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Volume 41, Number 26
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
features
Austin FC 2022 Season Preview
A preview of the players, strategies, and songs for a new season
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Some soccer talent to go with that brew?
BY ERIC PUGA
New and returning faves keep the focus hyperlocal
BY MELANIE HAUPT
news
Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings
BY BRANT BINGAMON AND AUSTIN SANDERS
For Los Verdes, y'all means all
BY KIT O’CONNELL
Austin takes a looooong time to digest what it swallows
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Elizabeth Warren stumps for Casar, a growing progressive coalition in D.C., and affordable housing
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Priorities include economic incentives for small farms, rural health care, and internet access
BY LINA FISHER
Blue team candidates want a greener land office
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Board of Trustees punts its final decision
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Violet Crown venue withdraws city water and sewer extension request
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Sweep took place mere hours after the discovery
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
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 February 24, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album
BY ABBY JOHNSTON
The Spoon drummer co-produced songs with eight women and nonbinary artists at his Public Hi-Fi studio
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Theo Lawrence, the Dead Coats, Doug Kershaw, Immolation, Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, and Conan Gray
BY ABBY JOHNSTON, MARS SALAZAR, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, JULIAN TOWERS, CLARA WANG AND MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS
Medellin Collection, Kady Rain, David Ramirez, Slomo Drags, Whitmore Sisters, and User Unauthorized
BY RACHEL RASCOE, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, KEVIN CURTIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN AND TIM STEGALL
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
The History of Television series spotlights the man who built The House That Would Not Die
BY SAGE DUNLAP
Film Reviews
A Disney-free lineup goes global
Award short list is predictable in form and content
Universal insights into unique stories
Political intrigue as a cop pursues the powerful
Musical rewrite of the tragic love triangle never hits the high notes
Channing Tatum picks up a canine pal in army vet drama
The Foo Fighters make their own Evil Dead
Cops versus bikers in this Tamil action flick
arts & culture
Cut, thrust, parry, fun
BY ROBERT PENSON
We highlight artists of color who bring a diversity of aesthetic vibrance to the theatres, galleries, and other venues of our city
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Despite fruitless tweaks to the storytelling, this is a tale worth attending
BY BOB ABELMAN
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Inside our Austin FC season preview package; plus the return of the Austin Music Awards and the Chronicle's SXSW day party
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Speaking to Black and Queer AF variety show host Aira Juliet about showcasing Black creativity, plus queer events coming up
BY JAMES SCOTT
Expansive horticulture park offers fun for everyone
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Ask not from whom the dull tolls. It tolls from thee.
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, February 25 - March 3
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY JEN SORENSEN