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I Will Be Heard: Mama Duke
“If you look me up and see a dog, that’s that other bitch, Marmaduke,” cracks Austin rapper Mama Duke during her headlining Hotel Vegas performance for college radio station KVRX. The bowels of the East Sixth Street venue erupt in laughter on a breezy Sunday night. Equally cool and smooth, Kori Roy swaggers through her…
ATX Queer Music Festival Has Austin Pride Month Singing a New Tune
New music fest boasts an all-queer lineup and a lotta fun.
We’re Loving Eberly’s Loo, Bakery Lorraine’s Proud Macarons, Satellite’s Greek Tacos, Eastciders’ Yellowbird Flex, and – Who Says Mañana (Dos) Never Comes?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Finish out a hot summer with a cool adventure
Tarek Atoui’s ‘The Whisperers’
The composer’s sonic art anchors Free Week at The Contemporary Austin
Beloved Costume Store Lucy in Disguise Closing
South Congress fixture shutting at the end of the year
Austin Film Festival to Honor Dede Gardner and Stephen Merchant
Awards for Moonlight producer, The Office co-creator
Tito’s Latest Product Is an Empty Can
Why? Because they can
Malvern Books Founder Joe W. Bratcher III Dies
Publisher and bookseller shaped Austin’s literary scene
Supremely Popular Radio Personality John Aielli Has Died
The beloved eccentric hosted KUT/KUTX show Eklektikos for 50 years
Austin FC Adds Argentine Attacker Emiliano Rigoni in Designated Player Splurge
29-year-old winger arrives via São Paulo FC
Council Approves California Homeless Service Provider Urban Alchemy to Take Over Austin’s Downtown Shelter
But nobody seems very happy about it
Fantastic Fest
September 22-29, 2022 Alamo Drafthouse, South Lamar fantasticfest.com One of the largest genre festivals in the country, this 8-day long film festival features screenings of the newest horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and action media, as well as conversations with creators and themed parties.
Prism 35: aGLIFF’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival
August 24-28, 2022 Galaxy Highland agliff.org The 35th annual All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival celebrates the creativity, storytelling, and history of the queer community. The festival features screenings, Q&As, and more events.
Podcast the Myth: B.J. Novak Goes to Texas in Vengeance
The Office star explores the stories that Texas tells itself
Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference
October 27-November 3, 2022 austinfilmfestival.com The Austin Film Festival has been celebrating the work of storytellers and filmmakers since its creation in 1994. The festival features world premieres of exciting new projects, while the writers conference boasts panels by film and TV writers, live script readings, podcast tapings, and opportunities for emerging writers to rub…
Resurrection
Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth terrify in this psychological shocker
Vengeance
B.J. Novak tells a touching tale of truth, myths, and Texas
Fire of Love
Fascinating true romance in the shadows of the burning Earth
DC League of Super-Pets
Fuzzy superhero antics are perfect summery kids’ fare
We Have an Issue: Some Stories
Mama Duke on the cover, plus an in-depth look at what went wrong at Front Steps
Review: Peruvian Restaurant Llama Kid Is an Eastside Oasis
Once a virtual concept, this modern take is really solid
The Luv Doc: Pot Smokers
What kind of monster doesn’t feel a paternal urge to shelter the innocent?
Qmmunity: Kings, Queens, and Other Things
Trans performers get the keys to the Kingdom on Fridays, plus Erica Nix enters the mayoral race
Faster Than Sound: The First-Ever Lucktoberfest Lands Halloweekend at Willie Nelson’s Luck, Texas
Ten years ago, Ellee Fletcher Durniak and Matt Bizer organized their first-ever show at Luck, Texas. The booking duo’s activation of Willie Nelson’s Spicewood ranch, the Wild West-themed movie set for Red Headed Stranger, has grown since then. The team rings in a decade with a new 10-day festival called Lucktoberfest, Oct. 28-Nov. 6 (so,…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The flash drive on the James Webb Space Telescope is a 68 gigabyte solid-state drive. It’s just big enough to handle a day’s worth of images broadcast to Earth. It’s hypothesized that peregrine falcons’ faces are striped to reduce solar glare, thus enabling them to dive so quickly. Alexandra Pettifer, also known as “Tiggy,” is…
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Kate Bush Bash, Urban Heat, Knife in the Water, Night Cap, Adrian Ruiz, and Shimmer Island
Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?
The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene
Austin Studio’s VR Mini-Golf Game Gets New Course Based on Jim Henson’s Labyrinth
Mighty Coconut goes golfing in the beloved puppet classic
What We’re Listening to Right Now
Detox, Mobley, Dropped Out, Holy Wave, Party Van, and Shane Cooley
East Austin Comedy Club Is a Proving Ground for Stand-Ups
Austin’s newest home to humor aims to be a funny, intimate hangout for locals
Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront
How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?
Five Arts Events for Wannabe Time Travelers
Journey into the past (and to one nightmarish future) with these dazzlers
Headlines / Quote of the Week
None of the Single Ladies: Another grim reality made grimmer by the fall of Roe: In some states, you can’t get divorced while pregnant, as The Kansas City Star pointed out in Missouri. In Texas, you may file for divorce while pregnant, but your divorce can’t be resolved until the birth of the child. Whoopee!…
Day Trips: The Sentinel, Marfa
The Sentinel, at first glance, looks like any other ultrahip coffee shop, bar, restaurant, and art gallery in Marfa. The bright-white stucco walls with the terra cotta trim along the roof have a modern look with an Old Mexico accent. This is no ordinary hipster coffee shop. The purchase of a latte, coffeetable book, or…
Public Notice: City Budget Season Continues
A primer on the schedule and the tax rates
The Verde Report: MLS, Austin FC Capitalizing on World Cup Shake-Up
For the first time since World War II, four consecutive Julys will soon have come and gone without a men’s FIFA World Cup final to show for them. It’s 2022 and we, the global football-loving public, have been asked for our patience so FIFA executives can live out their dreams of bathing in crude oil…
Protecting Austinites’ Reproductive Rights
A package of city measures in response to Dobbs decision
It’s Official: Some People (Including Kirk Watson) Will Be on the Ballot
Applications to be on the ballot are open
AISD Reading Teachers Flummoxed as Leaders Quit en Masse
Later, graders
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 28, 2022
Free Legal Counsel at Magistration Fizzles Out
County pulls the plug on pilot program thwarted by staffing crises
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Yoga Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, as Defense Casts Doubt on Boyfriend
Plus, D.A. requesting her medical records
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Questions Arise About APD’s Use of Sound Machines
Sonic warfare?
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 29-August 4
Front Steps Slips and Falls
As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city’s rush to replace it frustrates providers
Opinion: Musk – Make Austin an Ecological Paradise
Time for Tesla to lead the green charge in Austin
Chi’Lantro Expands, Taco Flats Expands, G’Raj Mahal Preps a Return, Delucca Opens, Épicerie Spotlights Kallas-Lee, Central Market Celebrates Hatch, and More, More, More
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