Bikini Kill, Molchat Doma, American Football, and a “Surprise Sunday” Act to Headline Levitation 2026
Four-night festival returns to multi-venue format September 10-13
Making the Grade
STAAR tests are high-stakes for Texas school districts. Is it a good idea to outsource the scoring to machines?
City Council Weighs Proposal for 2,600-Acre Development
Is “Dog’s Head” a financial lifeline or a rushed deal for real estate interests?
UT Community Raises Concerns About Department Consolidations
Students and faculty emphasize the importance of departments as UT prepares to consolidate them by the fall semester
Austinites Elect Montserrat Garibay to Represent Central Austin
After a close March election, the union leader bests longtime politician Kathie Tovo
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News
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: May 21-27
Runoff election results come in, Ken Paxton advances to face James Talarico in November, and more of the week’s headlines
A Resolution but No Closure to the Yogurt Shop Murders
Documentarian Margaret Brown discusses the new final chapter of her HBO series on Austin’s most infamous crime
Austin Energy Argues Gas an Unfortunate Necessity
Council to weigh climate harm reduction trade-offs for reliability
West Austin Residents Raise Concerns About Courtyard/RM 2222 Project
At a meeting last Wednesday, individuals expressed skepticism about TxDOT’s $68.4 million project
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Music
Quiet Light’s Broken Heart Shimmers
Texas scenes and players color Riya Mahesh’s alt-pop rising star
Soupmakesitbetter Gives His Love of Music Back to the People
Rapper expands his creativity and message in new community-centered album
Arts + Culture
Process, Performance, and Artistic Patronage on Display at DORF
The contemporary art gallery uses its glass-walled front as a “fishbowl” for artists-in-residence
Hybrid Print Shop and Art Gallery Haus Obscura Opens on East Sixth
A labor of love fueled by the spirit of DIY
Screens
Tuner Review: All the Right Notes at the Right Time
Neo-noir evokes the classics in its story of a piano tuner turned safecracker
Backrooms Review: The King in Yellow Wallpaper
YouTube liminal horror smash gives Hollywood its first successful creepypasta feature
Saccharine Review: Gross Anatomy
Weight loss body horror meets ghost story in this surprisingly unfulfilling chiller
I Love Boosters Review: What a Coup
Boots Riley’s sophomore feature blends lefto fist-raising and bold weirdness
Food
Brentwood Social House to Close
British-style tea shop and community hub becomes Austin’s latest lost third space
These Austin Bars Serve Small Plates and Big Vibes
From Papercut to Parley, the best way to experience these spots is one bite at a time
ColumnS
Qmmunity: Look Twice
A request for critical thinking skills and several upcoming opportunities to use said skills
World Cup Break Kicks Off Uncertain Austin FC Future
Midseason transfer window looms with major roles still to fill
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