Bates Recital Hall
David Brendan Hall
Volume 40, Number 33
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the May 1 City of Austin Special Election
Our picks for the eight propositions you'll see on your ballot
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Unlikely Allies Unite to Beat Up on "Strong Mayor" Plan
Democracy, now?
BY LINA FISHER
Austin at Large: We Have Better Things to Do
Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: We Heartily Endorse ...
Taking apart the Austinites for Progressive Reform vote
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
APD Veteran Says She Told the Truth and Paid the Price
Blue lies matter
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Council Recap: Hey, Remember That Thing We Asked You to Do?
City Council revisits resilience hubs and Rainey Street density
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas
Helping Austin travelers reach the future faster
BY BENTON GRAHAM
As Outrage Grows, the Anti-Voter Train Rolls On
The steady march of "election integrity" legislation continues at the Texas Lege
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Senate Takes Time to Make Austin Pay for De-policing
Making up trouble
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Round Rock Rep Announces Bipartisan Support for His Bill Capping Insulin Costs
James Talarico offers a shot of hope
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Texas Climate Plan Hopes to Reduce Texas’ Carbon Emissions
Plan would also regulate the state's fossil fuel industry
BY LINA FISHER
“Ludicrous” Bills Target Trans, Intersex Youth
Senate Bill 1646 would codify any gender-affirming care for minors as child abuse
BY BETH SULLIVAN
food
The 420 Issue (2021)
Planting the Seed: A Cannabis Conversation
The Luck Summit starts 4/26 and wraps on Willie Nelson’s birthday, 4/29
BY JESSI CAPE
The State of Delta-8: Booming Business?
And how potential cannabis reform could affect business
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Six Great CBD Products to Try in Austin
From wellness goals to stress relief, we’re loving these options
BY JESSI CAPE
Local CBD Company Joins Together Coffee and Community
Small truck, big impact
BY CLARA WANG
The Austin Chronicle Announces Two Cannabis Products
Easy Tiger Roars on Seventh, Simona's Coffee Supercharges the Colton House Hotel, Tiff's Got a Brand New Treat, You Could Win A Herd of Cattle, FFS, and More
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 April 15, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
The 420 Issue (2021)
In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard
With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Faster Than Sound: Falling Hard for Sasha & the Valentines
The Massachusetts transplants debut their dream-pop LP, Daniel Johnston's NFT dustup, and more music news
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN, ABBY JOHNSTON, DOUG FREEMAN, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, JAY TRACHTENBERG, DEREK UDENSI, KEVIN CURTIN AND GREG STITT
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Shatara Michelle Ford Wants to Make You Uncomfortable
The Test Pattern writer / director explains how microaggressions from white Austinites taught them how to write about trauma
BY SELOME HAILU
Czech That Film Festival Returns To Austin
Celebration of Czech cinema includes virtual, drive-in screenings
BY TRACE SAUVEUR
Film Reviews
The Fever
Brazilian realist drama pitches modern man against modernity
In the Earth
Ben Wheatley's unexpected eco-horror is sinister and hilarious
Jakob's Wife
Crampton and Fessenden rewrite the vampire/hunter dynamic in this relationship horror-comedy
Monday
Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough let love slip and slide
99 Songs
Indian musical drama balances love and love of success
The Rookies
Milla Jovovich sleepwalks through an action-comedy dud
Vanquish
Wooden Wick knock-off wastes Ruby Rose's star power
arts & culture
“Altered Allusions: New Works by Nate Szarmach” at Davis Gallery
In these paintings of Christian figures, the lack of focus is the focus
BY ROBERT FAIRES
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: Getting Into the Weeds
Celebrate 420 with our dive into Luck Presents, cannabis culture and reform, and some locally made CBD products to mellow you right out
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: The Extreme Anti-Abortion Agenda Being Pushed Forward at the Texas Lege Is Harmful and Cruel
Texans deserve the trust and the power to decide what is best for them, their bodies, and their futures
BY COURTNEY CHAMBERS
Qmmunity: Sports, Balls, and Bills
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: The Power Plant Texas Grill, Seguin
Comfort food in a comforting place
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Sex Was Really Good
What good would the Luv Doc be doing if he danced around the hard topics with feeble euphemisms just to placate some nebulous, antiquated, Victorian sensibility?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 16-22
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: The End of the Beginning for Austin FC
Major League Soccer’s 27th franchise officially debuts – finally! – on Saturday against Los Angeles Football Club
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
