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Ray Manzarek: Trying to Set the World on Fire

When I was a freshman at Sonoma State University in 2006, I received an assignment that required I interview a person older than 65. As an out-of-state student in my first semester, I only knew one individual who fit the criteria: Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Read More | Comment »

Music 4:20PM Thu. May. 23, Danielle Zelisko

Small Screen, Big News

You've seen plenty of big-screen news in Film Flam and Trailer Park of late, but what about your television favorites? Read More | Comment »

Screens 2:15PM Thu. May. 23, Monica Riese

Two Austin Bars Make Coveted National List

Congratulations to two Austin bars that made the coveted list of 16 Must-Try Cocktail Destinations Around the U.S. in the internationally famous Zagat Guide. Both Bar Congress and Midnight Cowboy made the list. What makes Zagat stand out is the fact that its winners are voted on by consumers and their comments are then integrated into the review. Read More | Comment »

Food 12:20PM Thu. May. 23, Wes Marshall

Trailer Park Goes Local

We've spent plenty of space in Trailer Park showing you early looks at big blockbuster pieces coming soon to cineplexes near you. But what about the projects that hit a little closer to home – literally? Read More | Comment »

Screens 12:08PM Thu. May. 23, Monica Riese

Linklater Loses Insurance Lawsuit

Austin-based film maker Richard Linklater has lost his lawsuit against his insurance company after they refused to cover the loss of his film making archive. Linklater's attorney Mark Kincaid confirmed that he will be appealing the ruling. Read More | Comment »

Screens 11:50AM Thu. May. 23, Richard Whittaker

All the reaction GIFs you need for Sunday's premiere
 

'Arrested Development' Is Gob's GIF to Mankind

Everyone knows about the classic lines from the first three seasons of Arrested Development. But we figured it might be a good time for a refresher course as the world prepares for the long-awaited fourth season, premiering on Netflix Sunday, May 26. Read More | Comment »

Screens 10:55AM Thu. May. 23, Monica Riese

Listen to What the Man Said

Name another human being with more songs in the modern vernacular than Paul McCartney. Dylan, Lennon, Marley, Springsteen? How many of their tunes does your 5-year-old know the words to? The still “cute” Beatle played 38 songs in two hours and 45 minutes Thursday night at the Erwin Center. McCartney, not rock & roll, may be the universal language. Read More | Comment »

Music 10:47AM Thu. May. 23, Raoul Hernandez

Central Market Westgate Ready to Unveil Massive Remodel

Central Market Westgate has always been a sales leader for the chain, yet it has received little attention in the way of upgrades since it opened in 1999. The last six months has seen the end of that era of corporate laissez faire – the entire store has been expanded and upgraded. It may now be the crowning glory of the entire HEB company. Read More | Comment »

Food 9:45AM Thu. May. 23, Kate Thornberry

The Deep Dig: Longhorns Offensive Line

Now Is the Time for David Ash

When Colt McCoy was entering his third season as Longhorns QB in 2008, he had a vice­-grip hold on the Texas locker room. The 2013 Texas team needs current third-year QB David Ash to take a page out of that book. Read More | Comment »

Sports 9:08PM Wed. May. 22, Alex Dunlap

Joey Waldon: In Memoriam

Senses of humor and artistic outlooks don't come much weirder – or more Austin – than Joey Waldon's. During his days as a Velveeta Room regular and local cartoonist, Waldon routinely took the most ordinary subjects and gave them an offbeat spin that that tickled the brain just as much as the funny bone. Alas, that wonderful talent has left us. Read More | Comment »

Arts 4:20PM Wed. May. 22, Robert Faires

News Ticker: May 22

Timbaland throws some D's, Debbie Riddle dresses for success, and Harold Simmons calls in another favor. Repetition is on the News Ticker. Read More | Comment »

News 4:00PM Wed. May. 22, Brandon Watson

‘Austin Chronicle’ Nominated for AAN Awards

The Association of Alternative Newsmedia announced today its 2013 AAN Awards Finalists, including three nominations for The Austin Chronicle. Read More | Comment »

News 3:21PM Wed. May. 22

The Front Porch Song

By now it’s almost mythological that Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen met as students at Texas A&M in the Seventies. Friends ever since, their appearances together remain rare. That lent last night’s over-two-hour set at the Paramount Theater the feeling of an event. They appear there again tonight and around Texas through Sunday. Read More | Comment »

Music 2:45PM Wed. May. 22, Jim Caligiuri

Live 'Life Architecturally'

Architecture is all about the marriage of form and finish, but for one pair of avant-garde Australian duo, there's another marriage in the mix: their own. Read More | Comment »

Screens 12:40PM Wed. May. 22, Monica Riese

UPDATED: Take It To a Jury: Judge Rules in Carter Shooting

On Monday, a federal judge denied a motion for summary judgment filed by the city and Austin Police Officer Nathan Wagner in connection with the 2011 shooting death of Byron Carter, clearing the way for the Carter family's civil rights suit to proceed to trial. Updated below to include newly-set trial date. Read More | Comment »

News 11:41AM Wed. May. 22, Jordan Smith

The Lucky One

With the music industry moving further and further into carbonated, diva-rave blowouts, Taylor Swift makes a lot of sense. At 23, the native Pennsylvanian has a back catalog of sad-girl ballads, a legion of fans, and an ever-documented private life. As last night’s sold-out Erwin Center proved, there’s a need for someone like her in arenas. Read More | Comment »

Music 11:15AM Wed. May. 22, Luke Winkie

Gender, Sex, and Fabric

The problem of the skirt – at least the long, voluminous skirt, as demonstrated in Nicole Roerick’s Morose Beauty – is one of access. Designed for the ease of the other, not the wearer, the skirted woman paws at the fabric, twisting and groping like an injured dog at its cone. Read More | Comment »

Arts 11:00AM Wed. May. 22, Jonelle Seitz

There's Gonna Be an Octopus Alone in Austin on Saturday

Author and illustrator Divya Srinivasan, let's put a fine point on it. Read More | Comment »

Books 10:20AM Wed. May. 22, Wayne Alan Brenner

Daugherty Says Lehmberg Should Resign

Aside from setting her office's budget and deciding whether to supplement her yearly state-set salary, Travis County commissioners have absolutely no authority over District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg – including no power to make her resign or to remove her from office, the court's lawyer said Tuesday morning. Read More | Comment »

News 10:15AM Wed. May. 22, Jordan Smith

Slew of Candidates Vying for Pct. 2 Appointment

Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe today released the names of 32 candidates who have applied for the interim appointment to the Precinct 2 County Commissioner seat. Incumbent Sarah Eckhardt is stepping down to run for county judge. Biscoe is leaving office when his term ends in December 2014. Read More | Comment »

News 7:42PM Tue. May. 21, Amy Smith

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