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The Trans Artists Powering Austin’s Alternative Nightlife Scene

Last month, Erika V, known in Austin’s experimental nightlife scene as Private Service, took to Instagram Stories to speak on the tenuous position of trans artists living in Texas: “I think a lot of you in the Texas music scene are blissfully unaware of how much more this states scene will suck if a majority…

by Genevieve Wood

The Verde Report: Is It Time for Austin FC to Become a Selling Club?

If you only kept up with the headlines, you might be fooled into thinking that Major League Soccer was a “buying” league. Sure, MLS has made waves over the years by attracting some of the soccer world’s biggest names in the twilight of their careers, the latest and greatest obviously being Lionel Messi. But the…

by Eric Goodman

Being Dead’s Wild Western Chase and Five More Songs From Austin Artists

“Paper Cuts” features new songs and music videos from Austin artists. Listen to our playlist on the @austinchronicle Spotify. Being Dead, “Last Living Buffalo” If PETA wanted to earn some cool points, they’d snag Being Dead’s latest single as their summer anthem. “Last Living Buffalo” – previewing debut LP When Horses Would Run, out next…

by Carys Anderson, Raoul Hernandez, Wayne Lim, Adam Cherian, Abby Johnston and Elizabeth Braaten

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Frank Sinatra’s cousin Ray Sinatra had his own orchestra and a radio program called Cycling the Kilocycles. They appeared onstage on bicycles. Kangaroos and other marsupials don’t have belly buttons. In her recently published cookbook 50 Pies, 50 States, author Stacey Mei Yan Fong includes a pie recipe to represent each state. For Texas, she…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

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Development DelayedRecent amendments to Austin’s land use regulations to increase housing supply are progressing at a slow pace due to heavy workloads and short-staffing at the Housing and Planning Department, the Austin Monitor reports. While amendments including the elimination of parking requirements were expected by the end of 2023, there is little chance of meeting…

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