Austin Studio Tour 2022 Is All Over the Map

The annual celebration of art expands to match its city's size

"...Here's the 2022 Austin Studio Tour, a free, self-guided celebration of visual art,..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Five Don't-Miss Spots On the Austin Studio Tour

Here, there, and everywhere there’s skill and effort and so much beauty

"...You wanted more recommendations for your Austin Studio Tour convenience on this second weekend (Nov. 12-13),..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Studio Tour Beer, Spooky-Ass Ice Cream, Pizza, More Pizza, Wine Passports, Surrealist Delicacies, and More …

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

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words..."

Oct. 27, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Raul's in Overdrive: "AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!"

In 1978, visits from Patti Smith and Elvis Costello plus the Austin Punk Scene’s first record could mean “AUSTIN IS UN-MELLOWING OUT!”

"...Chapter 6, Part 2 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer and punk musician Tim Stegall...."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Adrian Quesada Talks Collaborative 20-Person Austin City Limits Taping and Fest Performance

“A pretty massive undertaking in a span of a few days”

"...After marshaling a mini-United-Nations’ worth of international singers into Austin last weekend for two performances showcasing remote-collaboration-on-steroids June album..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Music Post by Chad Swiatecki

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin

Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

"...Yard on St. Elmo Road, you haven't really experienced Austin...."

May 13, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold continues his integration into Austin's regional constellation with a live in-store spin. Admission, $30,..."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Finally Punk, All-Girl Aughts Act, Talks Austin Reunion Shows

Unbanned, pioneering punks play Swass Nite Wednesday

"...ready to return their high-energy, existential art-rock home to Austin. Though 15 years have passed since the quartet's last..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Top 10 Arts Stories You Cared About the Most

From racist comedy to new books, returning theatre, and new textile joy, the most read stories about the Austin arts scene in 2021

"...his love for the writing program, his move to Austin, and how overlooked oral histories shaped his critically acclaimed..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Have an Issue: Election Post-Mortem

"...crazies looking to take over their school board. In Austin, some races got decided; others – like the mayoral..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Friday

Seventies funk GOATs, queer nu metal, and so much more

"...While for many on our tireless (okay actually very,..."

March 19, 2022 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive

A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral

"...Essential Work: "Barricade" (2022)..."

June 10, 2022 Music Feature by Mars Salazar

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...South by Southwest reconverging physically this March likewise resurrected Austin's annual poster-palooza, Flatstock. When the city canceled its flagship..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A BLK REVOLUTION, Channel Tres, Smashing Pumpkins, the Austin Record Convention, and more local music related shows worth seeing

"...The BLK REVOLUTION Tour..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Spoon’s Britt Daniel confronts Lucifer on the Sofa

Q&A on his return to Austin and making a real rock record

"...The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction nominees were..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Music Post by Austin Powell

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up in the shadow..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Raul's in Overdrive: "Have a Good Time, Get in Free, and Drink Some Beer"

Enter 1978, when Austin punk meets San Antonio’s the Next and Dallas’ the Nervebreakers

"...Chapter 6, Part 1 of a serialized history of Austin punk by veteran writer and punk musician Tim Stegall...."

Dec. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Crosstalk: Plains Brings Out Hoyt Van Tanner, DIA on Día Centers Live Music Funds, and Black Pumas' Eric Burton Teases His "Own Work"

Austin music news headlines of the week

"...Williamson, played Scoot Inn Tuesday on their maybe-only-one-time duo tour. After Asheville's MJ Lenderman, Plains' "Abilene" catchphrase "Texas in..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more

"...Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival w/ Luna Luna, TC Superstar,..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Abhi the Nomad, Marina, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Nick Cave + Warren Ellis, Sam Pankey, the Austin Music Awards, and more

"...composing and tracking his fourth album in a home studio while the world withstood waves of plague. Only now..."

March 4, 2022 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...Here are the highlights from our tireless music team,..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

All-Woman Western Swing Trio Tells Texas Republicans It’s OK to Vote for Beto

O sister, where art thou?

"...(banjo and vocals), and Laura Dykes (upright bass), is touring the state in a retrofitted school bus with two..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Feature by Jen Hamilton Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows

"...Die Spitz, who stated allegiance to Hole in the..."

July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Luna Luna Moves From Dallas Origins to Riverside Headquarters to ACL Fest Debut

Indie-pop quartet makes “Commitment" to very-much-online Latinx audiences

"...Enter Austin-by-way-of-Dallas indie-pop band Luna Luna, embodying the multiformity of their..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Music Feature by Nayeli Portillo

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Spray Paint, Heavy Meddo, Why Bonnie, Gypsy Mitchell, Black Midi, and more recommended live shows

"...Since drummer Chris Stephenson moved to Melbourne in 2017, Austin post-punks Spray Paint performed all of five shows, estimates..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas

Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle

"...Ten dates opening for Willow Smith's sold-out Life tour in September; seven strikingly sophisticated tracks produced by a..."

April 29, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Ruthie Foster, Booker T. Jones, Kate Kortum, Hyd, and more local shows worth braving the chill

"...rang hopeful in a moment when the world and Austin's music scene seemed bleakest, and the album earned Foster..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Column by Doug Freeman

The Most Memorable Moments of Levitation’s Thursday and Friday

King Gizzard, Godspeed You!, and more lengthy band names

"...Creek Ranch, and canceled the following festival, the one-time Austin Psych Fest dodged a bullet still in that this..."

Oct. 29, 2022 Music Post by Christina Garcia

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Carrie Rodriguez's Laboratorio, itchy-O, Fontaines D.C., Ash Lauryn, Nas & Wu-Tang, and more

"...by Southwest, asking the young, violin-playing Berklee grad to tour with him. Soon the Austin-born singer and instrumentalist was..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Christina Garcia

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Blues on the Green, Puscifer, Brennen Leigh, Ghost Wolves, and more recommended shows

"..."It's been six years since Puscifer's toured. Six years. I've gotten COVID four times. Four. I'm..."

June 10, 2022 Music Column by Maya Wray

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