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A tech-addicted man finds an unexpected life coach in his phone’s virtual assistant

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Soccer Watch

The Texas Longhorns split a pair last weekend, losing a 2-1 overtime thriller to West Virginia, after their third straight 1-0 win, over TCU, to start Big 12 play. This Friday, Oct. 11, they host #18 Oklahoma State at 7pm at Mike Myers Stadium, with only one more weekend of home games left in the…

by Nick Barbaro

11 Local Acts to See at ACL’s Second Weekend

School of Rock Fri. & Sun., 12:30pm, Austin Kiddie Limits The kids are alright. Jane Ellen Bryant Fri., 1pm, Tito’s stage Credible pop singer-songwriter, à la Jenny Lewis, with major potential because all the singles sound like hits. Black Pistol Fire Fri., 3:00pm, Miller Lite stage High-flying daredevil rhythm & blues rock made by guitar-n-drums…

by Kevin Curtin

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The Chinese characters for the word “good,” hao, are a combination of characters that mean “son” and “daughter” separately. A rhino calf stays close to its mother for about 2-3 years. In England’s peerage, with title and property going to the eldest son, the other descendants of a peer would after two years become commoners.…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Quote of the Week

“We apologize. We love China. We love everything they’re about.” – 2018 NBA MVP James Harden, doing his part to calm tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. (If you don’t know the story by now, Google “Daryl Morey tweet Hong Kong.”) Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke, John Cornyn, and Julián Castro all agreed to disagree with Step…

by Chronicle Staff

ACL Fest 2019 Week Two Record Reviews

Orville Peck fronts an obvious pseudonym, a fringed domino mask that obscures his face and a catalog of queer cowboy tales he swears are based on real life. Gimmicks carry an artist only so far if they don’t have the goods. Fortunately for the Canadian, his talent’s real even if his persona isn’t. Armed with…

by Michael Toland

ACL Fest 2019 Week Two Record Reviews

Save Lizzo and White Claw, nobody’s had a better summer than H-Town hottie Megan Pete. The 24-year-old rapper who spawned the “Hot Girl Summer” hashtag capped the sweltering season with a Nicki Minaj collab and inking a management deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, and kicked it off by dropping her debut album. Fever hinges on bouncing beats…

by Thomas Fawcett

Headlines

Learning the Code: No regular City Council meeting this week, but Council is reviewing the latest draft of the land use code, released last week. For more, see “Austin’s Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight.” Parking Rates Rise: Starting Monday, Oct. 14, the Austin Transportation Department will raise parking rates to $2 an hour,…

by Chronicle Staff

ACL Fest 2019 Week Two Record Reviews

If heard in a grocery store, you’d think Walk Through Fire an obscure soul record from the late Sixties. Credit producer Dan Auerbach, the Black Keysman whose obsession with pre-synthesizer recording methods is almost cliche by now, but not at the expense of Yolanda Quartey herself. From Bristol, UK, the singer/songwriter steeps in Aretha Franklin,…

by Michael Toland

35 of the City’s Best Food Vendors Are Ready to Take Your Order at ACL Music Festival

Amy’s Ice Creams This local crew has been folding up handcrafted ice creams and vegan fruit ices for 35 years. www.amysicecreams.com Austin’s Pizza You can’t go wrong with some simple pepperoni or cheese slices from a hometown favorite. www.austinspizza.com Bananarchy Revolutionary Desserts Frozen bananas dipped in chocolate are practically a health food. www.bananarchy.net Blenders &…

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