Understanding the Science Behind the Total Solar Eclipse

Front-row seat to a celestial show

"...tells friends why she’s traveled to see multiple total solar eclipses, she explains that she’s going to see “a..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Ways to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Austin Based on Your Sun Sign

Beer, BBQ, raves, rooftop parties, and calming yoga, to name a few

"...Your fiery, passionate presence makes the party, in our..."

March 26, 2024 Chronolog Post by Christina Garcia

Total Solar Eclipse to Draw Crowds of Tourists to Town

The once-in-a-lifetime darkness is coming to Central Texas

"...Perhaps you saw the partial eclipse in August 2017 or caught the annular “ring of..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Ways to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse in Austin Based on Your Sun Sign

Beer, BBQ, raves, rooftop parties, and calming yoga, to name a few

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Christina Garcia

Only God Was Above Us at Vampire Weekend’s Eclipse Show

The “Cocaine Cowboys” celebrated new album at high noon

"...equally unlikely events: That Austin would fall within a solar eclipse’s path of totality, and that the NYC-launched, Beverly..."

April 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...beautiful people, people, people.   – Brant Bingamon Total Eclipse of the Park..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Madeleine Leigh, HONK TX, and Eclipse Mania Leads Our Crucial Concerts

Find some sounds to match the celestial sights this week

"...absolute hallowed ground for Texas singer-songwriters, arrives a special eclipse weekend. As at the main fest, folks can camp..."

April 5, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Waterloo Park Hosts an Eclipse-Themed Sculpture

“A portal through time, backwards and forwards”

"...this week in Waterloo Park to commemorate the total solar eclipse and Fusebox Festival’s 20th anniversary...."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by Robyn Ross

Pitch Black

"...with spiders, and as the planet enters a total solar eclipse, guess who's coming to dinner? That's the setup..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...We’ve got news about the October annular eclipse and lots of fun events during the month...."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Sudan Archives, Ben Kweller, and More Highlights From Saturday at ACL Fest

Texans Angel White, Blakchyl stood out under an annular eclipse

"...drinks sponsors and wristband scalpers, enterprising vendors of shiny eclipse glasses made a new addition to Barton Springs Road..."

Oct. 15, 2023 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news

"...for being at a memorable place for the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, you’d best be getting..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Hottest August

A month-long portrait of NYC captures our fears for the future

"...a career. An amateur astronomer waiting for the upcoming solar eclipse. Skate punks at the park. Sunbathers out on..."

April 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...readers this week not to look directly at the solar eclipse without protection: “Don’t let your lasting memory of..."

March 29, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...declared a local disaster one month before the total solar eclipse brings tens of thousands of people to Austin..."

March 15, 2024 News Feature

Public Notice: Sunrise, Moonset

Darkness at midday, bright lights at night

"...The solar eclipse is this coming Monday, Aug. 21; here in..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...love journalism.   – James Scott High Noon Talk: Eclipse..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Outdoor Soundwalk “Eclipsing” Comes to the Long Center

Binaural artwork inspired by this year’s eclipse is open to all

"...the concepts of the relativity of simultaneity, deep time, eclipse cycles, and star formation – incorporates elements of binaural..."

Feb. 13, 2024 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...a silent protest at the same time as the eclipse. Last week, they placed hundreds of notes with the..."

April 12, 2024 News Feature

Meat Joy Reunion Shows and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Ways to celebrate the annular eclipse, fundraise for Sarah Brown, and avoid ACL

"...band.) – Genevieve Wood Meat Joy by MEAT JOY Eclipse Utopia Four Sisters Ranch, Thursday 12 – Saturday 14..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Music Column by Genevieve Wood

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 5-11

"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I don’t regard a solar eclipse as a bad omen. On the contrary, I..."

April 5, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

"Krista Steinke: Good Luck With the Sun" at W&TW

These spectacular images of the sun and sky captured with homemade pinhole cameras reveal more about us than celestial objects

"...flocked outside to witness their part of the total solar eclipse. Many people took photos of the sky that..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Apocalypto

The ever-astonishing filmmaker Mel Gibson continues his (probably unintentional) study of the mortification of the flesh through the ages.

"...same dialect? And how is it that a climactic solar eclipse so baffles and confuses the same citizenry whose..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Judy Berlin

"...one day during which Babylon experiences a very lengthy solar eclipse. The significance of the darkened streets is unforced..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free Stuff to Do at SXSW 2024

Party at the post-apocalypse, smell good doing it

"...the concepts of the relativity of simultaneity, deep time, eclipse cycles, and star formation in advance of April’s total..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

From Country to Blues, Check Out These Austin-Area April Music Festival Lineups

Peruse new 2024 plans from Eclipse Utopia, Two Step Inn, and more

"...Eclipse UtopiaFour Sisters Ranch, April 5 - 9$350-$430 multiday..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Local Rock Weirdos, Death Metal Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts

They're your ears, do with them what you will

"...blend in May. Our headliners’ weather-appropriate bits include a solar eclipse KEXP reenactment, so fingers crossed there’s a slip-n-slide..."

July 26, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

Welcome Home Festival Brings New Blood to Kerrville

Adrianne Lenker, Daniel Fears revitalize at folk sibling fest

"...and the latest iteration proved no exception. Following a solar eclipse sound bath, vocalist/guitarist Grace Rowland (of Austin psych-folk..."

Oct. 16, 2023 Music Post by Genevieve Wood

Music and Crowds From ACL Music Festival 2023: Weekend Two

"...Festivalgoers catch the solar eclipse on Saturday..."

Oct. 16, 2023 Photo Gallery

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...For a song. The solar eclipse in 2024 will pass right over Texas. What..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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