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

"...and its vibrant present and future. Friday’s headliner, the award-winning Ghanaian Afropop superstar Stonebwoy, has been called the king..."

April 19, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

"...The downcard runs deep though, including Colbie Caillat, the War & Treaty, and William Beckmann (Saturday) plus William Clark..."

April 12, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Bob Dylan Puts an End to “Rough and Rowdy Ways” With Two Nights in Austin

Triumphant world tour concludes at ACL Live at the Moody

"...clearly heard her, as did everyone else in the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Within the space of..."

April 8, 2024 Music Post by Shawn Badgley

Elizabeth Morris: 100 Years of Memories in Austin

Of back porches, corrupt politicians, and fireworks at Zilker Park

"...her keeping up with the news in her comfortable room at Brookdale Senior Living in Round Rock, just about..."

April 5, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...the beach town to compete for juried and audience awards. The festival began in 1997 as a local event..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...elderly husband onto her back and romp around the room with him, “whenever she particularly wished to impress him..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Faye Webster, Swamp Dogg, and More Reviews From Friday of SXSW

Memorable performances to close out the week

"...their official showcases.” She continued: “We do not support war profiteers,” as applause finally swept the venue. "We are..."

March 16, 2024 Music Post by Julian Towers

Scenes from SXSW, March 13-14

"...Kyra at Velveeta Room on Wednesday..."

March 15, 2024 Photo Gallery

Experts at SXSW Debate if AI Will Save Us ... or Destroy Us

Scads of panels ponder a rosy or bleak future

"...intelligence,” Geoffrey Hinton, left his job at Google to warn the world that the technology he is partly responsible..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Luv Doc: Smells Like Gold Bond

Wear something extra sexy ... with a plunging neckline

"...walk bravely amongst the youth and make things super awkward. Fuck it. Wear something extra sexy ... with a..."

March 8, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Falling for The Fall Guy and the Joy of Practical Stunts

Powerhouse moviemaking couple David Leitch and Kelly McCormick team up with Ryan Gosling

"...and landed in a street that didn’t have enough room for it.”..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Broadway in Austin Announces 2024-25 Season

Corn, kindness, and the boy who never grew up come to the Bass

"...York with a Tony win and two Drama Desk Awards in its luggage. Peter Pan Dec. 10–15..."

March 5, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Selena Gomez, Conan O’Brien, Sydney Sweeney Top SXSW’s Sixth Featured Speakers Announcement

Danny Brown, Nick Kroll, and Kirsten Dunst also announced

"...a conversation between the cast and crew of Civil War, Alex Garland’s latest film, which premieres at SXSW Film...."

Feb. 27, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

UT Students Sanctioned for Conduct During Pro-Palestinian Protest

They delivered a list of demands to the dean of the school of social work

"...who sent their class a message about the Israel-Hamas war. That message expressed disappointment with the university’s silence and..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Post by Madeline Duncan

Cassette Roulette, Some Bitchcraft, and More Arts Events

Get arty this week with our recommended happenings

"...of “Unstill Life,” wherein 14 dancers take over six rooms in that house, with each room embodying a specific..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Paper Cuts

New Austin music picks from francene rouelle, variety

"...director Janelle Abad, No Desire puts their saddest foot forward with debut single "Try Aging." "Bury yourself in the..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...as harsh as you could on juveniles, with the ‘war on drugs’ and the ‘superpredators’ type of language.”..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Freud's Last Session

Fictional meeting between Freud and CS Lewis makes no breakthrough

"...Poland just two days before, and a new world war has begun in a Europe still in shellshock from..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...romantic reunion of Ben Santhanaraj and Suzanne Hopper is thwarted when Suzanne's boss asks her to work during their..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Most Popular Screens Stories of 2023

Rooster Teeth still rules the roost, even in the strike year

"...popularized art for the masses and the walls of post-war suburban homes, but there was a lot more to..."

Dec. 20, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...The last cone standing. In the mid-1900s there were..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Black Pumas’ Eric Burton Bets on Himself

After an abrupt break, Chronicles of a Diamond completely reinvents the band dynamic

"...lullaby-like "Angel" emerged while playing guitar in the laundry room of the apartment building his extended family shared in..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The First-Ever Austin Women in Jazz Festival and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Plus visiting acts from Burna Boy to Mike Dimes and Dro Kenji

"...to Chron Events. Austin Women in Jazz Festival Elephant Room, Friday 17 Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, Saturday 18..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Church, yeule, Codeine, and More Highlights From Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

Standout sets from the multi-venue Austin festival’s opening dates

"...musical chameleon instead devoted her set to seven high-energy, pop-forward unreleased tracks, which oscillated between industrial experimentation and club-ready..."

Oct. 28, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Inspector Sun

Fun-filled animated comedy brings back whodunnits for kids

"...Chan, is tough once you realize it's Swedish actor Warner Oland in yellowface...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: The Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells

There’s something in the water: The Baker Hotel rises again

"...two flights of stairs to the once famous Cloud Room or “Ballroom in the Sky,” as Rawlings called it...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...of high-alcohol and high-caloric beers, the redundancy of identical taproom experiences, the maturing embarrassment of having stood in line..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...history of the King Ranch. After working as a war correspondent for LIFE magazine, he painted The Two-Thousand-Yard Stare..."

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

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

"...as if searching for the elephantine resonance in the room. Valencia's bass shakes. Life inside a vintage stereo speaker..."

Sept. 29, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Packed Room at Trib Fest Hears Warnings on Christian Nationalism

The endless struggle continues

"...the dominant voice in the Republican Party. “These culture wars that started off as morality turned into political action,”..."

Sept. 25, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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