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The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin
The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)
Is FronteraFest Even Half Human?
Two local brothers deck the Long Fringe walls at Ground Floor Theatre
Oilcan’s Celebrates 30 Years Open This Weekend
And not just this weekend, our oldest gay bar is gonna party all year long
The Late Joys Reveal Their Revolver
Austin band, live and bustin’ out the Beatles’ seventh studio album
SXSW Accelerates Into Weekly Artist Lists
Naked Giants, Ghost Wolves & Saint Phnx top 111 new reveals
Eight Ways to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2020 in Austin
Start over (again) with the Year of the Rat
AFS and AFCA Add Seats for A Hidden Life Screening
Grab tickets for this special showing of 2019’s best Austin film
Review: Hello, Dolly!
One of the last great Golden Age musicals revived with panache
With $4 Million in Debt Trudy’s Files for Bankruptcy
Company still hopes to “win back the goodwill of the customers”
Trump Administration Validates Texas’ Anti-Choice Policies
State rewarded for booting Planned Parenthood from Medicaid program
Veganchill Fest Comes to Austin in February
Celebrate with local beer and food at Springdale Station
What Would a 100% Tariff on Wine Look Like?
Spoiler alert: You might want to stock up now
Grown Ups 3 Comes to Life in Austin
Hot spec script gets a reading at ColdTowne to benefit RAICES
Do You Remember the Internet?
Instar Books wants you to help them tell everyone about it
Tool Asphyxiates the Erwin Center
“Supposedly, Austin,” announced Keenan. “Work on it”
Papi Churro’s BDE in a Queen-Dominated Scene
Drag king aims to be a voice for the voiceless through performance art
Rooster Teeth Drops a Trailer for Its 2020 Offerings
Three new shows and plenty of returning titles
Dem Candidates Wendy Davis & Jennie Lou Leeder Take the Stage
South Austin “Indivisible” forum considers TX-21 race
Dr. Van Boven’s Attempt To Clear His Name Loses at Third Court
Court endorses Medical Board appeal, rejects unlawful sanction claim
Reading The Riot Act With Devon Parks
Arkansas filmmaker on the lessons of no-resource cinema
Moontower Comedy 2020: The Second Wave
Thirty-two more comics plus new podcasts added to the lineup
Why Does the Governor Want to Keep Refugees Out of Texas?
The Austin Chronicle Show examines resettlement, and punk
Broadway Leading Lady Carolee Carmello on Taking Over Dolly!
Hello, Dolly prepares for run at Bass Concert Hall
Les Misérables
French drama keeps the name and spirit of Hugo’s classic
Bad Boys for Life
Not bad, not good, just the same again from the aging action heroes
The Song of Names
Holocaust drama about a missing musical prodigy never finds its rhythm
Feedback
Trouble in the radio booth
Weathering With You
A magical rainy adventure in Tokyo with sympathy for the underdog
Underwater
Neo-creature feature is a soggy mess
VHYes
Bizarro tribute to camcorder culture is silly and profound
Dolittle
Downey has and is fun as the doctor who can talk with the animals
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 16, 2020
Four Austin Films to Watch in 2020
From cowboy horror to songs to save your life
John Cameron Mitchell Finds Life After Hedwig
Musical rule breaker moves into narrative podcasting with Anthem: Homunculus
North Austin’s Ebisu Japanese Restaurant Boasts Fresh Modern Sushi
Anyone for sake mac & cheese and other tasty surprises?
Conservative Former Council Member Ellen Troxclair Now Has a Podcast
On her inaugural episode, former CM bemoans her experience on the liberal Council
Travis County Voter Registration Deadline Is Feb. 3
Early voting in the March primary election begins Feb. 18
Abbott to Refugees: Drop Dead
Religious orgs condemn governor for refugee ban
The Luv Doc: Paying for It
Being broke in America is a cardinal sin
Austin Election Ticker: The Endorsements Begin
Delia Garza’s Twitter tangle, Central Labor Council likes, and more
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has also written eight romantic suspense novels under the pen name Selena Montgomery. Male dung beetles can haul 1,000 times their body weight. Ayds was an appetite-suppressant candy originally packing benzocaine, a topical anesthetic, inside a butterscotch and chocolate biscuit. Before he was Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie worked as…
One in a Crowd: Zanie Cat
Austin web series mixing crafts and camp needs your crowdfunding help
Qmmunity: Oscars Flop, Local Awards Do Not
Plus a trans masc social, sweet queer bluegrass, and more
Breaking Down the Costs of Austin’s Big Transit Plans
Double your ridership, at a price
Headlines
No Music for ICE: A grassroots coalition of artists announced plans to protest Amazon-sponsored events during this year’s SXSW. A 2018 report from Mijente.net found that Amazon helps U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “track, detain, and deport immigrants.” The SXSW protest organizers behind No Music for ICE ask all artists, fans, and supporters of “basic…
Point Austin: Punching Down in Our Names
Abbott’s refugee rejection confirms the triumph of Trumpism
Quote of the Week
“We’ll open a dozen more offices throughout this entire wonderful state. I’m trying to get to know Texas in a way that I never did before. … I’m just telling you, we care about all parts of America.” – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, bringing his 2020 presidential caravan to Austin this past…
Faster Than Sound: Renovated Beerland Opens, Dozen Street on Its Way Out
Rounding up 2020 venue news plus all things Hi, How Are You Day
Women’s March Returns to Signal Boost All Women’s Rights
UPDATED: Event looks to rally the vote in 2020
Oops!
In “Dark Clouds Over Travis County Expo Center?” (Dec. 27, 2019), we reported that the city’s remaining debt from the 2002 Convention Center expansion “is expected to be cleared by 2021.” That should have read “was expected by the county to be cleared by 2021”; though Travis County cites a 2017 analysis to suggest that…
SAFE Alliance Sees Fewer Assault Survivors Seek Services
Decrease follows nationwide trend
Austin Symphony Orchestra: “Rach Star”
Orion Weiss played Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto with the Austin Symphony, and we were spellbound
Public Notice: Transit for Art for Transit
Call to artists: Jump into the billion-dollar pool
Austin Opera Sets Audiences Atop the World’s Tallest Mountain
Joby Talbot’s adventurous new opera scales Everest
“The Impossible Winterbourne: AlphaBots” at Ao5 Gallery
I, for one, welcome our totes adorbs steampunk overlords
Day Trips: The Bonfire Shelter
Take a hike into an ancient time capsule
City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a “Real City” Transit System
Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit
Soccer Watch
Tickets are going fast for the three games the U.S. Women will play in Houston, Jan. 28 & 31 and Feb. 3, as part of the 2020 Olympic Qualifying tournament; see www.concacaf.com for tickets. Co-favorite Canada (two teams qualify for this summer’s Olympics) is headlining the other group, playing in Edinburg. Their training camp is…
Will Austin Police Stop Making Marijuana Busts?
Council considers how to get “as close as possible to zero arrests”
Congressional Candidate Attacked by “Revolutionary” Bullies
Heidi Sloan assaulted following weekend campaigning
Paxton Bans State Employees From Donating Pay to Planned Parenthood
But they can still donate to an anti-choice group
Fantastic Fest Interview: Riding The Wave With Justin Long
The actor talks psychedelics, jobs, and … rabbits?
