Metal, Hip-Hop, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

BodyRock ATX, Escuela Grind, Grace Bowers, and more

"...tribute to those greats of jazz, classical, and the musical with American Splendor, a showcase that begins with Duke..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Reckless Amusement

Have a big ol’ ball at these queer events, but don’t be a dick, okay?

"...anime, through one of the greatest performance forms, drag. Time to fujo out, girlies! Queer Trivia: Black Divas..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Column by James Scott

Twins, Phantoms, and More Recommended Events

Seeing double on the weekdays

"...Zilker Botanical’s Hartman Prehistoric Garden. They’re celebrating ye REALLY olde flora and fauna every weekend through to March 22..."

Feb. 21, 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

"...Jonathon Kimbrell believes that music finds you when it is supposed to...."

Feb. 14, 2025 Music Post by Caroline Drew

Qmmunity: Mama Duke Has Her Eyes Wide Open

The genre-hopping artist discusses her latest album, You Can Open Your Eyes Now

"...from her first album, Ballsy, has been putting in time, sweat, and solid lyrics to get to her current..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Column by James Scott

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...cassettes, instruments, show posters, and set lists. Photos of musical inspirations hang like patron saints. Alongside drummer Trey Gutierrez..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

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

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...on tap, games, and live zydeco and traditional Cajun music. Free entry and open to all, including kiddos and..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 7-13

"...learn the sky were built from tractor parts and old car components from his father’s farm. During the coming..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

On Swift Horses Rides Into SXSW

ATX true crime series The Yogurt Shop Murders also joins fest

"...Matthew McConaughey returns to the festival for the first time since 2019's screening of The Beach Bum with beekeeping..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Caroline Rose Ditches Spotify and Live Nation for an Old-School Album Rollout

Alt-pop artist embraces a “slug mentality”

"...If the music industry is a game, Caroline Rose is one of..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Music Post by Caroline Drew

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

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

"...from carrying mules to retrieving the wounded. In Citizen Soldiers, (Simon & Schuster, 1997) Stephen E. Ambrose tells the..."

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

Postcards’ Journey From the Border to the Stage

Writer Oscar Cásares, photographer Joel Salcido, and musician Carrie Rodriguez collaborate on a multimedia production

"...Monthly – postcards he had first mailed to his then-10-year-old daughter, Elena, to further her understanding of the border...."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by Benton Graham

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

Recommended shows for the week ahead

"...Whether you’re revisiting Shake the Sheets or discovering its timeless urgency now, this Austin stop should not be missed...."

Jan. 24, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Winter Formal, a Yellow Brick Ball, and More Recommended Events

Arts and culture happenings for the weekend

"...Marine Kimono Plays Music Made for Rabbits..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...coming week’s AFS audiences to revel in the Demy-described “musical without music” made up of missed moments and chance..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Chronic: Finding Balance at Bullfrog Botanicals

Paul Oveisi opens a connoisseur-quality cannabis dispensary inside his Cosmic garden

"...Austin for being the owner of bygone, beloved Westside music venue Momo’s (2000-2011) and he’s also a founding partner..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...the over 100 features and TV shows, plus shorts, music videos, and XR projects announced for this year's celebration..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Movie Duos, Rude Little Pigs, and More Events for the Week Ahead

Time to reflect and project

"...The MLK Day March has been canceled due to cold weather in the forecast. The festival will take place..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Trauma Ray, TILT, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Lots of live music options ahead

"...fearsome foursome Paper Sister rounds out this study of musical hauntology with their layered, swirling guitars and bleak, depressive-episode..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Follies, Samurai, and a Few Non-Alcoholic Events for the Weekend

Got a resolution to get out more? No problem.

"...Just in time for the political storm kicking up from Washington to..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Inside the Multi-Partner, “Second Chance” Takeover of 29th Street Ballroom

Tweedy’s and Resound Presents teams lead venue’s management

"...“This is like our second chance,” says Brian Tweedy,..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Colonialism, the Cold War, and jazz collide in engrossing documentary

"...a nation rich with natural resources, played in the Cold War – or more to the point, how the..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Waterloo Records Owner John Kunz Saves His 42-Year-Old Baby – By Selling It

With new partners in tow, the pioneering record store moves up Lamar

"...2019, the northwest corner lot at Sixth and Lamar sold. Targeted for redevelopment, Waterloo Records’ literal foundation for three..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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

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

"...A recent biopic on folk music scene strummer Robert Zimmerman calls to mind creative scenes..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Visual Arts Review: Karim B. Hamid’s “Saturn Returns”

Lydia Street exhibit ponders subversion and deconstruction

"...of his work at Art Basel. Once the artist told me he ranks Francis Bacon, as well as classicists..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Fire Inside

Inspirational biopic of boxer and Olympian Claressa Shields

"...That’s the real fight for first-time director and Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison (Mudbound, Black Panther):..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...Gillian Armstrong’s 1994 charmer, that chin wobbles majestically, every time poor, sweet, doomed Beth is on the precipice of..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Uncle Lucius, Norman BA$E, and More Holiday-Adjacent Live Shows

Crucial concerts for the week to keep you out and about

"...William Beckmann croons like a man out of time, showcased with his classic country-tuned 2022 breakout Faded Memories...."

Dec. 20, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Sound Unseen Rocks AFS Cinema

Fest screens films on pop fame, a lost guitar, and a legendary metal club

"...the Austin leg of the Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival, will be rocking AFS Cinema starting tonight for..."

Dec. 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Golden Girls on Stage, Xmas Parties Galore, Satangeddon, and More Events

Your recommended arts events for the weekend

"...Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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