Waterloo Records
Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 42, Number 46
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin's Juvenile Court Resists Publicly Addressing Criticisms of Racial Bias
A quiet court
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
How Round Rock ISD Finally Lost Their State-Assigned Monitor
TEA's time to go
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Houston Sues the State Over “Death Star" Law
Lawsuit cities state overreach, vague language, and undue burden on cities
BY LINA FISHER
The People Who Collect Austin's Trash Struggle in Extreme Heat
A/C issues continue at Austin Resource Recovery
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
DPS Partnership Suspended After Trooper Pulls Gun on 10-Year-Old
Mayor cites “recent events” for abrupt decision
BY LINA FISHER AND AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Rosé Gosé Brings Continental Flair to Austin
Belarus meets Austin in this new North Loop restaurant
BY HARIS QURESHI
Food Truck Review: KG BBQ
Cairo comes to Central Texas on a cloud of smoke
BY ROD MACHEN
Free Ice Cream, Free Beer, More Kerlaches, More Tequila, Bastille Day Dining, Hill Country Cowboy Dinner, and Other Such Delights
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 July 13, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside
The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone
BY DEREK UDENSI
Celebrating Clementine Hall, the Unsung “Sixth Elevator”
Freddie Steady Krc and Eve Monsees team up on 7-inch tribute
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Blues on the Green, Texas punk tales, and more recommended local shows
BY DOUG FREEMAN, LEO VERNOR, ADAM CHERIAN, JULIAN TOWERS, KEVIN CURTIN AND DEREK UDENSI
Magna Carda's Wild West Refresh and Four More Songs From Austin Artists
New music picks from Farmer's Wife, Sentimental Family Band, and more
BY RACHEL RASCOE, GENEVIEVE WOOD, KEVIN CURTIN, ANGELA LIM AND WAYNE LIM
Crosstalk: An Art Show From Members of the Well and Big Boys, and More Music News
Zach Person plays the Bullock and Light in the Attic teases local shop
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Dazed & Confused Celebrates 30th Anniversary With AFS and the Round Rock Express
The Austin classic gets its own bobblehead night and screening
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Close to Vermeer
The curious details of curation unveiled in this fascinating documentary
Insidious: The Red Door
Time to tiptoe through the tulips once again
The Miracle Club
Cutesy Irish drama about small-town scandals and music rings a hollow tune
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Never mind the plot: Tom Cruise is back in life-risking action
Pencils Vs Pixels
Touching documentary draws on the incredible history of animation
The YouTube Effect
Video killed the radio star. So who's it after next?
arts & culture
Five Art Exhibitions to Help You Beat the Heat
Come for the A/C, stay for the visual creativity
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: Hyde Park Theatre’s Radio :30
Riveting revival of a dark comedy overcomes an outmoded script
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Find the Thing That Moves You
In this week’s issue, Derek Udensi profiles Austin hip-hop artist Blakchyl
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Cinema Queerte
Salute the sweaty sirens of the screen with these queer mega-muscle movie events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Old Lone Star Brewery Bridge, San Antonio
It’s not the national bridge of Texas, but it has roots with the “national beer of Texas”
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Stand by Your Man
Is it proper for a man to demand that a woman fake an orgasm?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 14-20
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: New Sporting Director Rodolfo Borrell Sets His Goals for Austin FC Success
Rodo gets down to business
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
