Paramount Theatre
features
In Memoriam
Motorcycle Michael, 1954-2011
BY DAN HARDICK
news
Perry the Executioner
Texas leads the country in executions, and Rick Perry holds the record tally
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Rick Perry, Boy Scientist
When it comes to science, the Inquisition's got nothing on the guv
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Come On Down!
Council takes Austin Energy's bonus money and runs with it
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Civics 101
Calendar of civic events, Sept. 15-22
Quote of the Week
Texas Forensics: Politics vs. Justice
The Forensic Science Commission does what it can under A.G.'s limitations
BY JORDAN SMITH
Budget in Plain Sight
Council adopts a budget with the sausage prepared in public
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Drought, Heat, Fires ... Repeat
The plague of wildfires reflect conditions beyond a temporary drought
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Fire Relief and Threat Become Daily Occurrences
Burn bans are now a fact of life
BY ANNE HARRIS
AISD Aims To Change Facilities Process
Carstarphen proposes annual reviews of building repairs
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Travis County Border Conflict Smolders On
Commissioners work precinct boundaries with politics in mind
BY MIKE KANIN
The Hightower Report
Gov. Perry boasts his job numbers, but the facts belie him
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
ACL MUSIC FEST
Chefs' Night Out
Some top local chefs talk about where they go when they eat out
BY MICK VANN
Food-o-File
Bastrop fires level a much-loved chocolatier
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Chow Times
Pig out at restaurant anniversaries and dine with Fido
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Hugos Restaurant y Tequila Bar
Tequila bar first, restaurant second
music
Higher Ground
Stevie Wonder in 10 songs? It's a start.
ACL MUSIC FEST
ACL Music Fest Friday Interviews
ACL Music Fest Friday Reviews
ACL Music Fest Friday Listings
The blurbing of ACL 2011
ACL Music Fest Saturday Interviews
ACL Music Fest Saturday Reviews
ACL Music Fest Saturday Listings
The blurbing of ACL 2011
ACL Music Fest Sunday Interviews
ACL Music Fest Sunday Reviews
ACL Music Fest Sunday Listings
The blurbing of ACL 2011
BMI Stage
BY MARGARET MOSER
ACL Aftershows
Off the Record
Recounting the first decade of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one year at a time
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
St. Vincent
Strange Mercy
Jackie DeShannon
When You Walk in the Room
Glen Campbell
Ghost on the Canvas
Connie Smith
Long Line of Heartaches
Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism
Chuck Eddy
Bright's Passage
Josh Ritter
Richard Buckner
Our Blood
Fountains of Wayne, Ivy
Sky Full of Holes, All Hours
screens
Outtakes Get Their Day in Court
Pamela Yates returns to a haunted Guatemala in Granito: How To Nail a Dictator
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Giving the Sidekick a Spotlight
From behind the shadow of the Ninja Turtles comes 'Casey Jones'
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Meme Weavers
Did two Austin Web designers tap into our unconscious desire to replicate stock photos? Nah – they're just having a laugh.
BY CINDY WIDNER
Film Reviews
Applause
Danish actor Paprika Steen's turn as a fresh-from-rehab alcoholic is a tour de force performance.
Bucky Larson: Born To Be a Star
In this comedy, a Midwestern kid decides to follow in his parents' footsteps and become a porn star.
Circumstance
This Iranian film about two girls who begin a secret relationship is as much a political statement as it is a love story.
Crime After Crime
Emotionally powerful doc about the fight to free a domestic abuse survivor from jail
Drive
Ryan Gosling plays a getaway driver in this seductive mix of brooding arthouse and heist-gone-to-hell genre picture.
I Don't Know How She Does It
Sarah Jessica Parker stars in this comedy about working-mom woes.
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Concert film from stand-up comedian Kevin Hart's "Laugh at My Pain" national tour.
The Last Circus
Two generations of circus clowns, set against the bloody backdrop of Franco's Spain.
The Lion King 3D
Disney has retrofitted its 1994 hit in 3-D for a limited theatrical run.
Magic Trip
This doc about Ken Kesey's famed bus goes all over the place but never seems to end up anywhere all that revelatory.
arts & culture
All Over Creation: Element of Surprise
The joys and importance of 'I didn't see that coming'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Rappahannock County'
A new song cycle views the Civil War from one small corner of Virginia
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Your Essential Magnificence'
After eight years, a shrine to South Austin arrives on South Congress
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
MilkMilkLemonade
The revival of this gender-play comedy still tastes freshly squeezed
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
This spoof has energy to spare but never feels as spontaneous as it should
Austin Symphony Orchestra With Joshua Bell
Bell's prowess as a violinist recalled the song of the mockingbird
columns
Gay Place: Pride: Lamé, Not Lame
Celebrate the new Ana Sisnett Library at UT!
BY KATE X MESSER
After a Fashion
Stephen laments the political heat generated by the fires
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Flat Creek Estate vineyard and winery brings the flavor of Tuscany to the Hill Country
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
'Peanuts,' Paul McCartney, Montezuma Red, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Corn Lovers Fiesta
Hole in the Wall, Friday, September 16, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
UT Volleyball: Texas Invitational
Senior middle blocker Rachael Adams leads the way for the Horns
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
St. Edward's women's team ranked No. 2 nationally
