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Drums Across Texas
What does Reagan High’s drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.
The Art of ‘Green Lantern’
Three local artists quiz DC Comics’ Doug Mahnke
This Week’s Waste of Time
A free video game from the mind of a 5-year-old
Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris on the fringe
‘Slacker 2011’ Trailer Debuts
Film will premiere Aug. 31 at the Paramount
Redistricting: What Is and What Could Be
Wentworth reform passes Senate, Congressional map passes Lege
TDH: 6/23/11
City Council meets today
Greasy Kid Stuff
Splash party movie nights at Deep Eddy pool arrive.
Wednesday Rewind
Explosions in the Sky and Bright Light Social Hour
TDH: 6/22/11
F1 lawsuit against Comptroller Combs to cause pile-up at council?
Kitty Palooza!
Furry felines going for $5 this weekend at TLAC
Gopher Release! Gopher Release!
No animals were harmed in the making of this event.
Brick by Brick
The Greencards build a new album
Banging on the Tomb Door
Tombs and A Storm of Light scour Red 7
TDH: 6/21/11
F1, pedicabs, Fun Fun Fun Fest & Willie close out council
Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys
Paper Cuts, June 21, 2011 at the Palm Door
Scorched Earth
The driest season in more than a century hits Lake Travis
‘Are We Having Fun Yet?’
Superintendent Carstarphen rolls out new interactive timeline
TDH: 6/20/11
Final (for now) Place 3 thoughts
Godzilla Saves Japan
Second night of rubber monster double bills tonight
Some Parts of the World Pt. 7
BettySoo’s European tour winds to a close
Skate and BMX Park Finally Here
After a decade of waiting, there’s somewhere to skate Downtown
Tovo Gracious in Victory
Kathie Tovo wins big in brutal contest
Shade’s Quick Evening
The early numbers told the tale
Tovo Defeats Shade
Challenger starts strong, finishes stronger
Tovo Takes Commanding Lead
Nearly 10 points up on Shade
Killa Queens of Oz
Hotrod Honeys fundraiser for their Australia trip tonight
Election Day: Tovo/Shade Run-Off
Polls open 7am-7pm
The Totally Awesome Auschron Newscast Gets Wet
Water, council races, F1 negotiations, and more for your ears
Reefer Roundup: 6/17/11
Your drug war news, all in one place
Bus Driver Beaten
APD releases footage of assault: UPDATE Suspect detained
Girlie Action Rocks FOX
Margaret Moser talks about upcoming shows and new releases
No More For Schools
House rips out Howard amendment adding excess Rainy Day Funds
Swami Sez:
Formula One breakthrough lacking in details
Crisis & Opportunity: An Open, Structured Dialogue
A conversation about the state of the arts turned out to be open and frank
Arts Review
Staged in a rough space, this poor man’s tragedy is rough-edged as well
The Donors Behind the Dough
A glimpse at the campaign finance reports
Praise for Pond Scum
New pond will help keep pollution out of Barton Springs
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company
In making her new dance, Kathy Dunn Hamrick kept turning things upside down
Arts Review
The show lacks energy, but its songs, voices, and comic spectacle are intact
Nothing Funny Happened on the Way to the Forum
Candidates rehash their positions at new round of forums
Culture Flash!
Bobcats go Broadway, Palindrome goes Scottish, and billboards go for Austin art
Arts Review
This found-object art melds Hirst’s high concepts and Louis C.K.’s comedy
Republicans Search for New Normal
GOP rift appears in approach to education cuts
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Young Judy’s summer takes an upward swing when her Aunt Opal (played by Heather Graham) comes to stay.
Texas Platters
The Wooden Birds Two Matchsticks (Barsuk) From the American Analog Set’s seminal slowcore to his first solo foray on 2005’s Post-Parlo solo split with Ben Gibbard, Home: Volume V, Andrew Kenny ebbs meditative lulls of steady, percussive strums that belie an often more turbulent disillusion. Following up his 2009 Wooden Birds debut, Magnolia, the local…
Off the Record
Across the Borderline: BettySoo travels abroad with Doug Cox, Monte Wardens discovers Kevin Ahart, and Ancient VVisdom collaborates with Charles Manson
New Assaults in War on Women’s Health Care
New rule places stranglehold on Planned Parenthood
The Art of Getting By
As coming-of-age dramas go, this one is flaccid and endlessly irksome.
Texas Platters
Joe Ely Satisfied at Last (Rack ‘Em) Satisfied at Last is being touted as a milestone in Joe Ely’s decade-spanning oeuvre, and there’s much to love in the old-dog leather bag of tricks he’s carried throughout his travels. Packed with West Texas mythos, Ely’s latest revisits the hardscrabble Lubbock poet and his ever romantic muse,…
Day Trips
Snow’s serves up barbecue that Texas Monthly proclaimed to be the best in the state
Redistricting: ‘Purposeful Discrimination’
The trampling of Travis County
Trollhunter
Wayward trolls threaten human life in this delightfully bizarre Norwegian film.
TV Eye: Space Pioneers
Perfectly paired with Battlestar Galactica, Outcasts is a great intergalactic frontier drama
Texas Platters
Black Pistol Fire Black Keys blues miss only Dan Auerbach’s production credit on Black Pistol Fire’s eponymous debut. Instead, the former Toronto duo of Kevin McKeown (guitar/vox) and Eric Owen (skins) recruited Jim Diamond to transform its South Austin garage rock into an urban beatdown back in Detroit, where the producer’s early work with the…
After a Fashion
These boots were made for nip slips …
Tide Turns on ‘Titty Tax’
Tax on adult-oriented businesses may be on its last legs
Submarine
This British film is a bracingly deadpan coming-of-age story that proudly wears its Wes Anderson influences on its sleeve.
From Bloom to Boom
This pop-up gallery fundraiser for aGLIFF might just blow your mind
Texas Platters
The Echocentrics Sunshadows (Ubiquity) Ocote Soul Sounds Taurus (ESL Music) The Echocentrics began with an obscure Peruvian bolero that caught the ear of Adrian Quesada a decade ago. Intoxicated by the searing soul-psych warble of “Esclavo y Amo” by Los Pasteles Verdes, the guitarist behind local Latin stalwarts Grupo Fantasma and Brownout began sketching songs…
Gay Place
Gay Place loves itself some wonks
Loss of Old Homes Fuels East Austin Debate
Juniper Street says goodbye to another old soul
Drawing Praise
AFF to honor Pixar giant John Lasseter
Texas Platters
Andrae Van Buren “Deep” … Nough Said Forget any pretense concerning “mainstream” jazz, whatever that may be these days. Local saxophonist/arranger/producer Andrae Van Buren deals in slow, simmering, soulful moods that are ultra laid-back, the perfect soundtrack for your most imaginative after-hours escapades. Often known by the moniker “Nookie Coltrane,” Van Buren complements his more…
‘Chronicle’ Endorsement
Place 3 run-off, June 18
BPP Retreats on ‘Special Condition X’
No more sex-offender restrictions for parolees who aren’t sex offenders?
DVD Watch
A dark and dreamy Nippon noir from 1964
Texas Platters
Rubble The Farewell Drugs (Latino Buggerveil) Lowbrow or no brow? That’s never been clear with Rubble, a slouching post-punk creature gathering its drug-rock in erratic doses over the last seven years. On its long-awaited debut LP, the Austin quintet doesn’t blow its load on solos or “lyrics,” jumping straight into the void instead. Opening dose…
Page Two: Don’t Move Here
We’re Number Three!
Headlines
� City Council is off this week; its next meeting, Thursday, June 23, will be the last for a month, and the last before the winner of Saturday’s Place 3 run-off election officially takes office. Council’s still tentatively set for action this week on entering into the state’s Formula One trust fund, but with dozens…
RoboCop Is Alive and Well and Kicking Ass Onstage
Eighties blockbusters and a ‘cardboard aesthetic’ courtesy of the Old Murder House Theatre
Texas Platters
Lisa Morales Beautiful Mistake (Zaino) As one half of 1990s Tex-Mex favorites Sisters Morales, Lisa Morales trekked from her native Tucson, Ariz., to Texas, shunning Nashville, Tenn., for an indie path. Beautiful Mistake reveals her unerring ear and compelling voice amid patchwork originals of wistful country (“Looking for Something Beautiful”), tender balladry (“I Can’t Stop…
30 Things
In celebration of our 30th year of publication, we’re posting ongoing installments of “30 Things”: lists of 30 notable (or laughable or lamentable) takes on the Chronicle’s coverage, culture, and commentary from the past three decades. This week, look for “30 Sites Around Austin That Were Transformed Into Stages,” Robert Faires’ nod to the city’s…
Point Austin: Grackle Eaten Here
There’s a bitter taste accompanying any Formula One deal – good or bad
New In Print
The rise of Nazism slowly affects a partying 19-year-old in Germany
Restaurant Review
Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse 1900 S. First, 416-1601 Monday-Friday, 7am-12mid; Saturday-Sunday, 8am-12mid www.bouldincreek.com Despite being housed in essentially a drafty shack, Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse has always enjoyed a large and enthusiastic clientele. Armies of tattooed hipsters perennially crowded the outdoor seating area, spilling out of the (faint) air conditioning directly into the Texas heat (and in…
Soccer Watch
Road trip to Reliant?
Quote of the Week
“You could erect a sign at the ballot box that says ‘blacks need not vote’ ….” – Austin Rep. Dawnna Dukes on a proposed GOP map splitting Travis County into five congressional districts
New In Print
‘Life isn’t so neat’ in British comic Mark Watson’s novel
New on Burnet Road
A basket of new dining establishments serving everyday eats to everyday folks
Water Fall
Between Austin Water’s conservation goals and its execution … lies a shadow
City Hall Hustle: Down the Long Road to SMDs
Council takes another step toward districting … and other stuff
Event Menu
Fun with foodies for June 16-23
ESPN ‘Friday Night Fights’
Yes, we’re ready to rumble
Res Publica
Citizens’ calendar for June 16-23
Letters at 3AM: Reading Diplomatic Code
There’s a shift toward the promotion of Turkey as a stabilizing force in the Middle East
Food-o-File
Barr’s back, cookies are coming, and more
Reading the Meter: The Robbins Report
Highlights from Robbins’ report ‘Read It and Leak’
The Hightower Report
Three Wrongs Don’t Make Big Oil Right; and Who’s Getting Face Time With Your Legislators?
The Beat Divas Teach Cooking With Songs of Food, Love, and Mayhem
Music on the Menu at Central Market
WTP4: Still Bitter Waters
The controversy that won’t die
Chasing Rail
City ponders how to pay for urban rail
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Taste buds, cheesecake, the Pledge of Allegiance, etc.
Second Life
For her new play’s sophomore production, Suzan-Lori Parks turns director
Decisions, Decisions
Voters ponder council election; council ponders F1
Good Things Come to Those Who Skate … and Bike
New Downtown skate/bike park opens
Luv Doc Recommends: A Gil Scott-Heron Tribute & Juneteenth Celebration!
Gil Scott-Heron, the self-titled “bluesologist” who is considered by many to be the progenitor of rap, was most famous for his spoken word poem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” a blistering diatribe about war, racism, commercialism, and the media backed up by a conga percussion section. Most of the references in the poem are…
