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Spirit Adrift’s Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop
Ride into the light
AFF Interview: Michael Lovan Draws All the Right Cards in Murder Bury Win
Board game dark comedy rolls the dice on laughs.
Rad Chad Lives!
Jeremy King, star of Scare Package, talks VHS heaven
AFI Review: The Boy Behind the Door
Child abduction horror leaves the kids fending for themselves
AFI Review: Sound of Metal
The musician’s nightmare becomes a catalyst for change
AFI Review: Jumbo
Love is strange … when one of you is a fairground ride
Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist
Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal
Can a Local Couple’s Empanadas Weather This Pandemic?
Kristen & Cody Fields are connecting with community however they can
Zoom Backgrounds From Austin’s Most Haunted Locales
Make remote work meetings a bit spookier with these photos
It’s Real and It’s Spectacular: Seinfeld Stars To Raise Funds for Texas Dems
Any-size donation gets you in the (virtual) door Friday
Checking In: Kana Harris Reveals Her Vulcan Side
Live wire wax healer wants to sell you a record for your health
Checking In: Tiarra Girls Can’t Stop the World
Full-time school and a new record label engage in a tug of war
Holy Roller Closes, the Brew Brotha Ferments, Launderette Loves You for Voting, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Nightstream Review: Honeydew
Keep an ear open for this new tale of backwoods malice
Italian Powerhouse L’Oca d’Oro Returns – by Subscription!
He won’t be in your kitchen, but Fiore Tedesco’s got you covered
Nightstream Review: Anything For Jackson
The love of grandparents rips the doors off Hell
Nightstream Review: Survival Skills
Bizarro educational video reframes the policing debate
Nightstream Review: Frank & Zed
Horror puppet movie is beautiful, heartbreaking, and gory
Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-October Roundup
Travel news from around Texas and beyond
Vulcan Video Lives in the Alamo!
Not a dream! Not a what-if! Video Vortex comes to South Lamar!
Austin Film Society Launches AFS@Home
New platform will make watching virtual cinema easier
Council Recap: Not Many Tools in the Toolbox
City Hall tries to stretch its funds for music, housing
allgo Celebrates Milestone 35th Anniversary
Honoring grassroots org’s past, present, future serving QPOC
Watch: Kev Bev and Eric Power Haunt the “Ghost Tower”
Spooky animated party preludes band’s new album
This Is Not a Movie
Veteran foreign correspondent Robert Fisk embodies the importance of honest journalism
The Planters
Quirky road trip comedy bears delightfully idiosyncratic fruit
J.R. ‘Bob’ Dobbs and the Church of the Subgenius
Time to get slack once again with the bizarro Austin anti-cult
The Kid Detective
Sleuthing be hard when there’s bills to be paid
Love and Monsters
The path of true romance runs far from smooth after the monsterpocalypse
The Devil Has a Name
American oil meets its match in honest farmers
2 Hearts
Jacob Elordi loses his shirt a lot in this story of noble giving
Honest Thief
Liam Neeson punches his way out of a ridiculous situation
Over the Moon
Charming animated adventure has a kid-friendly look at loss, with adorable space sidekicks!
Heaven
Eric Roberts saves souls, unlikely as that sounds
Shithouse
Awkward college romance gets a timely, heartfelt revamp with this astonishing debut
Escape from Extinction
The important issue of global eco collapse becomes a PR push for zoos
Martin Eden
Bafflingly relocated Italian adaptation of Jack London’s novel skates by on charm and cheekbones
The Luv Doc: High Anxiety
Minds seem to be happiest when they’re not doing a lot of thinking
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Barring the Bars: Bars in Travis County cannot reopen at 50% capacity, said Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe on Wednesday. The announcement comes a week after Governor Greg Abbott said Texas bars would be allowed to reopen at 50% beginning this week, but only if cleared by county officials first. Pandemic Worsening, Foretold: In an…
Day Trips: Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool
Lost Maples shows its true colors
Austin Film Festival Preview
How to attend this year’s virtual festival
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
If you live in Central Texas, get ready to spot a river otter. Once only found in East Texas, they have been spotted recently in the San Marcos River. John Lennon had a quirky sense of humor and wanted to include a picture of Adolf Hitler on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club…
How Fugitive Pieces Became Fugitive Dreams
Jason Neulander takes the trip from stage to screen for his feature debut
Soccer Watch
International play restarted in earnest this week, but big games in the European Nations League and South American World Cup qualifiers were somewhat overshadowed by COVID-19 outbreaks on both continents. Cristiano Ronaldo became the latest superstar to test positive, two days after starting for Portugal in France. He feels fine, reportedly, but will miss three…
Council Weighs Choices on Eastside Housing and SAVES Fund
Trying to find the best worst option
Faster Than Sound: Virtual ACL Music Fest Keeps Flags Flying
Nostalgic livestream and rising Austin talent fundraise for the Austin Parks Foundation
Horton Foote: The Road to Home Takes the Writer Back to His Roots
From small town Texas to Pulitzer Prize at the Austin Film Festival
Opinion: Consider Health Care When You Vote
Texas Nurses for Biden urge support of Biden / Harris ticket
Chaz Bono Is All About That Cult Life in Reboot Camp
Come and join us!
Five New Burger Spots for a New Austin
Brave businesses offer unique takes on the ubiquitous comfort food
Brenda Ramos Demands Action in Son’s Killing
Officer neither charged nor disciplined in police shooting
Queens of Pain Shows Commitment to the Sport
For the love of Roller Derby
Spirit Adrift Album Review
Enlightened in Eternity (20 Buck Spin)
State Races Make for Critical Choices in the Middle of the Ballot
Taking a look at the state slate
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 16-22
For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving
Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt
Paxton Says It’s Over; Nate Paul Begs to Differ
Letter blasting Paxton’s mishandling of Paul’s complaint suggests a lawsuit in the A.G.’s future
Qmmunity: We’re Here, We’re Queer, We’re So Gonna Vote
We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re so gonna vote. From the top to the bottom of the ballot, the November 2020 election will set the course for the next four years that will either mean a continued headlong march into Bass-ackwardlandia or the chance to finally triage the collateral damage of Tr*mp & Co. Which…
AISD, Union Still at Odds Over In-Person Teaching
Employees look for creative solutions, but have yet to see any
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Election Ticker: Getting Out the Vote and Then Some
Texas heads into early voting
A New Plan for Austin ISD?
School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust
Election Ticker: Eleventh-Hour Battle Over Ballot Delivery Sites Continues
Because this election needed more last-minute changes
Austin at Large: Old Beliefs, No Longer True
One in five Texas voters have never known a non-embarrassing ruling regime
Election Ticker: A Tale of Two Propositions
Prop A jostling amid record-breaking voting stats
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 15, 2020
“Shawn Camp & Darcie Book: Comity of Ghosts” at ICOSA Gallery
New ICOSA show unites the spirits within via the surfaces without
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Public Notice: Park or Golf Course?
It may be time for Hancock to get off the fence
Free Pizza for Democracy, Tarrytown gets More Coffee, Apis gets Beery, and – oh, Look:
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Travis County Early Voting Information and Locations
Early Voting October 13-30
Answers to Your Questions About Voting by Mail in Travis County
Applying for a Ballot Q: What’s the deadline for applying for a ballot? If I’ve applied for a ballot, when can I expect to receive it? A: For the November election, the last day to request a ballot by mail is Fri., Oct 23 (received at the clerk’s office, not postmarked). Q: I’ve filled out…
Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election
Our picks for the local, state, and national races you’ll see on your ballot
