March 18, 2016

Volume 35, Number 29

Issue Supplement

Guide to SXSW 2016

features

Daily Editions and Online Guides

Knowledge is power, and we've got the know-how to guide you to your best Fest yet

No Badge Required

Your guide to free events at week two of SXSW

BY TUCKER WHATLEY

news

How the Gun-Toting Half Lives

Michael Cargill thrives in the age of open carry

BY NINA HERNANDEZ

Public Notice: Being a Good Host

SXSW in full bloom

BY NICK BARBARO

Notes on Kamp: Reining in the Vote

Winning elections is so much easier when there are so few voters!

BY AMY KAMP

Headlines

Quote of the Week

Civics 101

When the Truth Doesn't Match Your Narrative

Fallout continues from a study showing negative effects of cutting Planned Parenthood from the Women's Health Program

BY MARY TUMA

Uber Supporter Denied at Court

Ballot language to remain the same

BY MAC MCCANN

Fixing the Gap

Mayors tackle school finance at SXSWedu

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Child Care Center or Baby Jail?

State allows family detention centers to skirt the rules and become child care centers

BY DINA SAMIR SHEHATA

Death Watch: A Question of Premeditation

Adam Kelly Ward set to die March 22

BY CHASE HOFFBERGER

Homelessness on the Rise in Austin

Annual count reveals a 20% increase in homelessness

BY MAKEDA EASTER

The Hightower Report

Transforming humans into billboards

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

food

Eat It

So you're hungry at SXSW?

BY THE FOOD STAFF

God Hates Me

Suffering through Austin's hangover cures

BY BRANDON WATSON

The Great Austin Beer Scavenger Hunt

SXSW is brewing

BY ERIC PUGA

Review: Barley Swine 2.0

Innovative fare mixed with some sour notes

BY MELODY FURY

The Take-Out

Writing a food column during SXSW isn't easy

BY BRANDON WATSON

Food Events

music

Austin Music Awards

2015-16 Winners

SXSW MUSIC

Playback – SXSW 2016: FOMO

Fear of Missing Out at SXSW Music 2016? Best pack it in now.

BY KEVIN CURTIN

Wednesday SXSW Interview: Cian Nugent

BY MICHAEL TOLAND

Wednesday SXSW Interview: Downtown Boys

BY LIBBY WEBSTER

Wednesday SXSW Interview: Frankie Cosmos

BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ

Wednesday SXSW Showcases

Nine must-see showcases

Wednesday SXSW Picks

Wednesday SXSW Sleepers

Thursday SXSW Interview: Dion

BY TIM STEGALL

Thursday SXSW Interview: Carl Weathersby

BY THOMAS FAWCETT

Thursday SXSW Interview: Mitski

BY LIBBY WEBSTER

Thursday SXSW Interview: Timmy Thomas & the Overtown Soul Revue

BY THOMAS FAWCETT

Thursday Night SXSW Showcases

Only Thursday night of SXSW rivals Wednesday for talent – especially the showcases

Thursday SXSW Picks

Thursday SXSW Sleepers

Friday SXSW Interview: Santigold

BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ

Friday SXSW Interview: Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals

BY KAHRON SPEARMAN

Friday SXSW Showcases

National / international – we have your destination showcase

Friday SXSW Picks

Friday SXSW Sleepers

Saturday SXSW Interview: Parker Millsap

BY JIM CALIGIURI

Saturday SXSW Showcases

Last night stick-arounds

Saturday SXSW Picks

Saturday SXSW Sleepers

SXSW Record Reviews

Discs to soundtrack your SXSW
screens

SXSW 2016 Film Awards

SXSW FILM

SXSW Film Panel: Ellen Page & Ian Daniel Keynote

Duo discuss their new doc show Gaycation

BY SARAH MARLOFF

SXSW Film Panel: A Conversation With Jake Gyllenhaal

Acclaimed actor talks about fear and apathy

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

SXSW Film Panel: Nelson George Keynote

Influential multihyphenate talks hip-hop and The Get Down

BY KAHRON SPEARMAN

Paranoid Android

Gary Numan doc gets to the heart of the matter

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

A Song for All

Doc Presenting Princess Shaw looks at connectivity in the modern age

BY JESSI CAPE

SXSW INTERACTIVE

SXSW Interactive: Anthony Bourdain

“I’ll go back to brunch, motherfucker. I don’t care.”

BY KAHRON SPEARMAN

SXSW Interactive: Androids and Future Life

The future is here, and it looks a whole lot like a human

BY JESSI CAPE

SXSW Interactive: Kerry Washington and Social Stardom

The Scandal star talks Twitter and activism through beauty

BY SARAH MARLOFF

SXSW Interactive: Courtside With Adam Silver

NBA commissioner talks TV, social media, and LeBron's appeal

BY KAHRON SPEARMAN

I Like to Watch

Bringing The Thomas Crown Affair to Shondaland

BY JACOB CLIFTON

Film Reviews

The Bronze

Melissa Rauch stars as a foul-mouthed former Olympics champ

The Brothers Grimsby

Sacha Baron Cohen's spy comedy goes awry

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Sally Field is spectacular in this gently lovesick and funny dramedy

Knight of Cups

Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups is a vessel half-empty

Midnight Special

Is a boy with special gifts a savior or a weapon – or neither?

Miracles From Heaven

This Christian-centric film wears its faith on its sleeve

South by Southwest Film Festival 2016

Partake. Enjoy. And tips for townies.

10 Cloverfield Lane

Unrelated Cloverfield follow-up is a dandy suspenser
arts & culture

Shakespeare's First Folio

Why the first collection of the Bard's plays is such a big deal and cause to celebrate on his 400th death anniversary

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Arts Reviews

The Realistic Joneses at Hyde Park Theatre

With Will Eno's comic drama, HPT brings a funny kind of fear to the 'burbs

"Johnston Foster, Irena Jurek, and Jared Theis: Body Talk"

This show's three artists display creative, complex alternatives to the meat sacks we all share
columns

Day Trips: Cruisin' to Cuba

Seven-day visit to the forbidden island unveils a vibrant culture

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

Page Three – In Memoriam: Louis Jay Meyers

SXSW co-founder passes away on first day of festival

BY NICK BARBARO

Gay Place

The end (of SX) is nigh, but she won't go down without a fight

BY SARAH MARLOFF

The Luv Doc: The Dating Scene

People are just no damn good

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

Feedback

Letters to the editor, published daily
sports

Hornography: Patience Is Key

BY KAHRON SPEARMAN

Soccer Watch

BY NICK BARBARO

comics

Jen Sorensen Comics

BY JEN SORENSEN

Maakies

BY TONY MILLIONAIRE

Eyebeam

BY SAM HURT

Why So Much?

BY LANCE MYERS

This Modern World

BY TOM TOMORROW

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