Jump On It Organizer NOOK Turner’s 30-Year Fight to Preserve Eastside Black Culture

Rapper / promoter / activist goes long on his annual “Black Culture 360” event

"...when relatives visited him to keep them around as long as possible. When he was an 8-year-old, he loosely..."

May 30, 2025 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Educators Hate It, So Why Is Texas Keeping the STAAR Test Alive?

Behind efforts to eliminate the state test that stresses kids out and shuts schools down

"...'Pablo, you’re going to have to sit for much longer than this next year to do the actual STAAR.’..."

May 23, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

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

"...Birdiest Festival in America It’s peak bird migration season along the coast and Corpus Christi takes advantage of one..."

April 3, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

MAGA Moms and the Republican Resistance to School Vouchers

Make education public again

"...to make friends, find academic success, and develop a lifelong love of learning.”..."

March 21, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Pop, Metal, Jazz, and Some Unclassifiable Crucial Concerts

Your guide to the week in live sound

"...Friday 21 & Saturday 22, the Long Center..."

March 21, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Benson Boone, La Sécurité, Ken Pomeroy, and More Reviews From Tuesday of SXSW

Plus: Lars Ulrich pumps up new Apple Vision Pro experience

"...between the heavens and the embers.” The audience sang along through real sobs. If Boone is Rolling Stone’s future..."

March 12, 2025 Music Post by Carys Anderson

35 Recommended SXSW Music Acts

From rock to new age to Irish traditional, these are the incoming artists to see

"...POP THAT – featuring fellow ATL favorite Latto, Luh Tyler, Cash Cobain, and KARRAHBOOO – and guested on songs..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

No Badge Necessary at These Live Music Recommendations

Crucial concerts for the week ahead

"...are pedal steel king Zack Wiggs, Jake Ames and Tyler Jordan of Good Looks (playing separate solo sets), Big..."

March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

March out there and celebrate spring

"...make a lot of sense. Most wildflowers won’t last long in a vase, and they need to go to..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Review: Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera

One Ounce Opera’s micro-opera showcase invigorates

"...Is opera intimidating? A typically hours-long evening at a buttoned-up concert hall is a commitment,..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

"...Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Captain America: Brave New World

A rampaging demagogue in the Oval Office? Who would've dreamed?

"...Nelson, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly and Liv Tyler...."

Feb. 14, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

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

"...An old friend to the festival from films like Long Shot, Good Boys, and The Disaster Artist, Rogen stars..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Punk, Noise, and Dolly in This Week’s Crucial Concerts

Shows to see this weekend and beyond

"...starring turn on Broadway’s Hadestown.   – Abby Johnston Tyler Halverson..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Little Women, Big Games, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Get in the spirit with these arts and cultural happenings

"...Note: We Are Blood also offers a free branded long-sleeve shirt and Alamo Drafthouse movie ticket to all donors..."

Dec. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas Republicans Unite Behind Vouchers

But now they have to write the bill

"...said. “The time for school choice in Texas is long overdue.”..."

Nov. 15, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Chappell Roan Says ACL Performance Is Her Last of the Year, and More Surprises From Weekend Two

The heat lingered at sets from Vince Staples, Dua Lipa, Jeezy, and more

"...weekend at 1:15pm, Australia’s Bob Dylan strummed an acoustic alongside his electric-guitar-wielding nephew Dan Kelly on the enormous Amex..."

Oct. 14, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Parker Woodland, Good Looks, and More Crucial Concerts

Album releases, artist departures, and more recommended shows

"...canon on 2022’s Bummer Year, an earnest display of Tyler Jordan’s twangy, candid lyrics and Jake Ames’ bright electric..."

June 7, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Hiromi Uehara, Caroline Rose, and Fests Galore in Our Crucial Concerts

Choose your fest: Psych, Death, or Blues

"...by Mohawk’s two-day, 18-act death metal decanting. San Jose longhairs Mortuous and Pennsylvania sledgehammers Outerheaven top Friday, and Ontario..."

April 26, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Stick Around, Say Damn: Inside the Cactus Cafe’s Tuesday Open Mic

Songwriters connect under Jake Farr’s ground rules

"...testing solo material under the stage name Dave Endlessly, alongside playing in the Juniper Berries...."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Dina Barrish

Only God Was Above Us at Vampire Weekend’s Eclipse Show

The “Cocaine Cowboys” celebrated new album at high noon

"...glasses, sold event-specific T-shirts, and walked onstage to Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Founding drummer Chris Tomson..."

April 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: South by South Protest

Official fest flooded with grassroots organizing and anti-SX showcases

"...Buffalo Nichols, and the Stacks – Good Looks singer Tyler Jordan announced the band’s decision live on Spectrum News..."

March 22, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Kermit the Frog, Tyler Childers Play Willie’s Luck Reunion

Annual fest still seamlessly threads contemporary country

"...ever been, and capped another impressive edition of the day-long festival held on Nelson’s Spicewood ranch...."

March 15, 2024 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Election Day, STEM Day, Amplify Austin Day, and More Days to Remember This Week

Our guide to community events for the week

"...Friday 1, Long Center..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...McMurry, Ryan Olson, Ben Wu Legendary musician Swamp Dogg, alongside housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, have transformed their home..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

It's a Wonderful Knife

Exactly the It's a Wonderful Life horror spoof the title implies

"...Directed by: Tyler MacIntyre. Starring: Jane Widdop, Justin Long, Joel McHale, Aiden..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Clowning Around

Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about "a clown idiot" to Crashbox

"...student and "embarrassment artist" Andie Flores' reprise of her hourlong stage show To Get There... You Must Undergo... A..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Column by James Scott

Evo Entertainment Acquires Violet Crown Cinemas

Firm to be renamed Elevate Entertainment Group

"...and the Times Square Grand Slam entertainment complex in Tyler. The firm also plans to open another four locations,..."

Oct. 23, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...less impressive here than it will be in a long swath across Texas to the south and west of..."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Jenna & the Whale

Biblically inspired world premiere is a minor miracle

"...space with a young man named Jonah (Matthew Vo). Long story short, it is Jenna and her small circle..."

Aug. 22, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

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