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In a Global Crisis, Luck Presents Writes a New Concert Promotions Standard
With a little luck, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer thrive at improvising impossible situations
Local Artist Duo Selected for Prestigious Tito’s Prize
Ariel René Jackson will collaborate with Michael J. Love this fall
ATX TV Honors Michael J. Fox
Small Axe, Ziwe, Faking It make the must-see list
Austin’s Q2 Stadium to Host North America’s Best in Gold Cup
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup takes place in July and August
JuiceLand Boosts Earth Day Support via “I Dream of Greenie”
Local juicery ramps up the flavorful donations and you win
Digging Into Queer History in Cured
Doc explores fight to de-list homosexuality as mental illness
Fancy Feast: It’s Not Just for Felines, Anymore
The perfect accompaniment to a letter from Dr. Boots
Majestic Meals for the Music Industry, Honey Moon Rises Triumphant, Love Supreme Steps In Giantly, The Butcher’s Burger Pops Up, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Basket Case
Basket Case 1982, NR, 91 min. Directed by Frank Henenlotter, Starring Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner. Horror comedy from the director of Frankenhooker.
Greg Casar Called for Austin to Reach Zero Possession of Marijuana Arrests, Recent Data Shows Just That
“The sky doesn’t fall when you stop arresting people for pot”
South By Southwest Has a New Investor
With 50% ownership in SXSW LLC, P-MRC provides “lifeline”
Recap: Austin FC Hangs Tough But Falls Short in First Ever Match
Los Angeles FC beats ATXFC 2-0
In the Earth
Ben Wheatley’s unexpected eco-horror is sinister and hilarious
Vanquish
Wooden Wick knock-off wastes Ruby Rose’s star power
The Rookies
Milla Jovovich sleepwalks through an action-comedy dud
The Fever
Brazilian realist drama pitches modern man against modernity
Jakob’s Wife
Crampton and Fessenden rewrite the vampire/hunter dynamic in this relationship horror-comedy
Monday
Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough let love slip and slide
99 Songs
Indian musical drama balances love and love of success
The Ray Wants to Bring Electric Car Charging Stations and Roads to Central Texas
Helping Austin travelers reach the future faster
Unlikely Allies Unite to Beat Up on “Strong Mayor” Plan
Democracy, now?
APD Veteran Says She Told the Truth and Paid the Price
Blue lies matter
Meaner Streets?
Proposition B: The high-dollar pushback on Austin’s homeless policies
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Council Recap: Hey, Remember That Thing We Asked You to Do?
City Council revisits resilience hubs and Rainey Street density
Fewer Fire Fights?
Unions back ballot measures in Austin, Pflugerville
Public Notice: We Heartily Endorse …
Taking apart the Austinites for Progressive Reform vote
What’s on the Ballot?
Seven of the eight propositions (all except Prop B) would amend the Austin City Charter, which can only be amended by election every two years – a state law provision that, by a matter of days, made the APR amendments (Props D-H) ineligible for the November 2020 ballot. Other than Prop C, placed on the…
Austin at Large: We Have Better Things to Do
Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of April 15, 2021
Qmmunity: Sports, Balls, and Bills
On Monday the National Collegiate Athletic Association Board of Governors announced the board “firmly” and “unequivocally” supports trans athletes and that the NCAA won’t hold championship games in locations that aren’t “free of discrimination.” Although some outlets framed the NCAA’s move as the org wagging its proverbial finger at states that have either banned or…
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 16-22
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Opinion: The Extreme Anti-Abortion Agenda Being Pushed Forward at the Texas Lege Is Harmful and Cruel
Texans deserve the trust and the power to decide what is best for them, their bodies, and their futures
“Ludicrous” Bills Target Trans, Intersex Youth
Senate Bill 1646 would codify any gender-affirming care for minors as child abuse
Planting the Seed: A Cannabis Conversation
The Luck Summit starts 4/26 and wraps on Willie Nelson’s birthday, 4/29
“Altered Allusions: New Works by Nate Szarmach” at Davis Gallery
In these paintings of Christian figures, the lack of focus is the focus
Texas Climate Plan Hopes to Reduce Texas’ Carbon Emissions
Plan would also regulate the state’s fossil fuel industry
Six Great CBD Products to Try in Austin
From wellness goals to stress relief, we’re loving these options
The Verde Report: The End of the Beginning for Austin FC
Major League Soccer’s 27th franchise officially debuts – finally! – on Saturday against Los Angeles Football Club
Round Rock Rep Announces Bipartisan Support for His Bill Capping Insulin Costs
James Talarico offers a shot of hope
Local CBD Company Joins Together Coffee and Community
Small truck, big impact
The State of Delta-8: Booming Business?
And how potential cannabis reform could affect business
Senate Takes Time to Make Austin Pay for De-policing
Making up trouble
The Austin Chronicle Announces Two Cannabis Products
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of cannabis. The Austin Chronicle is very excited to announce our new partnership with a favorite local cannabusiness, Grassroots Harvest, to create our own Austin Chronic cannabis product line. South Austin’s Grassroots Harvest (www.grassrootsharvest.com), owned by Jamaican native and longtime Austinite Kemal Whyte, has been making a range…
Day Trips: The Power Plant Texas Grill, Seguin
Comfort food in a comforting place
The Luv Doc: The Sex Was Really Good
What good would the Luv Doc be doing if he danced around the hard topics with feeble euphemisms just to placate some nebulous, antiquated, Victorian sensibility?
Chronicle Endorsements for the May 1 City of Austin Special Election
Our picks for the eight propositions you’ll see on your ballot
Faster Than Sound: Falling Hard for Sasha & the Valentines
The Massachusetts transplants debut their dream-pop LP, Daniel Johnston’s NFT dustup, and more music news
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
As many as 40,000 Americans are injured due to toilets every year. In 1760, King George II died falling off of one. You are nine times more likely to die from being struck by lightning than to die of a venomous snakebite. A workweek in ancient times meant different things to different people. But the…
Voting by Mail
Answers to Your VBM Questions
Shatara Michelle Ford Wants to Make You Uncomfortable
The Test Pattern writer / director explains how microaggressions from white Austinites taught them how to write about trauma
As Outrage Grows, the Anti-Voter Train Rolls On
The steady march of “election integrity” legislation continues at the Texas Lege
May 2021 Special Election
Early Voting April 19-27 • E-Day May 1
We Have an Issue: Getting Into the Weeds
Celebrate 420 with our dive into Luck Presents, cannabis culture and reform, and some locally made CBD products to mellow you right out
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Masks Still Mandated: Austin’s Health Authority Rules, which require residents to wear face masks, have been extended through May 18. Updates to the rules permit schools to decrease the minimum spacing between students in classrooms from six feet to three feet, except when Austin is in Stage 5 of Austin Public Health’s COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines.…
Easy Tiger Roars on Seventh, Simona’s Coffee Supercharges the Colton House Hotel, Tiff’s Got a Brand New Treat, You Could Win A Herd of Cattle, FFS, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Czech That Film Festival Returns To Austin
Celebration of Czech cinema includes virtual, drive-in screenings
