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This Changes Everything: Austin Witnesses to Sex Pistols’ Chaotic Randy’s Rodeo Show Go Home and Start Bands
UK instigators blow the roof off San Antonio dance hall in Chapter 4, Part 2, of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”
Who Is Jhojan Valencia, Austin FC’s Latest Big-Money Signing?
And other Qs asked (and answered) about the 25-year-old midfielder
Winebelly Shutters, Via 313 Shudders, Rosen’s and Rosita’s Go Brick-and-Mortar, Huckleberry Has a Moving Experience …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards
Plus, which local movie gets an AFCA award screening at AFS?
Austin FC Lands Top Defender Kipp Keller in MLS SuperDraft
St. Louis University sophomore joins the big leagues
ATX TV Reunites Cast and Crew for Parenthood and Justified
Panels planned for 2020 finally get their studio time
Local Mobile Gaming Firm Zynga Acquired by Take-Two
Studio joins the GTA and NBA 2K family
Via 313 Workers Protest for COVID, Employment Protections
Staff claim management suspended them following petition
Fast Rising Family Band We Don’t Ride Llamas Capture Hearts at Free Week
Willow Smith tourmates bring their engaging Afro rock home
In the Frigid Cold of a Surging Pandemic, Tear Dungeon’s Blood-Spewing Chaos Made Us Feel Alive
Finally, a band that wears masks on stage – oh wait
Hadestown Postponed Until September
Omicron says “To Hell with your schedules, puny humans!”
The Race to Replace Greg Casar
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RIP Willie Siros, 1952-2022
Local literary lion and SF convention pioneer dead at 69
Getting Behind The Tender Bar With Lily Rabe and Tye Sheridan
The challenges of authenticity (and George Clooney’s acting class)
You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Lakeway Resort & Spa
Because you don’t have to run yourself ragged 24/7/365
You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Hotel ZaZa
Because you’ve totally earned this level of comfort
Top 10 Festival Films of 2021 You Haven’t Seen Yet
From retro horror to COVID survival, the best of the fests
King Car
Dystopian Brazilian sci-fi flick is Herbie meets Marx
The Legend of La Llorona
The weeping woman has reason to cry in this flat supernatural horror
Chilangolandia
Multi-stranded comedy in Mexico City’s hustle and bustle
Poupelle of Chimney Town
Charming enviro-metaphor anime appeals to the outsider kid in us all
See for Me
Home invasion thriller smartly updates Wait Until Dark
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 6, 2022
Osome Serves Its Sushi Right There in Your Home
Savvy chef John Gocong and crew take their experience on the road
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
Faster Than Sound: Concert Lineups Crumble Amidst Omicron Surge
Free Week navigates cancellations and stricter safety guidelines reemerge
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
Austin at Large: It’s a Season, Not Just a Day
Showdown at the Batcave, Part 2: Isn’t this just lining the developers’ pockets?
Public Notice: Giddy Optimism
Omicron will save us, Part II
Day Trips: Pop Art Museum, San Angelo
The Pop Art Museum in San Angelo salutes the “people’s art” in a former bowling alley with no roof. The style of art mastered by the likes of Andy Warhol and Peter Max during the 1960s has a comedic appeal that satirizes popular culture while crossing socioeconomic boundaries. You may question pop art’s artistic value,…
Headlines / Quote of the Week
COVID, COVID, COVID: As of Wed., Jan. 5, the local seven-day moving average for COVID-19 hospitalizations stood at 74, which represents a 164% increase from the same average this time last week. Austin’s community transmission rate is 436, and the local test positivity is now close to 30%. Read more. D4 Decision Time: Early voting…
The Luv Doc: An Unsatisfactory Level of Commitment
Wherein the Luv Doc gives mad props to Bumble
Chronicle Endorsements for the District 4 Special Election
Our choice to replace Greg Casar’s unexpired term
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Caligula loved one of his horses, Incitatus, so much that he built him a marble stall. Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the original director of Get Back/Let It Be (and nearly all the Beatles’ previous promo films), is allegedly the illegitimate son of Orson Welles. In 1979, the U.S. Navy supplied a warship to the Village People to…
January 25 Special Election Voting Information
Early voting runs Jan. 10-21
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Bowie and Elvis tributes, Kelly Willis, Kool & the Gang, Unsane, and more live local shows
Answers to Your Questions About Voting by Mail
Want to stay at home and vote? Here’s what you need to know.
What We’re Listening to Right Now
Blakchyl x Hyah!, Empyrrean, Homemade Bangs, the Applicators, and more sounds for your week
Small Screen, Big Games at Zynga
From harvesting crops to dueling lightsabers, the Austin-based developer has created games to get you through the pandemic
The Verde Report: Reports Indicate Tomás Pochettino Has Left Austin FC (for Now)
The 25-year-old midfielder has reportedly been loaned to River Plate in Buenos Aires
Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4
Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar’s term at City Hall
Qmmunity: Hark! A New Season of Drag Race
Where to watch RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 and more queer happenings
Omicron Rising in Austin
Amidst latest surge, one in three Austinites getting tested is positive for COVID
Five New Steps for the New Year
Because culture is, ultimately, based in community – and community is all of us, interacting: creators, participants, audiences, people. Because, sometimes, we need to be reminded of even basic truths, and there’s nothing like a viscerally direct ritual to drive that truth home. May these five new steps begin your journey through 2022 with a…
Round Rock ISD Considers Recommendation That Superintendent Leave Amid Abuse Allegations
The fur and feathers and dragon scales keep flying at Round Rock ISD, where dozens of parents, and now the Texas Education Agency, want the district’s newish Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez to be placed on administrative leave (or to just leave), egged on by some of the state’s loudest right-wing voices. After a lively public comment…
We Have an Issue: Hitting the Right Three Chords to Chronicle Punk Rock
In this week’s issue, Tim Stegall recounts a pivotal Sex Pistols concert that inspired Austin’s punk scene
Austin Police Association vs. City’s Office of Police Oversight
Police union wins a round in contest over oversight
2020 Election Audit: No Fraud Found (Yet)
A state forensic audit of the November 2020 general election has yet to yield the hotbed of fraud predicted by former President Donald Trump when he urged Gov. Greg Abbott to devote the state’s time and money to a review of results in a state Trump officially won by more than 600,000 votes. The two-phase…
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 7-13
The Common Law
Intestacy: No will, several ways
Satellite and Salt Traders Bring Back Brunch; Taquero Mucho Expands; Girl Scouts Will (Briefly) Offer Cocktails; and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
