In his 2016 Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, Mayor Steve Adler called the lack of affordable space for artists a priority concern. Working out how to address that took the city some time, but this week the Cultural Arts Division is rolling out its Art Space Assistance Program and telling artists how they can tap its $200,000 in aid.

Twelve weeks ago, one of Austin's funniest, fiercest stand-up artists – and probably its best loved – left us way, way too soon. Lashonda Lester's star was on the rise, and we don't know anyone who didn't want to see it hit the big time and shine forever. Wednesday, the comedy community gathers to pay tribute to Lester and raise funds to aid her family.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, the showcase for the biggest and most expensive wares the video game industry has to offer, has come and gone. While fans were transfixed by visions of shiny new experiences set to grace their monitors, two noteworthy mobile games from local developers were released onto digital stores.

We’ll admit it. We don’t like many of the things things that mark the Austin summer. But it’s easy to ignore the scorching days, angry swarms of mosquitos, and our fellow Austinites’ commitment to unflattering jorts when there’s Trailer Food Tuesdays to look forward to.

Exactly 100 seconds into the video for Transit Method’s “Parasight,” which finds the Jersey-bred/Austin-based heavies jamming in a rundown warehouse, a Motörhead-reminiscent riff unfolds into an epic, three-section breakdown/solo that recalls the instrumental explorations of Rush.

The Austin culinary community lost one of its most influential figures this weekend with the death of chef Miguel Ravago, the co-founder (along with Tom Gilliland) of Fonda San Miguel. He was 72.

As the year wears on, most City Council discussions carry one or two undertones: the 2018 budget and/or CodeNEXT. Last Thursday’s session (June 22) held to the pattern.

Embrace the sonic powers of summer starting tonight with this live music matrix decoding. To help winnow down the hordes of local concert listings, we’ve flagged a few of our favorites.

Let’s see: The Rude Mechs moved out of the Off Center on May 15, and here it is, not even six weeks later, and the theatre collective is opening a new 5,000-square-foot space . So much for going the Scarlett O’Hara route of weepily wondering, “Where shall we go? What shall we do?”