Into The Long Long Night at ATX TV Festival

Mark Duplass and Barret O'Brien test their friendship for indie TV

"...by companies like the Austin-based Tugg. For Duplass, the company is about “deputizing passionate audiences.” He explained, “The idea..."

May 29, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Arts and culture to fill your days

"...tech industry, with layoffs near constant and jerks starting company towns just a few miles from our Austin doorstep...."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Warm up for summer with frozen margs and fests around Texas

"...a bridge in Florida designed by the lead engineering company collapsed. Construction wouldn’t resume until 2022. The new Harbor..."

May 1, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Thursday 1, ColdTowne Theater..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...the edges like memory. Contrasting Robinson’s strained sensitivity, Texas State alumna Sydney Guzman’s “Under the Moon’s Eye,” running concurrently,..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...play provides queer joy in our own long-suffering conservative state.   – James Scott 10 Year Zilker Brewing Anniversary..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Self Portraits, Carnivals, and Cannibalism in Our Recommended Events

The weekend in arts and culture

"...Portraits lands at Dougherty Arts Center’s mainstage, but the company is still promising “barely controlled chaos.” That means 30..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Valentine's and Beyond With This Weekend's Recommended Events

From dark stories to romantic dance

"...Thursday 13, State Theatre..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...glider was the CG-4 built by the Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, Ohio. The plane could carry 13 troopers,..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...against a backdrop of celebration at a family’s Hawaiian estate, three siblings confront heartbreaking, inescapable truths after an accident..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of 2024 Grants for Short Films

Rising filmmakers from around the state get essential support

"...As Republican lawmakers at the state and national level seem to be eying arts funding..."

Jan. 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Texas welcomes 40th historic site, Balmorhea news, and more

"...Texas Historical Commission announced the addition of its 40th State Historic Site – the Slaton Harvey House and Santa..."

Dec. 28, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Record Store Day, Formula 1, Dyke March, and More Event Recommendations

Your weekend is spoken for

"...Friday 18 - Sunday 27, Austin Scottish Rite Theater..."

Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Saw Is Family! City Celebrates The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s 50th Anniversary

Proclamation ceremony brings together cast, council, and fans

"...a career in mental health, started his own production company, “and my legacy is that I got whacked by..."

Oct. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ghost Funk, Fast Devo, an Elliott Smith Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music with a little help

"...“Send Me an Angel,” its nervy metallurgy opens the accompanying tour in Austin with decade-plus Louisville, Ky., occultists Savage..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Miyazaki, Hot Boys, Jane Austen Improv, and More Recommended Events

The weekend is looking ... a little weird

"...but two contemporary plays written about her. Now Archive Theater Company brings her story to Austin’s newest stage with..."

July 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art Openings, Ballet, and Books in Our Recommended Arts Events

Find some arts this week

"...and donuts. Austin’s own DIY theatre Bottle Alley Theatre Company presents Aurora, written by Chris Fontanes, directed by Trace..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opera Fights, Puppet Plays, and More Arty Events

Get an arts fix this week

"...The award-winning 2011 novel, set in an unnamed Balkan state during the tumultuous and bloody 20th century, focused on..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...heard from Texas and Florida attorneys who argued the states’ 2021 laws are justified because social media platforms have..."

March 1, 2024 News Feature

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...Sweeney reflects on her career and discusses her production company, Fifty-Fifty Films...."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

A.L. West at a Bookstore, and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Stop by Stalefish’s album release or Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap

"...of West Virginia, about mining tragedy in his native state, tops 'em all. Local acolytes Brandon Luedtke, Claudia Gibson,..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Drag Ban Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

Drag is art and art is free speech

"...The state’s drag ban, Senate Bill 12, has been declared unconstitutional...."

Sept. 26, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Qmmunity: The Gay Place Rides Again

Original Chron legend Kate X Messer talks "Qmmunity"/"The Gay Place" origins

"...but Austin's queer community lineage. While other Lone Star State publications like Kate Longcope's Texas Triangle, published out of..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...is back with his latest road trip comedy Four's Company; Joe Lynch (Everly, 2014) with his tribute to Stuart..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trusting Your Gut: Texas Film Awards Honoree Michael de Luca on a Life in Cinema

From New Line to Warners, the exec discusses his career

"...held leadership roles at Dreamworks, MGM, his own production company, and currently as co-chairperson and CEO (with Pamela Abdy)..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: The Art of Advocacy

Find a way to give your say at the Lege, plus a new drag queen portrait series

"...with other people fighting the same fight across the state. For those wanting a more artistic way to "decompress/imagine/create/conjure..."

March 3, 2023 Column by James Scott

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...course in the fields, and win the 1957 Texas State Championship against all odds. Based on a true story...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A few fests, Nineties Brits, AfroTech, and more shows worth seeing

"...FSG Records artist JD Clark tribute the Lone Star State with classic honky-tonk and aching-heart Americana. Whereas Dossey and..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: Unpacking Harry Styles' Austin Run With the Professor Teaching a Class on Him

Texas State's Dr. Louie Dean Valencia offers a crash course in the Harry-verse

"...turns to the world's first-ever professor of Styles, Texas State's Dr. Louie Dean Valencia. Though the associate professor of..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...presentation to the city's Historic Landmark Commission last month, company representatives painted a picture of the district alive with..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

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