Cover Stories
Urban Heat’s Darkwave Road Map for Uncertain Times
Spaceflight-deluxified Wellness pushes beyond post-punk pastiche
Leather Magnolias: In the Chair at Daddy’s and Scruff’s
How two gay-owned barbershops are changing the face and faces of East Austin
Review: In the Beginning
Do gynoids dream of inflatable sheep in this wild woman dum dum show?
Moontower Announces Jenny Slate, Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah, and More for Its Just for Laughs Festival
Samantha Bee, Ziwe, Monét X Change, and many more added to lineup
Day Trips & Beyond: Love Lock Bridges in Texas
A guide to “love locks” (and rocks) across the state
Bento Picnic Is Closing, Diner Bar Is Boosting Bailey, There’s a Republican With a Cafe for You, Salt & Time and El Chile Enter the Brunching Brawl, Farmer’s Fridge Brightens the Friendly Skies, and So! Much! More!
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Andean Spirits Finds Family and a Calling in the Mountains of Ecuador
Agave, alpacas, and a love story
Quack’s Bakery, Julio’s, and Others Weather a Weeklong Power Outage
“We survived … again!”
FronteraFest Review: How to Be an Ethical Slut
How to have a good time in three parts
The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Demands Higher Pay at South by Southwest
120 artists including Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, Eve 6, & Zola Jesus sign
Can Spencer Cronk Weather the Storm After the Storm?
City manager once again at risk after “ice hurricane”
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale 1995, R, 124 min. Directed by Forest Whitaker, Starring Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Dennis Haysbert, Gregory Hines. Based on a Terry McMillan bestseller, this generational classic tracks a group of best friends who are wondering where all the good men have gone.
Slamdance 2023 Review: The Underbug
Indian politics trap paranoia, prejudice in home-invasion thriller
A Change of Location but the Same Spirit at South Congress Books
After more than a decade the store finds a new home on Kerbey Lane
Review: Zach Theatre & Deaf Austin Theatre’s Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
An innovative approach to a marvelous play
Austin Record Stores for Your Listening Pleasure
Nine shops to satisfy your vinyl urges
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Vanna White, co-host of Wheel of Fortune, holds the Guinness World Record for the most frequent clapper, with an estimated 3.7 million claps over the show’s 32 seasons. We’ve been putting shoes on horses for about 6,000 years. On Jan. 31, 1962, three girls began laughing at a school in Kashasha, Tanganyika (now Tanzania). They…
AISD Picks a Search Team for New Superintendent
Picking the pickers
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Eli Josef’s HITW residency, KOOP’s Birthday Bash, and free Jackie Venson highlight our recommended shows
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: A bitter ice storm left more than 150,000 Austin homes and businesses (including the Chronicle) without power; Austin Energy anticipated all power would be restored by late Friday. They Only Had Eyes for Her: Cap Metro confirmed Dottie Watkins, who began her career at the agency as a part-time bus driver…
Crosstalk: This Is Austin, Not That Great Returns, plus Three More Spring Music Events
Punk fest joins CMT Awards, Austin Psych Fest, and Oblivion Access rollouts
Public Notice: Do You Avoid Driving I-35?
The Chamber of Commerce wants more of the same
Review: Blushing
With last year’s Possessions deservedly shifting shoegazers Blushing from local indie rock heroes to buzzing risers of the international underground scene, their release cycle turns to the inevitable – and welcome – reissue of their back catalog. While the band’s 2019 debut album remains frustratingly unavailable outside of the digital realm, the double married couples’…
The Power of Platonic Intimacy in Close
Director Lukas Dhont explores tender moments of boyhood in his new drama
Review: LP Giobbi
Thanks to her parents, Austin-based Leah Chisholm has been a Deadhead since before birth. Destiny would see her feed those jam band legends to the new gen, but only after earning a Berklee jazz piano performance degree. When she untangled that intellectualization to make house music, deserved plaudits for her chops arrived in spades. A…
The Verde Report: Referee Ismail Elfath on a World Cup Final for the Ages
In part two of our chat, the Austinite discusses his time on soccer’s biggest stage
Five Takeaways From the New Austin Music Census
2022 survey shows musicians moving farther from city core
Five Exhibits Beyond Mere Eye Candy
Form and substance balanced in these thought-provoking works
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 2, 2023
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Gluten-Free Without (Much) Misery
Eating in Austin with a wheat allergy
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Austin at Large: Canaries in the Shelter Line
Musicians are a useful proxy for the unmet housing needs in Austin neighborhoods
Oops!
In “A Light Meeting as the New Council Gets Itself Sorted” (News, Jan. 27), the article incorrectly stated that Mackenzie Kelly would represent the city at Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO); that will be Vanessa Fuentes. The Chronicle regrets the error.
Homegrown Duo the Point Present a Feast of Talent With Berto’s Banquet
When two old souls meet an Italian drummer twice their age
Mom Seeks Justice for Son Killed by APD
The police kill, advocates rally, white people urged to act
Council Recap: Making Life Easier for Child Care Centers
Council acts on resolution by CM Vanessa Fuentes
Ascension Solves Blue Cross Crisis, Moves On to Several Others
The nonprofit healthcare giant is under attack on many fronts
Day Trips: Luther Hotel, Palacios
The Luther Hotel in Palacios might be gone by the time you read this. Despite the community’s best efforts to save the 120-year-old wooden structure overlooking Tres Palacios Bay, the new owners will probably replace the historic building with a modern resort. A hearing on a temporary restraining order delaying the demolition of the hotel…
In Push for Cheaper Student Housing, Fifth Time’s the Charm?
UT students won’t stop asking administration for reasonable accommodations
The Luv Doc: Out of Your League
Old people are smart. That’s how they get old.
Texas Lege Looks to Address Flooding and Drought Without Saying “Climate Change”
Dipping a toe into a pool of options – and money
Qmmunity: Queer Black Womanhood
Local nonprofit Queer Black Women Alliance makes space for their community, plus more queer events
Bill of the Week: Republicans Tell D.A.s to Bang Cymbals Together Like Animatronic Monkeys
New bill throws prosecutorial discretion out the window
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 3-9
Free Cheese from Antonelli’s; Pasta Paisanos Power Up; Aiello’s Red Sauce Redux; BBQ Ramen Tatsu-ya Gets Swole; Bearded Baking Boosts Bastrop Brunching; and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Review: Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness
Japan’s 8mm Revolution
Hachimiri Madness exposes the new radicals of the punk era
