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TODAY'S EVENTS

Art & Design: Gallery Opening

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Aux Cutter, Kydd Jones, MugDog, Chucky Blk at Feels So Good

Sir Woman, Moody Bank$, Lunar Rae at Continental Club

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Deborah O'Keefe of Jason & Deb Sues 101X Owners Waterloo Media

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

PHOTO GALLERIES

Winter Ice Storm 2023

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Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Bassist on Bassist Q&A: Kinseli Baricuatro and Marcus Bell

CURRENT ISSUE

Jan. 27, 2023
Vol. 42, No. 22

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THE LATEST

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

Power Won’t Be Restored Fully In Austin Until Friday Evening Slow restoration efforts continue as storm drags on

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup Lots to look forward to as winter eases into spring

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

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

NEWS

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

by Mike Clark-Madison

Power Won’t Be Restored Fully In Austin Until Friday Evening Slow restoration efforts continue as storm drags on

Ice Downs Tree Limbs and Power Lines, Tens of Thousands Without Power Austin bears the brunt of localized winter storm

Winter Ice Storm 2023 11 photos by Jana Birchum, John Anderson and Kimberley Jones

AISD, UT, ACC Announce Tuesday Closures Due to Winter Weather Concern over icy roads prompts closures

Outrage Over APD's Refusal to Discipline Alex Gonzales' Killers Officers face no consequences after chaotic 2021 encounter

FOOD

Restaurant Review: Nori

New plant-based Japanese concept hits the spot

by Melanie Haupt

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

by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Austin Chefs and Restaurants Nab Six Spots on James Beard Awards Semifinalists List Organic pastry, fusion BBQ, and Caribbean flavors recognized

Field Guide Festival Returns With Chef-and-Farmer Collabs Locavore celebration returns in April

Restaurant Review: Nori New plant-based Japanese concept hits the spot

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 26, 2023

MUSIC

Bassist on Bassist Q&A: Kinseli Baricuatro and Marcus Bell

On powering the scene’s rhythm section, fueled by lip gloss and tequila cranberries

by Laiken Neumann

Deborah O'Keefe of Jason & Deb Sues 101X Owners Waterloo Media

Lawsuit alleges misogyny and discrimination by owner Bob Sinclair, station countersues

Behind the CMT Music Awards’ Move to Austin’s Moody Center Nashville ceremony was “in need of a new venue”

Remembering Rod Moag, The Pickin' Singin' Professor Jeff Moag honors his academic, musician, and KOOP radio host father

Austin Psych Fest Turns Back the Clock: Toro Y Moi, Cuco, and Levitation Favorites Headline Spring Gathering Yves Tumor, Mdou Moctar, Melody’s Echo Chamber also psychin'

Bayonne's Cathartic Return and Five More Songs from Austin Artists New music picks from Superfónicos, Holy Water, and more

Deborah O'Keefe of Jason & Deb Sues 101X Owners Waterloo Media Lawsuit alleges misogyny and discrimination by owner Bob Sinclair, station countersues

SCREENS

Overcoming Fear With Dion Taylor

How covid and the George Floyd protests shaped his new film

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

The Amazing Maurice, Close, She Is Love, and Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night

SHOWTIMES >

Overcoming Fear With Dion 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

Sundance 2023 Review: Iron Butterflies Experimental doc unfurls Russian lies about the downing of Flight MH17

ARTS & CULTURE

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

by Valerie Lopez

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

by Valerie Lopez

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

Five Shows to Light Up the Stage As the new year's dark period lifts from theatres, it's time to get back in the stalls

Review: Jarrott Productions' The Sound Inside An understated, intriguing page-turner

Review: Vortex Repertory Co.’s Ride the Wave All foam, no fortitude in this surfer dude play

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Pretty Woman: The Musical Imitation isn't always the sincerest form of flattery

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Container City, Burnet

Shipping containers become cabins for a scenic mountain getaway

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Let’s Get Queer-ative!

Queer creativity blooms in a community space, plus more LGBTQ events

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Grumpy Boyfriend

Why are the Island Boys shampooing my dolphin?

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants