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The Luv Doc: Something Vaguely Comprehensible

Dear Luv Doc, Usually I go for the strange, but I crushed hard on a local girl from my hometown this summer and it’s tumbled me into a female conundrum. I’m a dreamer, she’s Austin Hollywood, we’re both lonesome and we both felt the spark. The long arm’s length she’s holding me at bay with…

by The Luv Doc

23 Blast

Actor Dylan Baker debuts as a director with this inspirational film about a blind, young football player.

by Josh Kupecki

John Wick

Keanu Reeves and the filmmakers deliver the goods in this well-constructed revenge picture.

by William Goss

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

by Marc Savlov

Harmontown

Mad genius TV writer Dan Harmon (Community) embarks on a 20-city tour taping his popular podcast in front of live audiences.

by Kimberley Jones

Perfidia

The first book in this new L.A. Quartet shows new depth, scope, and craftsmanship in James Ellroy’s canon

by Tim Stegall

Day Trips: Goldthwaite’s Texas Botanical Garden

Texas Botanical Gardens re-creates a slice of the Texas Hill Country in downtown Goldthwaite. The converted block on the highway provides locals and visitors a peek into the region’s native landscape in a restful environment. The park is accessed by a shaded pathway that meanders through the park to a small amphitheater shielded from the…

by Gerald E. McLeod

Hornography

This weekend Longhorns travel to the tiny town of Manhattan, Kan., to play the Wildcats from Kansas State. Back in Austin, a legion of Texas fans will wrestle with the existential meaning of what it’s like to play underdog to a coach who looks as confusingly ageless as that school’s Bill Snyder. Snyder, who, save…

by Eric Sollenberger

Love Me Back

Merritt’s Tierce’s novel isn’t for the faint of heart, but it tells of a young woman’s survival with boldness and power

by Jessi Cape

Soccer Watch

The Texas Longhorns lost to TCU, 3-1 on Friday, then beat Arkansas-Little Rock 2-0 on Monday. They’re at Oklahoma and Baylor this weekend, before finishing the regular season hosting Oklahoma State on Halloween night… St. Edward’s men and women are both on the road this weekend, as well; they’ll both end their regular seasons at…

by Nick Barbaro

Civics 101

Friday 24 Vote Leticia Tour Come out and show Leticia Van de Putte your support! 5:30pm. Texas Democratic Party HQ, 4818 E. Ben White #104. www.leticiavandeputte.com. Amnesty Inter­na­tion­al Austin Cel­e­brates 20 Years Sara Hickman performs; speakers include Dicky Grigg and Jim Rigby; and the AI Aus­tin Human Rights Defender Award will be presented. And, as…

by Chronicle Staff

Eyehategod

New Orleans metal mainstay Eyehategod tramped to hell and back between Hurricane Katrina, singer Mike Williams’ incarceration, and drummer Joey LaCaze’s sudden death last year. Back at Housecore Horror 12 months after the group’s electrifying return to live play, the doomcore quintet now offers its first studio LP in 14 years, Eyehategod, plus new drummer…

by Michael Toland

Headlines

Early voting began Monday, and runs through Oct. 31 – the first Travis County numbers ran about to form for a midterm election, but definitely higher for the first municipal and AISD election to be held in November. Follow Newsdesk for regular updates on the numbers. A light workload for today’s City Council meeting (Oct.…

by Chronicle Staff

Quote of the Week

“The greatest threat to public confidence in elections in this case is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully discriminatory law.”   – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls the majority out for leaving Texas’ voter ID law in place.

by Chronicle Staff

Food Events

Austin Beer Week 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. Take one down and pass it around … you know the rest. Full details online. Oct. 24-Nov. 2. www.austinbeerweek.com. BurgerMary’s Annual Carnivores Ball Bring a bib. Thu., Oct. 23, 5:30pm. Brodie Homestead, 5211 Brodie. $55. www.carnivoresball.com. Out on the Lawn: Celebrating…

by Chronicle Staff

Oops!

In last week’s story, the “10-1 Ticker … Election Updates!” (Oct. 17) Cindy Mallette was described as a current operative of the Koch Bros. front group, Americans for Prosperity; she last worked for AFP in 2011.

by Chronicle Staff

For Your Consideration

Eight days of films, four days of panels – there is so much to do at the 21st annual Austin Film Festival that it becomes a challenge to break it down into manageable pieces. That’s where we come in. Presented here are some of our initial, but by no means complete, selections. Our best advice,…

by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screen Play

The Austin Film Festival’s annual screenwriting conference entails four days of panels, workshops, pitch sessions, special events, and epic schmoozing. It takes place Thursday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 26 at the Driskill Hotel & InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Badges range from $150-675; see www.austinfilmfestival.com for more info. The Golden Age of Television ……

by Kimberley Jones

By The Book

In the midst of autumn festivals aimed at lovers of music and film, here’s one for the readers

by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

According to Salon, in 2008, archaeologists on a dig in the Gobi Desert found the world’s oldest pot stash in the grave of a shaman of the Gushi tribe. The purpose of the cannabis was easily identified because the male plant parts, which are less psychoactive, had been removed. Rattlesnakes cause the largest number of…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Exhibitionism

This Theatre en Bloc show depicts love as a fight and is as exhilarating and aggressive as a contact sport

by Robert Faires

Voivod

“It was in Austin where the smoke machine was not ready,” recalls drummer Michel “Away” Langevin. “You have to heat it a lot prior to the show so it comes out as smoke. I don’t know if it was plugged in enough or what, but it just sprayed the kids with burning oil!” This was…

by Adam Ganderson

Exhibitionism

Faraway-feeling Rain Lily Farm proves a perfect setting for the enchanted isle in Shakespeare’s late romance

by Elissa Russell

Self Service

Merritt Tierce drew on her own time waiting tables for the provocative restaurant world in her novel Love Me Back

by Amy Gentry

Randy Blythe

As the Palaces Burn was supposed to document a Lamb of God European trek. When frontman Randy Blythe was pulled off a plane mid-tour by Czech Republic police and charged with manslaughter for the death of 19-year-old stage diver Daniel Nosek, it became a chronicle of nightmare justice. “We weren’t getting in a car and…

by Richard Whittaker

Exhibitionism

This new chamber group’s look at the dark side of Romantic music offered some fresh takes on iconic works

by Adam Roberts

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