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The Luv Doc: Frequency Issues

Dear Luv Doc, I spent a sexy two days with a nice foreign man while traveling overseas. Now, six months later, he’s coming stateside and thinking of making a detour to Austin. Am I crazy to say, “Yes, cum”? – Worldly Well, Worldly, I’d say that depends on whether you were hunting fruit bats on…

by The Luv Doc

Ted 2

Mark Wahlberg and the irrepressible Seth MacFarlane return for a sequel

by Marc Savlov

Help Desk

Need a few extra bucks? We look at the tech world’s latest apps you can use to supplement your income.

by Michael Agresta

Headlines

City Council meets this morning (June 25) as the Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee and in what should be its final regular meeting before the summer hiatus – hoping to resolve the drainage fee and a handful of lingering issues. See “No More Pencils, No More Books ….” Austin Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr was…

by Chronicle Staff

Soccer Watch

Home Away From Home The Austin Aztex’s home-away-from-home opener last Saturday was a considerable success – they drew a pretty good crowd to Round Rock ISD’s Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex, despite the rain and a one-hour lightning delay; they put together a nice game-day experience, in difficult circumstances; and on the field, they outplayed the…

by Nick Barbaro

Phases & Stages

At the zeitgeist of the indie electronic movement, Jamie Smith goes from the austere black and white of the minimalist London trio whose moniker doubles as his surname to the vivid In Colour of his solo debut. By doing so, the XX’s beat chemist goes mainstream. Always one step from total ruin, mysterious producer Burial…

by Kahron Spearman

Phases & Stages

Not often does one get a glimpse of Sin City that doesn’t involve a casino. Shamir Bailey’s debut LP, Ratchet, evidences not a single grain of Sinatra swing in its electronic grit. The Las Vegas native cuts fat, luscious beats that tap into a Todd Terje electronic indulgence. As the slow thump of “Vegas” introduces…

by Abby Johnston

Phases & Stages

Something happened when Dwight Yoakam worked with Beck on 2012’s 3 Pears. The onetime purveyor of hillbilly honky-tonk rediscovered his inner L.A. Eighties punk and revved his guitars back to where they ring truest. Second Hand Heart, only the lanky country star’s second album of original songs since 2005 and his second for Warner Bros.…

by Jim Caligiuri

Phases & Stages

Two of country music’s enduring icons won a Grammy for 2013’s Old Yellow Moon, their first collaboration. On follow-up The Traveling Kind, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell sound more at ease with each other, or perhaps it’s the songs they attempt this time around, since they were written together or with top-tier contemporaries Will Jennings,…

by Jim Caligiuri

Quote of the Week

“The grieving that the country feels is real – the sympathy, obviously, the prioritizing, comforting the families, all that’s important. But I think part of the point that I wanted to make was that it’s not enough just to feel bad.” – President Barack Obama, on the Charleston massacre

by Chronicle Staff

Chicago

A cast of familiar faces conjures Kander and Ebb’s Jazz Age classic in an entertaining way

by Elissa Russell

The Sorcerer

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s latest show may be lesser known, but it still prompts plenty of smiles

by Adam Roberts

Oops!

The June 19 story “Breaking the Chains” originally reported, in error, that the Mexican government promised Moses Austin land grants to encourage settlement in Texas. In fact, it was the Spanish government that delivered this promise. And while Moses Austin planned to create a colony in Texas, he died before fully carrying out the mission.…

by Chronicle Staff

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

There is a phone number in the Dallas area code that is also a 10-digit prime number, and the line is always busy. According to Dan Castellaneta, the original inspiration for Homer Simpson’s voice was the late actor Walter Matthau. Gustave Eiffel built himself a cozy apartment near the top of the Eiffel Tower. After…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

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