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: Geto Gala..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs

At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting

"...At the Texas AFL-CIO headquarters Wednesday evening, legislators, the NAACP, and..."

April 11, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

No Beyoncé, Lots of Jelly Roll, and More Takeaways From the CMT Music Awards

Best and worst moments from the ceremony’s uneven Moody Center return

"...Toby Keith. A Phil Collins song was covered by the members of Little Big Town and Sugarland. Keith Urban..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Verde Report: Wolff In or Wolff Out? The Answer: It’s Complicated

Austin FC gets its first win of the 2024 season, but the pitchforks are still out for Austin FC’s head coach

"...Austin FC finally secured its first win of the 2024 season Saturday night, beating an injury-plagued FC Dallas..."

April 5, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Another Hays County Jail Inmate Fears Losing Use of Limb as He Waits for Medical Care

After a bone break, he wants a second surgery

"...been repeatedly accused of providing inadequate medical care to their inmates in recent years. In August of 2022, the..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

DogMan

A thief survives an abusive childhood to forge a soulful connection with canines

"...been fascinated by outré characters. Not simply outrageous (although Gary Oldman's ravening psychopath in Léon and glass-domed wannabe geocidal..."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Gary Clark Jr. Boldly Plays New LP in Full at Austin City Limits

Taping finds hometown hero at a meditative musical crossroads

"...fourth Austin City Limits taping, on Tuesday night at the Moody Theater, Gary Clark Jr. made a bold move...."

March 28, 2024 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

Last Week in Live Music: Gary Clark Jr., Deap Vally, Last Dinner Party, Bayonne, and More

"...favorite photos from last week's local shows. Pictured here: Gary Clark Jr. at ACL Live at the Moody Theater..."

March 27, 2024 Photo Gallery

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..."

March 27, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Fourth film heads home to the Big Apple, baby

"...Oswalt, Logan Kim, Celeste O'Connor, James Acaster and William Atherton...."

March 22, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Experts at SXSW Ponder AI and the “Future of Truth”

Will the tech go the same destructive route as social media?

"...year. One of those filled a conference room at the Thompson Hotel and kicked off with a useful definition..."

March 12, 2024 SXSW Post by Brant Bingamon

At SXSW Austin City Limits Reflects on 50 Years

The longest-running music TV show maintains “underdog” authenticity

"...Last month Austin City Limits kicked off their season 50 tapings with the city’s current biggest act,..."

March 12, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

SXSW Film Review: We Strangers

Surreal psychodrama follows a grifting maid getting her due

"...“The film is the thing,” writer-director Anu Valia told the..."

March 10, 2024 Screens Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Parks, Gardens, Pisces, and More Arts Events for the Week

Get out and get arty, away from the SXSW crowds

"...Being the Other and Between..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hardcore for a Cause, Gary Clark Jr., and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the coming week

"...As if boasting some of the lengthiest day-to-night South by Southwest lineups weren’t enough, Hotel..."

March 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: The Four Horsemen of the SXSW Music-pocalypse

Trying on four local personifications of fest success

"...Did you hear that? As globe-trotting suits confirm their hotel reservations, Austin’s most music-loving, hard-partying locals let out..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Experts at SXSW Debate if AI Will Save Us ... or Destroy Us

Scads of panels ponder a rosy or bleak future

"...of last year, a man recognized as one of the “godfathers of artificial intelligence,” Geoffrey Hinton, left his job..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Brant Bingamon

Back in Austin, the Ameripolitan Awards Define a Musical Spirit

Show's 10th anniversary return uplifts largely outsider roots sounds

"...A decade into the Ameripolitan Music Awards, the event’s namesake genre remains a..."

Feb. 19, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

D.A. Challenger Funded Primarily by Right Wing Donors, Wealthy West Austinites

Jeremy Sylestine leads José Garza in January fundraising

"...Big money is flowing into the Travis County district attorney Democratic primary. Interestingly, D.A. José..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...severe drought conditions seem to be improving. In December, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared a Stage 4..."

Feb. 16, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...stop Texas from blocking Border Patrol agents from reaching the river in Eagle Pass, the U.S. Department of Homeland..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...high school and plan to pursue a secondary degree. The future is a mix of hopefulness and uncertainty. Money..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

BLK ODYSSY Brings Tenpiece Band to Tiny Desk Performance

Watch the Austin-launched project premiere new song “WANT YOU”

"...Austin-launched BLK ODYSSY premieres on the NPR Tiny Desk stage (er, office corner) today. For..."

Jan. 24, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

First Trailer: Richard Linklater's Hit Man

See Glen Powell in action as an assassin with a secret

"...Get your homemade popcorn ready: Netflix has announced the debut date and released the first trailer for Hit..."

Jan. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Blues on the Green Cancels 2024 Season, Citing Cost Hurdles

“Austin, please know that we wish it wasn’t so”

"...Blues on the Green, the long-running free concert series that populates Zilker..."

Jan. 18, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

A.L. West at a Bookstore, and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Stop by Stalefish’s album release or Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap

"...full band-ish set" from A.L. West, whose November album The Store issues like-minded acoustic warmth to locally launched act..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

New year, new adventures

"...Start 2024 well-caffeinated in Paint Rock on the way to the northwest...."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Week’s Big Weekend and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus back-to-back gigs from Cactus Lee, Runner and Bobby

"...Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Best New Year’s Eve Concerts Happening in Austin

Eleven live music options to ring in 2024, from Snail Mail to Gary Clark Jr.

"...with earnest love songs on her 2018 debut Lush, then bested it with 2021's streamlined, electronic-tinged Valentine. A recent..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Music Column by Carys Anderson

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