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High Baptismal Flow
In search of rock & roll’s psychedelic pioneers, Austin’s 13th Floor Elevators
Not Your Father’s Musical (Or Your Kid’s, For That Matter)
Three local shows show breaking into song ain’t what it used to be
Naked City
Enviro groups call for more, not fewer, limits on power plant emissions
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
All sugar, no spice in this modern-day fairy tale
In Memoriam: Nelson Patrick
Remembering Nelson G. Patrick, a man who devoted 70 years of his life to the education of Texas’ young musicians
13th Floor Elevators Must-Haves
Donate to the Roky Trust Sumner Erickson and the Roky Trust accept donations. See the site for more information. www.rokyerickson.net/trust.htmlRoky Volumes I-IV This four-volume, plastic-bound set is a singular source of long-forgotten Vatornalia. It’s been long out of print, but Jack Ortman is reprinting and binding the entire set. Contact him at jackortman@hotmail.com.”Openers II: The…
Naked City
New claims of ineptitude put criminal convictions at risk
The Godfather: Part II
The Godfather: Part II 1974, R, 200 min. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton. Just as good as the first one, this sequel skips from Vegas to Sicily to Cuba.
Culture Flash!
Payne Award nominations on the horizon, a big banner dresses up the Long Center, a record haul at the Pink Eye Ball, Patsy Cline aids AIDS Services, and Hyde Park Theatre’s garage bonanza
Where the Pyramid Meets the High
Long lost 13th Floor Elevators founder and visionary Tommy Hall – found!
Naked City
Richard Morrison takes on the Bug Man in his own backyard
Exhibitionism
Both Anna Deavere Smith’s script for ‘House Arrest’ and Zachary Scott Theatre Center’s production of it fall short as meaningful political theatre
Phases and Stages
John FogertyBackyard, Aug. 7 The twilight air was appropriately muggy as swamp sounds signaled John Fogerty’s arrival onstage at the Backyard. Although the former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman was actually born in Berkeley, opener “Born on the Bayou” served as fiery confirmation of his timeless appeal. Drawing on the essences of country, blues, pop, and…
Naked City
The House transportation czar draws fire in his GOP bastion
The McCormick Method, Revealed
Analyze anything in three words!
Phases and Stages
Judas PriestVerizon Wireless Amphitheater, Selma, Texas, Aug. 7 Metal breached its Maginot Line somewhere between the Misfits and Metallica’s 1983 debut, Kill ‘Em All. This coincides with Judas Priest’s commercial and creative apex, Screaming for Vengeance, which, while only lesser by degrees compared to AC/DC’s Back in Black from the same era, nevertheless sounds almost…
Naked City
The anti-terror act used to bust Northwest dope-trade ring
Readings
Despite the abundant emphasis on social message, the suspense plotting seems more tautly crafted than ever in Walter Mosley’s eighth Easy Rawlins mystery
Phases and Stages
The Finn BrothersStubb’s, Aug. 4 An institution in their home New Zealand, Tim and Neil Finn have more than enough concert material between them given the bands they’ve fronted over the course of 20-plus years of making music. Their current tour, which ended with this Austin date, previewed songs from their upcoming release, Everyone Is…
Robin Hood Goes to Court
The Lege punts, and the judge catches the school-finance football
Readings
After two previous studies, what Pamela Nagami is focusing on now is the misery and degradation that can result when we run afoul of the teeth and piercing instruments of our cherished wildlife – and of our fellow humans
Phases and Stages
Life on Mars: A Tribute to David BowieCarousel Lounge, Aug. 6 It’s David Bowie for Dummies at the big-top bar, and in true Major Tom fashion, there’s already drama. Carrie Clark’s Pretty Please didn’t learn their songs, so they cancel an hour before showtime, putting Shawn Jones of Something Happened – the mastermind behind this…
Austin @ Large: Money Changes Nothing
The $33 million question: Will the city and county ever get along?
Local Bestsellers
Local bestsellers are based on sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect a variety of reading interests. This week’s list comes from Resistencia.
The Future Is Now
Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era
The Hightower Report
All is not lost: Grassroots activists win court battles; and the Pentagon revolving door is profitable for Bush buddies
Page Two
Our mission to engage readers, excite debate, and reimagine the ‘Chronicle’ is ongoing; our new online forum is the latest step
The Cost of Government?
Local public spending outpaces local incomes – but not local needs
Character Development
UT’s Video Game Design Boot Camp
After a Fashion
Wanna know a ‘Chronicle’ secret? It runs in the family: Margaret Moser spends a lot of energy fantasizing being able to recast all the roles in ‘Grease.’ In this issue, Brother Stephen has some epiphanies over the possibilities of a modern remake of ‘Valley of the Dolls’!
Pain and Suffering for Hospital District
City, county spar about money and power over new health care system
Short Cuts
Kat Candler can’t be stopped, Robert Burns will live forever, Pedazo Chunk chips in free beer and films, and Steve Mims loves L.A.
Day Trips
Kerrville-Schreiner Park is no longer a state park, but it is better than ever
Firefighters Union Gets Burned
Members’ insurance coverage in limbo after funds go missing
DVD Watch
Of all the secrets in Uncle Walt’s vault, one would expect Donald Duck decked out in SS regalia to rank with ‘Song of the South’ and the pseudo-sex subliminals of ‘The Little Mermaid’
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Newt Gingrich, Southern Baptists, and food poisoning
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
TV Eye
I want Craig McCracken to be my friend
To Your Health
Is there something that can be bought locally to treat Candida?
Naked City
Austin ISD could be the poster child for what’s wrong with the current school-finance system in the state of Texas. Neither the wealthiest nor the poorest school district in the state, Austin still presents a mix of challenges that makes it one of the more interesting case studies in the current school finance case, one…
Mother Courage
Melba Martinez’s legacy at Mary Moody Northen Theatre
Second Helpings: American Cafes, Part II
Cain & Abel’s 2313 Rio Grande, 476-3201 Daily, 11am-2am This longtime UT Greek hangout in West Campus is best known as a watering hole but could soon be the neighborhood hot spot for casual dinners and late-night dining. Courtesy of Star Seeds, an impressive array of omelets, breakfast tacos, and pancake plates will surely draw…
Right Man for the Job
Steve Lawrence has succeeded at just about everything in life – especially importing and distributing European wines in Texas
Naked City
For one night only, a time-out in the hospital-district fracas
Fingers of Fame
[Editor’s note: This interview originally ran in our Community Listings section on Aug., 13, 2004 but was not archived. Now that we have our new sports blog it finally has a home. Enjoy.] The Austin Chronicle was fortunate enough to get a chance to speak with Hall of Fame baseball player Rollie Fingers during his…
TCB
Texas’ songwriter emeritus Billy Joe Shaver, Lenny Kravitz’s protégé, and the end of a bingo era. Also, Elvis.
Terra Verus Wines
Steve Lawrence imports 28 wines, and there’s not a loser among them
Naked City
Low wages, sprawl among the concerns of package detractors
Last Flight Out
Righteously mediocre stuff from the “film ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association”
Screening Process
The Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund panelists
Food-o-File
Classes, dancing, Bull at the Beard, and more among this week’s scoops of news you can use
Naked City
Substance-abuse treatment program gets stripped of state funding
Riding Giants
A creative wipe-out from the director of Dogtown and Z-Boys
