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"...on the Records, with vintage posters plastered across its small interior walls. “The music theme isn’t always literal,” explains..."

May 16, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Recouping From the Horrors

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

"...active amusements, whether that’s reading, dancing, or bebopping around town to various queer events. If only there were a..."

May 16, 2025 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: For Queers By Queers Fest Recs and More

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

"...one free or badge-not-required event to attend before avoiding Downtown all week. Weird to consider myself a “long” time..."

March 7, 2025 Column by James Scott

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...O'Hara (Schitt's Creek, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision), Ike Barinholtz (The Oath, SXSW 2018 favorite Blockers), and Chase Sui..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...Thursday 5 - Sunday 8, Midtown Austin Holiday Inn..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Regret Posting

Editor James reflects on his middle-school regrets and how they relate to today

"...These are all actions I look back on with embarrassed fondness. I was testing the boundaries of who I..."

Nov. 8, 2024 Column by James Scott

National Anthem

A queer rodeo is the backdrop to a tremulous burgeoning relationship

"...photographer Luke Gilford published his monograph about the International Gay Rodeo Association, National Anthem: America’s Queer Rodeo, in 2020...."

July 12, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: What Grindr Is Not

It’s the singular artistic achievement of the Eighties band Escape

"...my left. When I was in my 20s, “the bar” was the thing, or a bookstore (don’t ask), but..."

March 29, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week

Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial

"...that I’m about to fall.”   – Carys Anderson Bar Italia..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...Lincoln’s legacy, stuck around as a slang term for gayness that carried into less-fun phrasing like the Lavender Scare..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dog Toys and Puppy Sports Lead Our Recommended Community Events

Bucking broncos, drag vampires, and more highlights

"...of the volleyball court on 40th St.)  – Nick Barbaro PBR’s Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Recommended Austin Events

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

"...American Film Festival with a showcase revealing how the small film fest evolved into a major cultural arts org...."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Qmmunity: Top Five Scene Shakers

Qmmunity counts five major queer scene shake-ups in 2023

"...Big Moves: The Little Gay Shop uprooted from the rainbow house on Airport to..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...know where to go. As a seasoned shopaholic and guy-about-town, your faithful editor is here to save the day...."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Starry, Starry Night

The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue invites Austin to celebrate the nighttime at their Starry Soirée

"...a JuiceLand meetup. Fourth Saturdays, 9am. The Rock at Town Lake, 2102-2104 Stephen F. Austin Dr. outfitnessatx.com...."

Nov. 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

Bidi Bidi Birthdays for Selena and Frida Friday ATX

BIPOC & queer-focused event organizer celebrates six years

"...a very personal place. Being himself from the border town of Laredo, Texas, he says Selena’s Mexican American roots..."

April 14, 2023 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Qmmunity’s (Non-Exhaustive) Guide to Local Queer Austin Biz

For anyone looking to start queering up their ATX experience

"...for one of our myriad festivals, just moved into town, or want to make a gay bucket list of..."

March 6, 2023 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

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

"...Gates was still in high school, and the only gay person he knew was fellow future Big Boy Randy..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Back to School With Queer Austinites

Queer Austin artists and icons give their two cents on surviving ATX

"...the queerest cities in the US, as your college town. Because of the aforementioned fact, and because there are..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"..."Raul's was a Tejano bar," says Skunks drummer Billy Blackmon. "The guys who ran..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Small Change at APD

An interim chief and a blueprint for academy reform

"...inside City Hall that APD Chief of Staff Troy Gay – the current APD No. 2 under Chief Brian..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Clerk Follows Kevin Smith From Quick Stop Anonymity to Podcast Fame

Turns out he was supposed to be here today

"...went on to executive produce two of Ingram's documentaries, Small Town Gay Bar (2006) and Bear Nation (2010). The..."

March 12, 2021 Screens Feature by Dan Gentile

Suspect in 2019 Assault of Gay Couple Arrested for Bond Violation

Frank Macias arrested in East Texas after missing court date in connection to hate crime

"...Frank Macias, a Georgetown man who was charged in the brutal assault of..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

AGLIFF Presses Play on The Capote Tapes

LGBTQIA+ film festival announces online lineup for 2020

"...himself unapologetically on television at a time when most gay men took pains to avoid scrutiny. His books Breakfast..."

July 8, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Gomez, Lindsay LaVanchy, Froy Gutierrez, Gattlin Griffith, Patrick Walker, Bart Johnson, Shireen Lai, with Yancy Butler, and Lochlyn Munro..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AmericanaFest Is SXSW for Root Genres

T is for... Tennessee, Tanya Tucker, and 10 top-notch breakouts

"...the week. Sun Radio broadcast from the Sun Diner downtown, ATX-based House of Songs dished several stellar showcases, local..."

Sept. 17, 2019 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...city of Austin required liability insurance to host a gay event in a public park for 2,000 people, the..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

aGLIFF 2019 Announces Full Lineup, Including Trixie Mattel Documentary

Gay Chorus Deep South to open jampacked fest schedule

"...a little effort: get spiffy for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in Gay Chorus Deep South, and glam..."

July 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Parties Are Political

A whole lotta events honoring Stonewall

"...lasted several days and nights) whose spark ignited the gay rights movement. If you read Qmmunity regularly, you know,..."

June 28, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

#Whathappened to Queer Media?

Is queer media held by a desire to please straight people?

"...Alok Vaid-Menon, a gender nonconforming performance artist/activist/poet, also in town for SXSW (including tonight’s CYBERBABES showcase). Stafford assured the..."

March 10, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

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