Cody Johnson to Martina McBride, Two Step Inn Wrangles Country Music’s Range

Georgetown fest evades storms in its second year

"...This weekend’s second annual Two Step Inn was a tale of two Texas spring days. Saturday..."

April 22, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

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

Crosstalk: A SXSW Murder Plot, 23rd Street Mural Vandalism, and More Culture News

Willie Nelson helps touring artists, and a new burger joint takes over Contigo

"...court case. Following Notti’s intelligence, a SWAT team arrested the associates, including rapper Don “Dove Don” Bennett, in a..."

March 22, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events

Get out the vote and more this week

"...Thursday 15 - Sunday 18, the Vortex..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Briscoe’s Youthful Americana-Pop Gains Traction

Could this guitar-banjo-sax duo be on a Black Pumas trajectory?

"...Dave Matthews' voice bellows from the canyon valleys of Washington's Gorge..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Music Feature by Amber Williams

Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

Qmmunity advises on what local places are best for gay gift shopping this year

"...Gifts: I love them. Gifts are the ultimate excuse to shop all day..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Click here to jump straight to the brewery rankings...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

HAAM Day, Ron Carter, and Pecan Street Festival lead our recommended shows

"...There's no shortage of ways to support the Health Alliance..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Charlie Robison, Charismatic Texas Country Singer-Songwriter, Has Died at 59

Following 2018 retirement, Robison had returned to the stage this year

"...Charlie Robison, the artist behind such Texas staples as “My Hometown” and..."

Sept. 11, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Comfort Food Views, Inn Cahoots Debuts, Fresh Tequila Cues, Dosas On the Loose, and More as Our Long Hot Summer Continues

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...."

July 19, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jess Williamson, Ondara, Cherubs, Blushing, and more recommended shows

"...Jess Williamson last visited the Continental Club to see Dale Watson on her 30th..."

June 9, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Sudan Archives, Soccer Mommy, and Allah-Las to Headline the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show

Austin motor show becomes music fest with Resound partnership

"...The motorcycles-and-music festival, April 14-16, matches national headliners Sudan Archives,..."

March 23, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Thursday

Despite storms, we caught 03 Greedo, Sobs, Tangerine Dream, and more

"...Friday and KUTX’s planned Lady Bird Lake showcase inside the Convention Center, Thursday shifts kept coming...."

March 17, 2023 SXSW Post by Julian Towers

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

Crimes of Passion and Desperation in Love & Death

In HBO Max's Love & Death, director Lesli Linka Glatter and star Patrick Fugit revisit one of Texas' most infamous murders

"...she was a modern dancer and choreographer. She’d trotted the globe, spending time in London and Paris (“this is..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Jane Leo, a Sharon Jones tribute, a Genuine Joe fundraiser, and more recommended shows

"...Hotel Vegas, Sunday 12 (w/ Tele Novella, Carruthers & Roush)..."

Feb. 10, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

The Austin Songwriters Group Symposium Returns With Country Hitmakers

Including Russell Sutton, who got his start at the gathering

"...working a job at Dell and writing songs on the side. The Austin native had grown up around the..."

Jan. 7, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Crosstalk: Plains Brings Out Hoyt Van Tanner, DIA on Día Centers Live Music Funds, and Black Pumas' Eric Burton Teases His "Own Work"

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...of Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson, played Scoot Inn Tuesday on their maybe-only-one-time duo tour. After Asheville's MJ..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Big Jade & Krystall Poppin, Jacob Banks, Flipper, Spellling, and more notable non-ACL shows

"...Miss JayWalk hosts an all-women bill of Texas hip-hop innovators, co-headlined by Beaumont native Big Jade and El Paso..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Column by Derek Udensi

Indoor Queers Club: History’s No Mystery!

Qmmunity recommends readable & watchable media about queer history

"...Temperatures have come down a hair or two, but there’s never a bad time to sit back in your..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Restaurant Review: Hildee’s Texas Dine-Inn

Ryan Hildebrand’s Hill Country bistro has its ups and downs

"...adjacent to Blue Hole. One pandemic later, Hildee's Texas Dine-Inn opened its doors on March 31 of this year...."

Aug. 26, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Five Good Times at RTX

The best animation, podcasts, games, and cosplay at Rooster Teeth's annual gathering

"...has given episodic animation – Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, the original Star Wars: Clone Wars – but his hyperviolent,..."

July 1, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...about a re-tenanting. That doesn't mean running people off the street. The dance clubs, beer joints, and tattoo parlors..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

What We’re Listening to This Week

A. Sinclair, Quin NFN, Denis O’Donnell, Alexalone, and more sounds worth your time

"...mellow guitar strum and eerie, creaking wash subtly haunting the background, as if the songwriter's mind is always threatening..."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"..."It's got the vibe, and it's got the capacity. That's what matters."..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Camp Shakespeare Documentary Says We Will Meet, And There We May Rehearse

PBS film Take Pains. Be Perfect. puts UT's theatre program center stage

"...which serves as a Shakespearean sanctuary. A former stagecoach inn, its restoration was overseen by "First Lady of Texas"..."

April 8, 2022 Screens Feature by Ellen Daly

Buffalo Nichols: Beyond the Blues

Confronting harsh realities with hard truths, singer/guitarist offers an invitation to reset musical preconceptions

"...Buffalo Nichols takes the stage alone at the Scoot Inn and doesn't say..."

March 25, 2022 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

I’m Sorry, Ms. Jackson (But at Least You Are For Real?)

Paris Jackson comes off as a work-in-progress at SXSW

"...by Southwest showcasing artist Paris Jackson – daughter of the late Michael Jackson – stepped onstage 30 minutes late..."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Clara Wang

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Abhi the Nomad, Marina, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Nick Cave + Warren Ellis, Sam Pankey, the Austin Music Awards, and more

"...Abhi the Nomad..."

March 4, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...Welcome aboard. Every year, the Official Tall Ship of Texas must go through her..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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