Scream, Dawson's Creek Creator Kevin Williamson Comes to ATX TV Festival
Plus fest gets into the enigma of great casting with new panels
"...Why have one legendary showrunner at your festival when..."
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May 13, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Enough Already
"...already has a great reputation, great restaurants, expensive hotels, festivals. Enough already. Build an upper deck or widen what..."
May 5, 2025 Postmarks
Arts Groups Lose Promised Grant Money in Friday Night NEA Massacre
Leading Austin cultural institutions face slashed finances
"...life: from community theaters to public murals, from music festivals to educational programs for youth. The NEA provides funding..."
May 5, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker
Field Guide Festival Returns With Huge Portions and Huge Passion
Food fest celebrates local chefs and farmers
"...Austin’s love of both food and festivals is well-established and well-documented, so food fests tend to..."
April 30, 2025 Food Post by Taylor Tobin
Getting Weird on the Back Nine With Austin Comedy The Salamander King
Director Austin Nichols takes his ATX golf comedy to Dallas
"...thought I’d make some dark, crazy, weird drama for festivals,” he said, “but this was the one that happened..."
April 24, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Psych, Blues, and Conjunto Festivals Headline Our Crucial Concerts
This week's recommended live offerings
April 25, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson
Jokers, Murders, and Walpurgisnacht in This Week’s Recommended Events
Arts and culture events to populate your weekdays
"...Walpurgisnacht is also linked with the pagan May Day festivals of Northern Europe, which all involved bonfire lighting as..."
April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott
Antone’s Nightclub Celebrates 50 Years at 2025 Austin Blues Festival
April 26-27 event colors outside the genre lines
"...Bridges and Ernst sought to channel simpler local music festivals, from the long-gone Aqua Festival to the still-persevering Blues..."
April 21, 2025 Music Post by Angelina Liu
Lunar Vacation, Nané Day, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
Grab the earplugs and hit the clubs
"...Warp Riders prior to half a dozen European summer festivals. – Raoul Hernandez Rubblebucket..."
April 11, 2025 Music Feature by Carys Anderson
South by Southwest 2026 Reduces to Seven Days
Rolling format ends as fest adapts to life with no convention center
"...This retraction comes as SXSW faces a major change...."
March 16, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Andrew McMahon Is Reuniting Jack’s Mannequin and Fighting Ticket Scalpers
Alt rocker looks back and ahead with Music and Conference appearances
"...we’re starting this journey towards playing bigger rooms and festivals over the year, it feels right .... There’s a..."
March 7, 2025 Music Feature by Catalina Perez
SXSWhy?
"...housing wanted section is the following: "I work film festivals all over the country and SXSW is the only..."
March 4, 2025 Postmarks
When the Convention Center Is Demolished, 30 Years of Public Art Is Going With It
City won’t save iconic pieces from building redevelopment
"...The Convention Center is being demolished in May to..."
Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Maryam Ahmed
Besame Mucho, Old Settler’s, and Other Local Music Fests Coming This Spring
Shindigs for country, blues, and Latin lovers
"...eclectic festival lineup. Check out some of the hottest festivals in store...."
Feb. 7, 2025 Music Post by Mattea Gallaway
Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup
Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more
"...special feature of the guides are descriptions of museum, festivals, and attractions. The guide is available online, from Texas..."
Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Sound Unseen Rocks AFS Cinema
Fest screens films on pop fame, a lost guitar, and a legendary metal club
"...more time to his own position as Director of Festivals for Dark Star Pictures, “we just thought it was..."
Dec. 12, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Theatre Review: Archive Theater’s The Ghosts of Christmas Past
Pioneer Farms-set production presents ghost stories that are light on scares but full of wintry warmth
"...plummeted. At last, summer is over and (theoretically) snowy festivals can begin...."
Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey
International Musicians Keep Austin’s Scene Alive, but They Struggle to Stay
Putting the “world” in Live Music Capital of the World
"...with a variety of bands, making appearances at prominent festivals like Austin City Limits Music Festival, South by Southwest,..."
Nov. 29, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 22-28
"...22): As an American, I’m jealous of how many festivals the Japanese people celebrate. By some estimates, there are..."
Nov. 22, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny
Qmmunity: Butch County Says Bye for Now
Lead singer and founder Katy Koonce talks the queer rock group’s history
"...queer swag. Being able to perform at venues and festivals where so much support existed was a blessing Koonce..."
Nov. 22, 2024 Column by James Scott
Review: On the Ground at Levitation 2024
Gang of Four, Swirlies, Slowdive, and more highlights from the four-day fest
"...Some festivals pander to older audiences by relying heavily on music..."
Nov. 8, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson
Austin Film Festival: “You’re Invited to Tuscan’s 5th Birthday Party!”
Austin acting powerhouse Lee Eddy makes her directorial debut
"...theater show I performed for a couple of Austin festivals in 2019 (Hyde Park Theater/ScriptWork's Frontera Fest and Out..."
Oct. 28, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Closures Abound for Beloved Austin Hangouts and More Culture News
Stars Cafe is next in I-35 demolition, Red River looks for funding, and more
"...says money is so tight that its annual music festivals, Free Week and Hot Summer Nights, are in danger...."
Oct. 25, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson
Halloween Events for Kids, Adults, and All-Around Freaks
It's time to get scared or spooked or possibly amused
"...Two things Austin loves: Spooky season and arts festivals. Presented by the Martian Arts Collective, this free, three-day..."
Oct. 25, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Sober October
"...for teenagers such as football games, Halloween and fall festivals. October also commemorates Red Ribbon Week, a drug and..."
Oct. 22, 2024 Postmarks
Oddities, Psychos, Unprofessionals, and More Weekday Events
Get out and get weird
"...Salon series. The genre-defying event unites artists from Fusebox Festivals of years past to generate casual, “unpretentious” conversations about..."
Oct. 18, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Ravyn Lenae, Spoon, the Magnetic Fields, and More Crucial Concerts
Plan your week in music with a little help from these recommendations
"...wedding song for the ages. Perhaps FIDLAR outgrew local festivals, then. Sugar Pit opens. – Raoul Hernandez Tinashe..."
Oct. 18, 2024 Music Feature by Derek Udensi
Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup
Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun
"...show their works at one of the largest such festivals in the state. Oct. 26-27, Gruene, www.texasclayfestival.com PANHANDLE..."
Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
ACL Preview: Hermanos Gutiérrez Have Left Earth’s Atmosphere
Brother act reflects on mystical new album Sonido Cósmico
"...AC: SXSW, ACL Fest – what best festivals have y’all encountered?..."
Oct. 4, 2024 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
Into the Woods With Penelope
Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn unplug for their new Netflix show
"...seen this still – we’ve shown it at select festivals – but we’ve discovered something about the show that’s..."
