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Free Week Unleashed: These Four Austin Acts Hit the Ground Running in 2024
Catching up with Redbud, lluvii, Daydream Twins, and SINE
Longtime City Council Member Kathie Tovo Announces Run for Mayor
Mayor Kirk Watson has not yet announced his re-election bid
SpaceX May Get Chunk of Boca Chica State Park From Texas Parks and Wildlife
Swapping 43 acres of public beach for 477 of wildlife refuge
Big Medium Closes After Fire
Art from Tim Kerr’s new collaborative show destroyed in blaze
First Look: The Statesman
A “supper club” with clever cocktails and warm hospitality
Blues on the Green Cancels 2024 Season, Citing Cost Hurdles
“Austin, please know that we wish it wasn’t so”
Austinite Danny Brown Announces In-Store Signing at End of an Ear
On Saturday, the Detroit transplant sells new LP Quaranta
Feds Approve Texas’ Plan to Expand Medicaid to Postpartum Moms
Texas is one of the last states to offer new moms coverage
Some State Prison Cells Are Far Too Cold, Families Report
Texas prison agency denies some claims
News of the Black Iron Brothertons, of Michael Carranza and Danielle Martinez’s Tare, of Abby Jane and her Bakeshop, of Little Ola and King Cakes, of Tiffany Chen and Those New Cookies
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
South by Southwest Announces Black Keys Keynote and More Featured Speakers
Jane Fonda, Dwyane Wade, Elijah Wood top latest announcement
Swishing It Up for OUTsider Fest 2024
An exclusive look at what’s next for Austin’s premier transmedia fest
Milli Vanilli Documentary to Get Award Screening at AFS
Austin Film Critics Association honors local film
Will the Grid Hold Up? Arctic Blast Not Expected to Be as Severe as 2021’s
Grid should remain stable despite freezing cold and high demand
Texas Touring Roster Applications Open Through January 31
Program pairs artists with paying gigs at nonprofit events
Fugitive Dreams Rides the Rails to Your Screen
Jason Neulander’s American fable is available on VOD now
Tips for Freezing Temperatures in Austin and Where to Go to Stay Warm
It’s gonna be cold! Here’s what you should do.
The Zone of Interest
Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama is powerfully distancing
Night Swim
There’s something sinister lurking in the pool in the latest Blumhouse horror …
The Book of Clarence
Uneven attempt to both resurrect and spoof the biblical epic
Destroy All Neighbors
Prog rock splatterpunk comedy revival is all bum notes
Anselm
Two postwar German masters: one in front, one behind the camera
Mean Girls
This isn’t your mother’s Mean Girls. Because it’s really bad.
The Beekeeper
Jason Statham hits people in the face in this spy thriller
Review: Juicy Claws
Southeast Asia meets Louisiana in this no-frills establishment
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Project Connect Challenged: Project Connect, promised to overhaul transportation in Austin, is facing a lawsuit from plaintiffs including Travis County Commissioner Margaret Gomez and Dirty Martin’s Place. They argue the city lost its authority to collect taxes for light rail as the plans and cost of the project have changed after its 2020 passage, the…
Austin Film Critics Association Calls Killers of the Flower Moon Top Film of 2023
The Austin Film Critics Association has announced its awards for best films of 2023, and Martin Scorsese’s historical crime epic Killers of the Flower Moon has taken the top prize. Based on the “Reign of Terror,” in which more than 60 members of the Osage Nation were murdered for the oil money, the film also…
An Open-Door Policy for Performance Art at FronteraFest
Austin’s innovative and egalitarian gathering keeps its public service mission
Day Trips: Presidio Chapel, San Elizario
The Presidio Chapel of San Elizario, about 22 miles southeast of downtown El Paso, anchors the historic district of one of the best historic small towns in America. Still a parish church, the chapel has a history that goes back to 1752. It began as the religious home for Spanish soldiers at a fort on…
The Luv Doc: Sketchy PPE
Dear Luv Doc, I am a man of science and I have been noticing that people are starting to wear masks again. That is fine given the flu season. But what I don’t understand is why these people who are obviously wearing the masks to protect themselves from viruses are wearing non-N95 masks, i.e., cloth,…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Sharks can only see in blue and green. The truck driven by the Clampetts on The Beverly Hillbillies was a 1921 Oldsmobile 43-A roadster. Its nickname was “The Swamp Rat.” William Buckland, Oxford University’s first professor of geology, described and named the first dinosaur Megalosaurus on February 20, 1824. At the time, evolution was an…
The Common Law
Moving my mailbox – do I have to?
Paper Cuts: Alejandro Escovedo’s Deconstructed “Bury Me” and Five More Songs
New Austin music picks from Geranium Drive, Soupmakesitbetter
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 12-18
Public Defender Warns City’s Proposed First Hearing Process Circumvents Critical Processes
APD’s virtual magistration proposal still isn’t fully fleshed out
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 11, 2024
Austin Plans Its First All Abilities Playground on Onion Creek
The right to play
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Is Medicaid for Postpartum Moms Still Happening? Most Likely.
Federal agency has a track record of long delays answering Texas’ requests
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Could ERCOT Connect to the Southeastern U.S. Grids?
Plan in the works to build transmission lines through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
Five Free Art Exhibits for Your Aesthetic Delectation
Free Week may have wrapped, but there’s still plenty of gratis entertainment in this town
A.L. West at a Bookstore, and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Stop by Stalefish’s album release or Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap
Qmmunity: The RuPaul Express
Join the Ru-volution in Austin at one of our local Drag Race watch parties
Statesman Union Gearing Up to Strike
Statesman staff are gearing up to strike in the coming weeks, as negotiations on wages and benefits have continued to stall since journalists voted to unionize in 2021. Nicole Villalpando, leader of the Austin NewsGuild, said, “No one wants to strike. We want to work, but the strike will happen if we cannot get Gannett…
Swedish Hill Is Kind of Closing; Hong Kong Supermarket, C’est Finis; Dry January Is a Good Idea All Over; But, Oh Boy, We Still Wine an Awful Lot; and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
