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Volume 43, Number 4
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
How Austin Drag Icon Brigitte Bandit Became a Political Powerhouse
It’s Brigitte, bitch
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
The Exquisite Torments of Ken Paxton
Why is everybody so mean to the Texas Attorney General?
BY MICHAEL KING
We Sorted Through 150 TribFest Events. These Five Stood Out.
Free events Saturday
BY MAYA WRIGHT
Will Oakwood Remains Find Their Families?
Researchers look for relatives of unidentified bodies
BY LINA FISHER
Austin ISD Doesn’t Have Much Choice in TEA Deal, Attorney Tells Board
Either they agree to terms, or a conservator will force them
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Why the Trial Over Mike Ramos' Killing Will Stay in Austin
Remember those fishy fliers?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Anti-Abortion Laws Blocking Out-of-State Travel Are Popping Up Across Texas
Planned Parenthood says it creates “prisoners of the state”
BY LINA FISHER
Teen Files “Rogue Prosecutor” Lawsuit Against Hays Co. Prosecutor
It’s likely the first suit of its kind in Texas
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Restaurant Review: Ramen Del Barrio
In North Austin, Mexico meets the Land of the Rising Sun
BY ROD MACHEN
First Look: Cuantas Hamburguesas
Celebrated taquero Cuantos Tacos branches into the smash burger space
BY HARIS QURESHI
Birdie’s Is Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year; Aviator Is Offering Free Pizza; El Alma’s Getting a Second Location; Radio Coffee & Beer Is Giving Away Topo Chico Mocktails; There’s Meewes News at Kitty Cohen’s; 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 September 21, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
10 Years On, KUTX Celebrates Staying Fresh
Hip-hop, local talent help to upend public radio assumptions
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Review: Nanci Griffith, Working in Corners & Various Artists, More Than a Whisper – Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith
On the 45th anniversary of her debut album the artist gets the reissue and tribute treatment
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Review: Ben Buck, Back Burner ’97
Latest album encapsulates mounting frustration with Austin rap's progression
BY DEREK UDENSI
Review: DAIISTAR, Good Time (Fuzz Club)
Quartet's debut fleshes out counterculture ethos with shoegaze lilts and industrial guitars
BY LAIKEN NEUMANN
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Aubrey Hays, Rod Gator, and the Bright Light Social Hour headline our recommended shows
BY ANGELA LIM, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, CARYS ANDERSON, DOUG FREEMAN, HANK ERWIN, JULIAN TOWERS AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Joe Lynch Is Bringing Sexy Back With Suitable Flesh
Fantastic Fest veteran gets carnal and cosmic in this H.P. Lovecraft adaptation
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Dumb Money
The GameStop short squeeze is a meme-splattered discount The Big Short
It Lives Inside
Familiar horror tropes make scary use of Hindu mythology
arts & culture
Review: Zach Theatre’s Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone
A masterful tribute to the father of the Great American Songbook
BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
Review: Zach Theatre’s The Girl Who Became Legend
World premiere of epic Americana folktale delights young and old
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Politics as Performance, Political Activism as Performance Art
In this week's issue: postmortem on the Ken Paxton impeachment trial, a profile of drag powerhouse Brigitte Bandit, and finalists revealed in the Best of Austin: Restaurants Readers Poll (get voting, y'all!)
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Making It Ourselves
Examples of queer creativity abound in Austin, Texas
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Buffalo Soldiers Memorial, San Angelo
Black enlisted soldiers get their own memorial this summer
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Sick Person
One of our freedoms is the freedom to be obstinately modest
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 22-28
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: It’s Finally Time to Take #WolffOut Seriously
Winless streak hits new club milestone
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
