Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Balmorhea, Big Bend, Boquillas, Bois d'Arc, and blueberries

"...to the public after infrastructure upgrades to the water lines, electrical system, paved areas, and restrooms. Each of the..."

May 31, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Jon Muq Album Release, Hole in the Wall Anniversary, and More Crucial Concerts

All manner of sounds for every ear

"...has secured brick-and-mortar status. Help ’em make the new locale as tricked out as possible by attending the kickoff..."

May 31, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Five Deeper-Cut Panels to Catch at ATX TV Festival

It’s go time, TV nerds

"...folks decide to attend ATX TV Festival, the long-running local monument to all things small screen...."

May 29, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Can the Austin Airport Speed Up Its Sorely Needed Expansion?

Explosive growth and understaffing lead to long lines and near-misses

"...As airlines saw passenger demand spike in 2021, they rushed to..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Qmmunity: Sounds Sketchy to Me

ATX Sketch Fest headliners Joan and Raft talk sketch comedy, Speed on Noah’s Ark, and their Austin plans

"...a dork who loves theater, compiling tech cues, rehearsing lines, and doing the most,” Raft says, “so obviously I’m..."

May 24, 2024 Column by James Scott

It’s Gonna Be a Long, Hot Summer – Again

City and county brace for drought, wildfire season

"...underbrush and prevent tree branches from intersecting with power lines. This month, AE installed an advanced wildfire detection tool..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...The State of Our Local Environment: This week the city’s Watershed Protection Department announced..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature

Restaurant Review: LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue

The BBQ trailer-turned-brick and mortar is generally delicious but could use a more streamlined menu

"...room features another bar with a wide array of local beer, wine, and wine cocktails, along with a meat..."

May 17, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Redbud Ice House

The latest concept from MaieB Hospitality crafts a modern Austin spin on a Texas classic

"...latest Austin project from MaieB Hospitality, the team behind local favorites like Olamaie, Little Ola’s, and Maie Day. MaieB..."

May 10, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

The Long Center’s Drop-In Music Series Is Back

22-artist lineup runs from R&B to honky-tonk

"...The 22-artist lineup crosses all genre lines: one week see Selena Tribute band Bidi Bidi Banda,..."

May 8, 2024 Music Post by Madeline Duncan

Point Austin: Everything Old Is New Again

The long, honorable history of students “disturbing the war”

"...before the feds began offloading excess military hardware to local police departments, and also before the Supreme Court decided..."

May 4, 2024 News Post by Michael King

UT’s War on Students

A peaceful protest spiraled when law enforcement showed up. Now the university has doubled down.

"...calm for the moment, but then police reappeared, forming lines to push into the crowd and arrest protesters one..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Week in Recommended Live Music

Narrow Head, Pussy Gillette, the Nude Party, and even some innuendo-less acts to see

"...erecting micro-storefronts on 40,000 square feet of a prime local ballroom approximates the Aztecs’ lost city of gold, El..."

May 3, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Council Wants More Housing Near Project Connect Stations

Bring on the trains

"...Raising the money to build those train lines is dependent on support from the federal government –..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Poet Laureate Program Please: Local literary figure KB Brookins has called on Austin’s art..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...host Kelsea Ballerini joining Melissa Etheridge for a few lines of the singer-songwriter’s 1994 hit “Come to My Window”..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Elizabeth Morris: 100 Years of Memories in Austin

Of back porches, corrupt politicians, and fireworks at Zilker Park

"...were always in agreement, and their focus was always local. “They were not for the Fergusons,” Morris said, laughing...."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...with Gothic splendor. Mills has assembled his supersquad of local talent, a top-tier list of past collaborators creating Poe’s..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...Two months later, on March 4, Texas’ first case..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

TENGGER, Bar Italia, LAIR, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

Hump day’s most memorable music fest moments

"...strokes. Marqido triggered electro-pop arpeggios and played resonant lead lines on a keytar. He was also in full drape..."

March 14, 2024 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Visual Art Review: Laurie Frick’s “What did you do today?” at Ivester Contemporary

Data-driven works present art and technology with hope for connection

"...these opposing concepts find harmony in the work of local artist Laurie Frick. After nearly a decade away from..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Review: Eli Josef, Eli Josef

Project’s final LP wrestles wry humor out of existential dread

"...alt.country time capsule of a young group navigating their local Austin/San Marcos scene. Citing the tiresome balancing act of..."

March 15, 2024 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Number of Republicans Voting in Travis County's Democratic Primary Up Significantly

So far, nearly 1 in 5 have recent Republican voting history

"...in Travis County through Wednesday, Feb. 28, conducted by local campaign consultant Jim Wick shows that 15% of voters..."

March 1, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Sentimental Family Band, Leti Garza, Dorian Electra, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in music

"...artist officially taps out with a self-titled LP on local label Happen Twice, where titles "Cowboy Therapy" and "Slowcore..."

March 1, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Art Gallery Vandalized: OFC Creatives, a local gallery space and creative consultancy, was recently vandalized. Windows..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature

Lydia Loveless, Helado Negro, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...reputation as a sonic experimentalist unafraid to blur genre lines. Rome may play cuts from 2023 dance-heavy project Grown..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Elizabeth Braaten

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...teenagers built an online community out of their shared loneliness but accidentally shattered consensus reality in the process. (World..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Terry Allen, ericdoa, and More Crucial Concerts

Essential Austin gigs in the coming week

"...propulsion of last year’s No Ordinary Crown, released with local Keeled Scales. Labelmate Renée Reed joins with sensitive, spiderwebbed..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...Border Patrol officers from reaching the group, making national headlines and drawing legal challenges from the Biden administration...."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

AFS Cinema Hosts Tribute to the "Quiet Engine" of Austin Film

A celebration of Mark Reeb

"...blow to the many friends he made in the local community, but now they are coming together at AFS..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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