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Terrence McNally on Art and Commerce
The Tony-winning playwright talks about the business of show
Law Professor Ron Beal Surrenders to Governor Abbott’s “Code of Silence”
“I wanted to let you know that you have won”
Another Front in the Van Boven War
Bill requires Texas Medical Board to clear doctor’s name
Austin Terror Fest Q&A: Panopticon
Folk & metal extremist books a pair of über rare performances
Decriminalizing Homelessness at City Council
No sit/no lie, no more
Workers Defense Project Director Opens District Attorney Campaign
José Garza to challenge Margaret Moore
Battle Lines Drawn Over Convention Center Expansion
CM Jimmy Flannigan and AIBA ED Rebecca Melançon don’t see eye to eye
Mitski’s Austin City Limits Taping Precedes Her Performance Hiatus
“I will retire to the Salton Sea… For I may never be free”
Don’t Miss the Austin Film Society Grants Deadline
Last chance to apply for these career-making funds
The Critics Table’s Grand Tales
The winners of the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards
Finding the Best in Melted Cheese at the Ninth Annual Quesoff
Mohawk hosts celebration of the decidedly not-heart-healthy dip
Queer Film Theory 101 Unearths Not-So-Straight Movies
Alamo Drafthouse offers more heartfelt LGBTQ perspectives
2019 Women’s World Cup: Everything You Need to Know
Group breakdown, game schedule, new rules, and more
Vieux Farka Touré and Jackie Venson Help Christen the 04 Center
Malian blues meets Austin blues via world-class shredders
Balmorhea (the Bourbon) Returns!
Papa don’t screech if you gift him some Garrison Brothers brew
Roky Erickson Ascends to the 13th Floor (1947-2019)
Psychedelic pioneer clocked 71 Earth years
SouthBites Cafe and Coffee Bar to Open at New SXSW Center
On-site food options just the start for the new building
Other Worlds Film Festival Comes Back Home
SF extravaganza gets a new name and an old home
Behind the Beerland Strike
Legacy punk club and labels in limbo amid owner money issues
Don Zimmerman Announces Campaign for HD 47
Candidates begin to surface for 2020 primaries
Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup
No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone
Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub
How a South Austin listening room survived, and what we can learn about preserving culture
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Octavia Spencer subverts expectations and racist tropes in this fun horror
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Who will win this epic new battle royal as Godzilla faces King Ghidorah?
All Is True
“Who is it that can tell me who I am?” Not this Shakespeare biopic.
The Souvenir
Joanna Hogg’s dreamlike memoir of love and loss in 1980s London
Brightburn
What if Superman, but bad?
Faster Than Sound: The Fable Trilogy, Briscoe Center’s “Greatest Hits,” and Beerland Sold
Rare local reissues from Jazzman Records, the Briscoe Center’s Music Collections presents its “Greatest Hits,” and – has Beerland been sold?
Austin at Large: Tear It Down and Start Again
Convention Center reboot gives us a second crack at change
Little Mazarn Album Review
Io (Self Sabotage)
Headlines
Bye Bye Bye! Yes, that was the formal end of the 86th Legislative session on Monday (aka “sine die” – see “Sine Dead!,” May 31). They did what they could for public schools and homeowners, rather less than they could for city dwellers and the uninsured, and went out of their way to insult women…
Christelle Bofale Album Review
Swim Team (Father/Daughter)
Quote of the Week
“Congratulations to us all because our plumbing shortage is solved because we can all become plumbers.” – Rep. Chris Paddie, R-Marshall, vice chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission, after the House inadvertently (?) repealed the state plumbing code and abolished the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. See you in two years!
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Brings the Legend’s Legacy to AFS Doc Days
Biographical documentary captures the transformational jazz genius
Two Wildly Different Indian Food Spots With Lighter Options
G’raj Mahal and Taj Palace offer their own spin on summer-friendly fare
AFS Grant Winner Over the Rainbow Explores Scientology Beyond the Drama
Finding empathy where there is none
Oops!
In our May 24 issue, we inaccurately reported the breakdown of the Austin ISD Board of Trustees’ final vote on guiding principles for the district’s “school change” effort; it was At-Large Trustee Arati Singh, not her colleague Cindy Anderson, who abstained. The Chronicle regrets the error.
At the Intersection of Appalachia and Experimental Folk Broods Little Mazarn
Otherworldly duo pulls attention through mesmeric, emotionally charged minimalism
Cold Case Hammarskjöld Uncovers a Crime Too Terrible to Stay Buried
An assassination to hide an atrocity
Swimming Upstream With Christelle Bofale’s Fluid Indie Rock
Heritage and heartbreak coalesce into a sea of emotion
Lawmakers Agree to Improve School Funding
Full-day pre-K, financial assistance, and more to support the state’s public schools
What Makes Wine 100% Texan
Texas lawmakers debate state grapes
The House’s LGBTQ Caucus Makes History
The good, the bad, and the religious exemptions
“Heidi Pitre: Southern Peculiar” at the Butridge Gallery
In this solo exhibition, the South will rise again – not unlike a sort of puckish zombie made of cultural memories and witchy girlparts
City Council to Continue Considering Scooters in August
With basic rules in place, regulatory framework remains undecided
Lawmakers Do Little to Support Women’s Health
When it comes to controlling women’s autonomy, facts never matter at the Capitol
Council Moves on Convention Center Plans
The 24-page resolution brings together many of the moving parts from last summer’s “Downtown Puzzle”
Odds and Ends from the 86th Lege Session
Progress made for rape survivors, Beer-to-Go passes, and more
“Heidi Pitre: A Permanent Record” at Elisabet Ney Museum
The artist’s finely drawn illustrations on used library cards link viewers to books and libraries in ways both nostalgic and intimate
Rare Wins for Workers’ Rights at the Texas Lege
Cities win against local preemption bills
Day Trips: Palmilla Golf Club, Port A
Hit the links at the beach
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 30, 2019
Whitley Sinks, Voting Rights Don’t
Abbott’s SoS nominee resigns as extreme voter suppression bill tanks
Soccer Watch
Austin Bold FC had a brutal week, with a draw and a loss in California and their first home loss Saturday, to Western Conference leader New Mexico. That can be redeemed, though: As we go to press Wednesday evening, they’re hosting San Antonio in the U.S. Open Cup third round, with the winner advancing to…
A New Generation Brings Heloise Gold’s “Bird Dream Dances” to Life
Taking wing with the bird dances Gold has been making for 40 years
Texas Lawmakers OK Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp
But goal of decriminalizing low-level possession unattained
Nosferatu Festival Celebrates the Original Cinematic Vampire
Get in on the nights of the living dead
Qmmunity: Summer of Pride Is Here
Kicking off Stonewall’s 50th anniversary with QueerBomb, Black Pride, and more
Texas Lege Stands Still on Justice Reform
But God forbid we take your guns away
Luv Doc: The Fur Garden
What could be more masculine than crawling out of a dumpster?
Slow Gains for the Environment at the Capitol
Lawmakers won’t look forward, but will repair the damage done
Budget Wins at the Capitol
The Texas Lege finally funds public education
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
In the fifth grade, Elvis Presley learned by heart Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “Crossing the Bar” and the Gettysburg Address. Barack Obama collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics. Horiatiki, also called the “classic Greek salad,” consists of roughly chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and sometimes sweet green pepper, with feta cheese, olive oil, olives, and…
Travis County D.A. Kicks Off Reelection Bid
Margaret Moore says Travis County can be both “safe and progressive”
Mayor Adler on How the 86th Legislature Will Affect Austin
“Something’s going to have to give. It’s real.”
One in a Crowd: Vulcan Video Needs Your Help
Keep the tapes rolling at Austin’s VHS and DVD institution
