Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Warm up for summer with frozen margs and fests around Texas

"...Country terroir. Their winery was a pioneer in the modern Texas wine industry, and mentored many of vintners that..."

May 1, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...a hotel – pretty much anywhere – the 1993 modern cowboy classic Tombstone was playing on a TV. The..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Ballad of Wallis Island

An estranged music duo reunites in this bittersweet British comedy

"...by Tom Basden) is the epitome of the bitter modern sellout, even if he still has a spark of..."

April 4, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Pop, Metal, Jazz, and Some Unclassifiable Crucial Concerts

Your guide to the week in live sound

"...he wrote and performed with his first band, the Modern Lovers – the Velvet Underground/Stooges/Kinks-tinged rock & roll that..."

March 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...didn’t quite happen the way it plays out in modern archetypes, so why not combine it with another fantastical..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas Jukebox Project Preserves the State’s Musical Legacy, One Record at a Time

Jonathon Kimbrell unpacks his historic record archive

"...artists and labels from the early 1920s through the modern day. Thus, the Texas Jukebox Project (TJP) was born...."

Feb. 14, 2025 Music Post by Caroline Drew

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

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

"...sends it off to your designated sweetie or sweeties. Lovers who submit more than 50 will be charged an..."

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

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...in this new cameo-packed series about life at a modern movie studio...."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Volleyball, Dalí, and Feminists Rule This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture for the work-week socializer

"...path – including his family. Chat with fellow literature lovers about the novel’s thematic differences to the classic film,..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dungeons & Dragons, Trivia, Comics, and More Recommended Events

It's a new year! Why not try some new things?

"...to tear the cosmos apart? Everyone knows it, every modern horror film seems to reference it. Yet, somehow, it..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Benefits, Parties, and All-Around Crucial Concerts for the Week

Graham Reynolds, Big Bill, Urban Heat and more

"...Congress speakeasy sister to the Continental Club doesn‘t curate modern roots year-round. Once the hustle & bustle of roadshows..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Trains, Dance, and Lesbionage in This Week’s Recommended Events

Find some art and community this weekend

"...to the leaves in our lives? Join the Leaf Lovers Club for a plant market featuring houseplants, tropicals, succulents,..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...the action-thriller starring stunt deity Zoë Bell. Plus, for lovers of sheer beauty in cinema there are few more..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Matilda, The Matrix, and Mixers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get nerdy, brooding, and out there with these suggestions

"...into the next century.   – James Scott Book Lovers Social/Singles Mixer: Straight Night..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

An Art, a Craft, a Movie, and More Events for the Weekdays

Don't let the workweek get you down

"...in 2017 selected for restoration by the Museum of Modern Art. Made on a shoestring budget on the mean..."

July 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Magda, Mélat, Madam Radar, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...such as Minnie Riperton and Amel Larrieux (for the lovers of lesser-known neo-soul out there). As with the soaring..."

June 28, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Storytelling, a Book Trail, Markets, and More Arts Events

Get reading, go shopping, or just enjoy a gala this week

"...Hello lit lovers: Ali Hazelwood, known for her scientists-in-love stories like The..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Movies, Comedy, Books, and More Recommended Arts Events

Find an art that fits your tastes

"...Not just the greatest modern home invasion thriller (which it undeniably is), 2011's You’re..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...– making Blanton the obvious place to offer art lovers an overdue introduction to the undersung artist. The exhibition,..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-25 Season

Corn, kindness, and the boy who never grew up come to the Bass

"...return in 2021, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-, Grammy-, and Pulitzer-winning modern classic makes Austin's biggest stage the room where it..."

March 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...and her One Ounce Opera collective of stage-it-anywhere, stage-it-everywhere modern provocateurs take over the Eastside’s storied Museum of Human..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...out by DJ Chorizo Funk and Vegan Leather, lavender lovers will enjoy drag by Gothess Jasmine, Bobby Pudrido, the..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

South by Southwest Announces Black Keys Keynote and More Featured Speakers

Jane Fonda, Dwyane Wade, Elijah Wood top latest announcement

"...TV lovers should note a Reservation Dogs session, where the team..."

Jan. 16, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...schizophrenia diagnosis, ultimately accepting her voices and anticipating a modern-day neurodiversity movement. (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Rustin

Colman Domingo brings a lost mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement to life

"...Judas and the Black Messiah draws important parallels to modern activism and shows how diverse coalitions found uneasy common..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Beerburg’s Beers Made by Walking Festival, Joel Taylor’s Little Nishi, Fierce Whiskers’ Bourbon Battle, the Quesoff’s Cheesy Splendor, and More

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

"...oh, there are one-of-a-kind suds aplenty this weekend, beer lovers! The ever-welcoming Beerburg Brewing (13476 Fitzhugh) folks are bringing..."

Nov. 8, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Meanwhile Brewing’s Free Birthday Bash and More Crucial Concerts This Week

From Jonathan Richman at the Continental to Saweetie at AFROTECH

"...prefigured punk with the snotty, streetwise rock of the Modern Lovers. But by the mid-Seventies, he had abandoned the..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Quin NFN, corook, ​​and More Highlights From Sunday at ACL Fest

From viral “If I Were a Fish” to M83’s essential “Midnight City”

"...lengthy ACL lineup for other area events. Austin indie lovers Resound presented papier-mâché-adorned Nashville punks Snõõper at the Ballroom..."

Oct. 16, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Blanton Bake-Off Returns, Good Food Foundation Taps Austin Winners, Here Comes the Texas Wine Auction, Lucky Robot Hypes the Tuna, Oseyo Gets Streety with Anju Banju on Thursdays, and More

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

"...Blanton Museum of Art (200 E. MLK) invites art lovers and bakers of all levels and ages to participate..."

April 26, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: Chill Out, America!

Too many stupid shootings; TGI 4/20

"...Regular readers of this column may have noticed my..."

April 21, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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