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Volume 43, Number 19
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year
Ready to rumble?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Iconic Pink Palace Co-op for Sale After 30 Years
Future is uncertain for Black and brown artists in residence
BY CARYS ANDERSON
New Year, New Police Union President
Michael Bullock assumes union leadership at turbulent time
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
APD’s Sex Crimes Unit Is Undergoing a Major Overhaul. Here’s What Year One Brought.
The project is led by a plaintiff in suit against APD
BY MAYA WRIGHT
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ban Starts to Chip Away at UT–Austin
New law bans diversity-conscious hiring practices, training, workshops
BY LINA FISHER
food
How Pickle Envy Is Turning Fermentation Into an Act of Resistance
Brining for justice
BY ANDREW TURNER
Made In Makes Farewell, Tiny Grocer Champions the Dry, the Loren Brings Midnite Bagel, Uchiba Goes (Briefly) Nashville, 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 January 4, 2024
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
An Austin Music Poll FAQ: Attempting Answers on the 43-Year Tradition
Winner announcements move to print; the party moves to Antone’s
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Free Week’s Big Weekend and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Plus back-to-back gigs from Cactus Lee, Runner and Bobby
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RACHEL RASCOE, ELIZABETH BRAATEN, CARYS ANDERSON, LAIKEN NEUMANN, GENEVIEVE WOOD AND DEREK UDENSI
Review: Cha’keeta B, Where the Wildflowers Grow
EP balances softness and hunger regarding the divine feminine
BY LAIKEN NEUMANN
Review: Wet Dip, Smell of Money
The Rodriguez sisters and Daniel Francis Doyle issue abstract no wave
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Review: J Soulja, BOX WITH GOD: EP
The Smoke Out founder flexes among refreshing Austin features
BY DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
Screens
Film Reviews
All of Us Strangers
A ghostly meditation on grief that chooses the darkest path
Anyone but You
Can opposites attract when they're both just awful?
Why Men Are Clueless
Tepid addition to the "goofy guys learn a lesson" rom-com archives
arts & culture
ColdTowne Theater: Always in Motion
The comedy venue is home to diverse audiences and performers, but needs a permanent home of its own
BY VALERIE LOPEZ
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: Diving Into a High-Stakes Election Year
Contemplating a March primary, a November election, and the Austin Music Poll Ballot – vote now!
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Babe to Babe Communication
Founder Kelsea, aka DJ Hip Stir, talks about the origins and future of femme and nonbinary DJ community BABE ATX
BY JAMES SCOTT
The Austin Chronic: SXSW Is High on Psychedelics, as Cannabis Programming Wanes
Conference programming manager Adam Wode explains why South by Southwest is turning on to psychoactive substances
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Day Trips: The Painted Rocks, Paint Rock
Visit one of the great ancient art galleries in North America
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Resolve
No one is satisfied with just being better
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, January 5-11
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
comics
