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On the Drunk Bus With Pineapple Tangaroa
The Austin body modifcation artist isn’t playing around in his surprise new comedy
Black Pumas Touch the Sky Live
Packed Stubb’s welcomes ATX superstars to begin sold-out run
RTX at Home Announces Animation Festival
Rooster Teeth’s RWBY, gen:LOCK take the (virtual) stage
Grab Your Buns, Citizen, National Hamburger Day Is Coming!
For all you hungry burger boys and patty ladies out there …
Austin Shift Meal’s Job Fair, the Quesoff’s Triumphant Return, Jester King’s Pet-Adoption Rescheduling, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Austin FC Launches ATXFC Artist Initiative
New program shows soccer club’s support for creativity in the city
A Giant Dog Teases Impending Concept Album
Austin punk quintet transports partygoers to “Avalonia”
Ley Line & Nané Reopen Paramount Theatre with Spiritual Lift
Live music’s return to the downtown beacon felt familial
Austin FC to Host 100% Capacity Crowd for First Match at Q2 Stadium
Home of Austin’s MLS expansion team gears up for June opening
Austin FC’s Anemic Offense Leads to Broadway Blues In Nashville
RECAP: Tyro team now tied for last in Western Conference
New Data Shows Slightly Fewer Unhoused Austinites
Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) releases new report
KUT/KUTX Will No Longer Manage the Cactus Cafe
University radio station terminates “disheartening” negotiations
Mad Whit Subdivides the Psyche in Striking “Yeah, She Says” Video
Just a day at the beach with your deepest insecurities
Riders of Justice
Mads Mikkelsen is out for revenge in this sweet, strange Danish tragicomedy
Dream Horse
“Based on a true story” equine romp is fine rainy day fodder
Final Account
How growing up in the Third Reich warped generations
Into the Darkness
Danish World War II drama sketches and stretches out its own moral complexities
New Order
Bleak Mexican drama puts cold social horror into bloody revolution
Blast Beat
A scientist, an artist, and lots of metal in this fresh immigration tale
The Dry
Murder and secrets in the Australian Outback
Scoob!
The Scooby Gang is back (for the first time)
The Truffle Hunters
Snuffling about with irascible old men and adorable dogs
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Angelina Jolie jumps in the fire in this action-thriller
Drunk Bus
Unlikely friends comedy makes all the right turns
The Verde Report: Austin FC Sees Path to First-Year Success in Nashville SC
Sunday rivals offer a blueprint for first-year MLS success for a small market club
A Strange Storm in The Clearing at Other Worlds
Appalachian horror will be part of this weekend’s Return to the Galaxy all-dayer
Faster Than Sound: Kendra Sells, Unlimited
BluMoon singer’s genre-dancing solo debut, a music supervisor panel, and more music news
One in a Crowd: AFS Cinema
Let’s get the lights back on for the Next Picture Show
Austin at Large: It Hurts When We Do That
As the old doctor joke goes, then stop doing that. Good advice for City Hall.
Five Graphic Novels That Will Supercharge Your Sequential Existence
A smattering of comics to keep your eyes busy
Austin Updates COVID Protocols Amid Abbott’s Tightening Grip on Local Authorities’ Powers
Local and state officials wrestle over mask mandates, again
Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund
Bringing transit home
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin City Council convenes today (May 20) for its last regular meeting before the Memorial Day holiday. Council members will most likely approve a downtown mixed use rezoning request from the owners of the Delta Kappa Gamma house located at 12th and San Antonio. Find the story here. Anti-Choicers Notch Win This Week: Gov. Greg…
Dayglow Album Review
Harmony House (Very Nice Records)
Public Notice: Home Prices Still High
No surprise there, and they’ll go higher. Plus policing.
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Report: APD Should Use Force More Carefully
Current orders do not even define what constitutes “resistance”
Paris Without Her: A Memoir by Gregory Curtis
In his latest book, the Austin author walks through the City of Light to find a new life after his wife’s death
“You Can’t Stay Here”: Austin’s Unhoused Population Faces an Uncertain Future
Council, police, and providers confront camp challenge
The Luv Doc: A Good Person
The Achilles heel of COVID is that it’s not deadly enough to get the attention of the real knuckle draggers
Council: A Rezoning Case at Historic Delta Kappa Gamma House
On the agenda: A contract with the SAFE Alliance to run a new family violence shelter and Stratus eyes the sky
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 21-27
Opinion: Conspiracy Theorists Are Central to the New Voter Suppression. I Got to Know One of Them Too Well.
Op-ed: Austin City Council Member Greg Casar traces a fringe candidate’s vendetta against him to Trump’s Big Lie
For Black Families, AISD’s Special Ed Chaos Is Not New
Special, yet unequal
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
At some point before 1960, a colony of stray cats (also called “moggies”) moved into the British Museum. At one point, they numbered as many as 100. World Toilet Day is on November 19. It celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people without access to safely managed sanitation. The kinds of mushrooms…
“Very Queer and Very Hip-Hop”: ATX Interfaces Cuts the Crap With Community-Based Art Programming
Through open mics, artist showcases, a zine, and more, the arts org seeks to amplify marginalized voices
Seeking Nine Holes and a Lost Austin at Butler Pitch & Putt
A million dollar renovation transforms a city landmark, but the spirit stays the same
Day Trips: North Shore and South Shore Parks, Bastrop
Glamping on Lake Bastrop
Viral Bedroom-Pop Sensation Dayglow Grows Up
Sloan Struble, 21, turns 35. He’ll explain.
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 20, 2021
Local Bakers Feed a Hunger to Serve Their Community
Making cookies and sandwiches is critical to community health
We Have an Issue: Life’s Rich Pageant
In praise of people watching, and a face to follow on film
JuiceLand Strikes, DipDipDip Ice Cream Spikes, Samuel Adams Likes Moms, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
