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The Luv Doc: The Most Important Factor

Dear Luv Doc, What factor is most important in a loving relationship? Mark S That’s easy Mark: Flexibility. And no, I am not suggesting you go find some double-jointed Russian gymnast who can fold her legs behind her head. That would be really super if you were wanting to try your hand at vajazzling, but…

by The Luv Doc

Roar

Drafthouse Films reissues this truly trippy oddity from 1981

by Steve Davis

Old Settler’s Music Festival Platters

Milkdrive Places You’ve Not Been (Bismeaux) A third album from these musically expansive locals plays out much like their previous effort, yet you could never say they’re standing still. Brian Beken, Dennis Ludiker, and Noah Jeffries are each more than capable on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, and their interplay – no matter who’s playing which…

by Jim Caligiuri

Oops!

In the April 10 “Death Watch,” Manuel Garza’s age was incorrectly reported, both today and at the time of the murder. He is currently 34; he was 20 when he shot and killed San Antonio police officer John Riojas.

by Chronicle Staff

Soccer Watch

The Vandegrift High School girls are trying for their second straight state title at this week’s UIL Soccer Championships in Georgetown; their 5A semifinal against unbeaten College Station is Thursday at noon, with the final at 11am Saturday. The Liberty Hill boys qualified as well, in the program’s first year in existence; they’re in a…

by Nick Barbaro

Bluegrass Box

Old Settler’s has become an annual opportunity for Central Texans to experience bluegrass legends and those that will one day take their place. Twice Grammy-nominated, Dailey & Vincent (Sat., 7:45pm, Bluebonnet stage; Sun., 11am, Campground stage) lead in the latter category, named both Entertainer of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year three times…

by Jim Caligiuri

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

According to writer Ben Blatt at Salon.com, the hardest shot in bowling is not the 7-10 split, but the 4-6-7-9-10 split, known in Professional Bowlers Association bowling lingo as the “Greek Church” because its pattern is supposedly reminiscent of “an old cathedral-type church with spires.” Pitcher Duster Mails (1894-1974) would give an autographed photo to…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Quote of the Week

“GOV. PERRY needs to FIRMLY tell our Muslim President that TEXAS WILL NOT be participating in his little relocation program of BIO-WEAPONS.” – Rebecca Forest, Council Member Don Zimmerman’s nominee to the city’s Commission on Immigrant Affairs, in an Aug. 2, 2014, Facebook post, on Central American refugees.

by Chronicle Staff

Old Settler’s Music Festival Platters

Pokey LaFarge Something in the Water (Rounder) Pokey LaFarge is a man out of time. Behind his nasally warble, the songwriter born Andrew Heissler cuts originals with an ear tuned to the first part of the 20th century, a palette of early jazz, Western swing, pre-war blues, and honky-tonk that explodes remarkably authentic and diverse.…

by Doug Freeman

Old Settler’s Music Festival Platters

Lauren Shera Gold & Rust (DigSin) Originally from northern California and currently calling Nashville home, Lauren Shera’s third disc recalls the West Coast rather than Tennessee. Despite its Laurel Canyon comforts – jangling strings and sunny melodies – she calls it a goodbye to the Golden State. Even so, Shera stands out from a nation…

by Jim Caligiuri

Old Settler’s Music Festival Platters

JD McPherson Let the Good Times Roll (Rounder) JD McPherson’s 2012 debut, Signs & Signifiers, hit like a rogue H-bomb: 12 well-crafted originals in a sonic environment eerily reminiscent of a vintage Specialty or Chess 45, clearly inspired in his Fifties punk by Austin’s late Nick Curran. Sophomore effort Let the Good Times Roll continues…

by Tim Stegall

Old Settler’s Music Festival Platters

Chuck Prophet Night Surfer (Yep Roc) After years of high-concept projects, including the last three Alejandro Escovedo discs, Chuck Prophet simply plays on Night Surfer. Indulging himself, the San Franciscan sounds relaxed and confident, taking this well-crafted batch of rootsy tunes for a jaunt. The guitarist/songwriter exercises his penchant for Stonesy rock (“Felony Glamour”), Motown…

by Michael Toland

Arts review

Forklift Danceworks’ latest connected care for urban trees, a neighborhood’s life, and all of us to nature

by Robert Faires

Lege Lines

Lege makes an anti-city push, nixes a bill limiting police filming, the Senate passes its budget, and more…

by Richard Whittaker

Wayfaring Strangers

“I’m not as snobby as what some people refer to as ‘grassholes’ – those who can’t stand anything outside of Ralph Stanley or Bill Monroe.” Amen, Robert Earl Keen. The same most certainly applies to the grass growers of OSMF, whose annual barbecue out at the Salt Lick in Dripping Springs achieves a musical alchemy…

by Raoul Hernandez

Moontower Lowdown

The fourth Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival launches Wednesday, April 22, with a badge holders-only performance of Ron White’s Texas Toasted show at which “Tater Salad” will be joined by a number of his old stand-up pals from the ATX: Matt Bearden, JR Brow, Tom Hester, John O’Connell, Nancy Reed, Alex Reymundo, Brendon Walsh, and…

by Chronicle Staff

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