The Good Cook List

Virginia B. Wood explains why "the best food in the world is cooked with love and is a joyous gift for the cook as well as the guest."

"...until I was an adult, I grew up with the notion that all really good cooks were capable of..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs

"...The Cactus Blossoms..."

April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Full Moon Lights Up Luck Reunion

Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, surprise guests usher in an eclipse

"...By the time Willie Nelson took the stage under the full..."

March 14, 2025 Music Post by Kyra Bruce

Camaraderie, Collaboration, and Sonic Time Travel Stuffed the 2024-2025 Austin Music Awards

Stacked Antone’s jam piled on the sounds of the city

"...In an age when the history of music streams for pennies and its soundtrack..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Album Review: Hayes & the Heathens

Hayes Carll and the Band of Heathens capture Southern-fried synergy

"...During the pandemic, the Band of Heathens kept their creative connection..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Film Festival: The Horror and Hilarity of HOAs in Subtopia

Luis Caffesse and Clifford Wildman bring friendship to the screen

"...What’s the most special gift you ever gave a best friend?..."

Oct. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sam and Max Eggers Open the Door to The Front Room

Looney Tunes meets Baby Jane in psychodrama

"...Any dream home can become a nightmare with the wrong guest. That's the twisted moral of The Front..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

An Art, a Craft, a Movie, and More Events for the Weekdays

Don't let the workweek get you down

"...Monday 22, VORTEX Theatre..."

July 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Off Beat: Hole in the Wall Celebrates 50 Years of Being an Austin Music Incubator

The Drag’s final girl plots a monthlong golden anniversary celebration

"...Townes Van Zandt drank there. Spoon got their start there. Hell, Courtney Love (allegedly)..."

June 7, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

The Week in Recommended Live Music

Narrow Head, Pussy Gillette, the Nude Party, and even some innuendo-less acts to see

"...João Gilberto or Natalia Lafourcade. Real name Nicolás Perea, the Mexico City-born artist most recently released March soother “Vente..."

May 3, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Neko Case, the Urban Cultural Fest, and More Crucial Concerts

Live sounds for the week ahead

"...After Chelsea Cutler’s headline, keep the feelings-fueled melodies going with Austin act Madison Baker’s indoor..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Strip Club: Lake Creek Festival Shopping Center

Sampling noodles, shoes, salsa, and silencers at the Northwest Austin strip mall

"...Welcome to “The Strip Club,” an ongoing series highlighting Austin’s destination strip..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...living, seething, bouncing bridge between pioneering local post-punks of the Eighties (Scratch Acid and Butthole Surfers) and their contemporary..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Qmmunity: The RuPaul Express

Join the Ru-volution in Austin at one of our local Drag Race watch parties

"...a brand-new lineup of queens vying for Ru-proval. Missed the first train? Not to worry. Watch parties for this..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Homoscopes for the Holidays

Find the queer New Year’s event that’s best for your sign

"...Oh, boy: 2023 has one foot out the door, and 2024 is already knocking. If you're like..."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column

Birdie’s Is Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year, Aviator Is Offering Free Pizza, El Alma’s Getting a Second Location, Radio Coffee & Beer Is Giving Away Topo Chico Mocktails, There’s Meewes News at Kitty Cohen’s, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Sept. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Restaurant Weeks, Texas French Bread’s Secret Garden, Hyde Park Bar & Grill’s Partial Departure, MASS Gallery’s New Food Trailer, the Diner Bar’s Austin Family Kitchen, and More, More, More…

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Aug. 30, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin

How the music festival co-founders keep up the mystique June 15-18

"...Oblivion Access is getting older, but the 15 years that separate fest founders and co-bookers Dusty..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride

Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events

"...triumph in equal measures. Miss one particular piece and the big gay picture becomes distorted. Pride Month asks us..."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

Owen Wilson and the Joy of Paint

The star of the new wry comedy on the inner and outer life of Burlington’s No. 1 art show host

"...It starts with the hair...."

April 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kate the Chemist Says, "Anybody Can Be a Scientist"

Kate the Chemist is on a mission to take over the world

"...Kate Biberdorf, or as she’s more commonly known, Kate the Chemist, has been working diligently for years to break..."

March 10, 2023 Features Feature by Kat McNevins

When You Get to the Forest Gets to the Drafthouse

Animator Eric Power brings his new, mythical feature back home

"...Eric Power's films are known for their violence. The Austin cut-paper animator's debut, Path of Blood,..."

Feb. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Point, Ben Buck, and some holiday options highlight this week's recommended shows

"...The Point Free Show..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Car Crash Cools the Soft Opening of Kelly’s Irish Pub

Everyone was fine, and not a drop was spilled

"...as a 100% freak accident, a Tesla crashed into the brand-new Kelly’s Irish Pub on West Oltorf on Saturday,..."

Dec. 13, 2022 Food Post by A. Richmond

As Both Writer and Editor, David Levithan Is at the Heart of the Explosion of Queer YA Literature

Young stories, queer voices at the Texas Book Festival

"...Young adult literature has exploded over the past few years as a genre as diverse as..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Most Memorable Moments of Saturday’s ACL Fest Weekend Two

Lido Pimienta, Habibi, and Princess Nokia’s Kirby squirt gun

"...On the second Saturday anchored by an aerial P!nk and wing-wearing..."

Oct. 16, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: The 13th Floor Moves to Red River, Taking Over the Green Jay Space

The former Beerland building continues to evolve, and more music news

"...The longtime music space at 711 Red River, formerly Beerland..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The 13th Floor Moves to 711 Red River, formerly Beerland and the Green Jay

Small Eastside rock & roll bar debuts as downtown music venue, Sept. 3

"...The longtime music space at 711 Red River Street, formerly..."

Aug. 29, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Faster Than Sound: BabiBoi's Spitfire Soundtrack for the Club and Beyond

Ballroom rapper joins the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce's Pride in Local Music next Saturday, and more music news

"...The spitfire, highly danceable musicality of BabiBoi developed alongside their..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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