanying tour in Austin with decade-plus Louisville, Ky., occultists Savage..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Megan McGinnis is Full of Life in Beetlejuice, the Show About Death

The Broadway star on the magic of bringing a movie to the stage

"...Most actors fear dying on stage. Not Megan McGinnis: because as..."

Feb. 6, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Swedish Hill Is Kind of Closing; Hong Kong Supermarket, C’est Finis; Dry January Is a Good Idea All Over; But, Oh Boy, We Still Wine an Awful Lot; and More

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

"...place will be open seven days a week, 7am-5pm. Exactly when this “Little” Swedish Hill will open is uncertain..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...After theatres shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic and attempts..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

A Saucy, Seven-Course Musical at Boggy Creek Farm

Jade Fusco’s activist interactive recruited members of Ley Line, BluMoon, and more

"...grows and sells fruits and vegetables using regenerative, no-till practices. Last Saturday, the homestead team welcomed a group of..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound

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

"...air from behind the drum set. Tiffany held eye contact with her as she maintained a steady bassline. Then..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Review: Doctuh Mistuh’s Lizzie: The Musical

America’s most infamous axe murderer gets a riot grrrl makeover

"...The facts of the case are plain. On Aug. 4, 1892,..."

July 18, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Penfold Theatre’s Box

Audacious retelling of an equally audacious life

"...Over its past 14 seasons, Penfold Theatre has been on a mission to give audiences “fresh..."

June 28, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: City Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest

The air’s a tad thin in this production of Oscar Wilde’s work

"...playwrights and composers require a specific skill set from actors who dare perform their works...."

June 8, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Lazarus' Second Location Works Hard So You Can Relax With a Beer

The new, North Loop location is Laz'r focused

"...like a spy balloon at 40,000 feet, Austin is actually expanding its beermaking repertoire coming out of post-pandemic fatigue..."

March 3, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

You and a Friend Could Go to Every Resound Show Next Year for $500

Austin bookers’ Sorted Pass joins growing number of ticket bundles

"...Last month, independent promotion company Resound Presents – which books..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Productions and performances, from the fantastic to the unfortunate

"...When we reflect back on a live theatre production, it's often one brief shining moment that we..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Austin Playhouse’s The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong

An evening of side-splitting schadenfreude

"...Their first, The (One-Act) Play That Goes Wrong, is a raucous play-within-a-play that..."

Nov. 23, 2022 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...third time in three days. Maybe it was the Last Supper-ish long table setup, with precariously stacked amps behind..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Austin Playhouse’s The Catastrophist

Aptly timed return to the stage for a meditation on science and risk

"...Playhouse co-Associate Artistic Director Ben Wolfe is no amateur actor. Ben's embodiment of Nathan is serendipitous if not uncanny...."

April 1, 2022 Arts Feature by Ellen Daly

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...street-life storytelling (with Kream's immediate family its frequently recurring characters) has manifested a discography whose narrative consistency is unrivaled..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

New Book Altars Looks Through a Camera Lens Darkly

Darla Teagarden brings ritual to art photography

"...nature, in the requirement to fulfill certain obligations and actions before fulfillment. So Darla Teagarden knew to remain composed..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Boards the Flight of the Navigator

Beloved '80s sci fi adventure picked as Defender of the Universe

"...have included Pitch Black director David Twohy and Battlestar Galactica director Alan Levi, as well as Gary Nelson (The..."

Dec. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Stage, On the Screen: Austin's Theatres Embrace a Virtual Future

Ahead of Austin Playfest and the All Together Now! Revue, directors and producers discuss the challenges and potential they've found online

"...The rumors of the death of virtual theatre have been greatly exaggerated...."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Penfold Theatre Gives Live Readings of Radio Plays in the Ransom Center Archives

The company has dusted off radio adaptations of Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, and Thackeray for the 21st century to hear – live

"...When we last heard from Penfold Theatre Company, it was bringing the..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...some ersatz arts space on your computer but from actual theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs?..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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