Parish
Craig Staggs
Volume 27, Number 34
news
'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 10 municipal elections
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Early Voting
April 28-May 6
CITY COUNCIL ELECTION PREVIEW
Point Austin: What's at Stake?
There will be blood
BY MICHAEL KING
The Long Shadow of Wal-Mart
Place 1 candidates differ on development, environment
BY LEE NICHOLS
Upcoming Candidate Forums
An Uncertain Hand
A pair of wild cards in Place 3
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Six-Card Stud
It's a wide-open Place 4 race
BY WELLS DUNBAR
That Girl Can Sing
On the Trail With Gale
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
Partisan Values or Expertise?
ACC board, Place 1 poses an interesting choice for voters
BY LEE NICHOLS
Don't Forget the Children
AISD races and bond proposals
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Group Calls for Museum Director's Ouster
Museum director makes girls cry
BY ANDREA GRIMES
Waterfront Agreement Ends Deadlock
Neighbors and developer reach deal on condo project
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Dildos No Longer a Hard Sell
Anatomically correct and legal, too!
BY JORDAN SMITH
New Rail Plan Rolled Out
The latest line on streetcars
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Point Austin: What's at Stake?
There will be blood
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
It's nickel-and-dime time at City Hall
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Big-Spending George; and House the Rich
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Gluten-Free Pizza Dough
Gluten Free Kneads is rolling out gluten-free cookie and pizza doughs
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Food-o-File
The busy life of Cathy Cochran-Lewis, Earth Day, and White Mountain Foods founder passes
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
April 24-May 1
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wines of the Week
Big company distributes small wines
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Reviews
Imperia
Imperia confuses Austinites with its delicious and disgusting fancy Asian-food offerings
Vino Vino
A great Hyde Park hub for wine and appetizers
music
WILLIE
Last of a Breed
Veteran Austin music scribe tackles a topic equal to his skill: Willie Nelson
BY DAN OKO
Landmark Willie
BY JOE NICK PATOSKI
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir
'Austin, 1972,' an excerpt from Joe Nick Patoski's new tome, Willie Nelson: An Epic Life
BY JOE NICK PATOSKI
'Willie Nelson: An Epic Life' Book Review
567 pages might not be enough to cover Willie Nelson's Epic Life
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Austin: 197 ...
Off the Record
The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy wages on, Willie and the Doggfather get Half Baked in Amsterdam, and Pinetop Perkins gets his mojo working
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
Portishead
Third
The Clash
Revolution Rock
The Roots, Braille, Re-Up Gang, Sandman, Cadence Weapon
Rising Down, The IV Edition, We Got It for Cheap, Vol. 3, Philadelphia Ego, Afterparty Babies
The Black Keys
Attack and Release
screens
The Warped Tour
Tim and Eric of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! perfect the anti-joke
BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
Big in Japan, but What About Austin?
Magnolia Pictures and the Alamo Drafthouse hope to build an audience for a Japanese oddity here in the heart of Texas
BY MARC SAVLOV
A Whale of a Tale Goes 21st Century
The Fuse Box Festival hosts a Herman Melville Hoot Nite
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Benh Zeitlin Benefit
Helping to defray hospital bills for injured SXSW filmmaker Benh Zeitlin
BY SPENCER PARSONS
Film News
Changing of the guard at SXSW Film, the Alamo Ritz gets boozy, Austin Golden Hour wants nothing to do with its namesake, and more
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
Summer hiatus is almost here. 'TV Eye's ready to fall under the thrall of the next new thing.
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
The Animation Show 4
Mike Judge is back with a brand new collection of short animated films, and it's premiering here in Austin.
Baby Mama
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler skewer motherhood but make sure that nothing gets terribly burnt.
Big Man Japan
Midnight madness doesn't begin to categorize this bizarre Japanese superhero/monster movie.
Chapter 27
Jared Leto gains weight and lets it all hang out as John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, in this fictionalized account of what occurred at the Dakota.
88 Minutes
Al Pacino stars in this dull and formulaic procedural.
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Ben Stein uncovers the worldwide plot to unseat scientists, educators, and philosophers who are being fired, ridiculed, and ostracized for supporting the theory of intelligent design.
The Life Before Her Eyes
Although Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood deliver strong performances, this film from the director of House of Sand and Fog is a muddled affront.
My Blueberry Nights
Filmmaker Wong Kar-wai's English-language debut stars the singer Norah Jones in her acting debut, but instead of exuding newness this sensuous film has an also-ran feel.
Tashan
In this highly anticipated new Bollywood film, three people travel across India on a dangerous journey during which no one can be trusted.
The Visitor
The writer/director of The Station Agent is back with another interpersonal drama that is strangely both predictable and unpredictable.
arts & culture
The Electric Exchange
Theatre, dance, music, and film meld and get supercharged in the Fuse Box Festival
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Butler School of Music: For this John Adams, a King
UT honors the Nixon in China composer with an award for his notable musical work and three concerts featuring his compositions
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Arts Hall of Fame: Class of 2008
The seventh group of inductees includes individuals from the fields of architecture, comedy, music, and patronage
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Ladies Are Funny Festival: Are ladies ... funny? Girls Girls Girls insist, 'Yes, yes, yes.'
The second round of the comedy fest spotlighting women adds sketch, stand-up, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil
The ProArts/ACC co-production plays out like a Robert Johnson number: strong, sweet, natural, and full of longing
Susannah
The Butler Opera Center production achieves real magic, most notably a triumphant performance in the title role
Carmen
Austin Lyric Opera’s debut in the Long Center serves Bizet’s classic in a clear, uncluttered way that satisfies
columns
Page Two: The Vision Thing
Championing idealism over realism is not inherently good, moral, or noble
BY LOUIS BLACK
Day Trips
Caprock Canyons State Park is a hidden gem of a state park that you won't forget once you've seen it
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
Realize your long-held rowing dreams at the Texas Rowing Center
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Letters @ 3AM
Globalization isn't only something that's happening to our economy: Globalization is happening to us – to our bodies, our families, and our psyches
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Stephen is going to affairs and fundraisers as if his life depends on it. Oh, right.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Spaghetti made from coca leaf flour and Bolognese sauce made from llama meat, temperamental Alfred Hitchcock, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Deadline for Homestead Exemption?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Lone Star State Jam
Waterloo Park, Saturday, April 26, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Austin Aztex announce rooster, and more
