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Austin Creative Alliance’s Summit Report
The service organization moves beyond talk with four ideas on how the city can expand its cultural infrastructure
Nathaniel Rateliff’s Self-Discovery
Missouri-to-Denver soul man mines sweetness and peace in melancholy
Attempted Sexual Assault in North Austin
APD believes case is linked to seven other assaults
Exploring the “Other”
Ben Wolfe on the risks of going native in The Explorers Club
Face-to-Face Visitation Returns to Travis County
Change currently affects certain inmates in Del Valle
Film Flam
Cine Las Americas drops fest lineup; Clay Liford on fanboys
On Second Thought, Never Mind that Whole Virgin/Whore Dichotomy
Chester Brown’s Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus? Oh holy shit.
Jones, Help Sister Chevrolet Prevent Fire in Your Home!
Julie Doucet’s Carpet Sweeper Tales holds retro advertising hostage
Austin Food + Wine Festival Canceled: Updated
Indoor events will still be held
The Trans Experience in Comedy
Local comics use comedy to spin difficult subjects into gold
The Liberation of Thao Nguyen
“I’ve never been interested in making something so personal”
DVDanger: Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Why is DC Animated better than DC’s Cinematic Universe?
Council Recap: A Dissent Into Satanism
Things get devilish with Zimmerman’s satanic amendment
2016 Arts Hall of Famers Announced
Bay, Mills, and Ruiz to be inducted at Critics Table Awards
Jess Klein’s Jamaica Farewell
Local songcatcher exits Austin after Cactus Cafe newlyweds gig
Son Volt’s Surprise Show Stays Secret
“It really wasn’t a surprise, was it?” asked Jay Farrar
Blxpltn Sounds the Alarm
Album-teasing new single “FEMA” blows in like a hurricane
Vulcan Gas Company Sold
EDM venue with historical name sold to fellow Sixth Street interests
Paxton on Porn
AG signs amicus brief against Exxxotica show in Dallas
Driving and Looting
Two mobile games from local devs rise above the mediocrity
Gina Chavez Tour Diary: Aventura en Venezuela
Third installment stretches from Rancho Texas to the Andes
Where the Money Goes
Uber & Lyft spending freely on Prop. 1 campaign
Fan
Bollywood film about a fan who is obsessed with a movie star
Theri
Tamil romantic drama
The Jungle Book
“Forget about your worries and your strife …”
Darling
A woman appears to go ’round the bend in this well-done horror film
Cemetery of Splendor
Thai film is a realist fantasy about a strange sleeping sickness
Miles Ahead
Don Cheadle stars in and directs this unusual Miles Davis biopic
The First Monday in May
The Met’s annual ball thrown by its Costume Institute gets its close-up
City of Gold
Eat out with Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic
AC Date Night: The Backspace
Lambrusco and ladies
Headlines
City Council meets today, April 14, to talk solutions for creating permanent affordable housing at the Sun Chase Planned Unit Development; a rezoning change for One Two East, a controversial Eastside residential development; and will continue its discussion on limits to public testimony. Oh, and expect D6 CM Don Zimmerman to take issue with a…
The Take-Out
Relearning how to eat
Quote of the Week
“The cab companies never want any more cabs out there … and that simply doesn’t work for the community.” – Former Mayor Lee Leffingwell, explaining why he accepted a job as chairman of Ridesharing Works for Austin
Fighting to Stay
As Austin’s housing market booms, its poorest residents fight to exist
Notes on Kamp: Why You Should Care About Fight for $15
It doesn’t matter what income bracket you’re in – the living wage issue impacts everyone
Playback: RSD in ATX
Record Store Day local exclusives, and out-of-the-way wax emporiums that may carry them
Council: Members Spar on Affordable Housing, Meaning of Compassion
With Mayor Steve Adler back on the dais, City Council passed measures during its April 7 meeting related to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to allow for a Boys and Girls Club facility in District 1. Council approved the first part of an ordinance that requires ground transportation chauffeurs (i.e.,…
Public Notice: Can Uber and Lyft Play Nice?
“If a business acts like it is above the law, it will pay a heavy price.”
The Luv Doc: Help! I’ve Been Set Up!
Maybe you were meant to date a complicated genius with a neck tattoo
No Quick Answers on STAAR Glitch
District and state officials remain in the dark on STAAR malfunction
Soccer Watch
The Austin area is well represented at the high school Soccer State Championships this weekend in Georgetown, with local entries in three of the four 5A and 6A classifications. The Cedar Park Vista Ridge girls and Pflugerville Connally boys will be underdogs in 5A semifinals on Thursday, both against teams from Frisco. The Lake Travis…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Singer-songwriter Elanora Fagan was better known as “Billie Holiday.” Like Ella Fitzgerald, she was from Irish-African-American ancestry. The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head. Frederick and Linda Chamberlain are founders of the cryonics organization Alcor Life Extension Foundation. When Frederick was cryopreserved on March 22, 2012, according to his wife,…
Mary Moody Northen Theatre’s She Loves Me
This production at St. Edward’s University knows just how to bring forth this modest musical’s many charms
Gay Place
Hot days, hotter nights – it’s springtime in the ATX
The Rude Mechs’ Field Guide
There’s much to ponder in the second draft of the Rude Mechs’ mash-up of Dostoyevsky, stand-up comedy, and spiritual belief
Dear Glutton
Where to mend a broken heart
“Alejandra Almuelle: Locus” at Dimension Gallery
The dark physicality of these figurative sculptures brings an exquisite imposition of memories into the waking world
Toys in the Attic
There’s something for the kid in all of us at the Austin Toy Museum
Day Trips: 25th Anniversary
10 favorite “Day Trips” out of 1,290
Gulf Coast Jamboree
Wimberley mandolin prodigy interviews the Houston Kid
Hornography
Springing Forward Texas Football’s incoming 2016 freshman class was a surprise to most of the nation, including (especially) most of the Big 12 powers (who have to be white-hot with rage). Ranked 10th in the nation, by the end of the signing period, there’s tremendous talent, skill, and depth throughout the class. With the upcoming…
Campaign Finance Reports Shed Light on Prop 1 PAC Spending
Ridesharing Works coffer dwarfs rival PAC
More OSMF Bluegrass Pick(er)s & Sleepers
Del McCoury Sat., 8:50pm, Hill Country stage “That boy needs to learn how to sing.” So thought Del McCoury watching a fresh-faced folkie named Bob Dylan yowl through a set at Newport Folk Festival in 1963. McCoury was 24 then, two years Dylan’s elder and owner of the best jobs in bluegrass: lead singer and…
A Structural Problem
Family fights eviction from Georgian Acres apartment
Making Room to Play
Create Space Austin kicks off the drive to secure more performing venues in the city
APA President Files Grievance
Complaint calls for Citizen Review Panel overhaul, Frasier’s dismissal
Old Settler’s Music Festival Phases & Stages
Della Mae (Rounder) Thanks to a Grammy nomination for 2013 Rounder debut This World Oft Can Be, Della Mae landed well-known producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Norah Jones) for a follow-up. The results focus the all-female Nashville quintet’s bluegrass and folk on songwriting and instrumental chops. The jazzy groove of “Shambles” and…
This Land Is Not Your Land
APD officer fired; faces felony for illegally hunting
I Like to Watch
Orphan Black, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and the appeal of the status quo
How to Contact the Austin Tenants’ Council
Operating under the philosophy that everyone has a right to safe, decent, fair, and affordable housing, the Austin Tenants’ Council fulfills thousands of requests each year for help with housing problems. ATC programs focus on housing discrimination; tenant-landlord education and information; and housing repair and rehabilitation. The Austin Tenants’ Council is available to assist Travis…
Dream Makers
Indie Meme Film Festival spotlights South Asian films
The Hightower Report
Can the GOP establishment get any more out of touch?
