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Getting Back Out There
A vaccinated staff gets back to the clubs, movie theatres, restaurants, and performance halls we call our second homes
Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup
Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road
Bye-Bye to Broyles, Hello to De Nada, Birds Gets a Lager, Ice Cream Celebrates Pride, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Alamo Drafthouse Touts Post-Bankruptcy Expansion Plans
With sale complete, chain announces five new locations
Jason June’s Gay YA Agenda
The author makes a sex-positive, funny, queer addition to the genre
Two Player Will Only Release Their Album If You Donate to HAAM
Austin duo launches all-or-nothing fundraiser for musician health
House Dems’ 11th-Hour Walkout Stops SB7 In Its Tracks
“Election integrity” bill stymied (for now) as session ends
Austin FC Stalls Seattle Sounders for Satisfying Draw
RECAP: ATXFC holds league leaders to goalless draw at Lumen Field
Austin Beerworks Will Release 17 Unique Cans to Celebrate Austin FC
They’ve partnered with the largest soccer supporters group in town
At Mohawk’s Reopening, an Air of Gratefulness and Growth
Heartless Bastards and the Tender Things soundtrack return
Los Hermanos/The Brothers
How the Cold War divided a family, while music kept them connected
A Quiet Place Part II
Creature feature is like great DLC rather than a sequel
Cruella
Disney’s dog-hating villain becomes an unexpected anti-hero
Endangered Species
Make a donation to a conservation charity instead
Sound of Violence
Murderous melodies never hit the right note
The Retreat
Revisionist lesbians-versus-hillbillies horror isn’t that big a step forward
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 28 – June 3
Two Music Critics Dive Back Into the Scene
Raoul and Kevin hit the clubs for the first time in 14 months, and only one of them has a psychedelic freakout
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Thanks Is the Least We Can Say: This Monday, May 31, marks the end of Dr. Mark Escott’s role as Austin’s interim health authority, as he departs to become the city’s chief medical officer. Escott guided Austinites through the COVID-19 crisis over the past 14 months, a period in which Austin-Travis County has reported COVID-related…
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
A Film Critic Re-Emerges to Watch In the Heights the Way It Was Meant to Be Seen
After 424 days away from the movie theatre it’s time to be alone in the dark again
One in a Crowd: Hi.
Local filmmaker Olivia Nash is crowdfunding Hi., her new Austin-made romantic drama
Ditching the Remote and Sweatpants for Date Night Again
After so much togetherness, a couple tackles Friday night out in the world again
aGLIFF Launches a Mini Film-a-Thon for Pride Month
Taking Pride in Austin’s queer film fest
The Verde Report: Fantastic Goals and Where to Find Them
Josh Wolff laid out the assignment in simple English at his very first press conference as Austin FC head coach in 2019: “I want our team to be about scoring goals. I think our game model, our style of play, will reflect that.” So far, it hasn’t. Austin FC has bagged just five goals through…
Too Soon: The Case for Staying In
Oh, hallelujah! More and more people are getting vaccinated against COVID-19! We’re finally becoming able to venture into the public sphere and safely congregate all willy-nilly with a multitude of our fellow citizens again! Yes! Soon, so soon, we can hang out completely unmasked and carefree and seek our various entertainments in large, physically interactive…
Day Trips: La Petite Belle, Palacios
La Belle sails again
We Have an Issue: Getting Back Out There – But There Where?
Everyone’s experience of this pandemic is unique, of course. Front-line workers and low-wage earners haven’t always had the luxury of socially distancing themselves. Other people have chosen to ignore scientific guidance and gone about their routines uninterrupted. But for the rest of us, newly vaccinated and given the go-ahead to get back out there, these…
Faster Than Sound: KUT/KUTX Will No Longer Manage the Cactus Cafe
University station terminates “disheartening” negotiations and Spider House Ballroom changes ownership.
The Luv Doc: Don’t Ask Your Ex
70-93% of all communication is nonverbal
Beili Liu’s Sculpture Cloud Pavilion Shimmers at Seaholm
How this glistening steel sculpture by the Austin-based artist became a permanent fixture of an evolving Downtown
Opinion: Prop B Passed. Now What?
We must prioritize long-term solutions for homelessness over easier-to-implement changes such as temporary shelters
Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art by Daniel Oppenheimer
In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves
Qmmunity: Anti-Trans SB 29 Dead, For Now
Critical win at the Lege welcomes Pride Month festivities
It’s a Wage Shortage – Not a Labor Shortage – and It Disproportionately Affects Women and Persons of Color
It’s a complicated economic situation, but one easy solution is increasing pay for restaurant workers
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Six nuclear weapons were lost by the U.S. in the 1950s and Sixties and have never been found. One rolled off the deck of a ship. Oops. If you like the ability to send your clothes to the dry cleaners, thank Thomas Jennings, the 29-year-old Black New York tailor who invented the process in 1821.…
As Clock Ticks, Council Bites the Campsite Bullet
After last week’s widely panned release of a long “preliminary list” of city-owned properties that could be designated as sanctioned campsites for people experiencing homelessness, City Council has shown some sympathy for the staffers who had little direction and a tight timeline for their effort. But members are still befuddled as to how some locations…
Black Pumas Backline Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller Maintain 20 Feet From Stardom – On Purpose
Respect and admiration remains the key to their success as co-frontwomen and backup singers
Cannabis Bills Near Texas Lege Finish Line, Diluted and Distorted
[UPDATED] Delta-8 ban hangs in balance; tiny boost for medical use
Council Backs Parkland Preservation in Vote for New Dougherty Arts Center Site
Austin’s oldest community arts venue would relocate to new facility in Butler Shores’ southeast corner
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 27, 2021
AISD Blocks Parent-Funded Posts at Upscale Schools
New equity formula ends PTA pay
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Austin at Large: Fool Around and Find Out!
Austin’s wannabe warriors are set to see what this city really thinks of its cops
Doin’ It to Death: House Dems Chub Up Slim Victories
Texas House Democrats took their slim victories on Tuesday night and ran with them as the clock ticked down the final moments for legislation to pass the chamber on second reading. Dems talked a number of minor bills to death – often called “chubbing” – as the clock ticked down to midnight, thus blocking the…
Forget Decorum: Music Fans Holler Their Appreciation for the Symphony
And the classical music crowd goes wild
Public Notice: Handshakes on the Concourse
Edging back toward a sense of normalcy: Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium set to open at full capacity
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
New Data Shows Slightly Fewer Unhoused Austinites
Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) releases new report
