Long Center for the Performing Arts
Jana Birchum
Volume 40, Number 29
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
As Abbott Blows Off COVID, Austin Just Wants to Stay Alive
The unmasking commences and the governor goes after his own constituents yet again
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: Blue Blood, From a Turnip
In voting-averse Texas, how can the “election integrity” juice be worth the squeeze?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill
The price is right?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON, AUSTIN SANDERS, BETH SULLIVAN AND MARY TUMA
Campaigners, Firefighters Help Residents With Burst Pipes
Austin needs water, still
BY LINA FISHER
As Crises Abound, AISD Plans for Fewer Teachers
Board considers dire financial projections, falling enrollment, charter competition, and a struggling special ed program
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
APD Officer Indicted in 2020 Shooting of Michael Ramos
Christopher Taylor charged with first-degree murder
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Unpopular No. 2 Likely to Lead APD
Chief of Staff not popular within APD or with local justice advocates
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Farmhouse Delivery Brings the Best of Local Restaurants to Your Home
Take part in Project Takeout
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Support Asian-Owned Eateries in Austin
Eight small restaurants we love to visit
BY LILLI HIME
Siete's New Mercado, Desert Door's Twisted Cocktails, Indie Brewing's Song Contest, ZaZa's Springtime Pizzazz, and More
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 18, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
NBA Star and Music-Maker Chris Bosh Sets Up Shop in the ATX
The future NBA Hall of Fame forward wants it all
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Stays the Course on Mask Precautions
Steady on safety guidelines, Austin promoters and club owners juggle an unclear concert calendar
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY DOUG FREEMAN, KEVIN CURTIN, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, CARYS ANDERSON, GREG STITT, DEREK UDENSI AND TIM STEGALL
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
The Only Constant on Congress Is Change
Liz Lambert chronicles being both sides of the gentrification debate in Through the Plexi-Glass
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Blue Starlite Gives Some SXSW-Selected Shorts Some Big Screentime
From the festival to the drive-in
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
The Courier
A forgotten Cold War spy story gets a very British, very tragic retelling
Dark State
Nutty conspiracy theory flick is Pizzagate-style nonsense
Keep an Eye Out
Quentin Dupieux serves a delicious slice of nothing in this police anti-procedural
Last Call
Jeremy Piven proves maybe you should go home
Long Live Rock... Celebrate The Chaos
Long Weekend
Downcast drunk meets manic pixie girl. Can true love prosper?
Mohan Kumar Fans
Indian comedy spoofs audition show culture
My Brother's Keeper
Pray the PTSD away!
arts & culture
Artist Madeline Irvine Marks COVID Time With the Pandemic Clock
The Austin artist has turned a daily practice into a way to count down the lockdown
BY ROBERT FAIRES
"Dogs Heal in Borderlandia: Andrea Muñoz Martinez" at Link & Pin Gallery
In her solo exhibition at Link & Pin Gallery, the artist provides canine companions for a most colorful landscape
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Speeding Toward Normal
In this week's issue: How Greg Abbott's Great Unmasking puts state and local leadership at odds yet again, plus the SXSW virtual experience
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: White Privilege in Austin’s Unhoused Community
Alberta Phillips, chair of the ECHO Board of Governors, explains the kind of racism that can lock Black people into a lifetime of living unsheltered
BY ALBERTA PHILLIPS
Qmmunity: Queer Rights and Queer Lives at the Texas Lege
News from Austin’s Pink Dome, plus this weekend’s top queer events
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Fort Parker State Park
Park between Mexia and Groesbeck is renowned for its sunsets
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Welsh
A strong case for an easier language like Mandarin
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 19-25
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
Eyebeam
BY SAM HURT
This Modern World
BY TOM TOMORROW
Jen Sorensen Comics
BY JEN SORENSEN
