Cover Story
Steady as She Goes
Li’l Cap’n Travis humbles its way into Austin’s musical heart
Drunk Film Festival
Drunk Film Festival NR. Make movies while imbibing alcohol? If this sounds like your cup of ale, then head on down to see the results produced by filmmakers who dared try the technique. If you want to participate in the making of the films on Saturday, see the sign-up info at www.drunkfilmfestival.com.
Island of Fire
Island of Fire 1990, R, 96 min. Directed by Chu Yen-ping, Starring Jackie Chan, Tony Leung, Sammo Hung, Andy Lau. Kind of a conglomerated movie, Island of Fire refers to an out-of-control prison at which cops go undercover to root out the badness.
Love Story
Love Story 1970, PG, 99 min. Directed by Arthur Hiller, Starring Ali McGraw, Ryan O’Neal, Ray Milland. Schmaltz central: Boy finds girl, and so does Death.
Talking Art at the Top
The executive directors of the city’s museums shed light on the local visual arts scene
Food-o-File
Chili, chocolate, and peaches have V.B.W. in a summer swoon
Naked City
Report claims state’s air is much worse than the EPA thinks
Spider-Man 2
Even superheroes have to do their own laundry in Sam Raimi’s truly spectacular vision that combines human pathos and breathtaking action.
Eastward (S)ho(w)!
The soon-to-be-built play! Theatre adds a seventh performing arts venue east of the interstate
Naked City
The state balks – at least temporarily – at the region’s anti-smog strategy
The Mother
From the director of Notting Hill comes this story about a middle-aged woman who reignites her sex life with a much younger man.
UT Joins Pioneering New Plays Initiative
The UT Department of Theatre & Dance will gain even more access to new drama through a new program from the Playwrights’ Center
Phases & Stages
The PonysLaced With Romance (In the Red) Opening to the sound of galloping hooves, Laced With Romance vaults out of the gate on a Ponys metaphor, which is then passed swiftly on the rail by Cure comparisons (a 25-year-old with legs). Clanging guitar flanges into bass drum and bass as a thick, syrupy, Robert Smith…
Naked City
Sentencing reform (or not), medical marijuana, and short-term memory loss in Nevada
Arts Bits
Calling all artists for new Art in Public Places projects! Heather Barfield does England with Metamorphosex.
Phases & Stages
DKT/MC5Emo’s, June 25 On the new MC5: Sonic Revolution DVD, drummer Dennis Thompson speaks of how the original Motor City quintet’s music is etched in his “muscle memory.” Friday’s celebration of Emo’s 12th anniversary left no doubt about that statement’s veracity. DKT/MC5 put on a high-energy show that highlighted Thompson’s steady hand and Wayne Kramer’s…
Naked City
Texan will carry the party’s banner in November
Exhibitionism
Taking inspiration from sports, Stillpoint Dance’s Time In showed how to cope with the stress of jam-packed schedules
Phases & Stages
Paul SimonThe Studio Recordings 1972-2000 (Rhino) Is Paul Simon Bob Dylan’s equal? In terms of success and popularity with the general public, the answer is yes. But consider the differences between them: Even though both got their start in folk music, Simon is easily categorized as a master of pop tunes, while history will remember…
Naked City
The high court sends a message – three times – to Texas and the 5th Circuit
Exhibitionism
St. Edward’s University has bravely undertaken Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and the show is, strangely, a good time
Phases & Stages
Dylan’s Visions of Sinby Christopher Ricks Ecco, 517 pp., $26.95 In May, while Dylan’s people were putting the finishing touches on his upcoming minor league baseball stadium tour with Willie Nelson – making sure yogurt, raisins, and Wild Turkey are on the rider at Applebee’s Park in Lexington, Ky., possibly – Christopher Ricks became professor…
Naked City
While Georgie and Condi pass notes in class, the war refuses to end itself
Exhibitionism
Conspirare’s midsummer concert of choral works from the Renaissance provided yet another example of enchanting song by this local treasure
Phases & Stages
Brian WilsonGettin’ in Over My Head (BriMel/Rhino) Like the collage gracing the cover, Brian Wilson’s third solo album is a mixed bag. While 1988’s eponymous debut remains his only solo venture considered essential, Gettin’ in Over My Head has its moments. Much ado has been made of guest shots from Paul McCartney, Elton John, and…
Naked City
Four months late, the findings are both incomplete and inconclusive
News/Print
Break that bulletin board over my head, please
Phases & Stages
DJ ShadowIn Tune and On Time: Live! (Geffen) While any DJ worth his salt makes sure his mixes are on time, DJ Shadow takes the process one step further by making sure his segues are in tune as well. Recorded over two nights at the Brixton Academy in London in 2002, In Tune and On…
The Talented Tenth
Complaints arise over the Top 10% law – because it’s working too well
Page Two
When Rush Limbaugh reinvented the blindly loyal conformist as a daring, oppressed, truth-seeking revolutionary, he also re-created the mainstream in his image
Phases & Stages
Rush’s 30th Anniversary TourVerizon Wireless Amphitheater, Selma, Texas, June 25/C.W. Mitchell Pavilion, the Woodlands, Houston, Texas, June 26 “There are two ways to be successful. One is to have a hit single or a string of them. The other is to be around so much, to always be touring, that you’ll have to be noticed.”…
Austin @ Large: Free Money!
The city is broke, so why are we giving candy to corporate strangers?
After a Fashion
Queer Eye for the Austin Guy
The Showdown at Lick Creek
As once clear water runs dark, a community defends its natural heart
The Hightower Report
Farmer David fights Monsanto Goliath; and it’s not torture if Bush says it’s not
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Souls saved, bulletproof vests and suspension bridges made from goat’s milk, and gluttonous lighting
Charter School Earns an F
The Texas Academy of Excellence fails accounting (and ethics)
Chick with Sticks
Austinite Vicki Howell hosts DIY’s ‘Knitty Gritty’
Soccer Watch
Four no more, Euro braces for the big show
Cut-Through City!
North Loop neighbors cry for help with a traffic nightmare
The Termite King
AMOA hosts Manny Farber at the Movies
To Your Health
The benefits of MicroLactin in treating osteoarthritis
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
Short Cuts
Party at Pedazo, Access granted awards, and ‘Dear Pillow’ living the dream: Read all about it all!
Water Tables
The 2004 lakeside dining guide
The Common Law
Personal liability for nonprofit directors
Naked City
The public keeps to itself its view of school spending plan
TV Eye
Trio tells the story of the N-word, and then Chuck D takes over
Second Helpings
Caio, Teo! Italian Gelato & Coffee 1206 W. 35th, 451-9555 Monday-Thursday, 7am-10pm; Friday, 7am-12mid; Saturday, 9am-12mid; Sunday, 9am-10pm We’re convinced Matt Lee’s luscious gelato and sorbetto will be just as marvelous now that his one-year-old business has a new name. Have gelato any time of day and stop in early or late for the best…
Day Trips
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center offers visitors a chance to see 1,000 exotic, threatened, and endangered animals in a free-range setting
Naked City
Amid campaign-finance reformers, comptroller alleges a “political witch hunt”
DVD Watch
Stray Dog Criterion, $39.95 Ikiru Criterion, $39.95 “I always felt more loneliness at being separated from my crew than I did joy of being reunited with my family,” confessed Akira Kurosawa in 1982’s Something Like an Autobiography, excerpted in one of two new Criterion Collection titles from the acclaimed Japanese director. (A third, The Lower…
TCB
Pat Green’s politics, Raul Alvarez’s field of dreams, and Gibby Haynes’ “Redneck Sex”
About AIDS
As of last week, over 1,600 people in 11 states are on waiting lists for admission to their states’ AIDS drug assistance program. ADAPs, funded by both federal and state money, provide HIV/AIDS medications for indigent patients. However, neither Congress nor most state legislatures have allocated enough funding to meet growing demand. That demand is…
Naked City
Health and human services “reorganization” could cost 7,400 jobs
Luv Doc Recommends: Salute to Linklater
You might have already planned on spending Friday night bending the bill of your gimme cap into a cool-looking, taco-shaped, frat-boy curve in anticipation of the big Pat Green concert at Auditorium Shores on the Fourth. Touché. What Fourth of July would be complete without drunken white dudes making a lot of noise? That’s pretty…
