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Fluff and Stuff
If BuzzFeed’s animal empire is trying to infiltrate hard news and traditional media outlets are still trying to get in on the cat cash cow, where does it all end?
News Ticker: August 1
All the news that’s fit to blog
Frontier Bar Becomes the Lost Well
Former Lovejoys barkeep opens up a new dive
New Intelligent Briggo Coffee Haus Debuts
Visible robotics + Smartphone technology = good coffee every time
On Fraternity
Dead Girlfriends wasn’t what many assumed
Sunshine Daydreams in the Dark
Grateful Dead and Eric Clapton light up the silver screen
Last Train to Clarksville
The Monkees go ape at the Long Center
The AggreGAYtor: August 1
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
News Ticker: July 31
All the news that’s fit to blog
Where Did All Those Kids Go?
From summer 1968 to ‘One Night with Janis Joplin’ in 2013
5 Kitchen Tips From Joanne Chang
The Flour founder knows her stuff
Jon Reiss Drops a ‘Bomb’ on Graffiti World
‘Bomb It 2’ screens at the Drafthouse Aug. 7
Mike June’s Revolution
Who needs the music industry when you got empathy and songs?
The AggreGAYtor: July 31
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
UT Acquires McSweeney’s Archive
Ransom Center will host first editions, correspondence, and more
Painting Ron Jeremy Again & Again & Again
Three of the same portraits. On commission. Thanks to marijuana.
Fewer Women Served Under Texas Women’s Health Program
Program designed to exclude PP, helps far fewer women
News Ticker: July 30
All the news that’s fit to blog
The AggreGAYtor: July 30
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Tink Pinkard Makes TV Debut on ‘Man Fire Food’ Tonight
Local hunter, forager, and caterer subject of Cooking Channel segment
Road Funding Screeches to a Halt
Tensions clear between Perry and Straus, Dewhurst and Patrick
PDL National Chamionship Game Times Set
Aztex to host final four Friday and Sunday at House Park
Who the Hell is this Seth White?
And what, if anything, do RPGs and LARPing have to do with art?
‘Sharknado’ Makes Landfall
Can the SyFy Twitter sensation become a midnight cult classic?
Pick Up Your Paintball Guns for ‘War’
Rolling Roadshow special screening for ‘I Declare War’
‘American Idol’ Auditions Coming to Austin
Will you be ready by Aug. 7?
The AggreGAYtor: July 29
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker: Teen Angst?
Thirty years of David Lowery in two sets at the Mohawk
Campeones, Campeones, Ole, Ole, Ole
Aztex win Southern Conference Title, Will Host Final Four
Who Killed John F. Kennedy?
Despair, Inc.’s ‘Lose Your Own Adventure’ series gets conspiratorial
‘What the Fuck Should I Drink?’
Cocktails for cussers!
Exclusive Interview: Spin Modern Thai
What’s really behind Spin’s failure, and what’s next for its chefs?
Children of the Grave
Black Sabbath sunders the Frank Erwin Center
‘The Show!’ Goes On
Comedy/film mashup lands at Spiderhouse Ballroom for good
Ladies They Talk About
Ladies They Talk About 1933, NR, 69 min. Directed by Howard Bretherton, William Keighley, Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot, Lillian Roth. In this pre-Code drama, Stanwyck plays a gun moll serving time in the women’s unit of San Quentin.
Getting Hotter Than Hell at the Stateside
Catherine D’Lish and the Jigglewatts bring burlesque to a grand stage
Aztex Win, 4-0
Shutout win sets up title showdown with Laredo Heat
Heat Win First Semifinal, 2-0
PDL Playoffs Open in Austin
Gary Clark Jr.: The Chosen One
‘Bomber’ issue of ‘Rolling Stone’ also features Austin hero
News Ticker: July 26
All the news that’s fit to blog
Best in Show: ‘Hairstylist of the Year’, Allen Ruiz!
Allen Ruiz takes top honors at North American Hairstyling Awards
From the Vaults: ‘Spider Baby’
A restored print of ‘the maddest movie ever told’ screens Sunday
Jack Wilson Premiere
Local troubadour kicks West Texas clay in ‘Rainbow/Tiger’ video
In Queso Emergency Concert Tribute to Jill Lewis
Some of her favorite musicians play Stubb’s Sunday, July 28
Prince Charming: Adam Ant
King of the Wild Frontier returns to Austin – tonight
5 Minutes with American Sharks
Local trio enflames Red 7 tonight with the Sword
Kissing for a Cause
LGBT community to lock lips at the Red Room.
Kickstart Your Weekend With ‘Lioness’
Experimental adventure game will have you questioning life
Playoff Doubleheader Tonight
Aztex host PDL playoffs at House Park tonight and tomorrow
Farmers Market Report: July 27-28, 2013
Baking pears, watermelon, sweet peppers, popcorn
Homegrown Horror
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on ‘V/H/S/2’
The AggreGAYtor: July 26
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
So Much Beginning Where Sixth Street Ends
The arts-heavy complex at 507 Calles defines creative synergy
Texas Platters
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band Live at the Lucky Lounge (Maniac) In the two decades since his arrival in Austin, ex-Faces/Small Faces linchpin and sideman-to-the-stars Ian McLagan has lived up to his status as local musical royalty, delivering consistently excellent new music and energetic live gigs with various incarnations of his crack combo the…
Playback: Zorch Paaarties
Zorch for hire, Ancient VVisdom on loan to Satan, and Charlie Faye updates her relationship status
The Wolverine
With perma-snarl intact, Hugh Jackman is back as the Wolverine hunts new prey in Japan.
City Redistricting Commission Wants Its Own Lawyer
ICRC gets down to brass tacks before drawing new City Council boundaries
Texas Platters
The strongest cases sometimes come in small sizes. Riders Against the Storm’s self-titled EP, the wedded rap duo’s first release since 2010 long-player Speak the Truth, packs a five-track punch that speaks to party people (“Holy Water”) and political pundits (“Ghetto People”) alike. Combining aggressive back beats with live instrumentation and engaging hooks (“Everybody Wannabe”),…
Jeffrey’s New Partner at the Dance
Will a new culinary concept keep the venerable eatery in step?
The To Do List
The twist in this raunchy loss-of-virginity comedy starring Aubrey Plaza is that it comes from a teenage girls’ perspective.
Lege Lines
The Lege takes a break as controversy remains about transportation funding and the Public Integrity Unit
An Arbitrary Nation, Part 6
The Ninth and Tenth are the invisible Bill of Rights amendments – universally ignored
Restaurant Review
An old-fashioned vibe encapsulated at Josephine House
I’m So Excited!
Pedro Almodóvar’s comic romp aims sky high.
Shit or Shinola? Dewhurst Puts His Foot in It
Lt. Gov. throws Texas DPS under the bus in an attempt to explain Tampongate
What Now? What Next?
With clinics already closing, Texas’ extreme abortion restrictions head to the courts
Fruitvale Station
This hot-button film creates a sad portrait of a young black man unjustly shot down.
No Room for Gays at the Red Room?
Customers allege bar turned away LGBT customers
Point Austin: Standing Our Ground Against ALEC
The corporate bill caucus you never elected
Travels on 290
Two Western outposts on the gateway to the Hill Country
The Hunt
Mads Mikkelsen stars in this Danish film by Thomas Vinterberg as a man whose enitre life is undone by a little girl’s lie.
Rick Perry Death Watch
Douglas Feldman to become 503rd inmate put to death since reinstatement
Then There’s This: Sunshine for the Homeless
A proposed RV park would provide more than just shelter
Travels on 290
Two Western outposts on the gateway to the Hill Country
V/H/S/2
Horror anthology scares up few thrills.
The Hightower Report: Repeal the Patriot Act
Unlimited power invites abuse
Quote of the Week
“It’s all about asphalt.” – Rep. Dawnna Dukes on the lack of rail and port funding in House Joint Resolution 2, the controversial road-funding measure.
Food-o-File
Virginia B. Wood reflects on 20 years of reviewing Austin restaurants
D-Day
In this Indian crime thriller, a team of experts goes after the country’s most wanted criminal.
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Superman has a Social Security number. Revealed in the August 1966 issue of Action Comics, the number is 092-09-6616. And his middle name is Joseph. A group of Tartar horsemen moved faster than the average World War II tank unit. There used to be a rumor that the original text of Cinderella was mistranslated and…
Civics 101
Thursday 25 BIZOPEN ORIENTATION You have a great business idea. Now what? Part 2 of the BizAid Start-Up session. (See Tuesday). Friday 26 AUSTINITES FOR GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION HAPPY HOUR Join like-minded Austinites in discussing the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. Half of everything spent will be matched by an anonymous donor. 5:30-7pm. Opal Divine’s Penn Field,…
Food Events
• Peruvian Independence Day Enjoy Peruvian food and music benefiting the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium. Sat., July 27, noon-10pm. La Chaparrita, Highland Mall Food Court, 512/323-5404. • Third Annual Quesoff Enter via email. Sat., July 27, 2-6pm. Mohawk, 912 Red River, 512/482-8404. Free admission ($5 for a bag of chips). queso@mohawkaustin.com. • Las Fiestas Patrias Celebration…
The Gay Place
It’s a week filled with sun, Sin, geeks, gays, and Divorcées.
Headlines
• City Council resumes regular meetings Aug. 8, but the budget cycle is rolling in earnest, and city staff will present a proposed budget Thursday, Aug. 1, followed by departmental presentations to be posted online. › Contract negotiations were suspended last week between city management and the Austin Firefighters Association, when management declared an impasse.…
One for All
Brian Salisbury talks about his new, post-Spill site, One of Us
Aztex Host Playoffs at House
By finishing the regular season last week with the best record in the PDL Southern Conference (11-1-2), the high-scoring Austin Aztex earned the right to host the conference championships this Friday and Saturday at House Park. The Aztex take on the Panama City Beach Pirates Friday night at 7:30pm, following the first semifinal at 5pm,…
Another Notch in the Chastity Belt
Getting busy with UT alumna Maggie Carey’s ‘The To Do List’
Soccer Watch
The Austin Aztex host the PDL championships this Friday and Saturday at House Park (see “Aztex Host Playoffs at House,” and more on our sports blog at austinchronicle.com/blogs/sports). On the national scene, Landon Donovan continues to impress in his “audition” for a return to the U.S. national team lineup. He scored one goal and set…
How the Nez Was Won
Texan Monkees-tamer Michael Nesmith returns to the fold
Day Trips
Develop a crush at Messina-Hof Winery’s Harvest Festival
Record Review
The Monkees Present Deluxe Edition (Rhino Handmade) Recorded in just under 13 months between 1966 and 1967, the first four Monkees albums peaked at No. 1. Two more LPs appeared the following year, before and after the quartet’s hit TV series was canceled, one a platinum seller (The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees), the…
Texas Platters
Bob Schneider Burden of Proof (Kirtland) On his website, Bob Schneider self-deprecatingly comments that his new album – the 11th in a line of studio recordings – came out “great.” The fact that he’s mastered most music genres effortlessly remains simultaneously exciting and annoying, so Burden of Proof comes with its own challenge: living up…
Exhibitionism
This year’s Zilker Summer Musical swaps the Swiss Alps for Skid Row, but it’s as hugely entertaining as ever
Texas Platters
The True Believers Dedication EP (Jungle) Something about having a 25-year vacation really agreed with the True Believers. Apparently, it takes having celebrated musical careers away from the triple-guitar Austin onslaught to acquire the necessary seasoning to finally bottle their live power on disc. It also helps not recording since the mid-Eighties, the intervening decades…
Oops!
The campaign contribution totals for House District 50 candidates were inadvertently cut from the print edition and original Web version of last week’s “Lege Lines,” even though readers were referred to the column for that information.
12 Stock Art Cats Who Didn’t Make the Cover Cut
In our quest to build the purrfect cat cover for our feature on BuzzFeed’s animal empire, we scoured the Web looking for the perfect stock art kitten to greet our readers from newsstands. And if you’ve spent any time online, you should know: That’s a lot of kittens. Here are 12 of our favorites who…
Exhibitionism
Street Corner Arts revives this tale of Cold War arms negotiations with style, notably in the forest set
Texas Platters
Zorch Zzoorrcchh (Sargent House) Blasting beyond musical conventions, yet loaded with euphoric pop, Austin’s overachieving experimental duo Zorch have, on their debut album, created a wild anomaly of palatable pandemonium and soulful robot music. From the get-go, long-armed drummer Shmu multitasks with serene lead vocals on undeniable standout “We All Die Young,” coming together with…
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company
An impossible symphony and a manipulated dance challenge our experience of time and memory
The Luv Doc: Brain Farting
Dear Luv Doc, On Friday night, my girlfriend and I went out to dinner with some friends and I had too many gin and tonics (that’s my excuse) and later that night, when we were having sex, I accidentally said my ex-girlfriend’s name. I swear it was a totally innocent brain fart and I wasn’t…
Exhibitionism
Middlebrook’s slabs observe human-nature dynamic with ambivalence
Texas Platters
Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel Carnival (Live in Austin) (The Domino Label) An Austin resident since 2006, Bobby Whitlock remains best known for his early-Seventies stint with Eric Clapton’s seminal Derek & the Dominos. Yet the singer-keyboardist-guitarist’s blues-steeped solo efforts from the era and extensive resume as a songwriter and sideman define him as a…
All Over Creation: What Do You Mean?
Shaking up the lexicon once in a while is necessary if we want to be clear
R.I.P.D.
The Rest in Peace Department of undead police officers is joined by a recently slain cop.
