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Queue'd Up w/ Flora & Fawna, Jonny Jukebox, Mama Duke, Orya, Dali Voodoo, BabiBoi at Cheer Up Charlies

Florist, Marc Merza Group at The Ballroom

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Clock Runs Out on Music Hub: Mosaic Sound Collective Losing Lease to Development

Vote Now for the Best of Austin Restaurants

PHOTO GALLERIES

Hot Summer Nights at Cheer Up Charlies

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The Verde Report: Austin FC and the Virtue of Making Mistakes

Review: Inside the War to Save the Amazon and Its Indigenous Peoples

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Aug. 19, 2022
Vol. 41, No. 51

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Safety Resources Every College Student in Austin Should Know About Get to know the local orgs that center community well-being

Civic Engagement Opportunities for Austin Students A guide to getting involved and making your voice heard

Where to Find Coffee and Wi-Fi Find the right fit to stay connected and caffeinated

Austin 101 Giveaway Get to know your city and enter to win a SXSW Music wristband

Back to School With Queer Austinites Queer Austin artists and icons give their two cents on surviving ATX

NEWS

A Primer on the Political Landscape in Central Texas

Get caught up on the big issues facing Austin and its neighbors

by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: More Land, or a Big Ditch?

If we’re really going this far on the reimagined I-35, we might as well go all the way

by Mike Clark-Madison

A Primer on the Political Landscape in Central Texas Get caught up on the big issues facing Austin and its neighbors

AISD Board OKs District’s Largest Bond Package Ever Chasing equity

Extra Enforcement Planned to Bring Down Traffic Deaths Cars kill people

Headlines / Quote of the Week

Everything You Need to Know About Your First Austin Election How and where to vote

FOOD

Cheap Eats for Austin Students

From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed's to UT and even Texas State

by Melanie Haupt

Where to Find Coffee and Wi-Fi

Find the right fit to stay connected and caffeinated

by Valeria Valdez

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of August 18, 2022

Where to Find Coffee and Wi-Fi Find the right fit to stay connected and caffeinated

Eat Like an Austin Movie Star Your guide to local restaurants featured in famous films

Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Who Won the Cocktail Showdown at Hotel ZaZa? Who combined spirited liquids the best to beat this murderous heat?

MUSIC

Hey Freshman: IG Follows to Fast-Track Your Immersion in Austin Music

Under-21 and underground rave resources on Instagram

by Rachel Rascoe

Back-to-School Guide: Stores to Shop Your Way Into Austin Music

Dress for the job you want: stylish scenester – plus recommendations on record shops and instrument stores

Review: Yard Work, Yard Work II: Here Comes the Neighborhood With a new lead singer, home improvement punks turn everyday experiences into 90-second anthems

Back-to-School Guide: Stores to Shop Your Way Into Austin Music Dress for the job you want: stylish scenester – plus recommendations on record shops and instrument stores

Clock Runs Out on Music Hub: Mosaic Sound Collective Losing Lease to Development Owners hold hopes to relocate music industry collective

Review: Bob Hoffnar & the Mood Illusion, Things We Wonder: An Interpretation of the Shaggs (Rock Tumbler) Deft experimental combo reworks Worst Album of All Time contender into avant-garde jazz

Hey Freshman: IG Follows to Fast-Track Your Immersion in Austin Music Under-21 and underground rave resources on Instagram

SCREENS

Five Films Not to Miss at aGLIFF

Fashion, wrestling, and giallo on-screen at the queer film fest

by James Scott

Latest Film Reviews

The Territory, Claydream, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, The Legend of Molly Johnson, and Orphan: First Kill

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Five Films Not to Miss at aGLIFF Fashion, wrestling, and giallo on-screen at the queer film fest

Five Austin Filming Locations to Make You Feel Like a Star Get your cameras out for the most memorable Austin movie moments

Eat Like an Austin Movie Star Your guide to local restaurants featured in famous films

Lovecraft and Rest Stops: Rebekah McKendry Takes to the Road for Glorious Inside the pandemic roots of the new cosmic horror comedy

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks and more

ARTS & CULTURE

Welcome to Austin, Little Queerdos!

Advice from the queer community on making your time in Austin count

by James Scott

Review: The Stage Austin's Hedwig and the Angry Inch

An audacious but underwhelming walk on the wild side

by Bob Abelman

Who the Hell Is TVHeadATX? The local wheatpasting provocateur reveals … a thing or two

Ten Years of "Unreal Estate" at Cloud Tree Gallery Oh, the places you only wish you could go!

Get a Clue: Janet Evanovich is Coming to the Texas Book Festival Catch the “the most popular mystery writer alive” this November

Remembering James “Prince” Hughes, Atomic City Owner and Austin Punk Luminary The Prince is dead, long live the Prince

‘Trailheads and Transmutations’ at Davis Gallery Artists Felice House & Dana Younger capture the glory in all dimensions

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Slaton Bakery, Slaton

The pies sell like hot cakes and don’t cost a lot of dough

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Finding Your Pride

Drip Drop 10 brings urban LGBTQ music to the forefront, plus did you hear it’s Austin Pride this weekend?

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Already Failing

The Luv Doc's hawt tipz for #backtoskool

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants