Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...is a staple of any part of Austin’s music scene that requires singing: jazz, R&B, rock – you name..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

"...After most sudden deaths, APD must investigate for potential criminality,..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How The First Omen Broke the Curse of Legacy Sequels

Arkasha Stevenson and Tim Smith on creating a horror they believe in

"...There are scenes in The First Omen that will restore your faith..."

April 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Indigo de Souza, Estrella Acosta, and More Crucial Concerts

A little hair of the dog for your post-SXSW listening pleasure

"...Acosta was a vital part of the Austin music scene. The Cuban-born singer-songwriter long ago relocated to Amsterdam, where..."

March 22, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Review: Babes

We need more raunchy female friendship films like this

"...After witnessing the birth of her bestie Dawn’s second baby..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Jessi Cape

Dune 2 Cinematographer Greig Fraser Makes the Desert a Home

Oscar-winner discusses the challenges of balancing projects

"...Oscar-winning cinematographer behind the look of The Batman, Zero Dark Thirty, Foxcatcher, and more...."

March 6, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...the potential to contribute something cool to the beer scene in Austin: an iconic beer, a unique taproom experience,..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Lisa Frankenstein

Diablo Cody and Zelda Williams show their Tim Burton love with charm but not enough visual style

"...is having a nightmarish senior year until one day, after being electrocuted from Taffy’s tanning bed and drinking a..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Qmmunity: Booked and Busy

Pride in Black ATX starts a book club, and a new queer comedy competition gets funded

"...the contributions Black LGBTQ folks make to the city's scene. Having noticed the gap themselves, members from several Austin-based..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by James Scott

Austin Darkwave Pioneer Sky Hutchens, aka DJ Scorpio, Has Died

Hutchens hosted monthly Cheer Up Charlies Nite School parties

"...in a 2017 Chronicle feature on Austin’s dance music scene, pointing to Cheer Up’s all-inclusive reputation as a draw..."

Jan. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this Saturday after last Monday’s cold weather forced the event to reschedule...."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Night Swim

There's something sinister lurking in the pool in the latest Blumhouse horror …

"...films – fellow Blumhouse feature M3GAN –dropping mere days after the new year. So here’s the good news: Bryce..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024

Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE

"...some shows. It was fun to see what that scene holds – the music and the artistry," recalls Claghorn...."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

An Open-Door Policy for Performance Art at FronteraFest

Austin’s innovative and egalitarian gathering keeps its public service mission

"...Austin's celebration of alternative and experimental performance, which went dark for two years due to the pandemic but is..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Week and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Catch Skourge, Magna Carda, and more at the no-cost annual fest

"...and his holiday "light-up cloak." Add to this Nativity scene the local swamp pop nonet's fifth album, 2018's The..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...to move from Burnet to Airport and 53rd. And after years on Fifth, Package Menswear Austin hustled their jockstraps,..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...After theatres shuttered in 2020 due to the pandemic and..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

How Dan Brown Created Neo-Noir Your Lucky Day

Director and his star and composer on the twisty thriller

"...at any budget level, and that was incredibly inspiring.” After that Austin project fell through, “I went, I can..."

Nov. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Find Nineties alt-hip-hop pioneers and Caroline Rose at two separate benefits

"...got on a call a couple months ago and after some introductions and discussion, we decided this would be..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"...and percussionist Sean Ripple – but the mood has darkened considerably. Starting mid-riff, "Camp Don't Count" encircles the listener..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

Qmmunity: Rain on Me

A new era at the classic Fourth Street bar starts with Show Director Basüra

"...queen Sable in Showstoppers, where the host frequently asked after their drag prospects. Repeated protestations against them ever stepping..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Lager is a great addition to the lager pervert scene and Oasis’ Meta Modern Session IPA tastes like old..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, BigXthaPlug, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

From Rina Sawayama's avant-pop to Die Spitz's morning mosh

"...After Jared Leto bungee jumped onstage to start his Thirty..."

Oct. 8, 2023 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Qmmunity: Fund-Raising Hell

This month’s edition of Austin International Drag Foundation’s drag competition fundraiser digs into Halloween nostalgia for its theme

"...Louisianna Purchase celebrates 10 years in the Austin drag scene. Featuring Puja Purchase, Sticky Gold, Summer Clearance, Bubu, Sinful..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott

First Look: Cuantas Hamburguesas

Celebrated taquero Cuantos Tacos branches into the smash burger space

"...food truck Cuantos Tacos, has put the Austin food scene on notice with the recent opening of his new..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

It's Official: Dylan Carlino Is the Funniest Person in Austin

Dominating newcomers prove the city is a comedy magnet

"...Davis represented a cross-section of the old Austin comedy scene and the wave of new comics who have moved..."

Sept. 20, 2023 Arts Post by Valerie Lopez

Residential Address: Jenny Parrott's Cozy Nest of Songs and Stories at Hole in the Wall

The Austin folk experimentalist offers a free-entry Friday time portal

"...definitely get her own stained-glass window if Austin's music scene were ever to flourish into a religion. For nearly..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

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

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Greg Beets (A Curious Mix of People: The Underground Scene of '90s Austin) Celia Bell (The Disenchantment) Rosa Beltran..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat

Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun

"...on 10 gallons of sunscreen. Be Seen at B Scene at the Blanton..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Sporty Spice

Wherever you fall on the sporty spectrum, Austin's queer scene has a place for you

"...Sapphics After Dark A sapphic-specific nighttime mixer open to everyone, not..."

July 21, 2023 Column by James Scott

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