Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

All of Texas' best fests, fairs, fandangos, and fiestas

"...April means it’s time for art made with sand, crazy cars parading, and other once-a-year events...."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Crucial Concerts to Enjoy as SXSW Wanes

Embrace the anarchy or wait for the masses to depart

"...Waterloo Records’ Last Day Parties..."

March 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe has lost its greatest heroes, but..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...South by Southwest will be kicking off its 2025 Film & TV Festival with The..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Recommended Events for This Week’s Cooling Temps

Fairies, succulents, and lowriders in this weekend’s suggested happenings

"...Queer Film Theory 101: Back to School..."

Aug. 30, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Gary Floyd, Scene-Defining Singer of Austin Punks the Dicks, Has Died

WATCH: An exclusive look at Arts+Labor’s in-progress Dicks doc

"...Gary Floyd, the multiformat artist who helped define the Austin punk scene..."

May 3, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Miss Manners once passed along an MP3 file to fellow KOOP..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...All roads lead to Austin come March 13-18. South by Southwest Music 2023 invites..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Acting With Character: Margo Martindale at the Texas Film Awards

At 71, the Texan is a bigger star than ever ... and just getting started

"...The Texas Film Awards can sometimes be about a body..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trusting Your Gut: Texas Film Awards Honoree Michael de Luca on a Life in Cinema

From New Line to Warners, the exec discusses his career

"...The only person surprised that Michael de Luca is being..."

March 2, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...They call it a lineup drop for a reason: South..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory

Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival

"...How does it feel? New Order leads the pack among 320 musical names announced in SXSW Music’s..."

Jan. 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Voxtrot: The (Re)start of Something

12 years after disbanding, the forerunners of modern indie-pop call on the "mystical, inexplicable force" that flowed through their Early Music

"...Voxtrot would like to revise their last will and testament, please. No, not that part..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Revving up for the fest, March 11–20, South by Southwest..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Harder They Fall

Jonathan Majors is a true star in this pretty but by-the-numbers Western

"...Directed by: Jeymes Samuel. Starring: Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Father’s Day Gift Guide

Hop on this crop of opps for top Pops shops

"...Say there, person-who-has-a-father!..."

June 9, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...It was the arrest that changed how people looked at the internet...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

"Deborah Roberts: I'm" at the Contemporary Austin

In Deborah Roberts' solo exhibition at the Contemporary Austin, we learn what it is to be seen and not seen

"...Look the girl in the eyes...."

Feb. 19, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Federico Archuleta Has More Murals to Make

The artist who made “‘Til Death Do Us Part” isn’t letting the pandemic stop him from making art

"...El Federico wasted no time making his feelings known about the pandemic. No sooner had..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Eastside Kings Festival..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Five Recent Graphic Novels You Shouldn’t Miss Out On

Book yourself some quality reading time AFK, why don’tcha?

"...Okay, not necessarily graphic novels, all of them – the first one’s more like an illustrated short..."

Sept. 4, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Texas-Set Drama Bull Gets in the Chute With Black Rodeo Riders

Austin-based director Annie Silverstein premieres her SXSW selected feature

"...Annie Silverstein had never sat on a bull before. Yet the..."

April 17, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2019 Award Finalists

Tarantino, Bong, Scorsese lead nominations

"...The Austin Film Critics Association has announced the finalists in..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Imagine watching the most compelling fireworks exploding right in front..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...1) The Souvenir..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound – Sex Bomb to Sister Ray: Recapping Levitation’s Second Downtown Go-Round

Scenes from Austin’s marquee independent music fest

"...Thursday, the first and coldest night of Levitation, carefully arranged myriad..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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