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10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive
A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral
Tango for Two in Cha Cha Real Smooth
Cooper Raiff and Dakota Johnson on age, romance and ghost directors
Summer Continues at the Paramount
Part two the the annual Summer Classic Film Series
Esther’s Follies to Hold Auditions for New Performers
Local comedy powerhouse seeks fresh talent
James Beard Awards for Local Chefs, the Return of Bufalina, Father’s Day Dining, and You Won’t Believe the Food Trucks We’ve Recommended
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Austin Restaurants for Special Occasions
Want some ambience to go with your food? No problem.
Cine Las Americas 2022: Cadejo Blanco
Real Guatemalan street crime gets an understanding narrative life
Cine Las Americas 2022 Review: Husek
Mystically-tinged docudrama set within Argentina’s Wichí
Cine Las Americas 2022 Review: 9
Uruguayan soccer drama finds drama off the pitch
Cine Las Americas 2022 Review: Wildhood
Canadian drama is an act of self-discovery for a young Miꞌkmaw
Cine Las Americas 2022 Review: Sis Dies Corrents
Spanish workplace comedy tells a vibrant story of assimilation
Inching Toward Higher Heights to Get More Housing
Advocates for low-income tenants urge a go-slow approach
Funko Buys Mondo
Collectible leviathan acquires Austin’s boutique art shop
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Freedom for slaves in Texas came over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, when federal troops arrived in Galveston to take control of the state and ensure enslaved people were freed. The commemoration of the date (June 19, 1865) is now honored as Juneteenth, and was named a federal holiday in 2021. There are many…
Qmmunity Goes Over the Rainbow on the Creek
Qmmunity Editor James Scott reviews Waterloo Greenway’s Pride event
Tribeca Film Review: A Wounded Fawn
The Furies strike in this serial killer art world romp
Jimmy Buffett Revisits Life Before the Beach in Return to Austin
Willis Alan Ramsey and Django Walker bubble up at Moody Center show
Some of the Best Food Trucks Austin Has to Offer
Two dozen of the finest moveable feasts in town
Q&A: The Dicks’ Gary Floyd Talks Lifelong Creativity Ahead of Austin Art Exhibition
Maybe We’ll See Butterflies opens tomorrow at Prizer Arts & Letters
Drag Queen Shangela and Yelp Partner for Pride
RuPaul star brings Yelp-sponsored drag brunches to Texas
Father’s Day Dining Recos
Celebrate fathers worth celebrating, with some of the best noms around
Vikram
Star power and muscles power this gritty Tamil action thriller
Jurassic World Dominion
Nothing new in the DNA of this dinosaur trilogy capper
Fanny: The Right to Rock
Rocking reminder of the pioneering all-woman band
ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase
Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year’s true crime smash
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Tequila is a type of mezcal; mezcal is not a type of tequila. Former Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, and Mikhail Gorbachev all either were born in or had strong ties to Ukraine. James Jay (1732-1815) created an invisible ink used by George Washington’s spy ring against the British. It is believed the ink…
Jesse Sublett’s Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin
The rise and fall of the Junkyard King
Black Women Reclaim Space in Austin’s Outdoors
Black Women Who Kayak+ is leading the way
Ronnie Earle, Gangbuster
Jesse Sublett revisits Austin’s criminal past in Last Gangster in Austin
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Left Not Only Dead, but Hollow: Matthew McConaughey traveled to the White House Tuesday, June 7, to speak powerfully about the lives and dreams lost in his hometown of Uvalde. He encouraged lawmakers to act on his four-pronged proposal for “gun responsibility”: background checks, raising the minimum age for a gun owner to 21, federal…
Inside the Seventies Weed Business in Wild Times in Old Austin
Dazed, confused, and profitable
Public Notice: The Housing Game
Council goes in search of the “lose-lose” solution
Romance and Petty Theft in Community Klepto
Author Kelly I. Hitchcock steals your heart away
The Verde Report: Austin Next in Line for U.S. Soccer’s Attendance Controversy
How much is too much for a ticket to Q2 Stadium?
Day Trips: Kingsbury Blueberry Farm, Caldwell
Family business offers the sweetest pick-your-own berries around
Austin Filmmakers Take Nudist Documentary to Tribeca
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan explore the vulnerability of a nudist resort in Naked Gardens
Qmmunity: Rainbow Month Rolls On
Waterloo Greenway goes ROYGBIV, the Paramount has a ball, and Cheer Ups looks camp in the eye
Five Films to Watch at Cine Las Americas
Oscar contenders, Austin stories, and global tales from the Latinx, Portugeuse, and Indigenous communities
After a Difficult Year at AISD, 2,100 Staffers Are Leaving
Resignations are higher than ever
Former Statesman Reporter Announces Bid for AISD Board
Roxanne Evans would replace LaTisha Anderson on the board
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 10-16
We Have an Issue: Maybe Youth Isn’t Wasted on the Young
On this week’s cover: “10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive”
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Blues on the Green, Puscifer, Brennen Leigh, Ghost Wolves, and more recommended shows
Review: Penfold Theatre Co.’s A War of the Worlds
All’s Wells that ends Welles in this uneven but innovative reenvisioning of a radio sci-fi landmark
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Review: Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music by Philip Watson
A deep read into one of America’s most versatile guitarists
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of June 9, 2022
Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break
A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break
The Luv Doc: Cat Sitter
Sometimes it’s hard to know where familial obligation ends and parasite-induced mental psychosis begins
Austin at Large: Housing and the Mayor’s Race
Celia Israel: “This election is about who can afford to live here, and who gets to decide”
Opinion: Governor Abbott, Do Not Tell Our Children the Same Story About AR-15s
A survivor of an AR-15 reflects on the governor’s position on gun violence and the mental health crisis
Negotiations Ongoing Between Developer and Low-Income Apartment Residents
Residents of the Old Homestead aren’t ready to go
A Journey Through Austin’s Knafeh Offerings With My Arab Father
A taste of home, connection, and knafeh
City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis
Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?
Adrian Lipscombe at Canje, Grounds & Hounds for Austin Pets Alive!, Provision Dining House Returns, Snoozing for Pride, and Here Comes the Bourbon Brawl
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
