SXSWedu: Lights, Camera, Learn
Film programming includes ‘Bully’, ‘Brooklyn Castle’
Desperately Seeking Commissioners
City Auditor Looking for 10-1 Map Drawers
The AggreGAYtor: February 7
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Bye Bye Bobby Bones
Popular KISS FM jock goes Nashville, but will I?
It Gets Better… Today!
The anti-bullying campaign comes to town
IndieCade Annex presents: LOVE!
Party and play with ATX’s new house of indie gaming
Every Day Is Mardi Gras at Cypress Grill Cafe
Owner re-creates essence of Louisiana at Southwest Austin cafe
Crows, Frankensteins and Danger at Staple! 2013
Local indie media con mixes webTV innovators with comic legends
SXSW Film: Selected Shorts
From 3,597 submissions, 106 emerge
SXSW Conjures Up ‘Lords of Salem’ and ‘S-VHS’
Midnighters lineup loaded with premieres and a surprise return
W. Tim Bartlett Dies
Employees and customers alike mourn respected restaurateur
Final Lineup for Old Settler’s Announced
The Hill Country’s rite of spring diversifies – again
Kim Dotcom to Upload Himself to SXSW Interactive
Embattled Megaupload founder will appear at March fest via Skype
Carnival Season Means King Cake Time
Traditional New Orleans treat growing in popularity here
The AggreGAYtor: February 6
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Austin’s WriteByNight Is a Writer’s Port in the Media Storm
Goldberg & Duhr: Easing the agony of blocks and deadlines
Judge: Texas School Finance System Unconstitutional
Now what? Legislators, education advocates and think tanks respond
Twitter Abuzz Over Women’s Health in Texas
Leticia Van de Putte, Donna Howard, and Planned Parenthood led a chat
Billy Gibbons’ Moving Sidewalks Confirm for Austin Psych Fest
ZZ Top frontman reunites Sixties psych act here in April
State of the City Highlights
Mayor Leffingwell’s annual address encourages a ‘yes and’ attitude
‘The Voice in My Head’: Requiem for a Dream Season
Is it too soon to toast 2012-13 as the best season ever?
Moontower Adds She Bang!
Christina Pazsitzky, Morgan Murphy, six more women join fest
I Sh!t You Not: Scatter!
Bronwynn tells the tale of her epic high school house party
Face Off Recap: Straight to Hell
The SyFy makeup show gets frosty
Film Flam
Stateside Independent launches, Al Gore at SXSW Interactive, and more
Food, the City, and Innovation
Rethinking the global food system
How Literature Saved David Shields’ Life
The author of ‘Reality Hunger’ dodges those ol’ bullets of anomie
Hitching the Movie Trailers at Super Bowl XLVII
Trailers for new ‘Star Trek’, ‘Fast and Furious’ break up game
More Songs About Hardwood Floors
Pop culture with Henry Mowgli
Bonus Bill of the Week: My Favorite Waste of Time
Time-wasting legislation is in the eye of the beholder
Antone’s in, Beauty Ballroom Out
‘Home of the Blues’ moves east
‘The NFL Beat’: Lombardi and Kopay
A gay player’s memories of a legendary coach
Chinese New Year 2013
Asian communities worldwide celebrate the year of the snake
Bill of the Week: Building a Better Texas
Construction industry in need of legislative remodel
Drinking Tequila for a Good Cause
Jack Allen’s Kitchen hosts fundraiser
Burn Survivors Speak in ‘Present Day’
New charity documentary debuts in Hill Country
From the Vaults: Balancing Acts
Jonathan Levine has become the go-to guy for tonally adroit filmmaking
Headlines: Bonus Round
Super Bowl Sunday, Central Health, and more
‘Justified’ Recap: ‘This Bird has Flown’
Ladies have flown the coop and Raylan owns birds worth a goodly sum
Fables of the Reconstruction
Todos Santos Music Festival, on the edge paradise & progress
The AggreGAYtor: February 1
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Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled… Firefighting Gear?
Firehouse Subs has a unique plan to save the environment and your house
Rachel Maddow to Speak at SXSW Interactive
MSNBC TV host brings sharp wit and political chops to March conference
Farmers Market Report: February 2-3
It might be Spring already
Council Split on How – and When – to Fund Housing
City scrambles to finance what voters rejected
Quote of the Week
“Freedom is the best anecdote to poverty.” – Gov. Rick Perry, in his State of the State address Jan. 29
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The titular siblings turn bounty hunters after a traumatic childhood incident with an oven.
Phases & Stages
Carrie Rodriguez Give Me All You Got (Ninth Street Opus) Carrie Rodriguez’s stock-in-trade remains her homegrown fiddle prowess, but on fifth solo outing Give Me All You Got, she wields a humble six-string on a polished, heartfelt set of tunes about a thirtysomething home in Texas again. The native Austinite, 34, marries traditional country grooves,…
Civics 101
Thursday 31 COOPERATION TEXAS VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION Learn about the local nonprofit that’s dedicated to the development, support, and promotion of worker-owned cooperatives. Email to RSVP or get more info. 5604 Manor Rd. info@cooperationtexas.coop, www.5604manor.org. Wednesday 06 A CONVERSATION WITH HOUSE SPEAKER JOE STRAUS, who was recently reelected to his third term at that post. Texas…
Movie 43
This raunchy collection of short films drew A-list talent behind and in front of the camera.
Phases & Stages
The Reivers Second Story The Reivers became iconic to Austin music right out of the gate in 1984, with the vocal melodicism of John Croslin and Kim Longacre riding the rhythmic punch of Cindy Toth (bass) and Garrett Williams. Disbanding at the dawn of the indie rock era after a quartet of acclaimed LPs and…
Then There’s This: Loophole Development Code?
Lobbyists may get a crack at rewriting land-use regs
Parker
Action star Jason Statham plays the latest screen version of Donald E. Westlake’s master thief Parker.
Council: Time for a Beer
A short but packed agenda for this week’s Council
LegeLines
The State We’re In Texas is the model for other states, Gov. Rick Perry told the combined House and Senate on Jan. 29 in his seventh State of the State address. Pointing to Wisconsin dumping union protections in the name of “right-to-work” laws, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to crush the poor by replacing…
Letting Go, With ‘Peace’
Champion for new plays Suzan Zeder closes her career at UT with a new drama of her own
Warm Bodies
Last time in the director’s chair, Jonathan Levine made the feel-good cancer movie 50/50; now he’s back with a clever and heartfelt zombie rom-com.
Phases & Stages
Dale Watson & His Lonestars El Rancho Azul (Red House) By some counts, El Rancho Azul notches album No. 20 for Dale Watson. Since his recording career began in 1995, that makes the man from Pasadena a veritable fountain of songs. Here he sounds as confident as ever, and while not every tune hits, the…
Happy Accidents
How going with her gut got producer Cori Stern an Oscar nom and her zombie comedy into multiplexes
Headlines
› Plenty of flash points on today’s City Council agenda (Thursday, Jan. 31): lobbyists on the Land Development Code board, reallocating Capitol Complex planning money, and 24-hour hike-and-bike trails. See “Then There’s This” and “Council: Time for a Beer”. › County commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to ban smoking, chewing tobacco, and e-cigarettes on all county…
Bullet to the Head
Sylvester Stallone is back – the action is loud and pulpy, the quips are ever-ready, and the cycle is unbroken.
Phases & Stages
Girling Songs About Friends (Good and Bad) Fronted by producer/composer Andy Sharp, Girling emerged in the early Aughts as a side project to local nebbish pop kingpins Kissinger. More than a decade later, Songs About Friends resonates with the spirit of that era, the key difference being Sharp’s sonic acumen. Arrangements that transcend the pop-punk…
Sun Sets on the Big ‘Dance
Sundance ends with acquisitions and accolades for Austin filmmakers
Restaurant Review
The folks behind Perla’s offer fancy seafood, a casual vibe, and an adventurous wine list
Stand Up Guys
The film stars Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a trio of petty crooks who reunite postretirement to settle some old scores and rediscover the meaning of friendship.
Phases & Stages
Aimee Bobruk /ba.’brook/ (Hungry Ghost Music) Aimee Bobruk demonstrates a clear self-awareness, and she lays it out (phonetically, even) with 12 confessionals on /ba.’brook/. Employing producer and engineer Brian Beattie (Daniel Johnston, Bill Callahan, Roky Erickson), her Kickstarter campaign delivers the rest. The local’s sophomore LP comes marked by a quiet sadness, hopeful but a…
SXSW Film Announces Lineup
We can’t tell you what we know, but we can tease you with it
The Road to 10-1
The City Council districting destination is settled. Is anybody driving the bus?
Vishwaroopam (Tamil)
This controversial Tollywood film that’s banned in Tamil presents a maze of events which lead to the discovery of a fictional terrorist cell in New York City.
AISD: Board Approves Sex Segregation
AISD board approves three single-sex schools on Eastside
Playback
Emo’s stays indie. For now.
Food-o-File
In praise of the pop-up, plus closings, openings, and rumor-mongerings
Vishwaroopam (Telugu)
see above
Phases & Stages
Sweet Talk Pickup Lines (12XU Records) Front to back in 30 minutes and not a song that runs past four, the first Sweet Talk item to get pulled from the Trailer Space Records racks will have you reaching for the repeat button as soon as it hits its “Last Dance.” Pickup Lines dishes punk candy…
Oops!
Last week’s “Then There’s This” column incorrectly stated that the Downtown Commission approved a proposed zoning change for a Gables Residential and Hotel ZaZa project, with a recommendation to Council that the developer address neighbors’ parking concerns. Rather, the commission did not approve the plan but moved instead to recommend to Council that the developer…
The Long and Winding Road to 10-1
The steps to a December adoption of a district plan
Race 2
Bollywood action film.
Exhibitionism
Despite lovely shadow puppetry and a sensual score, this tale of an anguished couple feels incomplete
New Coalition to Push for Women’s Health
A group of heavy-hitters steps up to the plate
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to Salon, more than 82% of the surface area of the planet that’s over 12,000 feet high is in the Tibetan Plateau alone. In 1942, New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia banned pinball throughout the city. The ban lasted until 1976. Ulysses S. Grant’s real first name was Hiram, but he so hated his…
Meal Times February 1-7
� Hoover’s Texa-Mexi-Cue Trailer Debut Super Bowl weekend is the perfect time to try offerings from Hoover’s new barbecue trailer, located directly across Manor Road from the restaurant and open daily from 11am-7pm. Load up on Austex ($14 per dozen) or Jamaican Jerk ($16 per dozen) wings; try a Game Day pack – the San…
Exhibitionism
Kelsey Kling makes a distinguished directorial debut with Rajiv Joseph’s gem of a love story
Phases & Stages
OBN III’s (Tic Tac Totally) OBN III’s namesake provocateur, Orville Bateman Neeley III, makes punk rock look easy, as if it’s as simple as throwing on a tattered T-shirt and picking a fight with the guy in the first row. “I could give a shit,” he shrugs amid the early Stones chug of “No Way…
Texas Photo Roundup
Austin photography icon Dan Winters headlines three-day confab for photo pros
Day Trips
Contemplating art and sipping wine in Johnson City
Exhibitionism
Though rough, Jason Rainey’s ambitious, funny exploration of faith is something to believe in
Disquiet Over Amphitheatres
Neighbors had hoped code changes would put the kibosh on neighboring amphitheatre
Fusebox Festival
2013 lineup features Deborah Hay dance, line upon line percussion, Peat Duggins, and the return of Action Hero
The Gay Place
Performance and visual art take center stage
Exhibitionism
This tale of a wayward letter is best when the talk stops and the players just dance
Phases & Stages
Obscured by Echoes Black Matter Manifesto (Limehouse Records) Psychedelia isn’t limited to blitzed jamming and peace-and-love inanities, a notion well understood on Obscured by Echoes’ debut cassette/digital LP, Black Matter Manifesto. Formerly the Hi-Tones, the local quartet traffics in post-punk theatrics and contemporary indie clatter as often as it takes the Elevator to the 13th…
Sustainable Beer
The secret about sustainable brewing is that it exists.
AMSOIL Arenacross
National arenacross tour hits Cedar Park
Exhibitionism
Terri Mowrey’s solo show is a vivacious love letter to West Side Story and how movies move us
Judges Want to Overhaul Indigent Defense
County judges move to reform criminal defense practice
While My Ukulele Gently Weeps
Get ready to see a lot more ukuleles
Soccer Watch
Aztex season tickets on sale, and more
After a Fashion: Target Shooting
Roosevelt Cevallos has a reeeeally big shoe
Hightower Report: The Joke of ‘Corporate Governance’
One CEO has seen his pay cut in half … to $11.5 million
The Greatness
Which of Austin’s arty geeks will take the title in this new live game show?
Breaking out of the Film Fest Box
After a festival run, indie movies used to die on the vine. Video-on-demand is changing that.
LCRA Wins One
A judge has ruled that LCRA didn’t breach its contract with wholesale rates
Point Austin: Governor Oops! Again
Perry’s vision of Texas rests on willful blindness
The Luv Doc: Stuck with the Bill
LuvDoc, I am really getting to hate going out to group dinners and happy hours with my friends. When it comes to splitting the bill, the people who eat and drink the most expensive items usually end up paying the same amount as the people who are more frugal. I don’t want to be anti-social,…
