Star Wars Producer Kathleen Kennedy to be Honored at Austin Film Festival

Legendary force in film will receive Polly Platt Award

"...There are few film producers who have had the impact of Kathleen Kennedy. Her..."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events

Get arty this week with our recommended happenings

"...Through FebRuary 24, Wolf House..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Carnaval to Chili Cook-Off: This Week's Recommended Community Events

A kickoff for Black History Month, Mean Girls trivia, a farewell to boobies, and more

"...Thursday 1, Swan Dive..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Five Free Art Exhibits for Your Aesthetic Delectation

Free Week may have wrapped, but there’s still plenty of gratis entertainment in this town

"...Phillip Niemeyer's intimate Downtown gallery, Northern-Southern, presents an exhibition that's..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...River. But now he's bringing his Hollywood action hero persona to town with the world premiere of The Fall..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Broadway in Austin’s My Fair Lady

Sharp-tongued classic musical still needs to fix its modern ending

"...moment. Thus it unfortunately is with the Lincoln Center production of My Fair Lady, the touring version of which..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 29 - October 5

"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you have ever contemplated launching a..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...Blame it all on Sleepy Joe Biden...."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an impeachment trial that..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...In the grand history of dating and hookups, there's going to be a two year blank spot..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Soundwaves' New Exhibit Envisions 20 Austin Songs as Art Prints

Signed Spoon and Sue Foley pieces fundraise for the SIMS Foundation

"...4,000-square-foot gallery and workshop just off of the main plaza in Lockhart, Wakefield's artworks pop off the walls in..."

May 12, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Review: Austin Playhouse's Indecent

Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history

"...In 1923, Sholem Asch’s play God of Vengeance served up Broadway’s first queer kiss..."

April 24, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Different Stages' The Tavern

Not to be melodramatic but, damn, Different Stage's revival is a satire worth sitting through

"...George M. Cohan – the turn-of-the-20th-century entertainer whose bronze statue..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

SXSW Film Review: Join or Die

Can Rotary Clubs and bowling save America?

"...so fractured, so divisive? Why are loneliness, fear, and suspicion such prevalent states of our collective mind? Well, to..."

March 20, 2023 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Gets Mesmerized by First Look at Robert Rodriguez's Hypnotic

The Austin filmmaker blows the roof off the Paramount

"...The Paramount Theatre played host to many packed and exuberant screenings..."

March 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...by Southwest Music 2023 invites over 1,400 artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital...."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Review: Austin Playhouse's Nightbird

Timely treatise on the space between Black America's past, present, and future

"...Prominently displayed on the landscaped southern entrance acreage of the..."

March 10, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...and international intrigue drama Tetris to its headliners as part of today's second round of titles...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Unsheathe your broad sword and unpack your boom stick. South By Southwest has just announced..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...Editor’s note: This is Chapter 6, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Leary. Her father is the ex-husband of Schlumberger heiress Marie-Christophe de Menil...."

Sept. 16, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival w/ Luna Luna, TC Superstar, Mama Duke, KindKeith, and McPullish..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Review: Austin Playhouse's Previews of Departing Attractions

Twenty years in the making, Lowell Bartholomee's latest collection of short plays is worth the wait

"...It's been 20 years since playwright (and actor/director/designer) Lowell Bartholomee gathered, and this publication reviewed,..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Mean Girls

Tina Fey’s musical induces laughter, sensory overload, and acid reflux

"...Some musicals tug at your heartstrings (Dear Evan Hansen), punch you in the gut (Next to Normal), or stir..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Juneteenth celebration, Taméca Jones, the Howdy Gals' Pride Celebration, Mad Professor, and more recommendations for the week

"...Stay Black & Live..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Derek Udensi

We Have an Issue: Maybe Youth Isn’t Wasted on the Young

On this week's cover: "10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive"

"...A UT journalism student who only recently wrapped up an internship with us, Mars Salazar makes her..."

June 10, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Filmmaker and Film-Educator Paul Stekler Says Goodbye to UT

As he delivers his final class, the former head of UT-Austin's Department of Radio-Television-Film gives a commencement speech looking back on a career without a plan

"...Tell me a story...."

May 6, 2022 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

The Holy Glow of TV in Hollywood Priest

New documentary on the life and faith of producer priest Bud Keiser

"...There's a photograph in new documentary Hollywood Priest. A tall man, looming..."

May 1, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Erwin Center Replacement, the Moody Center, Opens on UT Campus

The 15,000-capacity concert/basketball arena, plus more debuting venue news

"...Almost 45 years after the opening of the Frank Erwin Center, its replacement is ready..."

April 22, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see

"...Texas Ski Ranch, Saturday 2..."

April 1, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki

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