ACL Festival To Require COVID Vaccination Card or Negative Test

C3 Presents roll out new safety requirements for October event

"...music fans land a rare opportunity to flash their vaccination cards come October...."

Aug. 19, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Officially Enters Stage 5, Highest Level of COVID Precautions

Fully vaxxed? Mask up. And if you’re not? Get vaxxed already.

"...that Austin and Travis County have entered Stage 5 of the local COVID-19 Risk-Based Guidelines...."

Aug. 5, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Covid-Positive Abbott vs. ATX, an Abundance of Tiny Pies, Farmhouse at Roughhouse, Boozy Bunkhouse Bargains, and More Things Without the Word 'House' In Them

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Here's some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene, as wrangled from..."

Aug. 18, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Public Notice: The Week of Days

Giving Small Black Cyber Turkey Breweries – plus land use

"...as Thursday's tryptophan coma gives way to a whirlwind of special days, each trying to earn your money, each..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk named Joseph Chacon as chief of the Austin Police Department. Chacon's appointment requires City Council..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...A Blueprint to HEAL: The first phase of City Council's Housing-Focused Homeless Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) initiative..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: Bevis M. Griffin Teaches Austin Youth the Evolution of the Blues

School of Rock students play two events this weekend, and Stubb's sells to C3 and Live Nation

"...Known as a glam rock innovator of Seventies Austin origins, Bevis M. Griffin still keeps up...."

Feb. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Misery Business: The Cathartic and Unexpectedly Joyful Trend of Emo DJ Nights in Austin

Welcome to the Black Parade

"...a nightclub DJ booth comes armed with a clutch of "in case of emergency, break glass" songs they can..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission was reviewing the second draft of the preliminary map of Austin's new city council districts..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature

Can TABC Really Lift a Restaurant’s License Over COVID Rules? It’s Complicated.

The experts weigh in on the challenges for both sides

"...COVID-19 crisis, and the recent return to Stage 5 of Austin and Travis County’s local Risk-Based Guidelines, has been..."

Aug. 18, 2021 News Post by Jessi Cape

Fantastic Fest Reformats, Resets in Pandemic Response

South Lamar reunion will become dispersed fest instead

"...it's going to look radically different (with a lot of details still to be announced) to the planned in-person..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

No Mask, No Vax, No Entry? The Battle Between Local and State Leaders Continues.

Texas officials meddle with local COVID measures

"...region and state weather the worst surge so far of the pandemic. Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Titane to Open Fantastic Fest 2021

Cannes winner heads up this year's lineup

"...Mad gods, spurting space barbarians and a head full of metal. Yes, Fantastic Fest has announced its first wave..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Screens Post

Dale Watson Refuses Performance Due to COVID Vaccine Requirement

Honky-Tonker declares himself a man of “complete natural immunity”

"...not be performing on the upcoming Outlaw Cruise because of his unwillingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine...."

Dec. 2, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Spoon’s New Year’s Eve Concert at ACL Live Canceled Over Omicron Concerns

"We’re beyond bummed"

"...One of Austin’s marquee New Year’s Eve music events is being..."

Dec. 29, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

aGLIFF Relocates to Galaxy Highland

LGBTQIA festival responds to COVID surge

"...to Galaxy Highland, and pulling back on its schedule of special events...."

Aug. 19, 2021 Qmmunity Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: The 30% Solution

Capital Metro slow-rolls out the next draft of the rail plan

"...In a series of community meetings over the last month, focusing on the..."

April 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: Delta Variant Leaves Venues Between a Rock and the Governor's Orders

The latest on music hubs, festivals, and relief funding

"...and ordered a mobile testing unit after one member of his entirely vaccinated staff tested positive for the virus..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

No, Vaccinated People Will Not Need a Negative COVID-19 Test to Attend ACL Fest

Dispelling rumors, the fest updated safety requirements this morning

"...Dispelling rumors of changes to COVID-19 safety requirements, ACL Fest announced updated..."

Sept. 21, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Musicians Get Sinking Feeling as Fall Festivals Loom and COVID Surges

Will the beat go on? (Outside? Behind a mask?)

"...a harsh reality is beginning to set in. The post-vaccination period of cultural jubilation that had been roundly predicted..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Police Live by Their Own COVID Rules, It Seems

A closer look at vaccine and mask policies among Austin's first responders

"...years into the COVID-19 pandemic, two facts are clear. Vaccination offers both the best means of reducing the spread..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

TABC to Texas Restaurants: Comply With State Vaccine Law and We Got No Beef

Liquor license suspension under SB 968 is "last resort," elaborates state agency

"...The dust continues to settle in the wake of recent reports that two local restaurants walked back proof..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Public Notice: Texas vs. Austin vs. COVID-19

In the courts and schools and bars, the battle rages

"...and second, starting last Thurs­day, threatening the liquor licenses of restaurants and bars that want to require that their..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Good News!

Masks, vaccinations, skateboarders all get reprieves

"...a temporary injunction this morning, blocking the state's enforcement of Abbott's notorious GA-38 and allowing Dallas County Judge Clay..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

New COVID Orders for Businesses Now in Effect

Businesses now required to post signage explaining health prevention measures

"...employees are required to wear face masks and provide proof of vaccination, among other health prevention measures...."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

We Have an Issue: Hats Off to a Maestro

Farewell to Arts Editor Robert Faires

"...week's issue, Arts Editor Robert Faires issues "Last Bow of an Accidental Critic," his farewell after nearly 30 years..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Cannabusiness Leaders Explain Their Paths to Green Gold

The Texas Hemp Harvest Festival is upon us

"...Harvest Festival aims to connect people from all sectors of the rapidly growing cannabis industry to celebrate the hemp..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Old Settler’s Music Festival Returns October 21-24

Roots fest brings in Jade Bird, Jamestown Revival, Ray Wylie Hubbard

"...After a year off in 2020, Old Settler’s Music Fest returns to its..."

Aug. 26, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

SXSW Announces the Lineup for Its Free, Outdoor Concerts at Lady Bird Lake

Sammy Hagar, Mt. Joy, and Golden Dawn Arkestra headline

"...SXSW just announced their lineup of free events, which includes a three-day music festival at..."

March 2, 2022 Music Post by Ellen Daly

Ley Line, Geto Gala, Indoor Creature, & Van Mary Heat Up Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Support the Central Texas Food Bank Sept. 12 at Far Out Lounge

"...sun at Fiesta Gardens. In 2020, we sold out of at-home hot sauce kits in a remote effort to..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

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