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Tonight I’m Playing Possum
Bunker buddies are frequently inhuman, so we’ve gathered extensive visual evidence from 100+ Austin musicians
Now Streaming in Austin: The School of Rock
Linklater! Jack Black! The ATX fave gets the live-tweet treatment
Texas Attorney General Asks State Supreme Court to Stop Expansion of Voting by Mail
After his threats fail, Ken Paxton heads to court
ATX Television Festival Takes on the Coronavirus
Virtual festival will tackle how the pandemic changes lives
Now Streaming in Austin: “Death Metal”
A little teaser for a taste of Scare Package
Scare Package Heading to Shudder
Austin-made horror anthology acquired by horror streamer
Mike & Sherry Project Supports the Mental Health of Austin Hospitality Workers
When things get tough, the tough get help from Mike & Sherry
The Austin Chronicle Can Be Delivered to Your Door
Kevin Curtin shows you how it’s done, kinda
This Is Who We Are #7: Sharon Marroquín’s The Materiality of Impermanence
A daily affirmation of Austin’s creativity from the Chronicle archive
Checking In: The Deer’s Grace Rowland Postponed Her Wedding – And Not by Choice
“I was in some pretty intense despair for a week or so”
Master Pancake Takes on Roar For Alamo on Demand
Movie mockers to savage the world’s wildest film
Now Streaming in Austin: “How to Explain the Coronavirus to Kids”
Austin kids’ author Trevor Romain is here to help
This Is Who We Are #6: Miró Quartet’s Faces of America: The Light
A daily affirmation of Austin’s creativity from the Chronicle archive
Checking In: Ruthie Foster Extends Mother’s Day
Parenting in a pandemic: “There’s an entirely new math”
Co-Lab Projects: Video Open Call
Because sometimes we wake up screening
Vinaigrette’s Ginger Turmeric Drinks
Here’s some flavor-forward power for your thirsty plaguetime health
Now Streaming in Austin: Man of the House
Tommy Lee Jones gets funny in this 2005 cheerleading comedy
Revolution Foods Partners With City to Provide 1,000 Meals a Day
Tackling food insecurity with fresh, chef-prepared meals for pickup
Pick a Linklater Movie to Watch With Us
It’s your turn to select the next Now Streaming in Austin
Live In-Person Music Returns to Austin: In a Field with a Pirate Radio Signal
Local promoters turned in with interest
The Austin Chronicle Is Still All Around You
Find one of our 700 distribution locations all around town
Now Streaming in Austin: Seadrift
True crime documentary streaming on KLRU now
Flatbed Press Is Open for Art Tours
Local epicenter of handprinting excellence uncloses itself
Mead? Mead!
A little more buzz for the honey-based libations of Texas
Council Recap: Stay Home, Go Slow, Be Resilient, Ask for Help
City Hall extends eviction freeze, earmarks relief funds, and more
New Riders Against the Storm Remix Ponders Babylon’s Fall
Video revisits single off John Lennon Songwriting Award-winning LP
The Peached Tortilla’s Crispy Umami Chicken Wings
These things will, we mean, fly right into your favorite bellies
Checking In: BettySoo Invents the Corona-Gram™
Inside the beautiful mind of a reluctant livestream breakout
This Is Who We Are #5: Salvage Vanguard Theater’s Death of a Cat
A daily affirmation of Austin’s creativity from the Chronicle archive
Thee Gay Art of Being Selfish and Lazy
Thee Gay Agenda turns bizarre note into a gallery of queer talent
The Burnt Orange Heresy
Disjointed art heist thriller is a better character study than crime drama
Blood Quantum
Pioneering First Nation zombie film rips the genre away from traditional hands
Spaceship Earth
Science or stunt? The bizarre true story of Biosphere 2
How To Build a Girl
Booksmart‘s Beanie Feldstein keeps this rock critic biopic rolling
Arkansas
Neo-noir is more Spaghetti Western than southern-fried Tarantino
Headlines / Quote of the Week
TX Reopens as COVID-19 CASES CLIMB On May 8, hair salons, barbershops, and pools across Texas will be allowed to reopen per Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement earlier this week. The list of businesses allowed to reopen Friday – a week after Abbott eased restrictions on restaurants and malls – include nail, tanning, and cosmetology salons.…
The 23 Words That Changed the Way Texas Sells Alcohol (or Not)
Say what, Governor?
We Have an Issue: Animal House
This week’s cover story profiles Austin musicians and their pets sheltering together
Local Nonprofits Adapt to Help People Survive Domestic Violence During COVID-19
Seeking shelter when home isn’t safe
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Live Flower Arranging Workshops Make Business Bloom for House of Margot Blair
Austin florist Carly Blair adapts her business to the era of social isolation and interest blooms
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 8-14
The Common Law
COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 6)
Opinion – Now or Never: Hold the Superintendent Accountable to Communities of Color
The search for a new AISD superintendent is a critical opportunity to rethink priorities
The Luv Doc: Everybody Loves Sodomy
Folks around here don’t take too kindly to people openly flaunting their sexual predilections
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The average Google search has to travel 1,500 miles to a data center and back and uses 1,000 computers in 0.2 seconds to provide an answer. The proper name for a baby swan is a cygnet. Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749-1827) is one of the greatest scientists of all time. While at France’s Royal Artillery Corps, he…
Even as Cases Climb, the COVID-19 Rules Begin Unraveling
The state opens businesses up and Austin tries to keep some controls in place
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re spending time with
Travis County Clerk Lays Out Her July Election Plan
Despite threats by AG Ken Paxton, Dana DeBeauvoir expects a “hybrid” July election
Faster Than Sound – Austin Radio: “We Never Stopped or Went Off the Air”
Austin radio stations stay on-air and spirited during COVID-19
Council Preview: A Plan for Better Preparedness
Council to consider a communitywide “resiliency plan”
Qmmunity: Stream the Rainbow
Ditch the doomscrolling and watch these queer movies and shows instead
Cadet Training Delayed as APD Continues Reckoning With Charges of Racism
More investigations and audits for the Austin Police
Stay Trips: Westcave Cellars Winery and Brewery, Johnson City
Hill Country winery reopening in stages
Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!
Austin mobility plans are moving right along
Soccer Watch
Live Soccer! Coming to Your TV Soon! German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday cleared the way for the German Bundesliga to resume play this month – as soon as next Friday, May 15, if the league so decides – which will make them the first major sports league in Europe to restart. Some 1,724 coronavirus…
Indie Meme Continues Pioneering Virtual Film Festival
Celebration of South Asian cinema heads into weekend two of virtual festival
Austin At Large: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
As we endure this age of clownery, we can have nice things in our future – even I-35
Greg Casar Will Not Run for Kirk Watson’s Vacant Senate Seat
Austin council member says: “I’m staying right where I am”
Exit Interview: So Long, Jeff Pinkus
BH Surfers/Honky/Melvins bassist off to Asheville, banjo on his knee
Tim League Stepping Down as Drafthouse CEO
Founder now executive chairman, replaced by former Disney exec
Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine
Support local business while maintaining your social distance
