Waterloo Records
Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 42, Number 39
ON THE COVER:
news
Voters Want Strong Police Oversight. Will the City Deliver It?
Oversight undermined
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Public Notice: Your Government at Work
The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
One of Austin’s Most Important Police Trials Is Off to a Strange Start
Curiouser and curiouser
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Anti-Queer Laws Just Keep Coming at the Texas Legislature
Out of the closet, into the woods
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
TCEQ OKs Rock and Concrete Crushing Cluster in East Austin
Meanwhile, Lege may make it harder for residents with health concerns to weigh in
BY LINA FISHER
AISD School Board Approves Historic Raises and a Clearer Path For Special Ed
No AISD employee will make less than $20/hour
BY BRANT BINGAMON
The Austin Transit Partnership Recommends the Flexible Light Rail Option
Stretching the light rail
BY BENTON GRAHAM
In America’s 10th Largest City, Who Exactly Are Your Neighbors?
We may not be growing as fast as you think
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Why Natural Wine Is the Biggest Drink Trend in Austin Right Now
Act natural this summer
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
Pinthouse Pizza’s World Beer Cup Win, More Spring Menus Sprung, Texas Wine Auction Soars, It’s Kimchi-a-Go-Go Everywhere, 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 May 25, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
King Louie, Killah Priest, and indie classical lead our recommended shows
BY RACHEL RASCOE, JULIAN TOWERS, MICHAEL TOLAND, LAIKEN NEUMANN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, WAYNE LIM, CARYS ANDERSON AND DEREK UDENSI
Review: Troller, Drain
Homegrown triumvirates' electro indie bristles on brooding third LP
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Review: Hall Johnson, Haymaker
Childhood friends capture young independence and its teething struggles
BY WAYNE LIM
Review: TEDDYTHELEGACY, PRODUCT OF MY FLAWS
Austin native makes a surprising swing at reflective maturity on EP
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Hot Luck Serves Up Music and a New Venue, Buffet Style
Five assorted picks for this weekend's food and sound festival
BY RACHEL RASCOE, KEVIN CURTIN, KRISS CONKLIN AND GENEVIEVE WOOD
"Welcome Home" to the Kerrville Folk Festival
Five neighborly artists to see onstage at Quiet Valley Ranch
BY KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN AND RACHEL RASCOE
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
The War for Change in Kandahar
How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Five Must-See Shows at ATX TV Festival
Celebration of the small screen hits season 12 with a TV Guide's worth of screenings and panels
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
About My Father
Sebastian Maniscalco wastes his paternal comedy material on a bad De Niro flick
Kandahar
Tense exploration of Afghanistan's chaos camouflaged as an action flick
The Little Mermaid
Inessential remake of the Disney classic is bloated as a puffer fish
You Hurt My Feelings
Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives some white lies in this relationship comedy
arts & culture
Daniel, Kurt, and Jeremiah: Why “Hi, How Are You” Matters
Austin's most famous mural is a case study in art preservation and cultural impact
BY JOE GROSS
Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Chronicles of an Indigenous Offspring
This is not a love letter, it’s a wake-up call
BY BOB ABELMAN
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
columns
Online This Week: Austin Chronicle Scores AAN Nominations, New Merch Alert, and More
What we're serving up online
Opinion: House Bill 7 Will Not Only Endanger the Lives of Migrants, but of All Texans
HB 7 is dangerously far-reaching. But we should also be worried about what it doesn't say.
BY HORTENCIA RODRÍGUEZ SANDOVAL AND ADRIANA QUIROGA
Qmmunity: Let’s Get Physical
Move your body-ody-ody-ody at these fitness-focused queer events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Knolle Dairy Farms, Sandia
South Texas farm offers fresh Mexican cheese and the chance to pet a Jersey cow
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Vacation
The classic definition of a win-win
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 26 - June 1
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Gyasi Zardes Is Focused on Goals, Not Your Opinion
Austin’s newest striker is coming off match-winning goals in back-to-back games
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
