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Volume 43, Number 29
Issue Supplement
SXSW 2024 Festival Guide, Part II
ON THE COVER:
news
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Convention Center Redevelopment Would Relocate SXSW, Other Festivals for Three Years
Construction is set to begin after SX ’25, end before SX ’29
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
SXSW Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to Organization Leading Army Sponsorship Protest
Festival claims activists infringed on trademark rights
BY LINA FISHER
City, Austin Police Association Agree to Resume Contract Talks
First public bargaining session scheduled Wednesday
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role
When state withheld death data, advocate pushed back
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
SXSW 2024 Festival Guide
Austin Dive Bars That Are Neighborhood Icons
Come for the cheap drinks, but stay for the community
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
7 Breakfast Tacos to Start Your Day Right
Welcome to Austin, where breakfast tacos reign supreme
BY TAYLOR TOBIN
music
SXSW 2024 Festival Guide
30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week
Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial
BY THE CHRONICLE MUSIC STAFF
SXSW Interview: Bestie Rap Duo Flyana Boss Remain Students of the Form
Bobbi and Folayan talk Dallas influences before first headlining tour
BY RACHEL RASCOE
SXSW Interview: Nabihah Iqbal’s Lush London Soundscapes
Electronic act talks new analog approach and Pakistani instrumentation
BY CARYS ANDERSON
SXSW Interview: Scowl Reinvigorates the Hardcore Punk Playbook
Vocalist Kat Moss reflects on their genre-pushing EP and pop influence
BY MIRANDA GARZA
SXSW Interview: Subsonic Eye’s Natural Indie Rock Interplay
Singapore fivepiece brings mathy Sonic Youth influence to ATX debut
BY WAYNE LIM
Free Music for the Taking at SXSW
Lady Bird Lake, Flatstock, and more
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Unofficial Parties & Free Shows
BY DEREK UDENSI
Review: Eli Josef, Eli Josef
Project’s final LP wrestles wry humor out of existential dread
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Review: Amigo the Devil, Yours Until the War Is Over
Danny Kiranos casts a wide musical net on third LP
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Review: Alesia Lani, love like lofi
Stress-melting R&B vocals radiate complete tranquility
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
A Stoner Jam, 3-Legged Dog Day Party, and More Crucial Concerts
SXSW-adjacent lineups and other shows worth seeing
BY RACHEL RASCOE, CARYS ANDERSON, DEREK UDENSI AND MIRANDA GARZA
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
SXSW 2024 Festival Guide
SXSW Film Review: Road House
Eighties classic gets a rock ’em, sock ’em remake
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Play’s the Thing in Grand Theft Hamlet
Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane take arms against a sea of virtual troubles
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Tangled Web of Birdeater
Writer/directors Jack Clark and Jim Weir explain how rain nearly stopped play
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
SXSW Film Review: Y2K
Stoner disaster-comedy banks on 90s nostalgia
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
SXSW Film Review: Babes
We need more raunchy female friendship films like this
BY JESSI CAPE
SXSW Film Review: Stormy
Doc explores life in the eye of Hurricane Trump
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
Mike Judge and Cast on the Impact of Office Space 25 Years On
SXSW panel celebrates the cult comedy that refuses to quit
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Film Reviews
The American Society of Magical Negroes
Satire about a secret society that exists to make the lives of white people easier
Arthur the King
Inspirational story about a pro adventure racer and the street dog he meets along the way
Glitter & Doom
Summer love between a circus performer and a struggling musician Doom is set to the music of Indigo Girls.
Invader
Chicago-set horror from the director of Offseason.
Io Capitano
Despite strong performances, migrant tale is broadly told
Knox Goes Away
Michael Keaton plays a contract killer with dementia
Love Lies Bleeding
Kristen Stewart stars in a blood-soaked romance for the ages
One Life
True-life drama about efforts to transport refugee children to safety ahead of Nazi invaders
Snack Shack
Two teens open the titular concessions stand in the summer of 1991
arts & culture
SXSW 2024 Festival Guide
Selena Gomez Sparks Mental Health Conversation at SXSW
The star talks embracing treatment, Girl, Interrupted, and a new app
BY MIRANDA GARZA
Can Reviving Extinct Species Slow Climate Change?
SXSW panel explores the science of de-extinction
BY MADELINE DUNCAN
South by Gay-west
The official unofficial SXSW recommendations for your queer Austin experience
BY JAMES SCOTT
An Uninformed Guide to the Latest SXSW Buzzwords
We help you make sense of the lingo flying around the Fest
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
A Thomas Dambo Troll Is Coming to Pease Park
Made from recycled materials, this troll is the newest Art in the Park
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Visual Art Review: Laurie Frick’s “What did you do today?” at Ivester Contemporary
Data-driven works present art and technology with hope for connection
BY CAT MCCARREY
An Outdoor Screening, Bluey Live, and More Lead Our Recommended Arts Events
Get out and art this week!
BY JAMES SCOTT, WAYNE ALAN BRENNER, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, KIMBERLEY JONES AND CARYS ANDERSON
Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events
Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval
BY JAMES SCOTT, KATHERINE MCNEVINS, JAMES RENOVITCH, KIMBERLEY JONES AND WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
columns
Qmmunity: The Thrift Store We Adore
Top Drawer Thrift gets their second wind in new North Loop location opening Friday
BY JAMES SCOTT
The Austin Chronic: Notorious Lawyer Adam Reposa Gets Raided For Running an Illegal Dispensary
“I want to go to prison,” he claims, but no charges have been filed
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Day Trips: Lost Maples State Natural Area
This heavily wooded canyon is a remote treasure
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Single Women With Grocery Dogs
Flying a nondescript gray flag and trolling through shallow waters
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 15-21
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: James Ruth Is Bringing Austin FC’s Blueprint to the NFL
Club’s first head of marketing talks about building a brand
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
