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Music
March 15, 2024
This Year, There’s Also an “Anti-SXSW Fest”
Eighty-plus acts have dropped out of SXSW over the festival’s ties to the U.S. Army and defense contractors. Boycott organizers quickly stepped in to book a weekend’s worth of protest concerts.
Music
March 15, 2024
Has SXSW Lost Its Cool?
Many bands are boycotting, more of the brands are square, and attitudes have soured toward big tech. Where is the festival going?
Film & TV
March 12, 2024
A Rennie’s Guide to HBO’s Texas Renaissance Festival Documentary
‘Ren Faire,’ a three-part “docu-fantasia,” is ‘Succession’ meets Dungeons and Dragons.
Travel & Outdoors
March 12, 2024
Whoop! Our Beloved Cranes Are Back From the Brink
A Port Aransas festival celebrates North America’s tallest bird.
Arts & Entertainment
February 19, 2024
Four Reasons March Is a Great Month in Texas Culture
A Latin music festival in Austin, Houston’s Renée Elise Goldsberry in something other than Hamilton, an “unknown” Texas artist in the spotlight, and a new way into Freedmen’s Town.
Texas History
February 7, 2024
Ah, the Sweet Scent of Mission’s Citrus Fiesta
All hail Queen Citrianna and the Duchess of Ruby Red, who ride atop floats adorned with hundreds of slices of fresh fruit.
Art
January 24, 2024
A Marfa Art Fair Has Landed in a Financial Hole. Will a New Sculpture Be Enough of a Distraction?
Marfa Invitational has suffered IRS troubles and board member shuffling, but founder Michael Phelan is counting ‘Sleeping Figure’ a victory.
Music
January 19, 2024
Texans Are Conquering the Summer Music Festival Circuit
Judging by the fest lineups, Texans such as BigXthaPlug, Charley Crockett, Khruangbin, and more are about to enter music’s A-list.
Film & TV
November 16, 2023
Four Reasons December Will Be a Great Month in Texas Culture
The Von Erichs get the Hollywood treatment, Tomball raises its stein, Beyoncé resurrects the Renaissance tour, and a Houston artist is golden.
Film & TV
October 18, 2023
Four Reasons November Will Be a Great Month in Texas Culture
A Texas legend finally gets top billing, Willie spills on his songs, the Black Pumas return, and Sugar Land hosts Honeyland.
Travel & Outdoors
October 9, 2023
The Oatmeal Festival Could Use Some More Oatmeal
Small-town charm abounds at this quirky Central Texas event, which once hosted oatmeal-wrestling and oatmeal-sculpting competitions.
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August 30, 2023
“Where History and Creativity Collide”: 10 Reasons to Visit Pensacola, Florida for Foo Foo Fest
A 12-day cultural celebration that coincides with amazing weather and helps showcase all of the artful offerings that Pensacola has to offer.
Sponsored
July 1, 2023
Oktoberfest Is Coming to Addison September 14-17!
Addison Oktoberfest brings a purely Texan twist to this popular celebration of German culture, food, music and bier.
Style & Design
May 18, 2023
How a Ye Olde Family Business Survives On Renaissance Fairs
Matt and Esther Warren of the Knarly Knot sell Henry VIII-era wooden home goods to their people: “nerds dressed up in costumes playing in a cow pasture.”
Film & TV
April 4, 2023
The Best Books, Films, TV, Art, and More Coming to Texas This Spring
We have seven words for you: Owen Wilson in a Bob Ross wig.
BBQ
October 21, 2022
Monterrey, Mexico, Has Some of the Best Barbecue in North America
Our barbecue editor was impressed not only with the quality of the city’s Texas-style ’cue but with the overall love and respect for the cuisine.
Film & TV
September 30, 2022
At Fantastic Fest, the Sick Get Sicker and the Rich Get Eaten
The Austin-based film festival returned for another round of horror and fantasy, now tinged with some distinctly real-world anxieties.
Film & TV
September 19, 2022
Seven Texan Performances at Fantastic Fest, Ranked by How Weird They Are
Fantastic Fest returns with another selection of out-there curios, but with some familiar local faces to keep you grounded.
Travel & Outdoors
September 8, 2022
Tyler Comes Into Bloom as a Weekend Destination
Stop and smell its famous roses, yes—but this East Texas city offers more to enjoy, including a delightful dining scene.
Arts & Entertainment
June 23, 2022
Small Town, Big Pride: A Wave of LGBTQ Celebrations Comes to Central Texas
Bastrop, Lockhart, Round Rock, and others are hosting Pride Month events for the first time. They’re prepared for pushback. And they’re getting it.
Being Texan
May 6, 2022
Meet the Mermaids (Yes, Mermaids) at a San Antonio Aquarium
Kids from nine to ninety will get a kick out of watching the Alamo City’s most mythical sea creatures swim with sharks and pose for selfies.
Art
April 8, 2022
‘The Plastic Bag Store’ Is a Shrine to Weird, Anti-Consumerist Austin
A dystopian puppet show and aisles of groceries made out of plastic bags kick off Fusebox Festival 2022.
Style & Design
October 5, 2021
It’s Hot Out There, Y’all: The Best of ACL Fest Fashion
Fringe, cowboy hats, boots—and more fringe—dominate the style choices of this year’s ACL Fest attendees.
Style & Design
September 30, 2021
The Quick Guide to Texas Fest Fashion (Just Add a Mask!)
These homegrown brands and designers can help you rock your look at this fall’s events, from ACL to Astroworld.
Music
September 30, 2021
ACL Fest Rain Can’t Take the Sunshine Away From Texas Bands Dayglow and Surfaces
These Gen Z guys just want everyone to chill, and enjoy their homage to the funky music from their parents’ record collections.
Tacos
April 22, 2021
Texas Taco Festivals Are Making a Comeback
Plus: a Houston traveler tries to smuggle drugs in a taco, iguana tacos come to El Paso, and French tacos are trés chic.
Texas History
November 27, 2019
The Lost Texans of the Louisiana Pines
A visit to the Zwolle Tamale Fiesta and Los Adaes, where our state’s Spanish colonial roots live on just across the Sabine River.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Chili Relations
Food fight: The most ridiculous, overblown squabble this side of the legislature.
The Culture
January 20, 2013
Fairest of the Fair
From Luling’s Watermelon Thump Queen to Gilmer’s Queen Yam, small-town Texas is full of festival royalty, and pretty is the head that wears the crown.
The Culture
November 7, 2011
Ryan Gosling Invades Fun Fun Fun Fest
There were three days worth of bands at Auditorium Shores in Austin this past weekend, but all anybody talked—and tweeted and blogged and Tumblred—about was Ryan Gosling.
Music
April 1, 2002
Mack McCormick Still Has the Blues
His cache of unpublished interviews and unreleased recordings is unrivaled—but both collector and collection are showing signs of age. Who will save the legacy of the man who saved Texas music?
Film & TV
April 30, 1998
The Boosters—Nancy Schafer, Barbara Morgan, and Marsha Milam
Their film festivals are one of the state’s feature presentations.
Food & Drink
July 31, 1997
Hot Stuff
Spicy-food impresarios turn up the heat on each other.
Guides
July 31, 1996
Around the State
At the twenty-fifth annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, you can nibble on Lebanese kibbeh, sample Nigerian suya, gnaw on a Filipino inihaw—or stick to watermelon from Luling. Plus: A Fantastick show in Fort Worth from the boys of Tuna; powerful photos from Richard Avedon in Austin; a hellish
Music
September 1, 1995
Texas Twenty: Roland Swenson
The music man.
Reporter
January 1, 1995
Texas Crude
A Dallas animation team creates caroons that would make even Beavis and Butt-head blush.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 1994
The Guns of Huejotzingo
On the three days before Lent, amid clouds of smoke and the sounds of musket fire, this tiny town is the site of Mexico’s most chaotic carnaval.
Music
September 30, 1974
Growing Old at Willie Nelson’s Picnic
What is it like to miss the sexual revolution (and some others) by a mere handful of years?