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Cold as ICE
Sheriff Greg Hamilton stoutly defends the ‘Secure Communities’ deportation mill. But growing public and official opposition is working to shut down the line.
Estate Sale Roundup: July 10-13
Beat the heat this weekend with a cool trip down memory lane
Obama Talks Economy – Immigration Protesters Outside
Obama knocks GOP for “cynical political games”
The Cherry on Top
Stephanie McClenny and Whole Foods Market celebrate the cherry
Tour de France Report: Stage 6
Another flat day, but the mountains are looming.
The AggreGAYtor: July 10
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Powers Survives
UT President will stay through June 2015
Demdike Stare
UK industrializers of witchery
TNM’s Megaphone Marathons Takes on Two Cities
The annual comedy mini-fest rocks the ATX and NOLA
The AggreGAYtor: July 9
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Tour de France Report: Stage 5
Lars Boom overcomes heavy rain and the Hell of the North
July Is Crime Month: Q&A with Meg Gardiner
Local writer on her new thriller and her secret to success
You’re Probably Not Watching AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’
Here are five reasons why you should
Best of 2014 (So Far)
Midyear playlist yields 25 tracks both local and national
Tour de France Report: Stage 4
The scenery may be different, but Marcel Kittel continues to dominate
DVD Watch: ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’
Documentary about a film that never was heads this week’s releases
Demagoguery Disguised as Documentary
What is the difference between Dinesh D’Souza and Michael Moore?
Austin Sommeliers Ace Exam!
Three local wine pros pass the test
Fun Fun Fun Fest Sidesteps Cancellations
Modest Mouse replaces Death Cab for Cutie
UT Chancellor to President: Resign, Or I’ll Fire You
War over UT leadership escalates into full blown bloodbath
Franklin Barbecue Reopens Tuesday, July 8
Kitchen expansion will improve service and consistency
The AggreGAYtor: July 8
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
July Is Crime Month: Noir at the Bar
Hard liquor and hardboiled writers mix it up at Opal’s South
Obama to Talk Economy at Paramount
On a two-day fundraising trip, Obama will address public Thursday
Tour de France Report: Stages 1-3
The Tour’s first three days cycle through England
The AggreGAYtor: July 7
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
First Listen: Ben Ballinger
Teasing his Good Horse Records debut with ‘Confessions in Flannel’
‘Eggshells’ Is an Austin Time Capsule
Tobe Hooper presents ‘Eggshells’ on Tuesday night with Louis Black
Graves Prosecutor Under Misconduct Review
Charles Sebesta rejects innocence finding in 1994 prosecution
Aztex Beat Midland/Odessa, Clinch Division Title
Aztex move to 9-1-1 on the season
World Cup Daily: July 6
A daily update on the action in Brazil
DVDanger: ‘Heavy Metal Movies’
A literary diversion over the long weekend
Lit-urday: The Fever
Megan Abbott novel outfits high schoolers in a fetching shade of noir
World Cup Daily: July 5
A daily update on the action in Brazil
Rooster Teeth’s RWBY Gets Official Game
Plus the web anime hit unleashes the volume two trailer
Wines of the Week
Uncorking wines from Italy’s still under-appreciated Veneto
Kickstart Your Weekend: ‘Pact’
The perfect new short for when you want to get away forever
The AggreGAYtor: July 4
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
Austin Symphony’s Fourth of July Concert
No music or fireworks on the water; ASO goes F1 for the 4th
Where the Girls Go/ATX: Red, White & Queer Edition
The best grrrl & boi events round town this 4th of July weekend
World Cup Daily: July 4
A daily update on the action in Brazil
The Grand Seduction
In this Canadian comedy, a down-on-its-luck fishing village spruces up to try to lure a big-city doctor to town.
Tammy
Melissa McCarthy burns through a lot of goodwill in this limp, confused comedy cowritten with her husband, Ben Falcone.
Earth to Echo
A trio of suburban kids befriend an alien entity in this Spielberg-influenced family film.
America: Imagine the World Without Her
Another book by conservative political commentator Dinesh D’Souza gets the documentary treatment.
Begin Again
Agreeably phony movie focuses on a pair of unlikely partners drawn together by the promise of making music.
Bobby Jasoos
Adventure-comedy about a female private detective.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
Two kids elope and discover marriage is tougher than it looks in this Bollywood film.
Third Person
Globe-trotting multistory meditation on love, betrayal, and lost/found children from the director of Crash.
The Luv Doc: Thanks, SCOTUS
It’s high time somebody weighed in on this whole Hobby Lobby/Supreme Court/birth control thing, isn’t it? Might as well be the Luv Doc. That kid who wrote me about his flatulent girlfriend can just cool his jets for another week or two. Buy a bottle of Renuzit, you whiny little fuck. I have bigger fish…
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Optimus Prime finds a new pal in franchise addition Mark Wahlberg.
Lone Star (In)Justice
Tales of true crime and made-up mayhem from deep in the heart of Texas
Food Events
Chili Cook-off Fundraiser To enter the chili ($20) or salsa ($10) competitions, contact Alan Dean at 512/567-2835. Sampling tickets are $5; benefits the Johnson City Library. Fri., July 4, 11am. Becker Vineyards, 464 Becker Farms Rd., Stonewall, 800/946-9463. › Trattoria Lisina Hosts 4th of July Enjoy family-friendly outdoor activities such as sparklers, bocce ball, and…
Lone Star (In)Justice
Meg Gardiner reignites our love for suspense novels in this murder mystery with plenty of plot twists and pacing that propels
Food-o-File
Is bánh mì destined to be Austin’s newest food obsession?
The Hightower Report
Three GOP governors rush to help one citizen Who says that big-time politicians pay no attention to their constituents? This is, after all, America, where everyone has a right to “speak truth to power.” You can get the personal attention of top elected officials simply by requesting a meeting. Assuming, of course, that your request…
Lone Star (In)Justice
This biography of the gambling, murdering Binion captures his wild character without trying to make him likable
Roadside Fuel
Gas station eats by the lake
Quote of the Week
“I don’t think we’ll need a lot of persuasion.” – Council Member Bill Spelman, to people preparing to testify in favor of a City Council resolution proposing to end city cooperation with the federal Secure Communities program; the resolution passed unanimously.
Lone Star (In)Justice
Michael Morton’s firsthand account of his unjust conviction and hard-won exoneration is both insightful and infuriating
Gay Place: DANDY DOODLE
Go forth and blow it up for the Fourth
Council: Sweet Summertime
CMs work through full agenda before break
Lone Star (In)Justice
Jeff Abbott balances espionage and bartending tips in this tightly controlled roller coaster of a thriller
An ‘Open’ Search for AISD Chief
Timetable to allow stakeholder input
Dining del Lago 2014
Time was when the sparkling water of Lake Travis was the prime attraction in western Travis County, but if several years of exceptional drought have proved anything, it’s that people want to live, work, shop, and eat in the lake area regardless of the actual water level. Chronicle contributing writers Wes Marshall, Gracie Salem, Anna…
Lone Star (In)Justice
Rod Davis’ New Orleans noir steeps the reader in Southern atmosphere, history, and violence
AISD Board Shake-Up: Torres, Moya Won’t Run Again
Torres, Moya won’t run again
What a Ride
Annie Silverstein’s road to Cannes
Lone Star (In)Justice
A stranger-than-fiction tale of forgiveness for an act of prejudicial violence in the wake of 9/11
Crocodile Goes Head-to-Head With Alligator
Nomadic Notions owner lives to tell the tale
Box Sets
Michael Bloomfield From His Head to His Heart to His Hands (Columbia/Legacy) “He was the best guitar player I ever heard,” Bob Dylan once announced, and while Michael Bloomfield might be a Sixties footnote today, this 3-CD/1-DVD collection sets the record straight on his importance and influence among guitar players of every stripe. The hourlong…
Point Austin: … And Two Steps Back
Firefighters fulfill threat to contest DOJ decree
Silence! The Musical
The musical send-up of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ delivers two hours of nearly nonstop laughter
Box Sets
The “5” Royales Soul & Swagger: The Complete “5” Royales 1951-1967 (RockBeat) In their Fifties heyday, the “5” Royales laid down a foundation for modern soul and R&B. Led by songwriter/guitarist Lowman Pauling, the North Carolina quintet’s raunchy, romantic, jump-blues/gospel/doo-wop fusion, bound by the frontman’s stinging guitar licks, cut a Rosetta stone for the African-American…
Then There’s This: Saving Water From Ourselves
Task force urges ‘aggressive’ conservation and reuse strategies
This Spaceship Runs Adobe Premiere
Joe Nicolosi’s workstation is out of this world
Box Sets
Slint Spiderland (Touch & Go) Spiderland might be the most auspicious sophomore album ever. The Louisville foursome had broken up months ahead of its 1991 release, going separate ways to focus on side projects. In the decades since then, the once obscure album has picked up its own cult, prompting a brief run of reunion…
Playback: Tip Jar Etiquette
See that tip jar? Give.
AE’s Solar Deal: ‘Game Changer’
Recurrent Energy price could lower energy rates
American Roots: Music of the Moravians
This concert of music from the pacifist community offered a meaningful alternative to the usual July Fourth celebration
Box Sets
Leyland Kirby Intrigue & Stuff Vol. 1-4 (History Always Favors the Winners) Leyland Kirby’s bittersweet series of 12-inches comes to rest in a boxed compendium on his History Always Favors the Winners imprint. His experimental, mid-Nineties oddities range from the Caretaker’s decomposing antediluvian tape loops to the Stranger’s off-kilter industrial IDM. Under his given name,…
OOPS
Last week’s City Council preview (“They Might Just Dance All Night”) mistakenly credited filmmaker Quentin Tarantino as the expert on “buttnumbathons,” because of his occasional all-night film marathons in town. We’ve been duly reminded by readers that the annual “Butt-Numb-a-Thons” are the creation of Austinite Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News. With apologies to…
Headlines
› June 26 marked the last formal City Council meeting until Aug. 7, and it was a doozy, with several major issues, and now a deep breath. Some members will go dark for a couple of weeks, although the campaigners – Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, and Council Members Mike Martinez, Kathie Tovo, and Chris…
‘Mariah Dekkenga and Josef Bull: We have never been modern’
The works by these two artists weave an intricate web of times and cultures
Box Sets
Joe Satriani The Complete Studio Recordings (Sony Legacy) Dedicating his May memoir Strange Beautiful Music “to the visitor from outerspace who saw fit one night so many years ago out on a lonely distant road to beam me up to his space ship [and] teach me how to play guitar,” Joe Satriani’s only kidding. The…
Day Trips
Natural Bridge Caverns is home to Buddy the giraffe
Morrison to Mayor: ‘It’s Not Personal, It’s Policy’
Leffingwell refuses to give up Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Planning Org. seat
Box Sets
Bee Gees The Warner Bros. Years 1987-1991 (Warner Bros.) The Bee Gees’ massive success never eclipsed the singular, otherworldly sensibility they brought to nearly every piece of music they ever made. As a result, even their most mundane work carries a powerfully exotic undercurrent, as if it was made by Martians trying to pass for…
Soccer Watch
If the Austin Aztex meet the Laredo Heat again this season, it’ll be in the PDL playoffs, and I’m guessing that’ll be none too soon for their taste. The teams split a pair of gritty, ill-tempered games this past week, with the Heat’s 1-0 win Saturday at House Park breaking a long unbeaten streak at…
Is Acevedo Stonewalling Fox TV?
Friction between the two stems from arrest of jaywalking jogger
The Common Law: Can I Win My Property Tax Protest?
How to appeal to the Appraisal Review Board
Box Sets
Little Feat Rad Gumbo: The Complete Warner Bros. Years 1971-1990 (Rhino) “Texas Twister,” all right. For a band born in Hollywood, a Texas-sized portion of the Lone Star state spices this Rad Gumbo, beginning with co-founder Bill Payne’s origins in Waco. Arcing from the second song on its eponymous, 1971 debut, “Strawberry Flats” (fleeing Waco…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Using data from the 1999 American Control Conference, we can estimate that the energy required to press a key is around 1.5 millijoules for a letter, and 2.5 for a big key like the enter key or space bar. That’s enough energy to lift a squirrel 300 microns – all the way from the ground…
X Games X-Factors: Heat, Booze, and Meth
EMS almost forced to activate disaster plan
Down & Dirty
Lone Star guitar great Johnny Winter gets his hands dirty once again
July Is Crime Month
As summer heats up, the ‘Chronicle’ runs afoul of the law, in fiction and nonfiction
World Cup Watch
Quarterfinals Preview The round of 16 was full of nail-biters; in the end, the group winners took every game, but it wasn’t easy getting there … France-Germany: Two of the most dominating teams in first-round play both got kind of exposed in their first knockout-round games: France held pretty well in check by a more…
The Good Eye: Bringing Messy Back
Them other boys don’t know how to craft …
The Tesla Project: A Celebration of All Things Tesla
Sure to be the most current event this weekend
Hamilton Digs In: Won’t End ‘S-Comm’
Travis County Sheriff bucks opposition
