Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...of live talent including psychedelic threepiece DAYEATER, vibrant genre-fusing sisters the Tiarras, and New Age art-rockers the Cuckoos. Soul-rock..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...of live talent including psychedelic threepiece DAYEATER, vibrant genre-fusing sisters the Tiarras, and New Age art-rockers the Cuckoos. Soul-rock..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...push genre boundaries and positivity through their blended sound. Sisters Tori, Sophia, and Tiffany Baltierra together forge electric instrumentals..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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

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

"...in early January (conceptually repeated in July for Hot Summer Nights) Austin music is the main event. The whole..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Feature by Julian Towers

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...find solace at a LARP (live action role play) summer camp. They discover inner strength, heal from traumas, and..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 22-28

"...courage and initiative. It was the Dark Ages! That summer, two sisters named Augusta and Adeline Van Buren rebelled..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Qmmunity: Rain on Me

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

"...Kitty Taylor host, with performances from CupCake, Basüra, and Summer Clearance. Fri., Oct. 20, 10pm. Elysium, 705 Red River...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by James Scott

Meat Joy Reunion Shows and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Ways to celebrate the annular eclipse, fundraise for Sarah Brown, and avoid ACL

"...Wood Meat Joy by MEAT JOY Eclipse Utopia Four Sisters Ranch, Thursday 12 – Saturday 14..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

"...Get your seat for a night with the Sanderson sisters. TLGS will have popcorn, snacks, and drinks available for..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Column by James Scott

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.In attendance: Writer/Director Emerald Fennell Starring:..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Solid Roots Support the Tiarras' Indie Chicana Sound

No longer Tiarra Girls, the outspoken sister trio still puts family first

"...to do that," admits Sophia, as the three Baltierra sisters reminisce about their favorite set at this year's South..."

July 28, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Qmmunity: Sporty Spice

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

"...Lee says. "[Trans] people are our family, friends, brothers, sisters, and we as a community are not going anywhere."..."

July 21, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Shinyribs, Transit Damage

Kevin Russell boomerangs back on supple, sultry full-band disc

"...Belong to You"), I Threes' action from Shiny Soul Sisters Alice Spencer and Courtney Santana ("All the Best Things"),..."

July 21, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Watch This: The Sun Sets on a Relationship in Emily No Good’s “Space”

Costumes intertwine in a golden hour dance directed by Vanessa Pla

"...Shot during a half-day race against dusk last summer, the video comes from a collaboration between Austin-based femme..."

July 5, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Qmmunity: More Pride, Less Prejudice

In a way, we're all gay Darcys looking for our gay Elizabeths in the thrush of Pride parties

"...sure to feel just as joyous as the Bennet sisters while attending...."

June 9, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: The Queer-ster Bunny

A springtime showing of Austin's queer haps, like a new leather bar, pre-show parties, and the academic achievement by a young Black trans scholar.

"...Cabin Fever Comedy Enjoy summer camp nostalgia with host Brandi Davis. First Fridays, 10pm...."

April 7, 2023 Column by James Scott

A Tale of Three Sisters

Lessons from Indigenous agriculture

"...explains that our region's first farmers used the Three Sisters method, an Indigenous companion planting model that grows corn,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Food Feature by A. Richmond

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Saturday and Sunday

Die Spitz, L7, and the Pinky Rings as Fembots

"...Gareth Liddiard’s compressed mania – all oblivious to the Summer of Love. “Braindrops” opened with fractured scratch funk over..."

Oct. 31, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

The Most Memorable Moments of Sunday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Urban Heat, Faye Webster, and BIA getting sturdy

"...favorites like Bauhaus (namely, Peter Murphy’s haunting baritone) and Sisters of Mercy throughout the band’s growing catalog, Urban Heat..."

Oct. 17, 2022 Music Post by Laiken Neumann

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...Srivastava knew Simon from Rock Camp summers at the Austin School of Music, but it's a..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

What Makes This Cocktail Party So Different?

What sets this spirited shindig aside from so many others?

"...news and recommendations and recipes to supercharge a whole summer of sipping a novadose of adult beverages...."

July 18, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...as restaurants, top chefs, home cooks, neighbors, brothers, and sisters battle it out in four categories: Meaty, Spicy, Veggie,..."

June 24, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Quesoff Wants You, Garbo’s Grabs Another Brick-and-Mortar, Local Foods Debuts Downtown, Lazarus Revamps the Former Coldtowne Theatre, and Ooooh, That Bourbon Brawl

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...as restaurants, top chefs, home cooks, neighbors, brothers, and sisters battle it out in four categories: Meaty, Spicy, Veggie,..."

June 22, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: BabiBoi's Spitfire Soundtrack for the Club and Beyond

Ballroom rapper joins the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local Music next Saturday, and more music news

"...Long Center, BabiBoi plans to invite a few Lepore sisters to dance onstage, as well as San Marcos guest..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...for release on a full Charles Godfrey-produced album this summer, the six-piece stuck to the classic bangers. Halfway through..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

Your Field Guide to the 101 Essential Acts at SXSW

Scroll eternal through the best and buzziest artists at the fest

"...Last summer, TikTok users found a perfect soundtrack for vintage Tumblr-inspired..."

March 11, 2022 Music Feature by The Chronicle Music Staff

What We're Listening to Right Now

Medellin Collection, Kady Rain, David Ramirez, Slomo Drags, Whitmore Sisters, and User Unauthorized

"...Rainbow lollipop candy and NPR's 2018 Song of the Summer, "R.A.D. Moves," showed Rain's knack for playful lyricism and..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Top 10 Austin Food & Drink Stories of 2021

Another up-and-down year in Austin food

"...customers for almost 20 years, practically vaporized in late summer, people were confused and concerned. The familiar black-and-white graphic..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Faster Than Sound: Black Fret Ball Returns to the Stage With $250K for Austin Artists

The latest on two homegrown music nonprofits looking to expand

"...Haim stars in the comedy-drama, also featuring her bandmate sisters, due for release Dec. 25. Teasing a post-movie Q&A..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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