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All Times Through Paradise
Introducing Austin’s patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia
Obama Going to COP15
The pres finally commits to UN Climate Talks
Latest UT-Aggie Matchup Is More Joke Than Game
How many Aggies does it take …
World Party
The Crossing Border Festival left my brain slightly overcast
Gobble Up the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!
Say phosphate fertilizer three times fast!
This Week’s Waste of Time
Another 50 Independent Games Festival Entrants Get Played. Join the Fun.
We Got Your Smart Grid Right Here
Dept. of Energy awards $10.4 million to Pecan Street Project
No Thanksgiving for State Retirees
Attorney general blames lawmakers for missing legal way to make one-off payment
Boutique of the Week: Luther’s
Newcomer Luther’s grabs us by our shopping bags this week.
Betting Green Over the Orange vs. Maroon
Leffingwell and College Station mayor wager on UT/A&M showdown
Pimp That Kindle, and Other Gift Ideas for Book Lovers
Gifting books and their accessories
Guessing Gilbert
Parsing the response to the ‘White for Gov’ movement
Bill White: See You Dec. 4
Houston Mayor responds to Schieffer request by saying still considering
Rumor Mill in High Gear
Speculation of Democratic slate shaping up
Schieffer Out, White Swapping?
Governor hopeful expected to back Houston mayor to switch from Senate race
The Future’s So Bright
Jam Fest brings Austin U21 and U18 bands together
Engineering Extinction Event
Why Texas needs more walking dinosaurs
Good Night Austin, Texas, Wherever You Are
Dweezil Zappa returns some ‘Bongo Fury’ to Austin, this time at Stubb’s.
Walking After Midnight… but Before 65 Million B.C.
Cap City’s Margie weighs in on ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ in Cedar Park.
Fallout From ‘Le Main de Dieu’
Irish eyes are crying at Thierry Henry’s handball
The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast is Playing With Fire
“My word, Mr. Bradley, my word!”
Texans Welcome Bird-Flipping Bud to Town
On Monday night at that
Bill Narum: We Call That Art
ZZ Top iconographer Bill Narum moves on to the next canvas.
McCoy the Top QB Ever? Talk to the Ghost of VY.
Colt poised to be the winningest college QB
Perry Clears Way for Executioner
Perry rejects BPP recommendation to spare Robert Thompson
Food-o-File
Openings, licenses, and more foodie news around town
Goodbye to All That
Revisiting Kyle Henry’s University Inc. and a film community’s cri de coeur
Hampton Runs for Republican-Dominated Court
Dem candidate has extensive experience with death penalty cases
Bradley Spars With Lawmakers
New head of Forensic Science Commission is all fired up
Holiday Treats for the Locavore Carnivore
With local meats, you and your holiday guests can eat healthily and humanely
Texas Platters
Arc Angels Living in a Dream (Light Press/Ultimate Vision) Much like the Flatlanders once upon a time, Austin’s Arc Angels seems more legend than band. Prodigy guitarists Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton bonded with Double Trouble’s bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton at the Austin Rehearsal Complex in the wake of Stevie Ray…
City Hall Hustle: He’s Making a List …
The Hustle checks in on the mayor’s campaign agenda
Dam Break at AWU?
An assistant director is placed on leave amid allegations of discrimination
The Common Law
Eminent Domain – Can I Keep the Government Off My Property?
Texas Platters
Amy Atchley entertained local audiences in the pop trio Fabu while attending the University of Texas in the 1990s and has since put her pure voice to successful use in commercial ventures. Her tender heart still lies in the crafting of delicate, folk-flavored pop with a distinctly modern edge, however, as evidenced by her latest,…
Headlines
• City Council is winding down its meetings for the year, with today’s (Thursday) session the third-to-final meeting of 2009. On the agenda: consideration of more prep work for building Water Treatment Plant No. 4 and several policy items from council, including a campaign-promise-fulfilling item from Lee Leffingwell. See “City Hall Hustle.” • Lights out:…
After a Fashion
Go way back to the deconstructive Eighties as Your Style Avatar takes a chain saw to Barbie
Texas Platters
Adrian & the Sickness B.F.D. (Fantom Records) What does Kathy Valentine do in her spare time? The locally situated Go-Go’s bassist produces stellar recordings like Adrian & the Sickness’ B.F.D. The Austin-based power trio – guitarist Adrian Conner relocated here from Seattle three years ago – delivers muscular rock & roll without a smidgen of…
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Until the Light Takes Us
This music documentary chronicles the history, ideology, and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal.
TV Eye
TV Eye wonders where to find the positive images of women in TV
Texas Platters
The Laughing Fever Time to take Svan, the Laughing’s stuffed tiger mascot, out of retirement. After two promising EPs, the local art-rock outfit finally hones its Anglo safari into something tangible and enjoyable on Fever, the band’s full-length debut co-produced by Erik Wofford. Densely layering post-punk guitars, huge Congo percussion, and various African accents, the…
Res Publica
Citizens’ calendar, Nov. 19-24
Antichrist
Lars von Trier lives to affront again. Chaos, indeed, reigns.
New In Print
In praise of dead and dying art forms, Parts I and II
Texas Platters
The Fire Marshals of Bethlehem The World From the Back Seat Boasting a veteran local lineup of assorted Wannabes, WayOuts, and Diamond Smugglers, the second Fire Marshals of Bethlehem album brings beery light pop to bear on a wistful set of songs united in the theme of transition. Seconds into homesick opener “Lawrence,” Jenny Smith’s…
Point Austin: Once More Into the MUD
What we get when we annex unplanned development: plenty of entertainment
The Blind Side
John Lee Hancock, director of The Rookie, scores with another sports drama, this time concerning a true football story.
Animal Farm
Sebastien Bonneu and Countryside Farm
Texas Platters
Frank Smith Big Strike in Silver City (Big Snow) Frank Smith – a band, not a man – took the midnight train from Boston to Austin in 2007. Here, on the quartet’s first Texas full-length and seventh overall, the band reaps the rewards of its new surroundings. There’s a hard edge to much of Silver…
Arts Review
UT credibly brings the Jane Austen novel to life onstage, if in a rather rushed fashion
Planet 51
In a switcheroo, animated aliens fear the human in their midst.
The Hightower Report
Battle of the Green; and Taxpayers Art Museum
Texas Platters
Asylum Street Spankers God’s Favorite Band (Spanks-a-Lot/ Yellow Dog) Whether or not you’ll take to the Asylum Street Spankers’ ninth album depends on whether or not you still buy into their vaudevillian schtick. The album title refers to one of the local institution’s original names, when it refrained from using “demon electricity.” God’s Favorite Band…
Arts Review
Jenny Hart weaves together threads of mystery and wonder in this exhibit of embroidery
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Much like the title character Precious, this rough-hewn movie overcomes the unlikely odds for its success.
Letters at 3AM: Auschwitz Up the Block
To retain our humanity, we remember the unthinkable
Soccer Watch
Two former Aztex players to play in MLS Cup Final, and more
Forgotten Radical
Thornton’s plays are Wilder than you might remember
The Messenger
Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play two members of the military’s casualty notification team, which delivers bad news to soldiers’ next of kin.
Ideal Holiday Wines for Turkey, Venison, Duck, Goose, Rabbit, and Other Game
For those of you who love the intense flavors of quality game, the world is full of wines that match it perfectly
Off the Record
Can you hear me now? Local musicians and OTR get some much needed hearing aid while Jody Denberg signs off from KGSR.
Page Two: Kid Eternity
A tale of teenage luck in New Jersey
Day Trips
The Museum of East Texas in Lufkin sets the standard for small-town art museums
AE’s Coal Conundrum
Energy planners and the fight over Fayette
Songs of Devotion
‘St. Cecilia’ Stalk-Forrest Group (2001) Shucking monikers Soft White Underbelly and Oaxaca, Grateful Dead acolytes STG finally became Blue Öyster Cult, their shelved debut from 1970 jamming online in 2001 as Stalk-Forrest Group: St. Cecilia, the Elektra Recordings. ‘St. Stephen’ Grateful Dead (1969) Stoned to death for blasphemy, “St. Stephen” opens the San Franciscans’ third…
Gay Place
Sisters on the Edge and free Thanksgiving
Should AE Retire Fayette Coal Plant … This Decade?
Here are some of the arguments that have been made for and against retiring (or selling) the Fayette Power Project, though some (marked with *) are relevant more specifically to plans that have been proposed to retire the plant sooner rather than later. Note: Supporters of retiring Fayette are not necessarily the same group as…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Times New Roman, Keith Richards, and much more
Fair Squared
The Women and Fair Trade fair makes its annual trek to Austin
Developing Stories: Greening the Neighborhood
Mueller development wins LEED for Neighborhood Design
Playing the Field
The lowdown on the season’s new games
‘The 101 Dalmatians Musical’
Tony Award-winning Director Jerry Zaks describes going to the dogs
No Wastewater in the Lake, Please
Austin area officials oppose discharging treated wastewater into Lake Travis
Mueller Takes the LEED: Sample Sustainable Features
• Two Platinum, two Gold, and two Silver LEED-certified commercial buildings. • Highest concentration of homes with three-, four-, and five-star energy efficiency certification in the Austin Energy Green Building program. • About 75 acres of completed parks and open spaces – more than 50% of the planned 140 acres. • Of the national chains…
Thanksgiving Roulette
Feast around town
Austin Singers
Area high school poets get to share the concert stage with old-school masters of verse
Trial Date Set for Nona Allen
Case moves forward with evidence of potential gender-based discrimination
Car2Cute
Smart cars are hitting Austin’s streets
Event Menu
Nov. 19-30
Console Wars: The Saga Continues
Sizing up the video-game platforms
Roy Butler, 1926-2009
Two former mayors die within two days
MetroRail Watch
Waiting, but not holding our breath
Luv Doc Recommends: Sick
Hear that? That’s the sound of the holiday clock ticking toward C-Day. Another week and you’ll have to beat the dust out of your flashing Bobbie Brooks Rudolph sweater and plug in the string of Christmas lights that’s been permanently attached to your house for the last three years. Sure, Thanksgiving is just around the…
