Affordable Art, Cine Las Americas, Adult Books, and More Weekend Events

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"...pinky-finger-sized record store, Needle on the Records, with vintage posters plastered across its small interior walls. “The music theme..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

“Economic Censorship”: The Devastation of the NEA Grants Cut Grows

After Trump administration rule change, fears mount for future of arts

"...the NEA was acknowledged in all the ads, on posters and T-shirts, and in press releases...."

May 7, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

White Weddings, Rock & Roll, and More Crucial Concerts

Dungeon crawling, avant sax, and other amplified options for the week

"...approaches this four-decade wellspring of records, tapes, CDs, shirts, posters, books – everything. And for the first time in..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...approaches this four-decade wellspring of records, tapes, CDs, shirts, posters, books – everything. And for the first time in..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin FC and Urban Heat Launch Merch Collab

Team Verde reps local post-punks

"...and collaborated with art studios to create murals and posters...."

April 30, 2025 Music Post by Mattea Gallaway

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...more like a banquet room with movie stills and posters hanging on the wall. The restaurant was the headquarters..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Seeing Clearly on Trans Day of Visibility

Haus of Trans and Black Trans Leadership of Austin talk their TDOV celebration

"...Liberation sets up at Dub Trub to make signs, posters, and banners for Monday’s TDOV march. It’s like arts..."

March 28, 2025 Column by James Scott

SXSW Film Review: Sweetness

Teenage dreams become a harsh reality for one pop star

"...smartphone with laser-focused precision. Then, she turns to the posters of Payton that adorn her walls and starts repeating..."

March 8, 2025 SXSW Post by Alejandra Martinez

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

Jonathon Kimbrell unpacks his historic record archive

"...cassettes, [and] master recordings, along with photos, vintage film posters, and other ephemera,” Kimbrell says...."

Feb. 14, 2025 Music Post by Caroline Drew

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

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

"...house is covered wall-to-wall with records, cassettes, instruments, show posters, and set lists. Photos of musical inspirations hang like..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

The Austin Chronic: One Year After the Raid, Adam Reposa Stays Flagrant

Celebrating a “raidiversary” with ATX Budtenders

"...hero to Reposa’s cause. These illustrations, on T-shirts and posters, are visually impressive, highly insensitive, and largely politically motivated...."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...and 11 are getting Christianity into class: putting up posters of the Ten Commandments and ensuring students pray in..."

Feb. 7, 2025 News Feature

Visual Arts Review: MASS Gallery Dives Into the Work of a Pioneering Pornographer

A life told through ephemera in “Toxic Masculinity: The Old Reliable World of David Hurles”

"...models, musclebound men holding erections. Between the cases are posters designed by Christopher Trout and based on text from..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Seeing Downtown Through the Eyes of Austin’s Caretakers

An afternoon with Austin’s ambassadors

"...around, you’d be pretty hard-pressed to find any stickers, posters, except Sixth Street. Sixth Street’s a whole different beast,”..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Weekend Events to Get You to the New Year

Movies, art, drag performances, and more

"...more lasting cultural legacy than the 96-minute film whose posters it lampooned, this cryptozoological kids’ flick still hits when..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...event at which the community can see how old-fashioned posters and movie ads were made. Then, with complimentary beverages..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Chronic: Oat Willie’s Closes Shop After 56 Years

Austin’s first head shop will no longer go “Onward, through the fog!”

"...the go-to place for the emergent decor of blacklight posters...."

Nov. 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Chronic: Hemp Cup Spotlights Dank Weed and a Thriving Scene

And Austin grower Errganix takes top prize

"...selling incense, candles, pipes, papers, beaded curtains, black light posters, and underground comics. Their namesake logo – a long-nosed..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Review: Path to the Altar: Community Ofrendas

Mexic-Arte exhibit explores ancient roots in modern life

"...strengthening a cultural center. Crowning the ofrenda are giant posters, some dating back to the early 1800s, of community..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

A Surreal Party, a Dead Parade, and More Recommended Events

Liven up your weekend with these undead events

"...of contemporary independent country, with his illustrations and show posters blending a Seventies Austin aesthetic with a modern melding..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Gladys Knight, Nick Shoulders, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get live this week

"...of contemporary independent country, with his illustrations and show posters blending a Seventies Austin aesthetic with a modern melding..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Culture, Arts, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Don't let the heat get you down

"...got the goods. Their first sale since 2018 promises posters, some autographed, as well as guitars, rugs, vases, stools,..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Local Legends, Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts

Get your show schedule worked out

"...for armadillos helped inspire the ’Dillo’s name, will sign posters during the celebration. Afro Jazz Trio..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Czech Olympian and UT Alum Sára Kousková on Her Time Deep in the Heart of Czech Texas

The golfer reflects on her experiences at UT

"...an Olympic wall,” she said. “They would have big posters of the Olympians from the previous Olympics, and that..."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Art Review: “Masters: Calder and Dalí”

Rare gems get the chance to shine at Ao5

"...the ultimate eclectic gallery, a giant space with movie posters, paintings, sculptures, even screenprinted furniture covering every surface in..."

July 19, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Crosstalk: A Pair of Tributes, a Heavy-Hitting Debut, and More

Local music news

"...providing health care workforce training, are offering signed concert posters and VIP tickets to major concerts by the likes..."

July 19, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...perform alongside vintage vendors selling old Red River concert posters, among other things. A community vinyl swap rounds out..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Austin Chronic: I Really Needed a Lazy Day at Lazy Daze

An Amsterdam-style coffee shop where you can smoke inside

"...the requisite decor of a stoney college town establishment: posters featuring the likes of Cheech Marin and Seth Rogen,..."

May 31, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Fifty Years of Movie Magic at the Alamo Village

Oldest operating theatre in town adds Vulcan Video rentals

"...the Village more of a neighborhood hangout than ever. Posters from the biggest releases of 1974, including little notes..."

May 16, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Affordable Art Fair Comes to Austin

Participating artist B. Shawn Cox discusses why the international art fair is sorely needed in ATX

"...though there was an art collecting scene, “it was posters and prints ancillary to the music scene.” Moreover, if..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

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