Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...prefer your makeup of the corpse-paint variety, check out death metal storytime. Plus, if you feel like evoking that..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Judge Recommends Melissa Lucio’s Death Sentence Be Overturned

Agreement between judge, D.A., defense supports her innocence

"...A South Texas judge is recommending that the death sentence of Melissa Lucio, convicted in 2008 of murdering..."

April 16, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

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

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

"...find who’s the biggest perv in ATX. Under the watchful eye of host Ava Smartt, these comedians must delve..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Review: Stephen Mills’ POE / A Tale of Madness Is Pitch Perfect

Ballet Austin brings the master of the macabre to life (before killing him again)

"...he struggles in the clutches of his real-life mysterious death...."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

SXSW Film & TV Festival Announces Jury & Special Awards

Bob Trevino Likes It, Grand Theft Hamlet win top prizes

"...her talent as a standout filmmaker. We're excited to watch her rise as a dynamic up-and-coming director.”..."

March 14, 2024 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Opinion: We Need a Ceasefire Now

Anti-Palestinian violence is not “on the other side of the globe.” It’s here in Austin, too.

"...missing or trapped under the rubble. Every day, we watch as Israel flagrantly violates the Jan. 26 International Court..."

March 8, 2024 Column by Sophia Schlesinger

New Evidence Suggests Ivan Cantu’s Innocence, But Will Anyone Stop His Execution?

85,000 petitioners and celebrities are behind him

"...Helen Prejean is trying to keep Texas from killing death row inmate Ivan Cantu. Prejean, the famed death penalty..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Perfect Days

A toilet cleaner in Tokyo quietly goes about his days in this stirring Oscar nominated picture

"...wakes him, he doesn’t require an alarm clock. We watch Hirayama go through his regular routine: tending to his..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...guitar tandem Tainá Bergamaschi and Jéssica di Falchi, and watch the firestorm spread. Local metalcore proggers Shadow Ministry support..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Plethora of Riches: How Richard Samuel Turned an Art Gallery Into a Community Center

RichesArt launches annual Black History Month exhibit with new philanthropic initiative

"...lightbulb went off in my head as a kid, watching this guy create this art,” he recalls. “And I’ve..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

Megan McGinnis is Full of Life in Beetlejuice, the Show About Death

The Broadway star on the magic of bringing a movie to the stage

"...Beetlejuice kid. “It was a movie I used to watch with my mom over and over again,” she said,..."

Feb. 6, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Darkwave Pioneer Sky Hutchens, aka DJ Scorpio, Has Died

Hutchens hosted monthly Cheer Up Charlies Nite School parties

"...12pm: In a social media post announcing Sky Hutchens’ death, the DJ’s longtime partner Victoria Renard wrote that Austin..."

Jan. 29, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Fugitive Dreams Rides the Rails to Your Screen

Jason Neulander's American fable is available on VOD now

"...ride the rails across a mythical heartland, contending with death, violence, and the overwhelming weight of hope...."

Jan. 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Resolve

No one is satisfied with just being better

"...might ascend to the presidency due to the timely death of the current marginally palatable president. Or maybe at..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Texas Abortion Advocates Sue for Reproductive Rights

Manning new battle lines in the fight for legal abortion

"...a baby with no chance of survival, only to watch the infant suffocate to death...."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...of Ukraine is essential viewing – and you can watch it for free on PBS Frontline's YouTube channel right..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Death Watch: As Execution Falls Out of Favor Nationwide, Texas Accelerates

State continues to execute priests and the intellectually disabled

"...reports that a majority of Americans now believe the death penalty is unfair. The finding is part of the..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Very Merry List of Junk to Gift to News Junkies

For loved ones in the good fight and those you’ve yet to indoctrinate

"...better than its makers do: "Add Hot Water and Watch Your Civil Liberties Disappear Before Yours Eyes." – Brant Bingamon..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by the News Team

Women Fight for Abortion Access at Texas Supreme Court

What exactly does “life-threatening” mean?

"...A group of women whose lives were endangered by..."

Nov. 29, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Texas Planning to Execute Men in Its Faith-Based Program

Saving souls, destroying bodies

"...Since late 2021, Texas has been working to rehabilitate death row inmates through a new project known as the..."

Nov. 8, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch: Execution Stalled for Death Row Inmate Turned Preacher

Will Speer's life will continue ... for the moment

"...The life and ministry of death row inmate Will Speer will continue, for the moment...."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Qmmunity: Rain on Me

A new era at the classic Fourth Street bar starts with Show Director Basüra

"...Impulse Purchase's Glampire Twink Death Ring in Impulse Purchase's 30th b-day with a fantastic..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by James Scott

Sudan Archives, Ben Kweller, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

Texans Angel White, Blakchyl stood out under an annular eclipse

"...“We’re all smart here.” Clearly – they chose to watch an artist with just four songs on Spotify, and..."

Oct. 15, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Death Row Inmate Preaches to Prisoners Daily. Now the State Plans to Kill Him.

Saving body and soul

"...smiling, too. They are doing something Speer, as a death row prisoner, has not been allowed to do in..."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The New Democratic Fight for the Future in Texas, USA

Documentarian Andrew Morgan on the ground in the 2022 election

"...and effective organizers, such as Anthony Graves, an exonerated death row inmate working to reform the state's criminal justice..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Screens Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas to End Execution Hiatus on World Day Against the Death Penalty

After execution-free summer, death scheduled Oct. 10

"...one of the quietest in the history of Texas' death row. No prisoners have been executed since March. But..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...on a self-aggrandizing musical that teachers were forced to watch...."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature

Fantastic Fest Review: V/H/S/85

Found footage anthology finds a future by pushing the rules

"...of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake with "God of Death," a recovered broadcast from a TV station. It relishes..."

Sept. 27, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton

Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?

"...Patrick loyalists – presumed they were signing their professional “death warrant.” He and Maxwell would indeed end up among..."

Sept. 18, 2023 News Post by Michael King

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

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...(We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America) Alex Aster (Nightbane) Ben..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

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