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In New Production of Belle, Ballet Austin Finds Grace in Beauty and Beasts
Stephen Mills mulls better life through dance
Livra Books Opens in Hyde Park
Independent shop offers collection of rare books and ephemera
Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson Become A Different Man
New A24 drama finds that wherever you go, there you are
Austin FC Extends Season With Unlikely Shutout of Portland Timbers
Stuver makes 11 saves to lead the league
To Infinity and V/H/S/Beyond
Anthology horror filmmakers talk taking the franchise into space
Restaurants Within Walking Distance of ACL Fest
Put a little distance between you and the crowds with these eats
Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience
Faders Up: The John Aielli Experience 2025, NR, 82 min. Directed by Sam Wainwright Douglas, David Hartstein. Documentary portrait of the beloved oddball radio host who set the conversation in Austin for 50 years. Read the Chronicle’s review and interview from the film’s world premiere at SXSW 2024.
Into the Woods With Penelope
Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn unplug for their new Netflix show
Point Austin: Trump’s Personal 2025 Project
The Heritage Foundation supplies the blueprint
ACL Preview: West 22nd Hooks ’Em at Their First ACL
UT-Austin student band on big breaks and next steps
ACL Festival 2024
Oct. 4-6 & Oct. 11-13 Zilker Park aclfestival.com Austin’s leading A-list outdoor festival returns with bold-faced names Blink-182, Tyler, the Creator, Chappell Roan, Chris Stapleton, Vince Staples, and Dua Lipa.
Fantastic Fest Review: Bring Them Down
Sheep farming drama suffers from strange casting
New Arrivals, Old Faves, and More Ways to Refuel at ACL
The fest returns with a Beer Hall facelift, Mighty Cone’s comeback
Light It Up: Austin Trail of Lights Tickets Are Now on Sale
Holiday light show runs Dec. 10-23 in Zilker Park
Fantastic Fest Review: Witte Wieven
Dutch folk horror explodes into a rainbow of night
Fantastic Fest Review: The Spirit of Halloweentown
Documentary heads to where the Disney Channel fave was shot
Fantastic Fest Interview: A New Invite to The Birthday
Corey Feldman and Eugenio Mira restore an FF original
Fantastic Fest Review: The Apprentice
Controversy-sparking Trump biopic follows the birth of a monster
First Look: Linx
Distant Relatives team set up a sausage shop at Mean Eyed Cat
Austin FC on Life Support After 2-2 Real Salt Lake Draw
Verde and Black manage to delay playoff elimination for now
Nosferatu With Radiohead: A Silents Synced Film
Nosferatu With Radiohead: A Silents Synced Film 2024, NR. Blue Starlite/Eastside Cinema proprietor Josh Frank pairs F. W. Murnau’s 1922 vampire horror with Radiohead’s Kid A album.
In the Summers
In the Summers 2024, NR, 95 min. Directed by Alessandra Lacorazza, Starring Residente, Sasha Calle, Lio Mehiel, Leslie Grace, Emma Ramos. Siblings Violeta and Eva live in California with their mother, but every summer they travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to spend time with their loving but unpredictable father, Vicente (René “Residente” Pérez Joglar).…
Welfare
Welfare 167, NR, 1975 min. Directed by Frederick Wiseman. Intensely observational doc examines the bureaucracy crushing those seeking aid and the government workers stymied in their efforts to help them.
Andy Langer and Carrie Rodriguez Are Now UT Employees
University Live Music Initiative snags industry heavyweights
For Kimmie Rhodes and Co., Monday Nights at Saxon Pub Are a HOME for “Old Austin”
Inside the artist’s fundraising residency
Weekend Wine
A foodie’s Chardonnay
The Wild Robot
Beautiful children’s book adaptation is all heart
Megalopolis
Bold but frustrating vision of the American empire in decline
Devara Part 1
Telugu-language epic action
Azrael
Samara Weaving stars in E.L. Katz’s folkloric horror
Lee
Underwhelming biopic of the underappreciated war photographer Lee Miller
A Different Man
Sebastian Stan plays an actor with neurofibromatosis who regrets undergoing plastic surgery
The Luv Doc: If Not the Chili Parlor
Wherever it is that purple unicorns go to swap wisdom
The Off Beat: Being Dead, in the Flesh
Reeling in the EELS with a North Loop meeting of the minds
Opinion: Help on the Horizon: Homelessness, Addiction, and Hope
We need to support a multifaceted approach that addresses housing, harm reduction, and supportive services simultaneously
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to the EPA, Americans open their refrigerators an average of 33 times a day. Alice Cooper originally was the name of a band, which split up in 1974-1975. Their singer Vincent Furnier eventually changed his name to Alice Cooper. Recent data from Privacy Journal says Texas is 42nd worst state for online dating. Nevada…
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Trump Train’s Final Stop: Concluding a two-week trial over the “Trump Train” convoy in Central Texas that surrounded a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris bus on I-35 in October 2020, a federal jury rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of the group. The jury found one defendant violated the 1871 Klan Act, which was intended…
Willie Returns to Austin City Limits
Modern Rocks Gallery gets grungy and more local culture news
It’s Time for Austin FC to Leave Its Past, and Its Coach, Behind
It’s just not working with Josh Wolff anymore
Considering Matthew Shepard Continues Its Message Eight Years On
Conspirare returns to Austin for a homecoming performance of their musical tribute
Day Trips: San Antonio | The Saga
Video projection on the facade of a cathedral makes for a multimedia wonder
Qmmunity: Queer Alt-Country Trio Next of Kin Debuts New Single
Be part of the country collective this Friday at the Continental Club
As City Starts Opening Secret Police Misconduct File, New Contract Could Seal It Back Up
Meanwhile, lawsuit reveals more ways city keeps info secret
Jubilant Dance, MedFest, and More Weekend Recommendations
Find the right fit for your going-out vibe
With Texas Sulfur Emissions Out of Control, Enviro Orgs Urge EPA To Do Something
Texas still dragging heels on standards for power plants
Some Slutty Fun, Laughs for Lunch, and More Weekday Events
Our recommendations for the week ahead
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 27 – October 3
Texas to Execute Father Accused of Murdering Child Despite Innocence Argument
Will Gov. Abbott allow Robert Roberson to be put to death?
Theatre Review: The VORTEX’s Funny, Like an Abortion
Tonal jumble muddies messaging
Whatever Your Genre, We Have Live Music Recommendations for You
Beerthoven, Tommy Stinson, Moody Bank$, and more
