Zeke Barbaro
Volume 43, Number 2
ON THE COVER:
news
Reading the TEA leaves
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Directing drug addiction dollars in Austin and Travis County
BY LINA FISHER
Ascension calls the move "antics"
BY LINA FISHER
Nurse describes “sloppy and dysfunctional” leadership
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Sriracha, the Austin way
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
Meet the tastemakers for this year’s competition
What you need to know to get to and enjoy the fest
Everything you need to know about the 2023 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 7, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Alchemical rapper returns from L.A. with 24-karat solo tracks
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Ryan Matteson discusses his artist management firm's new Chicago office
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Global Jazz World Jam relaunches, plus Jimmy Buffett's ATX connection
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank at Far Out Lounge on Sunday, Sept. 10
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, CARYS ANDERSON, KEVIN CURTIN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ABBY JOHNSTON, ELIZABETH BRAATEN AND DEREK UDENSI
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Final adventure in the cinematic reboot of the 1980s TV series
Eccentric dramedy about an Afghan immigrant who works in a fortune cookie company
Poignant addition to the teen wolf movie pack
Nia Vardalos’ fossilized sequel to a sequel still has its charms
arts & culture
Cool visions, cool on the skin
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Post-pandemic, Stephen Mills brings his career-defining Hamlet back to Ballet Austin
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
It may be paint-by-number, but this production captures the core of an old-fashioned musical
BY BOB ABELMAN
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
The seasons are changing, so find a new queer event to enjoy!
BY JAMES SCOTT
East Texas museum remembers the space shuttle disaster that happened 20 years ago
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
An anachronistic ornithological metaphor about gender equality
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, September 8-14
BY ROB BREZSNY
New Texas laws passed in the 2023 legislative session
BY LUKE ELLIS
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Time is running out to make the playoffs
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY RYAN HENNESSEE