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The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Is Back, Baby!
Mask up, vax up, and join us in person for the 31st annual event
Vaquero Taquero Opens Second Location in Downtown Austin
Saturday grand opening promises music and carne asada
Austin FC Gets Good Performance, Nothing to Show For It in Latest Loss
RECAP: LAFC bests struggling club, 2-1
Super Coffee Invades, Still Austin Celebrates, Trudy’s Brings the THC, Bird Bird Almost, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Terror Tuesday and Weird Wednesday Return to the Alamo!
Sorry about that exclamation point, citizen, but we’re excited af
Here’s Where You Draw The Line: City, State Redistricting Hearings
Both ICRC and Texas House face the public Sept. 18
Winning the 50th Anniversary Pillsbury Bake-Off
Austin’s Julie Holden scores big with a cookie/pancake hybrid
Austin Film Society’s Doc Days Returns
Third edition opens with Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground
You Have to Be High to See This Mural
There’s a new 30,000-square-foot artwork on a Domain NORTHSIDE roof
Asleep at the Wheel to Bring Back Distinguished Alumni and a “Super Special Guest” for 50th Anniversary Concert
Tickets on sale now for Oct 15 celebration at the Moody Amphitheater
Impalers Deliver 20 Minutes of Mayhem at Rare Show
Friday’s parking lot concert was the best live punk we’ve seen all year
U.S. Department of Justice Sues to Block Texas Abortion Ban
State prohibits most abortions, even as Roe v. Wade remains law
Who Says Grilling Season Is Over?
STFU, hoss, and pass us that slab of wagyu
Leon Bridges Shines Through Gold-Diggers Sound at Stubb’s
Fort Worth singer basks Austin in emotive soul
Texas Book Festival Scales Back In-Person Programming
COVID puts the kibosh on State Capitol as a venue
Fareground’s Day of the Dead Celebration
Newly re-opened food hall Downtown is getting its calavera on
The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2021
The judges and fest attendees have tasted and spoken
Austin FC Affirm Worst-in-the-West Status With Loss at Houston Dynamo
Captain Alex Ring: “We don’t deserve [our fans] at the moment”
9/11 Memorial: The 20th Anniversary
Claude van Lingen honors those who died on Sept. 11, 2001
How Do You Solve a Problem Like I-35?
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP Radio
Kacey Musgraves interprets heartbreak as chaotic, glamorous fever dream with star-crossed
One-time Austinite takes control of her own story in film debut
Language Lessons
Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass test the online connections formed in lockdown
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
COVID-inspired anthology eschews cohesion for innovation
Mogul Mowgli
Riz Ahmed’s searing rap drama seeks a sense of British Pakistani identity
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Sugar-sweet West End musical biopic is just saccharine
Small Engine Repair
Toxic masculinity sizzles and pops, leading to a reeling third act
The Card Counter
Oscar Isaac takes the biggest gamble of his life
Dating & New York
When “friends with benefits” goes wrong for the smartphone generation
Redistricting: Now, The Fun Begins!
Upcoming opportunities to give public input to Lege, city map-makers
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Hot Damn, Y’all! The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival returns in person for the first time since 2019 at the Far Out Lounge this Sunday, Sept. 12, 3-9pm. Tickets are $10 online or $15 at the door, with half of each ticket benefiting the Central Texas Food Bank. Attendees will be prescreened on whether they’re…
Council Funds “One-Stop Shop” to Help Former Prisoners
A relatively light agenda approved notable items related to the criminal justice system
Public Notice: Condemning the Chronicle?
Our small part in the I-35 expansion story
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 10-16
As Austin Hits 1,000 COVID Deaths, ICU Capacity Is Strained to Its Limits
Number of available adult ICU beds hovers at zero
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 9, 2021
Yay, Nay Campaigns on Proposition A Get Underway
Ballot initiative centered on APD staffing finds friends and foes
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Opinion: Investing in Working-Class Communities Is Central to Our Public Safety
Travis County D.A. Jose Garza argues we must invest time and resources the root cause of crime – instability
Capital Metro Moves Ahead With Plans for Police Force
Officers in transit
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
In 2011, the St. Louis Cardinals had a squirrel they dubbed “Rally Squirrel,” a good luck charm for them that year. FYI, they won the 2011 World Series. Although not politically correct, many fire/forestry experts say prescribed fires can help prevent certain types of wildfires. The transportation sector is responsible for 29% of U.S. greenhouse…
2021 Hot Sauce Festival Judges
Meet the tastemakers for this year’s competition
An Opioid Epidemic Within a Pandemic
Advocates demand greater county, city support amidst spike in overdose deaths
Deborah Hay’s New Work for Dancers in Sweden Was a Long-Distance Creation
The pandemic forced the Austin choreographer to adapt her dance and even premiere for an audience of no one
We Have an Issue: Rocky Road
In this week’s issue, the brawl over what to do with I-35 rages on; plus, the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is back, baby!
The Worldly Pepper Journey of Goodburn Sauce Co.
Capsaicin creations from the backyard of Hot Sauce Fest’s dubbist
Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Student-Athlete Bill Revived, Again
For the fourth time this year, the rights of trans kids are yet again being targeted by Texas lawmakers. This week Gov. Greg Abbott announced the Texas Legislature’s third special session will begin on September 20. On the governor’s five-item agenda? The revival of the anti-trans student-athlete bill that was first filed as Senate Bill…
The 31st Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival – FAQs
FAQs Is parking available on-site? On-site parking, 150 spots, will be available at the Far Out Lounge, located at 8504 S. Congress Ave. If possible, please take public transportation, carpool, park remotely, arrange a ride, rideshare, or ride your bike! You can consult the city’s trail directory at austintexas.gov/page/trail-directory. We recommend getting to the fest…
True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns
“It’s not three chords, it’s the heart and soul of a nation!” – Birdlegg
Faster Than Sound: City Council Supports Music-Focused Arts Facility on East 11th Street
In 2007, Austin City Council created an African American Cultural Heritage District in East Austin, recognizing the home to historic institutions like Huston-Tillotson University, Victory Grill, and the George Washington Carver Museum. A stop along the national Chitlin’ Circuit – a collection of venues that hosted Black musicians throughout the Sixties – the area previously…
Women & Their Work’s “We Know Who We Are. We Know What We Want.”
In this inaugural exhibition at W&TW’s new permanent home, nine artists provide an inquiry of breadth and depth
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton’s tribute to Miles Davis
The Luv Doc: A Better Business Plan
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride
Austin Music: What We’re Listening to This Week
Spirit Adrift, Luvencie, Jonathan Terrell, American Friend, TSO Jrag with Quin NFN, and Rod Gator
The Verde Report: Will Longhorn Football Crowd Out Austin FC?
Burnt Orange is back. Can the Verde still keep Austin sports fans interested?
Every Comment Counts to Get TxDOT to Try Harder on Plans for I-35
A look at the many roads not taken
Day Trips: 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial, Grapevine
Poignant monument pays tribute to those who lost their lives
Close-up on the Capital Express Central Project
New visions for Downtown, and alternatives to the costly rebuild
Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over Finds the Anti-Punk in Full Fury
Beth B blows it all up in new documentary
How I-35 Plans Affect the Chronicle Property at 40th Street
Life in the fast lane?
Fonda San Miguel Regains Face, Black Food Week Continues, Barkin’ Creek Debuts, Boozy Cauldron Quests the Parish, and More …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
City Agrees to $2.25 Million Settlement in Fatal APD Shooting
Jason Roque killed during mental health crisis in 2017
