MLK statue, UT campus east mall; Huston-Tillotson Univ., 900 Chicon
Jana Birchum / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 41, Number 26
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
features
Austin FC 2022 Season Preview
Year Two for Austin FC Will Determine the Future of Local Sports Culture
A preview of the players, strategies, and songs for a new season
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Designate Your Favorite Austin FC Star Based on Your Beer Preference
Some soccer talent to go with that brew?
BY ERIC PUGA
Dining at Q2 Stadium
New and returning faves keep the focus hyperlocal
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Austin FC 2022 Regular Season Schedule
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the March Primary Election
Here are the local, state, and national Dems we picked to represent us
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests
Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings
BY BRANT BINGAMON AND AUSTIN SANDERS
Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused
For Los Verdes, y'all means all
BY KIT O’CONNELL
Austin at Large: The Pigs Inside Our Python
Austin takes a looooong time to digest what it swallows
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
“We Need Texas in This Fight”
Elizabeth Warren stumps for Casar, a growing progressive coalition in D.C., and affordable housing
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Dems Vie to Oust Sid Miller, Take Back Texas Agriculture
Priorities include economic incentives for small farms, rural health care, and internet access
BY LINA FISHER
Both Candidates For Land Commissioner Want to Use the Office to Implement Green Policies in the GLO
Blue team candidates want a greener land office
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Round Rock ISD Boils Over as Superintendent Fate Is in Limbo
Board of Trustees punts its final decision
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Planned 20K-Seat Amphitheatre Back to Drawing Board After Enviro Board Loss
Violet Crown venue withdraws city water and sewer extension request
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Despite Discovery of Dead Body, Scheduled Sweep of Unhoused Encampment Went Ahead
Sweep took place mere hours after the discovery
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Honey Moon and TLC Bring the Brunch; Sprinkles Salutes Women with Cupcakes; Austin Crawfish Festival Returns; Chef Fermín Nuñez Is, Like, Everywhere Lately; 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 February 24, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Carson McHone: Still Life, Still Alive
Potent Austin songwriter, now married and living in Canada, explores themes of attachment and longing, uncertainty and loss on new album
BY ABBY JOHNSTON
Faster Than Sound: Jim Eno Launches Project Traction for Women Music Producers
The Spoon drummer co-produced songs with eight women and nonbinary artists at his Public Hi-Fi studio
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Theo Lawrence, the Dead Coats, Doug Kershaw, Immolation, Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, and Conan Gray
BY ABBY JOHNSTON, MARS SALAZAR, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, JULIAN TOWERS, CLARA WANG AND MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS
What We're Listening to Right Now
Medellin Collection, Kady Rain, David Ramirez, Slomo Drags, Whitmore Sisters, and User Unauthorized
BY RACHEL RASCOE, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, KEVIN CURTIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN AND TIM STEGALL
Live Music Events
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Austin Film Society Presses Play on the Career of TV Superproducer Aaron Spelling
The History of Television series spotlights the man who built The House That Would Not Die
BY SAGE DUNLAP
Film Reviews
2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated
A Disney-free lineup goes global
2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Award short list is predictable in form and content
2022 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action
Universal insights into unique stories
Bheemla Nayak
Political intrigue as a cop pursues the powerful
Cyrano
Musical rewrite of the tragic love triangle never hits the high notes
Dog
Channing Tatum picks up a canine pal in army vet drama
Studio 666
The Foo Fighters make their own Evil Dead
Valimai
Cops versus bikers in this Tamil action flick
arts & culture
The Austin Historical Weapons Guild Brings Historical Swordplay to Life
Cut, thrust, parry, fun
BY ROBERT PENSON
Five Things to Enjoy as Black History Month Continues
We highlight artists of color who bring a diversity of aesthetic vibrance to the theatres, galleries, and other venues of our city
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: TexARTS Theater's Sweeney Todd
Despite fruitless tweaks to the storytelling, this is a tale worth attending
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Verde! Listos!
Inside our Austin FC season preview package; plus the return of the Austin Music Awards and the Chronicle's SXSW day party
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Black and Queer Creativity
Speaking to Black and Queer AF variety show host Aira Juliet about showcasing Black creativity, plus queer events coming up
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, Corpus Christi
Expansive horticulture park offers fun for everyone
BY GERALD MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Boring People
Ask not from whom the dull tolls. It tolls from thee.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 25 - March 3
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
comics
