Cover Story
The Girls of Summer Redux
Girls Rock Camp Austin valedictorians Schmillion
What’s Old Is New
On Margaret Moser’s bedside books, older is better
Execution Stayed
CCA postpones execution for third time
This Week’s Waste of Time
It’s a thinking-man’s platformer
Fun Fun Fun Slays Us
Did we just get a hell of a line-up hint?
American Squirm
Nick Lowe’s ‘Labour of Lust’ is back in print
TDH: 7/28/11
Tweet all about it: City Council meet today
Wednesday Rewind
Dale Watson’s “Tiger Airways” PSA
Perry’s Iowa Math
Ex-Bear Stearns economist backs gov’s run. Ruh-roh!
TDH: 7/26/11
The Hustle says GOOD DAY, sir!
Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Drought
Blackbird boutique is busy this summer with the natural sciences
TDH: 7/25/11
Plastic bag ban, Water Treatment Plant 4 come to council
Borders Is Dead, Long Live Borders Employees
The Internet rallies to help displaced workers
Nothing Like a Nail Biter
Texecutioners evade a Mile High mauling
Inclusions
Crazy modern talk with classicist Ben Sollee.
Morning FOX
Margaret Moser talks about weekend shows plus recent CDs
Your Move
Andrew Bujalski raising funds for new film ‘Computer Chess’
Texas Platters
John David Kent (Roustabout) In the late 1990s, John David Kent drummed for Dallas’ Radish, the post-grunge group fronted by a young Ben Kweller. With his solo debut, the North Texas native leans more in the direction of Red Dirt acts like the Randy Rogers Band. While occasionally skirting both musical and lyrical clichés, Kent’s…
Arts Review
Zach’s irrepressibly buoyant staging may leave you dancing on air
Texas Platters
Eric Hanke Factory Man (Ten Foot Texan) Singer-songwriters with a rebellious streak never get old, and Eric Hanke’s second disc continues his adamant rejection of the trendy. In line with serious writers like Slaid Cleaves and Bruce Robison, the tall Texan’s tunes, like the dark and dirty “Burn It Down” and world-weary title cut, uphold…
Arts Review
These manipulated images offer an eerie, more vivid replica of the world
Sheffield To Contest Firing
Former APA leader ousted from CLEAT
‘If You Can’t Stand the Heat’
Robin Allen’s first batch fresh from the oven
Arts Review
A joyful cast reminds us once again that sometimes you just gotta dance
Complaint Filed Over APA Purchase
D.A.’s Office reviews the complaint filed by a union member
Event Menu
Wine, beer, and cocktails, with some culture thrown in for good measure
Soccer Watch
Did the U.S. Women choke in the WWC final?
Women Would Benefit From New Proposals
Nonpartisan group recommends a bevy of preventative services
Food-o-File
National media still eating up Austin’s food scene; and other edible news to chew on
National Pro Fastpitch Series
Pro softball slides into Round Rock
Wine of the Week
This Washington winery has options for every occasion
Austin Falling Short on Clean Air
New rules could pressure Austin to clean up its act
Winnie the Pooh
Disney returns to Hundred Acre Wood with this animated effort.
Microcinema Mania
Bimonthly series Cinema41 highlights the underseen and underrated
Mr. Show Busy
Michael McKelvey’s just a guy who cain’t say no (to musicals)
Yard War Truce? Let the Arbutus Bloom!
City backs down from razing forested yard
Le Quattro Volte
A man dies, and a goat is born. Though events are few in this Italian film, its vision is eternal.
Search Results
Police monitor’s report invites additional scrutiny
Jennifer Hart
An Austin choreographer journeys to an international competition
CELOC Clock Ticks Toward F1 Race
F1 organizers hope to keep pace for 2012 race
Friends With Benefits
This Mila Kunis/Justin Timberlake rom-com is smart enough to decry Hollywood’s romantic clichés but never savvy enough to truly subvert them.
Texas Platters
Jimmie Vaughan Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Shout! Factory) The Fabulous Thunderbirds The Best of the Fabulous Thunderbirds: Early Birds Special (Benchmark Recordings) Jimmie Vaughan’s in his prime, so is Lou Ann Barton. That they stand side by side on the cover of Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites speaks volumes-go-to-11 about the locals’…
Culture Flash!
The Long Center’s new leader arrives, Ballet Austin’s old leaders stay, and the Paramount and State’s literacy program scores
D.A. Race: Lehmberg vs. (Almost) Baird
Lehmberg announces re-election bid while Baird explores a run
Singham
A Hindi remake of a successful Tamil action film from 2010, Singham is the story of an honest cop fighting a powerful politician and criminal.
Texas Platters
Old 97’s The Grand Theatre Vol. 2 (New West) When The Grand Theatre Volume One was released last October, the Old 97’s promised that they had written and recorded so much strong new material as to necessitate a double-disc set. The music business being what it is, they were encouraged to deliver two separate albums.…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Theodore Roosevelt, Freddie Mercury, pigeon poop, etc.
Who Else Is Running?
A look at local contested races
Terri
The keen observational style of this indie drama elevates it above the more commonplace films about high school misfits.
Texas Platters
BettySoo & Doug Cox Lie to Me (Borderline Talent) Austin-based singer-songwriter BettySoo and British Columbian Dobro master Doug Cox celebrated a musical partnership begun in Alaska by recording not one single song they’d written together. Instead, Lie to Me collects a variety of works by other composers, eclectic songs “in danger of disappearing if they…
The Hightower Report
Unraveling Afghanistan; and Bachmann’s Earner Overdrive
Page Two: In the Moment
New novel finds John Sayles at the peak of his powers
Texas Platters
This Life Electric No Black or White It’s tough to go epic on a shoestring, but that didn’t deter drama-rockers This Life Electric from making the leap on the locals’ swan song. No Black or White is noticeably thin sounding, which detracts from the music’s attempted grandiosity. However, it also tamps down on the maudlin…
Restaurant Reviews
Easygoing ranch atmosphere awaits in the Mueller development
City Hall Hustle: Feeding the Meter
The high (political) price of free parking Downtown
Texas Platters
Trae tha Truth Street King (Young Empire) Street King’s no lie. Since his April 2010 ban from Houston’s 97.9FM The Box, Trae tha Truth has proved that word in the streets spreads faster than anything on your FM dial. The Guerilla Maab founder’s sixth solo LP comes out “Strapped Up,” with a slicing flow that…
Restaurant Reviews
Come for the catfish; stay for the cobbler
Res Publica
Citizens’ calendar, July 21-28
Texas Platters
J.W.W. & the Prospectors It’s High Past Time (Southbound Trail) Few bands keep the Western swing banner flying high, but J.W.W. & the Prospectors wave that flag with nimble style. Their first full-length brings to mind traditional voices such as Tex Williams while also possessing the rebellious nature of revivalists like Commander Cody & His…
Day Trips
Hancock Pool in Lampasas is one of the few free-flowing pools in the state
Quote of the Week
“What he did was out of ignorance. … I had to do something to save this person’s life.” – Rais Bhuiyan, speaking of Mark Stroman (right), who shot him in Dallas in 2001, attempting to avenge 9/11
Texas Platters
Eleven Hundred Springs Eight the Hard Way (Smith Entertainment) This Dallas fivepiece continues making country rock that sounds like 1974 without apologies. Eight the Hard Way again finds them leaning toward the formulaic, with lots of romance and the ensuing problems. A waltz, a knock at Nashville (“Hardcore Honkytonk”), and a song with Texas in…
After a Fashion
Stephen has been singing different words to ‘Funiculì Funiculà’ in the shower since he was a young lad
Point Austin: The Quality of Mercy
If you’re looking for compassion, you’ve come to the wrong place
Texas Platters
Kimmie Rhodes Dreams of Flying (Sunbird) She’s not quite the Emmylou Harris of West Texas, but with Dreams of Flying, Kimmie Rhodes travels a similarly wistful, delicate path. The soul-tinged “Like Love to Me,” co-written with Gary Nicholson, and “Luh Luh Love,” embellished with a funny horn riff, stand apart, and one can hear Rhodes…
Gay Place
To ask or not to ask? To tell or not to tell? Who knows?
Headlines
� City Council is still out this week; on July 27, they’ll receive City Manager Marc Ott’s proposed budget. Items on tap for council’s full meeting July 28 – including changes to tax abatements for historic properties – are already generating discussion, as is a potential item seeking to postpone instituting expanded pay parking hours…
Luv Doc Recommends: ‘Never Heard of ‘Em’ Book Release Concert
If you think it’s tough being a has-been, try being a never-was. The sad byproducts of Austin’s status as a live music mecca are the legions of musicians who endure in spite of heartbreaking obscurity, who never seem to be able to score anything better than a midnight Tuesday slot batting cleanup on a five-band…
