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Volume 42, Number 32
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era
Turn this train around
BY BENTON GRAHAM
Headlines / Quote of the Week
TEA Is Taking Over Special Ed at AISD and Parents Aren’t Happy
Now that’s the tea
BY BRANT BINGAMON
“Might Have to Kill a Few People”
And other texts that suggest Daniel Perry intended to commit murder at a Black Lives Matter demonstration
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Queer Eye-Featured Clinic Investigated for Fraud
Missing half a mil
BY LINA FISHER
Need an Abortion? We’ve Got Good News ...
Abortion funds are back in operation
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
County Attorney Looks to Keep Young People Out of the Prison System
New diversion program attempts to get to the root causes of violence
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
Restaurant Review: Golden Hour
The menu is extremely delicious, but bread will cost you extra
BY A. RICHMOND
10 Easter Dining Options For Every Bunny We Know
But, yes, the hungry human animals will be even happier
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Musk Opening Austin Bistro in 2024; Dish Society Arriving Even Sooner; Churro Co. Is Open Now; Tiki Tatsu-ya Debuts Rum Flights; Fiore’s Regional Pasta Club Can Be Delivered; the Texas Veg Fest Draws Nigh; 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 April 6, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
What Texas Artists Had to Say on the CMT Music Awards Red Carpet
Jackie Venson, Midland, and more talk country music’s Austin migration
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Caroline Rose Practices The Art of Forgetting on Fifth LP
Austin pop auteur explores fluctuating relationship to the past
BY GABRIELLE SANCHEZ
Review: Matthew Logan Vasquez
As All Get Out (Nine Mile)
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Review: Atlas Maior
Hadal
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Review: Redbud
Long Night (Good Eye)
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin
From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities
BY THE MUSIC STAFF
Four Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Etran de L'Aïr, Blank Hellscape, and more shows to see
BY DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Owen Wilson and the Joy of Paint
The star of the new wry comedy on the inner and outer life of Burlington’s No. 1 art show host
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Air
Feel-good history of the Air Jordan centers on the shoe, not the man
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Enviro-thriller reinvents direct action as a commando mission
Paint
Delightful throwback comedy with Owen Wilson as a Bob Ross-esque figure
Return to Seoul
Cannes-lauded drama about identity and homeland
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bullet Bills and mushroom gags can't save this awful video game flick
arts & culture
Five Fusebox Shows to Get You Buzzing
The annual Austin-born arts festival returns with five days of wonder
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
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: Wow. It's Owen Wilson on the Cover (Finally).
In this week's issue, Austin's adopted son discusses his new IFC Films comedy about the joy of painting
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: The Queer-ster Bunny
A springtime showing of Austin's queer haps, like a new leather bar, pre-show parties, and the academic achievement by a young Black trans scholar.
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: LaVaca BBQ, Port Lavaca
Woman-run barbecue joint is winning over customers
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Bullies With Benefits
Wherein the Luv Doc puts lipstick on a pig
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 7-13
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Overnight RV camping at Zilker Park?
BY LUKE ELLIS AND ADAM SCHMIT
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
“VerDos” Brings the Energy at Fraction of the Price
It’s well worth a trip to see Austin FC II in action
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
