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Austin’s Oktoberfest Gets the Royal Treatment

Stomp Your Feet for SIMS Foundation (Gary Primich tribute) w/ Ted Roddy, Steve Doerr, Mike Buck, Willie Pipkin, Guy Forsyth, Dave Biller, Bubba McCoy, Walter Daniels, Andrew Nafziger, Various Artists

The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.

Austin Sketch Fest
at Scottish Rite Theater

Shining City
at Trinity Street Theatre

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

A Belated Introduction From Your Incoming Music Editor

Crosstalk: Metal Distributor Relocates to Austin, and the Latest at the Moody Center

PHOTO GALLERIES

Texas Tribune Festival 2022

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The Verde Report: U.S. National Team Limping Toward Qatar World Cup

Review: Stillness and Violence in This Startling Tale of an Irish Fishing Community

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Sept. 30, 2022
Vol. 42, No. 5

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Something in the Dirt Cerebral horror's greatest duo circle through cosmic conspiracies

Austin Trail of Lights Returns to Its Traditional, On-Foot Format The beloved Zilker Park holiday celebration returns

Ken Paxton’s Lawyers Keep Flubbing, But He Might Not Appear Anyway Leaving the state for an abortion is on the line

Regal Arbor Closed North Austin art house institution quietly shuttered

Darren Aronofsky to be Honored by Austin Film Festival Fest features Bob Saget's final film, new Laura Poitras doc

NEWS

Austin at Large – Texas: Still Broken, Still Sad

Abbott stays one step ahead of the mob amid Lone Star and Uvalde fallout

by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Mobility for All

Three visions for our transportation future

by Nick Barbaro

Ken Paxton’s Lawyers Keep Flubbing, But He Might Not Appear Anyway Leaving the state for an abortion is on the line

Capital Metro’s Zero-Emission Buses Pass First Tests Austin slowly rocks down to electric avenues

Austin at Large – Texas: Still Broken, Still Sad Abbott stays one step ahead of the mob amid Lone Star and Uvalde fallout

Death Watch: Conveyor Belt to Lethal Injection Keeps Rolling Ramirez will be prayed over as he dies

Election Ticker: Southwest Council Races Illuminate Dual Political Divides Things get partisan in this week's election news

FOOD

Austin’s Oktoberfest Gets the Royal Treatment

Partying with the prince, per tradition, at Koko's Bavarian Biergarten

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Jo’s Helpful HAAMburgers, World Saké Day at The Yard, Suerte’s Seafood Flex, Perry’s Fall Feastables, Cory Starr Shines, No Shortage of Good Booze, and More, More, More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

by Wayne Alan Brenner

What Makes German Beer Unique? Pilsners and lagers and helles, oh my! And can I eat them?

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 29, 2022

Jo’s Helpful HAAMburgers, World Saké Day at The Yard, Suerte’s Seafood Flex, Perry’s Fall Feastables, Cory Starr Shines, No Shortage of Good Booze, and More, More, More All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Another End of an Era: Nau's Enfield Drug Is Closing The soda shop and pharmacy has been struggling for years

Este es (almost) Aquí! Suerte’s new restaurant brings the ocean’s bounty – starting next week

MUSIC

Faster Than Sound: A Belated Introduction From Your Incoming Music Editor

Music columnist graduates to Music editor after four years

by Rachel Rascoe

Electronic Destination Kingdom Nightclub Rises Again

Dance music venue reopens off Red River after abrupt 2018 shutter

by Christina Garcia

What We're Listening To: Mobley Cry Havoc! (Last Gang Records)

Electronic Destination Kingdom Nightclub Rises Again Dance music venue reopens off Red River after abrupt 2018 shutter

What We're Listening To: Moody Bank$ FEELING COLORS

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week A BLK REVOLUTION, Channel Tres, Smashing Pumpkins, the Austin Record Convention, and more local music related shows worth seeing

Crosstalk: Metal Record Label Relocates to Austin, and the Latest at Moody Center Austin music news headlines of the week

SCREENS

Talking Terror and Trauma in New Horror Smile

Director Parker Finn and star Sosie Bacon Smile, and the world screams with them

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

God's Creatures, Bros, The Good House, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Smile, and Vesper

SHOWTIMES >

Something in the Dirt Cerebral horror's greatest duo circle through cosmic conspiracies

Regal Arbor Closed North Austin art house institution quietly shuttered

Darren Aronofsky to be Honored by Austin Film Festival Fest features Bob Saget's final film, new Laura Poitras doc

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters Into the shadowy mind of the man that created Hellboy

Hellraiser The Cenobites are back in the third best entry in the franchise

ARTS & CULTURE

Five Perfect Scenes at Austin Sketch Fest

Because the best comedy always has a story to it

by James Scott

Review: Different Stages Theatre's Shining City

As with all Conor McPherson plays, the Devil is in the details

by Bob Abelman

Five Perfect Scenes at Austin Sketch Fest Because the best comedy always has a story to it

Review: Different Stages Theatre's Shining City As with all Conor McPherson plays, the Devil is in the details

Art Heals Festival Aims to Eliminate HIV, Mental Health Stigma Through Artwork Black, queer-led event highlights healing creative space

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Hadestown Headfirst, straight to a Hell of a good time

Review: Zach Theatre's The Inheritance, Part 2 Second installment of this audacious opus is too much of a good thing

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Rooftop Bars, San Antonio

Catch a bird’s-eye view of the Alamo City

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Revenge of the Homoscopes

Once more with feeling: It's your Austin queer events horoscope!

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: No Questions, Just Answers

Two is plenty, thank you

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants