Zeke Barbaro
Volume 41, Number 38
Issue Supplement
Best of Austin 2022
ON THE COVER:
features
The best in local Arts & Entertainment, Kids & Family, Nightlife, Politics & Media, Services, Shopping, Sports & Recreation, according to Austin Chronicle readers and staff
news
The House. The Senate. “Our” country.
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
From Congress to land commissioner, here are our picks
BY THE 'CHRONICLE' NEWS STAFF
Applying the kinder, gentler Land Development Code rewrite to transit corridors
BY NICK BARBARO
Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Beanbag rounds, babies, and buildings on the agenda
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
A glass half full
BY KIT O’CONNELL
A judge has ruled Austin won't need more council elections
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Protests at schools, the Texas Capitol continue after leaked Supreme Court decision
BY HANNAH UEBELE AND MORGAN O’HANLON
food
Aaron Franklin's food and music fest is about more than just chilling with your homies
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 19, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Life-altering and deep-listening scenes from the oldest music festival in Texas
BY HANK ERWIN
A three-song behemoth from Central Texas death metal unit debut on Profound Lore
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Gus Baldwin & the Sketch, High Desert Queen, No Limit reunion, Beto y los Fairlanes, and more recommendations
BY KEVIN CURTIN, GARY LINDSEY, MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS, JULIAN TOWERS, MICHAEL TOLAND AND DEREK UDENSI
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
A river runs through it
BY MICHAEL KING
Film Reviews
Beloved animated series gets a baffling meta makeover
Small-screen stately manor still can't fill the big screen
College drama breaks down the threats of casual and institutional racism
Annoying adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of pyrokinetic terror
A strange change of tone defines Gaspar Noé's half-a-film
Alex Garland's mix of gender and myth is saved by its villain
An Austin film legend's obsession with a Hollywood monster
Rhythms of the generations resonate in a portrait of the Big Easy
U.S. Bureau of Prisons inmate 69851-054 at it again
arts & culture
A big weekend of gallery shows gives you plenty of decorating opportunities
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
As we move into the summer, a drought has enveloped Texas, increasing the risk of wildfires in the Austin area
BY VI BURGESS AND EVELYN SYAU
The Goddess of Pop's birthday begets cool queer ATX parties
BY JAMES SCOTT
Texas ferries are the best free rides in the state
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
… is a shit ton
BY THE LUV DOC
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Your weekly horoscope, May 20-26
BY ROB BREZSNY
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
It was a good week for the younger Wolff too
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
BY SAM HURT
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY RYAN HENNESSEE