Hot Luck 2025 Delivered Another Festive Weekend of Cocktails, BBQ, and Good Vibes

ATX’s best food festival smoked, grilled, roasted across town

"...This annual celebration of all things smoked, grilled, and fire-roasted..."

May 28, 2025 Food Post by Taylor Tobin

First Look: Parish Barbecue

Industry vet opens a Louisiana-influenced trailer at Batch

"...“I was never gonna jump into something unless it felt like the right situation and especially..."

May 28, 2025 Food Post by Haris Qureshi

Hole in the Wall Opens Coffee Shop in Karaoke Space

Amity’s replaces Jewboy Cantina in the back room

"...“I can represent a piece of the venue’s history..."

May 27, 2025 Music Post by Levi Langley

Pre-K to Prison

"...Dear Editor, This article is heartbreaking ["Solitary at 11, Dead at 16:..."

May 25, 2025 Postmarks

Pain in the ARSe

"...reason, making improper turns, not recognizing construction zones (good thing we don’t have many of those!). One of my..."

May 23, 2025 Postmarks

Slime and Screams: Producer Matt Manjourides on the New Street Trash

The splatter punk sequel gets its Austin premiere

"...street scum turning into multicolored pools of goop, it’s attained a rare status among the lucky few that have..."

May 23, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Caught by the Tides

Jia Zhang-ke’s latest is a love story with time’s passage in mind

"...If anything, it’s a testament to the possibilities raised by building..."

May 23, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Arts Criticism

"...fact that the national debt is now about $35 trillion, doubling in nominal terms in the last 10 years...."

May 22, 2025 Postmarks

Austin Elders: Meet Donald Mace Williams, the 95-Year-Old Ph.D. and Poet

He’s an expert on Beowulf, and he hasn’t stopped writing

"...school. Fascinated by the Old English words, he eventually obtained a Ph.D. at UT-Austin in the prosody of Beowulf,..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Mattea Gallaway

Celebrating Black Austin, Telling Stories, and Ducks Galore in This Weekend’s Events

Our arts and culture recommendations to keep you busy

"...perennial favorite, 1942’s Casablanca. Set during World War II, this multiple Oscar-winning romance starring heavyweights Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opinion: The War Against Humanity (Hint: AI Is Winning)

Why we must be more mindful of our use of AI and reconnect with our surroundings

"...lines of code. Headlines scream of unemployment spikes and industries collapsing under the weight of automation. Technology has developed..."

May 23, 2025 Column by Henry Pham

Day Trips: Healing Uvalde Mural Project, Uvalde

Uvalde mural project helps the community remember and heal

"...lists the victims), there are small ofrendas around a fountain in the shaded park across from the county courthouse...."

May 23, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Verde Report: Austin FC Is Historically Bad at a Pretty Important Part of Soccer

Verde and Black’s lack of scoring is approaching record levels of terribleness

"...That’s what Austin FC is finding out this season, to the chagrin of its ardent fans...."

May 23, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Sounds of Survival: SIMS Marks Three Decades of Supporting Music Professionals

Austin music community celebrates community of care

"...“This too is gonna pass,” Taylor Muse of Quiet Company..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Caroline Drew

How Gov. Greg Abbott Appointees Could Take Over UT

Texas Republicans move forward with new bill attacking academic freedom

"...could be approved by the full House and Senate within the next week and sent to Gov. Greg Abbott..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?

Behind efforts to eliminate the state test that stresses kids out and shuts schools down

"...was doing a STAAR practice test in preparation for third grade,” Hinojosa told us. “Third grade is the first..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Composing Your Austin Summer Music Calendar

Rock out at any one of these music fests in our summer roundup

"...lineup – but that ain’t the smart consumer’s way. Thinking ahead’s the name of the game, so refer to..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 23-29

"...editor Gordon Lish had a major role in all this. He deleted half of Carver’s original words and changed..."

May 23, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Hot Luck, Vibe Vault, No Idea, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

A smattering of sound suggestions

"...does it mean? Antone’s, expanding beyond its usual blues repertoire with this seven-act bill, celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander..."

May 23, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Luv Doc: A Potential Marriage Relationship

No self-respecting reptile would spend more than a few minutes in Barton Springs

"...returning to a concrete jungle. I’m 30 now and letting go of a potential marriage relationship seems like a..."

May 23, 2025 Column by The Luv Doc

Solitary at 11, Dead at 16: One Kid’s Path to Adult Prison

Texas may pass a bill that would put more teenagers in prison with adults

"...This is where, in the back with the sinks and..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...a headline that will piss Austinites off, WSJ posited this week that “Austin’s reign as a tech hub might..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature

The Strip Club: Parkline Shopping Center

Standard Szechuan and hard-to-find Asian grocery items abound at 11301 Lakeline

"...Welcome back to The Strip Club, highlighting Austin’s destination strip malls. Where else can..."

May 23, 2025 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia

Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean

"...Robin from Teen Titans kissed other boys), I still think my early online and electronic explorations had a specific..."

May 23, 2025 Column by James Scott

Entanglements, Switchblades, and Tons of TV in the Week’s Events

Treat your weekdays like a weekend with these arts and culture happenings

"...of nature and humanity with signature meticulous attention to detail. In “Entanglements: You Too Are Part of This,” she..."

May 23, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas Moves to Put Unborn Jesus Pro-Life Statue on Capitol Grounds

Donor-funded Texas Life Monument was approved by House and Senate

"...The Texas House of Representatives has advanced a plan..."

May 21, 2025 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Move FORWRD

"...virtual canvassing opportunities such as phone and text banking. This public calendar attempts to capture just some of the..."

May 19, 2025 Postmarks

Austin FC Outplays League Leaders Vancouver, Settles for Draw

Osman Bukari shines, despite club remaining scoreless

"..."The first thing that stood out to me is, we didn't win..."

May 18, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Friendship

Tim Robinson obsesses over Paul Rudd in A24 black comedy

"...movie role, the star of cult sketch show I Think You Should Leave does his usual zany shtick, this..."

May 16, 2025 Movie Review by Dex Wesley Parra

Final Destination Bloodlines

Death comes for us all (again) in the popular horror franchise

"...Directed by: Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein. Starring: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen..."

May 16, 2025 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

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