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Catching Up With the No-Kill Millennium
Wells Dunbar
Thu Mar 11, 3:26pm
City Council’s passage earlier today of a “no-kill” plan for Austin’s animal center was long in the making. Bill Spelman, who voted for a no-kill plan in 1997 said he was happy to “stop talking about it, and start doing something about it.”
Who Loves Art? We Do!
Jordan Smith
Thu Mar 11, 12:24pm
Tags: Police
Just days after Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo announced that he was one of six finalists for the top-cop spot in Dallas, Austin City Manager Marc Ott says the city will do its best to keep Ace in place.
Before the Deluge
Jim Caligiuri
Thu Mar 11, 11:18am
The biggest news among 1960s fanatics is that the T.A.M.I. Show (Shout! Factory) is being released for the first time on DVD. Filmed at California’s Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in October 1964, it was the first concert film of its kind. Shown in theatres later that year, it disappeared save for occasional clips and bootleg copies.
SXSoGAY
Kate X Messer
Thu Mar 11, 1:45am
Yeah, we know you're out there, desperate in your posh hotel suite, having drowned your loneliness in trail mix, M&Ms, and those teeny bottles of Gallo from the minibar, cruising the Craigslist personals to find some shred of human connection – your tribe in the ATX…
Staple! Storms Austin
Richard Whittaker
Wed Mar 10, 11:45pm
Tags: Comics
Pardon the pun, but the Staple! Independent Media Expo has become a, well, staple of the Austin sequential art scene. Last Saturday's event, with big-name graphic artist guests and local cartooning stars, was no exception.
It's a Jad World
Audra Schroeder
Wed Mar 10, 4:52pm
It's been a little while since we heard a peep from Jad Fair. 2008's Half Japanese reunion at SXSW was a total geekgasm, but 2009 saw little from the prolific musician and artist. However, Fair's not one to stay dormant for long.
More 'No Rail' Reactions
Katherine Gregor
Wed Mar 10, 4:18pm
Laura Morrison says "Don't blame me for the push-back," Randi Shade says, "It'll be better in a year," and explains the bond fund scenario. All reactions from city council members to Mayor Lee Leffingwell's "No 2010 Rail Vote" announcement, more below.
Rail Reactions
Wells Dunbar
Wed Mar 10, 2:27pm
Should we be surprised at the news of a rail delay?
Mayor Kills Nov. Rail Vote
Katherine Gregor
Wed Mar 10, 1:42pm
On his mayoral web site, Mayor Lee Leffingwell just announced he's killing Austin voters' opportunity to approve bond funding for urban rail in November. Council was to vote on this next month; however, the mayor's announcement effectively closes that door. "We have discussed this at length with the entire council," said aide Mark Nathan. Text follows.
You Better Cop the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!
Jordan Smith, Wells Dunbar
Wed Mar 10, 12:01am
The Totescast has a special call-in guest this week: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, who’s been shortlisted among the top cops to run the Dallas shop. We do our best to remind him Dallas kinda sucks.
My Dinner with the Tornados
Margaret Moser
Tue Mar 9, 6:41pm
“Looky at that man with the cowboy hat, mama!” The little boy at a nearby table in Threadgill’s hadn’t quite mastered the art of the stage whisper and stared at the rope of hair down Augie Meyers' back, recognizable even through a window at night. The Texas Tornados had arrived, hungry, happy, and with their new CD Esta Bueno in tow.
Mendoza's Mis-Step
Richard Whittaker
Tue Mar 9, 6:00pm
Capital Metro vice-president Dianne Mendoza came out of the gates with her guns blazing for her run for AISD Board of Trustees Place 9, touting the endorsements of former mayor Ron Kessler and current Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez. Slight problem: Kessler was never mayor and Martinez didn't endorse her.
AISD Trustee Races Set
Richard Whittaker
Tue Mar 9, 2:10pm
For a while, it seemed unclear how much new blood would be running for the Austin ISD Board of Trustees on May 8. Now the two incumbents who faced challengers get a clean walk, the two who were challenger-free initially are now in competitive races, and the empty seat is a brawl. So who is running for what? (* denotes incumbent)
Harry Ransom Center + David Foster Wallace = <3 4EVER
Wayne Alan Brenner
Tue Mar 9, 2:06pm
Here we are now in the year after Infinite Summer, where literate people across the globe read Infinite Jest for the first time, and it's the year in which the University of Texas' heady body of archived culture – the Ransom Center, yes – has glommed onto most everything that remains, paper-trailwise, of what Our Man With The Bandanna created.
That's "邵氏片場" to You, Pal...
Marc Savlov
Tue Mar 9, 12:57pm
Tags: Alamo
Or, if your Mandarin isn't up to par, it's the Shaw Brothers, Hong Kong's wonder twins of chopsocky filmmaking, whose punchy oeuvre is now overseen in Austin by the new Director of the American Genre Film Archive, Oliver Franklin.
These Streets Were Made for Talking
Kimberley Jones
Tue Mar 9, 12:21pm
Alex Karpovsky has had a charmed run with SXSW – 2010 marks his third consecutive year in attendance as a festival filmmaker or actor – but pre-SXSW, the peripatetic Austinite will be at BookPeople Thursday night to perform from the Basho-inspired Ten Walks/Two Talks.
MP3: Grupo Fantasma "El Consejo"
Austin Powell
Tue Mar 9, 11:28am
Tags: Grupo Fantasma
From the sound of lead single “El Consejo,” Grupo Fantasma's fourth LP, El Existential is delving into the spacier, psychedelic terrain of offshoot Brownout. The album features pianist Larry Harlow and the Meat Puppets' Curt Kirkwood. After the jump, a mini-documentary takes a tour of Grupo's “Level One Studio” in North Austin.
Riding MetroRail, Part 2 (Video)
Lee Nichols
Tue Mar 9, 9:40am
Tags: Transportation
Okay, I probably won't be submitting this to the Oscars committee for best cinematography (as a 20-year print journalist, I'm trying to get the hang of this multimedia stuff), but if you'd like to see what Austin looks like from the new commuter train, here you go &ndash a ride from Downtown to my Crestview neighborhood.
Acevedo Up for Job in Dallas
Jordan Smith
Tue Mar 9, 8:02am
Tags: Police
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo announced Monday night that he has been named one of six finalists being considered for chief of the Dallas Police Dept. In a statement, Acevedo said that he wanted to "make clear" that he applied for the job because it was an "opportunity that was presented to me," not one that he sought out.
Riding MetroRail
Katherine Gregor
Mon Mar 8, 4:11pm
Tags: MetroRail
We tried out MetroRail this morning, from the Convention Center to Crestview Station – it proved a smooth ride. I felt like I was traveling in Europe. (MetroRail starts regular service March 22.) Chatting with Capital Metro interim CEO Doug Allen, we discussed how to get the Downtown stop two blocks closer to Congress. Here's one idea.
SXSW for Civilians
Kimberley Jones
Mon Mar 8, 3:43pm
Tags: sxswf
For locals not in possession of an almighty badge, SXSW can sometimes feel like a giant party in your backyard that you can't gain admittance to. Well, SXSW Film wants to help you hop the fence.
Toros' Gee Now a Wizard
Mark Fagan
Mon Mar 8, 12:49pm
It's been inevitable all year that stand-out Austin Toros guard Alonzo Gee would get the big-league call-up. Yesterday, March 7, it was announced that the Washington Wizards of the NBA have signed him.
WWDD?
Audra Schroeder
Mon Mar 8, 11:52am
As a rally before their March 17 SXSW showcase at Submerged (Those Darlins, the Coathangers, Ume, and more) and a star-studded, surprise-guests-expected day party March 19 at Cafe Mundi, the Girls Rock Camp Austin is holding an online fundraiser until March 16. Donate $10, and be entered to win a gee-tar signed by the one and only Dolly Parton.
UT Football Open Practice Tuesday
Mark Fagan
Mon Mar 8, 11:28am
Tags: UT Football
Take an early look at the McCoy-less Horns Tue., March 9, at 3:30pm. It's now being held at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, 2100 San Jacinto Blvd. Gates 14 and 16 in the north end zone will open for fans at 2:30pm. Next up: Orange-white game Easter Sunday, April 4.
The Average Student
Richard Whittaker
Sun Mar 7, 12:48pm
Have students and administration at UT Austin ever been more disconnected? Management tried to steamroll major changes at the Texas Union under the guise of student-driven reforms: The regents just pushed through a 3.95% tuition increase: And the student government elections are a referendum on the old boy network. But what is student life really like?
