Free Ice Cream, Free Beer, More Kerlaches, More Tequila, Bastille Day Dining, and Other Such Delights

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

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

July 12, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Lesson

Plagiarism noir is too derivative to be a real page-turner

"...J.M. Sinclair puts it, "Average writers attempt originality but the greats, great writers, steal."..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Biosphere

Mark Duplass and Stirling K. Brown keep this SF chamber piece charming

"...Most post-apocalyptic movies relish the carnage of a world in flames. In Biosphere, the..."

July 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

After Years in the Works, City Kills HealthSouth Redevelopment Deal

HealthSouth goes south

"...After coming back from the brink of death last summer, a deal between the..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

KMFA's Residency Program Gives Composers the Keys to the Station

Recapping Clarice Assad's booked-up week of improvisation in Austin

"...exercises, 37 restless second-graders from Blackshear Elementary School made the Draylen Mason Music Studio their classroom on the morning..."

July 7, 2023 Music Feature by Wayne Lim

Lynch/Oz

Is David Lynch's whole career an homage to The Wizard of Oz?

"...his works are little to do with chronological recountings. Rather, they serve as academic discussions of a movie or..."

June 30, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...weird and wonderful ways. Stephanie Erlewine has four of them, the oldest being Mia, 14, and Ani, 12...."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Verde Report: Has Austin FC Officially Righted the Ship?

Plus: Jon Gallagher tapped for All-Star team

"...If, come the fall, Austin FC finds itself back in the MLS..."

June 30, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Keshara Moore Wants You to Join The Obsidian Society

Austin author’s debut pits Black and queer characters against the apocalypse

"...Moore started working in 2020 on her postapocalyptic novel, The Obsidian Society, the end of the world didn't seem..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

Owen Egerton, Austin's Man of Letters, Leaves the Community He Loves

An increasingly unwelcoming Texas leads to a big goodbye

"...Under the glowing sign of Radio Coffee & Beer, a line..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Quiet Light, One Be Low, a few July 4th traditions, and more recommended shows

"...Quiet Light Album Release Hole in the Wall, Saturday 1..."

June 30, 2023 Music Column by Wayne Lim

Down This Mean Sixth Street in Austin Noir

Akashic Books brings its crime-fiction anthology series to bloody up our changing metropolis

"...everybody comes to Austin, sooner or later, and now the Akashic Books series of original noir anthologies has finally..."

June 30, 2023 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival Announces 2023 Film Lineup

LGBTQ film fest starts 36th year with musicals, mystery, more

"...Lights, camera, queerness! LGBTQ cinephiles rejoice for Prism 36, the 36th annual edition of Austin’s oldest and queerest celebration..."

June 28, 2023 Screens Post by James Scott

Quiet Light Celebrates Debut Album Fourth of July With a Heartfelt Homecoming Show

Independence Day arrives July 1 for folk-minded pop artist Riya Mahesh

"...In October 2021, then-biology/math undergraduate Riya Mahesh debuted as Quiet Light on an..."

June 27, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

No Hard Feelings

Refreshing sex comedy lets Jennifer Lawrence show her raunchy side

"...Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick...."

June 23, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Texas Music Venues Could Receive Rebates Up to $100,000 Under New Program

First-of-its-kind Texas Music Incubator to offer alcohol tax refunds

"...The Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program, signed into law back..."

June 22, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

SH 45 Gap Project Moves Ahead Despite Dubious Regional Cooperation

Out of the loop

"...The controversial highway project that would close the gap in..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Ascension to Lock Nurses Out for Days After One-Day Strike

The hospital strikes back, but at what cost to patients?

"...fill in. Ascension management responded by informing nurses that they would be locked out for an additional three days..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...Not just setting local temperature records for the month of June, this year’s Oblivion Access marked a..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Tribeca Film Review: Lost Soulz

Austinite Katherine Propper's rap road trip goes to heartfelt places

"...intriguing duet of shorts, "Street Flame" and "Birds," director Katherine Propper gave an intriguing and sweetly naturalistic glimpse into..."

June 16, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tribeca Film Review: Stan Lee

A charmingly opinionated look at the father of modern comics

"...There's a difference between ego and self-mythologizing. Or rather, the..."

June 16, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sun's Out, (Bao) Buns Out

Donald Mullikin's Bunboy bao-based food truck at Oskar Blues

"..."I'm here, but I don't think the truck is open," my colleague texted as I parked..."

June 16, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Tribeca Film Review: Rather

A clear-eyed history of the greatest living journalist from Texas

"...a great journalist? Is it simply skill and ability? There are plenty of talented journalists who are never called..."

June 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Past Lives

The tragedy of romance lost in years in Celine Song's remarkable debut

"...bar, with an unseen couple playing a game where they attempt to figure out the relationships of their fellow..."

June 9, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Family of Man Killed by APD Calls for Police De-Escalation Medal

And they want more civilian oversight ASAP

"...The family of Rajan Moonesinghe, killed by Austin police last..."

June 9, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Koko’s Suspension, El Naranjo’s Lamb Jam Win, Sushi Bar’s Guest Chefs, Uchibā and Yamas and Carve are On the Way, Bouldin Creek Dances a Foxtrot, and More

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

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

June 7, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Review: Solero Flamenco's “A Journey Through Spain”

From Andalusia to Austin, flamenco emanates expressive energy

"...beats a box drum between his legs, swaying to the rhythms. Next to him, another man embraces his guitar,..."

June 7, 2023 Arts Post by Annie Prafcke

Uchibā Austin Arrives This Summer

Uchi’s casual lil bro to open Downtown

"...Hai Hospitality, the restaurant group behind sushi juggernaut Uchi, announced today Uchibā..."

June 1, 2023 Food Post by Melanie Haupt

Makoto Shinkai, the Other Anime Master, Comes to AFS

The early works of Makoto Shinkai, the genius behind Your Name

"...The most important anime director working today is, without argument,..."

June 2, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A farewell party for Jim Eno, Rock the Park with Rosie Flores, and more recommended shows

"...that might sometimes go overlooked due to his low-key, behind-the-scenes nature...."

June 2, 2023 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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