Cover Story
The ‘Tease That Binds
The Texas Burlesque Festival builds community among those who are hip to the strip
A Twirl and a Tease
Texas Burlesque Festival leaves them hanging from the rafters
News AggreGAYte for the Week of April 21
All the gay news AggreGAYte we can muster
The Last Laugh
Guy Forsyth signs off on God’s Favorite Band
‘Austin Chronicle’ Uncovered 4-22
War on Women’s Health Care
Rubber Repper Redux
The Biography of Physical Sensation returns!
Bill Hicks Doc Screens Tonight
AFS presents a special screening with filmmakers in attendance
Wednesday Rewind: 420 Edition
Snoop gets twisted with Willie Nelson & Ghostland
You Mother Falcon
Fusebox takes flight tonight
Come Together
Vigil for Norma and Maria Hurtado at OutYouth
Get Your Documentary Skills on
Where else can the public learn the ropes of doc film making on the cheap?
Stars Begin Playoff Homestand
Series tied 1-1
The Best of Michael Scott
A tribute to Steve Carell airs on TBS
Crestina Chavez Promotion
Your News Now promotes Chavez to managing editor
‘Deadliest Catch’ Stars Share Their Fish Stories
Deadliest Catch is much more than a Sunday afternoon bait & wait yawner
Whose House? Texies’ House
Texecutioners send a message with victory over Cincinnati
Doggett: GOP Still Hunting Me
Austin congressman warns of plan to split Travis four ways
Dead and Gone: Queerty
A queer website falls…
YACHT: Mystery Lights Over Shangri-La Exposed
Rob yaks with Jona and Claire of YACHT
Austin Rockin’ 4/18
Two-a-days 1980s style on FOX 7
Cin’ on Eight Wheels
Texecutioners welcome Cincinnati for landmark Roller Derby bout
Unnatural Disaster
Harry Shearer gets serious about how bad engineering flooded Nola
From the Dept. of Deeply Heartwarming Stuff
Poet Dean Young has undergone a heart transplant
Travis House Delegation Pleased With Redistricting Proposal
Williamson, other parts of state upset with new lines
Puppy Mill Bill In Trouble?
Is bill in trouble from puppy-mill area lawmaker?
WLT Turns 30, Throws a Party
The Writers’ League of Texas celebrates 30 years
School’s in Session for the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast
AISD in-fighting & more recycling roadblocks
In the ‘Pale’
HRC & David Foster Wallace, plus the New Fiction Confab
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Instrumentalosos Old Settler’s thrives on virtuosic players, and these four are the best at what they do. Slide guitar from Sonny Landreth (Sat., 6:45pm, Hill Country Stage) is unmistakable, whether the longtime Louisianan is adding color to the songs of John Hiatt or, as on his latest LP From the Reach, shooting it out with…
Arts Review
Jonathan Dove’s opera in an airport is often fun but leaves no lasting impression
Defense for the Unwitting?
What if you really did think she was 17?
The Conspirator
Robert Redford directs this historical movie about the trial of Mary Surratt, who was convicted of conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
The Hightower Report
Seismic Jolts in Shreveport; and Hoovernomics, Part II
After a Fashion
Football, the Irish, and unconditional love: just another week in the life of Your Style Avatar
Texas Young Composers Concert
A dozen budding Beethovens hear music they wrote performed by the Austin Symphony
Women’s Health: Ideology First!
Texas lawmakers do their part to defund Planned Parenthood
The Salvation Poem
This Spanish-language Christian film is inspired by the life and testimony of Argentine singer Pablo Olivares.
Texas Platters
Bob Schneider A Perfect Day (Kirtland/Shockorama) Bob Schneider’s best work resides in A Perfect Day, even if the album and he still show no signs of peaking. Blueprinted on the lead-off cut of his major-label debut, March 2001’s Lonelyland, the Austin music emperor’s soft rock made its bow on “Metal and Steel,” a page out…
TV Eye: Let the Bloodletting Begin
Feeling lukewarm about Ice and Fire kick-starter Game of Thrones
‘The Zoo Story’
A take on Albee’s classic two-hander has the actors swap roles throughout the run
Formula One for All
F1 announces a little something for everyone
Kill the Irishman
The life of Danny Greene, an Irish mobster in Cleveland during the Sixties and Seventies, is recounted in this film.
Texas Platters
The Sour Notes Last Looks The Sour Notes could be the indie equivalent of the Little Engine That Could. Over the past two years, the local pop outfit has issued a relentless array of full-length releases and singles, each slowly but surely gaining momentum behind frontman Jared Boulanger’s cinematic lyricism and Shinsian sensibilities. Fourth LP…
Sinking Deeper
Robin Arnott explores the outer limits of video-game immersion
Day Trips
The Last Drive-In Picture Show in Gatesville retains the glory of the double-feature drive-in movie experience
Quote of the Week
“It’s disappointing, but hardly surprising.” – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, after learning that the federal budget “compromise” includes the repeal of the “Save Our Schools” provision requiring that federal aid to Texas schools indeed be spent on Texas schools
Miral
Directed by Julian Schnabel, this film tells the story of an orphaned Palestinian girl who is caught between emotions on the eve of the Intifada.
Texas Platters
Marcia Ball Roadside Attractions (Alligator) The last thing on Marcia Ball’s mind when her car broke down in Austin some 40 years ago was what she might be recording here in 2011. From her Louisiana roots to her Texas base, Ball marks a decade with venerable Chicago blues indie Alligator Records not by traveling new…
‘Rio Bravo’ a Stop on the Road to Hollywood
Whether she’s playing Feathers or Pepper, Angie Dickinson tickles
Gay Place
Best queer bets for Thursday and Sunday overwhelm
City Hall Hustle: Recycling Recycled … Again
The city’s belabored saga of selecting a long-term recycler hasn’t taken as long as you might think. It’s taken longer. The Hustle was reminded of that this week as he began prepping this column, fielding eleventh-hour developments as Austin prepares to finally name a contractor to handle our Blue Bin stream of recyclables by either…
Texas Platters
The Lost Pines Sweet Honey Bluegrass is the ugly stepchild of Austin music. Its supporters are a cult of folk fanatics that inhabit the fringe of the scene, so the Lost Pines have their work cut out for them. A sixpiece fronted by vocalists Talia Bryce and Christian Ward, the Pines’ mix of high lonesome…
Food Review
No, no – the other kind of pasties
Off the Record
Local songwriter Johnny Goudie takes the stand while Trailer Space Records preps for Record Store Day
Headlines
› City Council takes today (April 14) off, though it convened briefly Tuesday to approve a $1.2 million economic incentives package with eBay and subsidiary PayPal, promising to create 1,000 jobs over the next decade. When council members return April 21, they’re scheduled to (finally!) name a citywide recycler; see “City Hall Hustle.” › Anonymous…
Texas Platters
Elvis Crime of the Scene Bare-assed and hoisting a rifle, Brian Rowland takes aim on the cover of Crime of the Scene. The Elvis frontman is a most unusual suspect, perverse yet persuasive, coming on like the abused stepchild of Dry-era PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, a hybrid most evident in “All the Senate’s Men,”…
Food Review
Not your average corner store
Page Two: Quicksand
Between politics and principle lies the quagmire of ideological righteousness
Written in Blood
Timid moderates join fringe Republicans in push to pass suicidal state budget
Texas Platters
Get all warm and tingly thinking about the love child of Reigning Sound and the Velvet Underground? Orville Bateman Neeley III’s namesake band is an approximate synthesis, the flip side to his Ramones trip with trio Bad Sports. Super Secret Records A-side “No Way To Rock ‘n’ Roll” and B-side “Got More Love” throw back…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Barney Gumble, space toilets, and more
Oops!
In last week’s story (“The Price of Being a Pierce,” News) about the investigation into the death of former yogurt shop murder suspect Maurice Pierce, we mistakenly edited a passage to read that Pierce’s wife, Kimberli, says it would not have been impossible for Pierce to have returned to the yogurt shop in time to…
Res Publica
Citizens’ calendar, April 14-21
Book Review
A refreshing surprise in these days of lit-scene doom and gloom
Playoff Hockey!
Texas Stars begin their second playoff run in as many years
Naked City
Email scandal update, the 311 of the future, and more
From the Watergate Break-in to a Broken News Media
Key players in All the President’s Men reflect on what 35 years have wrought
Book Review
This novel shows an impressive commitment to presenting an entirely real-feeling fake
Soccer Watch
Local soccer supporters’ group Chantico’s Army, rededicated as Eberly’s Army, host launch party, and more
You May Have Mail
City responds to Austin Bulldog lawsuit
Harry Ransom Center Honors ‘All the President’s Men’
The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, which holds the Woodward and Bernstein Watergate papers, has a series of events and exhibits planned for the 35th anniversary of Alan J. Pakula’s All the President’s Men. Materials related to the film and the Watergate scandal are currently on display as part of the HRC’s…
Event Menu
Foodie events for April 14-17
Eco-Currents: Spring Roundup
Butterflies, hummingbirds, power plants, and more
Type 911
New way to report crime
Terrific Food and Inspired Wine off East 11th
The 3 Little Pigs food trailer sits behind East End Wines. Try them both, but not at the same time.
Food-o-File
And Gilmore makes four
Endorsements Roll In
Local orgs pick their council candidates
ACC Flying High
ACC continues Highland Mall shopping spree
Goan, Goan … Konkan
New India Cuisine gives South Austinites an option for Indian in the neighborhood, while the people-watching is solid gold
Communication Breakdown
Rocked by financial crisis, AISD goes to war with itself – and everyone suffers
Banned in Bee Cave
Avert your eyes!
The Wheel Deal
Austin Bike Summit convenes this weekend
Time To Redraw Board Boundaries
As if the AISD board of trustees didn’t have enough to worry about, new census data shows that the district’s seven single-member seats are due for a major overhaul. On April 4, the board received a presentation showing voter populations in each electoral district. The disparity has caught the trustees off guard. Ideally, each trustee…
The Shape of Things to Come
Early steps in the redistricting process raise issues of race and representation
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Ruby Jane 8:45pm, Campground Stage Now rooted in Texas after moving from Mississippi, where she was raised, Ruby Jane faces many choices. At 16, her playing commands the attention of Willie Nelson, but she’s also a triple threat of picking, writing, and singing. Years of playing festivals have prepared her for the inevitable next step:…
Arts Review
The charm of ScriptWorks’ annual showcase of 10-minute plays is in its potluck nature
Bill of the Week
Special gun privileges for lawmakers?
Even the Rain
Amid citizen unrest in Bolivia, a Spanish film crew attempts to mount a revisionist history of Christopher Columbus.
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
FRIDAY The Coveters With three of Old Settler’s top local draws included in its ranks, the Coveters have become South Austin’s premier songwriting stable. Unofficial leader Suzanna Choffel (Fri., 5:30pm, Bluebonnet Stage) previews her highly anticipated new album, Steady Eye Steady Bow, due May 24, the native songstress ready for her close-up on the strength…
Arts Review
In this mixed-dance program weighted with angst, skill and innovation were lacking
Don’t Abate That Joint
Tax abatement changes recommended for historic homes
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
The first third of Ayn Rand’s creative diss of collectivism and groupthink gets a film workout.
Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Burlesque Festival
The thing that makes Burlesque neo-feminist is that chicks run the show. How do you know? If dudes were in charge, they would just slather naked girls with baby oil and make them ride a mechanical bull or wrestle in a baby pool filled with Astroglide. Yes, there might be music, but it would probably…
