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Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D

Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D 1954, NR, 79 min. Directed by Jack Arnold, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno. An expedition down the Amazon River goes horribly awry when a prehistoric swamp-thing, known as “Gill-Man” slinks its way out of the waters. Shown in all…

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Platters

The Trishas High, Wide & Handsome By the time they released their introductory EP, 2010’s They Call Us the Trishas, the local quartet had already garnered national accolades and recorded with Raul Malo and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Little surprise, then, that their debut LP arrives with a preternatural polish and poise. While attention on the…

by Doug Freeman

Texas Platters

Joe King Carrasco y Los Crowns Originales Que Wow (Anaconda Records) World music finally caught up to Joe King Carrasco. Austin’s New Wave piñata – Tex-Mex garage rocker, pre-dance hall – regroups his core posse to resurrect their Nuevo Wavo pogo. Kris Cummings’ vintage keyboard wheeze revisits Michigan circa “96 Tears” in opener “Drug Thru…

by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips

Happy 96th birthday to the National Park Service, and a thank you to the more than 20,000 men and women who keep our 397 national parks running. Created on August 25, 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson, the National Park Service came into being 44 years after the first national park, Yellowstone. Before then, the parks…

by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Platters

Amy Cook Summer Skin (Root House Records/Thirty Tigers) A decade of steady gigging has given Amy Cook a weathered, comfortable sound, and Summer Skin perfects it. The Austin songstress follows up the folk base of 2010 breakthrough Let the Light In by delving deeper into steel guitar laced pop. Opener “Waiting 4 the World 2…

by Abby Johnston

Texas Platters

Hacienda Shakedown (Collective Sounds) Having nailed its Tex-Mex spin on garage rock & soul with 2010’s Big Red & Barbacoa, Hacienda altered that musical brand the third time around. Unfortunately, the San Antonio quartet takes so many turns throughout Shakedown that the group’s lost its sense of direction. The rhythm still drives the band, with…

by Doug Freeman

Celebrity Judges

Randy Clemens: Author of the best-selling Sriracha Cookbook and The Craft of Stone Brewing Co. from Ten Speed Press, Clemens is a graduate of the California School of Culin­ary Arts and has written for Gourmet, Saveur, Wine Enthusiast, Los Angeles, and BeerAdvocate. He lives in San Diego, where he is an avid homebrewer and recognized…

by Robb Walsh

Bad Haircuts and Baby Faces

School’s been out forever for most of the Chronicle staff, but we decided to get into the spirit of the Back to School issue and dig up our old high school and college IDs. Join us as we remember our roots – as metal heads and dweebs, jocks and poetry-writing mopesters. Go on and have…

by Chronicle Staff

Hot Sauce Fest Demo Tent 2012

A new venue for the Hot Sauce Fest this year means a new layout for the cooking demo tent, but the presentation schedule and awesomeness of the presenters will not change. We’ve also recruited amazing talent for the chef demos this year, and we couldn’t be happier! We’re also thrilled to have Le Cordon Bleu…

by Claudia Alarcón

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

In July 2012, Zippo celebrated the production of its 500 millionth lighter. Walter George “Jumbo” Brown, a 255-pound New York Yankees pitcher in 1933, once injured two of his teammates when a game of leapfrog they were playing went awry. A 2002 National Bureau of Economic Research study of 21 states found that, in the…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Out of the Comfort Zone

FOR TRAVELERS ABROAD “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Lao Tzu might have been on to something, but we know of a few more steps you should take before entering the world of international study. • Force yourself out of your comfort zone. Travel is the best way to…

by Liz Williams

The Luv Doc: Learning To Dance

Hey LuvDoc, While I’ve been seeing the same girl for about ten years now, this weekend I’m attending a wedding where I will be meeting her parents for the first time. That’s all fine and good in and of itself. However, my girlfriend has been hanging onto some serious issues and has been estranged from…

by The Luv Doc

Quote of the Week

“These Texas natives deserve a fighting chance.” – Center for Biological Diversity’s Collette Adkins Giese, on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal to add four Austin-area salamander species to the endangered list

by Chronicle Staff

Sparkle

This story about a Motown girl group’s rise and struggle also features Whitney Houston in her final screen role.

by Kimberley Jones

In Print

A heat-seekers’ delight still provides the perfect handbook for milder adventurers

by Jessi Cape

Headlines

› Having finally settled on a bond package – $385 million and no property tax increase – City Council is knee-deep in budget presentations, both in work sessions and today’s (Thurs­day) regular meeting, when you can add your own two cents on budget priorities and more. See “Council: Of Money and Weirdness.” › Austin ISD…

by Chronicle Staff

Transportation Station

ACC AND UT CapMetro Buses UT and ACC students ride free with valid student ID or ACC Green Pass Bike racks on the front of the buses accommodate up to two bikes Main stop for UT students is located at Guadalupe and 21st UT Shuttle Runs a loop around campus Free with valid UT student…

by Liz Williams

Premium Rush

Joseph Gordon-Levitt rides like the wind, and Michael Shannon plays his usual nut job, but Bullitt on a bike this film is not.

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Celeste & Jesse Forever

This romantic comedy starring Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg is far funnier than you’d expect a film about a tortuous split to be – and more deft.

by Kimberley Jones

Civics 101

Saturday 25 IMAGINESOLAR FORUM Meet reps from local solar companies and connect with green energy organizations at this open house. 9am-1pm. ImagineSolar Training Facility, 4000 Caven. www.imaginesolar.com. VICTIMS OF MEXICO’S DRUG WAR The Movement of Peace with Justice and Dignity stops in Austin en route from San Diego to Washington, D.C. Families of victims share…

by Chronicle Staff

Cosmopolis

Even though it stars Robert Pattinson, we doubt his Twilight fans will fully appreciate this sleek, dystopian story that David Cronenberg adapted from Don DeLillo’s 2003 novel.

by Marc Savlov

The 41: Don’t Judge

If the “mexican HEB” and “XXL Hookers” don’t lure you, perhaps the “indian engineering students” or the “ultra poor students” will. Head south across Austin’s water border and take a sharp left to the land simply known as “Riverside.” Those “XXL Hookers” may have clouded New York-based graphic designer and summer-Austinite Albert Bui’s judgment when…

by Jordan Gass-Pooré

Hit & Run

Dax Shepard’s sophomore directorial feature is a mixture of earnest and romantic road movie, high-octane chase picture, and slapstick comedy.

by Marc Savlov

For Those About to Rock: Um, Can I See Your ID?

Back in the 1970s, if you were under 18 and a music fan, you could forget about most live shows. We were at home watching Midnight Special, or at the Emporium (yup, that Emporium, for you Dazed and Confused fans) ogling pool hustlers who were decidedly over 21. There were no underage policies, and artists…

by Anne Harris

Texas Platters

Dicks Kill From the Heart (Alternative Tentacles) Dicks These People (Alternative Tentacles) Ground zero of Austin punk begins at Fat Man and Little Boy, aka the Big Boys and Dicks, mushroom cloud detonations of DIY emancipation. Their 1980 LP split, Live at Raul’s, birthed debut singles for both that same year. The latter locals –…

by Raoul Hernandez

Eastern Rock

To your average student, the Eastside is best known for its tacos, but the rebirth of two former Red River staples has Riverside Drive on the edge of a major overhaul. Emo’s East, which opened last September, is a far cry from its original Sixth and Red River location. With towering ceilings and a 1,700-…

by Abby Johnston

The Revenant

This horror comedy follows the the walking-dead path of an undeceased Iraq War vet and his stoner best friend.

by Marc Savlov

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