Album Review: Emerging Indie Act West 22nd Has Nowhere to Be

Cross-genre debut album embraces heartache, desire, and nostalgia

"...Deep in the heart of Texas – well, the “University of,” at..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Catalina Perez

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bluesky CEO to Speak at South by Southwest

Chelsea Clinton, John Fogerty, David Duchovny also join conference

"...In 2006, South by Southwest was the launching pad for a pre-Elon Musk Twitter. Now, as..."

Jan. 21, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 6-12

"...to a mountain/ And I chop it down with the edge of my hand.” I encourage you to unleash..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Your Weekend Events Shopping Already Done for You!

Recommended arts and music events for your perusal

"...Who’s the big yellow bird with the giant feet, who loves..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Provocative Pop, Emo Legends, and More Crucial Concerts

Know your shows

"...her distinct retro country sound, but cut with a deeper soul influence that can swing from tongue-in-cheek humor to..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Inside the Small Presses Driving Austin’s Literary Scene

Meet the local small presses committed to publishing diverse literature

"...The Beats settled in the Bay, not the Hill Country...."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...Indulge the desire for the finer things in life with an..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 15-21

"...(Feb. 19-March 20): My Piscean friend Jeff Greenwald wrote the humorous but serious book Shopping for Buddhas. It’s the..."

March 15, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 19-25

"...through phases that feel extra plodding and pedestrian. During these times, the rhythms and melodies of our lives seem..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Everything Everywhere All at Once Directors Return to South By Southwest

Daniels, Kara Swisher, AI, Mobile Suit Gundam for fest

"...The path to Oscars victory for Everything Everywhere All at..."

Dec. 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Inoculating Society Against Lies

New documentary Shot in the Arm examines the infected body politic

"...Diseases kill people. But lies can kill societies. That's the message of Shot in the Arm, the new documentary..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Where The Devil Roams

Diabolical art horror rides into a Great Depression carnie hell

"..."Cult filmmaker" is thrown around too readily, but the Adams family have achieved that status – in the..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces More Speakers for 2024 Digging Deeper Into AI and the Future of Work

Dylan Mulvaney, Chuck D, and Uber CEO all added as speakers

"...South by Southwest 2024 is looking ahead to the future of AI, but it's also tackling one of..."

Oct. 24, 2023 SXSW Post

Tell APD How You Feel About Them Tonight

Listening session at Carver Library

"...The Austin Police Department begins a second round of listening..."

Sept. 26, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

No Repeats, No Regrets: Metallica Catches Lightning in Arlington, Twice

Symmetrical nights on the M72 World Tour dug deeper into the catalog

"...night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. “Have we played your favorite song yet?”..."

Aug. 21, 2023 Music Post by Austin Powell

What Local News’ Decline Means for Austin’s Criminal Justice System

Keeping honest people honest

"...Across the country, we're seeing a decline in local news reporting,..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Coconut Club and Record Label Owners Team Up on New Musical Acai Cafe

Community Garden combines a listening room, wine bar, and record store

"...to popular belief of, ‘Oh, this was created for the internet, this is very Instagrammable,’ it wasn’t anything in..."

June 12, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...artists to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national, and hometown musicians..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Sources: City Manager Spencer Cronk Will Be Asked to Resign

Brazen police-contract gambit follows ice-storm SNAFUs

"...City Council resolution that would have moved negotiations with the Austin Police Association over a new labor contract in..."

Feb. 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music

The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk

"...Fennec's first time at East Sixth Street's BLK Vinyl. The 32-year-old producer – musically aliased after the smallest species..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Disappointing biopic of the woman that made "I Will Always Love You" her own

"...Whitney Houston was an icon, a legend of the music industry and a breathtaking pop idol who cranked..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Gentrification and Affordability Shapes the District 1 and 3 Races

Never-ending Eastside stories

"...Velásquez is the front-runner in the six-person D3 race, with the endorsement..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...Meg Gardiner has done it all. The Austin-based novelist has practiced law and taught writing; lived..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...this March likewise resurrected Austin's annual poster-palooza, Flatstock. When the city canceled its flagship conference March 6, 2020, in..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Moontower Review: New Faces of Comedy

Auditioning comics go wild in six minute slots

"...I don't give a shit," Shapel Lacey deadpanned into the mic. After all, he was safe: as the MC..."

April 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Listen to This: Nick Garza’s Get Along Goes “Out of Her Mind”

Tex-Mex waltz continues to dig into songwriter's San Antonio roots

"...in 2019, as that raucous folk quartet slid to the backburner, he returned to guitar and formed the Get..."

April 13, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Dispatches From a New Decade of SXSW

Our favorite musical moments from the fest

"...The first South by Southwest to transpire this decade felt..."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Fox News Lauds Neo-Nazi in Ukraine With Austin Ties

Questions not asked: Why are you there? Are you a Nazi?

"...supremacist originally from Tyler and active in Austin during the Trump presidency, is being lauded by Fox News after..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

In The Thief Collector, Thrill-Seeking Fantasies Turn to Criminal Delusions

Ordinary people, exceptional thieves

"...Woman-Ochre, by Willem de Kooning, had once hung at the University of Arizona Museum of Art, until thieves cut..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Vivie Behrens

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