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Speak Up! A Conversation About Mental Health at Bullock Texas State History Museum

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MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

A Not-That-Undercover Austin Look at Donald Trump’s Roadshow

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 24 Democratic Run-offs

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Oblivion Access 2022

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The Verde Report: Austin FC Commits to Coach Josh Wolff With Three-Year Deal

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May 20, 2022
Vol. 41, No. 38

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Other Worlds Goes Delving into the UnderWorlds Senior Programmer Dan Repp digs into two days of horror

Ground Floor Theatre’s Dot An authentic albeit imbalanced emotional journey into dementia

Argus Cidery Returns, Lou’s Comes to Barton Springs Road, Hip Hotels Hype that Hemp, Fierce Whiskers Hosts Loro, Chi’Lantro Goes South, and More All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Panic Fest 2022: Woodland Grey Fear in the forest in this subtle psychological horror

Sheriff Hits Pause on Magistration Pilot After Nine Days, Saying She Needs Help $500K program would provide counsel to indigent arrestees

NEWS

A Not-That-Undercover Austin Look at Donald Trump’s Roadshow

The House. The Senate. “Our” country.

by Maggie Quinlan

Public Notice: Showdown on Main Streets

Applying the kinder, gentler Land Development Code rewrite to transit corridors

by Nick Barbaro

Sheriff Hits Pause on Magistration Pilot After Nine Days, Saying She Needs Help $500K program would provide counsel to indigent arrestees

What’s to Become of Austin’s Unofficial Gay District? A development plan would maintain Oilcan Harry's but displace two other gay-friendly bars

Leander Votes to Keep Itself Connected to Cap Metro Bus service, shuttle service, and MetroRail, oh my!

May 24 Primary Run-Off Elections Early Voting May 16-20; Election Day Tue., May 24

Public Notice: Working Hard for the Money City offers temp jobs and green job training … and lifeguarding

FOOD

The Return of Hot Luck

Aaron Franklin's food and music fest is about more than just chilling with your homies

by Melanie Haupt

Argus Cidery Returns, Lou’s Comes to Barton Springs Road, Hip Hotels Hype that Hemp, Fierce Whiskers Hosts Loro, Chi’Lantro Goes South, and More

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

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Food and Food-Adjacent AAPI Month Events Get out and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Island culture

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

MUSIC

A Culture 50 Years in the Making: The Kerrville Folk Festival Experience

Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas

by Hank Erwin

Review: Haunter’s Discarnate Ails

A three-song behemoth from Central Texas death metal unit debut on Profound Lore

by Raoul Hernandez

Oblivion Access 2022 84 photos by David Brendan Hall and John Anderson

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

SCREENS

Two New Music Documentaries About New Orleans Merge Genres and Generations

A river runs through it

by Michael King

Latest Film Reviews

Take Me to the River New Orleans, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Emergency, Firestarter, 'Lux Æterna', Men, and Rondo and Bob

SHOWTIMES >

Other Worlds Goes Delving into the UnderWorlds Senior Programmer Dan Repp digs into two days of horror

Panic Fest 2022: Woodland Grey Fear in the forest in this subtle psychological horror

Audrey Diwan Recounts a History of Abortion in Happening The French director explains why these stories are important

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

ARTS & CULTURE

Five Ways to Dress Up Your Bare, Bare Walls

A big weekend of gallery shows gives you plenty of decorating opportunities

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ground Floor Theatre’s Dot

An authentic albeit imbalanced emotional journey into dementia

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: Texas Ferry Rides

Texas ferries are the best free rides in the state

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Cher-ing Is Caring

The Goddess of Pop's birthday begets cool queer ATX parties

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Three Yards

Is a shit ton.

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants