Hotel Vegas
Sandy Carson
news
Spring Training
Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Forgione's Long Farewell
Superintendant Forgione plans his final year
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Public Access
Is public access TV on the blink?
BY MATT MARTINEZ
Naked City
Media Watch
The Statesman's getting smaller, but for what?
BY KEVIN BRASS
Point Austin: A Grain of Salt
Do endorsements really matter?
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
Council cools its jets in post-SXSW haze
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Cashing in on Payday Loans; and Our Leader Speaks
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
LOCAL BREWERS
A Disaster Brewing
Hops shortage squeezes local-beer makers and drinkers
BY LEE NICHOLS
Brewpubs
With four great local brewpubs, beer drinkers in Austin are lucky
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Famous foodies at SXSW, juicy farmers' market news, and more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
March 20-31
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
2007-08 Austin Music Awards Encore
Austin Music Hall, Wednesday, March 12
SXSW 08 Photo Gallery
Off the Record
A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008
BY AUSTIN POWELL
SXSW 08 Music Live Shots
Kimya Dawson
Wednesday
R.E.M.
Wednesday
Naked Raygun
Wednesday
Billy Bragg
Thursday
The People's Revolutionary Choir
Thursday
Retribution Gospel Choir, Mark Kozelek
Thursday
Liam Finn
Thursday
Maya Azucena
Thursday
M1 of Dead Prez
Thursday
Holy Fuck
Thursday
Bun B
Wednesday
No Age
Thursday
The Wombats
Thursday
Blue Cheer
Friday
Castanets
Friday
Destroyer
Friday
She & Him
Friday
BoDeans
Friday
Daniel Lanois
Friday
Half Japanese
Friday
Christian Scott
Friday
Clipse, Kid Sister, Cool Kids
Clipse, Kid Sister, the Cool Kids
Duffy
Saturday
Was (Not Was)
Saturday
Ice Cube
Saturday
SXSW Panel: Hip Hop, Politics & the Ever Changing Music Business
Saturday
SXSW Panel: Vinyl Revival
Saturday
SXSW Panel: '16 Magazine' and the Birth of Music Journalism
Saturday
Hanne Hukkelberg
Saturday
Jacob Golden, M. Ward, Jim James
Saturday
MSTRKRFT
Saturday
Monotonix
Saturday
David Banner
Saturday
screens
I Heart Guitarz
Girls Rock! chronicles a camp where girls do just that
BY YVONNE GEORGINA PUIG
Animated Opinions
Korey Coleman and company deal out critique on Spill.com
BY RICK KLAW
Film News
Villa Muse down but not out (not just yet, at least), plus new (and old) developments for Veronica Mars' Rob Thomas
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
TV Eye unpacks SXSW 08 and christens TV on the Internet
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Lubitsch Musicals: Eclipse Series 8
There's a provocative postscript left off Lubitsch Musicals: pre-Code
Film Reviews
Doomsday
In this UK thriller, the so-called Reaper virus threatens the Isles with extinction.
Drillbit Taylor
This mediocre tween comedy that stars Owen Wilson comes from some very talented people – Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen – who appear to be experiencing a delayed sophomore slump.
Girls Rock!
"How do you teach a teenage girl how to like herself?" is the key question that drives Portland, Ore.'s Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, as well as this documentary survey of the experience.
Never Back Down
Never Back Down is like The Karate Kid meets Fight Club by way of Abercrombie & Fitch.
Paranoid Park
Gus Van Sant's new film about young male skateboarders is breathtaking, heartbreaking, tragic, gorgeous, and psychically true all at the same time.
Race
This new Bollywood film tells the story of two brothers who compete with cars at the racetrack.
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking might have been a terrific character study of damaged adult siblings, but instead becomes a muddled road trip toward redemption.
Under the Same Moon
The film's parallel stories of a mother and son seeking each other across geographical divides is never more than one small step away from mawkishness and cliché – but as a sociological study, it’s fascinating.
Water
Don't come to this movie expecting a doom-and-gloom forecast about ecological catastrophe. It's instead an encounter with "voodoo chemistry" that aims to show why we all should start imbibing "structurized water."
arts & culture
A Place to Gather Again
The Long Center recycles not only Palmer Auditorium's materials but also its civic purpose
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arthouse: A design worth the wait
After nine years, Arthouse is ready to complete the renovation of its two-story headquarters at 700 Congress
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Cabaret Theatre: Toasting Tony
Russ Lorenson debuted his cabaret tribute to Tony Bennett in Austin, and now he's bringing it back
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Lonesome West
Hyde Park's return to Martin McDonagh territory is as wickedly delicious as the potato alcohol his play's bickering brothers gulp down
Austin Symphony Orchestra with Andre Watts
Maestro Peter Bay zeroed in on early 20th century France, and the results were magnificent
Wheelchair Epidemic
This Gallery Lombardi group show defiantly straddles divisions with singers behind the lens and guitarists behind paintbrushes
columns
Day Trips
The Cross south of Ballinger rises 100 feet above ground with a wingspan of 70 feet and welcomes all to come enjoy the serenity of the surroundings
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Page Two: How Your South-by High Can Last Through the Rest of the Year
A veteran festival-goer weighs in
BY KEVIN SMOKLER
Oops!
After a Fashion
Stephen has bad dreams for good reason and is not fooling anyone with that yoga thing
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
The Cross south of Ballinger rises 100 feet above ground with a wingspan of 70 feet and welcomes all to come enjoy the serenity of the surroundings
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
Do UT's men's and women's basketball teams have what it takes to make a Final Four appearance?
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
A critical amount of debris orbiting the Earth, the benefits of aluminum helmets, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Free Legal Aid – Do I Qualify?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: KOOP Easter Sunday Soiree
Ruta Maya, Sunday, March 23, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
High school playoffs, Austin Aztex announce first-round signings for their inaugural season, and more
