Waterloo Records
Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 43, Number 8
Issue Supplement
The Red Bulletin Formula 1 Guide
ON THE COVER:
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the November 7 Election
Looking for guidance on the ballot's constitutional amendments and county propositions? We got you.
Trial of APD Officer Will Be One of the Most Consequential in Austin History
Here’s what it could mean for our city and for how law enforcement is held accountable
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Near Misses at Austin Airport Stem From Nationwide Issues
Controller scheduling and staffing shortages have led to trouble at AUS
BY LINA FISHER
Council to Hire City Manager Search Firm
Selecting the searchers
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Abbott Says School Vouchers Are Coming, Rural Republicans Don’t Seem Convinced
A Guv can dream, can’t he?
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Council Set to Ask TxDOT to Pause I-35 Expansion Until Regional Climate Plans Done
If approved, the resolution will be the strongest stance the City of Austin has taken against the highway expansion
BY LINA FISHER
food
Restaurant Review: Yamas Greek Kitchen + Bar
Inconsistent food and service mar influencers’ darling
BY MELANIE HAUPT
First Look: Clandestino
Not your abuela’s tacos
BY EVAN RODRIGUEZ
Yard Bar’s Camp Out Opens, Austin Motel Brings the Wieners, Les Dames Cook Up Some Funding, Stone Crabs Swarm Truluck’s, El Raval Gets Fusiony, 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 19, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Austin Underground Veterans Immortalize the Nineties in New Oral History
A Curious Mix of People's Greg Beets and Richard Whymark plot October launch events
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Mexico City/Austin Trio Demons My Friends and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Plus the debut of Radio Coffee’s new location and Natalie Jane Hill’s Texas return
BY RACHEL RASCOE, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN AND DEREK UDENSI
Book Review: A Nontraditional Look at Why Willie Mae Thornton Matters
Lynnée Denise eschews her groundbreaking subject’s “Big Mama” moniker
BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
Review: Harvest Thieves, As the Sparks Fly Upward
Long-awaited alt.country LP sets the political against the personal
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Review: Single Lash, Ladida
Quartet’s second album smoothly braids shoegaze smoke and mirrors
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Review: Luna Luna, L.L.
Dreamy quartet steps onto the dance floor with Rostrum Records debut
BY ELIZABETH BRAATEN
Live Music in Austin
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Anatomy of a Fall
French courtroom drama shows the truth of people is always complex
The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde's spirited comedy gets a breezy animated resurrection
Foe
Sci-fi eco thriller is just an exercise in infuriating mystery
Killers of the Flower Moon
Scorsese at his best for a true tale of hideous heartland crimes
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
History of Australia's greatest sonic butchers
Nyad
Biopic of controversial record-setting swimmer just skims the surface
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Leviathan live experience transfers from stadiums to cinemas
arts & culture
999 Eyes Freakshow & Surreal Sideshow Invites You to Step Inside an American Tradition
The beauty of the bizarre
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Five Ingredients for a Perfect Halloween
Like the best bags of trick-or-treat candy, it’s all in the selecton
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Review: “If the Sky Were Orange”
Journalist Jeff Goodell curates the Blanton’s call to action on climate change
BY LINA FISHER
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: What’s Really Wrong at Austin Animal Services
Former AAS Chief Tawny Hammond on how Austin can once again be a leader in the no-kill movement
BY TAWNY HAMMOND
Day Trips: Crazy Water Hotel, Mineral Wells
Rejuvenated hotel returns to the old resort and spa town
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Qmmunity: Rain on Me
A new era at the classic Fourth Street bar starts with Show Director Basüra
BY JAMES SCOTT
The Luv Doc: A Blinding Amount of Light
If Jeff Bezos can launch a $5.5 billion dollar penis rocket into suborbital space, he can surely put a dimmer switch on a floodlight
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 20-26
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: What (and Who) to Blame for Austin FC’s Rough Year
Let's point some fingers, shall we?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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