WTF Should I Be for Halloween?
Your Best Halloween Costume Might Be Waiting at the ATX Theatre Halloween Costume & Thrift Sale!
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Built Here: Interview With Drop In Dating Founder, Avery Bradt,
We sat down with Bradt to talk about what inspired her to rethink modern dating, why she believes connection works better in real life, and how Drop In is helping Austin singles get off the apps and back into the community.
Minneola Announces Debut Album American Rapture
For Minneola, American Rapture isn’t just an album title. It’s a question. What does “rapture” mean in modern America? Is it joy? Is it transcendence? Or is it collapse before renewal?
Katrina Cain Is Still Letting the Song Lead the Way
Katrina Cain started writing songs because, as a teenager, she thought that was simply what musicians did.
For Lily Dabbs, a Good Song Should Feel Like a Good Hang
“I was always running my mouth as a kid and making up stories,” she says. Once she started playing piano and guitar, those stories had only one direction to go – they became songs.
Leah Dawn Found Her Calling in a Listening Room
For Leah Dawn, songwriting wasn’t something she stumbled into gradually. It arrived like a bolt of lightning.
Carol Elliott Has Been Writing Her Life Into Songs for Decades
Now based in San Antonio, Elliott is an Americana singer-songwriter with six albums of original music and a career that has taken her from professional songwriting in Nashville to stages across Texas.
Datura Finds Inspiration in the Mundane
For Datura, the creative process has never been limited to one medium or one stage. The artist, songwriter, and pianist, also known as Jessica Pyrdsa, has been playing piano for longer than she can remember.
Beth Lee Keeps It Honest, Catchy, and a Little Unexpected
Since 2008, she has performed live regularly and written her way through an eclectic mix of sounds ranging from Americana and blues to garage rock, punk, alternative, and indie rock.
She Kills Monsters: The 90s, D&D, and Grief
The premise is both simple and extraordinarily imaginative, largely true to life while simultaneously larger than life: a fantasy world of vibrant flamboyance.
Macy Dot Always Has Another Story to Tell
From an early songwriting education in Texas to building an independent music career in Nashville, Macy Dot is keeping storytelling at the center of an increasingly complicated business.
Rita Bliss Does It Anyway
With a banjo, a notebook, and a willingness to show up even when inspiration doesn’t, Rita Bliss has built a songwriting practice rooted in storytelling, sincerity, and doing the work.
Music
Claudia Gibson: Keep Writing Until the Good Songs Come
This Austin singer-songwriter has learned that life experience, creative freedom, and a willingness to write the bad songs can sometimes be the ingredients for the best ones.
Food & Drink
Mimi's Breads: Sharing Love Through Baking
A home-based microbakery - and being a baker in general - was something that Emi had on her mind since childhood. With her partner's encouragement, she gained the confidence to start her own business and share that love through food.
Music
Patricia Vonne: Ten Albums, Two Languages and One Unmistakable Texas Sound
The San Antonio-born singer-songwriter has carried her fiery blend of Tex-Mex rock ’n’ roll from Texas stages to Switzerland, Japan, and beyond, always trusting the song and the spirit behind it.
Community Voices
Embracing the Underdogs
How Jody French turned an unimaginable loss into a sanctuary where senior dogs are given the ending they deserve
Theater
She Kills Monsters Brings a Dungeons & Dragons Adventure to Mary Moody Northen Theatre, September 17–27, 2026
Austin, TX – Mary Moody Northern Theatre (MMNT) at St. Edward’s University launches its 54th season with She Kills Monsters by acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen.
Where to Drop In
Burnt Out With Dating?
Whether you’re single or have single friends, you’ve inevitably heard - it’s rough out there. The ability to endlessly filter and swipe has set an unrealistic expectation that we should meet the love of our lives any day now.
Music
Turning Up the Volume: Reece Herrera and the Revolution of Femme Rock
In Austin, the Live Music Capital of the World, not everyone has historically been handed a microphone. For many women and non-binary musicians, finding a place to learn, perform, and simply take up space in Austin's music scene hasn't always been easy. That's where Reece Herrera comes in.
Theater
The Broke Thespians: Building a Stage Where There Was None
When Nate Nelson and May Oden of San Marcos, TX, looked at their community and saw no place for live theater, they decided to create it themselves.
Food & Drink
Astra: Where Community Is Always on the Menu
Walk into Astra in Buda, and you'll immediately notice that nothing feels rushed. The scent of oak-fired pizza drifts through the dining room, fresh sourdough cools nearby, and every detail reflects an intentional commitment to craftsmanship. For founder Matti Bills, that's exactly the point. Astra
Places & Day Trips
Buda, TX: Where Community, Opportunity, and Charm Meet
Meet Buda, TX. Nestled just south of Austin, Buda is the kind of town that feels welcoming from the moment you arrive. Known as the “Outdoor Capital of Texas,” Buda offers a charming mix of small-town warmth, thriving local businesses, and a strong sense of community that makes it
Books & Authors
A Look Inside Desiree Steele’s Backroads and Backporches: The Road Back to Me.
Desiree Steele invites us to slow down, breathe, and pay attention. Her debut book, Backroads & Backporches, is already resonating with readers for its raw honesty, heartfelt storytelling, and unflinching look at healing, faith, and the long road back to oneself.
Books & Authors
New Local Book Release: No Turning Back by John Toth, a Story of Courage Over Oppression
In John Toth's new book, No Turning Back: The Story of a Woman and Her Young Son Who Slipped Through the Iron Curtain at the Peak of Communism, we get a sneak peek into the life of a young ten-year-old boy (John Toth) in Budapest, Hungary,