Playback: Spring Festival Season Evolves

Storms can halt an already truncated spring festival season

"...a glorified preview of what's to come at outdoor festivals the rest of the year. Here in Austin, where..."

April 22, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Nearly 50 Food, Music, & Arts Festivals to Keep You Busy This Spring

From barbecue to burlesque, something for every Austinite this season

"...Spring is a glorious time in Austin, a three-month stretch..."

April 3, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Besame Mucho, Old Settler’s, and Other Local Music Fests Coming This Spring

Shindigs for country, blues, and Latin lovers

"...With spring on the way, another Austin music festival season is..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Music Post by Mattea Gallaway

Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin

From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities

"...Austin Psych Fest turns back the clock, reviving its..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Rite of Spring: The Austin Fine Arts Festival

Local sculptor Damian Priour talks about being Featured Artist for one of the city's rites of spring: the Austin Fine Arts Festival.

"...For years, you could be sure it was spring in Austin by three reliable signs: bluebonnets sprouting along..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

We Have an Issue: Spring Treats, Fantastic Comics, and Best of Austin Finalists

In this week's issue, we celebrate Austin's comic book artists and authors, and reveal the 875 nominees up for Best of Austin Awards

"...Spring has certainly stepped up its pace. Last weekend alone,..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Two, Three ... Many Festivals = How Many Cops?

As special events grow, so does the need for police

"...that we can have some language later in the spring or early summer that considers the needs of all..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

SXSW Eco and TribFest: Festivals for the Rest of Y'all

Sate your inner policy wonk at these two fall favorites

"...Festival – give them a reason to mix Barton Springs with informal briefings...."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Read My Lips

Rock & roll summer reading 2015

"...Southwest 2015 – long in the rearview mirror. Follow-up festivals – Old Settler's, Levitation, Pachanga – done. We even..."

May 29, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

How Green Is the Music?

Festivals, bands, and musicians seek environmental harmony

"...have come to experience music – in clubs, at festivals, and by purchasing CDs and reams of related swag..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Fox fairies, ultra-violence, and amnesia dominated 2015

"...like Austin, where the calendar is broken up by festivals, not seasons. When does the year start and end?..."

Jan. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...Spring is finally here with warmer temperatures and lots of..."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears

City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic

"...Last year’s conference and festivals drew participation totaling approximately 417,400, with registrants representing 106..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Get hip to these timely travel tips

"...Route 66, film festivals, and watermelon festivals are calling summer day trippers...."

July 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: Festicular Fortitude

Ten music festivals in 10 weeks? Bring it on.

"...act so surprised; all the signs were there: music festivals, music festivals, music festivals...."

Sept. 4, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Festival Buzz

Festival, Texas – spring edition

"...and all we can see on the horizon are festivals, festivals, and more festivals. This is when our heads..."

April 25, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

When Worlds Collude

Two forward-thinking arts festivals make the most of sharing the same weekend

"...A couple of inconvenient truths about Austin: 1) Festivals bloom here like bluebonnets in springtime, and 2) nobody's..."

April 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News Roundup: No Fun

Lege goes anti-LGBT; Council debates noms; fests could get curfews

"...transfer arrangement concerning the Ace Salvage Yard on Spicewood Springs Road;..."

May 11, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Summertime Peruse

A respite of rock & roll reading

"...Had enough? Of spring music festivals, I mean. From South by Southwest to..."

May 30, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...critic for the Washington Post. For the past four springs, his gig ushered him south into the warm civic..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Industry Awards Grow Into Emo’s

Berkshire Hounds back a piano-smashing good time, non-Spring Break SXSW needs more volunteers, and Bayonne brings his piano home

"...the concise rhetorical, "What can I say about music festivals that hasn't already been said about gentrification?" Enter two..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

So Many Easter Dining Options!

And we’ve rounded up a tasty bunch for you

"...we mean? The time in which more than one spring-equinoctial holiday is observed...."

April 11, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Titanic, turtle hatchlings, and Texas beaches after Harvey

"...the Gulf Coast recovers from Hurricane Harvey, and June festivals keep the fun hot...."

June 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...budget-planning rhythm, city staff presents a forecast in the spring (this year, April 27), receives initial feedback from Council,..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

Vampires, hip-hop, cults, and odd romance are our unreleased faves

"...we'll be living with the legacy of its film festivals for months to come. Here's a completely arbitrary selection,..."

Jan. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Taste of CineMarfa 2013

Archival programs and current works blend in West Texas fest

"...Are there now far too many film festivals? It's a legitimate question...."

May 10, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...The Big Lebowski, Austin music abides – especially its festivals, as much as we love to bad mouth them...."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

The unreleased and the oddly evasive titles from 2013

"...of living in a town with so many film festivals is that you get to see so many amazing..."

Jan. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

April in Austin (Part 1)

Thought Austin would slow down after SXSW? Think again.

"...Spring has arrived at last—and life is a-bloomin’ this April..."

March 26, 2013 Events Post by Alayna Alvarez

Faster Than Sound: Moody Amphitheater Rises Out of Waterloo Park

Delayed opening until spring, the Moody Amphitheater will be the biggest music venue in the Red River Cultural District

"...COVID-19, the opening this fall now shifts to next spring...."

Aug. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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