Qmmunity: Net Nostalgia

Editor James reflects on what being on the computer used to mean

"...eatery Lynny’s screens 1976 doc Chulas Fronteras by Les Blank while serving pre-ordered platters of tamales, enchilada pie, popcorn..."

May 23, 2025 Column by James Scott

Affordable Art Fair Austin's Mission to Make Art Less Scary

Director Cori Teague looks to year two of educating new collectors

"...Austin became a stop and a contributor to the..."

May 14, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Lucy Dacus, a Gary Floyd Retrospective, an EXTC, and More Crucial Concerts

Sounds all over town and all over the musical spectrum

"...of the night it deserves.   – Richard Whittaker Blank Hellscape..."

May 9, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Blank Hellscape Crafts Five Years of Intricate Demos Into Hell 2

Your favorite local band’s favorite local band emerges with sophomore album

"...with Max Deems and Andrew Nogay, his bandmates in Blank Hellscape. The multi-instrumentalist is on a brief four-day break..."

April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

Trauma From the Past, Trauma From the Skies in Descendent

Peter Cilella on the myth of control in his SXSW sci fi domestic drama

"...Descendent Midnighter, World Premiere..."

March 10, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: Good Boy

It's pet vs. poltergeist in ghost story with a twist

"...all pet owners: the way an empty corner or blank wall can grab your furry friend’s attention. The mind..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Alejandra Martinez

SXSW Film Review: Fantasy Life

The most Gen X movie in years stars a millennial and Amanda Peet

"...is well-known: Slacker, Singles, the Before trilogy, Grosse Pointe Blank, and so on. SXSW Narrative Competition feature Fantasy Life..."

March 9, 2025 SXSW Post by Joe Gross

Visual Arts Review: Juan Cisneros’ “Tethered Ashes”

Physical and sound-based pieces offer a visceral sensory sensation in Co-Lab exhibit

"...multimedia tour de force, 48 Gestures. That work features blank printed guitar tabs, presented in a grid of six..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

The Mystery Behind the Eyes of Parthenope

How Kierkegaard influenced director Paolo Sorrentino's new film

"...from adolescence to maturity sees her transformed from a blank slate onto which others – mostly men – project..."

Feb. 20, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Modernform, Chat Pile, and More Crucial Concerts

Metal, punk, Mary J, and more worth seeing

"...straight to tape. Joining them are the darkwave-techno-noise of Blank Hellscape, the punky charm of Grocery Bag, and the..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Gus Baldwin, the Sketch, and a New Era of Old School

Genre-agnostic quartet debuts with classic rock energy and brassy punk politics

"...Serendipitously, the vocalist sports a Planet Hollywood sweatshirt as..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Feature by Kyra Bruce

Rooster Teeth Is Back!

Online pioneers relaunch with Burnie Burns back at the helm

"...However, that doesn't mean there's a completely blank slate over at Roosterteeth.com. The purchase included all social..."

Feb. 5, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fusebox Facts, Sullivan’s Travels, and More Recommended Events

Some recommendations for the week ahead

"...the mind and spirit.   – Cat McCarrey Les Blank Night..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Chronic: Finding Balance at Bullfrog Botanicals

Paul Oveisi opens a connoisseur-quality cannabis dispensary inside his Cosmic garden

"...On one end of the beer garden, there’s a..."

Jan. 24, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Trans Rights, Comedy Nights, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Arts and culture to keep you entertained

"...What is a still life but a metaphorical blank canvas on which to paint the objects that make..."

Jan. 17, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Week 2025

"...The Blank Tapes at Hotel Vegas on January 2, 2024..."

Jan. 6, 2025 Photo Gallery

Dungeons & Dragons, Trivia, Comics, and More Recommended Events

It's a new year! Why not try some new things?

"...up with a mystery movie hosted by cartoonist Rory Blank. Known widely as this year’s Best of Austin Cartoonist/Comic..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Waterloo Records Owner John Kunz Saves His 42-Year-Old Baby – By Selling It

With new partners in tow, the pioneering record store moves up Lamar

"...in a way people understand,” he offers when asked point-blank. “People like opportunity. They like cool things and being..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A Free Show, Holiday Hootenanny, and More Crucial Concerts

Gary Clark Jr., Geto Gala, Robert Earl Keen, and more recommended shows

"...in their early Nineties classics like Nowhere and Going Blank Again. Expect a set bridging Ride past and present,..."

Dec. 13, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Big Freedia, Eurovision Contestant Aiko, and the Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn Are Coming to SXSW 2025

The music festival lineup just got bigger

"...TN) Jopy (Brighton UK-ENGLAND) JOSEON (Los Angeles CA) Judy Blank (Utrecht NETHERLANDS) Karl Benjamin (London UK-ENGLAND) Ken Pomeroy (Tulsa..."

Dec. 11, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Living La Vida Lucas With The George Lucas Talk Show

Connor Ratliff and Patrick Cotnoir get into the Lucas lore

"...his Toydarian companion, The Phantom Menace’s Watto (played by Blank Check co-host Griffin Newman) and the show’s producer Patrick..."

Dec. 4, 2024 Screens Post by James Scott

Emilia Perez

A drug cartel boss transitions in ambitious operetta

"...hard to go into movies these days as a blank slate. Long before they hit the screen, films like..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

ACL Preview: Hermanos Gutiérrez Have Left Earth’s Atmosphere

Brother act reflects on mystical new album Sonido Cósmico

"...I would probably make them watch one of Les Blank’s documentaries, such as The Blues According to Lightnin’ Hopkins”..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

A T-Rex, Trivia, and Twilight, in This Week’s Recommended Events

Take those long arms and find a weekday happening

"...turned into an aerial show? Yeah, I’m drawing a blank, too. Inspired by Showgirls, the “erotic drama” that ruined..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Seeking Mavis Beacon

Doc searches for the face of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

"...tech and academic jargon to come, and writes a blank check of sorts (co-signed with a quick cut to..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ghost Funk, Fast Devo, an Elliott Smith Tribute, and More Crucial Concerts

Plan your week in live music with a little help

"...papier-mâché insects in the mosh pit. Sonic brain surgeons Blank Hellscape and glacial drone artiste’s Water Damage open.  ..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

DIY Dance Venue Club Eternal Announces “Indefinite Hiatus”

Events wrap Friday at 207 W. Fourth

"...Fourth Street after-hours dance venue Club Eternal will take..."

July 31, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

The Austin Chronicle Heats Up Opening Night of Hot Summer Nights

R&B and hip-hop take the Empire Garage stage

"...Come out and get sweaty with us at Empire..."

July 17, 2024 Music Post by Cy White

Album Review: Kydd Jones, Saints in St. Johns

Austin’s own releases his anticipated freestyle follow-up

"...Save for a freestyle over Playboi Carti’s “2024” instrumental..."

July 17, 2024 Music Post by Derek Udensi

Thelma

A nonagenarian seeks revenge after being scammed

"...common with The Straight Story than it does Point Blank. This is a film about what it’s like to..."

June 21, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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