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Sulfuric Songwriter David Ramirez Pens His “I’m in Love” Record – Breakup and All
Austinite goes through heavy self-reckoning on new LP
Starting from Ground Zero with Coffee and Podcasts
Coffee-focused, community-driven, and African-sourced
Surviving COVID-19: Ray Benson Lives to Tell
Asleep at the Wheel turns your living room into a dance floor
The Drinks Issue
.drinks p { font-family: “Gotham Narrow SSm A”, “Gotham Narrow SSm B”; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; } It’s a weird year, but we still have to drink something Humans can only survive three days or so without water. But in addition to serving their basic function of keeping our organs humming and satiating…
Fat Bottom Cabaret Goes “Brown South”
Troupe’s first-ever digital show promises to please and tease
Mondo Launches Star Wars Timed Print for Comic Con
Hey, does this mean you can actually get an SDCC print this year?
Checking In: Skeleton Releases Best Death Metal in Recent History
20 Buck Spin debut puts blackened ATX death metal on the map
Now Streaming in Austin: “Our Home Here”
Angela Chen explores the American Dream at Cine Las Americas
Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Hillary Clinton Headline The 19th Represents Virtual Summit
Politicians, activists revel and reckon with the 19th Amendment
Checking In: Tameca Jones Supports A Black Live Music Fund
“I am chilling in da Braunf”
Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch Partners with Austin’s Regenerative Ag Experts TerraPurezza
The new farm plans include Texas sunflowers and hungry pigs
You’re Gonna Put What In Your Sandwich?
Diestel turkeys flap up a real gobblers’ delight
Dart Bowl Closes, Verbena Opens, WTF Is “Heat Week,” and More Bite-Sized Food News
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Checking In: Nagavalli Brings Peace, Comfort & Joy
Eastern soul fusion or more traditional Indian devotionals?
Weekend Wine: This Dry Rosé is a Summertime Dazzler
It’s a Washington winner in deep pink
Unique Options to Celebrate National Ice Cream Day in Austin
Ice cream tacos, root beer granita, and a movement for change
Set Supper Club Auction to Benefit People Experiencing Homelessness
Win a 1:1 pastry class with Erin McDowell and support the unhoused
ATX TV Gets Upright With Tim Minchin
Fest brings special preview of new comedy series to your home
Women & Their Work Purchases Permanent Home
Austin gallery will reopen on the Eastside in January 2021
Northern-Southern Shows Eastside Community in a Century of People
Where is here? It’s everywhere.
Composer Nathan Felix Transitions to Video During Quarantine
Short, simple films of mundane tasks analyze human condition
The Painted Bird
Jerzy Kosinski’s brutal novel of Nazi-occupied Poland loses none of its inhumanity
Black Magic for White Boys
Sorcery and gentrification wrapped together by Onur Tukel, the Brueghel of Brooklyn
Flannery
The first lady of Southern Gothic letters on the cusp of the modern era
The Last Tree
British migrant coming-of-age drama empathetically explores what it is to belong
Qmmunity: What Lies on the Queer Horizon
As I sit down to write this column Monday, July 13, it’s exactly four months since health officials confirmed Austin-Travis County’s first COVID-19 cases. That’s 122 days, or one-third of 2020 (so far). With that realization it’s easier than not to spin out into a doom spiral. But I’m also in awe of – and…
We Have an Issue: Up Close With Our East Austin Neighbors
Pick up this week’s issue to see the “Where Is Here” portrait series of East Austinites aged 100 to newborn
David Ramirez Album Review
My Love Is a Hurricane (Thirty Tigers)
Election Results
Texas Democratic Primary Run-Off U.S. Senator Travis Co. Statewide Mary “MJ” Hegar 68,603 (57.0%) 498,180 (52.1%) Royce West 51,760 (43.0%) 457,555 (47.9%) U.S. Rep., District 10 Travis Co. Statewide Mike Siegel 17,910 (53.3%) 26,291 (54.2%) Pritesh Gandhi 14,461 (44.7%) 22,182 (45.8%) U.S. Rep., District 17 Travis Co. Statewide Rick Kennedy 5,868 (53.0%) 13,339 (57.3%) David…
Faster Than Sound – Relocations & Precautions: Austin Recording Studios During COVID-19
Big Orange and Cacophony engineers relocate as recording industry tiptoes back into the studio.
Austin at Large: Polling and the Police
What we know, don’t know, and need to know about the public’s view of public safety
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
Headlines / Quote of the Week
One Election Down: Texas Democrats broke the record for highest turnout in a run-off election in the state party’s history with 955,735 votes cast, according to a Texas Democratic Party press release. Turnout for the July 14 elections was more than double the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial run-off. … And Another To Go: The filing period…
Enlisting Robots in the Battle Against COVID
An Austin robotics company receives CARES Act funding to partially automate COVID-19 testing
Public Notice: Whose Streets?
Imagine if you can… No police, no cars…
Stuck Between Worlds in Cine Las Americas’ Feature Dear Homeland
Filmmaker Claudia Escobar finds musician Diana Gameros playing the waiting game
Recommendations for Cine Las Americas’ Free Streaming Weekends
What to watch in the fest
JP’s Pancake Company Makes Tiny Cakes With Big Dreams
Meet the king of West Campus
“Ben Muñoz: Over My Head” at Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking
These bold new woodcuts capture the depth and bigness of life
Austin’s Growing Venezuelan Population Showcases Its Diverse Cuisine
Four food trucks prove to be more than arepas
Day Trips: Potty Breaks
Alternatives to public restrooms when traveling
Mental Health Crisis Plan Still Lags Behind Austin’s Needs
Trying to change how the emergency response apparatus handles mental health calls
Opinion: Decriminalizing Homelessness is Working. Now Austin Needs Investment to Take the Next Step.
The ordinance changes in Austin, designed a year ago to decriminalize the basic human need of having somewhere safe to sleep, have done exactly what they were crafted to do
Soccer Watch
Live Soccer Is Back in Austin! Beer Hall!! Austin Bold resume their USL Championship season this Friday, July 17, with an 8pm home game against OKC Energy. No fans will be allowed for this or next week’s games, but all USL games are available on ESPN+. Looking forward to seeing Sonny G and the gang,…
As Budget Battles Begin, APD Takes a Minor Hit
Only a small change, for now
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 17-23
AISD News: COVID Delays On-Campus Classes, Supe Search Down to 6
Students will return to virtual learning for the first three weeks at minimum
Advocacy Group Pushes Back at UT’s Reopening Strategy
UT grad students: COVID-19 plans are “inadequate” and “dangerous”
UT Commits to New Sex Discrimination Policies
Policy overhaul was spurred by protests organized by the student-led Coalition Against Sexual Misconduct
Record Turnout in Run-Off Election Pushes Democratic Party Toward Change
State and local races show the blue getting bluer
University of Texas Announces Plan to Promote Diversity on Campus
Several student demands remain unfulfilled, including divesting from police and removing alma mater roots in minstrelsy
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Figs are technically inverted flowers, not fruits. Ludwig van Beethoven wrote “Elegy on the Death of a Poodle,” but there is no reference that says he ever owned a dog. The cargo ship USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat was originally built by the former Soviet republic of Ukraine. It was bought on the open market…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 16, 2020
The Luv Doc: Big, Dumb & Inexplicably Lucky
How about some empathy for the simpletons?
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Food News Buffet
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Mobley Readies Enthralling Multimedia Pandemic Collaboration A Home Unfamiliar
Collaborative visual album (dis)connects 30 musicians & filmmakers
