Ivester Contemporary
David Brendan Hall / Design by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 43, Number 46
ON THE COVER:
news
Biden’s Headed to Austin, and Doggett Still Thinks He Should Drop Out
Plus what ’68 race tells us about possible candidate hunt
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
City Council Prepares to Send Charter Amendments to Voters
Changes to petition elections coming to your ballot
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
With More Pro-Voucher Republicans Elected, What’s Next in the Fight Over School Vouchers
Dems look to flip Republican seats in the November election
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Ruben Gutierrez Set to Be Executed
Texas has denied his request for DNA testing
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
music
Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World
As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Album Review: PES’s Corales Prematuros (En Vivo)
Peruvian-fronted rock band offers a daring approach of their debut EP
BY CY WHITE
Daniel Fears, Sydney Wright, AB6IX, and More Crucial Concerts
Get out and get live
BY CY WHITE, CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI, GENEVIEVE WOOD, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ABBY JOHNSTON AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
Dandelion
Two musicians tumble into a romance in Badlands country
Fly Me to the Moon
Scarlett Johansson is the best thing about this kinda-silly, kinda-sweet space-race rom-com
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
A Québécois teen grapples with the ethical ramifications of bloodsucking
Indian 2
Sequel to 1996 film about an ex-freedom fighter turned anti-corruption vigilante
Last Summer
French filmmaker Catherine Breillat takes on taboo sex
(again)
Longlegs
Nicolas Cage goes big in this nerve-racking and dour excursion into diabolical terror
National Anthem
A queer rodeo is the backdrop to a tremulous burgeoning relationship
Touch
Romantic Icelandic drama about a man trying to track down his first love after 50 years apart
arts & culture
Art Review: “Encounters in the Garden”
Laredo-based artist renders open interaction with the unfamiliar
BY LINA FISHER
Theatre Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical: The Aerial Show
Sky Candy brings Buffy the Musical to the skies
BY AARON SULLIVAN
Behind the Scenes of Legally Blonde the Musical at Zilker Park
The cast and crew gear up for the 65th annual free summer musical at Zilker’s Hillside Theater
BY AARON SULLIVAN
Miyazaki, Hot Boys, Jane Austen Improv, and More Recommended Events
The weekend is looking ... a little weird
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, CAT MCCARREY, RICHARD WHITTAKER, CARYS ANDERSON AND KIMBERLEY JONES
Crowns, Camps, and CineClub Highlight Our Recommended Weekday Events
Wasted your weekend? We got you covered.
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, RICHARD WHITTAKER, CAT MCCARREY AND CARYS ANDERSON
columns
The Austin Chronic: On Joint Rolling, Wonderment, and Turning 40
“Am I feeling anything yet?”
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Qmmunity: Spinning Right Round
Queer Vinyl Collective rules the record roost with new vinyl livestream the Studio
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Cypress Falls Swimming Hole, Woodcreek
Natural swimming area is having a good year
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Freedom Fry Day
Advice for the Fourth of July 2025
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 12-18
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Gyasi Zardes Embodies the Ultimate Striker’s Dilemma
Breaking a dry spell, and breaking records
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
