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Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater
The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future
A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck
Change is coming, but how much?
Field Guide Festival Returns With Chef-and-Farmer Collabs
Locavore celebration returns in April
Rooster Teeth’s RWBY Returns … But Not Where You Expect
The Austin-made American anime jumps to Crunchyroll
Austin Psych Fest Turns Back the Clock: Toro Y Moi, Cuco, and Levitation Favorites Headline Spring Gathering
Yves Tumor, Mdou Moctar, Melody’s Echo Chamber also psychin’
Goodbye, Daily Juice; We’re Gonna Miss You, Sa-Tén; Glad You’ve Stopped Burning, Shoal Creek Saloon; Congrats, TFWA Grant Winners; Are You Totes Insane, Proud Mary?; and More…
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Sundance 2023 Review: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
The actor and the disease he refuses to let define him
Protesters Rally on 50th Anniversary of Roe
Organizer says it’s easy to be angry, hard to stay focused
SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory
Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival
Sundance 2023 Review: Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Album cover maestro Anton Corbijn highlights the art mavericks
Sundance 2023 Review: Little Richard: I Am Everything
The architect of rock & roll gets his flowers in new documentary
Sundance 2023 Review: Birth/Rebirth
Maternal horror with a clinical twist
Hi How Are You Day Connects Young Audiences With Daniel Johnston’s Work
UMI and DannyLux lead fifth annual concert and fundraiser
Roxanne Benjamin Believes There’s Something Wrong With the Children
The director discusses her love of evil kid movies
Daily Juice Closes Abruptly, Equipment Auction to Come
Austin’s roaring river of green juice dwindles to a trickle
Blue Starlite Downtown Drive-In Hit by Robbers
Projection equipment stolen, sending screens dark
The Son
The Father director crashes with this mental health drama
Alice, Darling
Anna Kendrick is crushingly brilliant as a woman in an abusive relationship
Missing
Screen life thriller Searching sequel is fun if preposterous
When You Finish Saving the World
Underwhelming adaptation of Jesse Eisenberg’s neurotic audio drama
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
High fantasy anime loses its magic with an airless script
The Wandering Earth II
China’s sci-fi apocalypse blockbuster gets an equally massive prequel
Kids vs. Aliens
Gory romp that does exactly what the title says
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
Can the rapture just hurry up so we can be done with these films?
You People
A modern riff on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Public Notice: Putting the Pieces in Place
Council members sorting out their staffs, priorities
Austin Water Audit Zeroes In on Problems at Treatment Plant
Weak morale, understaffing contributed to four system failures in five years
Data, Dollars, and Defending Austin ISD at the Capitol
Highlights from the AISD Board of Trustees’ first meeting in 2023
Review: Jarrott Productions’ The Sound Inside
An understated, intriguing page-turner
Bill of the Week: Should Businesses Get to Go Green or Avoid Guns?
A new bill would repeal anti-boycott legislation
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Jailhouse Unlock: A former Afghan soldier who worked in intelligence alongside U.S. troops has been in a Texas detention center since September, after he crossed the border seeking asylum. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, sent a letter to the Biden administration last week asking them to pardon him. (We’re Gonna) Tok Around the Clock:…
Day Trips: Port Aransas’ South Jetty
Weekly newspaper is a wealth of information for locals and visitors alike
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 19, 2023
We Have an Issue: A New Council Gets Down to Work
Austin City Council assembles, congrats to Chroniclers, and a new/old Rollo Banks Lunar New Year cover to relish
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
The Verde Report: New Faces Arrive as Austin FC Looks to Build on 2022 Magic
Core roster remains, bolstered by new recruits Gyasi Zardes, Leo Väisänen, Matt Bersano
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
The Luv Doc: It’s Bad, and It’s Nationwide
Comfort is the turd in which the mushroom of ignorance grows
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 20-26
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
India is about to surpass China to become the most populous country in the world. The United Nations guesses it will happen on April 14, 2023. A polar bear can smell a seal more than 20 miles away. In 1786, the poet Robert Burns was unable to make a living farming in Ayrshire, so he…
Qmmunity: Dance, Dance (Queer Austin Remix)
Two queer DJ-centric parties fire up a weekend full of great events
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A tribute to tattoo legend Shanghai Kate, Hi How Are You Day, and Karima Walker highlight our recommended shows
Expat Taqueros Bring Regional Fare to the Capital City
Austin tacos not from Austin
Album Review: Rattlesnake Milk
Chicken Fried Snake (Feels So Good)
Die Spitz Cut Their Hard Rock Teeth
Childhood friends-turned-bandmates talk new EP and “the best year ever”
Crosstalk: Launching Megz Kelli’s Soundtrack, Lockhart’s Plum Creek Records, and Norman BA$E’s Trap Burger
Austin music news headlines of the week
Album Review: je’Texas
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Is GM-Backed Driverless Car Really Road-Ready?
Cruise AV loses its training wheels
Austin Guinea Pig Rescue on the Hunt for Serial Piggie-Dumper
Piggie PSA: Dumper, no dumping!
Austin at Large: Yo Cops! Defund Our Election
Austin Police Association spends big on scheme to screw up civilian oversight
Seeking Justice for the Killing of Alex Gonzales
Gonzales’ mother says, “I will not stop”
Doggett Brings $2 Million Home From D.C. to Combat Opioid Crisis
Doggett says it’s no panacea, but it’s progress
Much Wine! Many Food! And Buzz Burger Debuts, Sway Goes West, It’s a Whole New Lunar Year, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Former Sidewinder Space Now Open as After-Hours Club the Cut
Victory Grill owner and partners hope to fix long-idle outdoor stage
