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Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story
The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond
Next on Ken Paxton’s To-Do List: Mother Annihilation
Texas sues Biden admin over emergency care for pregnant people
First Look: Inside the New Cap City Comedy Club
Mary Lynn Rajskub gets opening night honors at new Domain site
Vaya con Dios, Z’Tejas! Bye-Bye, Sala & Betty! Howdy, Origin at Mueller! Greetings, Chief Taco Officer at Favor! And, uh, How’s It Hangin’, New Wardrobe From Tiki Tatsu-Ya?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Indoor Queers Club
Stay home and cool off with Qmmunity’s movie, book, and TV recs
Austin FC Carves Up Houston Dynamo to Go Top of the League
Back at Q2 Stadium, Verde seize fourth straight win
Texas Book Festival Announces Omar Epps for 2022 Lineup
First author list includes Angie Cruz, Sandra Brown, more
Sala & Betty Says So Long & Farewell
Beloved restaurant calls it quits as owner Teresa Wilson retires
Cap City Comedy Club Returns
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Austin’s comedy big dog reopens this week.
Amid Texas Heat Wave ERCOT Asks Texans to Conserve Energy, With Possibility of Rolling Blackouts
Updated: Record demand and low wind generation strain grid
Austin Symphony Orchestra Cancels Performance Due to Extreme Heat
Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park hit thrice this season
Austin FC Routs Atlanta United to Close Out Perfect Road Trip
Club leads MLS with seven road wins
Scratch Acid Makes Rare Appearance in Austin on Saturday… to Recount Escapades Past
Bradford, Sims, and Washam pop up at David Yow’s interview show
Down on the Farm for Down With the King
Bob Tarasuk talks rap and agriculture in the new Freddie Gibbs film
Weekend Wine: CVNE or Cune?
A $12 Rioja that you will love
Thor: Love and Thunder
The Slayer of Thanos becomes a lovesick clown in this mirthless sequel
Lost Illusions
Balzac’s media satire is still bracingly, scathingly topical
Poser
Arthouse Single White Female is more form than concept
Fourth of July
Louis C.K. continues his attempted career rehabilitation
Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes
There’s something creepy in this Eurosleaze castle
Review: KindKeith’s Don’t Talk to Me >:(
A compositionally dense, sonically warped, and fun EP of electronic R&B with jazz impulses and flexible vocals
Accused Murderer’s Six Weeks in Paradise Are Up
Austin woman arrested in Costa Rica for killing of cyclist Mo Wilson
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 7, 2022
MezzeMe Teaches Austin About Turkish Food
Scratch-made kitchen builds on family recipes handed down
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Review: The Margaret Slovak Trio, Ballad for Brad
Jazz guitarist pulls beauty out of tragedy and triumph
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
What’s Behind the Delays at Austin’s Airport and What’s Being Done to Help
Lots of turbulence as airport rebounds from COVID lows
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 8-14
Faster Than Sound: All Is New for Photokem, Freshly Graduated and Buzz Cut
On the senior-year making of inquisitive debut EP Luffon Bright
Into the Woods With New Austin Animation When You Get to the Forest
Austin animator Eric Power takes a strange and beautiful adventure in new feature When You Get to the Forest
Day Trips: Jack Sisemore RV Museum, Amarillo
Journey through the history of American road-tripping
Austin at Large: The American Disparagement
Of what to us is the Fourth of July? Reading the room and rethinking democracy.
Qmmunity: Hounds of Queer Love
Austin’s queer scene makes deals with divine powers with this week’s events
Public Notice: The Month of Armed Rebellion
Bastille Day and other events
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Border Town Abortion: Whole Woman’s Health, the largest abortion provider in Texas, shuttered its four clinics in the state this week, but is looking to open a new facility in New Mexico on the Texas border. With the closures, though, founder Amy Hagstrom Miller said they don’t have the financial reserves needed to open yet.…
Five Live Performances to Make You Laugh and Think
From musical spoofs to Broadway classics, the best of the Austin stage
The Verde Report: A Utility Player No More, Jon Gallagher Has Found His Home for Austin FC
The 26-year-old Irishman is thriving at left back
The Luv Doc: A One-Way Ticket to Johnson City
Are yuppies still a thing?
Cap Metro Pitches in as Mobile Cooling Center
As temperatures rise, bus stops serve as shelter from the sun
Opinion: Congress – Pass Federal Privacy Legislation to Support Texas Small Businesses
Opinion: The co-founder of Tiny House Coffee Roasters offers a solution to the patchwork system of privacy laws that is crushing small businesses
We Have an Issue: Sounds Like Success
In this week’s issue, Christina Garcia profiles DJ and restaurateur Gabriela Bucio
Opinion: Project Dis-Connect – Austin’s Back to the Future
Before burying the light rail below Austin’s unique street character and beautiful lake, we should take a breath to reconsider the design ideas and ballooning costs
Another Legal Battle Lost in the Fight for Abortion Rights
While ACLU fights for a few more weeks of abortion services, providers look to haven states
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
With a worldwide fertilizer shortage, farmers are turning to “pee-cycling,” using urine in place of commercial fertilizers. According to formal dining etiquette, the menu should always be touching the table in one place and never lifted off the table. The name “Jolly Roger” for a pirate’s flag was used by Welsh pirate Bartholomew Roberts and…
Death Watch: Man Set to Die Pleads for His Life
Texas has executed 574 people since 1976; the Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended clemency for five
High-Speed Rail Plan Scores Eminent Domain Power
Texas Supreme Court sides with Texas Central Railroad
Chef Tony’s Giving Us the Side Eye, Texas Hill Country Wineries Are Metal AF, We’re Foodily Fighting the SCOTUS, an NYC Barman Totally Crushed That Garrison Bros. Bourbon Brawl, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Review: The City Theatre’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Steve Martin’s deliciously absurdist tale of art and science
Decruiting APD Artists/Activists Imagine a World Without Police, One Cop at a Time
Site discourages recruits, encourages cops to quit the force
