The Off Beat

15 entries
The Off Beat: Hyperreal Film Club Announces Plans to Open Screening Space
Hyperreal Film Club Announces Plans to Open Screening Space
Nomadic indie cinephiles put down roots later this summer

Carys Anderson, May 9, 2024

The Off Beat: Inside 2024’s Austin Live Music Fund Applications, Opening May 21
Inside 2024’s Austin Live Music Fund Applications, Opening May 21
Higher awards, now open to live music venues

Carys Anderson, May 9, 2024

The Off Beat: Chicano Batman’s Hi-Fi Good Vibes
Chicano Batman’s Hi-Fi Good Vibes
Carlos Arévalo talks optimistic new album before Austin Psych Fest

Carys Anderson, April 25, 2024

Crosstalk: Music Returns to Cosmic Coffee, the Golden Horn Replaces Burger Tex, and More Culture News
Crosstalk: Music Returns to Cosmic Coffee, the Golden Horn Replaces Burger Tex, and More Culture News
And we say goodbye to a former Chronicle art director

Carys Anderson, April 25, 2024

The Off Beat: Bobby Rush Brings the Funk
Bobby Rush Brings the Funk
90-year-old chats before Blues Fest set with the Blind Boys of Alabama

Carys Anderson, April 25, 2024

The Off Beat: Celebrating Nané Day, Two Years After Daniel Sahad’s Death
Celebrating Nané Day, Two Years After Daniel Sahad’s Death
Soulful funk-rock band, with special guests, plays Empire April 7

Carys Anderson, April 4, 2024

The Off Beat: KB Brookins’ Poetry Book-Turned-Art Exhibit
KB Brookins’ Poetry Book-Turned-Art Exhibit
“Freedom House: An Exhibition” heads to Prizer Arts and Letters

Carys Anderson, April 4, 2024

The Off Beat: South by South Protest
South by South Protest
Official fest flooded with grassroots organizing and anti-SX showcases

Carys Anderson, March 21, 2024

The Off Beat: The Four Horsemen of the SXSW Music-pocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the SXSW Music-pocalypse
Trying on four local personifications of fest success

Carys Anderson, March 7, 2024

The Off Beat: Armadillo World Headquarters Plots Austin FC Partnership
Armadillo World Headquarters Plots Austin FC Partnership
The Dillo lives!

Carys Anderson, Feb. 22, 2024

The Off Beat: Porcelain Infuses Noise Rock with “Realistic Ambition”
Porcelain Infuses Noise Rock with “Realistic Ambition”
Intense quartet launches self-titled debut on Feb. 16

Carys Anderson, Feb. 8, 2024

Crosstalk: Zach Bryan Taps Matthew McConaughey for Sagebrush-Shot Music Video
Crosstalk: Zach Bryan Taps Matthew McConaughey for Sagebrush-Shot Music Video
Plus Mike & the Moonpies’ new name and a UT professor’s MLK docuseries

Carys Anderson, Feb. 8, 2024

The Off Beat: Kathy Valentine Departs “This Town”
Kathy Valentine Departs “This Town”
Bluebonnets’ unsappy UK sendoff invites John Doe and Sue Foley

Carys Anderson, Jan. 25, 2024

Red River Cultural District Asks Public to Rally for City Funding
Red River Cultural District Asks Public to Rally for City Funding
Nonprofit appealed to Music Commission earlier this month

Carys Anderson, Jan. 25, 2024

Crosstalk: KMFA Announces Middle Sattre’s Sophie Mathieu as 2024 Composer-in-Residence
Crosstalk: KMFA Announces Middle Sattre’s Sophie Mathieu as 2024 Composer-in-Residence
While Mange plays final show due to anti-trans legislation

Carys Anderson, Jan. 25, 2024

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