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Volume 42, Number 6
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news
Austin at Large: Democracy by Other Means
Contemplating our resistance as Ken Paxton wears out everybody’s welcome
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Drunkenness, Affordability, and the Big Lie
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program
Equity is not cheap
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Book Bans Take Center Stage in Leander ISD
Most seats are up for grabs
BY LAURA MORALES
Election Ticker: The Ups and Downs of Watson's Ad and More
Look at the first ad of the mayoral campaign and more
BY THE NEWS STAFF
HealthSouth Redevelopment Gets Green Light
Finally, a tentative agreement to build affordable housing in its place
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Hays County Moves to Bridge the SH 45 Gap Amid Political Firestorm
Mind the gap
BY LINA FISHER
South Terminal Saga: City Says Sorry, That Flight’s Departed
The city responds to a federal lawsuit
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Via 313 Union Effort Stymied by Busting Tactics
Via 313 has hired an HR consultant to stop unionization
BY LINA FISHER
Police Oversight Chief Makes Her Leave Permanent
Farah Muscadin has officially resigned
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Ken Paxton’s Lawyers Keep Flubbing, But He Might Not Appear Anyway
Leaving the state for an abortion is on the line
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Closings and Openings, Hirings and Aspirings, Wining and Dining and Economic Undermining in Austin’s Food Industry
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of October 6, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
ACL Fest 2022
Luna Luna Moves From Dallas Origins to Riverside Headquarters to ACL Fest Debut
Indie-pop quartet makes “Commitment" to very-much-online Latinx audiences
BY NAYELI PORTILLO
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californian Genius or Affront to ACL-goers?
Writers go pro/con on RHCP's third ACL Fest in a decade
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND KEVIN CURTIN
ACL Interview: The Chicks’ Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer Talk Social Media, Hometown Feelings, and Plans for a Multigenerational Zilker Debut
“It’s always fun, but nerve-racking, to be back in Texas”
BY RACHEL RASCOE
ACL Interview: Live Wire Genesis Owusu Talks New Band and Unboxable Sound
"In America, I have to sort of reset and do everything again"
BY JULIAN TOWERS
ACL Interview: Party-Making Cimafunk Details Influences, from James Brown to Chano Pozo
"Cuban music is a lot more than they think"
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
ACL Interview: Robert Glasper Brings Buoyant Manifesto Black Radio III to Zilker
Grammy-studded Houstonian discusses third jazz installment
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Seven Essential ACL Fest 2022 Recommendations
Heavyweight hand-picks from the Chronicle Music team
BY KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, ALYSSA QUILES, JULIAN TOWERS AND CLARA WANG
Seven Lone Star-Launched Recommendations at ACL Fest 2022
Sources of Texas Heat from the Chron Music team
BY KRISS CONKLIN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ABBY JOHNSTON, ALYSSA QUILES AND ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta, Kady Rain, More Eaze, Pusha T, and more non-ACL shows
BY KEVIN CURTIN, KRISS CONKLIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, JULIAN TOWERS, DOUG FREEMAN AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Park Chan-wook Lets Love Speak Softly in Decision to Leave
Telling a love story without the "I love you"
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Amsterdam
David O. Russell's madcap murder-mystery is a misfire
Don't Look at the Demon
Malaysia-set horror film employs skill and style to scare
Dos Estaciones
Tequila shortage inspires naturalistic Mexican drama
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Where's the beating heart in this beloved children's book adaptation?
Piggy
Spanish teen slasher subverts the tropes with a new kind of protagonist
Terrifier 2
More gore as the indie horror smash gets an even grislier sequel
arts & culture
What It Means to Be Funniest Person in Austin
Tyler Groce's victory in the returning comedy contest shows Austin's comedy scene is thriving and diversifying
BY VALERIE LOPEZ
Five Arts Events Beyond (but Near) ACL Fest
Who says we can't be the other-than-live-music capital of the world, too?
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: Zach Theatre’s The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Theatrical elements combine for a "perfect goddamn story"
BY SHANON WEAVER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
columns
Opinion: Sex Ed Is Not the Enemy – It’s Mental Health Care
We can help our communities lead happier, healthier, and more productive lives by increasing access to reproductive health resources
BY ISABELLA VERRATTI
Qmmunity: Memoria Queer-us
October is LGBTQ History Month, so honor the past by making the most of the gay present
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Shorty’s Place, Port Aransas
Historic Port A venue is changing places
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Flip Dictum
Wherein the Luv Doc engages in some easy moralizing
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 7-13
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Dangerous, aggressive dogs
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Credit Where It’s Due
Playoff-bound Austin FC put together the season it needed in 2022
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
