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A Soccer Stadium Built in Line With Austin’s Love of the Outdoors
How Gensler architecture’s home for the Verde keeps it green
Tribeca Film Festival Review: Ascension
Life getting ground up in China’s consumer culture
Jaws on the Water is Back for Another Bite
Signature Drafthouse floating screening returns in July
Let’s Celebrate the Fourth of July with Food and Fun
Wave that flag, raise a toast, maybe kiss a fellow American
Austin FC’s Injury Woes Compound in Minnesota Loss
RECAP: A Gen Z-heavy squad stumbles on the road
Musical Fajitas, Mama Fried Papas, Les Dames Are Recruiting, El Alma Turns 10, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering …
Premiere: Anastasia Hera’s Feeling Herself in “Big Tuna” video
Austin melodic trap artist puts her energy and swagger on display
Watch: Black Eyed Vermillion Stares into the Isolated Abyss with “These Walls”
Punk growler deviates into dark trip-hop with new video
Opening of Waterloo Park Set for Aug. 14
Gary Clark Jr. to headline park’s first concert on Aug. 20
Fantastic Fest Returns … In the Flesh
Alamo Drafthouse’s genre celebration, coming to a cinema soon
Austin Cinemaker Space Reopens For the Community
Collaborative studio/workspace charts a post-pandemic future
Texas Dems Storm the Capitol (Peacefully!) To Demand Voting Rights
O’Rourke, House quorum-breakers rally thousands
Austin FC’s First Home Game Delivered All the Feels, Just None of the Goals
RECAP: A goalless draw for the Oaks’ in home opener
Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Fathom
Austin filmmakers travel to where the whales sing
AISD Decides: Back-to-School Means On Campus, In Person, No Virtual Learning
District cites funding fears after Lege’s failure to act
Beto’s On His Way: “We’ve Got To Show Up, And That Means Coming to the Capitol on Sunday”
Weekend rally wraps up “Texas Drive for Democracy” tour
All Light, Everywhere
Chilling and insightful look at the birth of our surveillance culture
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Meta ain’t betta in this unlovable, self-referential sequel
The Sparks Brothers
Edgar Wright reveals the wonderful, mysterious Mael brothers
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
Horror comedy sequel tries to bite into new laughs
Gaia
The moldering earth has had enough with humanity in this South African ecohorror
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Ryan Reynolds adds a new client but no extra fun
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
After 70 years of being someone else, the screen legend gets to be herself
Lat Mat 5: 48H
Vietnamese action-comedy takes to the river
Luca
Pixar’s lull continues with a shallow fish-out-of-water tale
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation
The titans of literature and their complex bond
Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water
In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings “a new story to the table”
Commissioners Court Puts Women’s Jail on Ice
Vote delays moving forward with design for at least a year
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of June 17, 2021
“Balm: New Paintings by Bradley Kerl” at Ivester Contemporary
Painter Bradley Kerl leads us from inside to outside and beyond
ATX Screen News: E3, AFS, and More
AFS Cinema, Arkane Studios’ vampire nightmare, and the return of Hypnotic
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Will TxDOT’s Plans for Loop 360 Leave Cyclists and Pedestrians in the Dust?
Bikin’ down the highway
Austin at Large: Hit Me With Your Worst Shot
Doesn’t this weekend’s carnage illustrate exactly why policing as usual isn’t enough?
Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?
A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene
Headlines / Quote of the Week
The Home Pitch: Austin’s Major League Soccer team, Austin FC, kicks off its first-ever home game at Q2 Stadium this Saturday, June 19, against the San Jose Earthquakes. The Chronicle has rounded up everything you need to know about the stadium, game, and fandom in a special insert; check it out. Juneteenth in Austin: This…
DJ Chorizo Funk Looks to Spin 20,000 Austin FC Fans Into a Frenzy
Job No. 1? Getting butts out of seats.
Day Trips: Bat-Watching in Texas
Six places to watch the bats
Public Notice: I Say Regressive; You Say Progressive
Wherein Hizzoner gets to rebut my last column
Q2 Stadium’s Food and Bev Offerings Big and Local
From brisket tacos to bao, craft beer to Crown Royal, Verde fans have options
Opinion: We Must Not Turn Back the Clock on Voting Rights
Parties should be competing to win more votes, not working to keep voting down
The Verde Report: How Austin FC Survived the Road Trip From Hell
The tyro club has been through the MLS ringer
Qmmunity: Hot Queer Nights
Black & Queer AF variety show, Die Felicia, and more to keep Austin cool in this Pride Month heat
Get to Know the Guy Behind “The Verde Report”
Meet the Chronicle‘s soccer columnist, Eric Goodman
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
It’s Time to Decide Austin FC’s Nickname
Cast your vote for what you want to drunkenly shout at Austin’s new MLS team
Learning to Love Austin FC’s Roster Through Their Native Cuisines
International players’ kitchen
Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure
How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city’s first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options
ATXFC Artist Initiative Puts Austin Artists’ Work Front and Center
Austin’s next art gallery?
Faster Than Sound: Love Wheel Records Rolls In
Austin music mainstay Mike Nicolai retails vinyl and Indoor Creature parties at the Ballroom
How to Get to Q2 Stadium by Car, Bus, Rail, Bicycle, and Rideshare
“Can I park at Q2?” and other burning questions answered
One Dead, 13 Injured, Two in Custody After Weekend Shooting
Douglas Kantor, a 25-year-old tourist visiting Austin from the Detroit area, died Sunday
Anthony Precourt’s Moment Has Come
Austin FC’s founder reflects on the road to the major league
The Luv Doc: What in the Hell Is Going on at the Statesman?
More of the outlandish factual assertions, needlessly hyperbolic language, and gratuitous profanity that undermines true, legitimate journalism
A Father’s Day Roundup of Lagers That Dads Like
Beermongers weigh in on what wets their most dadly whistles
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Just before World War II, about a quarter of all food- and waterborne diseases came from milk. Now it’s less than 1% thanks to pasteurization and refrigeration. In 2020, the Tokyo Police Department collected nearly 3 million items, almost a quarter million of which were umbrellas. Napoleon wore a cologne with hints of bergamot and…
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 18-24
Always There to Help: Mark Jensen, 1968-2021
ABGB co-founder was committed to community and generous to musicians
Chaos as City Hall Encampment Cleared by Police
Sweeping the plaza
Au Revoir, Chez Nous; WB, Antonelli’s; Howdy, Local Foods; Mmmmm, Pinthouse; and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
