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The CMT Music Awards Return to Moody Center

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The Blanton and Justine’s Are Partnering on a New Museum Cafe

Theatre Review: The Baron’s Men Presents Romeo and Juliet

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April 19, 2024
Vol. 43, No. 34

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First Look: Busty’s Bar & Jukebox Elevated retro truck stop vibes arrive on Cameron Road

Advocates Sue Texas Over Prisoners Being “Cooked To Death” Filmmaker Rick Linklater joins the call for action

Rooster Teeth Announces Final Stream Say goodbye to the studio that helped build streaming entertainment

Cody Johnson to Martina McBride, Two Step Inn Wrangles Country Music’s Range Georgetown fest evades storms in its second year

A Justine’s Sister Restaurant Is Opening at the Blanton Museum of Art Cafe collab will open Spring 2025

NEWS

In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up

Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions

by Austin Sanders

Endorsements for the May 4 Travis Central Appraisal District Election

It's the first time we're voting for these positions

by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Advocates Sue Texas Over Prisoners Being “Cooked To Death” Filmmaker Rick Linklater joins the call for action

SCOTUS Blocked Shackles in Court. What About Jail Cell Hearings in Austin? Bail hearings in confinement are common in Travis County

Point Austin: Trials of Our Would-Be Rulers Highlight the Limits of American Justice In Trump and Paxton trials, the rules don’t apply

Austin ISD Fields Criticisms of Plan to Replace Nonprofit Director of Austin Voices for Education and Youth suggests a fix

Austin Blocked Apartments by Houses for Years. New Rules Would Change That. Code change would facilitate 60,000+ new units, city staff estimates

FOOD

First Look: Busty’s Bar & Jukebox

Elevated retro truck stop vibes arrive on Cameron Road

by Haris Qureshi

A Justine’s Sister Restaurant Is Opening at the Blanton Museum of Art

Cafe collab will open Spring 2025

by Kimberley Jones

Weekend Wine: Tenuta Sant’Antonio’s Monti Garbi Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Tastes much more expensive than its $23 price

Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

Zoé Tong Is Making Dinner Fun Modern Chinese restaurant brings to Zilker big flavors, sincere hospitality, and a ballsy refusal to be boxed in

Review: Murray’s Tavern A great hangout, maybe not a great restaurant

7 Breakfast Tacos to Start Your Day Right Welcome to Austin, where breakfast tacos reign supreme

MUSIC

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts

From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

Cody Johnson to Martina McBride, Two Step Inn Wrangles Country Music’s Range

Georgetown fest evades storms in its second year

by Doug Freeman

Geto Gala, Two Step Inn, and a 420 Smokeout Headline Our Crucial Concerts From country to hip-hop to sludge metal, get some ideas for your week in live music

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

Stick Around, Say Damn: Inside the Cactus Cafe’s Tuesday Open Mic Songwriters connect under Jake Farr’s ground rules

Madonna Remains a Prickly Pop Disruptor at Moody Center First of two nights drives home Madge’s four-decade ubiquity

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

SCREENS

Rooster Teeth Announces Final Stream

Say goodbye to the studio that helped build streaming entertainment

Latest Film Reviews

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and 'Deep Sky'

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Wrecking Mansions and Perfecting Accents With Abigail’s Directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin take a bite out of vampires

It's a Family Affair for the Hurleys in Strictly Confidential How Elizabeth tried (and failed) to keep son Damian out of the film biz

Paramount Theatre Announces Star Wars, Pink Flamingos, Sin City for Summer Classics Film Series Plus Robert Rodriguez gets his star on Congress Avenue

Austin's Aaron Moten's Trip From Batboy to Fallout How one St. Ed's actor became part of the new Prime series

Tom Copeland, Behind-the-Scenes Powerhouse of Texas Film, Dies Former Texas Film Commission executive director passed last Sunday

ARTS & CULTURE

Book Review: Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen

New authorized biography vividly exhumes the artist’s West Texas world

by Doug Freeman

Book Review: Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen

New authorized biography vividly exhumes the artist’s West Texas world

by Doug Freeman

Theatre Review: The Baron’s Men Presents Romeo and Juliet The Curtain Theatre’s BYOB outdoor production is a magical night out

Comedy Christmas Comes Early With Moontower Comedy Festival Comedy scene expert Valerie Lopez highlights Moontower Comedy Fest musts, including the iconic Andy Kindler

Earth Day, Record Store Day, and More Recommended Events Go green in a number of ways this week

Book Review: Truckload of Art: The Life and Work of Terry Allen New authorized biography vividly exhumes the artist’s West Texas world

200 Ryans Converge Downtown to Celebrate Their Ryan-ness Jumping on the Ryan Rodeo

COLUMNS

The Austin Chronic: Austin Documentarian Links Up With Jimmy Kimmel for Reality Series High Hopes

New Hulu show captures organic humor among dispensary misfits

by Kevin Curtin

The Off Beat: Celebrating Nané Day, Two Years After Daniel Sahad’s Death

Soulful funk-rock band, with special guests, plays Empire April 7

by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Short n’ Sweet

More events, less column is just what the editor ordered

by James Scott

Day Trips: Boutte’s Boudin Cajun Market and Deli, Lumberton

Authentic Cajun food in the woods north of Beaumont

by Gerald E. McLeod