Qmmunity: Stop, Drop, and Shop

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

"...45 years of supporting marginalized authors and keeping this weird city weirder. Both bookstores have easy-to-navigate book order forms..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Red Ribbon Revelries

Local Austin health orgs celebrate World AIDS Day 35 with fun and educational events

"...ASHwell, the Austin Eagle, and Weird City Sisters ATX encourage y'all to slip into something..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows

"...a remixed, internationally informed good time have maintained a weekly go-to since 2013: Crashing In With King Louie. An..."

May 26, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...intersections, and obey traffic rules. Critical Mass – the monthly social phenomenon dating back to the Nineties in North..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Show Me Pizza Is in Your Internets, Streaming Your Food on Twitch

Up-and-coming pizzeria shares the beauty of food being made

"..."A lot of our weekly specials turned into permanent pizzas on the menu," notes..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Misery Business: The Cathartic and Unexpectedly Joyful Trend of Emo DJ Nights in Austin

Welcome to the Black Parade

"...of the speakers deep into the evening at the monthly Jimmy Eat Wednesday nights that have become an odd..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Faster Than Sound: Spoon Returns On Full Blast

Reigning local rockers' surprise show at Mohawk and more music news

"...Capturing the weird, woozy delight of the city's recent thrust into maskless..."

July 9, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse

New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?

"...meetings, and emailed Alamo Family updates, which started off weekly, then went biweekly, monthly, and then finally stopped altogether...."

July 2, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Table Ed Ward Built

Pioneering music journalist (1948-2021) wrote rock & roll history

"...review editor for Jann Wenner’s new rock & counterculture weekly, Rolling Stone. Hired at the suggestion of the position’s..."

May 5, 2021 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Pueblo Viejo's New Location, Bishop Cidercade's Austin Debut, Pinballz Japanese Whiskey, and More

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

"...Here’s your weekly Food News Buffet, culled from numerous PR releases, official..."

Sept. 2, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re playing

"...experience, "It felt for a moment like Austin again: weird, makeshift, and communal."..."

May 15, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor of Texas Monthly. Further bolstering his credentials as the foremost expert on..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Rebooting Kitchen Culture With a Novel Concept: Sober Living

Food industry support groups encourage healthier lifestyles for restaurant workers

"...Earlier this year, he started Comedor Run Club, a weekly running group steadily drawing more industry participants. Resources normally..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

A Local Pick for Free Comic Book Day

Creators of Punchline offer a super-powered narrative

"...around watching HBO instead of battling to defeat the weekly horde of deadlines and all those relentless PR attacks?..."

May 1, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Austin Classical Music

The virtuosi who know the score and make beautiful music happen here

"...bat sounds or the one with zombie trombonists. But weird as that may sound, the works are fascinating and..."

April 26, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gay Place

Take a moment to enjoy Austin before SXSW barrels into town

"...you stay. And don't forget: Coco Coquette hosts their monthly makeup class for transwomen, nonbinary folks, and others looking..."

March 2, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Chris Cubas: King for a Month

How comedian Chris Cubas talked his way into being one of the wealthiest people in Austin – temporarily

"...Loves Movies and Gilmore Guys. He also produces two weekly podcasts (Canceled, about one-season TV shows, and Wigsnatchers with..."

Oct. 21, 2016 Arts Feature by Carina Magyar

Gross In

Is any writer in Austin as revolting and entertaining as Andrew Hilbert?

"...addition to turning out novels, he has since opened Weekly Weird Monthly, where he's published writers such as Sam..."

April 22, 2016 Arts Feature by François Pointeau

Gay Place: I'm Not Gonna Miss You

Gay Place bids you adieu

"...GAG Poo Poo Platter presents a new monthly drag contest (Get-a-Gig) if you can choke it down...."

Jan. 15, 2016 Column by Kate X Messer

Playback: Holy Mountain Closing Oct. 1

Holy Mountain falls prey to skyrocketing rents Downtown

"...were confronted with a 45% rent increase, putting their monthly bill at $8,000 plus "triple net" fees – taxes,..."

June 26, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Strong and Talented and Young

Austin's Raw Paw collective inhales life, exhales art

"...And Davis, whose video for Milezo premiered on Entertainment Weekly's website last month, was bassist and singer with that..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: FEARBOMB!

Don't fear the creepers: That's just the Weird City Sisters

"...The twisted sisters of perpetual weird are raising dough and Cain for QueerBomb! this Friday...."

Oct. 24, 2014 Column

Gay Place: SEASONAL GAYFECTIVE DISORDER

On our gaydar for our pre-holiday ho-ho's

"...Drawer Thrift. Join hostess Ursula, Tough Titty, and the Weird City Sisters, all to benefit Project Transitions. Fri., Dec...."

Dec. 7, 2012 Column by Kate X Messer

Any Given Wednesday

One man, 10 years, some seriously sublime weirdness

"...its embrace of the good, the bad, and the weird. You can thank Lars Nilsen in large part for..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Local Is as Local Does

Why area farmers want you to beware of faux local

"...the reputation as a city that values keeping it weird and supporting local businesses, but a group of area..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Everybody's Talking at You

Austin's reading series scene is booking good

"...to the pages of a literary anthology or an alt-weekly or some superlative pulp-fiction throwback...."

July 30, 2010 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jim Caruso's Cast Party

NYC cabaret star on what makes his Cast Party more than a night at a piano bar

"...night-club teeth singing in Dallas, has been hosting a weekly showcase where anyone can perform for seven years running,..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Green Events: Sept. 28-Oct. 3

"...Energy Handbook. Also, don't forget to break out your weird for Friday's Weirdest Commute Contest, and do check out..."

Sept. 27, 2007 Columns Post

All My Love

C-Side Records' family values

"...me," Gregory says later. "Afterward it feels like this weird dream that happened, but I'm left totally exhausted and..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Cult of Pitchfork

How former record-store clerks and obsessive music nerds turned a Web site into a hit machine

"...requisite messenger bag, sleeveless shirt, and neck bandana, a weird vortex appears, as if all the clichés have altered..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

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