Cover Story
ZZ Top
Tracking the beards
Mo’ Music: 20 Top Tracks of 2013, Part 1
Rob needs more than 10 Tops for the best music of the year
Farewell to the King of Grindhouse
Mike Vraney, founder of Something Weird Video, dead at 56
Austin Estate Sale Round-Up: Jan. 4-5
Warn the folks at home, we’re coming in heavy!
‘Veronica Mars’ Trailer!
Squeeeee!
The Farmers’ Market Report: Jan. 4-5, 2014
Tortilla soup, dark roast coffee, fresh bread, cabbages, and shrimp
Wine of the Week
Two Treats from Argentina
The AggreGAYtor: January 3
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
The Best and Worst of TV in 2013
From ‘Breaking Bad’ to ‘Bunheads,’ this list has it all
Critics’ Picks for the Week: Jan. 3-9, 2014
Our film critics pick their top three recommendations for the week.
Capital
Capital 2012, R, 114 min. Directed by Costa-Gavras, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Gad Elmaleh, Gabriel Byrne, Liya Kebede, Céline Sallette, Natacha Régnier, Daniel Mesguich. This 2012 film finds the now 80-year-old Costa-Gavras (Z, Missing) as cinematically accomplished as ever. A taut, fast-moving financial thriller, the film begins with the heart attack of…
Mongers Market + Kitchen Headed for E. Cesar Chavez This Summer
Fish monger and chef team up to deliver boat prices – tableside
Austin Industry Veteran Helms New W. Sixth Bar
Jeff Boley makes the Tapasitas bar an attraction
Now for Something Uplifting
Ballooning with Austin Aeronauts
The AggreGAYtor: January 2
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
The Trials and Success of Tom Laughlin’s ‘Billy Jack’
Politics and pacifism on the East Coast
So Long, Johnny Football!
Quarterback’s late game heroics end likely final season on high note
The AggreGAYtor: January 1
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
The Q&A Hole: What’s the Best Thing They Got for Christmas?
And what’s the best thing they gave? Nine citizens answer.
How To Get Home Safe From New Years
Buses are free as APD announces a midweek no-refusal crackdown
The AggreGAYtor: December 31
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Sing a Song for Mack Brown
Texas’ 30-7 loss to Oregon spoils longtime coach’s sendoff
Tugg on a Redhead
Documentary “Being Ginger” screening in January
Reelin’ in the New Years
Where you gonna be when the clock strikes 12?
Bottoms Up
When a mimosa just won’t do
Perusing ‘The Novelist’
Another indie game weighed down by the business
Cheer Up Charlie’s New Red River Digs
East Sixth fixture moves into storied space with warm gay memories
Dine Out at Jack Allen’s Kitchen to Save a Heritage Oak
Oak Hill eatery will donate proceeds if you mention saving the tree
The AggreGAYtor: December 30
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Toot Your Unicorn Horn This NYE
Eight gay ways to partying like it’s 2014
Remembering Sarah Elizabeth Campbell Tonight
Friends, family to gather at El Mercado in memory of fallen songwriter
Jack Blanton and Harold Simmons Dead
Two philanthropic and political power players pass over the weekend
Rooster Teeth Goes Good Samaritan
Gus and Burnie save the day … eventually
DVDanger: ‘Grabbers’/’Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear’
Rummaging through the ‘how did we miss this?’ files
One Man’s View Is Another Man’s Duck Face
A&E gives Duck Dynasty patriarch back his quack
Inside ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’
A contrarian view
Brighten Your New Year With the Jigglewatts
Austin’s premier burlesque troupe says a lively goodbye to 2013
Little Barrel and Brown Open for Business
The erstwhile Woodland now houses a sleek American restaurant
Controversy’s a Drag
It’s not all lip-synch and laughter for inventive dragster Althea Trix
The Farmers’ Market Report: Dec. 28-29, 2013
Good luck for the New Year – it would be a shame to waste it
The AggreGAYtor: December 27
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Kickstart Your Weekend: New Year, ‘New Beginnings!’
Post-Spill.com, Korey Coleman looks for a fresh start
Letters at 3AM: The Capacity to Take It
Perseverance is the spine of the human condition
Mixed Trends on Death Row
Dallas County surges forward in new death penalty sentences
The Luv Doc: Resolutions
The Luv Doc’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2014 10. Learn how to twerk. 9. No more selfies at funerals. 8. Stop saying “my bad,” and instead start saying, “my good.” 7. Unfriend anyone who comments, “LOL” on a Facebook post. No, not JK. 6. Find out if Perez Hilton and Paris Hilton are the same…
Playback: 2013 – That’s a Wrap
Twelve months of boom recapped
Day Trips
Taste the difference craft brewing makes at Houston’s Karbach Brewery
Justin Bieber’s Believe
More self-promotion than a film, this doc shows the star in performance and confessing his inner thoughts offstage.
Give ‘Til It Helps 2013, Part 2
We each hold the key: Let’s show these nonprofits how much they are appreciated
Happy Holidays from ALEC
Lobbyists continue program of drafting corporate-supported bills
47 Ronin
Keanu Reeves is a samurai warrior fighting supernatural forces in this twist on the ancient Japanese tale.
The Big Bash
The Hideout Theatre embiggens its schedule with a weekly set from an improv Dream Team
Dhoom: 3
This Bollywood action thriller is burning up the box office.
Studio Visits: Rebecca Rothfus
This skilled painter and wizard at cutouts feels at home in her newly built studio at Canopy
Oops! Return to Santa ASAP!
TexPIRG warns parents to remain wary of certain products
Exhibitionism
grayDUCK Gallery memorably closed its Bouldin Creek space with a show of its regular artists making prints
Commissioners Court Candidates Take On Property Taxes
Hopefuls share philosophical approaches to government
Exhibitionism
These colorful prints of graphic shapes over wood grains are playful and celebratory of hue and texture
Gay Place
Let’s tuck ’13 in with a li’l kiss (or a swift kick)
Age Before Beauty? With Treaty Oak, You Get Both.
Local distiller is making world-class aged spirits
The Hightower Report: Measuring Congress by the Numbers
Measuring congress by the numbers
Oops!
In the Dec. 20 story, “Running to Daylight,” the paragraph describing the DARS program should have read: “By then, Baylon had gotten involved with the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, a state agency that affords disability care to the blind, the deaf, and children with developmental delays. There are a number of eligibility…
Hornography
Tough to look back on Texas football in 2013 with any semblance of satisfaction or silver lining, but the good news is that it’s almost over. With Monday night’s Alamo Bowl showdown against the mighty Ducks of Oregon, the Longhorns have the chance to send retiring coach Mack Brown off with one final victory – a…
A Way Back to Tenderness
Writing workshops serve Austin’s aging and their caregivers
Soccer Watch
Bayern Munich finished up their breakthrough year by winning the Club World Cup Saturday in Marrakech, adding the world championship to their European and German league titles, plus German Cup and UEFA Super Cup trophies. As we go to press on Boxing Day, Dec. 26, the English Premier League is playing their traditional full slate…
Reefer Madness: Teens Still Smoke Pot
Would legalization lead to a decline?
Know When to Hold ‘Em
When Jay Rosenkrantz’s poker doc got shuffled up, he got creative
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Legend has it St. Nicholas once broke up a cannibal scam serving kidnapped children to patrons of an inn (they were told it was pork). Clement Clarke Moore wrote “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” better known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” first published in December 1823. In 1750, his grandfather bought a Dutch farm…
Civics 101
Tuesday 31 DECEMBER PROPERTY TAX RECEIPT DEADLINE Final day to get a property tax receipt for your 2013 tax return. www.traviscountytax.org. FREE RIDES ON NEW YEAR’S EVE Capital Metro encourages the community to choose a safe ride, by offering free rides for all services from 6pm through the end of service, including local buses and…
And I Would Watch 100 Films
And I would watch 100 more
Better Drinking Through Gadgetry
Must-have devices for oenophiles and liquor lovers
Quote of the Week
“I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.” – Edward Snowden to The Washington Post, explaining his motivation for leaking top-secret NSA documents
Pledge Your Allegiance
Austin Film Society lets two iconic filmmakers square off in its new series
Very Early Returns: Calling All Council Candidates!
The mayoral and council election season has already started
Point Austin: The Meanings of ‘Affordability’
The new year signals changes in the life of Austin
A Marriage
Your glasses are on your head. Your keys are in your other pants. The mayonnaise is in the refrigerator door. My fear is waiting on the bedside table. The light bulb for the track light in the study is available online. Your password is Stephanieoxox. Don’t forget to get a spare. My grief is in…
Food-O-File
Looking ahead to the most anticipated restaurant openings of early 2014
Then There’s This: Do Kids Count?
State leaders don’t walk the talk on children
The Good Eye
Austin airport couture
HIV/AIDS: Pushing Past the Plateau
Local agency fights stigma with new PSA campaign
Headlines
› City Council formally returns from the holidays on Jan. 23 (with a work session Jan. 21), but in the meantime, the queue is already forming for the November council election: See “Very Early Returns.” › The city is announcing its fourth annual “family-friendly” New Year’s Eve event Friday morning, Dec. 27, on City Hall’s…
Elegant but Uneven
There’s room for improvement at Goodall’s Kitchen & Bar at the Hotel Ella
Food Events
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