Faster Than Sound: Music Venues React to Stage 5

New city recommendations halt shows at many venues ahead of New Year's Eve

"...cases and hospitalizations. Bumping to the highest restrictions did not mandate closure of bars and music venues – allowed..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips & Beyond: January Travel Roundup

Remembering 2020 and looking forward to travel in 2021

"...No matter where we went, this past year our conversations..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Pushing Virtual Boundaries at the Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Celebration of experimentation does some experimenting of its own

"...festival responses to the pandemic. Those in the first wave were just forced to cancel. The second wave worked..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin at Large: Carnival of the MAGAnimals

Baroque, sugar-soaked fantasies, fueled by copaganda, litter our streets

"...in the grips of a major and unprecedented crime wave, one that dominated the headlines and halls of their..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 10 Most Read Screens Stories of 2020

Big exits, big changes, and the pandemic make for big stories

"...delayed. But that doesn't mean that there have been no stories to tell about life behind the camera and..."

Dec. 20, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mama Duke Drops “Braggadocious” Debut Album Ballsy

Local rapper celebrates release with a five-hour livestream concert

"...with her face against the wind, she’s learned “there’s no blueprint – you create your own.”..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

Monster Hunter

The beast-slaying game gets the Paul W.S. Anderson treatment

"...No one will ever accuse Paul W.S. Anderson of making..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

To the Ends of the Earth

Japanese travel story captures the isolation of culture shock, with fear and levity

"...When Sofia Coppola made Lost in Translation, she had no idea a wave of Japan-set travelogues where characters “find..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Kevin Curtin's Top 100 Austin Albums of 2020

Why stop at 10 when 10 times that still only scratches the surface of year-topping ATX releases?

"...No tours, no festivals, few concerts, music retailers operating at..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"..."We should be making an announcement in the next few days," she said. "[We] will..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity’s 2020 Guide to Gifting Queerly and Locally

Gifting queer cheer after one helluva year

"...LGBTQIA community, and this year’s guide, of course, is no different. Between finding new socially distanced hobbies (hello to..."

Dec. 3, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...echelon of the Texas capital's storied music scene. The Northeast Austin native impactfully employed her voice to curate an..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Amid COVID-19 Spread, AISD Benchmarks Its Future

District changes dozens of its performance measures

"...As Texas enters a new wave of COVID-19 infections and Austin hospitals take in patients..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

COVID’s Toll on Texas Inmates Among the Worst in the Nation

LBJ School study details dismal infection, death rates

"...in recent months had already been approved for parole. Another 21 inmates who died had been due for mandatory..."

Nov. 17, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...is where I grew up. I think of pop not as a genre but as a phenomenon, and this..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Hello From the Other Side

Plus, Queerbomb launches its Queer History Series

"...of you, between "Oh sh!t, oh sh!t" and "There's no way he'll be reelected ... right?" So, as you're..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Column by Beth Sullivan

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Cool J, bumping a synth line that plucks strings enough for some Curtis Mayfield-esque urbanity. That's all before an..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Sword and the Shield Shows Malcolm X and MLK Were More Alike Than Different

Dr. Peniel E. Joseph's book argues that the civil rights leaders are two sides of the same revolutionary coin

"...required the nation to actively embrace democratic ideals and not simply congratulate itself for having once expressed them."..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Arts Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Election Ticker: Are We There Yet?

The latest – and last! – news from the campaign trail before Election Day

"...leader and a public school teacher and he does not want to defund the police," Hegar said, referring to..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"..."Usually, the day after Halloween we know what we're going to be next year, but this..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic

"Mr. Bojangles" author catalyzes the Seventies progressive country movement.

"...together locally at Gemini's in 1977. There may be no better encapsulation of Austin in the Seventies than that..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic (1942-2020)

“Mr. Bojangles” author catalyzed Seventies progressive country

"...together locally at Gemini’s in 1977. There may be no better encapsulation of Austin in the Seventies than that..."

Oct. 24, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...End the Summertime F(or)ever aggregates into a harsh, revealing, socio-political/socioeconomic chemical peel for the world and Austin multi-instrumentalist Spencer..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

State Races Make for Critical Choices in the Middle of the Ballot

Taking a look at the state slate

"...You all know about the presidential and U.S. Senate races. In recent..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Other Worlds Looks to the Skylin3s

Alien invasion sequel heads up 2020 virtual lineup

"...Worlds, the Austin-based science fiction film festival, has just announced the first wave of films for its 2020 virtual..."

Oct. 12, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Save Yourselves!

Affable alien invasion comedy is really a lightweight relationship story

"...Directed by: Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson. Starring: Sunita Mani and John Reynolds...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Herb Alpert Is …

Too many filler tracks in this history of the Tijuana Brass guy

"...to me, might look terrible to the other person,” acknowledges painter, sculptor, and trumpet clarion Herb Alpert, 83, at..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Raoul Hernandez

How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...me back to life, I woke a changed man. Nothing returned to "normal." Starting that night and consuming every..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Fantastic Fest Interview: The Boy Behind the Door

David Charbonier and Justin Powell on their dark thriller

"...sisters," said Powell, "but David's essentially the brother that's not biological."..."

Sept. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Wimberley, while the rest of the band scattered across North America...."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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