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Zeke Barbaro (Wolff and Driussi photos by Jana Birchum / Rubio and Ring photos courtesy of Austin FC)
Volume 43, Number 25
ON THE COVER:
features
Alex Ring Isn’t Austin FC’s Captain Anymore, and That’s Just Fine With Him
The steely Finn is staying in the now
BY ERIC GOODMAN
news
March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents
Our choices for local, state, and national races
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Headlines / Quote of the Week
APD Top Brass Contacted Former D.A. Staffer for “Anonymous Stories” on José Garza’s Office
D.A. says APD “condone” apparent search for dirt on him
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
After a Million Texas Kids Were Kicked Off Medicaid, Thousands More Are Still in Limbo
Application backlog grew from December to January
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
Austin ISD Has Cleared Its Evaluation Backlog for Special Ed Students
The district is fixing its special education department
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Debate Heats Up Over How to Wean Austin Off Fossil Fuels
Electric Utility Commission and Austin Energy at odds
BY LINA FISHER
Austin Flight Attendants Picket to Be Paid for Work Hours on the Ground
Amid longer delays, they are asking for better conditions as well
BY LINA FISHER
music
Review: Ramsay Midwood, Manchaca Eyeball (Live From Sam’s Town Point)
Reveling South Austin live nugget pinpoints a place and time
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Review: Middle Sattre, Tendencies
Eightpiece’s soul-baring string arrangements push through self-loathing
BY MIRANDA GARZA
Review: Other Vessels, Empty Afternoon
Confident debut EP bursts from acoustic folk to rock balladry
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Review: EddieAngel, LOVE BOMB
Spry lyrics shoot syllables like daggers on debut EP
BY LAIKEN NEUMANN
Review: Transit Method, Othervoid
Prog-rocking metalheads streamline their sound on third LP
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week
Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond
BY RACHEL RASCOE, MIRANDA GARZA, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, GENEVIEVE WOOD, KEVIN CURTIN, DEREK UDENSI, DOUG FREEMAN, CARYS ANDERSON, MICHAEL TOLAND AND ELIZABETH BRAATEN
Live Music in Austin
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation
Short film program celebrates the year's five nominees for Best Animated Short, plus two more commended shorts
2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Program screens the five international films up for Best Documentary Short
2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live-Action
Five films from around the globe make this year's Live-Action Short nomination list
Bob Marley: One Love
Jamaican reggae pioneer gets the biopic treatment
God & Country
Documentary explores the scary rise of Christian nationalism in America
Land of Bad
Russell Crowe stars as a veteran drone pilot attempting to rescue a special ops team stranded in the jungle
Madame Web
The Spidey-adjacent Madame Web isn't just bad, it's boring
Molli and Max in the Future
When Harry Met Sally meets the far future in this talky sci-fi rom-com
Ooru Peru Bhairavakona
Telugu language supernatural thriller
Perfect Days
A toilet cleaner in Tokyo quietly goes about his days in this stirring Oscar nominated picture
arts & culture
Review: City Theatre Tackles a Nineties Relic
Good performances can’t save The Twilight of the Golds from its datedness
BY CAT MCCARREY
Review: Juan Luís Jardí’s “Tiempo Sostenido” Clocks in With Eerie Power
The Barcelona-based artist is doing time at Wally Workman Gallery
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Graham Reynolds Bugs Out With Insectum
New Golden Hornet collab project mines the sonic world of insects
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events
Get out the vote and more this week
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, RICHARD WHITTAKER, BRANT BINGAMON, WAYNE ALAN BRENNER, LINA FISHER, JAMES RENOVITCH AND KIMBERLEY JONES
A Boner Bizarre, Improvised Love Stories, and More Arts Events
Get some culture and love this week
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, RICHARD WHITTAKER, WAYNE ALAN BRENNER, LINA FISHER AND RACHEL RASCOE
columns
Opinion: Cap Metro Must Safeguard No-Cost Transit for Unhoused Austinites
Adding security guards to transit centers and bus routes will increase stigmatization of the poor
BY BARRY JONES
The Austin Chronic: How Worried Should Cannabis Users Be Over Paxton Suing Austin?
A Q&A with Congressman Greg Casar
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Qmmunity: You Are What You Watch
What’s good and gay on TV these days?
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Bluebird Fish Camp, Orange
Good food down on the bayou on the way to Louisiana
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: She’s Not My Friend
Never be the designated driver
BY THE LUV DOC
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 16-22
BY ROB BREZSNY
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