The Blanton Museum Undertakes a $35 Million Makeover of Its Grounds

With the international architectural firm Snøhetta, the UT museum will add community spaces and art to its outdoor experience

"...like most museum visitors, you come out of the University of Texas' Brazos garage – your closest parking option..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound's Musical Top 10s of 2020

Eleven lists of Austin's best releases, theme songs, livestreams, creative pivots and more.

"...1) (Tie) Fine Southern Gentlemen's Austin Will Survive & Raw Paw's Drop Ship..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

D.A.-Elect José Garza Taps Reform Advocates for His Team

It's a new day in court for Austin's top law enforcement office

"...Garza also announced an eight-person transition team, chaired by Texas Civil Rights Project president Mimi Marziani, that will help..."

Nov. 18, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: Ukeme Maps the Music Genome

Multidisciplinarian Jason Ikpatt ponders community across arts and sciences

"...molecular biology locally as a doctoral student at the University of Texas, researching monogamy in animal species, and working..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

AISD Hears Loud and Clear: No Cops in Schools

Austinites call for schools to defund its police, too

"...is in-house, as are those of some other Central Texas districts that have cut ties with their cities' local..."

July 3, 2020 News Feature by Aaricka Washington

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

Here are the sounds we’re consuming

"...Texas A&M University Press, 168 pp., $35..."

June 26, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor of Texas Monthly. Further bolstering his..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Threadgill’s Old No. 1 Closes Permanently

Pandemic closes a part of Austin history

"...Threadgill’s, the Southern-fried eatery that’s long existed as a paragon of old..."

April 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller’s Austin Music Movement Shifts Resources

Major music advocacy funding impacted by the COVID-19 crisis

"...of the two other Keller-assisted advocacy arms – Austin Texas Musicians and EQ Austin – say they have not..."

April 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Day Trips: Statues of Texas Women

A list of Texas women who stand tall

"...Statues of Texas women are in short supply compared to likenesses of..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left

Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel

"...The Texas State Board of Education, a perennial hotbed of right-wing..."

Feb. 18, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...leave her racing alongside the police to uncover the university's hidden secrets. Cast: Jon Huertas, Isabella Gomez, Lindsay LaVanchy,..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas-Based Restaurant Chains Worth Your Money

If you're going to eat at a chain, it might as well be a Texas chain

"...a state this large, there are plenty of special Texas-based options. Last year marked the sale of one of..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

UT Students Break Into E-Sports Through Longhorn Gaming

The university's independent organization gains notoriety in the competitive gaming world

"...forced to forfeit, the UT-based reigning champions of the Southern Conference eventually lost to the University of Waterloo and..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Screens Feature by Derek Udensi

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...trucks from the highway department block the streets around Texas Southern University and seal off Debate Land, an alien..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Beto-Castro-Meter: We Need to Talk About Julián ...

Can Castro soldier on to Iowa, New Hampshire, and beyond?

"...each other on the outskirts of the stage at Texas Southern University. Though both are far from the top..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...algae will die off when/if cooler weather returns. See www.austintexas.gov/algae...."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature

Public Notice: They’re Baaack!

Council faces a busy first week

"...City Council returns from its July hiatus next week,..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...up if they're released – a claim echoed by Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann, R-Fredericksburg, during a Capitol hearing..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Black Pumas Bring Down the Hammer Behind Powerhouse Singer Eric Burton

The frontman might not admit it, but he's a professional

"...missionaries factor into the family ledger, mostly within the Southern Baptist-affiliated Carver International Missions. Led by Eric's grandmother and..."

June 21, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Bullock Museum Commemorates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Texas

“Sister Suffragist” tackles the timeline of women’s rights

"...of Liberty statue, the latest exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum marks the centennial anniversary of women’s..."

June 14, 2019 Arts Post by Savana Dunning

Los Coast Doubles Down on Its Psych-Soul for Label Debut

Local fivepiece embraces the spirit of wandering

"...college preparatory school in Columbus, he enrolled at the University of Alabama to fulfill a promise to his mother...."

June 14, 2019 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Guneez Ibrahim Discusses Diversity, Leadership at Saturday’s TEDxUTAustin

"Diversity is often used as a checkmark, a quota"

"...(April 6), the TEDxUTAustin team sought speakers at the University of Texas to address sustainability and innovation, including senior..."

April 4, 2019 News Post by Alex Puente

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...Aransas becomes an art gallery of strange creations during Texas SandFest, April 26-28. The three-day pass gives you access..."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

12 Can't-Miss Austin Bands at SXSW

Hip-hop, roots rock, pop, shoegaze, and more to keep your ears ringing

"..."Blackillac is like a Southern black family dinner: Everybody's welcome," affirms Zeale. "It's just..."

March 7, 2019 Music Post by The Music Staff

City, UT Agree to Change Red River’s Flow

One of central Austin's main thoroughfares to be realigned and reconstructed

"...That southern bit was already contemplated in a handshake agreement between..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: KVRX Launches the Largest College Radio Festival

KVRX station manager Gab Soong starts the largest ever student-run radio fest, national phone theft ring uncovered from ACL Fest, and Big Thief’s Buck Meek settles down outside the city

"...the latter's Waller Creek-side amphitheatre. Relying on sponsorships without university financing, the two deejays are debuting the nation's largest..."

March 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

At the Crossroads: Joe Nick Patoski’s Austin to ATX

Book, launching Feb. 13, tracks Austin’s evolving character

"...late Seventies to working as a staff writer at Texas Monthly for 18 years to reporting on icons such..."

Feb. 11, 2019 Arts Post by Lauren Jones

Music on the Page at the Texas Book Festival

Music books strut their feminism, hip-hop, and emo

"...both cultural analyses and personal memoirs, a slew of Texas Book Festival authors capture that pervading influence in the..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

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