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The Joy of Bicycling in Austin
A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite
Outlander Star Caitriona Balfe, Andor Creator Tony Gilroy Join ATX TV Festival Lineup
State of the industry panel also slated for June fest
Long Play Lounge East Evolves Into New Music Venue, the Coral Snake
Former Stay Gold space closing April 30 for rebranding
The Blanton Bake-Off Returns, Good Food Foundation Taps Austin Winners, Here Comes the Texas Wine Auction, Lucky Robot Hypes the Tuna, Oseyo Gets Streety with Anju Banju on Thursdays, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Review: Jarrott Productions’ Mother of the Maid
Joan of Arc’s life takes path less traveled but the production gets lost
Ezov, a Mediterranean Concept From the Folks at Emmer & Rye, Opens Thursday
And other openings and transitions in Austin dining
Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy Sisu
How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp
Grimes Explained to UT Students Why Artists Should Make Songs With Her AI-Generated Vocals
Austin’s new resident on the Drake deepfake track, TikTok, and MGMT
Review: Austin Playhouse’s Indecent
Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history
Goals Still AWOL as Austin FC Loses in Los Angeles
ATXFC falls to LA Galaxy 2-0, extending winless streak to five matches
Austinites in Section 8 Housing Eligible for Free Internet
Casting the internet wide enough for every Austinite
Bill That Would Likely Require Another Vote on Project Connect Moves Ahead
Acquiescing to a revote
Chuy’s Is Opening in Mueller
Austin Tex-Mex stalwart is expanding to the Mueller development
Adrianne Palicki, Your Newest Disney Princess in Quasi
The Austin actor teams up with Broken Lizard for their new comedy
Evil Dead Rise
Deadites go to the big city in the franchise’s fifth film
The Pope’s Exorcist
The true story of Father Gabriele Amorth gets a Conjuring-style makeover
Chevalier
Fascinating life story of the Black knight is foiled by its own polemic
Somewhere in Queens
Sitcom royalty underdelivers with a stack of Italian American stereotypes
To Catch a Killer
Formulaic killer-with-a-gun drama has the guts to defetishise firearms
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant
War flick about the US exit from Afghanistan sabotaged by a weak script
River
Astonishing nature documentary forces us to reconsider our connection to our waterways
Beau Is Afraid
Joaquin Phoenix is the understated fool in this bloated Oedipal epic
Austin Psych Fest Interview: Automatic
Why write a love song when you could soundtrack the crushing reality of our dying planet with melodic synth-pop? So believes Los Angeles trio Automatic, whose last album Excess mourns an Earth ravaged by capitalism – to the tune of their most anthemic instrumentals yet. “Being female artists, any opportunity to just not be associated…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to bat scientist Johan Eklöf, as of the 1980s, two-thirds of churches in southwestern Sweden housed bat colonies, but no more thanks to light pollution. In 2022, Americans spent more on marijuana and edibles ($30 billion) than on chocolate ($20 billion) and craft beer ($7.9 billion) combined. Japanese lieutenant Hiroo Onoda remained hidden on…
Want Stronger, More Transparent Oversight of APD? Vote on It.
Next month’s election has justice advocates and police fighting for control
Ahead of Farm Bill, Rep. Casar Taps Central Texas Farmers for Input
Roundtable discussion urges quicker loans, more land access, and easier paperwork
The Verde Report: Slumping Austin FC Searches for Answers in Front of Goal
Austin FC’s players don’t need reminding. They’re well aware. They know, after Saturday night’s 0-0 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps at Q2 Stadium, that they’ve scored just one goal in their last four games. They know that it’s been over 260 minutes of action since anyone’s found the back of the net. And they know…
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Lemon Twigs, Trouble in the Streets, Enslaved, and more local shows worth the decibels
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of April 20, 2023
Journeyman: JaRon Marshall’s Path From Black Pumas to Jazz-Hop Debut
During Adrian Quesada’s 2022 Austin City Limits episode showcasing the album Boleros Psicodélicos, the colorful mini-orchestra of musicians and singers provided plenty of action for the crew to cover. Amongst the sea of strings, horns, and stylish international guest vocalists, the cameras often settled on keyboardist JaRon Marshall. Tall, beshaded, and topped by a yellow…
Will Texas Expand Medical Marijuana Access?
Weed be a lot cooler if we did
Otis Wilkins & Jake Lloyd’s Rock Star Collab and Four More Songs from Austin Artists
New music picks from More Eaze, promqueen, Being Dead, and RF Shannon
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 21-27
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Too Hot to Handle: Seeing more baby felines around the neighborhood? That’s likely because it’s “kitten season,” KUT reports. Because cats breed only in the warm months, which can stretch from March through October in Central Texas, local animal shelters predict around 5,000 kittens will be born outdoors this year. Experts in Austin – the…
Public Notice: Chill Out, America!
Too many stupid shootings; TGI 4/20
Chronicle Endorsements for Austin’s Propositions A and B
May 6 General and Special Elections
Local Architecture Firm Opens $20K Grant Application for Nonprofits
Jump on it – applications close May 19
What You Need to Know to Vote in Austin’s May General Election
Early Voting April 24-May 2
With Six Weeks Left This Session, Queer Texans Aren’t Done Fighting
Bad bills keep moving
Five More Belly Laughs at Moontower Just for Laughs Austin
Devon Walker Nationally famous as a new addition to Saturday Night Live, in Austin we know him as our own. Returning to Moontower and the stages where he cut his comedy teeth, he’s finessed his calm yet weird vibe (don’t miss our interview with Walker at austinchronicle.com/arts). April 20, Antone’s, 7pm & Parish, 7:30pm April…
Shoot First, Create a Law to Make It Legal Later
Texas bill ensures zero consequences for police who injure people with “less lethal” rounds
Takeover of Walnut Creek Trail Section for Self-Driving Cars Halted
Walnut Creek vs TxDOT
Qmmunity: Homoscope Sweet Homoscope
Homoscopes turns to its close cousin with a tarot reading of cool queer events
What Do You Have to Do to Get Fired at the Texas Veterans Commission?
Allegations of bigotry in Texas Veterans Commission don’t seem to be sparking change
Eat Trash, Save the Planet
Who amongst us hasn’t eyeballed a perfectly good donut in the trash and seriously contemplated eating it à la George Costanza? Yet tons of perfectly edible food gets tossed every day. Food waste in its final form becomes methane gas, which is why Austin offers citywide composting. By providing cans and curbside pickup, the city…
Hays Co. Jailer Indicted in ER Room Killing Skips Jail
Rather than sit in the jail he once guarded, he’s at home
Crosstalk: Hi, How Are You Mural Lasts a Long Time Despite Building Demo, and More Music News
Record Store Day and an Ice Cream Factory Studio workshop
Day Trips: Lake Arrowhead State Park, Wichita Falls
Lake Arrowhead State Park, 15 miles south of Wichita Falls, isn’t a particularly pretty park, but it has charisma. The park’s colorful sunsets, dark night skies, and cool waters make the 524-acre green space appealing despite being covered in a forest of spindly mesquite trees. Park Superintendent Adam Bowers says the mesquite savanna has taken…
Austin Psych Fest Interview: Vieux Farka Touré
Mali blues scion Vieux Farka Touré bridged worlds when he collaborated with Houston mystics Khruangbin on a full-length tribute to the guitarist’s late father, shredder Ali Farka Touré. Like Les Racines, Vieux’s first release of 2022, Ali stills and stings: drone, nuance, metaphysics. – Raoul Hernandez Austin Chronicle: How did the Khruangbin collaboration come about?…
The Luv Doc: Pedal to the Metal
The Luv Doc loves a good humblebrag
Review: St. Ed’s Luchadora!
Let’s get ready to stumble in this Lucha Libre drama
AAPI Family Style Passports Debut, Soupleaf Opens, Sprinkles x Nguyen Coffee Supply Is Almost Too Good To Be True, National Pretzel Day Is Knot Happening, There’s Sotol and Bourbon and Cider, It’s Pasta Paisanos FTW, and More …
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