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MOTORCYCLE RALLY WEEKEND
Ride to Live
Local biker clubs share the secrets of the open road
BY ABE LOUISE YOUNG
The Bard of Blast
Steve Wolf's pyro-antics are poetry in motion
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Welcome to the Motordrome
One of the last Wall of Death barrels comes to town
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
We Can Rebuild It
Build a bike in two days
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
A Four-Cone Event
ROT Rally parties from curb to curb
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Two-Wheeled Texas
Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways
BY ANGELA ARMSTRONG, KATE X MESSER, TERRY ORNELAS WOODROFFE AND MEGHAN RUTH SPEAKERMAN
Rally Listings 2008
Your calendar for some wheelie great events
BY ANGELA ARMSTRONG, KATE X MESSER, MEGHAN RUTH SPEAKERMAN AND RICHARD WHITTAKER
What's on the Slab
Texas roadhouses are far from middle-of-the-road
BY KATHY MCCARTY
GAY PRIDE
Respectable Street
As Austin Pride revs up, will its soul get lost on the roadside?
BY KATE GETTY
gAyTX Fun Guide
Austin spots so hot, they're flamin'
BY KATE X MESSER AND KATE GETTY
Austin Pride 2008
The party goes on all month long ...
news
Apocalypse February!
When digital TV arrives next year, you may not notice
BY KEVIN BRASS
'Chronicle' Endorsements
June 14 City Council run-off
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Dems in Austin: Taking the Next Step
The State Convention looks ahead to November
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Newsdesk
Joe "Thundersticks" Jaworski revs up his bid for S.D. 11 and the Bad Precedents
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Sessions: From Vodka to Voter ID
Dems rally to fight voter ID law
BY LEE NICHOLS
Johnston Seniors Bid Final Farewell
A bittersweet occasion for Johnston's last graduating class
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
Place 4 Run-Off Heats Up
Morrison and Galindo exchange accusations as election day approaches
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Cat Did It: WilCo off the Hook in Shelter probe
Animals blamed in abuse case (and for squealing to the pigs)
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
Billboard Plant: Newest Travis Heights Resident?
Neighborhood questions what will go on in Reagan National Advertising's planned warehouse
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Happenings
Anthony Graves Case Raises the Dead ... Again
Judge once again okays testimony of dead witness
BY JORDAN SMITH
ICE Draws Cool Reception in Austin
Immigration comes calling at the jailhouse
BY MATT MARTINEZ
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Beyond City Limits
Point Austin: Heat Wave
From Philadelphia to Austin, the air is burning
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
Exciting things to see and do at this week's council meeting
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Blackwater's Reward; and Who Benefits From Cloning?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Blanco Lavender Festival
Fragrant entertainment is to be had at Blanco's Lavender Festival
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Austin Home Brewer Honored
Local Austinite Kerry Martin wins the 13th annual Big Batch Brew Bash
BY LEE NICHOLS
Food-o-File
Avoid salmonella and other dangerous bacteria by eating locally grown produce
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu: June 17
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Parkside
Freshness and simplicity brighten palates in a former steak house
10th Street Tacos
Downtown tacos, El Paso-style
music
Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Everything
What do Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, and Ocote Soul Sounds have in common? Prince, Maceo Parker, and Larry Harlow!
BY THOMAS FAWCETT
Off the Record
Soaring gas prices put local bands in a pinch at the pump and a homecoming of sorts for Janis Joplin and the Butthole Surfers
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Bun B
II Trill
Lydia Mendoza
The Best of Lydia Mendoza
Rae Davis
Positive Thinking!
Alexander's Dark Band
Music to Stand by the Fireplace To
Sisters Morales
Talking to the River
Brian Birdwell
Volume 1
Nathan Singleton & His Sideshow Tragedy
Itinerant Youth
Mario Matteoli
Golden State
Windsor for the Derby
How We Lost
Monkeywrench
Gabriel's Horn
screens
The Present Beware! The Future Beware!
Austin animator Brad Neely drinks beer, hates British children
BY SPENCER PARSONS
Even the Undead Gotta Dance, Gotta Sing
John McLean's labor of love, Z: A Zombie Musical
BY JOE O'CONNELL
In Play
This one's designed by the hardcore gamer for the hardcore gamer
BY JOEY SEILER
TV Eye
Suddenly, a reason to watch The View again
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
The Lovers & The Fire Within
Louis Malle, lobbing smart bombs
Film Reviews
Baghead
Kind of funny and kind of scary, the lo-fi Baghead is not so much a horror movie as a four-character study of relationships and the drive to find meaningful work.
The Incredible Hulk
Finally, the Hulk is truly incredible. As of right now, it's Marvel's universe; we just live in it.
The Promotion
Forgettably bland, this comic film features Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly vying for the same job promotion.
War, Inc.
John Cusack's War, Inc. rails against the military-industrial complex in a barely disguised contemporary story about covert operations.
arts & culture
The Total Package
The Decoder Ring's Christian Helms provides everything you could want in a design – or a designer
BY SERGIO BURNS
The Velveeta Room: Vive la Difference de le Fromage!
Nearly three dozen comics are flocking to Sixth Street to pay tribute to Austin's other comedy club
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Muses II: Memories of a House: Home Theatre
A special house in Travis Heights becomes even more special as the setting for Vestige Group's collection of playlets
BY BARRY PINEO
CreateAustin: The City Gets the Plan
After two years in the making, the community cultural plan has been presented to the Austin City Council
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Hamilton Township
Salvage Vanguard turns Jason Grote's new play into a rare slice of performance: funny, frightening, visceral, violent, and totally unforgettable
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Austin Playhouse's production of this early Sondheim musical features some strong work, but it also feels dated and safe
Lance Letscher: 'Industry and Design'
Throughout his latest group of collages, Letscher is always exploring how we work through ideas and emotions
columns
Page Two: A Threat and a Promise
The city takes on live music, again
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, outside of Glen Rose, seems to get better with age
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
Wolfgang Suhnholz is more interested in building a robust soccer community in Austin than scoring a big-time coaching gig
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The Mary Tyler
Moore Show airs somewhere in the world every hour of every day, solitary
gaming, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Political Asylum Project of Austin
BY CHRIS JIMMERSON
Luv Doc Recommends: Pride Texas Festival
Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Saturday, June 14, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
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