Waterloo Records
David Brendan Hall
Volume 40, Number 34
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
Yet Another Reason to Oppose Police Violence: It's Costing Us Millions of Dollars
Money for victims, perpetrators, and alternatives all comes from the same place
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: More Than We Could Imagine
At an unexpectedly delicate moment, Austinites can flip the script on public safety
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Local Leaders Unveil the Latest Strategy to End Homelessness
"No plan" no more?
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Bill Banning Law Enforcement From Contracting With Reality Television Clears Texas House
“Policing is not entertainment.”
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Death Watch: After 45 Years on Death Row, Sentence Overturned
Appeals court rules mentally ill inmate can't be executed
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Solar-Powered Suds
Texas breweries reducing beer's carbon footprint
BY LINA FISHER
After Years Sheltered From ICE by Local Churches, Immigrants Get Reprieve
Trio of refugees granted stays of removal for the next year
BY MARY TUMA
South By Southwest Has a New Investor
With 50% ownership in SXSW LLC, P-MRC provides “lifeline”
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Scenes From Saturday’s Stop Asian Hate Rally and Vigil
Asian American communities gather together and refuse to be silenced
BY LILLI HIME
Austin Bats Face Uphill Battle After Freezing During Winter Storm
The road to rehabilitation begins at Austin Bat Refuge
BY HALEY WELCH
food
Taquero Mucho Owner Launches Newest Project, Gabriela's South
Gabriela Bucio thinks pink
BY MADI MARGULIES
Majestic Meals for the Music Industry, Honey Moon Rises Triumphant, Love Supreme Steps In Giantly, The Butcher's Burger Pops Up, 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 22, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Danny Kiranos Finds Moral Ground in the Murder Folk of Amigo the Devil
Visceral songwriter mines darkness in the human condition
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Live Music Preservation Fund Outlays Another $3.5 Million
City program supports 28 venues with ongoing grants as national Save Our Stages funds stall
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY DEREK UDENSI, KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, LAIKEN NEUMANN, CARYS ANDERSON AND ALYSSA QUILES
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Open the Crypt Door to The Mortuary Collection
How two days of filming in Austin saved Ryan Spindell's horror anthology
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
One in a Crowd: “Guts”
Help crowdfund Austin-produced horror-comedy short "Guts"
BY TRACE SAUVEUR
Film Reviews
Beast Beast
Lyrical look at Gen-Z life trips on its own good intentions
Bloodthirsty
Werewolf drama questions how the creatures of the night make that beautiful music
Downstream to Kinshasa
Congolese victims of war finally get their chance for redress
The Mortuary Collection
Deliciously wicked horror anthology knows what makes a story work
SAS: Red Notice
The UK makes an entry in the "absurd jingoistic action" sweepstakes
Sator
Occult horror will hold you in its dark, subtle spell
Shoplifters of the World
Airheads for mopey goths
Together Together
Surrogacy comedy defies the rom-com conventions
We Broke Up
Awkward anti-rom-com can't work out what kind of funny to be
Wildcat
The War on Terror adds a torture porn sheen
arts & culture
Ethan Hawke Pens a Valentine to Theatre in A Bright Ray of Darkness
His new novel is also a prayer for the stage and a reminder of the healing power of performance
BY ROBERT FAIRES
"A Wished for and Welcome Guest" at Co-Lab Projects
The gallery has a new home, where it aims to make you feel like "A Wished for and Welcome Guest"
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: Another Day of Gun Violence in America
Do gun owners honestly think we don't have a problem here?
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: "We Are Here, We Are Queer, and We're on a Deadline."
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Arizona observatory is steeped in history
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Passed Over
Good shit is going to happen to other people
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 23-29
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Oh, You Thought This Would Be Easy?
Looking back at game 1, as game 2 approaches
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
