Cover Story
One Way or Another
Dikes of Holland, Austin’s Red Devil detonators
A Good Week For Michener Alums
Raves for Kevin Powers, Alix Ohlin closer to Giller Prize
Mondo Gets Cut Up And Nagelized For New Gallery Show
Gallery featuring 80s day-glo and poster subversion
Feminist Flirt
Kate X got to chat Ms. Steinem up-close and personal.
The Football Prophecies
NFL week one
DNC: Out of the Mouths of Delegates
Checking in with a Virginia delegate in Charlotte, N.C.
The AggreGAYtor: September 6
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
Shake it Up
Alamo Drafthouse’s inaugural milkshake contest a success
The Good Music Club 7
Previewing a month of live local acts
Ruth Waddy on Being Ruth Waddy
The artist talks about her funky bike tube clothing line
Live From the DNC
Making arithmetic swing
The AggreGAYtor: September 5
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
Return of the She-King
In-depth Q&A with Dead Can Dance hypnotist Lisa Gerrard
A ‘Tree Grows in the Meadowlands
Cowboys beat defending champs in season kickoff game
Why is William Gibson at BookPeople Tonight?
Because you should definitely distrust that particular flavor
Emo’s Turns 20 Years Young
This month Emo’s celebrates its 20th birthday, and you’re invited
‘Post Bullshit’
Gloria Steinem heralds the dawn of a new era
Why I Binge Watch Bad TV
Who else has watched 174 hours of ‘One Tree Hill.’ Anyone?
Everything Went Black: Let’s Talk About Pron
Why cineastes should give a fuck about anti-porn rhetoric
Has Winning ‘Top Chef’ Changed Paul Qui?
MM Pack sits in on the media star’s first local cooking class
Regional Mexican Cuisine at La Casita
Chronicle critic Mick Vann is always on the hunt for great ethnic food.
Mads Brügger on Becoming ‘The Ambassador’
Download our interview with the director of the new Drafthouse doc
Fragrant World
Q&A with Yeasayer guitarist Anand Wilder
A Change of Heathens
Band of Heathens regroups Saturday at the Parish
Film Flam
Winnebago Man Jack Rebney loses house in wildfire
Fun Fun Fun Fest’s Got The Time
Schedule out: Run-D.M.C. Friday, Edward Sharpe closes Sunday
‘Red Dawn’ Reboot to Close Fantastic Fest
FF to world premiere and party up the long-shelved film
Live From the DNC
From the streets to the nosebleed seats
Texas Planned Parenthood Supporters Decry New Rules for Women’s Health Program
But state plans to move forward without PP
G-L-O-R-I-A
Past, Present, and Future, Feminism is alive and well in Austin
Thursday Night: ‘Mess With Texas’ & Texas Filmmakers Showcase 2012
Art obliterates all your previous Thursday night plans
He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes
Michael Corcoran preserves gospel pioneer Arizona Dranes
Preview: ‘Dragons: Riders of Berk’
TV spinoff to ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ burns up Tuesday nights
Live-Tweeting the DNC, Part I
Jen Sorensen reports
Travis County Democrats Host Convention Watch Party
San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro gives tonight’s keynote
Why the Aggies Don’t Have to Win to Win My Heart
‘Pride and Prejudice’
New Season of Hilah Cooking Starts Tuesday
Hilah Johnson has a whole new season of cooking videos.
The AggreGAYtor: September 4
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
SXSW Interactive Announces First Keynote Speaker
Humorist/crowdsource champ Matthew Inman of the Oatmeal
Live From the DNC
Sorensen wades through a soggy Labor Day slog
DVD Watch
Elaine May & Walter Matthau in the underrated ‘A New Leaf’
Five New TV Shows To Watch
We pick our favorite pilots from the new fall crop
From the Vaults: Robert Rodriguez’s Early Years
“Ismael Jones and the Eyes of the Devil” debuts and “El Mariachi” at 20
Quips From the DNC
Follow along on Twitter with @SorensenJen
Moseying Around the DNC
Dispatches from Charlotte, N.C.
Austin Stars in ‘No Reservations’ Final Season Opener
Anthony Bourdain visits Hipster Apocalypse of SXSW 2012
The Good Music Club: Scorpion Child
Tearing down the ND
Live at the DNC
Houston, we have landed in Charlotte
‘Doctor Who’ Watch
Recapping “Asylum of the Daleks”
Williams for Education Commissioner: Uh, Why?
Former Railroad Commissioner an inexplicable choice to lead schools
Partying on ESPN’s Dime: Priceless
Horns Republic Square shindig turns into big freebie for fans
I Broke Bad for ‘Breaking Bad’
A (spoiler-free!) appreciation of one of TV’s greatest shows
Who’s On First
New to Doctor Who? Here’s a cheat sheet for tonight’s premiere
Get Your Goat On at Windy Hill Farm
An interview with Ty Wolosin
“Save the Noise” on east 6th street with Cheer Up Charlie’s
Party all day until they make you turn the music off.
Clint Eastwood: Good, Bad & Ugly
Hey, at least Sondra Locke didn’t show up
JD Samson & Saving the Noise
The girl from MEN is here to show you a good time.
Farmers Market Report: Sept. 1
What to expect at the market tomorrow
Drinking Tequila with Milagro’s Founder, Danny Schneeweiss
Including a delicious new recipe just right for Texas!
ATX Games Up for Steam Greenlight
Winners get backing of web behemoth
“Puppet Stole My Cocktail, Pass Me Those Hors D’oeuvres!”
A shadowy soirée with Trouble Puppet this Saturday night
Labor Day TV Programming
Got the day off? Time to work the couch
SXSW Panel Picker Voting: Music Tech Startups
Why can’t tech and art just get along?
Hot Burrito To-Go Weekend in Marfa
Ready for your indie-rock weekend getaway?
Checking in to the Democratic National Convention
‘Chronicle’ cartoonist Jen Sorensen is heading to Charlotte, N.C.
U-Verse Adds Longhorn Network
The struggling station scored a major win in time for UT’s season opener
Ramen Tatsu-ya Grand Opening
Authentic Ramen restaurant celebrates Grand Opening this Saturday
Labor Day Reminders
All the info you need to know on buses, animals, and DWIs this weekend
Wine of the Week
These complex and impressive wines won’t complicate your finances
Council: The Budget Sing-Along
City Council plans for the Sept. 12 budget adoption
UT Football Season Opener
A new football season and a new UT football column
The Last Ride
The last few days in the life of Hank Williams are portrayed in this plausible film re-creation.
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to The Atlantic, legend has it that, in the 1960s, Playboy magazine deemed nude photos of Phyllis Diller too sexy for their original plan to get a laugh. Underneath the comical makeup and clothing, she was, in fact, a bombshell. They never published the photos. Some brands of facial wash have caffeine in them.…
Restaurant Review
Willie Abraham’s Taj Mahal is worth a detour from your regular flight path
General Funds Budget
Although the full budget documents reflect the “All Funds” budget – $3.1 billion, including all income/expenses of the city-owned utilities and other “enterprise departments” – the primary focus of public budget discussions is the “General Funds” budget, projected at $742.5 million. Sources of Funds ($742.5 million) Property taxes provide over 40% of GF revenue, with…
Civics 101
Thursday 30 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING Make your two cents heard on the multibillion dollar city budget before City Council deliberates it Sept. 10-12. 10am. Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second. www.austintexas.gov/finance. Monday 03 LABOR DAY Enjoy the day off, and don’t forget about bank and post office closures. Tuesday 04 CAP METRO SERVICE INPUT MEETING…
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
They look something like Teletubbies but, presumably, without the hallucinogenic charm.
in.gredients
This zero-waste, packaging-free grocery store is more than just sustainable and convenient, it’s en.joyable
Peaceful Streets Founder Arrested
Citizen documentarian claims arrest was in retaliation for NYE filming
Page Two: On Anniversaries and Loss
A new print year begins as we celebrate an exceptional life
Debbie Harry Sees Parallels
Seeing as this week’s Chronicle cover pays tribute to Blondie’s third album, 1978’s Parallel Lines, we asked the group’s iconic frontwoman Deborah Harry for her thoughts on bands such as the Dikes of Holland acknowledging the New York punk and New Wave innovators. “That’s how we put ourselves together: Admiration or trying to learn from…
After a Fashion: Diary Of A Collection
What goes in before the clothes go on
2011 Property Taxes: Major Texas Cities
These two charts show the Austin tax rate in comparison to those of other major Texas cities – and also the tax bill, based on the median values of homes in each of the cities. Note that the Austin tax bill, for a 2011 median priced home (at $182,000, the highest of the five-city list)…
Point Austin: Uncivil Service
City Manager still overreacting to civil service proposal
DVD Reviews
The Beatles Yellow Submarine (Apple/Capitol) After years adrift in the Sea of Indifference, Yellow Submarine rises anew. The Fab Four’s third cinematic opus animates the band’s droll screen persona and filters it through the psychedelic Sixties. With little involvement beyond a cameo appearance at the finale (actors voice the band), and songs from their vast…
All Over Creation: The Same but Different
Reruns on TV may be the same old thing, but onstage they show us something new
The Hightower Report
Paul Ryan’s budget has been deemed ‘serious’ by the powers that be
Quote of the Week
“This is a dangerous time and a scary time.” – 3rd Court of Appeals Judge David Puryear, setting aside judicial impartiality on the campaign trail to call President Obama “the most radical president” in U.S. history, as quoted in the San Angelo Standard-Times
DVD Reviews
Quadrophenia (The Criterion Collection) London, early Sixties: Our hero Jimmy gets caught in the crosshairs of mods, rockers, amphetamines, and postwar culture shock. With narrative fleshing out the Who’s conceptual double-LP Quadrophenia, nominal follow-up to Tommy, this 1979 film is a powerful reminder of group leader Pete Townshend’s restless thirst for innovation. Preceding a massive…
‘Steve Brudniak: Back From Samsara’
The artist’s new solo show at ACC is a warp of the worlds
Public Safety: A Growth Industry
As the city grows, so does the public safety budget
Then There’s This: Pool Plan Panned and Lauded
Council to consider grounds for improving Barton Springs
DVD Reviews
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (Legacy) For Johnny Cash’s 80th birthday bash in April at Austin’s Moody Theater, producer, bandleader, and bassist Don Was wrangled two dozen of the late country music icon’s admirers and acolytes for a 2-hour hootenanny. Actor Matthew McConaughey hosts with heavy Southwest charm,…
How Sweetlamb It Is
The Out of Bounds Comedy Festival’s founder returns to power
Library: More Working Room
For a change, the libraries get a little more money
Headlines
� City Council meets today (Thursday) for its last formal budget hearing – including both departmental appropriations and the proposed tax rate (a 2.18-cent increase). See “A Whiff of Prosperity,” and “Council: The Budget Sing-Along.” � The Austin Independent School District board of trustees adopted its 2012-13 budget Tuesday, deferring any property tax election for…
DVD Reviews
Big Easy Express (S2BN Films) Big Easy Express lacks the dramatic arc familiar to documentaries. There’s no low point, no conflict, no falling apart. “Everyone is so happy to be on the tour, like it’s the tour of dreams,” glows Mumford & Sons banjo player Winston Marshall. Following Mumford, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Edward…
DVD Reviews
Muddy Waters & the Rolling Stones Live at the Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981 (Eagle Vision) In 1981, with neither Mick Jagger nor Keith Richards yet 40, the Rolling Stones were deemed glue factory vintage in touring Tattoo You. Cameras crowd Buddy Guy’s hole-in-the-wall club during the group’s Chicago stop, with the Stones’ frontline and an…
The Fall Film Festival Season Takes Flight
Programming updates from AFF, Fantastic Fest, and aGLIFF
The Luv Doc: Coming Out Unscathed
LuvDoc, I keep having recurring dreams where I am being chased and shot at with bullets and lasers – usually in post-apocalyptic scenarios – either by gangsters or aliens/monsters. Somehow I always manage to dodge the bullets (kinda Matrix style?) and come out unscathed. What does it mean? – Michelle OK Michelle (or should I…
DVD Reviews
Band of Heathens The Double Down: Live in Denver Vols. 1 & 2 (BOH) With these two CD/DVD sets, each available separately, the total number of Band of Heathens live collections reaches four. It’s become obvious that Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi, Gordy Quist, and company are most comfortable recording from the stage. Cervantes’ Other Side…
Who’s WhOOB
Among the 100-plus improvisers, comedians, and stand-up comics who will perform during Out of Bounds’ run Aug. 28-Sept. 3, here are a handful of particular interest. For the full schedule and more information, visit www.outofboundscomedy.com. Adsit and Lutz: It’s a bit of a no-brainer with Out of Bounds as to who the hot picks are…
Parks and Rec Shocker: More Money
PARD to get its biggest budget bump in years
The Apparition
A supernatural presence is released during a college experiment.
DVD Reviews
Robert Plant & the Band of Joy Live From the Artists Den (Artists Den/Universal) A near-blizzard engulfed the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., last February. Inside, things were quite a bit warmer for the Band of Joy. Under the moniker of his pre-Led Zeppelin band with the late John Bonham, Robert Plant marches through…
Letters at 3AM: The System Ain’t the System
The goal of oligarchy is to utterly disempower the workforce
Health and Human Services: Making Do With Less
Health and Human Services takes another hit
Thunderstruck
NBA star Kevin Durant appears as himself in this family film wherein a stroke of magic causes him to swap talents with a klutzy 16-year-old.
DVD Reviews
Fela Kuti Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense/Berliner Jazztage ’78 (Kino Lorber) Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997) was as righteous as they come. Music served as his podium for politics; the Nigerian bandleader tore down leaders in his lyrics and thus became a victim of government harassment with over 200 arrests. Leading bands as big as baseball…
Exhibitionism
An abusive husband gets a shot of Southern discomfort in this hysterical revenge comedy
An Eclectic Send-Off to Summer
Contemporary French film the focus of new Essential Cinema series
2016: Obama’s America
Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative author, expounds on the president’s past, and discusses what he thinks America would look like if Obama were to be re-elected.
Brand on the Run
Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire
Exhibitionism
The intimacy of this well-acted production also makes you aware of its tight budget
Planning and Development: A Small Bump
Building fee hikes will pay for new hires
Lawless
Abundantly violent yet decidedly listless, there’s very little kick to this moonshining picture from director John Hillcoat and musician/screenwriter Nick Cave.
Pay To Play
Drafthouse Films’ release ‘The Ambassador’ exposes corruption in the Central African Republic
Exhibitionism
Focusing on Haydn and Mozart, La Follia did a lovely job linking classical to baroque
Rise and Shine
Mike Birbiglia on getting ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ made
The Ambassador
With daring, gonzo filmmaking, this documentary film penetrates the blood-diamond trade in the Central African Republic.
22nd Annual ‘Austin Chronicle’ Hot Sauce Festival Winners
Congratulations to all our hot sauce contenders
Playback: Cheer Up Charlie’s Sounds Off
The Rashomon view of Cheer Up Charlie’s
Soccer Watch
Longhorns split a pair and host Texas Invitational
Robot & Frank
This weird, winning little movie explores what happens to the essential self as the memory goes.
Food-o-File
Farm to markets continue to grow
Wildfire Prevention Waiting for Ignition
City of Austin’s wildfire prevention efforts lag behind the threat
Gay Place: Proud Wet Decadent Burn
It’s the month of big fests and we are trotting to keep up
Sleepwalk With Me
In his directorial debut, Mike Birbiglia plays a struggling comic who begins sleepwalking shortly after he moves in with his longtime girlfriend.
Food Events
Grape-stomping goodness, Marfa hosts a climate change and sustainability symposium, and more
A Whiff of Prosperity
City’s proposed budget reflects daylight beyond the tunnel
Day Trips
The Norman & Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum tells the story of one the birthplaces of popular music
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Takashi Miike remakes Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 film about a penniless samurai who commits the ritual act of suicide.
22nd Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners
Individual Category Red Sauce 1st Place: Michael Valencia 2nd Place: Scott Nettles 3rd Place: Brian Alexander Green Sauce 1st Place: Daniel Cook 2nd Place: Evan LeRoy 3rd Place: Marvin Perez Special Variety 1st Place: Vanessa Brightman 2nd Place: Vanessa Brightman 3rd Place: David Bernard Restaurant Category Red Sauce 1st Place: Sazón 2nd Place: Las Lomas…
