“People want to see things beyond their imagination, bigger than life,” says the circus ringmaster who’s a werewolf to the cave-dwelling giant who becomes a sideshow attraction and entrepreneur in the musical Big Fish.

With his signature deep dives into nerdy pop culture futures, Ready Player One author Ernest Cline is one of Austin's biggest-selling authors. Now he's stepping into his hometown's history for his debut children's novel, Bridge to Bat City, announced this morning.

Some of the best playwrights and composers require a specific skill set from actors who dare perform their works.

Against floor-to-ceiling red velvet curtains, on a candle-filled stage, a mustached man beats a box drum between his legs, swaying to the rhythms. Next to him, another man embraces his guitar, eyes closed, as if entranced by the music.

Our fraught metropolis of Austin may not be a sanctuary city – especially not if Texas’ increasingly dystopia-adjacent state legislature has its way, right? – but right now there is a Sanctuary City within it.

When legendary poster artist Frank Kozik died earlier this month at the age of 61, he did not simply leave behind an incredible body of work created during his years as the go-to poster artist for Austin's underground bands in the 80s and 90s.

Austin's art scene truly embraced the digital era today with the announcement that 3D artist Rodell Warner is the recipient of this year's Tito's Prize from Tito's Vodka and Big Medium Gallery.

Zell Miller III’s Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring offers one Black man’s reflections on racial injustice in the segregated 1970s Austin of his youth, with the intention of providing commentary about systemic racism today and the need for unaware or unconcerned white Austinites to do something about it.

The Tetractys New Music crew is charting fresh territory with a show designed to reveal and recognize the unique culture of our city’s music creators, gathering major players in Austin’s vibrant indie-classical scene for an evening resplendent with world premieres: Here Be Monsters.