Oct. 6, 2023

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Headlines / Quote of the Week

Interim City Manager Selects Police Oversight Chief Without Public Input

I dub thee director

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

Election Day Is Right Around the Corner. Register Quick!

Important dates and tips to ensure you're ready to vote

BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON

APD Reveals More of Its Plans for City-Run Bail Hearings

Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view

BY AUSTIN SANDERS

Can Austin Animal Center Be No-Kill and Humane?

Audit finds welfare priorities in conflict

BY LINA FISHER

Widespread Opposition to Concert Venue West of Austin Might Not Be Enough to Kill It

Commissioners say it’s a road safety issue

BY LINA FISHER

Council to Consider $3 Million Five-Year Contract for Wildfire Prevention Tech

AI will track fires

BY LINA FISHER

Head of Travis County Juvenile Justice System to Step Down

Retirement follows diversity concerns

BY BRANT BINGAMON

food

Uchibā Opens, Mission Burger’s Second Location Opens, Fresa’s Third Location Opens, Austin Confectioners Fight Breast Cancer, the Taco Mafia’s on PBS, Marfa Comes to Kalimotxo, 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 October 5, 2023

BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

music

ACL Fest 2023

Austin R&B Cool Girl Grace Sorensen Prioritizes Good Energy

BLK ODYSSY and Magna Carda collabs hype the singer/dancer’s Zilker debut

BY NAYELI PORTILLO

ACL Interview: Country Rebel Tanya Tucker Reflects on Her Career Resurgence

“I’m not done yet. I might have a few more years, and I’m ready.”

BY DOUG FREEMAN

ACL Interview: Nashville Singer-Songwriter Brittney Spencer Isn’t Taking Herself Too Seriously

The country powerhouse previews debut LP My Stupid Life at Zilker

BY DOUG FREEMAN

ACL Interview: Family Band Bailen Talks Three-Part Harmonies and Sibling Shenanigans

“Being in a sibling band is a really weird social experiment”

BY KRISS CONKLIN

10 Essential Acts to See at ACL Fest

Must-see visiting acts at Zilker Park, from Kendrick Lamar to Rina Sawayama

BY DEREK UDENSI, NAYELI PORTILLO, GENEVIEVE WOOD, ABBY JOHNSTON, DOUG FREEMAN AND RACHEL RASCOE

17 Texas Artists to See at ACL Fest

Lone Star acts to catch at Zilker, from Houston breakout d4vd to Austin’s Die Spitz

BY NAYELI PORTILLO, GENEVIEVE WOOD, DEREK UDENSI, DOUG FREEMAN, ABBY JOHNSTON, KRISS CONKLIN, MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN AND RACHEL RASCOE

Hard Proof’s Fela Kuti Felabration!! and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Janelle Monáe, and Mockjaw lead our recommended shows

BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ELIZABETH BRAATEN, DOUG FREEMAN, KEVIN CURTIN, RACHEL RASCOE AND DEREK UDENSI

Live Music in Austin

BY DEREK UDENSI

screens

The New Democratic Fight for the Future in Texas, USA

Documentarian Andrew Morgan on the ground in the 2022 election

BY BRANT BINGAMON

Film Reviews

The Burial

Courtroom drama saved from legal tedium by Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones

The Exorcist: Believer

David Gordon Green moves from Halloween to another massive horror franchise

Mami Wata

Nigerian fable melds modern politics and ancient beliefs through intoxicating imagery

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

A documentary fitting for the groundbreaking jazz drummer

The Royal Hotel

Disturbing trip to the sexist outback is cut short by a simplistic ending

Saw X

Jigsaw returns in a giant flashback event

When Evil Lurks

Argentinian horror pits farmers against Hell and an uncaring government
arts & culture

Review: Broadway in Austin's Six

Flash over formidability defines this pop historical fiction

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

Opinion: Patients Shouldn’t Be Charged More by Hospital-Owned Practices Than Physician-Owned Practices

An Austin physician urges Congress to act to ensure patients receive the same services for the same prices

BY NANCY BINFORD

Qmmunity: Fund-Raising Hell

This month’s edition of Austin International Drag Foundation’s drag competition fundraiser digs into Halloween nostalgia for its theme

BY JAMES SCOTT

Day Trips: Guinness World Records

Four Texas record holders you can visit

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

The Luv Doc: NoisyDogs Guest

A possible entry into the Passive Aggression Hall of Fame

BY THE LUV DOC

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 6-12

BY ROB BREZSNY

The Common Law

Hard to get a hardship driver’s license

BY LUKE ELLIS

Feedback

Letters to the editor, published daily
sports

The Verde Report: “Miserable” Winless Stretch Takes Its Toll on Austin FC

Struggling club faces D.C. United tonight

BY ERIC GOODMAN

comics

Eyebeam

BY SAM HURT

This Modern World

BY TOM TOMORROW

Peppermint Tears

BY RYAN HENNESSEE

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