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Austin’s Haunted Attractions Are Back With Safe Screams
After a year of shuttered scares, Halloween is home
Recipe: Meridian Hive’s Boozy Cherry Vanilla Coke
Your favorite holiday pie, only ice-cold and boozy
Free Ice Cream from Lick, Fitzhugh Parties Hearty, Bird Bird Biscuit Spawns Anew, SXSE Does That Too, Don’t Forget Woo Woo, and What the Hell Is a Shaketini?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Gastro Obscura Reveals a World of Food-based Weirdness
The culinaristas of Atlas Obscura debut a brilliant new book
Austin Band Fires Singer and Founding Guitarist Over Refusal to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Hans Gruber & the Die Hards set to tour with new lineup this month
Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021
Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns
For Better or Worse, 2021 Has Been ACL’s Pop Punk Moment
JXDN, Machine Gun Kelly, and KennyHoopla rep alt resurgence
Trixie Mattel Makes ACL Fest “Scream Like Teenage Bisexuals”
RuPaul’s Drag Race all-star sings, strums, and throws breast pads
Jon Batiste Closes Down ACL Fest with Musically Elastic, Spiritually Ecstatic Revue
A vibrant soundtrack to life coming back
Frances Forever Gets the Wallflowers to Dance at ACL Fest
TikTok’s “Space Girl” breakout charms on their biggest stage yet
Brené Brown Sits Down With Ted Lasso Star Brett Goldstein at ACL Festival
TED Talk sage and Roy Fucking Kent tape Unlocking Us
Megan Thee Stallion Makes Everyone Feel Hot at ACL Festival Weekend Two
Houston rapper reminds us that everything’s bigger in Texas
The Teeta Optimizes His ACL Appearance With High-Energy Show
Austin rap veteran rhymes and glides during energetic fest debut
ACL Fest Review: LeAnn Rimes in Her Own Words
Country-pop figure reworks hits and reframes “blended families”
This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP 91.7 FM
Checking in on protester lawsuits and Austin FC’s first season
Of Fleece and Folklore: Noomi Rapace and Valdimar Jóhannsson Raise a Lamb
In the fields and fables of the new A24 rural folktale
Intero Chefs Up a Bonding Experience
The Eastside Italian eatery allows much time to dine
Phenom Ricardo Pepi Electrifies Q2 Stadium in World Cup Qualifier
USMNT defeats Jamaica, 2-0
Weekend Wine: Clos La Coutale Cahors
Fancy a little Merlot with your Malbec?
Pinkfong and Baby Shark’s Space Adventure
Into kid-friendly adventure with the YouTube smash
Survive the Game
Bruce Willis, back in (in)action in another cop thriller
After We Fell
Part three of the only franchise to make 50 Shades of Gray look classy
The Addams Family 2
A spirit-crushing vacation for everyone’s favorite ghouls
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Come for the dodgy CGI fighting, stay for the … rom-com?
Lamb
Icelandic oddity finds unexpected heart in a strange fable of parenthood
No Time to Die
Daniel Craig’s last Bond adventure is a misfire
Arrebato
Addicted to filmmaking in this newly restored Spanish horror
South of Heaven
Jason Sudeikis and Evangeline Lilly hold on to love on the run
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 7, 2021
Austin Music: What We’re Listening to This Week
Hovvdy, Cherubs, Hoody Rap, a Tribute to Walter Hyatt, and more recommended sounds
1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander
Austin’s Save Our Springs Alliance and a group of environmental scientists have filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Pedernales River springs salamander as “endangered” or “threatened” under the federal Endangered Species Act. The action is a direct response to the planned 1,400-acre Mirasol Springs development along Hamilton Pool…
Making the House of Torment a Home
After a shuttered year, Austin’s oldest haunted attraction reunites the family
November 2021 General and Special Elections: Voting by Mail
Answers to your VBM questions
Shudder for Charity at Scare for a Cure
Austin’s biggest fundraising haunt returns with safety in mind
Death Watch: A Reprieve From Death Row
Clinton Young’s death sentence overturned over legal misconduct
Bat City Scaregrounds Is Austin’s Newest, Biggest Haunt
Unleash the bats!
State Redistricting Chairs Pretend They Don’t See Color
New maps respond to the growth among Texans of color by including fewer opportunity districts for Black and Hispanic Texans
Pumpkin Nights Takes the Humble Jack-o’-Lantern to New, Magical Grandeur
Not your grandma’s pumpkin patch
Austin at Large: Does Austin Need SF Zoning?
Or is this status quo protection already obsolete in the City That Never Shrinks?
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 8-14
The Verde Report: With MLS on Break, World Cup Qualifying Madness Arrives in Austin
Austin FC capped off an exhausting but profitable trio of matches last week with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake at Q2 Stadium, marking the first time the club has won back-to-back matches at home. With their next contest not until Saturday, October 16, the Oaks now can enjoy some well-earned rest. Except for…
Headlines / Quote of the Week
War on Abortion Rights: The Center for Reproductive Rights has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois seeking to enjoin three complaints filed against a Texas physician who violated Senate Bill 8, Texas’ ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The lawsuit asks the court to…
The Common Law
Mark of the beast or just another Texas legislative session? New 2021 Texas laws
Day Trips: Ruins of St. Dominic Church, D’Hanis
Resilience of pioneers is captured on historic site
Public Notice: For Further Consideration…
So yeah, let’s really get serious about housing in Austin
The Luv Doc: He Doesn’t Dance
Otherwise known as reactive immobility
Austin’s 10-Year No-Kill Deal With Austin Pets Alive! May Be Dead
Like cats and dogs
Tiki Tatsu-ya Reveals a New Old World of Culinary Adventure
Three years in the making, worthy of eternal returns
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Cotton Mather, commonly associated with the Salem Witch Trials, was pro smallpox vaccine, and in November 1721 an anti-vaxxer tried to bomb his house. Queen Elizabeth’s horses produce up to 2 tons of manure a day and it is used to help fertilize the gardens at Buckingham Palace. The late Keith Moon, drummer for the…
Austin Firefighters Association Says Nay to Proposition A
Members of the Austin Firefighters Association have voted to oppose Proposition A, the citizen initiative backed by Save Austin Now and the Austin Police Association that if approved by voters would require the city to hire around 500 new police officers. The city’s budget office estimates that complying with Prop A’s mandate of 2 police…
Five Things …
Your weekly guide to the best happenings in Austin
Three Generations of Writers Reflect on ACL Fest 2021
Personal journals from a plague-era festival
We Have an Issue: Happy Haunts
In this week’s issue, we peek behind the curtain of Austin’s scare houses
Ten Things That Defined ACL Fest’s First Weekend
Abortion ban opposition, a weather delay, and the unforgettable performances
Qmmunity: Texas Trans Athletes Fight to Play
That and a bevy of LGBTQ things to do around town
ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close to Home
Riders Against the Storm Friday, 1:30pm, Tito’s stage Jonathan “Chaka” Mahone and Ghislaine “Qi Dada” Jean carved out an imprint locally with their explosive and all-inclusive Body Rock gatherings. The two well-cultured emcees don’t care about arbitrary labels as long as attendees arrive with a willingness to sweat. This year’s been big for the charitable,…
ACL Interview: The Broad, Brilliant, Beautiful Musical Universe of Jon Batiste
“We take you on a journey through Black American music history, ragtime to trap.”
ACL Interview: Soul Drummer with a Tender Falsetto, Aaron Frazer Pulls Double Duty at the Fest
Durand Jones & the Indications’ “Witchoo” should’ve been the song of the hot-vax summer. With an oscillating MIDI keyboard riff and enough background chatter to segue to or from Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” the slinky R&B burner finds Jones and drummer/vocalist Aaron Frazer trading high-low verses like a Stockton and Malone pick-and-roll.…
Arts Listings
Art galleries, live performances, and more
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Blue Öyster Cult, Mannequin Pussy, Guthrie Girls, and more shows to see
Bristol-Joseph’s Canje Opens, Bésame’s My Jam Makes Us Scream, Fowl Mouth Shuts Up, News of More Booze, and More,
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Amid Tough Questioning, Council Confirms Chacon as New Police Chief
Alter, Kelly vote against longtime APD insider
