AFF Review: Film Fest
Film making comedy is painfully on point
AFF Review: Paper Tiger
Drama explores the trauma of loss and the immigrant experience
Sexual Health and Wellness Nonprofit Texas Health Action Opens Third Kind Clinic in Austin
South Austin clinic will be first Kind Clinic with an on-site pharmacy
AFF Short and Sweet: “Gabriela”
Natalia Kaniasty takes a look at a job you never think about
“Vexatious Litigant” Madeleine Connor Prepares to Take the Bench
Here comes the judge!
AFF Review: The Blue Orchid
Danish fever dream mixes Cronenberg and Carruth
AFF Short and Sweet: “The Recordist”
Award-winning short plays with ASMR psychohorror
Halloween 2020
Like everything else in 2020, Halloween is going to look a little different this year. Packed house parties and direct-contact candy handoffs are out, but there’s plenty that’s still in. Keep reading for safe, socially distant ways to celebrate the season. And be sure to pick up our Oct. 30 issue for our Halloween Mask…
Billy Joe Shaver Dead at 81
Country songwriting sage gets his wings
AFF Short and Sweet: “The Yellow Dress”
Alex Ko on his French tale of a boy and his dress
Voter Rewards Continue, Arlo Grey Returns, Treaty Oak Distilling Expands BBQ Team, and What the Hell Is Going On in Boise?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Checking In: Johnny Nicholas Moans in the Moonlight
Venerable Hill Country bluesman digs into Cherry Springs
AFF Review: The Catch
Chilly seafront drug heist drama finds a family in crisis
AFF Review: Good
Indie drama emphasizes theme over character
Show Us Your Scares!
Last chance to enter our home haunt and costume contest
AFF Review: Dave Not Coming Back
Diving documentary probes murky emotional depths
AFF Review: Fugitive Dreams
Haunting and unorthodox road trip drifts with its protagonists
Checking In: Matthew Logan Vasquez Lives In Parallel Universes
Delta Spirit frontman experiences ‘other 2020’ at home and virtually
AFF Review: Ale
Pro-wrestling documentary with a micro-focus on personality
AFF Review: Two Deaths of Henry Baker
Intergenerational crime drama has an Old Testament twist
Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic (1942-2020)
“Mr. Bojangles” author catalyzed Seventies progressive country
AFF Review: Murder Bury Win
Bloody board game comedy is sinister fun
AFF Interview: Taking the Blinders Off
Vincent van Horn takes the scary path to Hollywood
Alright, Alright, Alright: Dazed and Confused in Print
AFS celebrates new oral history with virtual signing
Be Like Bastrop: Tour Music Capital Satellite in New Jonas Wilson Long-Form Video
Alliance with Jonathan Horstmann produces virtual in-store + more
Friday’s Latinx Mega-Stream Proclaims Rock the Border, Stop the Wall, and Vote!
Online rally stars G-Fantasma, B-Pumas, G-Chavez y mucho mas
Bad Hair
Nothing natural about this Black hair riff on J-horror classic Hair Extensions
Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something
The “Cat’s in the Cradle” musician who was so much more
After We Collided
The Harry Styles stalker fan fic series terrifyingly continues
Synchronic
Anthony Mackie takes a long, strange trip to find himself
The Empty Man
Who wants to hunt down an urban legend?
White Riot
Britain’s anti-fascist punks are still role models
The State of Texas vs. Melissa
New documentary spotlight’s the Lone Star State’s death penalty fetish
Wolfman’s Got Nards
How Austin saved The Monster Squad from the grave
I Am Greta
New documentary on Greta Thunberg’s climate activism
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Sacha Baron Cohen’s satirical creation remains hit-or-miss, but those hits …
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 22, 2020
Griffon Ramsey Carves Up the Food Network’s Outrageous Pumpkins
Visiting the Texas pumpkin chain saw massacre
Qmmunity: Monsters Among Us
Have yourself a socially distanced Halloween
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
5th Circuit Strikes Down Texas Anti-Choice Law
The largely conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently offered pro-choice advocates in Texas a rare victory by striking down a burdensome law that would have banned the safest and most common second-trimester abortion procedure. “The Act confers no medical benefit for women patients while forcing them to undergo unnecessary, painful, invasive, and even…
Oops!
In “Election Ticker: A Tale of Two Propositions” (News, Oct. 15), we incorrectly stated Workers Defense Project endorsed Proposition A. Workers Defense Action Fund – Workers Defense Project’s 501(c)(4) organization – endorsed Prop A. The Chronicle regrets the error.
The Kingcast Finds the Personal Stories of Stephen King Fans
Eric Vespe and Scott Wampler make for the podcast’s skeleton crew
Penfold Theatre’s Interactive Show The Control Group Lets You Fix the Future
The sci-fi drama by phone calls on you to correct a crisis in the time stream
Ghost Stories Take Flight With The Night Owl
Exploring Austin’s dark history with podcaster Stephen Belyeu and his team
Six Sinister Austin-Made Movies for Your Halloween Watching
Horror, ATX style
The Luv Doc: Frozen
Plenty of people love a good schvitz!
Embark on a Halloween Recipe to Suit Your Fear Factor
A dish best served frightening
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. got his start in the railroad industry and in bridge-building but is best known for inventing the Ferris wheel. Astronauts can’t cry the same in space as they do on Earth. Your eyes make tears, but they form a liquid ball that can’t break free of your eyes. According to…
Election Ticker: Wading Into the Final Week of Early Voting
Serenity now! Ahead of Election Day
Opinion: Medical Students Support Ballot Measures
Propositions A and B are key to a healthier future
How to Spend Halloween as Safely as Possible This Year
Treats, no tricks
Faster Than Sound: Ukeme Maps the Music Genome
Multidisciplinarian Jason Ikpatt ponders community across arts and sciences
Pipeline, Drought Key Issues in the Aquifer Conservation District Election
The Aquifer simmers in bottom-of-ballot race
Getting Out Austin’s LGBTQIA Vote With Pride at the Polls
We’re here, we’re queer, and we vote
ARIC Informants Have Watched Local Leftists for Years
Secret police intelligence “Antifa affinity groups”
MASS Gallery Sends Exquisite Corpses Through the Mail
The Austin artspace gets downright surreal with the USPS for its current exhibition
ARIC Changes Its Course – a Little – on Privacy Issues
Suspicious Activity Reports to get a shorter shelf life
Day Trips: SHSU Natural Science and Art Research Center, Huntsville
The bug stops here
Survival, and Hope in How Austin Handles Sexual Assault
As their legal battle continues, women look forward to political change
Soccer Watch
Major League Soccer is down to its last few weeks – the regular season ends Nov. 8, a month later than originally scheduled, and in time for the international break Nov. 8-20 – but they still haven’t figured out what to do about the Colorado Rapids, who’ve been shut down by a persistent coronavirus outbreak…
Austin at Large: For Team Blue, So Much Green
More money, more voters for Texas Democrats aiming to flip the state House
On COVID-19 Relief and Housing, Council Does What It Can
Waiting for the approved $15 million
Public Notice: Time Keeps on Slipping …
Everything old is new again?
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 23-29
Council Forum Covers “R.E.A.L. Solutions” to Gentrification and Displacement, Affordable Housing, and Public Safety
On Monday, Oct. 12, a handful of City Council candidates convened for a virtual forum on institutional racism to discuss gentrification and displacement, affordable housing, and public safety. Organized by Grassroots Leadership, Communities of Color United, and Undoing White Supremacy Austin, the forum specifically sought to ask candidates not only about their commitment to racial…
Headlines / Quote of the Week
COVID-19 Surge on Horizon? According to the UT-Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium, there’s now a 96% chance of the COVID-19 pandemic worsening locally over the next month. This time last week, the modeling projected a 66% chance. Health authorities are urging residents to continue practicing health and safety measures in an effort to mitigate a second…
In Horrifying Times, the Haunting Season Is More Important Than Ever
This is Halloween
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Can a Local Couple’s Empanadas Weather This Pandemic?
Kristen & Cody Fields are connecting with community however they can
Holy Roller Closes, the Brew Brotha Ferments, Launderette Loves You for Voting, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Travis County Early Voting Information and Locations
Early Voting October 13-30
Answers to Your Questions About Voting by Mail in Travis County
Applying for a Ballot Q: What’s the deadline for applying for a ballot? If I’ve applied for a ballot, when can I expect to receive it? A: For the November election, the last day to request a ballot by mail is Fri., Oct 23 (received at the clerk’s office, not postmarked). Q: I’ve filled out…
Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election
Our picks for the local, state, and national races you’ll see on your ballot
