Waterloo Records
David Brendan Hall
Volume 40, Number 24
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas
Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: The Way We Got Here
On the journey to today’s Austin, Ron Davis helped make the road by walking
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Conserve What?
Dueling Hancock Conservancies have different priorities
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council Recap: Kelly Holds Out on Hotel Purchase As City Gets Ready to HEAL
High-profile homelessness initiatives dominate meeting
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Election Time Again! Council Sets Propositions for May 1 Ballot
Local propositions to include strong mayor proposal and a reinstatement of the public camping ban
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Local Writer Makes Black History Month Accessible to All
Autumn Arnett knows there are stories to be told
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Where Do the Vaccines Go?
Dashboard reveals Black and Latinx residents aren't being reached
BY BETH SULLIVAN
HOPE Outdoor Gallery Takes Carson Creek Ranch to Court
Formerly friendly neighbors fall out over a gate
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Paxton Emerges From Seclusion, Faces Senate Skeptics
Embattled Texas Attorney General appeared Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
food
Low-Waste Cooking Is Possible With a Few Small Daily Changes
Waste less, save more
BY JESSI CAPE
Jjim BBQ Opens, Siete Brings the Jambalaya, Kemuri Gets Boxy, and a Texas Rep Possibly Sells His Soul to Satan
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 11, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Austin Hip-Hop Pioneer Tee Double Perseveres
Holding the vision through institutional racism, isolation, and a double transplant
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Faster Than Sound: Sun June’s Emotional Landscapes
Songwriter Laura Colwell discusses atmospheric sophomore effort Somewhere
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN, LAIKEN NEUMANN, KEVIN CURTIN, MICHAEL TOLAND, GREG STITT, TIM STEGALL AND DOUG FREEMAN
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List
Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Find the Elephant in a Virtual Table Read for a New Austin Film
Chinwe Okorie uses childhood embarrassment for her latest short
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
What'cha Watchin'?
Screengrabs from the Chronicle staff for a very unusual Valentine's Day
BY MARISA MIRABAL
Film Reviews
Adverse
Revenge is the game in this neo-noir
Breaking News in Yuba County
Kidnapping comedy with a star-studded ensemble
Film About a Father Who
Documentarian Lynne Sachs comes to terms with her complicated father
Judas and the Black Messiah
The revolutionary power of Fred Hampton reignited in this powerful story
Land
Robin Wright heads to the country for her directorial debut
Lapsis
Bleak but funny look at life at the low end of the high-tech gig economy
The Mauritanian
Gitmo torture drama can't decide on head or heart
Minari
Sublime and soulful drama about immigration, family and farming in 1980s Arkansas
Music
Inadvertently controversial drama tries to make magic from autism
The Wanting Mare
Enigmatic and beautiful futuristic drama speaks in dreams
Willy's Wonderland
Nic Cage takes on animatronic birthday greeters (of course)
The World to Come
Frontier romance speaks of a love that cannot speak the name it does not yet have
arts & culture
The Austin Chronicle Presents Rollo Banks' Lunar New Year Series
A pirate with ink in his veins
BY S. EMERSON MOFFAT
"The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop" Provides a Close-up on Cinema's Scenic Paintings
The exhibition of 12 vintage backdrops painted for MGM films reveals their techniques for creating grand illusions
BY ROBERT FAIRES
CAMIBAart's "Ciudades" Present Cityscapes Extending to Infinity
Daniel Rodríguez Collazo's work places a city in our city that resonates between here and Cuba and beyond
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
A Family Crisis Inspires an Adaptive Clothing Company
Brittany Burke launches Uniteable to bring stylish options for wheelchair users and people with amputations
BY SHANE PFENDER
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Let the Balloting Begin
Vote now in the Austin Chronicle's "Best of Austin" Readers Poll
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: How to Win at Homelessness
A young adult with lived experience in homelessness argues that Save Austin Now’s push to criminalize destitution is short-sighted
BY SUMMER WRIGHT
Qmmunity: Luv, Luv, Luv
Poo Poo Platter’s Valentine Kai Kai, anti-Valentine’s Day burlesque with Bat City Bombshells, and more queer’d events
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Old Taylor High School, Taylor
Going back to school in Taylor
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Disgusting Pig
Sometimes good friends are really shitty roommates
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, Februry 12-18
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch: Coming Soon to a Stadium Near You ...
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
