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Volume 41, Number 51
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Back to School 2022
A Primer on the Political Landscape in Central Texas
Get caught up on the big issues facing Austin and its neighbors
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: More Land, or a Big Ditch?
If we’re really going this far on the reimagined I-35, we might as well go all the way
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Most Rankings Per Column Inch
The city most likely to be a city most likely to be
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Council Puts Finishing Touches on New Budget
Every last dollar
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Extra Enforcement Planned to Bring Down Traffic Deaths
Cars kill people
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Cap Metro Says Free Fares “Infeasible” Despite Advocate Push
Hot weather makes free rides more important
BY LINA FISHER
Hays County Inmate Is Left to Rot in Jail
It’s not just a figure of speech for Ranulfo Benitez-Morales
BY BRANT BINGAMON
AISD Board OKs District’s Largest Bond Package Ever
Chasing equity
BY LINA FISHER
Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy Gambit Fails to Stop Connecticut Trial
How much will the conspiracist owe families?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
food
Back to School 2022
Cheap Eats for Austin Students
From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed's to UT and even Texas State
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More
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, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of August 18, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Back to School 2022
Hey Freshman: IG Follows to Fast-Track Your Immersion in Austin Music
Under-21 and underground rave resources on Instagram
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Back-to-School Guide: Stores to Shop Your Way Into Austin Music
Dress for the job you want: stylish scenester – plus recommendations on record shops and instrument stores
BY RACHEL RASCOE AND KEVIN CURTIN
Clock Runs Out on Music Hub: Mosaic Sound Collective Losing Lease to Development
Owners hold hopes to relocate music industry collective
BY CHAD SWIATECKI
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Big Bill, CupcakKe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Blxst, Boris, and more live shows to fill your evenings
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RACHEL RASCOE, CHRISTINA GARCIA, MICHAEL TOLAND, CLARA WANG AND RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Review: Bob Hoffnar & the Mood Illusion, Things We Wonder: An Interpretation of the Shaggs (Rock Tumbler)
Deft experimental combo reworks Worst Album of All Time contender into avant-garde jazz
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Review: The Krayolas. Happy Go Lucky (Box)
Don’t call it a “reissue,” San Antonio power pop veterans reimagine 1982 debut
BY TIM STEGALL
Review: Yard Work, Yard Work II: Here Comes the Neighborhood
With a new lead singer, home improvement punks turn everyday experiences into 90-second anthems
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Five Films Not to Miss at aGLIFF
Fashion, wrestling, and giallo on-screen at the queer film fest
BY JAMES SCOTT
Film Reviews
Bullet Proof
Soccer's hard man continues his path of gangster-flick destruction
Claydream
The dueling feuds that overshadowed the career of Will Vinton, innovator of claymation
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
An old adversary spices up an otherwise very Dragon Ball-y flick
The Immaculate Room
Sci-fi claustrophobia drama with a couple stuck in a featureless space
The Legend of Molly Johnson
Australian period drama explores the frontier's racism and sexism
Orphan: First Kill
The cuckoo's nest classic gets a gruesome and surprising prequel
The Territory
Inside the war to save the Amazon and its Indigenous peoples
When I Consume You
Siblings against Satan in this character-driven supernatural horror
arts & culture
Back to School 2022
Welcome to Austin, Little Queerdos!
Advice from the queer community on making your time in Austin count
BY JAMES SCOTT
Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Anna in the Tropics
Life imitates art in this tantalizing production of a Pulitzer-winning play
BY BOB ABELMAN
Review: The Stage Austin’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch
An audacious but underwhelming walk on the wild side
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Qmmunity: Finding Your Pride
Drip Drop 10 brings urban LGBTQ music to the forefront, plus did you hear it’s Austin Pride this weekend?
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Slaton Bakery, Slaton
The pies sell like hot cakes and don’t cost a lot of dough
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Already Failing
The Luv Doc's hawt tipz for #backtoskool
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, August 19-25
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Back to School 2022
Texas Football Season Preview: The University of Texas at Here We Go With This Shit Again
Can the Longhorns in any way justify the hype after such a dismal season?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Local Alt-Sports to Help You Think Outside the Gridiron
Pro bull-riding, kayak polo, and more unconventional sports & rec in ATX
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
Five Tips for a Fruitful Austin FC Experience
Don't let not being a soccer fan stop you
BY ERIC GOODMAN
The Verde Report: Austin FC and the Virtue of Making Mistakes
Is perfection overrated?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
