We Have an Issue: “Bad Girls” Make Waves

On photographing Pleasure Venom's Audrey Campbell, and remembering the late singer-songwriter Jo Carol Pierce

"...it was a cute but small, dark, and stuff-filled house. I was doing my best to come up with..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Hey Freshman: IG Follows to Fast-Track Your Immersion in Austin Music

Under-21 and underground rave resources on Instagram

"...@BallroomTXFormerly known as the Spider House Ballroom, the Ballroom offers the closest just-next-to-UT room..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo

A year-in-review of Austin music news

"...1910 E. Cesar Chavez, formerly Stay Gold. Captain Quackenbush's Coffeehouse opened a 100-cap room in the former home of..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...In May, the disco ball-adorned venue side of Spider House reopened and rebranded as just "the Ballroom." Continuing..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

Five Events to Scare Up a Great Halloween and Día de los Muertos

Some blood-tinged things to keep you occupied

"...Welcome to the haunted house of dances, wherein 13 professional theatre and dance artists..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: Love Wheel Records Rolls In

Austin music mainstay Mike Nicolai retails vinyl and Indoor Creature parties at the Ballroom

"...Minnesotan Nicolai, known as the house sound engineer at Hole in the Wall for some..."

June 18, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: The Queer Adoration of Robyn

Plus Halloween-inspired drag and QTAPI storytelling

"...AF comedy night (times two). Fri.-Sat., Oct. 18-19, 7pm. Spider House Ballroom, 2906 Fruth. $10...."

Oct. 18, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

A sign of good things to come?

"...Performances by Viva Ruiz (star of The Misandrists). Inside, House of Kenzo and Private Service will be serving up..."

July 20, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Egg White Alternatives for Bartenders and Bakers

Foam over function

"...with whey, a byproduct of the cream cheese made in-house for a carrot cake dessert. "A lot of places..."

April 13, 2018 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Playback: SXSW Again Pivots on Rap

Hip-hop sustains the Festival's star power

"...his Rodeo Austin appearance on Monday with a Vevo House set, and Grandmaster Flash spinning records at Alibi...."

March 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

10 Austin Food Trucks to Fuel Your SXSW Fun

Because you can't get all your calories from beer

"...oatmeal, an almond butter and miso butterscotch toast, and house-made granola. A portion of proceeds also go toward the..."

March 16, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

Austin Music Awards' Industry Accolades Announced

Best radio station, record store, club, and many more

"...Recording Studios 6) The Bubble 7) Space 8) Congress House Studio 9) Jackrabbit Soundshack 10) Cacophony Recorders..."

March 6, 2017 Music Post by James Renovitch

Top 10 Underrated Restaurants

Good eats you might have missed in 2016

"...One of Austin's great mysteries is why Pueblo Viejo..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Mary Bryce

Playback: The Return of the Austin Smoking Ban

A decade after the initial smoking ban, local health group hopes to stomp out smoking patios

"...smoke on our patio, the kids will start doing house shows instead of playing here...."

July 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

A year of Marriage Equality symbolizes how far we've come, while Orlando shows us how much further we have to go

"...Yazzie, Nameless Frames, and more. Thu., June 23, 9pm. Spider House Ballroom, 2906 Fruth, 512/480-9562. Donations welcome...."

June 24, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Playback: Antone's Resurrected

The return of Antone's, Free Week, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot

"...Freeman, Derek O'Brien, and Eve Monsees. A rotation of house band alumni carried the set that featured several vocalists,..."

Jan. 8, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: The Deep South

Take that as you will ...

"...link for the full lineup. Thu.-Sun., Sept. 10-13. Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 1120 S. Lamar. www.agliff.org...."

Sept. 11, 2015 Column

Gay Place: Find Your Qummunity

Events for every stripe of the rainbow, especially Qumbia Queers and Going Grrls

"...Qumbia: Muy Muy DJs from Puro Chingón Collective, the House of Shakur, and Queer Qumbia en Tejas present this..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Music of Your Life

Stretch across the genres this Friday

"...Women's Community Center OPEN HOUSE Check out the Downtown space and browse the feminist..."

June 12, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Big Proud Bomb

It's not an anti-Pride: It's Queerbomb!

"...high anxiety attacks. Fri.-Sat., June 5-6, 7:30 & 10:30pm. Spider House Ballroom, 2906 Fruth. $15, $12 advanced. www.getmortified.com...."

June 5, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Calling the Shots

The women defining Austin's cocktail culture

"...where she found work as the bar manager at Spider House about a month after they first got a..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Gay Place: Pure, Unadulterated Hell

Christeene goes to hell and back for you

"...Avery Moore. Oui, oui ji! Thu., Oct. 30, 8pm. Spider House Ballroom, 2906 Fruth. $10 ($8 advance)...."

Oct. 31, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

The Gay Place

It's Coming Out Month big time in Austin this week

"..."eat this" and "drink this" for our beloved Wright House. That's a rabbit hole you want to get stuck..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Playback: Nancy Fly Waves Bye-Bye

Pioneering Austin booker Nancy Fly retires, and ATX gets a hip-hop festival

"...I first came to Austin and brought me from house concerts up to the next level," remembers Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

District 9 Race Warms Up

Tovo, Riley kick off campaigns

"...Riley told a crowd of some 200 supporters at Spider House on 29th Street. The lifelong Austin­ite touched on..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Gay Place

May Day! May Day! May Day! It's May, gays!

"...to the Club Kid scene. Sat., April 26, 10pm. Spider House Ballroom, 2906 Fruth. Free. www.facebook.com/poopooatx...."

April 25, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Playback: Taco Queen Upgrades

Maria Taco Xpress keeps up with South Lamar, Moistboyz debut Dean Ween in Austin, and SXSW footnotes

"...is softened. All people care about is paychecks and house music now."..."

March 28, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

The Gay Place goes back to her roots, just south of the Wild Side and a hair shy of a Moonage Daydream

"...outfitting for the party there. Fri., Jan. 31, 8pm. Firehouse Hostel, 605 Brazos, 512/201-2522. $12 ($10 with password "Repeal..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Bands break up, sure, but were they even trying?

"...parties with Burger City Rock N Roll, nurture and house homegrown talent. Before its October shutdown, Club de Ville..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Playback: T for Texas, T for Starlings, TN

Double dulcimer reunion and other musical Thanksgiving

"...of the music scene. The organization throws frequent members-only house parties and each grant recipient plays a fully staged..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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