Austin Horror Crew Launch Bloodoath Filmmaker Consulting
Paper Street creatives join forces with genre experts
Get Your Art Fix and Stay Outdoors With These Local Works
There’s a whole city filled with things to do and see outdoors
Tito’s Vodka Funds Local Community Gardens
Block to Block program supports 25 cities across the U.S.
Amidst “Catastrophic Surge,” Austin Moves to Stage 4 of COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines
Escott: “We have reached another critical moment”
Motherlode of Mondo Prints Going to Auction
Once-in-a-lifetime collection going online this month
More Closings, Some Openings, Kristen Kish, Thai Ice Creams, Texas Wines, and the Spice Must Flow
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Austin FC Unveils First-Ever Jersey
Verde and black striped jersey goes on sale today
Checking In: Nina Diaz Ponders Playing As the Titanic Sinks
“I thought to myself, ‘Would I play ’til the ship sank?’”
Austin Jewish Film Festival Goes Longer For You
Fest now running through Friday, with free films
D.A.-Elect José Garza Taps Reform Advocates for His Team
It’s a new day in court for Austin’s top law enforcement office
Where to Find Free Turkey Dinners and Grocery Relief in Austin
Plus volunteer opportunities to give back this season
Sound Unseen Review: Queens of the Revolution
Inside the loving, revolutionary walls of El Mejunje
Sound Unseen Review: Molto Bella
Musical romance is at least gorgeous on the surface
It’s Gonna Get Pitch Black at Other Worlds
David Twohy named this year’s Defender of the Universe
COVID’s Toll on Texas Inmates Among the Worst in the Nation
LBJ School study details dismal infection, death rates
Checking In: Anastasia Exercises
“I control what I can, my physical being”
Texas Book Festival 2020: Isabel Wilkerson on Caste
Festival talk highlights structural foundations of U.S. divisions
Sound Unseen Review: Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
An intimate and emotional dance with the tap great
Sound Unseen Review: Zappa
or “The Impossibility of a Primer About an Obtuse Genius”
Ready-to-Go Cocktails Can Conquer Your Spirited Desires
Ketel One, RANCH2O, and Haus are among the new portable potables
Sound Unseen Review: Stardust
The birth of Bowie the icon retold with more glimmer than glitter
Live Purification Ritual Debuts Dumpster Fires in Stereo
Steel on steel provides welcome year-end catharsis
Studio to Develop New Star Wars Mobile Game in Austin
Zynga hiring developers, artists, engineers for Austin office
Sound Unseen Review: Bleeding Audio
How an emo band got screwed by the industry and (almost) survived
Lucky McKee Heads to Paper Street for Old Man
Texas horror crew team up for new Stephen Lang thriller
Dave Chappelle to Do Three Shows at Stubb’s
Tickets are on sale now and will go fast!
Council Recap: Taking It (For) the Streets
New impact fee plan makes its first trip to the dais
Watch: Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol Die in Space
Groove metal cosmonauts animate new video
Checking In: Michael Ramos Signs the Tiarra Girls
“I’m an A&R guy for Lucky Hound Music [and] a staff producer”
It Cuts Deep
Guess who’s coming to dinner in this macabre comedy
Fatman
Season’s beatings with Gibson and Goggins in bloody Santa story
Wolfwalkers
Gorgeous Irish animation speaks to the power of finding your pack
Monsoon
Henry Golding proves you can go home again in this expat character piece
Habitual
Overstuffed indie horror is like watching an OSHA violation
Damnation
Béla Tarr’s turning point drama lovingly and bleakly restored
Mortal
Norwegian attempt to reclaim old myths from Marvel is Brightburn 2.0
Freaky
Vince Vaughn is screamingly funny in this Freaky Friday horror remix
Ammonite
History takes second place in this paleontology biopic as passions are unearthed
An Excerpt From Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie’s New Book
A new family bible Me and Sister Bobbie finds the Nelson siblings moving to Austin and making Shotgun Willie.
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Federico Archuleta Has More Murals to Make
The artist who made “‘Til Death Do Us Part” isn’t letting the pandemic stop him from making art
Austin at Large: New Voters for a New Texas?
Kirk Watson says it’s possible: “Two million more people are now paying attention”
El Federico’s Greatest Hits
Where to find Federico Archuleta’s murals around town
Public Notice: It’s Okay to Gloat … Just a Little
“Elections have consequences” was the mantra from Republican leadership four years ago, as they tried to stretch a razor-thin electoral victory into a sweeping mandate to roll back decades of progress on social programs and social justice reforms, voting rights, minority rights, human rights, and just about every other kind of rights except gun rights…
Big Medium Fuses EAST and WEST Into the All-City Austin Studio Tour
This year’s city-wide tour blends online exhibitions and virtual studio visits with self-guided tours of public art
Headlines / Quote of the Week
COVID-19 for the Holidays: Austin Public Health officials said Austin could be heading into a second surge of COVID-19 as we approach Thanksgiving, but it’s avoidable if Austinites get serious about doubling down on social distancing and wearing face masks right now. Went to a Halloween Party? Then you should get tested for COVID-19, recommends…
Faster Than Sound: The Musicians at the Center of UT’s “Eyes of Texas” Debacle
Inside the Longhorn Band’s first-ever Black student group, LHBlacks.
APD Audit and DACC Move Top Council Agenda
Back to business at City Hall
Opinion: Progressive Policies Are Popular. That’s Why Austin Saw Big Wins on Election Night.
When candidates lead courageously, lean in to progressive values, and fight for what’s right, they’re able to positively impact people’s lives and win, says Councilmember Greg Casar
As COVID-19 Spikes, AISD Enrollment Declines by Thousands
Where have all the students gone?
New Documentary The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story Tunes in to the Channel That Changed TV
Shorts, Dudes, and Good Burgers
APD Officers, Proud Boys, and Candidates Don’t Mix
WTF are they doing?
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
In her second book, the author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines and breaks down the unacknowledged social structure baked into our country
Chronicle Wish List Open for 2020 Submissions
Plus opportunities to give, receive help in November
Day Trips: Fort Mason, Mason, Texas
Fort with a view
COVID-19 Comes Back Strong
Vigilance urged lest pandemic overwhelm hospitals, holidays
Soccer Watch
Austin FC hosted a media tour of their McKalla Place stadium Tuesday, showing off the new grass pitch that’s just been installed, along with the rest of the construction, which remains on schedule for a March opening despite the pandemic handicap. No one’s willing to hazard a guess as to exactly when that first game…
ACA Open Enrollment Begins in a Hurry
Adler, Doggett urge fast action in short intake period
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 13-19
Austin Record Stores Move the Needle on In-Person Shopping
You may now commence thumbing through the stacks again (provided you follow the new safety rules)
Hey, at Least Trump Lost!
The best news came last in the longest election ever
A New Collaboration Bottles Art, Ideas, and Brown Ale
Big Medium and Thirsty Planet Brewing Co. have announced the 2020 Artist Series Beer: Dark Matters, a collaboration between Austin-based artist (and former Austin Chronicle graphic designer) Dave McClinton and Thirsty Planet’s Gabe Kuchar. “As an artist I want to visually contribute to the identity of Black America,” says McClinton of his design. “Distributing images…
Will the GOP Return to City Hall?
Right-leaning challengers aim to unseat CMs in run-offs
Mozart’s Retools Its Annual Holiday Display for a COVID Cautious Christmas Light Show
Lake Austin establishment rolls out new reservation system and contactless service
Record Number of Votes Were Cast in AISD Board Races. The Run-Offs Will Be a Different Story.
Lower voter turnout may intensify already close races
Transcribing the Oral History of Dazed and Confused in New Book Alright, Alright, Alright
Melissa Maerz wrangles a class reunion
Taking a Dive Into the Travis County Election Numbers
The biggest blueberry ever!
The Luv Doc: A Lot of Work to Do
The Luv Doc still has some kinks to iron out with the whole time travel deal
We Have an Issue: Drink It In
After last week’s teeth-grinding, I for one feel a little lighter in my step, and I suspect you do too. Turns out we can have good things. Like a president-elect who radiates decency. A vice president-elect whose very existence represents so many fist-pumping firsts. Promising news of a vaccine in development. And, closer to home,…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Dallas commuters have more of a negative climate impact than NYC commuters who use mass transit and do a lot of walking, according to StreetLight Data. The myth about Pope Gregory the Great issuing an edict in AD600 about rabbit fetuses being considered fish, not meat, was debunked in 2018. In 1854, African American Elizabeth…
Qmmunity: Less Hate, More Glitter and Glam
Try out a drag makeup tutorial, help solve a virtual whodunnit, and more queer fun
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 12, 2020
Democracy is Saved, Salt & Time Patties Up, Chicken Salad Rules, and Here Comes Another Broken Egg
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020
It’s time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings
