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

"...new albums alongside rising songwriters like Wyatt Flores and Vincent Neil Emerson.   – Doug Freeman Decapitated..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze

Midnighter is an unpleasant nightmare of toxic masculinity

"...Director Annick Blanc and cinematographer Vincent Gonneville shoot much of the movie in extreme closeup...."

March 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Review: Spooktacular!

Rise and fun-fulfilled legacy of America's first haunted attraction

"...Spooky World may have claimed that it was the first major haunted..."

Sept. 24, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Gallery Shows to Beat the Summer Heat

Cool visions, cool on the skin

"...Hakeem Adewumi, Ebony Stewart, Faylita Hicks, Raie Crawford, and Vincent Johnson.Aug. 17-Oct. 21. Opening reception: Thu., Aug. 17, 6-8pmGeorge..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 16-22

"...GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Among her many jobs, my triple Gemini..."

June 16, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 9-15

"...GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "All the things I wanted to do..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Tedious sequel recycles that Golden Girls energy again

"...Don Johnson, Andy Garcia, Craig T. Nelson, Giancarlo Giannini, Vincent Riotta and Hugh Quarshie...."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 21-27

"...TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Satirical Taurus author Karl Kraus defined "sentimental irony"..."

April 21, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Linda Lindas, Momma, Caramelo Haze, JaRon Marshall, and more highlight our recommended shows

"...In May 2021, the Los Angeles Public Library released a video..."

Jan. 13, 2023 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...for the festival (running March 10-19), the biggest news may be the addition of the adaptation of the massively..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 16-22

"...believe you Fishes have a potent asset that you may not fully appreciate or call on enough. Your ability..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Slash/Back

Smart Canadian horror sets Indigenous teens against alien invaders

"...Innuksuk. Starring: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe and Nalajoss Ellsworth...."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Seven Lone Star-Launched Recommendations at Weekend Two of ACL Fest 2022

Seven Texas recommendations at ACL Fest Weekend Two

"...but they've got the track record – like a May opening slot for Bikini Kill – to prove it. –..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Music Feature by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: I Subscribed to the Austin-Based festivalPass and Felt Confused

Few discounts and few Austin options on new NFT-dabbling concert ticket marketplace

"...legislation in New York state. Founder and CEO Ed Vincent moved to Austin to develop festivalPass, attracting local investors..."

June 24, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Cine Las Americas Returns

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

"...takes, or that customers will accept a Moroccan worker. Maybe six days are not enough to make somebody change,..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, March 25-31

"...created." I realize that what I'm about to say may sound far-fetched, but I suspect you will have access..."

March 25, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Film Review: Slash/Back

Indigenous alien invasion horror-comedy is an icy blast

"...child Uki (Nalajoss Ellsworth) and the quiet Jesse (Alexis Vincent-Wolfe), the latter of whom spends her days pining after..."

March 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Cast List: Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Wolfe, Chelsea Prusky, Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concert Countdown: New Year’s Eve Edition

"...the "I Only Feel Alive When I'm Stoned" video. Vincent Antone and Branx join. – Rachel Rascoe SpoonACL Live at..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Column by Greg Stitt

Parquet Court’ing Catastrophe

Brooklyn Indie stalwarts bring divisive, funky new album to Austin

"...and lush – a sound recently plumed by St. Vincent for her 2021 left-turn Daddy’s Home)...."

Nov. 20, 2021 Music Post by Julian Towers

Ten Things That Defined ACL Fest's First Weekend

Abortion ban opposition, a weather delay, and the unforgettable performances

"...of “Tyrone” and “Bag Lady” to close the set may have been ACL’s most masterful display. Artists Making Us..."

Oct. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Tyler, the Creator Answers ACL’s Call

Hip-hop great delivers a solid, if anticlimactic, performance

"...two extra minutes due to Dallas guitar goddess St. Vincent leaving the T-Mobile Stage scorched in her wake across..."

Oct. 4, 2021 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...is under the dominion of Zol, enslaved warrior Van may hold the cure to a disease known as the..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton's tribute to Miles Davis

"...leading a buzzing Mohawk with jazz-influenced cuts off aquatic May LP Living in Darkness. Van Mary, emotive indie rock..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 27 - September 2

"...SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may have never heard of Sagittarian artist Baya Mahieddine (1931–98)...."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

Covid-Positive Abbott vs. ATX, an Abundance of Tiny Pies, Farmhouse at Roughhouse, Boozy Bunkhouse Bargains, and More Things Without the Word 'House' In Them

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

"...And the SPOILER ALERT is that the new vittles may be even better than their regular menu. Which is..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control

Love bites in Caleb Johnson's strange examination of relationships

"...they all lived happily ever after." That short phrase may be the most intriguing words in literature, and sometimes..."

April 9, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

As Crises Abound, AISD Plans for Fewer Teachers

Board considers dire financial projections, falling enrollment, charter competition, and a struggling special ed program

"...district to expand its outreach to these families, enrollment may never recover to pre-pandemic levels...."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners

Austin-linked films Blinders, Horton Foote win

"...Independent Feature. Over in the Dark Matters category, Blinders may have been shot in Los Angeles but is packed..."

Nov. 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Challenges of Going Back to School

Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant

"...is no future joy. There is just permanent closure. May the new superintendent and trustees right this wrong after..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature

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