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The Time of Their Lives
Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane reflect on the 12 years they spent making ‘Boyhood’
Estate Sale Roundup: July 24-27
Gas up the jalopy, it’s your turn to drive.
Tour de France Report: Stage 18
An historic King of the Mountains is crowned
The AggreGAYtor: July 24
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Gotta Lot More Restaurant News
A few more hot food news items that just couldn’t wait
Tori Amos at 50
Milestone opened her eyes, ears, and ambition
‘This One Summer’ Is a Story for All Seasons
Mariko and Jillian Tamaki don’t take the trials of girlhood for granted
Life for Baking Pot? Maybe Not
WilCo drug prosecution lacks probable cause and a warrant
From Garden State to the Final Moments in Wish I Was Here
Zach Braff on death, Kickstarter, and his new film
Child Refugees in Need
Austin churches and nonprofits extend a helping hand
Buggin’ for Some Tasty Energy Bars at Happy Hour?
Hopper Bars sparks Kickstarter campaign with party at The White Horse
Marriage Equality Good for Economy
Same-sex marriage would add $181 million to state, local economy
July Is Crime Month: Batman Day
Holy Diamond Anniversary, Caped Crusader! Let’s party!
Tour de France Report: Stage 17
A decisive day for the King of the Mountains competition
Wheezing Spools: Cassettes in Electronic Music – Part II
A half-dozen tape bombardments that hardly toe the line
The AggreGAYtor: July 23
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Texas Legal Abortion Rate Drops Post-HB 2
The rate of legal abortion fell 13% since House Bill 2 took effect
Sea Change
New supplier inspires fresh Dock and Roll menu
Shane and Sara Scribner: ‘A Place Beyond’
Married duo’s new art exhibition at Wally Workman reviewed
Tour de France Report: Stage 16
The Tour hits the Pyrenees
Film Flam
Mondo plants its flag in Toyland, and ‘Manglehorn’ heads to Toronto
Governor Tough Guy Beats His Chest
Perry sends troops to border for more press coverage
The AggreGAYtor: July 22
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Take Me Home: Kelley Mickwee
Trishas singer steps out front
Yes, We Have Candidates!
First formal filings land at City Hall
Tèo is Going to Italy – and So Can You!
Local gelato maker represents North America in international contest
Austin and the 7-10 Split
Candidates in west and west-central districts find common cause
Who is Austin’s Big Cheese?
Restaurants, caterers, individuals compete in Quesoff IV
July Is Crime Month: Fade to Black
Screen noir this week at AFS, the Paramount, and BookPeople
Bob Log III Q&A
One-man guitar orgy crams into Mohawk on Thursday
Sacred & Profane: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Two full nights of damnation, retribution, and inner demons
Tour de France Report: Stages 14-15
Up and down the Alps, then a flat stage to close out the weekend
Signs of the 10-1 Times
District 3 race stages early drama over competing campaign signs
DVDanger: NSFW
The return of Eurosex with ‘Nymphomaniac’ and ‘Under the Skin’
Ch-Ch-Changes
Thunderbird Coffee launches 34 beer tap room
The Take on Taxes
Dems host forum on property tax reform
UPDATED: Twin Liquors Reaches TABC Settlement
Terms still pending and nobody’s talking yet
Red Star Southern Opens Sunday
Trailer brings Southern hospitality to the Grackle
Weekend Tip: Queens of Cattle
Capitol Visitors Center honors women who rocked the Texas cattle boom
Tour de France Report: Stage 13
Unlucky 13 marks the first Tour day in the Alps
Estate Sale Roundup: July 18-20
Not snow nor rain nor dark of night can keep us from our rounds
Improv … Tragedy? Absurdity? WTF, Institution Theater?
If it bends, it’s funny; if it breaks Beckett, what is it?
Where the Girls Go/ATX: Off The Grid Edition
The best DL events to find the cutest GTQs this weekend in ATX
The AggreGAYtor: July 18
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
HB 2 Impact Felt One Year Later
On press call, reproductive rights leaders recap HB 2’s effect
Kickstart Your Weekend: Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In
Local drive-in revivalists want to improve their screen
Velaiyilla Pattathari
Tamil love story and action film.
The Luv Doc: Whoopsy!
Dear Luv Doc, Just had a coworker who I thought was a friend talk shit via Gchat about me when his chat was supposed to go to someone else. Now I’m all butthurt. I feel very sad, incredibly self-conscious, and betrayed. What should I do? – Butthurt Well, Butt, I think the lesson here is…
Boyhood
With Boyhood, filmmaker Richard Linklater paints his masterpiece.
Le Chef
How many French chefs are too many for one kitchen?
Planes: Fire & Rescue
In this Disney follow-up, Dusty, the animated cropduster, still flies around like crazy, while learning to work in a group and be less of a showboat.
The Purge: Anarchy
Back after last year’s Purge struck such a unlikely chord, this story about an annual eruption of violence returns in stronger form.
‘Slap Noir’
And So It Began At 4:13am, Police Chief Brady Blackstock left the scene of the explosion, Hull’s Texaco, and followed a trail of blood. Thanks to the light from the burning gas pumps, he had no need for a flashlight. The Chief’s imperialistic belly attempted to claim territory beyond his concho belt. His biceps also…
The Hightower Report: North Carolina’s Moral Freedom Summer
The Moral Monday Movement is on the move again!
Phases & Stages
The Strypes Snapshot (Island/Def Jam) Snapshot resets rock & roll with four Irish teenagers eradicating all cynicism. Once the needle drops on the opening feedback storms of “Mystery Man,” the Sixties R&B of the Pretty Things, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, and Who filters through 1977 punk via loud perfection by Sex Pistols producer Chris Thomas. Strypes…
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Don’t Ask Y
Gabriel Luna for the Gooooooaaaaaal!
Gabriel Luna is taking a break to watch the World Cup. In the background, the cast and crew of his show Matador are watching the U.S. team take a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Belgium. He said, “If you hear the boys screaming, that’s what it is.” They’re not goofing off. It’s research for their new…
Dining Beyond the Chains
Camille’s Hand Dipped Ice Cream Bars 1013 W. University Ave. #165, Georgetown, 512/819-9095 Mon.-Sat., noon-9pm; Sun., noon-8pm www.camillesicecream.com Camille’s Georgetown location is the first franchise outlet of the Austin-based company started by Rome and Melyn Gregorio, Brandon Cunningham, and West Texan John Atkinson. It sits in Wolf Ranch Town Center, on the southwest corner of…
Dining Beyond the Chains
The Hollow 708 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown, 512/868-3300 Lunch: Tue.-Sat., 11am-2pm; Sun., 10am-2pm; dinner: Tue.-Thu., 5-9:30pm; Fri.-Sat., 5-10:30pm www.facebook.com/thehollowtx This incongruous little spot plants the flag for modern Franco-American cuisine in the heart of an old-fashioned Texas town square. Just a little over a year old, the Hollow pairs white tablecloth dining with a cheeky…
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Central City Three-Way
‘Found Footage 3D’ Wraps
Genre-buster is the latest in a long line of Texas gore movies
Dining Beyond the Chains
Fire in the Hole Stone Pizza and Brew 103 E. Main, Round Rock, 512/382-7250 Lunch: Mon.-Fri., 11:30am-2pm; dinner: Mon.-Wed., 4-11pm; Thu.-Fri., 4pm-12mid; Sat., 4pm-1am www.fireintheholeroundrock.com Jonathan Creasey, a former Domino’s franchisee, opened FITH a little while back, featuring a custom, wood burning, brick pizza oven from New York. The chef is Adam Brick, who has…
Phases & Stages
Morrissey World Peace Is None of Your Business (Harvest) In his 2013 autobiography, Morrissey reveals that he nearly killed his mother during birth. (Head “too big.”) Illness then kept him hospitalized for months as an infant. Moz and his mum survived, but the singer and calamity have gone hand in hand literally since Day One.…
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Way Out West
Dining Beyond the Chains
Deckhand Oyster Bar 500 Parker Dr., Round Rock, 512/368-3379 Mon.-Thu., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., noon-10pm www.deckhandoysterbar.com Even midweek, the parking lot surrounding Deckhand Oyster Bar is packed, which is always a good sign. The locals have taken this place into their hearts, and once you have eaten here, it is obvious why: This may be…
Dining Beyond the Chains
Ruby K’s Cafe & Bakery 204 E. Eighth, Georgetown, 512/ 591-7869 Mon.-Sat.: breakfast: 7-11am; lunch: 11am-3pm; dinner: 4:30-8pm www.rubykscafe.com Let’s start with the good: I would be hard-pressed to find better home fries than the ones that came with my French Toast Breakfast ($7.49). They were seasoned well, not too greasy, and had the perfect…
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Bonds and Boards
Exhibitionism
The intertwined monologues of Conor McPherson’s drama provide a showcase for three fine Austin actors
Dining Beyond the Chains
Thai Spoon 3720 Gattis School Rd. #400, Round Rock, 512/733-2233 Lunch: Mon.-Fri., 11am-2pm; Sat. 11:30am-3pm; dinner: Sun.-Thu., 5-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 5-9:30pm www.thaispoonrestaurant.com This hidden gem, tucked into a corner of a giant H-E-B Plus shopping center, serves authentic Thai food that is reliably fresh and fast. The dining room is clean and modernistic, and the staff…
Day Trips
South of the border, down Mexico way
The Money Race
The first campaign finance reporting period for mayoral and City Council races ended June 30; reports were due in the City Clerk’s office by 5pm, July 15. The figures listed here are taken directly from candidates’ reports to the City Clerk; anomalies, omissions, and apparent reporting errors are as they appear on the reports, and…
Exhibitionism
The performance of this ancient Greek comedy is inconsistent, but the experience around it makes it worth a visit
Dining Beyond the Chains
La Cocina Bar & Grill 602 McNeil Rd. #112, Round Rock, 512/716-1703 Lunch: Mon.-Thu., 11am-3pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-3pm; dinner: Mon.-Thu., 5-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 5pm-close www.lacocinadediaz.com Solving the age-old dilemma between Mexican or Italian cuisine, La Cocina owners Ismael and Amelia Diaz offer a menu featuring the best of both worlds and a few mash-ups. Since 2007, this…
Gay Place: Way Beyond Funday
Just like every other day in the Austin week Sunday is way more than Bloody Marys and brunch
Headlines
› City Council’s regular meetings resume Aug. 7. Meanwhile, mayoral and 10-1 candidates are at the official starting gate: Formal filing for office begins Monday, July 21, and the first campaign finance reports (covering the period through June 30) were due Tuesday, July 15. (AISD board of trustees candidates can file beginning July 18.) See…
Exhibitionism
The performance by this guitar-flute duo was equal parts intensity and grace – with rich and complex musicianship
Phases & Stages
Led Zeppelin (Atlantic/Rhino) Led Zeppelin II (Atlantic/Rhino) Led Zeppelin III (Atlantic/Rhino) With the Beatles – sophomore slump? Revisit McCartney frill “Hold Me Tight,” ersatz Harrison cover “Devil in Her Heart,” and Lennon throwaway “Not a Second Time.” Even the Mop Tops shed filler. There’s a case to be made for Great Britain’s other Fab Four…
Soccer Watch
The Austin Aztex play their last home game of the regular season Thursday at 7:30pm, hosting the Houston Dutch Lions – but don’t worry, you’ll get at least one more chance to see them, because the Premier Development League announced this week that Austin will host the PDL Southern Conference Championships the following weekend, July…
Point Austin: Drive-By Government
Abbott says Texas doesn’t have to disclose companies’ chemical stockpiles, but why are these chemicals in our neighborhoods in the first place?
Black Eastsiders: Powers a Friend
Will the next UT president continue Powers’ work repairing the relationship between UT and East Austin?
Dining Beyond the Chains
Texan Cafe 207 East St., Hutto, 512/846-2885 Tue.-Sat., 11am-8:30pm; Sun., 11am–3pm www.texancafe.net Texan Cafe is a block and a half north of Highway 79 in Hutto, just a couple of miles east of 130 (9 miles east of I-35). Look for the big Hereford head sticking out of the front of an old limestone building,…
The Road to 10-1: Now We Begin
How to fit six dozen candidates into a one-pound newspaper
Quote of the Week
“Only when I have sex.” – Daniel Rugg Webb’s response to President Barack Obama asking, “Are you gay?” last week at Franklin Barbecue. The Chronicle’s Gay Place post on the exchange exploded nationwide.
Birchum Tapped to Join Photo Agency
Novus Select adds the Chronicle’s Jana Birchum to its roster
Dining Beyond the Chains
El Monumento 205 W. Second, Georgetown, 512/591-7866 Sun.-Thu., 11am-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-10pm www.elmonumentogeorgetown.com As someone who has been reviewing restaurants for 20 years, it is all too rare that I am totally captivated by a restaurant, impressed by the decor, the ambience, the food, and the service as a complete package. I experienced this unique phenomenon…
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The Big Three, et al.
Then There’s This: Whither Vested Rights?
Rejection of first case under new regs portends cloudy future
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
I’ll stick with peanuts and Cracker Jack
Sidewalk Fails: Readers’ Submissions
What’s the worst sidewalk in Austin?
El Wizard Adrian Quesada’s Multiplicity
Ex-Grupo Fantasma guitarist Adrian Quesada diversifies
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Uncertain Opportunity
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica are the driest place on Earth (there is no ice). Empress Elizabeth of Russia used to hold “Metamorphoses” balls where guests were expected to dress as the opposite sex. She often dressed as a cossack or carpenter. On an unrelated note, after a botched dye job, she shaved her…
Food-o-File
An all-you-can-eat buffet of local food news
Dining Beyond the Chains
Good food moves to the ‘burbs
Dining Beyond the Chains
Plaka Greek Cafe 115 N. I-35, Georgetown, 512/863-5008 Mon.-Sat., 11am-8:30pm www.plakagreekcafe.com It’s refreshing to have some good Mediterranean food in this neck of the woods, and Plaka fits the bill perfectly. George and crew serve up a big menu of huge plates in a converted Del Taco on the northwest corner of Williams and I-35.…
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New Voices Carry
Playback: Smiling Your Way to Heaven
Supernatural advice by West Texas sage Tommy Hancock, tears from Billy Gibbons, and Casual Strangers coupling
Food Events
July 17-23
Affordability Key to Climate Plan Goals
City task force makes its recommendations for 2024 climate change protection goals
Live Shot
Mötley Crüe, Alice Cooper
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Eight (Plus One) Is Enough
Psychedelic Acid Trope
Exhibits at the Bullock, Briscoe, and LBJ explore our recall of the Sixties
Dining Beyond the Chains
Jack Allen’s Kitchen 2500 Hoppe Trl., Round Rock, 512/215-0372 Mon.-Thu., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 10am-10pm www.jackallenskitchen.com I have to admit a little personal antipathy to comfort food restaurants, but somehow JAK’s consistently outperforms my expectations. Take the delicious Carl Miller’s Layered Chunky Queso ($8.99): A spoonful of tasty pork plus a scoop of fresh guacamole…
Dining Beyond the Chains
Nancy’s Sky Garden 501 S. Austin Ave., Georgetown, 512/554-2060 Mon.-Sat., 11am-9pm www.nancyskygarden.com If I worked within walking distance of Nancy’s Sky Garden, I would probably have financed at least one of Nancy’s children’s college educations by now. Alas, I do not, which means that the bountiful, super-healthy menu options here are an occasional treat. Should…
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Everybody in the Pool!
‘Slap Noir’
BigBoy Medlin’s dark comic novel of West Texas: an excerpt
Firefighters Box Cops for Charity
Local law enforcement got their proverbial asses whupped Saturday night at Austin’s inaugural Battle of the Badges
Phases & Stages
Sharon Van Etten Are We There (Jagjaguwar) “People say I’m a one-hit wonder, but what happens when I have two?” That’s the mic drop sealing Sharon Van Etten’s Are We There. Found on closer “Every Time the Sun Comes Up,” the line thumbs its nose at the music industry, but the magnitude of the Brooklynite’s…
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Are You (Politically) Experienced?
The Good Eye: Nostalgia for the New
Pull up that Arvin and read about from whence it came
Dining Beyond the Chains
Greenhouse Craft Food 1400 E. Old Settlers Blvd. #110, Round Rock, 512/366-5567 Mon.-Thu., 11am-9pm; Fri., 11am-10pm; Sat., 9am-10pm; Sun. 9am-3pm www.greenhousecraftfood.com Farmhouse kitsch and brightly painted walls signify that this cute cafe means business when it comes to Southern farm-to-table cuisine. But good intentions can blow away like hot-air balloons unless something keeps them grounded. Greenhouse Craft…
Dining Beyond the Chains
Galaxy Bakery 107 E. Seventh, Georgetown, 512/868-0996 Mon.-Thu., 9am-6pm; Fri., 9am-9pm; Sat., 10am-8pm www.fb.com/pages/galaxy-bakery/161140033950006 As I write this, I’m enjoying a chocolate chip cannoli ($4) from Galaxy Bakery. A cannoli isn’t usually on my dessert radar, but the chatty fella behind the counter recommended it so strongly that I couldn’t resist. And, as cannolis go,…
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Partisan Traffic Jam
‘Slap Noir’
About James BigBoy Medlin You climbed a narrow staircase to the office of The Austin Sun. There was always someone working, be it 3am or pm. At peak times (so it seems in memory), everyone talked at once, one or another crucial piece of machinery had just broken down, and a teenage Margaret Moser, in…
Obama Eats, Bumps, and Leaves
The fist bump heard ’round the world
Phases & Stages
White Lung Deep Fantasy (Domino) All three White Lung LPs fit onto one disc with room leftover for an EP. Third “full-length” Deep Fantasy splits the difference between the Vancouver trio’s first two fast tracks, both in time and grace. As raw as 2010 debut It’s the Evil (24 minutes), and as svelte but sweet…
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Teardown Town
