Mohawk
Jana Birchum
Volume 41, Number 45
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
What's Behind the Delays at Austin's Airport and What's Being Done to Help
Lots of turbulence as airport rebounds from COVID lows
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: The American Disparagement
Of what to us is the Fourth of July? Reading the room and rethinking democracy.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: The Month of Armed Rebellion
Bastille Day and other events
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Cap Metro Pitches in as Mobile Cooling Center
As temperatures rise, bus stops serve as shelter from the sun
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Decruiting APD Artists/Activists Imagine a World Without Police, One Cop at a Time
Site discourages recruits, encourages cops to quit the force
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Another Legal Battle Lost in the Fight for Abortion Rights
While ACLU fights for a few more weeks of abortion services, providers look to haven states
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Death Watch: Man Set to Die Pleads for His Life
Texas has executed 574 people since 1976; the Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended clemency for five
BY BRANT BINGAMON
High-Speed Rail Plan Scores Eminent Domain Power
Texas Supreme Court sides with Texas Central Railroad
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Accused Murderer’s Six Weeks in Paradise Are Up
Austin woman arrested in Costa Rica for killing of cyclist Mo Wilson
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
MezzeMe Teaches Austin About Turkish Food
Scratch-made kitchen builds on family recipes handed down
BY YASMIN DIALLO TURK
Chef Tony’s Giving Us the Side Eye, Texas Hill Country Wineries Are Metal AF, We’re Foodily Fighting the SCOTUS, a NYC Barman Totally Crushed that Garrison Bros. Bourbon Brawl, 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 July 7, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story
The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond
BY CHRISTINA GARCIA
Faster Than Sound: All Is New for Photokem, Freshly Graduated and Buzz Cut
On the senior-year making of inquisitive debut EP Luffon Bright
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Review: KindKeith's Don’t Talk to Me >:(
A compositionally dense, sonically warped, and fun EP of electronic R&B with jazz impulses and flexible vocals
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Review: The Margaret Slovak Trio, Ballad for Brad
Jazz guitarist pulls beauty out of tragedy and triumph
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows
BY RACHEL RASCOE, CHRISTINA GARCIA, JULIAN TOWERS, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, KEVIN CURTIN AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Into the Woods With New Austin Animation When You Get to the Forest
Austin animator Eric Power takes a strange and beautiful adventure in new feature When You Get to the Forest
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes
There's something creepy in this Eurosleaze castle
Fourth of July
Louis C.K. continues his attempted career rehabilitation
Lost Illusions
Balzac's media satire is still bracingly, scathingly topical
Poser
Arthouse Single White Female is more form than concept
Thor: Love and Thunder
The Slayer of Thanos becomes a lovesick clown in this mirthless sequel
arts & culture
Five Live Performances to Make You Laugh and Think
From musical spoofs to Broadway classics, the best of the Austin stage
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: The City Theatre’s Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Steve Martin’s deliciously absurdist tale of art and science
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
We Have an Issue: Sounds Like Success
In this week’s issue, Christina Garcia profiles DJ and restaurateur Gabriela Bucio
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Project Dis-Connect – Austin’s Back to the Future
Before burying the light rail below Austin's unique street character and beautiful lake, we should take a breath to reconsider the design ideas and ballooning costs
BY KAREN MCGRAW
Opinion: Congress – Pass Federal Privacy Legislation to Support Texas Small Businesses
Opinion: The co-founder of Tiny House Coffee Roasters offers a solution to the patchwork system of privacy laws that is crushing small businesses
BY BLAKE THOMAS
Qmmunity: Hounds of Queer Love
Austin's queer scene makes deals with divine powers with this week's events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Jack Sisemore RV Museum, Amarillo
Journey through the history of American road-tripping
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A One-Way Ticket to Johnson City
Are yuppies still a thing?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 8-14
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: A Utility Player No More, Jon Gallagher Has Found His Home for Austin FC
The 26-year-old Irishman is thriving at left back
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
