Djitté Hat Trick Clinches Austin FC’s First Playoff Berth
Senegalese striker comes up big in 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake
Hot Sauce Festival Triumphs, H-E-B Launches a Debit Card, Baraghani Delights, Bento Picnic Hosts the Harvest, Masienda Makes Masa Marvelous, and OMG Here Comes Oktoberfest Again
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Revelations: A Gen Z Writer Witnesses the Eternal Battle of an Iron Maiden Concert
Waving flags and fighting monsters with the hallowed NWOBHM troopers
The Cotton Club Encore
The Cotton Club Encore 2019, R, 139 min. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane. Supervised by Francis Ford Coppola, this is a reworked version of his original 1984 release about Harlem’s famed nightspot at its 1930s heyday.
The Prince Returns to Oktoberfest at Koko’s Bavarian
Ancient King Ludwig’s beer-loving descendent to tap the keg
The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2022
The people and critics have chosen the best of the fest
Austin Film Society Announces 2022 Filmmaker Grant Recipients
Projects from PJ Raval, Don Swaynos to financial support
Crema Bakery & Cafe Announces Closure
Award-winning, LBGTQ-owned operation throws in the towel
Indoor Queers Club: History’s No Mystery!
Qmmunity recommends readable & watchable media about queer history
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
Hindi cinema gets its own Marvel-style franchise
House of Darkness
Neil LaBute takes a smart bite out of the vampire drama
What We Leave Behind
Iliana Sosa’s extraordinary portrait of her grandfather’s cross-border life
Barbarian
Buried secrets make for the year’s smartest, scariest horror
Medieval
Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon
Clerks III
Deservedly self-indulgent return to the Quick Stop where Kevin Smith began
Lifemark
Faith-based adoption drama
Beautiful Blue Eyes
Roy Scheider’s final role, as a cop seeking revenge for the Holocaust
Have You Seen the Last of Kevin Curtin?
No, but due to big life changes, I am demoting myself
Qmmunity: The Gay Outdoors
Get out and touch grass at Tawa Threads’ outdoorsy art exhibit. Plus: Austin drag takes a bite outta the Big Apple!
The Verde Report: After Back-to-Back Losses, Austin FC Must Regroup for Stretch Run
Adversity clung to Austin FC like a bad rash in 2021. Key long-term injuries, ill-timed red cards, and a league-worst rate of converting expected goals into actual goals doomed the club to an expansion season of unyielding struggle and strife. It’s been brighter skies and greener grass this year, of course. Austin FC has been…
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest, Eastside Kings Festival, HAAM Day, Vein.fm, Monte Warden & the Dangerous Few, and more
Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say
Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court
Unions Bet on Mayoral Candidate Kirk Watson
Endorsements flow in, though his proposals may leave some Austinites wanting more
Meet UT Math Professor and Spellbinding Songwriter Sean Keel
The seldom-performing educator’s fragile voice breathes bittersweet nostalgia
Election Ticker: Erica Nix Drops Out, Poll Watchers Get Trained and More
The biggest news in local races this week
Council Recap: No Deal on License Plate Readers
Decisions on surveillance program, Statesman PUD, and parkland dedication fees all postponed
Headlines / Quote of the Week
“E” Is for Evidence: A federal judge in Florida ruled in Donald Trump’s favor on Monday, Sept. 5, saying a special master will be selected for Trump to review documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago last month. The ruling will also temporarily block the Justice Department from using the materials in its current investigation of…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 8, 2022
For St. Johns Neighbors, It’s Time to Weigh In
Plan for long-awaited development of Home Depot gets refined
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Council Finds a Compromise on Renaming Pan Am Park
Pan Am still flying
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Texas Feels Ripple Effects From Green Investment Ban
Blocking environmentally minded investment is harder than it may seem
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 9-15
Safety Instructor Fired After Insulting Massacre Survivors
Caldwell County detective lost his job after his presentation at Lockhart High School
John Aielli’s Eccentric Home Opens for an Estate Sale
The legendary deejay’s home was a reflection of who he was, and now Austinites get a glimpse inside
Hot and Bothered: Austin’s Record-Hot Summer Affects Pepper Harvesting
The hottest peppers are most threatened by increasing temperatures
Review: The City Theatre’s The Fantasticks
Reverential and sharp production of the classic musical
Meet Your 2022 Hot Sauce Festival Judges
Meet the tastemakers for this year’s competition
Five Hyperlocal Feats of Austin Artistry
They’re created here, they’re staged here, they’re about here
Hot Sauce Festival FAQs
Everything you need to know about attending
Day Trips: Lucky Land, Houston
Chinese-themed gardens guarded by thousands of terra-cotta soldiers
The Luv Doc: Always Exploring Boundaries
Dear Luv Doc, Today I was at a brewery with some soccer/drinking friends and we had all been at it for a while and we were getting a bit rowdy as people do when they are drinking. Anyway, as I was in the middle of a “your team sucks” argument with my friend at the…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The late Dan Haggerty (Grizzly Adams) has a bit part in the film Easy Rider. Before the movie Psycho, films were shown without set start times. Alfred Hitchcock didn’t want people to come in during the middle of the film. When a crow dies and another crow is present, that crow will announce a harsh…
We Have an Issue: The Weekend Forecast Is Hot. Very, Very Hot.
The 32nd annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is here
Faster Than Sound: Unpacking Harry Styles’ Austin Run With the Professor Teaching a Class on Him
Texas State’s Dr. Louie Dean Valencia offers a crash course in the Harry-verse
Oops!
In “Never-Ending Eastside Stories” (News, Aug. 26), the article incorrectly stated that Clinton Rarey was an Army officer; he was an enlisted soldier. Also, the story described Daniela Silva as the daughter of an undocumented immigrant. This is true, but her mother is no longer undocumented. The Chronicle regrets the errors.
Kerlin Prioritizes Kerlaches, Farmhouse Offers Intoxicants, Sawyer & Co. Cajuns Into the Night, SBK’s Downtown Again, and WTF Is Andy Baraghani Doing on SoCo?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
