A Redhead, Pink Pony, and Kaleidoscope in This Weekend’s Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...Or Friday’s Mistress Dispeller, Elizabeth Lo’s documentary tracking a wild-sounding quadrangle: a husband, his mistress, his wife, and the..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...Max Fleischer. But while Disney looked to European fairy tales for inspiration, Fleischer was pure Americana with a subversive..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Art, Eggs, Kink, and Sleaze in This Weekend’s Art Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar consideration

"...ever as he regales and assails the audience with tales of his years in the cinematic trenches, transgressive truths..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...some kind of necromancer, since his jaunty and twisted tales of terror have been ripping through bestseller lists since..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...throwback layered upon deeper domestic lore. Her textiles tell tales of a West that could have been, with inspiration..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: For Queers By Queers Fest Recs and More

Mostly unofficial SXSW recos, local non-Fest fun, and Oscars complaints this week in Qmmunity

"...Epiphany, Simone Jewel Riviera, Vylette Ward, and Maxine LaQueene. Tales of the Stiletto Coast..."

March 7, 2025 Column by James Scott

A Mardi Gras Pre-Party, Improvised Intimacy, and More Recommended Events

Allow us to help sort your weekend out

"...in, Fat Tuesday, the last day to go hog wild before abstemious Lent descends – isn’t until March 4,..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Live Music Recommendations for the Week Ahead

Get to know your shows

"...set, with the Point closing the shindig behind the wild surf jazz and world rhythm fusions of last year’s..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Gladys Knight, Nick Shoulders, and More Crucial Concerts

Get out and get live this week

"...album, this year’s Darrell Scott-produced Critterland, reels in hard-time tales and outsider narratives as he seeks to forge a..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Jubilant Dance, MedFest, and More Weekend Recommendations

Find the right fit for your going-out vibe

"...Get an advance taste of the fall menu at wild-game-focused food truck Lo Salvaje, a collab of Dai Due’s..."

Sept. 27, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Viva México, Mooncakes, and Motorbikes in Our Recommended Events

Lots to celebrate this weekend

"...to reveal the darkness behind our most beloved fairy tales, but few did it better than Stephen Sondheim. The..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Theatre Review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

ZACH creates a tapestry of Sixties poppy fun in this jukebox musical

"...never saw Mamma Mia! on Broadway, but I heard tales of dancing in the aisles and wild sing-alongs. The..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Sweet sheep, Lonesome Dove peeks, and more to see around the state

"...Big deal sheep. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department maintains 11 free-range herds of desert bighorn sheep..."

Aug. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, June 14-20

"...appear through meditation, dreamwork, communing with myth and fairy tales, and spiritual practices. I foresee a wealth of numinous..."

June 14, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Wild Eyed and Wicked

Fantasy elements add new magic to trauma horror tropes

"...Fairytales are intended to give children weapons against the night...."

June 7, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Moby Dick McConaughey

People have been spinning tall tales about celebrities in Austin for years

"...People have been spinning tall tales about celebrities in Austin for years, but after a..."

May 17, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Art Openings, Ballet, and Books in Our Recommended Arts Events

Find some arts this week

"...If you love twisted fairy tales half as much as Ballet Austin’s Artistic Director Stephen..."

May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Soundscapes, Bat Books, and More Arts Events for the Week

Things to do when you're not staring at an interloping moon

"...an examination of collaboration, influence, politics, desire, and the wild energy of life behind the stage. Austin Playhouse’s production..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

Our guide to community events for the week

"...the question, what if a group of artists, performers, wild animals, and feral goblins came together to put on..."

March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Satanic Hispanics

Latino horror anthology hangs wild and loose in its pan-American chills

"...of the Traveler, a mysterious figure (Ramirez) recounting bizarre tales of the supernatural to two disbelieving cops, Detectives Arden..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Machine) Nathan Hale (Above the Trenches (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #12)) Louisa Hall (Reproduction) Aaron Hamburger (Hotel Cuba) Rachel..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 25-31

"...short adjustment period, but soon you will be running half-wild in a liberated zone where you won't have to..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Qmmunity: Prep for Pride

Everyone loves a girlie with a plan, so make one for Austin Pride with these suggestions

"...of queer stories from queer voices. The theme is "Tales of Pride." Wed., Aug. 9, 7-9pm. Captain Quackenbush's, 5330..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows

"...Blues on the Green w/ Devon Gilfillian, Wild ChildZilker Park, Tuesday 18 – Wednesday 19..."

July 14, 2023 Music Column by Doug Freeman

Qmmunity: More Pride, Less Prejudice

In a way, we're all gay Darcys looking for our gay Elizabeths in the thrush of Pride parties

"...Tales on the Trail: Intersectionality of LGBT & Black Identities..."

June 9, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride

Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events

"...Slay! Werk! Bewts! Lavender Thug's wild card drag show, where every week a new cast..."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 12-18

"...that spur you to explore previously unplumbed depths of wild tenderness. On a related theme, it's always a wise..."

May 12, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 5-11

"...Plath wrote, "I am learning how to compromise the wild dream ideals and the necessary realities without such screaming..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

To Catch a Killer

Formulaic killer-with-a-gun drama has the guts to defetishise firearms

"...Szifron, the innovative zany director of the Oscar-nominated anthology Wild Tales. An observant, energetic film about humanity’s worst instincts..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

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