Buddy's Place
Zeke Barbaro / Photo by David Brendan Hall
Volume 40, Number 42
Issue Supplement
The Austin FC Issue
ON THE COVER:
features
The Austin FC Issue
A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin's Love of the Outdoors
How Gensler architecture's home for the Verde keeps it green
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Q2 Stadium's Food and Bev Offerings Big and Local
From brisket tacos to bao, craft beer to Crown Royal, Verde fans have options
BY JESSI CAPE
Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure
How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options
BY ERIC PUGA
DJ Chorizo Funk Looks to Spin 20,000 Austin FC Fans Into a Frenzy
Job No. 1? Getting butts out of seats.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
ATXFC Artist Initiative Puts Austin Artists' Work Front and Center
Austin's next art gallery?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
How to Get to Q2 Stadium by Car, Bus, Rail, Bicycle, and Rideshare
"Can I park at Q2?" and other burning questions answered
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Anthony Precourt's Moment Has Come
Austin FC's founder reflects on the road to the major league
BY ERIC GOODMAN
It's Time to Decide Austin FC's Nickname
Cast your vote for what you want to drunkenly shout at Austin's new MLS team
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Learning to Love Austin FC's Roster Through Their Native Cuisines
International players' kitchen
BY ADAM WOOD
news
Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?
Bikin’ down the highway
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Austin at Large: Hit Me With Your Worst Shot
Doesn’t this weekend’s carnage illustrate exactly why policing as usual isn’t enough?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: I Say Regressive; You Say Progressive
Wherein Hizzoner gets to rebut my last column
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Chaos as City Hall Encampment Cleared by Police
Sweeping the plaza
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
One Dead, 13 Injured, Two in Custody After Weekend Shooting
Douglas Kantor, a 25-year-old tourist visiting Austin from the Detroit area, died Sunday
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Commissioners Court Puts Women’s Jail on Ice
Vote delays moving forward with design for at least a year
BY LINA FISHER
food
A Father's Day Roundup of Lagers That Dads Like
Beermongers weigh in on what wets their most dadly whistles
BY ERIC PUGA
Au Revoir, Chez Nous; WB, Antonelli's; Howdy, Local Foods; Mmmmm, Pinthouse; 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 June 17, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?
A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Love Wheel Records Rolls In
Austin music mainstay Mike Nicolai retails vinyl and Indoor Creature parties at the Ballroom
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Always There to Help: Mark Jensen, 1968-2021
ABGB co-founder was committed to community and generous to musicians
BY KEVIN CURTIN
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN, ABBY JOHNSTON, MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS, KEVIN CURTIN, DEREK UDENSI AND DOUG FREEMAN
screens
ATX Screen News: E3, AFS, and More
AFS Cinema, Arkane Studios' vampire nightmare, and the return of Hypnotic
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
All Light, Everywhere
Chilling and insightful look at the birth of our surveillance culture
Gaia
The moldering earth has had enough with humanity in this South African ecohorror
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Ryan Reynolds adds a new client but no extra fun
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
Horror comedy sequel tries to bite into new laughs
Lat Mat 5: 48H
Vietnamese action-comedy takes to the river
Luca
Pixar's lull continues with a shallow fish-out-of-water tale
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Meta ain't betta in this unlovable, self-referential sequel
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
After 70 years of being someone else, the screen legend gets to be herself
The Sparks Brothers
Edgar Wright reveals the wonderful, mysterious Mael brothers
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
The titans of literature and their complex bond
arts & culture
Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water
In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings "a new story to the table"
BY ROBERT FAIRES
"Balm: New Paintings by Bradley Kerl" at Ivester Contemporary
Painter Bradley Kerl leads us from inside to outside and beyond
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 KAT MCNEVINS
columns
Opinion: We Must Not Turn Back the Clock on Voting Rights
Parties should be competing to win more votes, not working to keep voting down
BY TOM LOPACH AND VAL BENAVIDEZ
Qmmunity: Hot Queer Nights
Black & Queer AF variety show, Die Felicia, and more to keep Austin cool in this Pride Month heat
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Bat-Watching in Texas
Six places to watch the bats
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: What in the Hell Is Going on at the Statesman?
More of the outlandish factual assertions, needlessly hyperbolic language, and gratuitous profanity that undermines true, legitimate journalism
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 18-24
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Austin FC Issue
The Verde Report: How Austin FC Survived the Road Trip From Hell
The tyro club has been through the MLS ringer
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Get to Know the Guy Behind "The Verde Report"
Meet the Chronicle's soccer columnist, Eric Goodman
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
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