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Austin Energy "Cautiously Optimistic" About Power Restorations

TODAY'S EVENTS

La Follia: The Herd of Harpsichords

Redeemer Presbyterian Church

Jackie Venson (performance & record signing) at Waterloo Records

Chalk Fest day one w/ Blank Hellscape, Heavy Meddo, Mr. Breakfast, Saline, Ghislaine [inside]; Chalk, Alexalone, Sad Cell, Weavr [tent] at The Far Out Lounge & Stage

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Leather Magnolias: In the Chair at Daddy's and Scruff's

Mom Seeks Justice for Son Killed by APD

PHOTO GALLERIES

Winter Ice Storm 2023

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Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Review: A Tear-Jerking Look Inside the Fragile Friendships of Teenage Boys

The Verde Report: Referee Ismail Elfath on a World Cup Final for the Ages

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Feb. 3, 2023
Vol. 42, No. 23

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City, County Issue Disaster Declaration, Seek Federal Funds for Cleanup to Come Food Bank will be at two Eastside locations tomorrow

D.A. Drops Charges Against One Officer (of 19) in Eighth Street Shootings Nicholas Gebhart faced trial in Brad Ayala case

The Sound of Crystals at Corteo Inside rehearsals at the traveling Cirque du Soleil show

Big Medium to Leave Canopy This Spring Little tells the long and short of it

Review: Flood of Spirits World premiere conjures up a haunting evening

NEWS

Mom Seeks Justice for Son Killed by APD

The police kill, advocates rally, white people urged to act

Austin at Large: Canaries in the Shelter Line

Musicians are a useful proxy for the unmet housing needs in Austin neighborhoods

by Mike Clark-Madison

City, County Issue Disaster Declaration, Seek Federal Funds for Cleanup to Come Food Bank will be at two Eastside locations tomorrow

D.A. Drops Charges Against One Officer (of 19) in Eighth Street Shootings Nicholas Gebhart faced trial in Brad Ayala case

Mayor Apologizes for Lack of Communication as 120,000 Austinites Are Still Without Power Austin Energy "cautiously optimistic" about power restorations

Council Recap: Making Life Easier for Child Care Centers Council acts on resolution by CM Vanessa Fuentes

Public Notice: Do You Avoid Driving I-35? The Chamber of Commerce wants more of the same

FOOD

Gluten-Free Without (Much) Misery

Eating in Austin with a wheat allergy

by Jessi Cape

Texas Wine Revolution Pairs Texas Chefs With Wines, Auctions

Sip, bite, bid, raise money for Texas hospitality workers

by A. Richmond

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 2, 2023

Gluten-Free Without (Much) Misery Eating in Austin with a wheat allergy

More for Your Heart’s Desire on Valentine’s Day Delight your darling with these sweet and savory choices

Free Cheese from Antonelli’s; Pasta Paisanos Power Up; Aiello’s Red Sauce Redux; BBQ Ramen Tatsu-ya Gets Swole; Bearded Baking Boosts Bastrop Brunching; and More All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

These Restaurants Have 86’d Service Today Local dining spots shutter themselves against the weather

MUSIC

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet

When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

by Gary Lindsey

Five Takeaways From the New Austin Music Census

2022 survey shows musicians moving farther from city core

by Chad Swiatecki

Five Takeaways From the New Austin Music Census 2022 survey shows musicians moving farther from city core

Crosstalk: This Is Austin, Not That Great Returns, plus Three More Spring Music Events Punk fest joins CMT Awards, Austin Psych Fest, and Oblivion Access rollouts

Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto's Banquet When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age

Review: Blushing
Tether/Weak (Kanine)

Review: LP Giobbi
Garcia (Remixed)

SCREENS

The Power of Platonic Intimacy in Close

Director Lukas Dhont explores tender moments of boyhood in his new drama

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

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The Power of Platonic Intimacy in Close Director Lukas Dhont explores tender moments of boyhood in his new drama

Overcoming Fear With Deon Taylor How covid and the George Floyd protests shaped his new film

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

Japan’s 8mm Revolution Hachimiri Madness exposes the new radicals of the punk era

Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

ARTS & CULTURE

Leather Magnolias: In the Chair at Daddy's and Scruff's

How two gay-owned barbershops are changing the face and faces of East Austin

by James Scott

Leather Magnolias: In the Chair at Daddy's and Scruff's

How two gay-owned barbershops are changing the face and faces of East Austin

by James Scott

Review: Flood of Spirits World premiere conjures up a haunting evening

Five Exhibits Beyond Mere Eye Candy Form and substance balanced in these thought-provoking works

Leather Magnolias: In the Chair at Daddy's and Scruff's How two gay-owned barbershops are changing the face and faces of East Austin

Separating Fact From Fiction in the Texas Rangers’ Bloody History Traveling exhibit reexamines border killings

Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Luther Hotel, Palacios

Historic Gulf Coast hotel is under threat of demolition

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Queer Black Womanhood

Local nonprofit Queer Black Women Alliance makes space for their community, plus more queer events

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Out of Your League

Old people are smart. That's how they get old.

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants