Arts Groups Lose Promised Grant Money in Friday Night NEA Massacre

Leading Austin cultural institutions face slashed finances

"...Achievement • Tapestry Dance Company • Traveling theatre group Texas Comedies • Art gallery Women and Their Work •..."

May 5, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...at the edges like memory. Contrasting Robinson’s strained sensitivity, Texas State alumna Sydney Guzman’s “Under the Moon’s Eye,” running..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Taking Yourself on a Date

Make sure to make time for the coolest queer you know, aka you.

"...like the weird self-confidence tangle I carry from my youth hasn’t been totally undone just because I’m an adult..."

April 18, 2025 Column by James Scott

STAPLE! Comes Back Home to St. Ed’s

The revived indie media expo settles into its second year

"...as STAPLE!’s early years at the Marchesa and Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex were, “it was strictly a business relationship.”..."

April 10, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Brand-New Flower in Texas: The top news this week concerns the “wooly devil.”..."

March 7, 2025 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Texas welcomes 40th historic site, Balmorhea news, and more

"...Sleep with the Harvey Girls. The Texas Historical Commission announced the addition of its 40th State..."

Dec. 28, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Event Celebrates New Austin Poet Laureate Program

KB Brookins and Amanda Johnston on what it means to be a poetry city

"...In a turn of the quill, 2024 Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston writes, “we needed to see..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by Cy White

Taking Austin’s LGBTQ Temperature

Getting the hot and cold scoop from local LGBTQ community members on queer Austin

"...currently works as operations and programs director at LGBTQ youth org Out Youth. They also penned gender-affirming teen guidebook..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Features Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...A Year of Dobbs: In Texas, which is home to 10% of the country’s women..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature

Suicides in Texas Prisons Have Dramatically Increased

Brooklyn Hogrell’s mother says our prison agency failed her

"...is part of a disturbing trend. Data from the Texas Justice Initiative shows that prison suicides in the state..."

June 14, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...Nonprofit Austin Texas Musicians organized the discussion. Moderated by the organization’s Advocacy..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...up Downtown for a discussion with comedian Ilana Glazer, Texas State Rep. James Talarico, and ACLU’s Nationwide Director of..."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...SCOTUS: After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to stop Texas from blocking Border Patrol agents from reaching the river..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...started the nonprofit Tomorrow’s Promise Foundation, which mentors at-risk youth, virtually all of them people of color living in..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Cruise pausing service of its autonomous vehicles, Austin's Downtown Commission has concerns about the growing presence of autonomous cars..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature

Five Texas Families Sue State Over Ban on Health Care for Trans Youth

ACLU says C U in court

"...With weeks to go before Texas' ban on gender affirming medical care for minors goes..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...set up a meeting with the chairman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, the obscure state agency..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...Old is new. The Texas Historical Commission has begun transitioning Presidio La Bahía in..."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin at Large: Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa

Have a problem with our endorsements? That’s not news! Here’s some of what we’ve heard.

"...is why we skipped some races as well, including Texas House District 19, but really, do you need us..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: Raw Punks Mujeres Podridas on Comfort and Love

Brutal bandmates get nostalgic ahead of free Saturday show at Fairweather Cider

"...of Mujeres Podridas made their way from upbringings in Texas' Rio Grande Valley to current punk production in Austin...."

July 15, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"...of color. Also observing debate within the Austin Music Commission over city funding for Black artistry, Griffin sought a..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy

Hungry for the vote

"...of 20 college students – including one from Central Texas – ended a 15-day hunger strike next to the..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Qmmunity: Looking Back on 2021 Through a Queer Lens

This year's biggest LGBTQIA stories

"...LGBTQIA Quality of Life Study, the city's LGBTQIA QoL Commission captured Austin's first "official" record of the priorities and..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Austin Police Live by Their Own COVID Rules, It Seems

A closer look at vaccine and mask policies among Austin's first responders

"...None of these, or any other public employees in Texas, are required to disclose vaccination status; the best their..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Misery Business: The Cathartic and Unexpectedly Joyful Trend of Emo DJ Nights in Austin

Welcome to the Black Parade

"...House Ballroom earned the venue a warning from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission when it learned the business was..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...serious. But we thought we would be out of commission for a month, tops. Finally, after a reality check,..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound – The Music Relief Magic Number: $20 Million

Music Makes Austin budget proposal warns full-capacity touring won't return until 2022

"...queue up. Music Makes Austin and the Austin Music Commission submitted budget proposals to the city earlier this month...."

April 30, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...Though spring has sprung throughout Texas, Winter Storm Uri continues to do damage at the..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With Flowers for the Living

Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity

"...but the unappreciated depth of Black talent in the Texas capital...."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Faster Than Sound: Free Lunch Creatives Feed Austin’s Unhoused

Musicians rally for emergency storm relief, and Spicewood's Katy Kirby debuts on Keeled Scales.

"...on Tuesday from founder Jonathan "Chaka" Mahone. The Music Commission chair crowd-sourced funds over Facebook Live, divvying $50 emergency..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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