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Emperor X, KindKeith, Middle Mass at The Coral Snake

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Will Austin ISD Push Out a Highly Regarded Partner?

Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Is Building a Hempcrete House

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The CMT Music Awards Return to Moody Center

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Review: Zoé Tong Is Making Dinner Fun

Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

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April 12, 2024
Vol. 43, No. 33

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

Road Woes Continue for Austin FC in Loss to St. Louis City Season-long goal drought away from home drags on

Austin Pets Alive! Workers File to Become Largest Animal Shelter Union in the U.S. Working conditions "are the living conditions of the animals”

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

ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that's unconstitutional

NEWS

Will Austin ISD Push Out a Highly Regarded Partner?

The district is proposing to give away family service centers

by Brant Bingamon

As Statesman Reporters Were on Strike, Gannett Posted Their Jobs

And published anonymously written stories

by Lina Fisher

Austin Pets Alive! Workers File to Become Largest Animal Shelter Union in the U.S. Working conditions "are the living conditions of the animals”

ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that's unconstitutional

Legislators, NAACP, and Professors Condemn UT’s Mass Layoffs At least 66 people have lost their jobs, and counting

Texas Has Kicked 1.3M Kids Off Medicaid, Most Often for Incomplete Applications The state has the rest of April to process another 195,000 pending cases

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FOOD

Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

by Taylor Holland

SXSW Panel Recap: The First CRISPR Foods Have Arrived

Ready or not, more resilient food through DNA altering is here

by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Austin Dive Bars That Are Neighborhood Icons Come for the cheap drinks, but stay for the community

SXSW Panel Recap: The First CRISPR Foods Have Arrived Ready or not, more resilient food through DNA altering is here

MUSIC

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times

The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

by Rachel Rascoe

Mini Music Fests Abound in This Week's Crucial Concerts

Country, hip-hop, pop, and more shows worth the cover

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

Sentimental Family Band Isn’t Hung Up on the High Times The softie ex-art-rockers arrive at Austin’s honky-tonk revival

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

Austin Blues Festival Announces Set Times for Jimmie Vaughan, Brittany Howard, Robert Glasper And warns of a ticket price increase this Friday

Only God Was Above Us at Vampire Weekend’s Eclipse Show The “Cocaine Cowboys” celebrated new album at high noon

SCREENS

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

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

Civil War, Arcadian, It's Only Life After All, The Long Game, The People’s Joker, and Sasquatch Sunset

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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

A Trans Journalist With the Taliban in Transition Austinite Monica Villamizar on Jordan Bryon's truth in wartime

ARTS & CULTURE

Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

by Cat McCarrey

Theatre Review: Born With Teeth

Marlowe’s mad and Shakespeare’s sad in Austin Playhouse production

by Cat McCarrey

How Staple! Is Turning the Page Toward a New Future Austin’s indie media expo returns and it’s all because of one email

Movies, Comedians, Theatre, and More Arts Options for the Week Get out and get art

Ernest Cline and Felicia Day Are Waiting Under the Bridge to Bat City Don't miss the special reading and signing tonight

Theatre in Motion in Overheard on a Train All aboard Austin's Red Line for Cheerful Secrets' interactive play

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings Get your glasses and find your totality

COLUMNS

The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

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: The Tea on Trivia

As their second anniversary approaches, the minds behind Queer Trivia reflect

by James Scott

Day Trips: Tonkawa Falls City Park, Crawford

Historic waterfall is still a prime swimming hole

by Gerald E. McLeod