In Service of Music Medicine, Jason Isbell Played at the Austin Library Last Night

Songwriter delivers phenomenal solo set for JoyRx fundraiser

"...Amongst a well-heeled crowd of philanthropists and physicians at the Austin Public Library, I find an..."

April 28, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

ArmadilloCon, Art, a Hot Sauce Hootenanny, and More Recommended Events

Get out and get spicy this weekend

"...by an independent Japanese film company in Los Angeles, before the city was known as Hollywood. Be one of..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Croy and the Boys, Warpaint, a Metal Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week

"...Luck 2024 promises yet another heady blend of live music and top-shelf eats. Highlights for those coming hungry include..."

May 24, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...I’ve analyzed the projections and looked at all the research: My conclusion is rock..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

SXSW Adds Cheech Marin, Titane Director Julia Ducournau For 2023

Plus the Metaverse and student athlete NIL deals part of the program

"...Radical filmmakers and tech CEOs, prepare to rub shoulders again as South..."

Nov. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...air inside the maloca, an octagonal hut, was heavy and wet. Gould felt saturated by the jungle, its heat,..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...a whole extra slate of new speakers, panels, sessions, and podcast recordings...."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author N. K. Jemisin is – I suspect..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...around the state’s Capitol announced its lineup of national and Texas-based authors. From sci-fi novelists to Pulitzer Prize winners,..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Medicine Men

The Band of Heathens' collective mojo

"...Tuesday, March 15: Opening night of South by Southwest Music 2011 and the venerable Home of the Blues is..."

May 6, 2011 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

"...Rock the Park concert series continues soundtracking perfect weather and a seasonal music harvest akin to wildflowers. Lesly Reynaga..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Spirit Adrift, Austin Reggae Fest, Nilüfer Yanya, Amyl & the Sniffers, and more recommended shows

"...from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spirit Adrift commander Nathan Garrett and his spouse crash landed in Bastrop..."

April 22, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

99 Austin Acts at SXSW Music

Support the home team!

"...Fri. 16, Hotel Vegas Annex, 8:55pm Frank Smith and Grape St. alum Aaron Sinclair moved under his own..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Hey Sailor! You Here for a Conference?

The Gay Place polls Austin’s GLBTeratti, who welcomes you with open arms and tells you what’s hot about our town

"...you will see, Austinites are scary-proud of their town. And we figured that you are getting so much "official..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

1999 SXSW Music Festival

"...THURSDAY PICKS All showcases subject to change..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature

Texas Piano Professors

"...Miller Auditorium, Sunday 17 The shows are coming fast and furious as students settle back into a new semester..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Music Feature

10 Freaks and Geeks to Redefine Austin Music

Local passion projects with singular visions

"...Marcos artist Grady Roper bought a Hammond chord organ for $20. Because such an unlikely score demands tribute to..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Tit for a Tat

Five Snapshots in the Struggle Against Breast Cancer

"...... not my mother. Not my mother. Six months before, my maternal grandmother had died. My mother wept, sobbing,..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Features Feature by Margaret Moser

Node Exit

What ails singers

"...his or her voice. More important is the choreography for "Get Down Tonight," a proper air-guitar solo for "Girls,..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Dueling Banjos

Is old-time music Austin's next big thing?

"...If you stumble upon the Hancock Recreation Center some Wednesday evening, you'll encounter a group of musicians..."

March 30, 2007 Music Feature by Mark Rubin

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...things are opening up there are more festivals, events, and happenings around the state. Maintain a social distance out..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...The Copper Gamins 6pm, Mexican American Cultural Center The pride of Mexico City, the Copper Gamins –..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

The Real Deal

The Texas Documentary Tour

"...Paul Stekler photograph by John Anderson Say what you will about Austin-at-large -- one thing..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Planting the Seed: A Cannabis Conversation

The Luck Summit starts 4/26 and wraps on Willie Nelson’s birthday, 4/29

"...After seeing the large impact and engagement from Willie's Birthday livestream last April, the Luck..."

April 16, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

How to Do Convergence Day

Convergence Day, Tuesday, March 17

"...held on the fourth floor of the Austin Convention Center are open to badge holders of all stripes. Below..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...scene, "Second-graders were celebrating in the hallway, jumping up and down and hugging each other!" – Michael King..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...-- slouching, actually; it's a sunshiney spring Saturday morning, and the previous night keeps doubling back on me. Blending..."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard

With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations

"...the fifth anniversary of the Luck Reunion, Matt Bizer and Ellee Fletcher Durniak still anticipated moving forward with the..."

April 16, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Film Society Announces 2015 Grants

Newcomers and established names get AFS boost

"...Independent filmmaking is tough, but raising money for indie filmmaking is even tougher. As the Austin Film..."

Sept. 1, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...Yesterday morning, I called Governor Rick Perry's office for comment on a widespread rumor that Daft Punk would..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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