Qmmunity: Transing Pride

ATX Trans Pride puts the spotlight on the transgender community during Austin Pride

"...do something more Texas and trans." Centering trans Texan artists was an admirable goal, but Edwards needed help filling..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by James Scott

Ways to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop in Austin

The Illharmonic Orchestra, Bavu Blakes, and more reflect on the genre's golden jubilee

"...Jamaica-born, Bronx-based DJ Kool Herc electrified a neighborhood block party with a high-energy vinyl set. As Herc mixed funk..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Los Cogelones, PickleStock, Lady Dan, and more recommended Austin shows

"...Los Cogelones an international fan base. An ensuing KEXP performance video showcased their striking live show, where a pounding..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

ACLU of Texas Sues to Block State's Impending Drag Ban

Hands off our expression

"...SB 12 was part of a deluge of anti-LGBTQ legislation sponsored by far-right..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Review: Beyond August Productions' God of Carnage

A good play about bad behavior, made even better by a great production

"...infrequently projectile vomiting works its way into a theatrical performance, considering how effective it is in Yasmina Reza's comedy..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Qmmunity: Prep for Pride

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

"...Hi gay! Welcome to Pride part deux with hot Austin Pride events and an even..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Ch-ch-changes

Austin's queer scene turns to face the strange as it goes through big but good changes

"...more shoppers looking at even more queer-created products and art. On their Instagram post about the move, TLGS gets..."

July 28, 2023 Column by James Scott

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan's roaring, terrifying, and carnal tale of the father of the atom bomb

"...Rami Malek, Macon Blair, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Conti, Josh Hartnett, Dylan Arnold, David Dastmalchian, Benny Safdie, James Urbaniak and..."

July 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Meow Wolf, Grapevine

Santa Fe-based art collective opens mind-bending Texas outpost

"...– you will find flashing lights, bright colors, moving parts, sensory overload, and a lot of cool stuff to..."

July 21, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Comfort Food Views, Inn Cahoots Debuts, Fresh Tequila Cues, Dosas On the Loose, and More as Our Long Hot Summer Continues

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

"...this live, culinary exploration from Color Arc Productions, featuring performances by Addie Broyles, Nell Carroll, Vyasar Ganesan, Tien Hoang,..."

July 19, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Real Unreal, Meow Wolf’s First Interactive Art Experience in Texas, Is Now Open

Sensory overload awaits

"...Beware you will find flashing lights, bright colors, moving parts, sensory overload, and a lot of cool stuff to..."

July 14, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...Multiple records in, with some offerings only scattered across particular streaming services, committed fans of the artist's studied, tough-edged,..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Review: Wise Guy Theater Co.’s Dead. Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End

Theater becomes theatre as Fallout comedy club experiments with drama

"...Taking creative risks is the name of the game..."

July 12, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Carmen

Did Bizet's classic tragic opera need a soft reboot?

"...adaptation of Carmen, but an entirely new and unique artistic endeavor.” The emphasis, for better and for worse, should..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Qmmunity: A Book of One’s Own

Queer book releases from this June, perfect for building a tiny Borrower house

"...If I were that little, I'd build my living quarters out of queer books like the ones released during..."

June 30, 2023 Column by James Scott

Choreographer Alison Orr's New Book Dances Across the Page

Dance Works recounts 23 years of Forklift Danceworks as a force for community change

"...Way of Water, and how cool it is that MacArthur Genius Grant-winning choreographer Liz Lerman wrote the forward to..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Shanon Weaver

What Chronicle Music Writers Are Reading This Summer

Recent musical reads on Lucinda Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, and more

"...but hard-won over years as a steadfast, true-blue rambling artist. Alongside the wealth of LP recommendations, her Texas tales..."

June 30, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

The Trans Artists Powering Austin’s Alternative Nightlife Scene

After a brutal legislative session, local underground music may “never be the same again”

"...Stories to speak on the tenuous position of trans artists living in Texas: "I think a lot of you..."

June 23, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

The House of Lepore Brings Ballroom to the Austin Club Scene

The family that slays together …

"...competitors, fed up with mainstream drag balls' racial bias, started putting on their own events. House of Lepore continues..."

June 23, 2023 Arts Feature by James Scott

Remembering Teresa Taylor, Stand-Up Butthole Surfers Drummer With a Memorable Role in Slacker

The Texas percussionist and “Madonna Pap smear girl” has died at 60

"...“I was 22 years old when I joined the..."

June 20, 2023 Music Post by Tim Stegall

Fuck Money, Unmasked: The Solid Core of Austin's Most Unhinged Noise Band

“We reserve the right to say no to shit”

"..."Music, for me, is not some cathartic purge. It's not about transmitting an urgent political imperative..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Year Two of Oblivion Access Festival Fills the Experimental Gap in Austin

How the music festival co-founders keep up the mystique June 15-18

"...a national reputation for the duo. Trained on the art-damaged intersection between extreme metal, hushed ambient, and unclassifiable experimentalism,..."

June 9, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Review: Solero Flamenco's “A Journey Through Spain”

From Andalusia to Austin, flamenco emanates expressive energy

"...Spain” emanates an infectious energy throughout the entire 60-minute performance. Before the dance and music, there was a brief..."

June 7, 2023 Arts Post by Annie Prafcke

Qmmunity: Let’s Get Physical

Move your body-ody-ody-ody at these fitness-focused queer events

"...by the National Center for Transgender Equality. Done in partnership with transgender endurance athlete Cal Dobbs, the Trot for..."

May 26, 2023 Column by James Scott

Qmmunity: Shantay, You Stay

A new season of Drag Race All Stars means watch parties aplenty

"...fellow fans? You're in luck: Austin's Drag Race watch party crop is plentiful this season. Here are a few..."

May 19, 2023 Column by James Scott

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...two years of masks, lockdowns, and bubbles are all part of her new one-woman show, Getting in Bed With..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Stick Together

In light of frightening futures, the queer community must stand together

"...person they view as different, including our own local artists and activists...."

May 12, 2023 Column by James Scott

Review: Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

No delivery men were harmed in this one-woman show about sex

"...not the kind I remember when matriculating at UT, particularly when the speaker invites – no, insists – that..."

May 8, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Review: Willie Nelson, I Don't Know a Thing About Love

Waylon & Willie ride again on the Hawaiian Austinite's 157th release

"...album-mate Willie Nelson, 90, circles back to Howard's hard, heartbroke songbook. At 10 songs in 32 minutes, I Don't..."

May 5, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Sick of Myself

Norwegian satire keeps the audience a safe distance from a narcissist

"...Few stories start at the third act, but that's the initial sensation..."

April 28, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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