Moving From Halloweekend on Red River to Palmer in September, Levitation Announces 2025 Lineup

TV on the Radio and Pavement headline refreshed fest

"...then Auditorium Shores, for a decade. Palmer will offer one indoor and one outdoor stage for this year’s event...."

May 29, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

iLLfest, Perfume Genius, Röyksopp, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Keep your ears open for these shows

"...will relocate several blocks north this summer – services one of his finest recorded moments. Signal, inspired by Eighties..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...it would have made the sale or prescription of mifepristone something Texans could be sued over. Since Texas doctors..."

May 30, 2025 News Feature

KhushFest, Kung Fu, and Clueless in Our Recommended Events

You pretty much can't avoid culture this weekend

"...Imagine missing this opportunity to see total dreamboats Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, and Brittany Murphy on the big screen...."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Visual Arts Review: “Porous Matters” at MASS Gallery

Gallery show reinterprets Edwards Aquifer’s low water levels as both urgent and romantic

"...of artists works with a range of materials – none of which, ironically, include water – to reflect on..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by Teedee Simons

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

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...Thursday 22, Antone’s Nightclub..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Opera, a Laboratorio, and One Wild Nothing in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more

"...Thursday 15, Radio/East..."

May 16, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

How Three Austin Songwriters Found Family in Next of Kin

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

"...do our own thing, and have always kind of done our own thing. So to get together in a..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

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

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Garage; and recently had the Austin debut of her one-woman Edinburgh Fringe Fest show Help! My Vagina Is Trying..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Local Jane Austen Scholar’s Latest Work? A Graphic Novel

Janine Barchas' The Novel Life of Jane Austen is out April 29

"...in possession of an impressive, centuries-old literary catalog must one day be the subject of a graphic novel...."

April 28, 2025 Arts Post by Tom Buckley

Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...Friday 25, Radio/East..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...number for a name – to wipe out his opponents and the last traces of freedom? Hey, what’s that..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Jokers, Murders, and Walpurgisnacht in This Week’s Recommended Events

Arts and culture events to populate your weekdays

"...only in building simulators or tabletop role-playing. In truth, one of the best sustainable practices a conscientious citizen can..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...for everything from grants to permits, there’s finally a one-stop shop whose sole concern is the arts. At last,..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Does Dan Patrick Even Understand the Cannabis Industry He’s Trying to Kill?

Texas Lege’s draconian bills are making even the stoners frustrated

"...One therapeutic aspect of marijuana that I value is that..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

STAPLE! Comes Back Home to St. Ed’s

The revived indie media expo settles into its second year

"...impressed not only by how good the art is (“Everyone is bringing their A-game”), but also by the presentations..."

April 10, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...for year three, with support from psychedelic cumbia collective Money Chicha.   – Carys Anderson Tiniest Dog Party in..."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

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

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

"...of the LGBTQ variety. This includes: the is-this-a-date question, everyone crashing in on a private moment, and norms being..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

Arts and culture abound!

"...Is anyone truly alone anymore? We’ve got the entire world in..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Eephus

Funny, scruffy, sometimes mournful indie about an amateur baseball league's last game

"...William Richards, Cliff Blake, Bill Lee, Wayne Diamond, Joe Castiglione, Keith Poulson, Theodore Bouloukos and Stephen Radochia...."

March 21, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ivan Cornejo, Steve Wynn, Cardinals, and More Reviews From Thursday of SXSW

Sonic dispatches from Ireland, Mexico, and the Afro Diaspora

"...California-born, regional Mexico-singing youngster Ivan Cornejo headlined Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase, Irish post-punks Cardinals got a..."

March 14, 2025 Music Post by Kyra Bruce

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

John Fogerty, Tom Morello, and Andrew McMahon get chatty

"...by Southwest 2025 heated up in more ways than one...."

March 13, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Adapting “Weirdness” at SXSW 2025

Amid changes and challenges, the Festival attempts to preserve Austin’s spirit

"...asking me – in words or, more often, in tone – why I moved to such a rapidly changing..."

March 14, 2025 Music Feature by Caroline Drew

Arts and Culture Events to Get You Off the Couch

It's spring break (for some of you), get out and have some fun

"...Season of the Witch. (It’s surprisingly anti-Irish!) Yet there’s nonetheless much to enjoy in this Warwick Davis-led creature feature...."

March 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Queen of the Ring

Drama based on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke

"...truth in service of the storyline) that may be one of the worst exposition dumps in or out of..."

March 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Light in the Tragedy of Magic Hour

Katie Aselton unpacks grief and love in her SXSW film

"...“That existential angst is always there,” Aselton explained, and one way the couple decompress from it is to take..."

March 6, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...much to see. From buzzy UK indie bands to Indonesian fusion acts and Italian electro-jazz singers, this curated list..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

No Badge Necessary at These Live Music Recommendations

Crucial concerts for the week ahead

"...at 617 Red River – formerly Plush – is one of this writer’s Downtown favorites. Acts like Mean Jolene,..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: For Queers By Queers Fest Recs and More

Mostly unofficial SXSW recos, local non-Fest fun, and Oscars complaints this week in Qmmunity

"...y’all longtime Austinites know that means finding at least one free or badge-not-required event to attend before avoiding Downtown..."

March 7, 2025 Column by James Scott

Advocacy, Art, and More Recommended Events

What to do this week that isn't SXSW

"...so bring the youth along to see animated action-comedy done right.   – James Scott Free Tuesday at the..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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