Stick Around, Say Damn: Inside the Cactus Cafe’s Tuesday Open Mic

Songwriters connect under Jake Farr’s ground rules

"...Nestled beside a study lounge in the Texas Union, the Cactus Cafe has been a mecca for..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Dina Barrish

Glen Powell to Enter Texas Film Hall of Fame

Actor to be honored ahead of Austin premiere of Hit Man

"...The biggest night in Texas film is about to honor one of its fastest..."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Film & TV Festival Announces Audience Awards

Audience and jury love Bob Trevino Likes It

"...took the audiences' laurels for Festival Favorite for prison drama Sing Sing, starring another filmmaker familiar to and with..."

March 18, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...Awards were also bestowed, including the SXSW Best of Texas Award, the Kickstarter NextGen Award, and the Janet Pierson..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Verde Report: James Ruth Is Bringing Austin FC’s Blueprint to the NFL

Club’s first head of marketing talks about building a brand

"...powerful brands – sports or otherwise – in Central Texas...."

March 15, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Accidental Texan

Familiar but heartwarming story of a city slicker who gets stuck in a small town

"...relies on every cliché in the Big Book of Texas Tropes, but that doesn’t matter. It’s the familiar story..."

March 8, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Monstrous Bonds of Sasquatch Sunset

The Zellner bros. find actions speak louder than words in their cryptid family drama

"...brothers owned the domain rights to skunkape.com, named after Texas’ own fuzzy beast. “We thought we were sitting on..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-25 Season

Corn, kindness, and the boy who never grew up come to the Bass

"...of Broadway keeps making its way to Austin, with Texas Performing Arts announcing the titles for its 2024-25 Broadway..."

March 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...trucks, live music, and silent auctions under the big Texas sky.   – Wayne Alan Brenner Austin Modern Home..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Music Awards, a Black Rock Maverick, and More Crucial Concerts

Our recommended shows for the week ahead

"...the public.   – Miranda Garza Bevis M. Griffin: Texas Black Rock Maverick..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Dev Patel Swings Into South by Southwest With Monkey Man World Premiere

Fest gets new docs on Stormy Daniels, Alex Jones, and Jon Bon Jovi

"...flick. Described as "John Wick in Mumbai," this action-packed drama was inspired by the legend of the valiant but..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stories, Operas, and Meet-Cutes: The Week in Arts

Brett Goldstein brings the laughs, Zach Theatre conjures a comet, and more arty events

"...Austin Opera presents this emotionally charged drama that weaves together the lives of a multigenerational Mexican..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...Of course, this being SXSW, the Texas and especially Austin contingent is strong, both in front..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Society Announces 2023 AFS Grant for Short Films Recipients

Career-changing grants go to 16 projects from Texas filmmakers

"...Since its formation in 1996 as the Texas Filmmaker Production Fund, the program has given out more..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2023 Award Nominees

Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer lead field

"...nominees for 2023, and Martin Scorsese's searing historical crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon and Christopher Nolan's own..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Human Tragedy of The Iron Claw

Sean Durkin on telling the story of the Von Erichs, the troubled gods of Texas wrestling

"...wrestling legends the Von Erich family – than the Texas Theatre. It's not just that it's Dallas' most storied..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Iron Claw

The triumph and the tragedy of Texas wrestling legends the Von Erichs

"...There were golden gods in Texas once. In the 1980s, the Von Erich brothers were..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gift Guide: The Movie of the Book

Five page-turners for the film fan in your life who wants the whole story

"...Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese's excoriating true-crime drama about the horrifying conspiracy to murder Osage Nation members..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker Brings Her Rap Drama Back Home

Katherine Propper finds family in Lost Soulz at Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival

"...Austin filmmaker in 2022 about her last short, hybrid docudrama "Birds," she said, "I can't erase my point of..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Clowning Around

Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about "a clown idiot" to Crashbox

"...One of the inspirations for To Get There... was..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

The Only All-Woman-Owned-and-Brewed Beer in Austin Takes Root

Lass Haüs Ales is all woman

"...dreams aligned, so did their pasts, tied to West Texas towns. Carpenter is a born-and-raised Austinite, but some of..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Food Feature by Christina Garcia

AFF Short and Sweet: “Titty Boy”

Austin-made funny and compassionate look at body image in boys

"...we talk with Austin Culp, director of Austin-made hybrid drama "Titty Boy" which screens today as part of Shorts..."

Oct. 31, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Y’alloween Fun

Keep up the tradition of great gay Halloween fun with these queer Austin events

"...14, 11am-6pm. Future Front House, 1900 E. 12th. Free. futurefronttexas.org...."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Fund-Raising Hell

This month’s edition of Austin International Drag Foundation’s drag competition fundraiser digs into Halloween nostalgia for its theme

"...presents Del Shores' classic comedy about being queer in Texas, with the iconic Nadine Hughes in the role of..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott

On Fire

Stock footage saves uninspiring faith-tinged disaster drama from tedium.

"...it was only a matter of time before Central Texas would serve as a stand-in for the Golden State..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Qmmunity: Pumpkin Spice Homoscopes

The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!

"...Brandi Davis Queer Texas comic Brandi Davis headlines Cap City with openers Angelina..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Transing Pride

ATX Trans Pride puts the spotlight on the transgender community during Austin Pride

"...before," he recalls. "[I wanted] to do something more Texas and trans." Centering trans Texan artists was an admirable..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Los Cogelones, PickleStock, Lady Dan, and more recommended Austin shows

"..."For Free" – Zella Day brings her disco-touched, Seventies-swirled drama to town. The Los Angeles-based artist's band notably relies..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

A Road Trip to The Unknown Country With Director Morrisa Maltz

How a long commute became a drive into America's heart

"...The driving force of Morrisa Maltz's hybrid docu-drama The Unknown Country is a road trip: And it's..."

Aug. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Unknown Country

Lily Gladstone takes a road trip through small, meaningful stories

"...Hybrid docu-drama The Unknown Country is a contemplative film. Following the..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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