Jump On It Organizer NOOK Turner’s 30-Year Fight to Preserve Eastside Black Culture

Rapper / promoter / activist goes long on his annual “Black Culture 360” event

"...and Stanley.” That watershed moment eventually led to his lifelong bond with hip-hop. “That’s what really let me know..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

KhushFest, Kung Fu, and Clueless in Our Recommended Events

You pretty much can't avoid culture this weekend

"...Canadian director Celine Song’s stunning debut, Past Lives, cleaned up at all the award ceremonies in..."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opinion: There Is an “Us” in USA. Let’s Act Like It.

Now is the time to speak up, to build bridges, and to come together

"...about why purpose matters. “If you have a purpose-driven life, happiness and everything that lights up your world follows,”..."

May 30, 2025 Column by Erblin Ribari

Caught by the Tides

Jia Zhang-ke’s latest is a love story with time’s passage in mind

"...it’s the troupe built around his regular lead (and real-life wife) Zhao Tao and actor Li Zhubin, who has..."

May 23, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Celebrating Black Austin, Telling Stories, and Ducks Galore in This Weekend’s Events

Our arts and culture recommendations to keep you busy

"...you ever wanted to sample what “Livin’ the Greek Life” is like, this annual Memorial Day weekend fest celebrating..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Hot Luck, Vibe Vault, No Idea, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...Brown of Eli Josef. Sole single “I Want a Life” opens with freewheeling banjo before the sixpiece kicks in..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Lord Buffalo Drummer Yamal Said, a Legal U.S. Resident, Detained by Border Officials

Band cancels tour to concentrate on bandmate's safety, freedom

"...Black and as part of Lord Buffalo for the past eight years...."

May 14, 2025 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

How Three Austin Songwriters Found Family in Next of Kin

On debut EP Homemaker, Lili Hickman, Madison Baker, and Caelin reach queer country transcendence

"...find themselves with Next of Kin. In just the past year, before they had even released any music, the..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Qmmunity: Thee Gay Agenda Holds Court

Get your gavel for new variety show Justice Is Served

"...Reflect on the wins, the losses, and the life you’ve led over the past 30 days at this..."

May 9, 2025 Column by James Scott

Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...threatening to take over the left corner, wouldn’t a pastel pink dinosaur complement the blooms? Or perhaps a rusting..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 25 - May 1

"...2.5 billion years ago. Ancient bacteria became a successful life form. They proliferated. The only problem was, they produced..."

April 25, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Reggaeton, Psych Rock, Brat-Pop, and More Crucial Concerts

Local shows worth your admission this week

"...internet generation, full of teenagers who romanticize the unplugged past on internationally connected social media forums. Following 2023 solo..."

April 18, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Strip Mall Spotlight: North Park Shopping Center

Mangonadas, taquerias, supermercados, and more on North Lamar

"...run by a family with roots in Michoacán. The pastor and suadero tacos are muy rico – that’s Spanish..."

April 18, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Visual Arts Review: Surrealist Showcase “All I Want Is Boundless Love”

Fewer melting clocks for more maternal moons at Martha’s Contemporary

"...a subtle, intuitive practice, building upon traditions of a past avant-garde...."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Teedee Simons

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...the mental hospital after an attempt on her own life, yet she finds little in this humdrum second chance..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Filmmakers Head to Tribeca

Local films Leads and Man Finds Tape are NYC bound

"...as Mags, a one-time Sundance star now contending with life as an acting teacher, while Love & Air Sex's..."

April 16, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Having a Bidi Bidi Birthday With Las Ofrendas

Local Latine cultural org celebrates eight years of creating community

"...What is Las Ofrendas? For the past eight years, TK Tunchez’s organization has done more than..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

CAMP Film Fest Brings Online to the IRL Theatre

New event designed to break down career divides comes to the Paramount

"...this will just be the start of the exhibition life for these films. A selection will then receive digital..."

April 9, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Anime, Activism, and Aerodynamics in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture abound!

"...imps, bats, and toads will bring the stage to life,” promises ARU, “with stunning choreography, jaw-dropping makeup, and unforgettable..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Downtown Austin Experiences the Moontower Effect

Moontower Comedy Festival returns with a lineup of national stars and local comics

"...she says. “Comedy is the thing that saved my life. Honestly.”..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Lucciana Choueiry

Swans, Swine, and Serial Killers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...Shaw and Phillip Morgan. These aesthetes were based on real-life killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, whose crime Hitchcock..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Muralist Mila Sketch Celebrates a Decade of Creativity in Austin

Innovative immigrant artist on her approach, future, and love affair with the city

"...the app I created and see them come to life.”..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Julie Royce

Thank You Very Much

Doc explores the unknowable comic genius Andy Kaufman

"...Alex Braverman’s clips-and-talking-heads documentary blips through the life of Kaufman, a comedy pioneer and insufferable asshole. Or..."

March 28, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...in Prague, using lush cutout animation to bring to life the alien flora and fauna of the planet Ygam...."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 28 - April 3

"...than changing the surfaces of things. Like revisioning your life story, for example – reinterpreting your past and changing..."

March 28, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Travis County’s Public Defenders Win More Pay for Early-Career Attorneys

But without more funding, other pay disparities will persist

"...In the past year that he’s worked as a public defender in..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

TB Still a Global Threat

"...deaths. Although we have made considerable progress over the past 25 years – saving 79 million lives through international..."

March 23, 2025 Postmarks

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 21-27

"...I see a similar phenomenon going on in your life. Some deep intelligence within you (your higher self?) is..."

March 21, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Letter From the Chronicle’s New Publisher

"...I asked Nick Barbaro – our publisher for the past 43 years – if he wanted to write this..."

March 21, 2025 Features Feature by Cassidy Frazier

Musician Panels, a Band of Horses Live Set, and More Reviews From Wednesday of SXSW

John Fogerty, Tom Morello, and Andrew McMahon get chatty

"...the pair have shared stages several times over the past couple of decades, and they share something even more..."

March 13, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

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