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Meghan Shogan Carves a Career Path Through Solid Rock
With hammer, chisels, and steel brushes in hand, the Austin artist is on a trajectory in stone
Without COVID-19 Checks, Two Artists Cancel at Frank Erwin Center
After Michael Bublé dropout, Tame Impala relocates to COTA
Austin Film Festival Unleashes The Same Storm
The French Dispatch, C’Mon C’Mon headed to fest
TinyFest Texas: Let’s Get Small
Tiny houses on wheels, shipping container homes, and more
City Manager Names Interim Chief Joseph Chacon as Chief of Austin PD
APD veteran awaits City Council confirmation next week
Austin Restaurant Weeks, Triumphant Tiki Freaks, Yellowbird’s Milton Speaks, Mind the Top Chef Peeks
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors
In-person and virtual panels and discussions abound
Celia Israel Makes “Exploratory” Move Toward 2022 Mayor’s Race
State rep not seeking a fifth term in Texas House
No, Vaccinated People Will Not Need a Negative COVID-19 Test to Attend ACL Fest
Dispelling rumors, the fest updated safety requirements this morning
Austin Restaurant Weeks Returns Oct. 1-10. Here’s Where You Can Eat.
Get a dining deal, donate to Central Texas Food Bank
Black Pumas Singer Eric Burton Stars in New Sci-Fi Noir Devexity
Luke Lidell-directed short raises questions of real vs. simulation
Striker Djitté Offers Silver Lining in Latest Austin FC Loss
RECAP: San Jose prevails, 4-3, at Q2 Stadium
Reveling in Heartless Bastards’ New Album and the Return of the Fall Arts Season
LISTEN: The Austin Chronicle Show on KOOP FM
Khruangbin Hurls Cows and Curates Vibes at Stubb’s
Night two of sold-out run soothes millennial anxiety disorder
Watch This: Darkbird’s Kelly Barnes Feels it Dance-heavy “Heartbeat” Video
Immaculate pop single pumps Eighties Grooves
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Nic Cage and Sion Sono craziness is not the sum of its parts
Malignant
Homage to giallo is fun, but is it good?
Copshop
Suspend disbelief for this splendid symphony of blood and bullets
Queenpins
Extreme-couponing caper offers laughs but little personality
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Formulaic biopic captures subject’s glow without critique
The Nowhere Inn
Layered St. Vincent mockumentary warps reality and opens a window to artist’s heart
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
True story of police killing comes to visceral, dreadful life
Blue Bayou
Ambitious drama explores heavy themes of fractured families and deportation
Lady of the Manor
Unconventional comedy pairs a stoner with a straitlaced 1800s spirit
Last Night in Rozzie
Childhood trauma bubbles to the surface as a man helps a friend with a dying wish
Qmmunity: Whoa. The Matrix Is Back!
Remembering the message behind the blockbuster as a new Wachowskis opus appears on the horizon
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 17-23
Sweet Ritual Weathers the Pandemic With More Products, More Sustainability
Living the ice cream dream
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Chris Conde and Third Root, Bully, Robert Ellis, Lil Baby and Lil Durk, Molly Burch, and Pulkingham Layne
Opinion: Bring Back East Avenue – Downtown Is No Place for a 20-lane Death Machine
The case for running freeways around cities, rather than through them
Austin Music: What We’re Listening to This Week
Future Museums, Charley Crockett, Merciful Heavens, Frederico7, Eric Unusual, and Bob Schneider
Opinion: Oak Hill Road Plan Is Taxpayer Abuse
The argument against TxDOT’s plan for a freeway flyover at the intersection of U.S. 290 and Texas 71
Review: Heartless Bastards A Beautiful Life
Erika Wennerstrom’s extraordinary personal and artistic journey reaches a new pinnacle
The Verde Report: Tough Decisions After Latest Damning Loss
The fans show up even when the team doesn’t
Austin at Large: The Pleasure Is Not Ours, Sir
If GOP bad boys like Chip Roy dislike Austin so much, why not just leave us alone?
Day Trips: Big Ike, Denison
Giant bust of DDE welcomes visitors to his birthplace
Live From (Your Laptop on) Congress Avenue, It’s #TribFest2021!
Once again this year, political Austin’s favorite fall schmoozefest will be a Zoomfest instead. The annual Texas Tribune Festival begins this coming Monday, Sept. 20, with six days of programming delving into policy and politics from the local to the global. TribFest 2021 (or #TribFest21) has the unusual task of competing this year with the…
“Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams” Tells the Story of an Artist
The first-ever museum exhibition of Daniel Johnston’s work digs deep into the man, the myths
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Mapping Austin’s Future: As the Chronicle went to press on Wednesday, Sept. 15, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission was reviewing the second draft of the preliminary map of Austin’s new city council districts for potential adoption. Read more. War on Abortion: The U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion requesting a temporary restraining order…
Dubbo Flipped a Dime into Rising Rap Career
North Austin rapper goes from trappin in the streets to national touring
Feds Escalate Legal Intervention Over SB 8
Biden’s DOJ sues, files emergency motion to block Texas abortion ban
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Cherry Coke was first bottled in 1985. Native Americans originally got their caffeine fix from cassina (also called “black drink”), which was a tea made from yaupon holly leaves. “Cuando Apenas Era un Jovencito,” the Spanish-language version of the song “Cotton Fields,” has the same tune but completely different lyrics that have nothing to do…
Public Notice: Oaks, Highways, and No Pickleball?
A potpourri of upcoming happenings
The Luv Doc: Space Limitations
This is super readable!
Looking for Solutions for Residents Feeling Extreme Heat
UT-Austin partners with city, community orgs to mitigate local “heat island” effect
Getting Real Weird at Fantastic Fest
Two gems from the Weird Wednesday archive connect the genre fest to the Alamo Drafthouse’s history
Record-Breaking Murder Count, Still a Low Murder Rate. Huh!
When the Chronicle first ran this chart, Save Austin Now was still gathering signatures to put its costly police staffing initiative on the ballot. At the time, we wrote: “The Fear-o-Meter is cranked up to 11, as SAN simply states as fact that Austin is in crime-wracked chaos, which gets repeated over and over by…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 16, 2021
Caldwell County Landfill Opens After Years of Dispute
In 2013, when a Georgia waste company proposed a 17-story landfill in Caldwell County near Lockhart, neighboring landowner Frank Sughrue contacted the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. He expected its support: “We’re in the floodplain, it’s in our water [supply, over the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer]. I said, you know, this is probably gonna be a five-minute…
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
31st Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners
Restaurant Category Red Sauce 1st Place: Sazón – Salsa Colorada de Mesa 2nd Place: Eldorado Cafe – Salsa X 3rd Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Roja Green Sauce 1st Place: Cisco’s – Toxica Green Salsa 2nd Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Verde 3rd Place: Eldorado Cafe – Mocajete Verde Special Variety 1st Place: Tacodeli – Salsa Doña™…
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
Here’s Where You Draw The Line: City, State Redistricting Hearings
Both ICRC and Texas House face the public Sept. 18
Kacey Musgraves interprets heartbreak as chaotic, glamorous fever dream with star-crossed
One-time Austinite takes control of her own story in film debut
