Album Review: Will Johnson’s Pensive Trip to Diamond City

Folk-rock troubadour strips down for 10th solo album

"...The stripped-down LP stays true to the singer-songwriter’s earthy folk-rock resonance, while showcasing a softer, rawer sound...."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Miranda Garza

Bay of Angels, Books, and a Brewery Bee in This Week’s Arts and Culture Events

Movies, spelling, and more weekday fun

"...more so perhaps than in this 1984 camped-out neo-noir rock opera, wherein he plays Raven, an evil biker gang..."

May 30, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

Keep your ears open for these shows

"...12 years (Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams), the Southern rockers bring their “Charm & Decadence” tour to Stubb’s, co-headlining..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

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

"...trying to get money and stuff because they already rock with you.’ So he kind of planted that seed.”..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

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

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...education and multiculturalism through Dhol Tasha drum performances; blues rock veteran Lara Price; electronic duo Felt Out; indie poppers..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Visual Arts Review: “Porous Matters” at MASS Gallery

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

"...a relic. But why, you might ask, does the rock appear permanently doused? And do you smell something? Matis-Uzzo’s..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by Teedee Simons

Sounds of Survival: SIMS Marks Three Decades of Supporting Music Professionals

Austin music community celebrates community of care

"...Hotel de Nova, to the nostalgic singsong of late-Nineties pop-rockers Fastball and the outspoken ballads of Heartless Bastards, Austin..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Caroline Drew

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

Our arts and culture recommendations to keep you busy

"...punks the Spits on Friday night and ATX alt rock vehicle White Denim on Saturday.   – Carys Anderson..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Entanglements, Switchblades, and Tons of TV in the Week’s Events

Treat your weekdays like a weekend with these arts and culture happenings

"...Valerie Fowler’s “Entanglements” & Benné Rockett’s “Grown in Darkness”..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia

Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean

"...by its organizer Kym Priess as a "wild buffoon/clown rock n roll show," this staged shocker follows a Vegas..."

May 23, 2025 Column by James Scott

Composing Your Austin Summer Music Calendar

Rock out at any one of these music fests in our summer roundup

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by James Scott

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

Shoegaze, black metal, jazz, punk, and more

"...the first time, this round welcomes Latin rhythm-infused indie rock purveyors Calexico – whose 2022 album El Mirador reads..."

May 16, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Recouping From the Horrors

How do you heal from the headache of our current hellish world?

"...Kathryn Legendre, Emily Herring, Libby & the Loveless, and Rock Bottom String Band; s’Queer dancing taught by Erica Nix;..."

May 16, 2025 Column by James Scott

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...Impact Art’s Summer Stock 2025 production of the Gospel-inspired rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Will this be biblically accurate?..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...is headlined by one of the truly great blues rock acts of our age – one of the very..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips: Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway, Mineral Wells

North Texas state park is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise

"...anglers, boaters, and swimmers. Cliffs in the park challenge rock climbers. The park has hiking trails open to mountain..."

May 9, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Jamal Hussain Strings Nature, Tech, and Spirit Together With Light

New Media artist unpacks upcoming Dougherty exhibit

"...discussing tech-heavy and nature-based art in his three-walled Round Rock studio, tranquil birdsong floating in on the wind. When..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Album Review: Emerging Indie Act West 22nd Has Nowhere to Be

Cross-genre debut album embraces heartache, desire, and nostalgia

"...Mysterious undertones pervade an alt/indie rock haze for a shadowy expedition on this recent EP...."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Catalina Perez

Fashion, Heritage, Ballet, Puns, and More Weekend Events

Arts and culture to fill your days

"...long charmed national audiences with surfy, lightly psychedelic garage rock; latest album Gotta Be in Love turns five this..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, the Strokes, Doechii, and More to Headline ACL Fest 2025

Zilker Park event returns October 3-5 and 10-12

"...festival lineup offers a similar mix of pop and rock stars from the past and present. Cage the Elephant,..."

May 6, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

White Weddings, Rock & Roll, and More Crucial Concerts

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

"...some friends from Being Dead, take on the Seventies rock of Guardians of the Galaxy, with the chance to..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Explosions in the Sky, Kim Gordon, Dinosaur Jr., and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest 2025

Alternative nation packs the Far Out Lounge

"...Austin may have brought the humidity, but Portland-based rockers Blackwater Holylight definitely brought the heat. The ensemble’s drawn-out..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Austin Yards Where Weird Finds a Home

Seven front lawns that push beyond garden gnomes

"...15 doll heads on sticks, one painted in the rock star’s style of makeup. The date was May 28,..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

Kingfish, Mavis Staples, Antone’s Allstars, and More Reviews From Austin Blues Festival 2025

Soul and jam sessions galore at Moody Amphitheater

"...  – Angelina Liu North Mississippi Allstars’ Sweet Southern Rock..."

May 2, 2025 Music Feature by The Music Team

Cinema, Comics, and Crafts in This Week’s Arts Events

Weekday nights are for arting

"...rap road trip revises the conventions of the rise-and-fall rock odyssey for modern times, when celebrity is more fleeting..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Best Friend Breakup

Tell Zoltan. Zoltan needs to know.

"...2022 with my boyfriend. He grew up in Round Rock and went to college at UT before taking a..."

May 2, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Momma Are Officially Rock Stars

Indie rockers’ second headline tour lands at Mohawk Sunday

"...can fill an auditorium.” In between, of course, was “Rockstar,” where the duo laid their intentions bare over grungy..."

April 30, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts

This week's recommended live offerings

"...though, with a grinding mindset and crowd-winning combination of rocked-out live shows and sincere ballads that has carved their..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Blank Hellscape Crafts Five Years of Intricate Demos Into Hell 2

Your favorite local band’s favorite local band emerges with sophomore album

"...a brief four-day break from an international tour with post-rock giants This Will Destroy You. The night before, a..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

Qmmunity: Springtime Socializing

Here, take these LGBTQ events to protect you against the incoming horrors

"...again with a very Aughts-inspired girl-power show. There’ll be rock, roll, and a special performance by KindKeith. DJ Lavender..."

April 25, 2025 Column by James Scott

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    34 »