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May 13, 2022
Vol. 41, No. 37

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William Basinski Proves a Rock Star of Experimental Sound Texan auditory stud beguiles Elysium prior to lunar eclipse

Vio-Lence Erupts at Matinee Reunited Bay Area pioneers induce only grinning thrash

Red Card Woes Haunt Austin FC Again In Real Salt Lake Loss Early lead slips away in 2-1 defeat

Mellow Harshers HTRK Offer an Oddly Satisfying Stab in the Heart at Oblivion Access For the love of “hate rock”

Sun Up to Sun Down: Thou Crushed Double-Shift at Oblivion Access A great, lumbering beast from the bayou treads into Valhalla

NEWS

May 7 Elections Give Validation to Austin's Values

A taste of Austin politics in the suburbs

by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-Offs

From Congress to land commissioner, here are our picks

by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Cap Metro CEO Departing to D.C. Randy Clarke is set to head Washington D.C.’s transit authority

Town Hall Calls for Quick Action to Combat Overdoses The crisis is now

Cedar Park Moderates Kick MAGAs to the Curb Moderates win down the ballot against far-right challengers

May 7 Elections Give Validation to Austin's Values A taste of Austin politics in the suburbs

Austin at Large: Asymmetrical Info Warfare Scorched-earth polarization makes us see our foes’ weaknesses as strengths

FOOD

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin

Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food and Food-Adjacent AAPI Month Events

Get out and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Island culture

by Ellen Daly

In the Yard: Texas Saké Co. Our state’s only sake company is as well-polished as its rice

In the Yard: Spokesman Coffee Premium coffee and craft brews on tap = hangout heaven

In the Yard: Austin Winery Pretty much surpassing all your grape expectations

A Brief Guide to the Yard in South Austin Encountering the true ATX spirit in our bustling modern metrop

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 12, 2022

MUSIC

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

by Chad Swiatecki

Patti Smith and Bikini Kill in One Weekend

Lighting strikes twice in Austin, and Pleasure Venom opens

by Rachel Rascoe

William Basinski Proves a Rock Star of Experimental Sound Texan auditory stud beguiles Elysium prior to lunar eclipse

Vio-Lence Erupts at Matinee Reunited Bay Area pioneers induce only grinning thrash

Mellow Harshers HTRK Offer an Oddly Satisfying Stab in the Heart at Oblivion Access For the love of “hate rock”

Sun Up to Sun Down: Thou Crushed Double-Shift at Oblivion Access A great, lumbering beast from the bayou treads into Valhalla

Review: Rapper Billy Woods Has the Most Intense Lyrics at an Extreme Music Festival His lines read like a poetry book bound in human flesh

SCREENS

One in a Crowd: Torched

New documentary about Austin's pro Ultimate Frisbee team crowdfunding now

by James Scott

Latest Film Reviews

Happening, The Automat, Charlotte, Hit the Road, Monstrous, and Oasis Knebworth 1996

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The Fans Behind the Mask: Inside the World of The F13th Fan Film Mixtape AGFA archivist Joseph Ziemba explores the world of discount Voorhees

How to Escape the Field With Shane West The Gotham star heads to the cornfields for new thriller

One in a Crowd: Torched New documentary about Austin's pro Ultimate Frisbee team crowdfunding now

AFS Announces Filmmakers for its Artist Intensive Program Rising directors meet with industry experts to finesse future films

Westworld Comes to ATX TV Fest Season 4 preview closing this year's celebration of the small screen

ARTS & CULTURE

Five Things to Head Off the Hex on Friday the 13th

Shake off the curse of this mini-Halloween

by Richard Whittaker

Review: Austin Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Less-than-magical production salvaged by a night of unexpected spontaneity

by Bob Abelman

Austin Gay Men’s Chorus Sings for Gen Z and Queer Community Concert looks to keep Austin young and queer’d

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Now is the Summer of our discontent after this flat jukebox

Inside Season 3 of Barry at Moontower Just for Laughs The cast spill the beans on Bill Hader's darkest secret

Shimmy Around the Globe as the Jigglewatts Celebrate World Burlesque Day Austin's sinsational artists join the international festivities

Moontower Review: Deon Cole Black-ish star delivered the set the audience wanted

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Lubbock Tornado Memorial, Lubbock

Monument commemorates havoc wreaked by two twisters in 1970

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Party On, Queers

Jon-Erik Garcia, aka the Glitoris, talks about his own TuezGayz story, plus more queer events

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Not Your Gig

Boundaries, motherf*ckers. Boundaries.

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants