Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 41, Number 6
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Like cats and dogs
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Or is this status quo protection already obsolete in the City That Never Shrinks?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
So yeah, let’s really get serious about housing in Austin
BY NICK BARBARO
Alter, Kelly vote against longtime APD insider
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Over 50% of AFA members vote to oppose police staffing initiative
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species
BY LINA FISHER
New maps respond to the growth among Texans of color by including fewer opportunity districts for Black and Hispanic Texans
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Clinton Young's death sentence overturned over legal misconduct
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Answers to your VBM questions
food
Three years in the making, worthy of eternal returns
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 7, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
ACL Fest 2021
Personal journals from a plague-era festival
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS
Abortion ban opposition, a weather delay, and the unforgettable performances
BY KEVIN CURTIN AND RACHEL RASCOE
Fresh sounds that emanate from the Lone Star State
BY KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, RACHEL RASCOE AND DEREK UDENSI
"We take you on a journey through Black American music history, ragtime to trap."
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Dan Auerbach collaborator will drum for Durand Jones & the Indications before taking the mic for a solo set
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Hovvdy, Cherubs, Hoody Rap, a Tribute to Walter Hyatt, and more recommended sounds
BY CARYS ANDERSON, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DEREK UDENSI, RACHEL RASCOE AND DOUG FREEMAN
Blue Öyster Cult, Mannequin Pussy, Guthrie Girls, and more shows to see
BY CARYS ANDERSON, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, CHRISTINA GARCIA AND KEVIN CURTIN
BY GREG STITT
Screens
Film Reviews
A spirit-crushing vacation for everyone's favorite ghouls
Part three of the only franchise to make 50 Shades of Gray look classy
Addicted to filmmaking in this newly restored Spanish horror
Icelandic oddity finds unexpected heart in a strange fable of parenthood
Daniel Craig's last Bond adventure is a misfire
Into kid-friendly adventure with the YouTube smash
Jason Sudeikis and Evangeline Lilly hold on to love on the run
Bruce Willis, back in (in)action in another cop thriller
Come for the dodgy CGI fighting, stay for the ... rom-com?
arts & culture
After a year of shuttered scares, Halloween is home
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Your weekly guide to the best happenings in Austin
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
In this week’s issue, we peek behind the curtain of Austin’s scare houses
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
That and a bevy of LGBTQ things to do around town
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Resilience of pioneers is captured on historic site
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Otherwise known as reactive immobility
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, October 8-14
BY ROB BREZSNY
Mark of the beast or just another Texas legislative session? New 2021 Texas laws
BY LUKE ELLIS AND JACQUELINE CASTILLO
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY RYAN HENNESSEE