Jumping the Shark in This Weekend’s Recommended Arts & Culture Events

Multiple ways to get high ... on art

"...who risks it all for a new passion for ballroom dancing. Hiding his new hobby from his family and..."

June 6, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Into The Long Long Night at ATX TV Festival

Mark Duplass and Barret O'Brien test their friendship for indie TV

"...it won’t find an audience. When Duplass and writer/director/costar Barret O'Brien rented a motel room to film the six-episode..."

May 29, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: See You at the (Queer) Movies

Local filmmaker and UT professor PJ Raval hosts his students’ queer short film showcase at Hyperreal Film Club

"...survival. “Queer identity is rooted in political resistance and living out one’s values,” he expresses. “For me, this also..."

May 2, 2025 Column by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...shrine and movie memorabilia to the second floor dining room in 1969. It’s easy to imagine that the restaurant..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

St. Paddy’s Day, SXSnacks, Sailor Moon, and More Weekend Events

Our recommendations for the waning days of the Fest

"...on the big screen while you eat Drafthouse’s mustard barbecue chicken wings.   – James Scott Liva Pierce and..."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Mardi Gras Pre-Party, Improvised Intimacy, and More Recommended Events

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...your value system, or just blends well with your living room set. Whatever your motivation, you’ll find something that..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Thursday 23, 29th Street Ballroom..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...O'Hara (Schitt's Creek, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision), Ike Barinholtz (The Oath, SXSW 2018 favorite Blockers), and Chase Sui..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Quiet Southside Holigay Wish

"...Dear Editor, Living in a city where queer events merit separate discussion..."

Dec. 30, 2024 Postmarks

Xmas Bazaars, Xmas Movies, Xbox Parties, and More Recommended Events

Get your weekdays planned out

"...PC to the ceiling in order to make more room for his fellow gamers. No need for such antics..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...and drag’s intersections, and moving drag beyond just gay bars. Yes, yes: This might happen if I were your..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Noise Innovators Skloss Announce New Label, Debut Album

Watch the video for the title track first single

"...the woodlands beyond and the open sky at night. “Living next to the woods has something to do with..."

Nov. 20, 2024 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Halloween Events for Kids, Adults, and All-Around Freaks

It's time to get scared or spooked or possibly amused

"...is when the walls between the realms of the living and the dead are at their thinnest, they say..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!

Welcome to Top of the Hops IX

"...we committed to script like cryptocurrency from the very taproom of the brewery we were writing about. Apart from..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Strip Club: Spending Time With Gino, Tinos, and Lord Purrington at Plaza 183

Exploring the far northwest strip mall for good eats and more

"...The bar area is alive with a gaggle of ladies from..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Local Rock Weirdos, Death Metal Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts

They're your ears, do with them what you will

"...they truly excel in dripping classic honky-tonk heartbreak and barstool ruminations, especially in Heather Rae Johnson’s fiddle and aching..."

July 26, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Reality Bites: Looking Back at The Real World: Austin

Austin's film community shaped the reality show and vice versa

"...desperate early morning call. A group of young women living downtown were on deadline to finish a short film..."

July 22, 2024 Screens Post by Paul Stekler

How Nicole Riegel Got in Tune With Dandelion

Filmmaker on working with the National, Ted Leo's worst gig

"...Theresa, a singer-songwriter playing thankless gigs in Cincinnati’s cocktail bars who finally rolls the dice on performing at a..."

July 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Giddy Ups to Close in August Due to Lease Change

Menchaca honky-tonk is open to relocating

"...The South Austin bar will honor its existing bookings for June and July,..."

June 24, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Plus dispatches from SandFest, farewell to Gary Oliver, and more

"...Fanthorp began the Fanthorp Inn in 1834 in a two-room log cabin at the crossing of two stagecoach and..."

May 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Beloved Birthday, Dragon Boats, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Get out before the heat descends

"...but also remind them how good they have it. Living history museum Pioneer Farms invites school-age kiddos to something..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...strikes the perfect balance between danceable pop beats and soul-baring lyrics. The wordsmith delves into all corners of coming-of-age..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Review: Murray’s Tavern

A great hangout, maybe not a great restaurant

"...Murray’s Tavern is barman Travis Tober’s (the mastermind behind beloved Eastside bar Nickel..."

March 22, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...you will see below, the lack of any traditional taproom at all...."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Giddy Ups Owner Nancy M. Morgan Welcomed All, and Didn’t Put Up With Disrespect

Three-day celebration remembers the beloved honky-tonk owner

"...last year, considered the place an extension of her living room. To drive home the point that all were..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Patrick Beach

How Acclaimed Sushi Chef Tyson Cole Achieved His Dreams in Austin and Beyond

The chef behind Uchi (and several more notable restaurants) gets Hai all the time

"...was in Austin, I was 22, and I was living off Oltorf with my girlfriend at the time. I..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Babe to Babe Communication

Founder Kelsea, aka DJ Hip Stir, talks about the origins and future of femme and nonbinary DJ community BABE ATX

"...Initially, BABE served as an Instagram page for her living-room DJ lessons, but Kelsea intentionally cultivated the space into..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Pubic Hair on the Soap

There are some things for which ignorance is not a valid excuse

"...After living with my girlfriend for more than two years, all..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...reflected the creative whims of brewers: oatmeal coffee porters, barrel-aged raspberry sours, Belgian blonde ales inside taxidermy squirrels. The..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Qmmunity: Ch-ch-changes

Austin's queer scene turns to face the strange as it goes through big but good changes

"...mission to help create housing and services for folks living with HIV. A mid-September opening is scheduled for Top..."

July 28, 2023 Column by James Scott

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