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PostmarksLetters to the editor must be signed withfull name and include daytime phone number,full address, or email address. Letters shouldbe no longer than 300 words.We reserve the right to edit all submissions.Letters may not be edited, added to, orchanged by sender once we receive them.General email address: mail@austinchronicle.comPostmarks forum:austinchronicle.com/forums/postmarksMailing address: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Chronicle</strong>, PO Box49066, <strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78765‘Faces’ Deserves MoreDear music critic Doug Freeman,In your two-star review of Residual Kid’s Faces[“Texas Platters Finale,” Music, Dec. 28], youseem to mostly give praise to the group and itsalbum release, except for the lyrical content andlack of nuance and texture. I would kindly retortthat I find their lyrics about purple shoes or fightingfor a lost cause charming, and would like toask, what kind of lyrics do you want from kidswho are 12 and 14? What kind of lyrics were youwriting when you were 14, Doug? I would alsoadd that the Frenchie Smith (Sixteen Deluxe)produced album rocks hard, and no, you will notget the textures and nuances of a Fiona Applerecord, but Fiona can’t make me bounce aroundin my car like this can. <strong>The</strong>se kids are well aheadof the game, and their album release is wellbeyond your two stars. I think it is important the<strong>Austin</strong> public knows this.David NathanNew coNtributor Falls FlatDear Editor,Re: “Pole Position” [the Arts, Dec. 28]: I waslooking forward to reading this article and findingout all the cool happenings at Brass Ovaries,but the author’s overuse of “I,” coupled with theoverlong introduction about the author’s thoughtson herself, made this piece unreadable. <strong>The</strong><strong>Chronicle</strong> often benefits from the quality writingof authors who know how to bring life to thedescriptions of their first-person experienceswithout drowning us in special-snowflake sauce.I understand crapping on a new contributor’ssubmission is a jerk move, but I can’t see howsubstandard writing will help sell the readers ona new experience.<strong>The</strong> blog article titled “Who the Hell Is This KaciBeeler, Anyway?” [All Over Creation Arts blog, Dec.28] (which gave a broader idea of the relevance ofMs. Beeler) succinctly summed up my confusion.Why should the reader be concerned about herpersonal epiphanies or whether she’ll have thetime for her new hobby? Good writing puts thereader in the story. Good writing does not makethe audience feel like they’re reading Facebookstatus updates. I hope this is only a minor misstepin editing or article selection, and not a pattern ofnegligence on the part of the <strong>Chronicle</strong>.Heidi BucknerParD’s PeeveD coNstitueNtsDear <strong>Chronicle</strong>,You can add one more group to <strong>Austin</strong> Parksand Recreation Department’s long list of peevedconstituents: cemetery preservationists [“<strong>The</strong>n<strong>The</strong>re’s This: Parks and Rec in Review,” News,Dec. 28]. PARD’s inability to come up with a fair“PAGE TWO” is taking a break.renewal contract with its longtime contract careprovider has put the city directly back into thecemetery business. PARD is putting out for bid acontract that no one in his right mind would signup for. In the meantime, PARD is scrambling tofind funds, equipment, and personnel to bury thedead in city-owned cemeteries. PARD has refusedto follow through on its own initiated studies asto making the cemeteries financially viable. In themeantime, sites like Oakwood Cemetery continueto deteriorate at an alarming rate. Soon, therewon’t be anything to preserve, and another historicpiece of <strong>Austin</strong>’s (our) history will be forever lost.Danny Camachocontinued on p.6<strong>The</strong> <strong>Austin</strong> Symphony presents Grammy ® award winning artistyefimBronfmanpianoperforming BrahmsPiano Concerto No. 1Also hearBrahms Tragic OvertureBritten Sinfonia da Requiem(commemorating the Britten Centennial)friday & Saturday,January 11 & 12Peter Bay, conductor8:00 pm Concert at Dell Hall7:<strong>10</strong> pm pre-concert talk with Bob Buckalew<strong>The</strong> aSo haS your TickeT for anyoccaSion… Live music, date night, a familyouting, client appreciation, and more!TickeT informaTion:(512) 476-6064 | austinsymphony.org2012–2013 SeasonPeter Bay, Music DirectorSeaSon SponSormedia SponSorSAll artist, programs, and dates subject to change4 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
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POSTMARKScontinued from p.4Halt tHe HaNDlebarbariaNsDear Editor,We walkers who use our heels instead ofwheels to move about the city have long dodgedthe auto driving “carbarians,” but now we facethe bicycle “handlebarbarians” who disobey stoplights,seldom honk, and treat pedestrians likefixed pins in a bowling alley. Sidewalks and crosswalksare for walkers. Please give us a brake.STOP (Stop Terror on Pedestrians).Gene BurdDebatiNg guN coNtrolDear Editor,Doubting this letter will be published, becausethe editorial staff traditionally gets the last word,I decided, nevertheless, to write once again torespond to Mr. King’s reply to my letter in the Dec.28 issue [“Postmarks”]. As expected, Mr. Kingfalls straight into a defensive crouch to justifyhis comments while trying to invalidate mine. Hesays that “Adam Lanza was no Timothy McVeigh,”somehow thinking that Lloyd Bentsen-esque statementwould justify his position about gun control.As I wrote before, to which no cogent argumentwas made, no one in his right mind could possiblyargue that a disturbed mind bent upon death anddestruction would immediately abandon that pathjust because there was no gun handy. Besideswhich, I seriously doubt that Mr. King’s boldstatement that Lanza would not have attackedwithout a gun obviously does not come from asolid background in psychotherapy or counselingthe mentally disturbed. That is nothing moreOops!In our recent preview of the <strong>Austin</strong> FilmSociety’s Essential Cinema series(“Extreme Temperature Swings,” Dec. 28,2012), the <strong>Chronicle</strong> erroneously referredto the series as Asia: Hot and Cold. <strong>The</strong>series is called Asia: Hot and Cool.than a specious argument and a personal opinionthoroughly ungrounded in fact, but is apparentlyoffered because it looks good in print.Secondly, Mr. King accuses me of hoping “towish [the matter of violence] away” with my “willfulblindness,” or at least I suppose that was hispurpose, his logic being somewhat difficult tofollow. But once again, Mr. King, innuendo andpresupposition about what I believe is all youhave to go on. Slinging barbs at me to justify youropinions is unworthy of an accomplished journalist.In fact, I do believe there can be great stridesmade in the gun debate, but assuming that anysuch action will keep weapons out of the handsof those who seek to possess them for evil iseither an unfortunate wish or pure folly.Third, the minority is also not uniformly “guncrazy,”Mr. King, and apparently, once again, itis impossible for you to offer written contentwithout name-calling. <strong>The</strong> minority of which youspeak could be and likely is nothing more thanmany good Americans who seek to keep theirright to own firearms, just as you hope to keepyour right to free speech within this periodical.And, like me, most responsible gun owners wouldbe the first to agree that the problem with gunsis a desperate one, and that there could be manyroads to a solution, some of which they couldeasily endorse.Finally, a word of courteous advice: My nameis more appropriately Mr. Wilson, just as you mayobserve I have been gentlemanly enough to referto you as Mr. King.Bill WilsonctrMa booNDoggleDear Editor,<strong>The</strong> Central Texas Regional Mobility Authorityhas a 2012-13 budget of $43.2 million takenfrom Texas taxpayers and toll tax revenue. <strong>The</strong>agency was proposed and pushed through <strong>10</strong>years ago by former Rep. Mike Krusee, whomTexans did not re-elect because of his questionableactions motivated by special interests.<strong>The</strong> toll agency, which currently manages two tollroads, should be dismantled. <strong>The</strong> toll roads that itplans to build and manage on MoPac are a shamand are not needed. CTRMA borrowed $130 millionto add to the toll road building. <strong>The</strong> proposedtoll roads will not ease traffic conditions; they aresimply a source of new revenue. Furthermore,Texas does not need ongoing toll roads.Texans need an intelligent, well-managed, andreality-based Department of Transportation thatworks in the best interests of the entire community.<strong>The</strong>re is no reason in the world that CTRMAExecutive Director Mike Heiligenstein should bemaking $250,000 annually for running an agencythat plans toll roads in Central Texas, except thathe is appointed by Gov. Rick Perry.Perry and Texas legislators refuse to let the gasolinetax catch up with inflation and also continue todivert gasoline tax revenue to their other interests,which is part of the reason TxDOT hasn’t sufficientmoney to build and maintain our roadways.Lastly, toll roads are an inefficient and poormethod of building and maintaining roads. <strong>The</strong>Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority may raisetoll costs at will without approval, and there islittle oversight to ensure it is working in the bestinterests of the community at large.Peter SternHUGEMen’s ShepKaravel Shoes (Central <strong>Austin</strong>)5525 Burnet Road (just south of Koenig Lane)<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78756 512-459-7603karavelshoes.comTwo great locationswith unbeatableservice & selection.Look & feel better today.6 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mSALEFor a Women’s limited Africa time only, SAVE BIG onselected womenʼs and menʼs stylesfrom your favorite brands!hugesavingsKaravel Shoes (South <strong>Austin</strong>)Southpark Meadows Shopping Center9900 S. 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<strong>10</strong> the hightower report 12 top <strong>10</strong>sLocal Democrats gathered at the Driskill hotel in November to celebrate a re-election victory for president obama and (mostly) favorable outcomesfor travis County Democratic candidates and city bond propositions.<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Quotes of the Week1) “<strong>The</strong> gap between what was expected of[Gov. Rick Perry] and what he delivered …makes Perry a clear choice for worstcandidate of 2012.”– <strong>The</strong> Washington Post’s political column,“<strong>The</strong> Fix,” published Nov. 19(Nov. 22 issue)2) “Four years from now, Texas is going to bea so-called blue state.”– Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, explaining toNew York magazine how Texas’ rapidlyexpanding Hispanic population could repaintour predominantly Republican state by 2016(Oct. 18)Bill Spelmanj o h n a n d e r s o nj o h n a n d e r s o nrick perry3) “This separation of church and state isjust false on its face.”– Gov. Rick Perry, who blames Satan forgetting in the way of his “Biblical responsibility”to “proclaim God’s truth” in thepublic arena (Sept. 27)4) “Sausage.”– Council Member Bill Spelman, filling apause on the dais as council membershaggled over a budget item (Sept. 13)5) “This is not the military. This ispublic education.”– Education <strong>Austin</strong> President Ken Zarifis,condemning AISD for running summer STAARtest “boot camps” (June 21)6) “Put bluntly, I believe you are a snake oilsalesman; a narcissist that would sayanything to draw attention to himself.”– Dallas Sen. John Carona, in an emailexchange with fellow GOP Sen. DanPatrick of Houston (May <strong>10</strong>)7) “Remember, you can be me, becauseI am you.”– Exoneree Michael Morton, telling anaudience that anyone can be wrongfullyconvicted (April 5)8) “<strong>The</strong>y can’t just say, ‘I love babies, and Ilove public schools.’”– Allen Weeks, on Save Texas Schools’mission to hold legis lat ive candidatesaccountable for their campaign rhetoric(March 22)9) “<strong>The</strong>re are more UFO and Bigfootsightings than documented cases of voterimpersonation.”– State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston,applauding the U.S. Department of Justice’srejection of Voting Rights Act preclearance forthe Texas voter ID law (March 14)<strong>10</strong>) “It’s my uterus … bitch!”– Leslie Tisdale, with sign, at a Feb. 17 rallysupporting Planned Parenthood(Feb. 23)Leslie tisdalej o h n a n d e r s o nj a n a B i r c h u mHeadlines› <strong>Austin</strong> Police are investigating the suspiciousdeath of a 13-year-old girl who wasfound unconscious outside a home (not herown) in South east <strong>Austin</strong> on Jan. 1. Police areworking to determine the circumstances surroundingher death. <strong>The</strong> girl was taken to DellChildren’s Hospital, where she was pronounceddead. An autopsy has been performed,but police said a final ruling will haveto wait until toxicology results are returned.› A father and his 13-year-old son became<strong>Austin</strong>’s first two traffic fatalities of the yearJan. 1. Police say the boy was riding on theback of a motorcycle driven by his father whenthey hit a parked car in the 1<strong>10</strong>0 block ofBerger Street in East <strong>Austin</strong>. A third trafficfatality – this one of a 19-year-old man –occurred Jan. 3 on I-35. <strong>The</strong> city recorded 78traffic fatalities in 2012.› If you’re one of 7,900 lucky customers includedin the pilot program, <strong>Austin</strong> ResourceRecov ery this week will begin curbside pickupof “organics” – food scraps and othercompost able items – collected in a new greencart. <strong>The</strong> pilot program is slated to last a year.› KUT 90.5FM turned all talk and news thisweek with the launch of the NPR affiliate’s sisterstation, KUTX 98.9FM, which will programall music.› On Monday, Dec. 31, visiting district JudgeGary Harger declined to issue a temporaryrestraining order to halt the state of Texasplan to ban Planned Parenthood clinics fromthe new Texas Women’s Health Program,saying the dispute could wait until a Jan. 11hearing for an injunction. <strong>The</strong> ruling left PPclinics – and nearly 50,000 Texas women – inmedical limbo, as the Health and HumanServices Commission insisted it can serve allpatients without the banned clinics. See“Texas Women’s Health Program Starts –Without Planned Parenthood,” p.<strong>10</strong>.› Longtime Central <strong>Austin</strong> Constable BruceElfant was sworn into office Tuesday as TravisCounty’s newest tax assessor-collector, replacingTina Morton, who served as interim afterNelda Wells Spears’ retirement in late2011. See p.<strong>10</strong>.› Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst last week accusedlongtime friend and political aide Buddy Barfieldof embezzling as much as $1.3 millionfrom Dewhurst campaign accounts over thelast several years. <strong>The</strong> trouble could embroilother officials charged with monitoring thefunds, and the case has been turned over tothe Travis County District Attorney’s office forinvestigation.› On New Year’s Day, the U.S. House voted toconcur with a Senate bill enabling some taxincreases on highest incomes and a one-yearextension of unemployment benefits, therebyavoiding the “fiscal cliff” of automatic taxhikes and spending cuts – postponed at leastfor a couple of months, pending the nextdebt ceiling battle. See “Cliff Notes: HappyNew Deadline!” p.11.› <strong>The</strong> American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012(aka “fiscal cliff” bill) also contained roughly$30 billion in tax pork for various privateinterests, according to Taxpayers for CommonSense, a nonpartisan budget watchdog group.<strong>The</strong>se last-minute gifts included one designedfor “one and exactly only one facility -- the newCircuit of the Americas in <strong>Austin</strong>,” accordingto University of Illinois Law School professor(and racing fan) Bob Lawless, writing on theacademic fiscal blog www.creditslips.org (“CoTAand the Fiscal Deal,” Jan. 2).a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 9
NEWSTexas Women’s Health Program Starts – Without Planned ParenthoodOn Monday, a visiting district judge cleared the way forTexas to ban Planned Parent hood from its new TexasWomen’s Health Program, which started Jan. 1.At issue is the new state-run and state-funded TWHP,which is designed to replace the former Medicaid-waiverWomen’s Health Program, which was 90% funded by federalmonies. <strong>The</strong> program was up and running for five years,and it was largely considered successful for expandingaccess to basic health and family planning care for lowincomeTexas women and reducing the incidence ofunplanned pregnancies. Currently more than half of all Texasbirths are paid for by Medicaid; Medicaid-paid births in 2009cost the state $2.9 billion.Lawmakers nonetheless decided to tweak the rules for theprogram to exclude Planned Parenthood from participation.Although Planned Parenthood has been the single largest providerof WHP services – nearly 50,000 of roughly 111,000enrolled women chose PP as their provider of choice – somelawmakers argued that all PP clinics should be banned fromparticipation because some clinics provide abortion care.Pregnant women are not eligible for the either program, andnone of the Planned Parenthood clinics that provided WHPservices provide any abortion care.Although the state initially sought to continue the MedicaidwaiverWHP while also instituting a ban on Planned Parenthood’sparticipation, the feds told the state it could not banPP and still receive federal approval and funding for the program,since the move would violate federal law guaranteeinga woman access to a qualified provider of her choice. <strong>The</strong>state sued, arguing that it should be able to discriminate andkeep the funding; a federal court in Waco blocked that planearlier this month.Texas has simply decided to go out on its own, to run andfund the roughly $40 million per year program solely in orderto maintain the ban on Planned Parenthood.Planned Parenthood earlier this month joined with WHP clientMarcela “Marcy” Balquinta to protest the move.Balquinta, a student and education coordinator in McAllen,argues that if the state goes through with the ban she will beleft without access to the TWHP because of the dearth of providersin the Valley. “If I couldn’t go to Planned Parenthood, Idon’t know where I’d turn,” she said in a press statement.“And there are tens of thousands of Texas women like me.”CIVICS <strong>10</strong>1Saturday 5ZILKER TREE RECyCLING Too attached toleave your tree out by the curb? Drop it off atZilker Park today or tomorrow and wish it well inits new life as Dillo Dirt. <strong>10</strong>am-2pm. Zilker Park,2<strong>10</strong>0 Barton Springs Rd.BRICK By BRICK COMMUN ITy BUILDINGStart building bridges by joining this discussionon unity among the races. Free. 9-11:30am. St.James Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Rd.Sunday 6ZILKER TREE RECyCLING See Saturday.CANDLELIGHT VIGIL for victims of gun violenceon the anniversary of the Tucson shooting thatinjured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a dozenothers. 7-8pm. South steps of the Texas Capitol.t hurS day <strong>10</strong>COMPOST CLASS <strong>Austin</strong> Resource Recoveryhosts the first in a series of free compostingclasses. Go online to sign up and learn moreabout valuable rebate offers on compost startupkits. 6:30-7:30pm. Cepeda Library, 651 N.Pleasant Valley. www.austinrecycles.com.OngO ingFOUNDATION COMMUNITIES isrecruiting volunteers to help lowincomeresidents with income taxpreparation, in partnership with the<strong>Austin</strong> Housing Finance Corporationand the city of <strong>Austin</strong>.Apply at www.foundcom.org.TRAVIS COUNTyCOMMISSIONERS COURT is takingapplications from individualsto serve on the Central TexasRegional Mobility Authority,effective Feb. 2. Qualified applicantsshould have “exceptionalvision, business and administrativeskills, and a history of communityinvolvement.” Application deadlineis Jan. 13. Call or email Max Jones:854-4774 or IGR@co.travis.tx.us.DEEP EDDy CONSTRUCTION <strong>The</strong>portion of the Lady Bird Lake Hike &Bike Trail between MoPac and EilersPark will be closed through March 15for construction at Deep Eddy Pool.<strong>10</strong> T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mIn declining to issue the temporary restraining order,which would have forbidden the state from discriminatingagainst PP in its new TWHP, visiting Judge Gary Hargerfound that no “immediate, concrete and irreparable injury,loss or damage will likely result to the Planned ParenthoodPlaintiffs before a temporary injunction hearing can be held.”Though Harger has declined the TRO, a temporaryinjunction hearing has already been scheduled for Jan. 11,giving Balquinta and PP an expanded chance to pleadtheir case.THE HIGHTOWER REPORTNurturing the GrassrootsWashington keeps handing massive bailouts toWall Street giants and multibillion-dollar annual subsidiesto the likes of Big Oil, which is a nice boost tothe bottom lines of the one-percenters. But thesegiveaways do nothing to perk up America’s grassrootseconomy, which not only is where the rest ofus live and work, but also is the onlyplace that can generate real nationalprosperity. Congress can’t seem tograsp a basic law of nature: You can’tkeep a mighty tree alive (much lessexpect it to thrive) by only spritzingthe fine leaves at its tippy-top. <strong>The</strong>fate of the whole tree depends onnurturing the grassroots.Sadly, America’s corporate andpolitical powers today are content tobe a bunch of leaf spritzers, blithely oblivious tothe dangerous shriveling of the grassroots. To witnessthe damage they’re doing, just look at ournation’s desiccated minimum wage.Texas Attorney General’s Office spokeswoman Lauren Beansaid in a statement: “We are pleased the court rejected PlannedParenthood’s latest attempt to skirt state law. <strong>The</strong> Texas AttorneyGeneral’s office will continue to defend the Texas Legislature’sdecision to prohibit abortion providers and their affiliates fromreceiving taxpayer dollars through the Women’s Health Program.”In the meantime, however, the state has been cleared toproceed with the new program, and nearly 50,000 womenwho had chosen PP as their provider of choice will be left tofind a new TWHP provider, if they can. – Jordan SmithFor more informationon Jim Hightower’swork – and to subscribeto his award-winningmonthly newsletter, “<strong>The</strong>Hightower Lowdown” –visit www.jimhightower.com. You can hear hisradio commentaries onKOOP Radio 91.7FM,weekdays at <strong>10</strong>:58amand 12:58pm.j o h n a n d e r s o nMeet Your NewTax AssessorBruce Elfant is sworninto office Tuesday, with hiswife, Lisa Harris, at his side.In his new role as TravisCounty tax assessor-collectorand voter registrar,Elfant vows to play a moreaggressive role in voter registrationefforts, includingpushing for change at thestate level to allow foronline registration anddoing his part to help eliminatehistorically low turnoutin local elections. Elfantwas a longtime constablerepresenting Central <strong>Austin</strong>and replaces 20-year veteranNelda Wells Spears, whoretired in late 2011. TinaMorton had served out theremainder of Spears’ termas the interim tax assessor.by jim hightO werSet at $7.25 an hour three and a half yearsago, its real value has since been gutted by inflation,reducing the wage’s current purchasing powerto a subpoverty level of $6.75 an hour. That’s only$14,000 a year for full-time work! Not only wouldincreasing it help these hardworking people makeends meet, but it also would provide adirect jolt of nourishment to our overalleconomy. It’s been shown again andagain that every dime of a minimum-wagehike is spent by its recipients, circulatingupward in our local economies as theyincrease their purchases of such basicsas food, kids’ clothing, and health care.This kind of percolate-up economicsworks for the many, not just the wealthiestfew – and that helps (at least minimally)to restore a bit of moral balance to aneconomy and society now being torn apart bygross inequality. For more information on raisingtoday’s poverty wage, go to www.timeforaraise.org.
NEWS<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Local Stories by the News s taff1) Wheels oF Clay <strong>The</strong> heroic/anti-heroicsaga of local legend lance armstrong cameto an ignominious end, as the weight of evidenceand testimony that the cycling kinghad doped – and organized his teams to doso – became overwhelming. He may remain alocal hero for philanthropy, but his name carriesa huge asteriskfire aftermath in bastropforever.2) PoliCe Monitor Between the New Year’sWest Campus slaying of esme Barrera, therare shooting death of an <strong>Austin</strong> Police officerin the line of duty, and the very publictakedown of the yassine enterprises clubs,Chief art acevedo and his department drewplenty of attention this year. See “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>Criminal Justice Stories,” p.18.j o h n a n d e r s o nafter much controversy, austin hosted itsfirst formula One race in November.3) More WtP4 <strong>The</strong> controversial Watertreatment Plant no. 4 continues to makeheadlines decades after its original bondpassage – this time with cost overruns andcontinued delays in construction. See “<strong>Top</strong><strong>10</strong> Environmental Stories,” p.16.4) ForMula one no. 1 Despite much politicalcontroversy and anticipatory hand-wringing,the November Circuit of the americasrollout was a tribute to the event, race fans,and the prep work of city and county agencies– dramatically reconfirming <strong>Austin</strong>’splace among world-renowned cities, if notnecessarily creating the bump that was anticipatedfor local businesses.5) MediCal Breakthrough In November,Travis County endorsed a property taxincrease to help fund a medical school andMedicaid programs, committing the region totransform local health care – withObamacare, major victories for the socialsafety net and local prosperity. See “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>Election Stories,” p.17.6) no idea One year after entering into acontract with idea Public schools, the newaisd board of trustees decided to cancelthat arrangement, citing poor results andcontinued neighborhood frustrations. See“<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Education Stories,” p.14.7) Workers rising <strong>The</strong> Workersdefense Project celebrated its <strong>10</strong>th yearwith important victories for higher employmentstandards – wages, safety, training – forcity business incentive programs, in additionto its ongoing fights for workers stiffed oncontractor wages. Happy birthday!8) so long, south laMar After decades ofhosting such local gems as Ray Hennig’s Heartof Texas Music, Bitch’in Threads, and theAlamo Drafthouse, the south lamar Plazashopping center cleared out this fall in preparationfor a major makeover by developersGreystar and architect Michael Hsu. Look forthe anchor Drafthouse to reopen in the thirdquarter of 2013, just in time for Fantastic Fest.9) leslie CoChran, r.i.P. In March, thelongtime local icon and Downtown raconteurfinally succumbed to years of life on theedge, having come to symbolize both <strong>Austin</strong>’s“weird” uniqueness and the city’s inability tofully address the homelessness issue,which continued to stymie local officialsseeking both particular and comprehensivesolutions. If the economy continues toimprove, expect new initiatives in 2013.<strong>10</strong>) deadly roads <strong>The</strong> number of trafficfatalities on <strong>Austin</strong> roads this year – 78 atthe time of this writing – vastly surpassedlast year’s total (just 54) and our <strong>10</strong>-yearaverage of 60. <strong>The</strong> majority of this year’sdeaths involved someone under the influenceof drugs or alcohol.<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> City Council Stories by Michael KiN g1) distriCts! After seven tries over manyyears – and a bitter campaign between competingversions – <strong>Austin</strong> voters finally decidedit’s time to end the at-large Council systemand elect <strong>10</strong> members from actual districts.Now the real fun begins – drawingand-quarteringfollowed by a whole new waveof 2014 campaigns.2) May to noveMBer roManCeAmong several election changes, votersopted to move municipal elections fromspring to fall because, like misery, voters lovecompany – and the November turnout is severaltimes that of May. Next question: Canwe endure long ballots?3) oPen Meetings settleMent Afternearly two years, County Attorney David Escamillafinally ended the great open Meetingsscandal, which involved discussionsamong Council members that ran afoul ofstate restrictions on “walking quorums.”Escamilla called it an institutional failure, andthe city instituted new procedures to preventfuture violations.4) What’s My inCentive? Council agreedto performance-based incentive agreementswith apple inc., visa inc., and acouple of lesser players. <strong>The</strong> city (and state)argue that the jobs, economic returns, andwage and safety standards are a net gain;opponents insist it’s a mug’s game of corporateextortion and welfare.5) short-terM reaCtion Among the hottestpublic arguments was the one overshort-term rentals, by which homeownersrent out their houses for big city events – ormaybe more. Council adopted rules thatopponents call too weak and neighborhoodthreatening,and implementation will likelybring battles back to the dais.6) Burning a rate Plan After 17 years ofbreath-holding, an austin energy rate planshuffled toward Council to be born. Nobodywas happy with the final product – mostespecially out-of-towners who will appeal tothe state Public Utility Commission – but thatmight just mean it was the best that couldbe designed under the circumstances.7) sPelMan in aBsentia CouncilMember Bill spelman’s perennial schedulingcrunch took a dramatic turn in Augustwhen he underwent successful surgery forpancreatic cancer. For a few weeks, otherheadline disputes seemed relatively trivial –and Mayor Leffingwell filled in cheerfully asPowerPoint maven.8) Mo’ Money For the first time in severalyears, the city budget news came in just abit more optimistically, with a little more togo around to city parks and libraries. <strong>The</strong>re’sstill a structural imbalance between publicsafety expenses and … everything else, butthe city has weathered bad times fairly well.j a n a b i r c h u m9) Mystery train One of the mostimportant stories was the whistle thatdidn’t blow – as Mayor Leffingwellannounced that, once again, theNovember bond package would notinclude funding for an urban rail system:“too many unanswered questions.”Listen for that lonesome whistlein 2013.chuck Ragland demonstratesagainst short-term rentals infront of city hall in august.<strong>10</strong>) aniMal Planet After a couple of years ofwrangling over “no-kill” matters, Council decidedto lease the old town lake animal Center toaustin Pets alive! as a secondary center for animalrescue in addition to the new shelter onLevander Loop. <strong>The</strong> details are complex – and thecontroversies still rumbling – but <strong>Austin</strong>’s animalfriendlybona fides were reconfirmed.12 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
it was lt. gov. david dewhurst’srace to lose – and he did, fallingto tea party favorite ted cruz tosucceed Kay bailey hutchison inthe U.s. senate.<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> State Stories by the News staff1) take our governor … Please!<strong>The</strong> nation got to see rick Perry upclose on the GOP stump – and theysent him back to Texas, pronto. <strong>The</strong> guvstill hasn’t conceded – last week hewas musing about putting a “Godfearingconservative patriot” in theWhite house (not referring to the currentoccupant). Meanwhile, someTexans filed secession petitions onWhiteHouse.gov after Obama’s re-election,leading to a response by <strong>Austin</strong>itespetitioning for our city to secede fromthe state, taking Lockhart’s barbecueand Dublin’s Dr Pepper with us.2) laWsuit lines <strong>The</strong> Legislature’srelentless gerrymandering landed infederal court again, generating a seriesof lawsuits, some still pending, and amoderated map that yet managed toslice travis County into five districts,four anchored elsewhere. A couple ofDems (Rep. lloyd doggett, Sen.Wendy davis) overcame the odds, butGOP dominance determines the politicallandscape. Even with court intervention,most Travis County residents now live inSenate and Congressional districtsanchored as far away as Laredo andHorseshoe Bay.3) dang Feds It wasn’t enough to bein federal court over redistricting; Texasgot itself sued as well over a reactionaryvoter id law, which didn’t passmuster in U.S. District Court andcouldn’t affect the November election.However, the right may do better in thelong campaign against affirmativeaction; five Supremes seem poised toreject UT-Aus tin’s limited attempts todiversify its student body.4) BaCk to sChool <strong>The</strong> Lege’sslashing of the public education budget– $5.4 billion in cuts not evenfunding population growth – also landedit in court, as diminished school districtsonce again charged that thestate’s failure to “efficiently and equitably”fund the schools violates the stateConstitution. Alas, that never stoppedthem before.5) Perry death reCord In January, Gov.Perry presided over his 239th execution, surpassingall other modern governors, and markingthe 478th Texas execution since the reinstatementof capital punishment in 1976.Texas led the U.S. with 15 executions in 2012.6) First, do MaJor harM In the wake ofmajor 2011 budget cuts, the state amplified itsassault on health care in 2012, most dramaticallyin undermining the Women’s healthProgram and excluding Planned Par ent hoodclinics from the program. <strong>The</strong> Health and HumanServices Commission claims it will replicate theprogram with state funds – but without sufficientresources or doctors.7) sPread ’eM, ladies Adding insult to injury,the state’s “transvaginal ultrasound” law tookeffect, requiring any woman seeking an abortionto submit to an invasive, narrated procedureintended to intimidate a patient into changingher mind. 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NEWStOp <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.13<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Education Storiesby RichaR d w hittaK e Rin their first meeting, the new aisd board oftrustees voted to cancel its contract with ideapublic schools and approved an in-districtcharter in travis heights.1) aisd Board shake-uP In a brutal election that saw thebirth of new pro-“reform” Astroturf group austin kids First,the austin independent school district board was overhauled,with four new members – Jayme Mathias, annteich, gina hinojosa, and amber elenz – voted in on anagenda of better oversight and rebuilding community trust,and two incumbents – Sam Guzmán and Christine Brister –voted out.2) Charters, CoMMunities, and aisd <strong>The</strong> new-look AISDboard of trustees flexed its muscles on Dec. 17, cancelling itscontract with idea Public schools to take over the eastsideMemorial vertical team, and approving a new in-districtcharter at travis heights elementary. Both actions reflectedthe overwhelming support of the neighborhoods affected.3) exPerienCe not needed In a naked act of politicalnepotism, Gov. rick Perry appointed former RailroadCommissioner and failed U.S. Senate candidate MichaelWil liams as the state’s new commissioner of education.Unlike all his predecessors, Williams has zero education policyor agency management background.4) on the lege Lawmakers are gearing up for the next session– and are again targeting education. Lt. Gov. daviddewhurst and Senate Education Committee Chair danPatrick, R-Houston, are both pushing for more charters,vouchers, and faster closures for troubled schools. Housemembers may create a firewall, with Democrats and ruralRepub lic ans fighting back against “reforms” that could crippletheir school districts.j o h n a n d e r s o n5) sChool FinanCe laWsuits In 2011, the Legislatureslashed the education budget to the bone, cutting $5.4 billion.Now Judge John dietz is hearing six different suits, allof which argue that lawmakers ignored their constitutionalobligation to fully and equitably fund public schools. Expect aruling in early 2013.6) Fading staar Will STAAR blink out? If the old TAKS testsweren’t bad enough, the new state of texas assessmentsof aca demic readiness have been an unqualified disaster,with lawmakers giving schools a year off accountability reporting,and the Texas Education Agency suspending the “15%rule,” linking graduation requirements to end-of-course tests,7) Progress in PFlugerville To theire of Republicans and homophobes everywhere,in October Pflugerville trusteesvoted to make their ISD the first in CentralTexas to offer domestic partner benefitsto employees in heterosexual and samesexrelationships.8) Fraud on the Border In the mostmassive student performance cheatingscandal in Texas to date, in June el Pasoisd Superintendent lorenzo garcía pledguilty to mail fraud for his efforts to hidehis students’ scores. In December, the TEAfinally stepped in, dissolving the board oftrustees and replacing them with managers.9) raCe to the BottoM Two years ago, Gov. Rick Perryannounced that Texas would not apply for federal race to thetop dollars – denying Texas schools up to $700 million. Thatleft the field open for charter schools, and so this year Texas’IDEA Public Schools and harmony science academy walkedaway with more than $29 million of public money each.<strong>10</strong>) the $<strong>10</strong>,000 degree In 2011, Gov. Perry challenged universitiesto cut tuition by offering a $<strong>10</strong>,000 bachelor’s degreeprogram. This year, several universities including texas a&Mand ut Permian Basin took up the price-cutting challenge.However, the deal covers only a limited range of courses, andtuition re-regulation may be back on the table at the Lege.for the second year in a row. continued on p.16Savethe Date!We makeloving yourneighbor easy.• Convenient local office• Money-saving discounts• Low down payments• Monthly payment plans• 24-hour service and claims• Coverage available by phoneCall for a free rate quote.732-2211 ext. 39041 Research Blvd. Suite 240, <strong>Austin</strong>(Hwy 183 at Burnet Rd., in the Colonnade Center)Some discounts, coverages, payment plans and features are not available in allstates or all GEICO companies. GEICO is a registered service mark of GovernmentEmployees Insurance Company, Washington, D.C. 20076; a Berkshire HathawayInc. subsidiary. GEICO Gecko image © 1999-2013. © 2013 GEICO14 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
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NEWStOp <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.14<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Environmental Storiesb y aMy sMith1) What CliMate Change? Extremeweather patterns gathered momentum acrossthe country, including Texas: home of adecreasing water supply and a shrinking numberof livestock, plants, birds, and other species.Against this backdrop, Texas won a legalbattle with the ePa over the state’s rather laxair quality control rules affecting the industrialplants that contribute to global warming.2) WtP4 rising <strong>Austin</strong>’s costliest and mostcontentious public works project in recenthistory added another chapter to its torridtimeline – this one including a lot of handwringingover construction cost overruns,staff memory lapses on who knew whatwhen, and City Council’s expressed shockover the facility’s bloated price tag.3) 20 years oF sos In August, local envirosand politicos celebrated the 20th anniversaryof voters’ overwhelming approval of anordinance limiting development over theBarton springs segment of the edwardsaqui fer. <strong>The</strong> year also marked the 20thbirthday of the sos alliance, the coalitionthat led that 1992 campaign.4) sierra CluB shuFFle Former regionalEPA Director al armendariz, who resignedfrom his federal post after howls of protestsover his stance on polluters (he’s agin ’em),joined the Lone Star Chapter of the sierraClub to head up its statewide Beyond CoalCampaign. Meanwhile, Sierra Club stalwartken kramer retired as director of the stategroup after 30 years.5) BloCk that seWage City Council rejecteda proposed settlement that may havecleared a path for development groupJeremiah venture lP to obtain a state permitto irrigate treated sewage in the rechargezone of the Barton springs edwardsaquifer. <strong>The</strong> city and Jeremiah are expectedto square off in a contested case hearing in2013, barring another postponement.bag-ban supporters (l-r)audrey cravotta, Jaredfurr, chris yardy, and MikeKoscielak, outside cityhall on March 1, 20126) Bag the Bags Council passed a ban onsingle-use plastic and paper bags, withthe new ordinance set to take effect inMarch. Recycled paper bags can be used,as well as other bags durable enough for<strong>10</strong>0 uses.7) FraCking inFraCtions University ofTexas professor Charles groat, whose widelypublicized research report found no evidenceof connections between ground watercontamination and hydraulic fracturing,was forced into retirement after failing to disclosethat he holds stock and sits on theboard of a Houston-based fracking company.8) Barton sPrings Pool redo A proposedmakeover of the iconic pool’s southentrance deeply divided a community ofdevoted swimmers, with one camp pushingfor an upgrade and another wanting to keepits no-frills look. Council will likely be equallydivided when it considers the issue in thenew year.9) Fayette’s Foggy Fate <strong>Austin</strong> Energy’sproposal to sell its share of the coal-burningFayette Power Project and replace it withpower from natural gas plants didn’t win overanti-coal activists, who argue such a movewould only increase overall carbon dioxideemissions. How the Council will honor itscommitment to eliminate coal from the utility’sportfolio remains uncertain.<strong>10</strong>) Margret hoFMann, r.i.P. <strong>Austin</strong> lostone of its greatest treasures with the passingof the former City Council member chieflyresponsible for the 1983 passage of <strong>Austin</strong>’sfirst tree ordinance, which was designed toensure the protection of many of the city’soldest leafy inhabitants. <strong>The</strong> fight for treepreservation continues as redevelopmentplans for the former green Water treatmentPlant site call for the removal of seven protectedtrees.j a n a b i r c h u m16 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Election Stories by the News s taff1) oBaMa, the sequel Overcoming a weakbut recovering economy and a weaker GOPfield, President Barack obama won a secondterm with substantial electoral and popularvote margins. He faces a still-polarizedCongress, and his legacy may depend on2013. He took 70% of the Texas latinovote, leaving Republicans scrabbling for candidateswho can survive when voter turnoutfinally becomes minority-majority.2) voters BaCk Pot Voters in Coloradoand Washington have legalized marijuanafor recreational use by adults, bringing to aclose some seven decades of marijuana prohibition.<strong>The</strong> new state laws will legalize, regulate,and tax pot use. What remains to beseen is how the feds will react.3) douBle trouBle A prolonged redistrictingcourt fight doubled up the early May cityelection with the rescheduled late May primaries,leading to much voter confusion,smaller than normal turnout – and a veryglum david dewhurst, who lost to formerSolicitor General ted Cruz in a contest distinguishedby its willfully ignorant pandering.Cruz went on to easily defeat underfundedDem Paul sadler.4) Baird and lehMBerg duke it outFormer district Judge Charlie Baird gave veteranTravis County prosecutor rosemarylehmberg a run for her money in the Democraticprimary this spring, putting front andcenter in his campaign questions of racialjustice and equity within the criminal justicesystem. <strong>The</strong> matchup was heated and attimes not very pretty. In the end, Lehmbergeasily secured herself a second term.5) aisd neW Wave school board electionsare seldom high profile – but Novemberwas an exception, as insurgents opposingthe district’s charter policies upset theincumbents and transformed the board. See“<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Education Stories,” p.14.6) FaMiliar FaCes In contentious but predictableoutcomes, four incumbents – Mayorlee leffingwell, Mike Martinez, sherylCole, and Bill spelman – returned to CityCouncil, in what turned out to be the lastspring city election: Voters also moved futurecontests to November. See “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> CityCouncil Stories,” p.12.7) the More things Change … Despiteredistricting and some bitter primaries, TravisCounty voters returned lloyd doggett toCongress, rosemary lehmberg as D.A.,ron davis to Commissioners Court, greghamilton as sheriff, and promoted Bruceelfant to Tax Assessor-Collector.8) But not PreCinCt three IncumbentCounty Commissioner karen huber wasdefeated by returnee gerald daugherty, ina race that boiled down to precinct redistrictingand the suburban demand for roads,roads, roads. Let ’em buy their own.9) neWly Chartered On the seventh try,voters endorsed City Council districting(“<strong>10</strong>-1” over “8-2-1”), an independent districtingcommission, other cleanup electionchanges, and civil service rights for cityemployees. <strong>The</strong>y balked only at moving thecity attorney under Council and extendingcampaign fundraising time limits. See “<strong>Top</strong><strong>10</strong> City Council Stories,” p.12.<strong>10</strong>) strongly Bonded Of seven proposedcity bonds, only one – to support affordablehousing – failed. But <strong>Austin</strong>ites endorsedfunding for transportation, parks, public safety,open space, and libraries – bucking statetrends against public investment. Voters alsoendorsed Proposition 1, a health care districtproperty tax hike that will help fund anew medical school and draw downMedicaid dollars to expand local services.former Judge charlie baird gave districtattorney Rosemary lehmberg a toughre-election run in a bitter battle, butlehmberg won handily.j a n a b i r c h u mcontinued on p.18a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 17
NEWStOp <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.17a part of the memorial in front of esme barrera’s west campuscottage, where she was killed on New year’s day 2012<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Criminal Justice Stories by JORdaN sM ith1) neW year’s Murder <strong>The</strong> murder of music fan extraordinaireesme Barrera, inside her rented cottage just north of the UT campusin the wee hours of Jan. 1, cast a pallor over the new year inCentral <strong>Austin</strong>, where Barrera’s enthusiasm for life touched many. Asthe year drew to an end, the investigation into her murder was officiallyclosed, and police point to a strong circumstantial case thatJames loren Brown was responsible for her death. He committedsuicide in mid-January 2012.2) aPd shootings On Good Friday, <strong>Austin</strong> Police Officer Jaime deluna-Padron was killed by 24-year-old Brandon daniel inside aNorth <strong>Austin</strong> Walmart. Padron was the first officer murdered in theline of duty since 1978, and Travis County District AttorneyRosemary Lehmberg announced in November that her office wouldseek the death penalty for Daniel. Just hours before Padron waskilled, APD Officer eric Copeland fatally shot ahmede Jabbar Bradleyafter Bradley fled on foot from a traffic stop, renewing questionsabout whether a low-level traffic stop should warrant a foot chase.3) JustiCe For CisCo <strong>The</strong> shooting of Cisco the dogby the APD became an international Facebook phenomenonand prompted the APD to say that it was reviewingits weapons policy concerning animals – promptingsome outrage that a similar review hasn’t followed theshooting of a person, including the then-recentlydeceased Bradley. <strong>The</strong> Cisco story took a darker turnwhen the credibility of his owner, Michael Paxton,became an issue after we discovered that he was theprimary suspect in two serious hit-and-run accidents.4) underCover dirk, riCk, and diCk We learnedin September that APD had, beginning last year, postedat least three undercover officers to keep tabs on thedoings of occupy austin. Whether their involvementalso enticed members to use so-called “dragonsleeves” during a Houston protest last December is nowan issue in court. Expect a resolution in early 2013.j a n a b i r c h u m5) death takes a holiday <strong>The</strong> Texas death machine hastaken a break for the holidays, but had us on our toes thisfall, with near-weekly executions scheduled and most carriedout. In all, Texas put to death 15 men in 2012. <strong>The</strong> statewill kick off 2013 with the rare execution of a woman, scheduledfor mid-January.6) arena goes hoMe After nearly 13 years in prison for acrime that even the alleged victim now says never occurred,Michael arena was finally released from prison in 2012. Arenawas accused of sexually molesting his then-7-year-old cousinStephanie, a crime she vociferously denies ever took place.Although Arena has not been officially exonerated, the state hasagreed that he should not have to register as a sex offender.7) sixth street noir <strong>The</strong> three yassine brothers – Mike,Steve, and Hadi – were the kings of sixth street. But theirDowntown bar empire collapsed on March 22 when the feds,local law enforcement, and the comptroller’s office knockeddown their doors with drug, gun, and money laundering charges,as well as tax avoidance allegations.8) tex-Mex With a side oF sMaCk? Fans of Jovita’swere stunned in June when amado Pardo, the patriarch ofthe South <strong>Austin</strong> brand, was among 18 arrested and chargedin connection with an investigation into heroin trafficking.Jovita’s, the feds have said, was a longtime hub for heroindealing in South <strong>Austin</strong>. Pardo remains in jail awaiting trial,slated for February.9) aCes high APD Chief art acevedo marked his fifthanniversary this summer as the city’s top cop. 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22 top <strong>10</strong>s 26 recommended reading 28 after a fashion 47 arts listingsTHE ARTSSettingthe Stage<strong>Austin</strong>’s Art scene spent 2012prepping for big things to comeby Robert FairesTo the extent that 2012 is likely to be remembered, itwill be as the year when the world famously did not end.(Sorry, Mayans, you deserved better than that.) And whilethe <strong>Austin</strong> arts did see some notable endings – the finalissues of visual arts journals Cantanker and … might begood; the shuttering of the Blue <strong>The</strong>atre and DomyBooks; the self-imposed termination of Palindrome<strong>The</strong>atre; and the untimely passings of arts stalwartsGerre Hancock, Robert Rudié, Esme Barrera, Phil Aulie,and Phyllis Slattery – our cultural community saw manymore beginnings in 2012. Zach <strong>The</strong>atre realized a15-year dream with the opening of its third venue, the430-seat <strong>Top</strong>fer, a space that fills a critical gap in localmidsize performing-arts facilities and gives Zach all thetrappings of a full-scale 21st century theatre. <strong>The</strong>Paramount <strong>The</strong>atre elbowed its way into SXSW/ACL/FunFun Fun territory with the Moontower Comedy and OddityFestival, loading more than <strong>10</strong>0 acts into 11 venuesover four days, with enough marquee names – SethMeyers, Wanda Sykes, Steven Wright, Aziz Ansari, NickOfferman – to give the event A-list appeal. After almost adecade, the folks at Big Medium gave their highly successfulEast <strong>Austin</strong> Studio Tour a sibling: the West<strong>Austin</strong> Studio Tour, spotlighting studios and galleries onthe sunset side of I-35. Arts education received a hugeboost from the Any Given Child Initiative’s local launchand a $1 million private gift to establish the <strong>Austin</strong>Creative Classroom Fund, both aimed at providing anarts-rich education for every student in <strong>Austin</strong>. Severalsmall venues debuted: Tiny Park Gallery, the Institution<strong>The</strong>ater, and a new New Movement <strong>The</strong>ater. Mexic-ArteMuseum unveiled Fernando Romero’s dramatic designfor its new building: a five-story wheel evoking the Azteccalendar. And the Waller Creek Conservancy selected thewinner in its international Design Waller Creek competition,with the vision supplied by Michael Van ValkenburghAssociates and Thomas Phifer & Partners securing astrong presence for the arts in the future of Downtownthrough numerous civic spaces for cultural events alongthe waterway.Of course, choosing a design is a long way from realizingit. (Just ask the folks at Zach.) This is just the startingpoint for the real work in transforming Waller Creek.And that goes for Mexic-Arte and Any Given Child; for thearts organizations with new leaders at their helms(<strong>Austin</strong> Lyric Opera, AMOA-Arthouse, classical radio stationKMFA, and Scottish Rite <strong>The</strong>ater); and for WEST,Moontower, and the <strong>Top</strong>fer, for that matter. <strong>The</strong> true legacyof these arts endeavors, the changes they make to<strong>Austin</strong>’s cultural landscape, will be determined in futureyears through the efforts of the creative community, thework produced through them, and, most significantly, thelarger community’s interest in and support of them.Ultimately, 2012 was a year about setting the stage forthe transformed <strong>Austin</strong> arts scene to come. nC o u r t e s y o f A m i t A v A s A r K A r<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>The</strong>atrical Wondersof 2012by robert faires1) ‘ROSE RAGE’ (<strong>The</strong> Hidden Room <strong>The</strong>atre) Shakespeare’sleft-for-dead histories of Henry VI charged to vital, absorbinglife by director Beth Burns and the year’s most vigorous, committedensemble. Her Original Practices crew made arcanefamily feuds over the English crown as urgent as this season’shigh-stakes political battles and made four hours race by.2) ‘RAGTIME’ (Zach <strong>The</strong>atre) More than a showpiece for thenew <strong>Top</strong>fer <strong>The</strong>atre’s bells and whistles, this deeply felt dramaof humanity and history threaded together in a tapestry byturns tragic and inspirational said as much about us today asabout Americans a century past.3) BERNADETTE PETERS/BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL(Zach <strong>The</strong>atre) Broadway royalty blessed Zach’s <strong>Top</strong>fer<strong>The</strong>atre in separate concerts with distinct characters – thequeen’s poised and glamorous, the king’s informal and boisterous– but the same peerless musical-theatre artistry in thisdeliriously intimate space.4) ‘NOW NOW OH NOW’ (Rude Mechanicals) A mind-ticklingforay into the natures of beauty, society, evolution, and chance,with attendees teamed in quests, teased with puzzles, toastedwith cordials, and treated to a series of giddy surprises.5) ‘SUPER NIGHT SHOT’ (Fusebox Festival) Visiting troupeGob Squad played tricksters along SoCo, drawing passersbyinto an improvised drama, captured in realtime on video, thenscreened on completion. Wicked fun.<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> (+1) Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2012by robert faires1) ‘SOLO SYMPHONY’ (ForkliftDanceworks) A revelation – ofthe dance at the heart of anorchestral conductor’s movements,of Peter Bay’s love for hiswork and courage as an artist,and, through his artistry and thatof choreographer Allison Orr, ofthe Creator as a dancerand musicmaker.SoloSymphonyC o u r t e s y o f K r i s t e n W r z e s n i e W s K iRose Rage2) ‘LIGHT/THE HOLOCAUST & HUMANITYPROJECT’ (Ballet <strong>Austin</strong>)/‘THEMATERIALITY OF IMPERMANENCE’(Sharon Marroquin) Performed at the LongCenter the same week, both works proveddance’s ability to explore weighty issueswith power and eloquence. BA’s first revivalof Stephen Mills’ Holocaust meditationaffirmed it as his masterpiece. Marroquin’sresponse to her cancer experience profoundlyconveyed its terrors, the communityit inspired, and her triumph over it.3) ‘HEAVEN/EARTH/ONE’ (Blue LapisLight) Returning to the Long Center’sring, Sally Jacques’ company providedeven more spectacular visions of theearthly meeting the eternal.4) AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANDCONSPIRARE Having Peter Bay and CraigHella Johnson alternate as conductors fascinated,but the reading of Bernstein’sChichester Psalms made heaven ring.5) MIRÓ STRING QUARTET WITHANTON NEL (Butler School of Music)Five master musicians playing with suchcraft and so attuned to one another thatthey seemed to share one mind.@AusChronArts6) ‘THE ALIENS’ (Hyde Park <strong>The</strong>atre) A detailed portrait offriendship, etched in silences more than words. Beautifullyacted, with a fearless Jude Hickey scratching 130 layers underhis character’s skin just by repeating “ladder.”7) ‘JUBILEE’ (Rubber Repertory) Watching this show feltrather like spying on endurance tests at a theatre camp, butits odd exercises also tapped some essence of drama in presentingthe thrillingly unexpected and unpredictable.8) ‘BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON’ (Doctuh MistuhProductions) Screw the history books. This gloriously messymusical reveled in irreverence, ditching the same-old, sameold“Old Hickory” for an emo rock god, fiercely embodied byDavid Gallagher.9) ‘UNDER CONSTRUCTION’ (Mary Moody Northen<strong>The</strong>atre) Another exhilarating spin with director David Longand playwright Charles Mee, this time across the USA, circamidcentury, joyously celebrating and subverting those happydays and American values.<strong>10</strong>) ‘BOTTLED-IN-BOND: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF ATHUG AS TOLD IN FIVE DRINKS’ (Fusebox Festival)Patrons were drafted to act out a cornball melodrama of loveamong thieves, but who minded when served with such goodhumor, sweet theatricality, and intoxicating craft cocktails? Asfun as audience participation gets.6) ‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’ (<strong>Austin</strong>Chamber Music Center) Hearing VinceGuaraldi’s wistful, wonderful score played live,lovingly, by Michelle Schumann – that’s whatChristmas is all about, Charlie Brown.7) ‘STRING QUARTET SMACKDOWN’(Golden Hornet Project) A stunt, okay, butone that showcased many exciting new chamberworks, all played fabulously by ToscaString Quartet.8) ‘APHRODITE DANCES: ROMEO DRIVE’(VOICE Dance Company) <strong>The</strong> blending ofGina Patterson’s choreography, Chris Hannon’sdancing, and wine keeps this tasty riff onRomeo and Juliet lingering.9) ‘APRIL FOOLS’ (Tapestry DanceCompany) Acia Gray revived lost vaudeville taproutines with jazzy verve and an infectious joy.<strong>10</strong>) DVORÂK: ‘CELLO CONCERTO IN BMINOR’ (<strong>Austin</strong> Symphony Orchestra) CellistBion Tsang as Cyrano, swashing and bucklinghis way through the robust, romantic score.11) ‘YANKEE BAROQUE’ (La Follia <strong>Austin</strong>Baroque) A welcome history lesson in musicfrom the Revolution that played like a mixtapefor George Washington.a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 21
THE ARTStop <strong>10</strong>s<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Designer Contributions of 2012 by ElizabE th CobbEDiorama drama: thomasGraves in Now Now Oh NowC o u r t e s y o f P a t r i C k B r e s n a n1) THE SEVEN DESIGNERS AND NINE ASSISTANTS FOR‘NOW NOW OH NOW’ (Rude Mechanicals) <strong>The</strong> interactiveset contained surprise after delightful surprise.2) IA ENSTERÄ’S SET FOR ‘THE TWELFTH LABOR’ (Tutto<strong>The</strong>atre Company) <strong>The</strong> roof of the family house seemed todisintegrate into the fly space.3) ANN MARIE GORDON’S SET FOR ‘WATER’ (VortexRepertory Company) <strong>The</strong> onstage waterfall introducedgreat potential for interaction with the dancers.4) KATHRYN EADER’S LIGHTING FOR ‘UNDERCONSTRUCTION’ (Mary Moody Northen <strong>The</strong>atre) <strong>The</strong>lighting tied together the work of a splendid design team.5) DAVID UTLEY’S SET FOR ‘THE PAVILION’ (Penfold<strong>The</strong>atre) Sometimes good, solid realism is just what you need.6) K. ELIOT HAYNES’ SOUND AND VIDEO FOR ‘THECRAPSTALL STREET BOYS’ (Trouble Puppet <strong>The</strong>aterCompany) One puppeteer carried a camera that projectedonto a large screen, allowing for puppet close-ups.7) GEORGE MARSOLEK’S SET FOR ‘THE ATTIC SPACE’(Palindrome <strong>The</strong>atre) <strong>The</strong> set showed literal layers, andTara Cooper’s puppets were also lovely in their detail.8) HAYDEE ANTUNANO’S COSTUMES FOR ‘PRIDE ANDPREJUDICE’ (<strong>Austin</strong> Shakespeare) I am a sucker for agood Empire waist dress.9) PAM FLETCHER FRIDAY’S COSTUME FOR ‘THE ALIENBABY PLAY’ (Tutto <strong>The</strong>atre Company) By the end, thealien baby in utero glowed with colorful lights.<strong>10</strong>) SUSAN BRANCH TOWNE’S COSTUMES FOR ‘XANADU’(Zach <strong>The</strong>atre) <strong>The</strong> centaur is what did it.<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> (+1) <strong>The</strong>atrical Joysof 2012 b y Jillian o w E nsIn chronological order:1) PUPPET THEATRE Connor Hopkins(Trouble Puppet <strong>The</strong>ater Company)and Caroline Reck (Glass Half Full<strong>The</strong>atre) have done Jim Henson proudthis year with original works <strong>The</strong>Crapstall Street Boys and FupDuck.2) LIZ BECKHAM <strong>The</strong> charmingactress stormed <strong>Austin</strong> stages thisyear in Arcadia, Dividing the Estate,and Pride and Prejudice.3) ‘CL<strong>10</strong>00P’/’NOW NOW OH NOW’(Rude Mechanicals) <strong>The</strong> Rudes’ colorfulFebruary workshop evolved intoMay’s epic mystery, in which the audienceaccidentally let a character die.4) ‘THE ALIENS’ (Hyde Park<strong>The</strong>atre) I laughed. I cried. And sodid everyone else, thanks to KenWebster and the dynamic trio of JonCook, Jude Hickey, and Joey Hood.5) ‘MIDSUMMER IN MOTION’(<strong>Austin</strong> Bike Zoo) Killer Queen RudyRamirez, who directed, combinedwell-performed Shakespeare withstunning visuals: Sky Candy stuntsand creatures escaped from the<strong>Austin</strong> Bike Zoo.6) ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ (Zilker<strong>The</strong>atre Productions) I loved itunequivocally.7) ‘ALL MY SONS’ (Palindrome<strong>The</strong>atre) <strong>The</strong> company’s penultimateproduction was a masterful reissue ofArthur Miller’s tragedy. NigelO’Hearn’s contributions to <strong>Austin</strong> theatrewill be missed.8) ‘ROSE RAGE’ (<strong>The</strong> Hidden Room<strong>The</strong>atre) This famously melted myface off. I am still recovering.9) ZACH’S TOPFER THEATRE Cheersto Eric Scott’s special events team,which produced to perfection two backto-backcelebrations, unhindered byeven the most obnoxious thunderstorm.<strong>10</strong>) HEATHER WOODBURY’S ‘ASTHE GLOBE WARMS’ (VortexRepertory Company) <strong>The</strong> one-womantheatrical soap opera was addictiveenough to keep me (and RichardLinklater) coming back for more.11) ‘<strong>The</strong> POISON SQUAD’ (<strong>The</strong>Duplicates) A beautiful/grotesqueworkshop production from this theatricalsupergroup. Look for a full productionat Fusebox 2013.C o u r t e s y o f B r e t B r o o k s h i r eKeep austinweird: lizbeckham in Prideand Prejudice<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Arts Eventsof 2012by Dan s olomonIn no order:1) FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY FOR ‘TOIL ANDTROUBLE’ (Trouble Puppet <strong>The</strong>aterCompany) Trouble Puppet has proven itselfgood at everything, and when it pulls off theunexpected – like compelling, well-articulatedstage combat – it just serves notice thatthey’re still finding new ways to impress you.2) NOEL GAULIN IN EVERYTHING Gaulinhad a hell of a year – screaming, jumping,moving-as-if-on-strings, and otherwise turninghimself into a live-action cartoon characterin <strong>The</strong> Bear, Accidental Death of anAnarchist, and Vodka, Fucking, and Television.3) RACHEL WEISE’S DIRECTION Yeah, mywife wrote one of the lovely plays Weisedirected this year, <strong>The</strong> Man Who PlantedTrees. But I also loved her staging of <strong>The</strong>Bear by Anton Chekhov, and I’ve never evenmet him.4) THE SCRIPT FOR ‘MESSENGER NO. 4(OR ... HOW TO SURVIVE A GREEKTRAGEDY)’ (Cambiare Productions) WillHollis Snider’s charming and inventive epicblended Back to the Future, <strong>The</strong> Matrix, andEuripedes into something altogether new.22 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
THE ARTStop <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.23<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Dances WithComplexity of 2012b y JonE llE sEitzIn chronological order:sharon marroquín,<strong>The</strong> Materiality ofImpermanence1) ‘INVASION OF THE NEW GRRL ORDER’ (FuseboxFestival) Allison Orr’s sweaty crush of girl-rockers anddisparate groups thwarted attempts to approach it froma single perspective.2) ‘SOUL PROJECT’ (Fusebox Festival) Ferocious, colorfulrepresentatives of imaginary geography stretchedcontexts of culture and significance.3) ‘THE MATERIALITY OF IMPERMANENCE’ (SharonMarroquín) A dance about breast cancer, but also aremarkably thorough work about life, crisis, joy, family,change, and grace.4) ‘CATALYST’ (Dance Repertory <strong>The</strong>atre) University ofTexas students were, intellectually and artistically, up tothe challenge presented by works from David Justin,Yacov Sharir, and Ohad Naharin.5) ‘UNTO LOVE’ (American Repertory Ensemble)Poignancy skyrocketed when choreographer and retiredballet dancer David Justin dusted off his technique andartistry to dance with Oren Porterfield in this moody duet.6) ‘TWO TO ONE’ (Tapestry Dance Com pany) This duetbetween New York tap genius Michelle Dorrance andMishay Petronelli was superfresh and thrilling.7) ‘SOMEBODY ELSE’ (Big Range <strong>Austin</strong> DanceFestival) Ellen Bartel’s ensemble piece reminded us ofthe inevitable and our responsibilities to each other.8) ‘MARE CRISIUM’ (Shay Ishii Dance Company)Amanda McCorkle’s devastating solo was sandwichedbetween samples of “Moon River.”9) ‘SOLO SYMPHONY’ (Forklift Dance works) Incidentalmoments of disconnect between conducting, or movement,and music presented a dark side – like a loss of a languageonce possessed – thereby underscoring the exceptionalityand magic of music-making and physical response.<strong>10</strong>) ‘BOUNTIFUL’ (Kathy Dunn Hamrick DanceCompany) Vibrancy and depth were sustained in worksby Hamrick, José Luis Bustamante, and Lisa Kobdishand Mariclaire Gamble.t o d d V . W o l f s o n<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Visual Arts of 2012by a n D y CampbE ll1) THE RE-EMERGENCE OFMASS GALLERY Expect. Epic.2) AMOA-ARTHOUSE Howdoes an institution come outof a censorship-addled spateof firings, resignations, and amerger? We’re still unsure,but recent/current exhibitions(Jill Magid, Nick Cave, AndyCoolquitt, Michael Menchaca)are shining beacons.3) ‘THE RULES OFBASKETBALL’ (BlantonMuseum of Art) Curated byRegine Basha, this exhibithad diminutive video andexpansive photo works byPaul Pfieffer alongside JamesNaismith’s original rules ofthe game.4) EAST & WEST With a West<strong>Austin</strong> Studio Tour added tocomplement the long-successfulone in East <strong>Austin</strong>, we nowhave two anchor, multisitearts events per year. Nextyear adds the next iteration ofthe Texas Biennial to BigMedium’s heady brew.5) CO-LAB No one – and I mean noone – rotates shows and supports anemergent local art scene like SeanGaulager.6) ‘CRUZ ORTIZ: HECHO FARM’ (UTVisual Art Center) In this showcurated by Kate Green, Ortiz, a highschool teacher in San Antonio, tookup space in the VAC with aplomb, fillingit with paintings, print/work parties,and a pirate radio station.7) MEXIC-ARTE MUSEUM’SPROPOSED NEW BUILDING BYFERNANDO ROMERO Museum asMayan calendar – it’s RobertVenturi’s “duck” taken on a Mexicanvacay. Good or bad, it struck a chordand ignited online debate.8) ‘PASTELEGRAM’ Helmed by ArielEvans, this print/online arts publicationis a focused study of one artistper issue.9) APARTMENT GALLERIES Granted,this trend began several years agowith Katie Geha’s SOFA Gallery, butnow we can add Forus Gallery, CaitlinMcCollom’s Red Space, and JoshuaSaunders’ Eleven Seventeen Garlandas well.<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> From Visual Art in 2012 by w aynE a lan bREnnEREvery show I saw this year was worth seeing – which isn’t always true, depending on how much one sees and where one sees it.As a regular arts reviewer for the <strong>Chronicle</strong>, I saw a lot of exhibitions, peered into quite a few studios, and ranged across the city todo this. We could just reprint all the reviews I wrote, but that would be even farther from the “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>” format than this is – and eventhat wouldn’t hide how I’ve yet to visit the much-buzzed-about Wardenclyffe Gallery and haven’t been back to Co-Lab’s powerhouseof art since Jamie Panzer’s sizzling Bullshit Detector in February. And, of course, EAST is beyond any mere list. So, OK, in no order:Rescue in Flight by Randall Reid1) ‘RANDALL REID:RESURRECTING THE PAST’(Davis Gallery) Graphic relics,deconstructed andreframed in fresh new ways.2) ‘ANN WOOD: VIOLENTDELIGHTS’ (Women & <strong>The</strong>irWork) A sculptural naturedocumentary, by way of TobeHooper and AlexanderMcQueen.3) ‘SODALITAS: CORE’(GrayDUCK Gallery)Sampling veins of pure beauty.4) ‘STEVE BRUDNIAK: BACKFROM SAMSARA’ (<strong>Austin</strong>Community College RioGrande Gallery) Arcanetechnosculpture, like artnouveau gone industrial.5) ‘TOM HUCK: HILLBILLYKAMA SUTRA’ (SlugfestGallery) <strong>The</strong> kind of handmadeprints that make youwant to squeal like a piggy.Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (08)by paul pfeiffer, 2005<strong>10</strong>) ‘THE KING JAMES BIBLE: ITS HISTORY ANDINFLUENCE’ (Harry Ransom Center) While thecurrent Norman Bel Geddes show is more, uh, fun,this exhibition showcased what the HRC does sowell: marrying literary and visual history in deeplystudious ways.6) ‘RIGOBERTO A. GONZALEZ:BAROQUE ON THE BORDER’(Mexican American CulturalCenter) Narcocorridos, illustrated invast tableaux.7) ‘2012: THE DRAWING ANNUAL’(Tiny Park) This is what talentdraws when it’s honed by skill andbrains.8) ‘JENNIFER BALKAN: PEEP HOLES’(Wally Workman Gallery) Brilliantportraits in oil, stunningly presented.9) ‘WAYNE WHITE: BEAUTY ISEMBAR RAS SING’ (Domy Books) Ifbeauty’s really embarrassing, thisshow’s face must’ve been crimson.<strong>10</strong>) TWO EXHIBITIONS AT SALVAGEVANGUARD THEATER GALLERYSorry, conflict-of-interest fans, buteven though I curated the Fuseboxenhanced“Food Porn” show by KaciBeeler and co-curated (with ShannonMcCormick) the “PresidentialLosers” group show, I’ll be damnedif they weren’t among the mostfierce and delightful of the year.24 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
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THE ARTSbooks • top <strong>10</strong>sRecommended ReadingOur favorite books of 2012Every year the <strong>Chronicle</strong> asks its most bookish editors and contributors to riff on theirfavorite reading of the past 365 days, with no consideration of <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> ranking and no pressureto be definitive or comprehensive. Consider these our perfectly idiosyncratic impressionsof the year in letters. Consider them, also, recommendations from one book-lovingfriend to another: Try these. We liked them. We think you will, too.DeaD DaDs aND Mother earth’sloNG Death rattleMy favorite books this year were all firstnovels, and, weirdly, three out of the four featuredead fathers as major plot motivators. InJennifer duBois’ exquisite A Partial Historyof Lost Causes (<strong>The</strong> Dial Press), a seriouslyill woman tracks down the Russian chessmaster to whom her father, who died from thesame degenerative disease, once sent a letter.Weaving between two timelines and twocontinents, duBois explores the fraught backstoriesof both the woman and the chessmaster until they meet and gnarl in the middle.Francesca Segal’s <strong>The</strong> Innocents (Voice)cleverly transposes Edith Wharton’s <strong>The</strong> Ageof Innocence to an upper middle classWhat they Call ‘GraphiC Novels’Here’s to a year happily suffused with the visuallyevoked narrative gambits – comics, right? – of Chris Ware’scohesive and omnidirectional Building Stories (Pantheon),breaking our hearts with careful verisimilitude across morethan a dozen different formats; of Derf Backderf’s MyFriend Dahmer (Abrams), using memory’s best keys tounlock the homely horrors of high school and the earlydays of a notorious serial killer; of Ron Regé Jr.’s <strong>The</strong>Cartoon Utopia (Fantagraphics), a magnum opus that ushersin a new world of enlightenment for all via pages gloriouswith coruscating linework; of Mary M. Talbot and BryanTalbot’s Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes (Dark Horse), a deftlymirrored biography of James Joyce’s daughter Lucia andTalbot herself, both history and herstory, perfectly limned;of Magda Boreysza’s Toasty Cats No. 6, wherein we witnessthe eerie transmogrification of various Critters in preciseand stunning inks and wonder again when this authorwill be signed to one of the majors. And, speaking ofmajors, this year also brought us monthly delights for the year to come, with Kate Beaton’s twohilarious Hark! A Vagrant calendars from Drawn & Quarterly.– Wayne Alan Brenner26 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mJewish enclave in northwest London, withSegal’s Newland Archer stand-in, a fatherlessattorney named Adam Newman, torn betweenthe comforts of his community and the excitementsof his fiancée’s racy American cousin.And in Scott Hutchins’ A Working <strong>The</strong>ory ofLove (Penguin Press), science’s gallop towardsentient artificial intelligence takes on a specialpoignance for a San Francisco manwhose dead father’s diaries are being usedas the building blocks for a computer programpoised to beat the Turing test, a kind ofhuman/robot shell game. <strong>The</strong> final debut thatdid a number on me doesn’t traffic in deaddads – only a dying planet. Karen ThompsonWalker’s <strong>The</strong> Age of Miracles (RandomHouse) charts the ruinous slowing of Earth’srotation alongside the coming-of-age of aA STOREFOR PEOPLEWHO THINK6009 Burnet rd • 512-275-6430blueawningbooks.com12-year-old girl. Hollywood disaster moviescould learn a thing or two from Walker’sunshowy, emotional savaging – her whisper ismore lethal than all the summer moviescreams put together. – Kimberley Jonesoh, the plaCesWe WeNtMichael Chabon’sTelegraph Avenue (Harper)is ostensibly about twofriends – one black, onewhite – whose venerablevinyl record store on theOakland/Berkeley border isbeing threatened by gentrification. But thisambitious literary feast encompasses so muchmore: race, family relationships, urban renewal,and blaxploitation films, to name but a few.Junot Diaz’s This Is How You Lose Her(Riverhead) is a collection of related short storiesthat grabs you from the get-go with itscompelling use of language and its empatheticinsights into the immigrant experience.J.G. Ballard’s last novel – and a fitting farewell,indeed – is Kingdom Come (W.W.Norton), a typically dystopian tale of modernconsumerism transformed into fascism in theLondon suburbs.Presence of place is a major attribute ofKim Barnes’ In the Kingdom of Men (Knopf),which tells of the self-actualization of anAmerican woman who joins her husband in anoppressive oil company compound in Cold WarSaudi Arabia and must grapple with sexism,classism, racial oppression, and corrupt oilcompany politics.Honorable mentions go to Karen ThompsonWalker’s impressive debut, <strong>The</strong> Age ofMiracles (Random House); Jami Attenberg’sfunny and empathetic family drama, <strong>The</strong>Middlesteins (Grand Central Publishing);musician Gil Scott-Heron’s posthumous memoir,<strong>The</strong> Last Holiday (Grove Press); and<strong>Austin</strong>ite Dave Oliphant’s rhyming poetic bio ofTexas trumpeter Kenny Dorham, KD: A JazzBiography (Wings Press). – Jay TrachtenbergFaN lettersI can think of no better way to thank writersthan by giving them back a little bit ofwhat they’ve given me – words.– Monica RieseDear S.E. Smith,Times have changed. Neither of us livesin a hut anymore, nor do we proof togetherin the tiny, cramped Estroplex at the<strong>Chronicle</strong>. <strong>The</strong> sun will start rising in thewest any day now. But I can count on yourlovely collection of poetry, I Live in a Hut(Cleveland State University Poetry Center),to make me laugh and give me a new perspectiveon bears. Hope you’re killing it atthe Iowa Writers’ Workshop.Expecting big things,MDear Jonathan Evison,I missed you at the Texas Book Festivalthis year, but I sincerely wanted to thankyou for taking me on such a journey of lifeand loss and – God help us – family in<strong>The</strong> Revised Fundamentals ofCaregiving (Algonquin Books). You’vereminded me why I read fiction.Gratefully yours,MDear Deb Perelman,Congratulations, I’m officially a fangirl.Maybe I crossed into that territory when Iwrote you the note comparing my bakingthrough your blog to Julie & Julia, but I’dsay the official point was when I’d drooledon every last page of <strong>The</strong> SmittenKitchen Cookbook (Knopf). From food tofonts, it’s beautiful.Need a sous?M
No GroWiNGpaiNs hereDave Eggers’ AHologram for the King(McSweeney’s) toppedmy list this year. I’vebeen a fan of his worksince I was a teenager,and what his latestnovel made clear to meis that as I’ve grown up,so has his work – theself-conscious asides that made me love AHeartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius whenI was younger would drive me crazy today, butthey’re not present in A Hologram for the King.Instead, what you’ve got is a succinct,thoughtful, and sad look at the diminishingAmerican influence through the sort ofrestrained character that Eggers’ early criticscomplained that he couldn’t write. <strong>The</strong>re arelonging passages lamenting the decline ofAmerican manufacturing, vivid stretchesthrough the Saudi Arabian desert, and anabsurdity to the premise – a team ofAmericans must wait for King Abdullah so theycan make a bid to provide tech services to anew housing development – that are both captivatingand subtle. It’s a rare novelist whomyou don’t find yourself outgrowing during thechange-ridden years from your late teens toearly thirties, and I was delighted to read AHologram for the King and find that Eggerswas that sort of author. – Dan SolomonCall forVolunteerPhotographersSXSW needs photographers to helpdocument all aspects of our events:Music, Film and Interactive.If selected, you’ll be assigned to shoot an array of subject matter,including panels, awards shows, parties, showcases and more.And by shooting for us you’ll earn perks to attend SXSW.To learn more about how the Photography Crew works,what’s required, and to fill out the online application, go to:photocrew.orgAUSTIN BOOK, PAPER& PHOTO SHOWSaturday, January 12 | <strong>10</strong> am-5 pmSunday, January 13 | <strong>10</strong> am-4 pmNORRIS CONFERENCE CENTERSouth Side of Northcross Mall next to the Ice Skating Rink2525 Anderson Ln. (rear of complex), <strong>Austin</strong>, Texas 78757Discovery Sunday: noon - 3 pm | Appraisals from Heritage AuctionsPlease bring up to three books, manuscripts or otherrelated printed items for free verbal appraisals from Heritage AuctionsAdmission: Adults $5, or FREE with this ad | Under 12 FreeFREE PARKING | Multiple Door Prize Drawings for $50 Gift CertificatesContact: CHRIS WRIGHT 972-921-1216 | texasbooksellers@sbcglobal.netSponsored by the Texas Booksellers Assn. and Heritage AuctionsTexasbooksellers.org | HA.comGot a question not answered on the site? Email volunteer@sxsw.com.25953a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 27
THE ARTS styles e a b r o o k J o n e sBackstage at one of the best events in <strong>Austin</strong>, Coco Coquette’s 12Ways to end the WorldTOP THESEAs 2012 slithers into 2013, it’s time to reflect on theevents, celebrities, and styles that represented the year.Referring to my proclivity for turning my annual <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> listsinto Worst ofs, my esteemed editor Kate X once quipped,“You know that Your Style Avatar’s tops are always bottoms,yes?” Well ... yes. I thoroughly subscribe to the theorythat if you’re not appalled, you’re not paying attention. I’mappalled everywhere I look – not because I’m bitter, butbecause I’m deeply superficial. This year, though, havingspent most of the year toiling on making dresses, I missedall kinds of things to be appalled at, so an informal poll ofsome of my friends helped compile these lists. Thank you tothem, and thanks to you for reading. Let’s have a faaabulous2013.TOP <strong>10</strong> CELEBRITY MISDEEDS1) LINDSAY LOHAN cast as Elizabeth Taylor. Are we sureLohan herself didn’t produce this execrable eye-bleeder underan assumed name?2) CLINT EASTWOOD at the Republican NationalConvention. Deeply, deeply embarrassing for such an icon. Andnow, a reality TV series about his family? Ugh.t o d d v . W o l f s o nBlah blah famous guys blah3) MILEY CYRUS and her home bleach-job fauxhawk.Isn’t it we-e-eird that her current hairstyle is exactlythe opposite of that which made her father famous?4) KRISTEN STEWART cheating on America’s vampiresweetheart, Rob Pattinson.5) CHARLIE SHEEN6) VICTORIA JACKSON (STFU)7) RIHANNA & CHRIS BROWN ’Nuff said.8) THE JACKSON FAMILY Ugly, ugly, ugly.9) GABRIEL AUBRY (Halle Berry’s ex) for his physical altercationwith her fiancé, Olivier Martinez, on Thanksgiving Day.<strong>10</strong>) LINDSAY LOHANBONUS CELEBRITY MISDEEDS1) KATIE HOLMES Couldn’t flee fast enough from her bionicmarriage to Tom Cruise. Run, Katie, run!2) KATE MIDDLETON What? <strong>The</strong> Princess has breasts?3) PRINCE HARRY Naked shenanigans in Las Vegas. Werethose the crown jewels?4) JOHN TRAVOLTA Endless sexual harassment charges: toomany to count, too many to ignore.5) HULK HOGAN suing his friend Bubba the Love SpongeClem over releasing a sex-tape starring the revolting patriarchJ o h n P a u l W i l s o nBy stePHeNAFTER AFASHIONMACMIllANMOseRMy own favorite fashionmoment of 2012 was my ownre-debut into the design arena.Models Micky Hoogendijk (l),sydney Hancock (back), andMadison Paige (r) wear Made inHeaven by stephen MacMillan Moser.TOP FIVE DESPERATELY NEEDED MAKEOVERS1) (PRESIDENT) HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON2) LINDSAY LOHAN from the inside out.3) HONEY BOO BOO Get them while they’re young.4) HONEY BOO BOO’S MOM Can anything be done?5) COCO (of Ice T fame) Can one make over a thought process?TOP <strong>10</strong> CLOTHING TRENDS (GOOD)1) PATTERNED LEGGINGS Changes the focus of the ensemble.2) ANKLE BOOTS Not exactly new, but evolving nicely.3) CHAMBRAY Yeah, you know what it is.4) LONG TANKS For the multilayered look.5) STUDS Like black, always a classic.20%OFFALL SERVICESTHROUGH 1/31/13CNNHAIR TEAMS A L O NWalk-Ins Welcome!(512) 300-0972Mon-Sat <strong>10</strong>a-7p7020 Easy Wind Dr., Ste. 1<strong>10</strong>In Midtown Commons near Crestview Rail StationNEWMEMBERSPECIALSAnnual Unlimited$125/month15 Classes/Month$99/montGREATCOREWORKOUT!28 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m(512) 477.7653brass-ovaries.com3111 MANOR ROADPHOTO OF COCO LECTRICBY DARKFLAME STUDIOSFORBIDDEN FRUITMake it aNaughty New Yearwith toys that tease and please!WHIPS, CROPS,RESTRAINTS, BLINDFOLDSCBT, ELECTRO STIM AND MORE!Class is Back in Session!1/27: Blow Him Away2/3: FREE Boudoir Pix w/purchaseWWW.FORBIDDENFRUIT.COM<strong>10</strong>8 E. NORTH LOOP BLVD. • 453-8090VOTED BEST NAUGHTY BUSINESS 2012!
s e a b r o o k J o n e sAnother major addition to the <strong>Austin</strong> Arts scene in 2012 was the opening of Zach’s new topfer theatre,with plenty of philanthropists and local celebs in attendance.6) THE ’FRO HAWK Let Mr. T keep it.7) PASTEL HAIR One color only, please.8) BATIK Coming back down to earth.9) HAREM PANTS Shape is everything.<strong>10</strong>) CRYSTALS On everything.TOP <strong>10</strong> FASHION TRENDS (BAD)1) DAYTIME SEQUINS It’s time to get awayfrom that “walk of shame” look.2) HAIR FEATHERS Right up there withroach-clip earrings.3) DREAMCATCHER EARRINGS It’s done;just let it die.4) NEON Just give it a rest for a while.5) STEAMPUNK Done wrong, it is a nightmare.6) OMBRÉ HAIR Only on lap dancers, please.7) BELTING EVERYTHING Strap yourself in,Christopher.8) COLORED DENIM Enough already.9) MOUSTACHES We’re just not ready forthem again on men. Women, however …<strong>10</strong>) EYEGLASS FRAMES WITHOUT LENSESIf you don’t need glasses: stupid.TOP <strong>10</strong> MOST LOATHSOME POLITICIANS(in order of loathsomeness)1) RICK “It is too my real hair” PERRY2) JOHN “Future little blue pill spokesman”BOEHNER3) TODD “Did I really say that?” AKIN4) TED “Maybe they’ll think I’mMexican” CRUZ5) MICHELE “Shrieking harridan” BACHMANN6) PAUL “I would be a great veep, cuz I usedto drive the Weinermobile” RYAN7) SCOTT “Just give me a call” WALKER8) MITCH “Is it too late for me to join yourTea Party?” MCCONNELL9) RICK “Do they really use my name todescribe that?” SANTORUM<strong>10</strong>) MITT “I didn’t even look real” ROMNEYHONORABLE MENTION: WAYNE “Make myday with the NRA!” LAPIERREIN MEMORIAM 2012Farewell to a few who made a differenceRICK JOHNSON • CHARLES GENTRY •BETTIE NAYLOR • ESME BARRERA •BRENT GRULKE • RICHARD DORSETT •NICK CURRAN • JOE GRACEY • BRENDAHUTCHISON • FONTELLA “Rescue Me”BASS • TRACI LAMAR HANCOCKWrite to our Style Avatar with your related events,news, and hautey bits: style@austinchronicle.comor PO Box 49066, <strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78765.a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 29
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FOOD50 meal times<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Savory Bites by virginia b. wood1) tasting menu at eL naranjo Thisstunning contemporary Interior Mexican mealprepared by chef Iliana de la Vega expandedmy thinking about the cuisines of Mexico.2) mexiCan street Corn This popularitem is showing up on appetizer menus all overtown. I love it on the cob at Fresa’s Chicken alCarbon and in a cup at Torchy’s Tacos.3) goat boLognese over Pasta Fromeast side show room Chef PaulHargrove really knocked me out with thisrobust and rustic dish, my favorite at LaDolce Vita at Laguna Gloria.4) Lobster bisQue From the driskiLLgriLL Jonathan Gelman’s luxurious andsophisticated bisque ran a close second tothe East Side Show Room’s earthy pasta dish.5) Lobster saLad toPPed withCaviar on Corn bLini From CLark’soyster bar Sweet, toothsome lobster andbriny caviar on ethereal corn blini expertlybalanced flavors and textures – another winnerat La Dolce Vita.6) goat tartare at the home grownrevivaL dinner Chef Sonya Coté rubbedgoat loin with spices and shaved it thin for adramatic and delicious presentation.7) barbeCue side dishes at oPie’s bbQ<strong>The</strong>ir meats are always first-rate, but the sideshere are the best I’ve ever found: spicycreamed corn, hearty butter beans, and akiller tater tot casserole.8) Fried ChiCken, steak with mushroomsauCe, and bud’s smash atroyers round toP CaFe I went for theSunday dinner fried chicken, plus a perfectsteak and the heart-stopping mash of potatoes,creamed corn, and bleu cheese – OMG.9) ChiLe reLLeno deL mar at manueL’sA big, beautiful roasted poblano pepper stuffedwith shrimp, crab, and scallops in a creamysauce, reclining on a bed of savory rice.<strong>10</strong>) braised short rib on CeLeriaCPuree with PiCkLed shaLLots FromtraCe at the w Chef Ben Hightower’s entryat Food for Thought made my eyes roll back inmy head. I’m really gonna miss him at Trace.continued on p.32brown butterbourbon gelatoat tèo<strong>Austin</strong> Culinary<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>s for 2012p h o t o s b y j o h n a n d e r s o nChile rellenodel mar atmanuel’s<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Sweet Bites by virginia b. wood1) Lemon Panna Cotta with LemonCurd and bisCotti Vespaio pastry chefSandi Reinlie’s elegant offering was the transcendentsweet bite at Food for Thought.2) orange Crème brÛLÉe at the FrenChQuarter griLLe <strong>The</strong> memory of this lusciousdessert stayed with me all year long.3) ChoCoLate Pudding at the nobLePig Good thing it’s such a long drive to this deliand sandwich shop, or I could hurt myself withthese little jars of chocolate wonderfulness.4) amy’s moLasses iCe Cream atwoodPiLe bbQ <strong>The</strong> flavor is exclusive tothis one spot, and it’s the perfect topping fora piece of Ann’s pecan pie from Royers.5) eLePhant ear Pastries at uPPerCrust bakery Once I discovered thesecrispy puff pastry Frisbees crusted with cinnamonsugar, I was hooked for good.6) CaFÉ Con LeChe PoPsiCLes Frommom & PoPs All my warm weather visits tothe Mueller farmers’ market start with one ofthese divine frozen treats: iced coffee on a stick.7) brown butter bourbon geLatoat tèo Voluptuous and buttery, with notes ofcaramel and bourbon.8) hot ChoCoLates From FÊte aCCom-PLi at various Farmers’ marketsFlavored hot chocolate beverages so goodthey’ve made the national news – a deliciousway to start a market shopping day.9) Cinnamon sugar PoPovers at theForeign & domestiC bake saLeI thought the ones made with Gruyère cheesewere my favorites until I tasted these.<strong>10</strong>) Fruit geLÉe at traCe at the wJanina O’Leary’s tart, sugar-encrusted littlefruit jellies were the stars on a mignardiseplate. I wanted to shovel them all into mypocket when no one was looking.a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 31
FOODtop <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.31honorable<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> <strong>Austin</strong> Food Blogs by Kate t hornberryIt takes a lot of talent, dedication, ability, and endurance to successfully keep a blog going, especially as, the vastmajority of the time, it’s a labor of love (read: working for free). Nevertheless, <strong>Austin</strong> has more than <strong>10</strong>0 active foodblogs covering all aspects of our collective culinary life. Here are the ones I found most outstanding in 2012.(Note: I considered all the members of the <strong>Austin</strong> Food Blogger Alliance, plus any nonmember blogs that came to myattention one way or another. If you have a food blog and aren’t a member of the alliance, email me and I’ll be sure toconsider your blog next time.)1) Love and Lemons (www.loveandlemons.com)Although all of these blogs are marvelous, and alldemonstrate the three major attributes of a greatblog (regular posting, personality, and useful information),what lifts Love and Lemons into first placeis how beautifully designed it is – both a wellspringof great information and a joy to look upon.2) hiLah Cooking (www.hilahcooking.com) ThisInternet cooking show produced by Hilah Johnsonand Christopher Sharpe is slowly clawing its way tothe top of the heap. Begun with a handheld camerain 20<strong>10</strong>, it is now pretty darn slick, hilarious, andawesome. Special kudos for tackling really interestingtopics, such as how to butterfly meat.3) LoCaL savour (www.localsavour.com) Selfadmitted“food geek” Elizabeth Van Huffel createdthis site to promote a lifestyle of 80-90% locallygrown food, and in the process became one of themost notable (and prolific) bloggers in town. Thisblog has attracted national recognition for yearsand is one of the best of the best.4) way out west austin(www.wayoutwestaustin.com) “South <strong>Austin</strong> is cool,and East <strong>Austin</strong> may be chill, but it’s time we fansshowed some love for West <strong>Austin</strong>!” is the motto,and it is more than fulfilled. WOW <strong>Austin</strong> coversBee Cave, Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, andSpicewood (along with the rest of West <strong>Austin</strong>) likean adrenalin-addicted 1940s reporter.5) bitCh beer (www.bitchbeer.org) A blog dedicatedto kicking the sexism out of “Beer Culture” withwriting by the 20% of serious beer drinkers who arewomen. As often happens, those overachievingwomen end up creating a wittier, more comprehensive,and more engaging blog than those whocame before.6) edibLe aria (www.ediblearia.com) I was happy to seethat my former No. 1 <strong>Austin</strong> food blog (Jan. 1, 20<strong>10</strong>) is stillin the game, though no longer posting daily. But to counterthis, Edible Aria has widened its scope, now addressingfood politics, food activism, kitchenware, and other topicsalong with the original mission of sharing “recipes for aninteresting, healthy diet on a reasonable budget.”7) austin urban gardens (www.austinurbangardens.wordpress.com) <strong>Austin</strong> Urban Gardens covers a lot more groundthan the name suggests; although there are indeed postsabout building and working urban gardens, there are alsoposts on a score of other food-related topics, like what to dowith what you grow, local chefs, cookbooks, farmers’ markets,local food businesses, and, honestly, just about everything an<strong>Austin</strong> foodie is interested in. Great reading, and very professionallydone.8) ginny’s austin (www.ginnysaustin.com) Ginny’s <strong>Austin</strong>describes itself as “one girl’s take on everything happeningaround <strong>Austin</strong>,” but I’d make that, “one very energeticgirl’s extremely comprehensive take on everything happeningaround <strong>Austin</strong>.” Covering not only food, but also musicand events, it’s a great resource to find out what’s goingon around town.9) an avenue (www.anavenue.blogspot.com) <strong>The</strong> beer blogsare really up and coming this year! An Avenue is an ongoing“beer culture” discussion from the standpoint of reviewinga beer a day – an excellent resource for brewpub, smallbrewery, and even large brewery aficionados.<strong>10</strong>) gourmet veggie mama(www.gourmetveggiemama.com) It was a tough choice betweenthis and Aneelee, as both address the world of vegetarianmoms doing their best to make rewarding food the ankle-biterswill eat. I ended up going with GVM, due to its greatercomprehensiveness and absolute ton of recipes. A wonderfulresource and fun to read.p h o t o s b y j o h n a n d e r s o nhilah Johnson ofhilah Cookingmentions: aneelee (www.aneelee.wordpress.com) andsarah eats austin (www.saraheatsaustin.blogspot.com)<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Grab Bagby Claudia a larC ónSome of my favorite places, dishes,drinks, and events of 2012.1) swiFt’s attiC From décor andatmosphere to service and food, I loveeverything about Swift’s Attic. Hard topick a favorite dish, but Mat Clouserand Zack Northcutt are plating the best(and prettiest) octopus I’ve ever had.2) Lenoir Affordable, beautiful,friendly Lenoir holds a special place inmy heart – and palate. Exciting flavorson perfectly executed dishes, a killerwine list, and, oh, that brown butterpecan cake!3) eL naranjo With its mix of modernand classic Mexican dishes, and itssleek contemporary setting, El Naranjotransports me back to Mexico Cityevery time I dine there. New Year’s resolution:I’m eating there at least once amonth; plane tickets are expensive.swift’s attic4) whiP in Yes, I’m a diehardregular customer, butthere’s something new andexciting going on everytime I stop by. Whether it’snew menu items, NamasteBrewing offerings, or outstandingselections at thewine bar, Whip In never sitsstill. Can’t wait to seewhat’s next.5) ‘Come in, we’re CLosed’staFF meaL at uChi AuthorsChristine Carroll and Jody Eddywrote the book on restaurant staffmeals, and Uchi invited us toshare theirs. I’ve had plenty ofstaff meals, but this one wasunbelievable. Those guys eat betterbefore work than most of usdo on special evenings.6) austin Food & wineaLLianCe’s annuaLevents <strong>The</strong> Alliance justkeeps knocking it out of thepark: promoting our culinaryscene, giving back to our community,and showcasing localtalent and products. Live Fire!and Wine & Swine are the bestgastronomic events in <strong>Austin</strong>,hands down.7) LiCk iCe Creams Ice cream is my dessertweakness, and Lick just made it worse. Iabsolutely love everything about Lick, fromthe owners’ story to the locally sourced ingredientsand unique, delicious flavors.8) goat dinner at oLivia On chef AndrewFrancisco’s last night at Olivia, he and ownerJames Holmes put on a show with a sevencoursegoat dinner, featuring an incrediblegoat tartare with cajeta drizzle and caramelizedBrussels sprouts. Can’t wait to see whathe does at Mettle.9) mezCaL Fest at takoba Takoba’sfirst Mezcal Fest attracted a varied crowd,proving that the most iconic Mexican spiritis gaining popularity. To keep the partygoing year-round, their bar menu featuresmany varieties, as well as clever and wellcraftedmezcal-based cocktails.<strong>10</strong>) austin taCo exPeriment I absolutelyloved the return of <strong>The</strong>o Peck’s Food Exper i-ments, this time featuring an all-out battle forthe title of best taco in <strong>Austin</strong>. Every singleentry was worthy of a prize, Brooklyn Beerwas flowing, and a great time was had by all!32 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
<strong>10</strong> Best Bites of Local Charcuterie and Salumiby mm p a CK1) saLt & time’sCoFFee Lomo <strong>The</strong>salumerians first butchera pig and thenshape, season, andslowly cure the cutsinto various deliciousEuropean-style products.<strong>The</strong> unusual coffeelomo is pork loincured with coffee, chile,and cumin.2) saLt & time’sPorChetta di testaI’m also smitten by thisporchetta: deboned pighead, seasoned, rolled,and poached. (You’dnever know. Really.)3) stuFFed Cajun meat market’sandouiLLe sausage This little Cedar Parkjoint prepares all things Cajun, from gumboto boudin balls, but they especially shine inthe sausage department. <strong>The</strong>ir andouille isthe best I’ve had outside of Louisiana.4) dai due wiLd boar Chorizo JesseGriffiths and crew rock it in all kinds of culinarydirections, but I can’t get enough of hisversion of Mexican-style bulk chorizo sausagemade from wild and domestic pig.5) nobLe Pig ChiCken Liver PâtÉ JohnBates and Brandon Martinez are famous forlovingly built sandwiches of handmade everything,but they should be equally known fortheir stellar pâtés and terrines. Good thingthis one comes in a tiny jar; it’s irresistible.6) nobLe Pig duCk Pastrami I frequentlydisagree with Guy Fieri, but we wholly concurthat this smoked duck pastrami is one ofthe best bites in the ATX, on a sandwich orall by itself.bryan butler and ben runkle of salt & time7) Countryside FamiLy Farm’s rabbitsaus age La mexiCaine French transplantSebastien Bonneu raises and processes smalledible farm animals; now he’s incorporatinghis chef roots to transform them into charcuterie.France meets Mexico in this delicioussausage, flavored by cilantro and green salsa.8) PâtÉ LeteLier’s PâtÉ de CamPagneI enjoy all the classic pâtés that Jackie Letelierprepares, but this country-style concoction withpistachios and brandy is particularly fine.9) PâtÉ LeteLier’s bison, Fig, andmaPLe syruP PâtÉ Socks were knockedoff by this unorthodox spread. It’s not assweet as it sounds, just deeply, mysteriouslyflavorful, with a texture as smooth as aninfant’s posterior.<strong>10</strong>) aureLia’s Chorizo Leslie Horne hasbeen making traditional Spanish-style drycuredchorizo sausage for many years. Redolentwith smoked pimentón (paprika), it’sequal to any chorizo imported from España,yet it’s made right here in Central Texas.p h o t o s b y j o h n a n d e r s o n<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> AfterschoolSnacks (for Kidsand Parents)by m elanie h aupt1) iCed bennu Bennu Coffeeiced bennu at bennu Coffee2) PoPCorn toFu Wheatsville Co-op3) oatmeaL Cookie sandwiCh Capital City Bakery4) the Funky meter (carrot, apple, ginger) JuiceLand5) $2 smaLL geLato on tuesdays Tèo6) saLted CarameL Cake baLL <strong>Austin</strong> Cake Ball7) Fresh Fruits and veggies Triangle Farmers’ Market8) kids’ bag oF movie mix PoPCorn Cornucopia9) PretzeL with beer Cheese Easy Tiger<strong>10</strong>) Cookies ’n’ Cream and ChoCoLate swirL Frozen yogurt toPPed withgummy bears, brownie Chunks, and tiny m&ms Yogurt Planetcontinued on p.34a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 33
FOODtop <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.33buda grocery and grille’s doublecheeseburger with double thick bacon<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Pork Dishes of 2012 by m i CK v ann1) new year’s day Feast at ranChowinsLow Pork and cheese stuffed chileswrapped in bacon, black-eyed peas with hamhock, collards with apple-smoked bacon,cornbread with poblanos, Johnny G’s garlicsausage, orange spice cake, Anna deCodornìu Cava Brut; good luck perfection.2) buda groCery and griLLe’s doubLeCheeseburger with doubLe thiCkbaCon A true beast of a mammoth burgerthat drips to the elbows, all for little cash!3) sPeC’s bLeu Cheese and baConburger High-quality meat that’s flamegrilledand loaded with good bleu cheese andthick-sliced, high quality, smoky bacon. Offthe radar and fantastic – and tater tots are ahuge plus.4) sPutnik’s aLtered beast burger<strong>The</strong>ir version of the famed Double-Double,Animal-style, done right in all its ooey, gooeydeliciousness, and perfect with their wonderfulonion rings on the side.j o h n a n d e r s o n5) stiLes switCh bbQ and brew’sPork sPareribs and sPiCy switChsausage Crusty, succulent pork ribsswathed in oak smoke, and a zippy, pepperygarlic sausage with the perfect smoky snap(the beef chuck ribs are no slouch either!).6) FrankLin barbeCue’s PuLLedPork, Pork ribs, and sausageEthereally good barbecue, with peppery,barky, tender pork ribs, amazingly goodsmoky pulled pork, and a spicy, snappy sausage;Aaron and crew stand on the smokypeak of barbecue’s Mount Olympus.7) three LittLe Pig’s braised Pig Cheeksand PorChetta Raymond Tatum knows hisway around the cuts of a pig, coaxing every juicymolecule of delicious flavor from whichever porcinepart he’s dealing with. Genius.8) mi ranChito taQueria no. 2’s tenderPork with green sauce or red sauce,their carnitas, pastor, and chorizo, their porktamales – the Najera family knows their stuff,and the salsa bar pushes it over the tasty top.9) sP-53 Cie khrong moo ob at saP’sFine thai Cuisine Sap’s added a new porkrib dish to the menu: melt-in-your-mouth ribletsthat are long braised in garlic, onion,tomato, and palm sugar; top it with the spicygreen chile sauce, and it’s “best ribs yet.”<strong>10</strong>) tortiLLeria rio grande no. 2serves up some tasteworthy pork, potato, andnopalito gorditos, made from fresh masa thatyou can see forming the tortillas in front ofyou; best totopos in town, and excellent barbacoa,puerco guisado verde, and chicharrón.$3 MargaritasHappy Hour 4-7 DailyLocally Owned & Operated for 31 YearsOutdoor Seating • event space • lunch specials(512) 479-0097 • 1501 E. 6 th St.happy hour • 4pm-7pm • m-F$4.50 Margaritas • $3.50 Importsopen • 7am-<strong>10</strong>pm • every Daypolvo’s Mexican restaurant2004 S. 1st St. • 441-5446and now openpolvos en la Brissa14735 Bratton Ln., Ste. 205 • 251-5596polvosaustin.comWes Marshall’s <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Libations x3My FAvoriTe BLAnCoTequiLAS oF 2012If you really love the tasteand aroma of the agave tequilana,always go straight to theblancos, aka platas. <strong>The</strong> nexttwo levels, reposado andañejo, both spend time incharred oak barrels. In fact,old Jack Daniel’s barrels arequite popular, so you canimagine that some of thewhiskey flavors will transfer tothe tequila. If you really care,stick with the far more multifacetedand varietally correctblanco. In alphabetical order:aviónbraCeroCamarenaCazadoresCorzodon juLioduLCe vidaeL tesoroherraduramiLagro34 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mToP SCoTCh SinGLe MALTWhiSkieS oF 2012<strong>The</strong> world of Scotch has gone crazy over thelast decade, with prices reaching sky-high levels.<strong>The</strong>se are all under $<strong>10</strong>0, but I should warn youthat real Scotch fanatics don’t flinch at spendingmuch, much more. Scotland produces all sorts offlavors, from the huge peat monsters from Islayto the mild, sherried versions from Speyside.<strong>The</strong>se are in alphabetical order and include theregion and flavor profile.ardbeg <strong>10</strong> year oLd Islay; smoky.baLvenie 12 year oLd ‘doubLewood’Speyside; aromatic but low smoke.bowmore 15 year oLd ‘darkest’ Islay;smoke, smoke, smoke. Plus a little grapysweetness.gLendronaCh 31 year oLd Speyside; sherryand chocolate aromas.gLenFiddiCh maLt master’s editionSpeyside; smooth, low smoke.gLenmorangie Lasanta Highlands; honeyednose with mild smokiness.highLand Park 12 year oLd Orkney Islands;sweet nose and slightly peaty.LagavuLin 1995 Pedro ximÉnez Finish –distiLLers edition Islay; very fruity and smoky.LaPhroaig 16 year oLd Islay; a monster.maCaLLan sherry oak <strong>10</strong> year oLd Caskstrength Speyside; sweet aromas,mild smoke.the lageder FamilyToP iTALiAn WinerieS oF 2012<strong>The</strong>se aren’t necessarily the very highest echelon ofItaly, mostly because I can’t afford to drink the very highestechelon. <strong>The</strong>se are wineries that I’m always happy torun into on a wine list or store shelf because I know I’llbe getting a good to great wine at a fair price. In alphabeticalorder, followed by location.aLois Lageder - Alto AdigebanFi - Tuscany and much of Italybruno giaCosa - PiemonteFeudi di san gregorio - CampaniamarCo FeLLugia - Friulimasi agriCoLa - Veneziamaso PoLi - TrentinoPLaneta - Sicilyterredora di PaoLo - Campaniavietti - Piemonte
<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Things That Defined<strong>Austin</strong> Dining in 2012by r a C hel Feit1) taCos still and ever will be thereigning champ for favorite late-night snack,hangover breakfast cure, quick lunch, andcheap dinner.2) hamburgers <strong>The</strong> runner-up. Places likeHopdoddy, Wholly Cow, and P. Terry’s havetaken the lowly hamburger to new heightsusing premium ingredients and lots ofaccent toppings.3) unexPeCted hybrids Burgers and bulgogi,tacos and doughnuts, naan and chicken-friedsteak: <strong>Austin</strong> is full of offbeat restaurantsthat unapologetically straddle two ormore culinary traditions.4) miChaeL hsu His architectural stamp ison so many recent restaurant projects, heought to have a 24-hour hotline.5) adaPtive reuse design <strong>The</strong> alternativeto Michael Hsu – a few artistic do-ityourselfersare using found and everydayobjects to transform aging inner-city buildingsinto charming oases. Think East SideShow Room, Justine’s, Hillside Farmacy, andPapi Tino’s.6) traiLer start-uPs Got a culinary specialty?Open a food trailer; everyone else is.7) Pigs From sausages to smoked meats,charcuterie to slow-cooked stews, we justcan’t seem to eat enough swine; restaurantslike Noble Pig, Bacon, the Salty Sow, BarleySwine, and others are there for us.8) the artisanaL CheF Whether it is locavore,nose-to-tail, or farm-to-table, chefs aretaking pride in menus that build meals fromthe ground up through thoughtful sourcingand careful crafting.tacos at elaine’s pork & pie9) boLd FLavors We like big flavors, andwe get them not just in barbecue and chicken-friedsteak, but in esoteric dishes such asshort-rib sliders, rosemary smoked duck incitrus, or chicken confit with green curry andfresh peppercorns.<strong>10</strong>) austin restaurants do theirPart to keeP it weird Like big doughnutstopped with pulled pork, potato salad,and sweet barbecue sauce? We got that.How about a dessert of peanut butter, jelly,and liver? Got that, too. If you can dream itup, <strong>Austin</strong> chefs can make it.Bottomlessspaghettiis tops inour book.ristorante italiano$6.95 ALL YOU CAN EAT SPAGHETTIMONDAYS AT NORTH LOCATIONTHREE SAUCES AVAILABLE!TWO LOCATIONS6406 N. IH35 • LINCOLN VILLAGE • 458.35007<strong>10</strong>1 HWY. 71 • OAK HILL • 288.3800(BRUNCH SERVED SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS)Veron<strong>Austin</strong>.comj o h n a n d e r s o na u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 35
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38 top <strong>10</strong>s 52 film listings@ACScreens<strong>Top</strong> FilmS oF 20121) Holy Motors (17)2) Polisse (13)3) Zero Dark Thirty (12)4) Cloud Atlas (11)5) <strong>The</strong> Master (9)6) Beasts of the Southern Wild (8)7) Lincoln (7)8) Celeste & Jesse Forever (6: tie)Argo (6: tie)<strong>10</strong>) Moonrise Kingdom (5: tie)Amour (5: tie)Impressed, Yes, but Socks Still Firmly OnIT was a Good year for movIes – buT was IT GreaT?By Marjorie BaumgartenEver have one of those years – a year inwhich few of the films you saw really grabbedyou and shook you senseless? Is it me orthe movies, you wonder?At last check, my neurasthenia seems noworse than usual, yet here I am struggling tocome up with a list of films to include in my<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>. Most years, my problems arise fromHoly Motorsthe need to whittle the list down to a measly<strong>10</strong> titles. This year, however, I would bethankful for that problem. This year my troublehas been coming up with enough moviesI felt worthy of including on a <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> list,though I readily admit there are several eligiblefilms that remain to be seen due toissues of time and availability.Of course, <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> rankings are relative tothe entire pool of candidates, but still, I feelthat everything on the list should have, in amanner of speaking, knocked my socks off.And I regret to report that my socks are stillon, though I still have high hopes to losethem in 2013.Most years, my No. 1 movie emergesinstantly upon seeing it: I know this is thefilm that all others will have to surpass.Whether it is Pan’s Labyrinth, A Prophet,<strong>The</strong>re Will Be Blood, or Synecdoche, New York,I know from the get-go that it is my favoritefilm of the year and that only something bettercan knock it off its perch. In a way, itbecomes an organizing principle that helpseverything else fall into place.I was gobsmacked by the brashness ofHoly Motors, and that’s what finally propelledit into the No. 1 spot on my list this year.Obviously, my colleague Kimberley Jones feltsimilarly, which is why Holy Motors hasemerged as the <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Chronicle</strong> combinedfilm critics’ choice for best film of the year. nPower On<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Games of 2012by James RenovitchJourneyCompiling my rough list of memorable games of 2012, Imade it to 15 before including a single big-studio release. Thisis not some sort of statement against triple-A releases – infact, Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown are two very honorablementions – but the year’s big hits like Mass Effect 3,Assassin’s Creed 3, and other numbered games were technicallyimpressive, but left me cold. Small teams and individualdevelopers increasingly found outlets for their finished productsthis year and flooded PCs, consoles, phones, and browserswith interesting and unique systems to explore and enjoy.1) Journey (downloadable to PS3) A lot has been madeabout the visuals and soundtrack to the nameless andspeechless character’s desert trek, and rightly so, but it’s theunique cooperative aspect of the proverbial journey that putsJourney above the rest.2) FEZ (downloadable to Xbox) By the time Polytron finishedtheir infamous five-year development of FEZ, the 2D/3Dgameplay had lost its wow factor. But the developers had anace up their sleeve: <strong>The</strong> world is littered with secrets andcodes that players piece together slowly. Most impressiveperhaps are the environments and soundtrack, which are soinviting that players are more than happy to spend the timenecessary to discover every hidden cube.3) Proteus (PC) No princess to save. No zombies to shoot.Just an 8-bit island and a generative soundtrack to explore.Seasons change, storms pass overhead, and somehow,magic happens.4) Spelunky (downloadable to Xbox) This insider favoritefrom Mossmouth finally got the release it deserved when ithit the Xbox Live Arcade this year. Now everyone can revel inthe brilliant design that offers a unique level with every life.Surefire winner for the Most Interesting Ways to Die award.5) Super Hexagon (iOS, PC) I was apparently not alone inmaking this my smartphone obsession. <strong>The</strong> task of avoidingencroaching walls that spin, pulsate, and downright hypnotizeseems impossible at first, but developer Terry Cavanaghknows exactly how to guide you to geometric nirvana.6) Waking Mars (iOS) Local development team Tiger StyleGames made the best action-puzzle-exploration-pseudoeducationalgame of the year. Tasked with discovering and growingthe ecosystem below the surface of Mars, players findthe Red Planet to be inviting and inhospitable in turn, butalways engrossing.7) Spaceteam (iOS) This free app pretty much necessitatesshouting at friends, inverting your phone, and mispronouncingmade-up words. Get two to four folks with iProducts togetherand prepare to experience one of the worst spaceship-flightsimulators on the market – and one of the most raucous multiplayerexperiences of the year.8) Hotline Miami (PC) Hyperviolence was not an easy sellin 2012, but the duo at Dennaton Games created a pixilatedblood fest that didn’t offer justification or motivation forthe countless deaths at your hands. Instead, the soundtrackand seasick visuals left players feeling woozy, dirty, andstrangely addicted.9) Sound Shapes (downloadable to PS3 and PlayStationVita) Queasy Games got some of the best artists and musiciansfrom within and without the industry to make a rhythmgame that offers music- and level-creation tools that are surprisinglyrobust without losing their user-friendliness.<strong>10</strong>) Frog Fractions (web browser) It starts as an off-kiltereducational game but goes from zero to bat-shit crazy inabout 798/83 seconds.a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 37
screensMarjorie BauMgarten123456789<strong>10</strong>Holy Motors I think Buñuel would have liked thismovie, and that’s good enough for me. It’s my personalwinner of the épater la bourgeoisie award for thenew millennium.Cloud Atlas It’s the only movie this year that brought atear to my eye, so swelled was I with its mad audacityand synchronicity.Beasts of the Southern Wild This idiosyncratic dazzlerleaves you to wonder what swamp it crawled out of andwho else is in there. <strong>The</strong> film’s blend of figment andauthenticity is just right.Lincoln It’s as if John Ford were directing Profiles inCourage – crafting cinema in the service of history.Nevertheless, the film is a stupendous congruence ofmagnificent direction, cinematography, performance –and timeliness.Argo Give me more movies like this,please: great story + wonderful ensemble+ gripping filmmaking + social relevance= terrific entertainment.Amour A French octogenarian couple demonstrate whatit means to love and honor in sickness and health –and, in the process, reveal an aspect of love little seenin the movies.Zero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal recognizedthe makings of a great story before knowing itsactual outcome, and then managed to redirect the dramato focus on the unsung analyst warriors.Polisse It’s another day onthe job for the officers inthis French child protectionunit, while the horrificgrind that affects each onedifferently is deftly observedby the filmmaker.This Must Be the Place Sean Penn’s transmogrifyingperformance aside, this film is a riveting portrait of rockstardom in middle age.Rust and BoneMarion Cotillard is thoroughlyamazing in thiscompelling love storybetween an unlikely pair.KiMBerLeY jonesPolisse This unshowy 2011 Cannes Jury Prize winnerabout a child protection unit in Paris never played in<strong>Austin</strong>, save a one-off AFS showing, but it’s just asimpactful on the small screen.<strong>The</strong> Master One man’s inner battle between nature vs.nurture, set against post-World War II America’s ownidentity crisis. Rigorous and terrifically rewarding.Zero Dark Thirty Do we go inknowing the ending? Sure, butthat doesn’t make this technicallycomplex and morallycomplicated drama about thehunt for bin Laden any lesssuspenseful, or stressful.Holy Motors Leos Carax’s return to film is so crackedoutyou hardly notice you’ve started crying.Celeste & Jesse Forever Turns the romantic comedyinside out and pokes its guts for pained laughs. Noother film this year so perfectly articulated my own anxieties,which was awful and wonderful all at once.Moonrise Kingdom Dontchawish your first love camescored to a Françoise Hardypop chanson, too?Oslo, August 31st Joachim Trier’s second film is a subtleand stunning examination of the insurmountable separatenessthat attends acute depression. And what ahell of a hollowing-out it is to behold.Les Misérables Animperfect production, tobe sure, but if you’re soinclined – and, gaw yes,this former theatre geeksurely was – its go-forbrokenessis divine.Jiro Dreams of Sushi ... and whata stirring reverie it is, as detailed inDavid Gelb’s elegant documentaryabout an 85-year-old sushi master andhis family legacy.Cloud Atlas I’m not convinced it isn’tquasi-spiritual hoo-ha, but still, thisunruly epic moved me with its purity ofintention and heart-on-sleeve sentiment.Holy MotorsCeleste & Jesse ForeverCloud AtlasBeasts of theSouthern Wild+Are proud to bring you <strong>Austin</strong>’s first annualJanuary 9 -12, 2013Tickets online at indiechefsweek.com38 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
LincolnMarjorie BauMgartenKiMBerLeY jonesNEARMISSESLife of Pi, Django Unchained,Bernie, Looper, <strong>The</strong> GreyLooper, Indie Game: <strong>The</strong> Movie,<strong>The</strong> Loneliest Planet,2 Days in New York, Pitch PerfectMOSTOVERRATEDSilver Linings Playbook,<strong>The</strong> Master, Moonrise KingdomLincoln, 21 Jump Street,<strong>The</strong> AvengersMOSTUNDERRATEDCloud Atlas, This Must Bethe Place, Killer JoeParaNorman, Bachelorette, 2 Days in New York<strong>The</strong> MasterACTINGKUDOS(male)Denis Lavant (HolyMotors), Daniel Day-Lewis(Lincoln), Sean Penn(This Must Be the Place)Joaquin Phoenix(<strong>The</strong> Master), Denis Lavant(Holy Motors), DanielDay-Lewis (Lincoln)ACTINGKUDOS(female)Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Marion Cotillard(Rust and Bone), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver LiningsPlaybook, <strong>The</strong> Hunger Games)Jennifer Lawrence (SilverLinings Playbook), NaomiWatts (<strong>The</strong> Impossible),Emmanuelle Riva (Amour)Silver LiningsPlaybookACTINGKUDOS(supporting male)Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln), MatthewMcConaughey (Magic Mike), SamuelL. Jackson (Django Unchained)Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained),Eddie Redmayne (Les Misérables),Matthew McConaughey (Magic Mike)ACTINGKUDOS(supporting female)Sally Field (Lincoln), Anne Hathaway(Les Misérables), Nicole Kidman(<strong>The</strong> Paperboy)Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook),Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables),Amy Adams (<strong>The</strong> Master)<strong>The</strong> ImpossibleBESTDIRECTORLeos Carax (Holy Motors),Steven Spielberg (Lincoln),Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski,and Lana Wachowski (Cloud Atlas)Paul Thomas Anderson (<strong>The</strong> Master),Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty),Maïwenn (Polisse)BESTSCREENPLAY(original)Zero Dark Thirty (Mark Boal),Amour (Michael Haneke),Looper (Rian Johnson)Looper (Rian Johnson), Celeste & Jesse Forever(Rashida Jones and Will McCormack), MoonriseKingdom (Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola)BESTSCREENPLAY(adapted)Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, AndyWachowski, and LanaWachowski), Argo (Chris Terrio), Lincoln (Tony Kushner)Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, andLana Wachowski), Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (OlParker), Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell)WORSTFILM<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Do Peter Jacksonand Fran Walsh have no one around who’ll say no tothem? This is a sad example of a film’s grasp farexceeding its reach.Was sodden sequel Wrath of the Titans the worst movieof the year? Probably not, but it was the only one Iwalked out on, eye-rollingly bored by its po-faced take onthe juicy sword-and-sandal genre.<strong>The</strong> Hobbit:An Unexpected JourneyWILD CARDWomen Loosed From the Shadows: Alma Reville, thedirector’s better half in Hitchcock; Maya, the unidentifiedCIA analyst in Zero Dark Thirty; and Margaret“Daisy” Suckley, FDR’s Hyde Park on Hudson honeyIt was a damn good year at the picture show, whereineven the failures were interesting. And stop piling onJohn Carter, y’all. It was sweet and weird and made by agifted, fallible human, not an assembly line.Veggie HeavenHEALTHYVEGETARIANCUISINEWITH ADELICIOUSORIENTALFLAVORWE SERVEBUBBLE TEA457-<strong>10</strong>13Mon-Fri 11-8:45pmSat-Sun 12-8:45pmParking AvailableFREEBUBBLE TEAwith the purchase of one t-shirt($5 plus tax) Exp 1/31/131914-A Guadalupe • veggieheavenaustin.coma u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 39
60 free week music listingsJohn lydon,aka Johnnyrotten,commandsPublic imageltd at funfun fun fest,nov. 3, 2012.g a r y m i l l e rDeeper WaterAlbums in 2012: Loss leaderBy r aoul Hernandez“I am no vulture. This is my culture!”– Public Image Ltd, “One Drop”From the cheap seats, back by the fencekeeping Riverside Drive at bay, Fun Fun FunFest’s headlining stage on AuditoriumShores washed Public Image Ltd over me inwaves. Woodstock vets remember musicpulsing up the hills of humanity that transformedMax Yasgur’s farm into the decade’sdefining amphitheatre. PiL proved my ownpersonal tsunami.By the time “Deeper Water” drew me likea tractor beam to within 20 yards of theEnglish quartet, my jaw hung open. Neverhad I heard a singer modulate such a powerfulvoice within each line and verse, exceptperhaps Plácido Domingo. <strong>The</strong> LP beingpromoted, This Is PiL – the group’s first inmore than two decades – plumbed its frontman’swaterways, and the onetime revolutionarygave the <strong>Chronicle</strong> his most poeticinterview during the album’s press cycle(revisit “This Is PiL,” Nov. 2, 2012). Neitherprepared me for the actual performance.I kept flashing back to 1982, when I was a teenagerwitnessing the Clash in San Francisco, JoeStrummer’s shooting-star provocation all but settinga rickety wooden theatre afire. As the FFFcrowd began dispersing over the remainder ofthe hourlong set, all I could think – me, whohadn’t previously owned even a single PiL platter– was: “Do any of these people know that’sJohnny Rotten up there?” Never mind the SexPistols, John Lydon’s current crew balled punk,reggae, and tidal rock & roll into one mystic fist.Today, I’m as bonded to This Is PiL as theClash’s desert island dubwise disc, Sandinista!.Meanwhile, CDs continue ceding sales to vinylrecords and downloads, so the album itselferodes ever more into a loss leader for performers,merchandise to hawk on tour while collectingdecreasing royalties across digital modes ofdelivery (absorb “Pennies From Heaven,” May18, 2012).Musicians aren’t likely to forsake the albumanytime soon. Spotify, in fact, makes it easier tosample them. Greater global consensus, on theother hand, might become as ephemeral as thelast music festival you attended.n<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> NaTioNal<strong>Top</strong> 20 NaTioNal<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> localTeN locals you MisseD a DozeN if NoTeighT ausTiN eps1) Bruce Springsteen, 11) Leonard Cohen, 1) Gary Clark Jr., Blak and 1) Deep Time (Hardly Art) ViNyl oNly locals, 1) <strong>The</strong> Saint JamesWrecking Ball (Columbia) Old Ideas (Columbia)Blu (Warner Bros.) 2) <strong>The</strong> Bad Lovers,Society (Tee Pee)<strong>The</strong>N ViNyl MosTly2) David Byrne &12) Cody Chesnutt,2) Alejandro Escovedo, Actin’ Strange (Burger City)2) <strong>The</strong> League ofSt. Vincent,Landing on a Hundred Big Station (Fantasy) 3) Manuel Cowboy Donley1) <strong>The</strong> Golden Boys,Extraordinary G’z,Love This Giant (4AD)(Vibration Vineyard) 3) Heartless Bastards, & His Trio Romantic-o,Dirty Fingernails (12XU)<strong>The</strong> Plug3) Royal Headache13) Big K.R.I.T.,Arrow (Partisan)<strong>The</strong> Brown Recluse2) Foreign Mothers,3) Gary Clark Jr.,(What’s Your Rupture) Live From the Underground 4) Willie Nelson,Sessions (Mini)Duh (Thread Pull)HWUL Raw Cuts Vol. 14) Father John Misty,(Island Def Jam)Heroes (Sony Legacy) 4) Kingdom of Suicide3) A Giant Dog,(Warner Bros.)Fear Fun (Sub Pop) 14) <strong>The</strong> Men, Open Your 5) <strong>The</strong> Golden Boys,Lovers, Distant WavesFight (Tic Tac Totally)4) East Cameron5) Jimmy Cliff,Heart (Sacred Bones) Dirty Fingernails (12XU) (Golden Hour/Super Secret)4) Dikes of Holland,Folkcore, <strong>The</strong> SunRebirth (UMe)15) Sharon Van Etten, 6) Flesh Lights,5) <strong>The</strong> Coffee Sergeants,Braindead USA (Screamers)Also Rises6) Baroness,Tramp (Jagjaguwar)Too Big to FailPurple Martin Sanctuary5) Doug Sahm, <strong>The</strong> Return of5) Burgess Meredith,Yellow & Green (Relapse) 16) Witchcraft, Legend (Super Secret)(Monkey’s Paw)Wayne Douglas (Steady Boy)Banana Moon7) Killer Mike,(Nuclear Blast)7) <strong>The</strong> Flatlanders, 6) Amy Annelle,6) Pong, Live at the Continental6) Grace London,R.A.P. Music17) <strong>The</strong> XX, Coexist<strong>The</strong> Odessa Tapes<strong>The</strong> Cimarron BanksClub (<strong>The</strong> Rock Garage)Rocketship Girl(Williams Street)(Young Turks)(New West)7) El Pathos,7) Crooked Bangs7) Junior Brown,8) Best Coast, <strong>The</strong> Only 18) Jovanotti, Italia8) Riverboat Gamblers, Love and Hate (Saustex)(Western Medical)Volume <strong>10</strong>Place (Mexican Summer) 1988-2012 (ATO)<strong>The</strong> Wolf You Feed (Volcom) 8) HeadCrusher,8) XYX, Teatro Negro8) Prey for Sleep9) Frank Smith, Channel 19) Dwight Yoakam, 9) Elias Haslanger, Church Let the Blood Run(Monofonus)ORANGE (Island Def Jam) 3 Pears (Warner Bros.) on Monday (Cherrywood) 9) Starlings, TN,9) <strong>The</strong> Gary,<strong>10</strong>) Public Image Ltd, 20) Chimes of Freedom, <strong>10</strong>) Amy Cook,Heartache in 4/4 TimeRemains (Sick Room)This Is PiL (PiL Official) <strong>The</strong> Songs of Bob Dylan Summer Skin (Root(Chicken Ranch)<strong>10</strong>) <strong>The</strong> Sour Notes, Last Looks(Amnesty International) House/Thirty Tigers) <strong>10</strong>) <strong>The</strong> Hobart Brothers &11) Eagle Claw,Lil’ Sis Hobart, At LeastTiming of the VoidWe Have Each Other12) Zlam Dunk, Balcones“PLAYBACK” wiLL return next weeK . 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M u S i CtoP <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.40Critics PollBesT local showBrown Whörnet, Opposite Day, BipolarGentlemen, ND at 501 Studios (Beets)Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison,Continental Club Gallery (Caligiuri)Amplified Heat, Lovejoys’ closing (Curtin)GZA & Brownout, Haven (Fawcett)White Denim, Hotel Vegas (Freeman)GrulkeFest, ACL Live at the Moody<strong>The</strong>ater (Hernandez)White Denim, Hotel Vegas (Hoffberger)Whiskey Shivers, Scoot Inn (Johnston)GrulkeFest, ACL Live at the Moody<strong>The</strong>ater (Moser)Cotton Mather, <strong>The</strong> Ginger Man (Toland)GrulkeFest, ACL Live at the Moody<strong>The</strong>ater (Trachtenberg)<strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>gReg BeeTs1) Beaver Nelson, Macro/Micro (Freedom)2) <strong>The</strong> Golden Boys, Dirty Fingernails (12XU)3) A Giant Dog, Fight (Tic Tac Totally)4) Kingdom of Suicide Lovers, DistantWaves (Golden Hour/Super Secret)5) <strong>The</strong> Gary, Remains (Sick Room)6) Crooked Bangs (Western Medical)7) Burgess Meredith, Banana Moon8) Dana Falconberry, Leelanau(Antenna Farm)9) Alejandro Escovedo,Big Station (Fantasy)<strong>10</strong>) Coffee Sergeants,Purple Martin SanctuaryJiM caligiuRi1) Crooks, <strong>The</strong> Rain Will Come2) Guns of Navarone, Prize and Battlefield3) Uncle Lucius, And You Are Me(Entertainment One)4) James Hand, Mighty Lonesome Man(Hillgrass Bluebilly)5) Beaver Nelson, Macro/Micro (Freedom)6) Jason Eady, AM Country Heaven(Underground Sound)7) Jon Dee Graham, Garage Sale (Freedom)8) MilkDrive, Waves9) Kat Edmonson, Way Down Low(Spinnerette)<strong>10</strong>) <strong>The</strong> CouchThoMas fawceTT1) Dana Falconberry,Leelanau (Antenna Farm)2) Gary Clark Jr.,Blak and Blu (Warner Bros.)3) Daniel Johnston, Space Ducks:Soundtrack (Eternal Yip Eye Music)4) NickNack, State Machine (Crowd Control)5) Brownout, Oozy (Nat Geo)6) Ray Wylie Hubbard,<strong>The</strong> Grifter’s Hymnal (Bordello)7) Notes Floats, <strong>The</strong> Transfer8) Kydd Jones, <strong>The</strong> Sounds in My Head Pt. 29) <strong>The</strong> Golden Boys, Dirty Fingernails (12XU)<strong>10</strong>) Belaire, Resonating Symphony (Indierect)Doug fReeMaN1) Heartless Bastards, Arrow (Partisan)2) <strong>The</strong> Flatlanders,<strong>The</strong> Odessa Tapes (New West)3) Gary Clark Jr.,Blak and Blu (Warner Bros.)4) ZZ <strong>Top</strong>, La Futura (American)5) Kat Edmonson,Way Down Low (Spinnerette)6) Sarah Jaffe, <strong>The</strong> Body Wins (Kirtland)7) <strong>The</strong> Gary, Remains (Sick Room)8) <strong>The</strong> Trishas, High, Wide & Handsome9) Lace Curtains, <strong>The</strong> Garden of Joy andthe Well of Loneliness (Female Fantasy)<strong>10</strong>) David Ramirez, Apologies(Sweetworld)chase hoffBeRgeR1) Christeene, Waste Up, Kneez Down2) Berkshire Hounds, Greatest Hits3) <strong>The</strong> Golden Boys,Dirty Fingernails (12XU)4) Dumb, Don’t Worry About the Pool Party5) Bavu Blakes, Sanct EP6) Belaire, Resonating Symphony(Indierect)7) <strong>The</strong> Young, Dub Egg (Matador)8) League of Extraordinary G’z,<strong>The</strong> Plug EP9) Dikes of Holland, Braindead USA<strong>10</strong>) Esperanza Spalding,Radio Music Society (Concord)aBBy JohNsToN1) <strong>The</strong> Eastern Sea,Plague (WhiteLabBlackLab)2) Alejandro Escovedo,Big Station (Fantasy)3) Gary Clark Jr.,Blak and Blu (Warner Bros.)4) Divine Fits,A Thing Called Divine Fits (Merge)5) Bobby Jealousy, A Little Death6) Whiskey Shivers, Rampa Head7) Shearwater, Animal Joy (Sub Pop)8) Guy Forsyth, <strong>The</strong> Freedom to Fail(Blue Corn Music)9) Kat Edmonson,Way Down Low (Spinnerette)<strong>10</strong>) Crooked Bangs (Western Medical)MaRgaReT MoseR1) Ray Wylie Hubbard,<strong>The</strong> Grifter’s Hymnal (Bordello)2) Gary Clark Jr.,Blak and Blu (Warner Bros.)3) Rosie Flores,Working Girl’s Guitar (Bloodshot)4) Alejandro Escovedo, Big Station (Fantasy)5) Ruthie Foster, Let It Burn(Blue Corn Music)6) Doug Sahm,<strong>The</strong> Return of Wayne Douglas (Steady Boy)7) Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys,Say Yes (Get Level Records)8) Denny Freeman,Diggin’ on Dylan (V8 Records)9) Brownout, Oozy (Nat Geo)<strong>10</strong>) Amy Cook, Summer Skin(Root House Records/Thirty Tigers)Michael TolaND1) Cotton Mather, Kontiki Deluxe Edition(<strong>The</strong> Star Apple Kingdom)2) Coffee Sergeants,Purple Martin Sanctuary3) My Jerusalem, Preachers (<strong>The</strong> End)4) Alejandro Escovedo, Big Station (Fantasy)5) <strong>The</strong> Sword, Apocryphon (Razor & Tie)6) Willie Nelson, Heroes (Legacy)7) ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail ofDead, Lost Songs (Richter Scale/Superball)8) Gary Clark Jr., Blak and Blu (Warner Bros.)9) Ringo Deathstarr, Mauve (Sonic Unyon)<strong>10</strong>) <strong>The</strong> Saint James Society (Tee Pee)Jay TRachTeNBeRg1) Brownout, Oozy (Nat Geo)2) Gary Clark Jr., Blak and Blu (Warner Bros.)3) Coffee Sergeants,Purple Martin Sanctuary4) Kat Edmonson,Way Down Low (Spinnerette)5) Alejandro Escovedo, Big Station (Fantasy)6) Glenn Fukunaga, Not a Word7) Elias Haslanger,Church on Monday (Cherrywood)8) Heartless Bastards, Arrow (Partisan)9) My Jerusalem, Preachers (<strong>The</strong> End)<strong>10</strong>) Shearwater, Animal Joy (Sub Pop)BesT RoaDshowNoMeansNo, Fun Fun Fun Fest,Auditorium Shores (Beets)Neil Young & Crazy Horse, <strong>Austin</strong> CityLimits Music Festival, Zilker Park (Caligiuri)Charles Bradley, UtopiaFest (Curtin)Michael Kiwanuka, South by Southwest,St. David’s Historic Sanctuary (Fawcett)Radiohead, Frank Erwin Center (Freeman)Roger Waters’ <strong>The</strong> Wall/Radiohead,Frank Erwin Center (Hernandez)Atmosphere, Emo’s East (Hoffberger)Regina Spektor, Bass Concert Hall(Johnston)Lil’ Band o’ Gold, Continental Club (Moser)<strong>The</strong> Afghan Whigs, <strong>Austin</strong> City LimitsMusic Festival, Zilker Park/Japandroids,Fun Fun Fun Fest, AuditoriumShores (Toland)Bruce Springsteen, ACL Live at theMoody <strong>The</strong>ater, South by Southwest(Trachtenberg)local acT you saw <strong>The</strong> MosT<strong>The</strong> Ugly Beats (Beets)Hard Proof (Caligiuri)Blind Pets (Curtin)Hard Proof (Fawcett)Whiskey Shivers (Freeman)Alejandro Escovedo/Butch Hancock(Hernandez)Mike & the Moonpies (Hoffberger)Whiskey Shivers (Johnston)Ray Wylie Hubbard (Moser)Leatherbag/No Fun (Toland)Denny Freeman (Trachtenberg)local VeNue you VisiTeD <strong>The</strong> MosTFrontier Bar (Beets)<strong>The</strong> White Horse (Caligiuri)Red 7 (Curtin)ACL Live at the Moody <strong>The</strong>ater (Fawcett)ACL Live at the Moody <strong>The</strong>ater (Freeman)ACL Live at the Moody <strong>The</strong>ater(Hernandez)Hotel Vegas (Hoffberger)White Horse (Johnston)Maria’s Taco Xpress (Moser)ACL Live at the Moody <strong>The</strong>ater (Toland)<strong>The</strong> Continental Club (Trachtenberg)critics Poll continued on p.4442 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
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M u S i C toP <strong>10</strong>s continued from p.42 critics Poll continued from p.42<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> NationalgReg BeeTs1) Bob Mould, Silver Age (Merge)2) Field Music, Plumb (Memphis Industries)3) Jack White, Blunderbuss(Third Man/XL Recordings/Columbia)4) Ty Segall Band, Slaughterhouse (In the Red)5) Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory (Carpark)6) Tame Impala, Lonerism (Modular)7) Sharon Van Etten, Tramp (Jagjaguwar)8) Lambchop, Mr. M (Merge)9) Bob Dylan, Tempest (Columbia)<strong>10</strong>) Deerhoof, Breakup Song (Polyvinyl)JiM caligiuRi1) JD McPherson, Signs & Signifiers (Rounder)2) Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson,Wreck & Ruin (Sugar Hill)3) Chuck Prophet, Temple Beautiful (Yep Roc)4) Iris Dement, Sing the Delta (Flariella)5) Marty Stuart, Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear theWoodpile Down (Sugar Hill)6) Patterson Hood, Heat Lightning Rumblesin the Distance (ATO)7) Chris Knight, Little Victories (Drifters Church)8) Waylon Jennings, Goin’ Down Rockin’: <strong>The</strong>Last Recordings (Saguaro Road)9) Tift Merritt, Traveling Alone (Yep Roc)<strong>10</strong>) Punch Brothers, Who’s Feeling Young Now?(Nonesuch)ThoMas fawceTT1) Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d. 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(Epic)9) Big K.R.I.T., Live From theUnderground (Island Def Jam)<strong>10</strong>) <strong>The</strong> Orwells, RememberWhen (Autumn Tone)44 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o maBBy JohNsToN <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Electro1) Purity Ring, Shrines (4AD)2) Grimes, Visions (4AD)3) Tnght, Tnght (Warp/LuckyMe)4) Flying Lotus, Until the Quiet Comes (Warp)5) Chromatics, Kill for Love (Italians Do It Better)6) Django Django (Because Music)7) Chairlift, Something (Columbia)8) Keep Shelly in Athens, In Love With Dusk/Our Own Dream (Plancha/Art Union)9) Actress, R.I.P. (Honest Jon’s)<strong>10</strong>) Twin Shadow, Confess (4AD)MaRgaReT MoseR1) Janis Martin, <strong>The</strong> Blanco Sessions (Cow Island)2) Bonnie Raitt, Slipstream (Redwing)3) Beach House, Bloom (Sub Pop)4) Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell, Kin (Vanguard)5) Paul Sanchez & Colman deKay,Nine Lives (Mystery Street)6) Chelle Rose, Ghost of Browder Holler (Lil’ Damsel)7) Dr. John, Locked Down (Nonesuch)8) Lil’ Band o’ Gold, Plays Fats (Dust Devil)9) Heartless Bastards, Arrow (Partisan)<strong>10</strong>) John Cale, Shifty Adventure in Nookie Wood (Domino)Michael TolaND <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Metal1) Dawnbringer, Into the Lair of the Sun God (Profound Lore)2) Baroness, Yellow & Green (Relapse)3) Witchcraft, Legend (Nuclear Blast)4) <strong>The</strong> Devil’s Blood,<strong>The</strong> Thousandfold Epicentre (Metal Blade)5) Troubled Horse, Step Inside (Metal Blade/Rise Above)6) Wo Fat, <strong>The</strong> Black Code (Small Stone)7) Horseback, Half Blood (Relapse)8) Infernal Overdrive,Last Rays of the Dying Sun (Small Stone)9) Prong, Carved Into Stone (Long Branch/SPV)<strong>10</strong>) Burning Love, Rotten Thing to Say (Southern Lord)Jay TRachTeNBeRg1) Alt-J, An Awesome Wave (Infectious Music)2) Omer Avital, Suite of the East (Anzic)3) David Byrne & St. Vincent, Love This Giant (4AD)4) Jimmy Cliff, Rebirth (UMe)5) Dirty Ghosts, Metal Moon (Last Gang)6) Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio (Blue Note)7) Mickey Hart Band, Mysterium Tremendum (360°)8) Vijay Iyer Trio, Accelerando (ACT)9) Tame Impala, Lonerism (Modular)<strong>10</strong>) <strong>The</strong> XX, Coexist (Young Turks)c o u r t e s y o f j o e b r y s o nBesT New local acTSolid Goat (Beets)<strong>The</strong> Whiskey Sisters (Caligiuri)Crooked Bangs (Curtin)Notes Floats (Fawcett)Lace Curtains (Freeman)Crooked Bangs (Hernandez)Berkshire Hounds (Hoffberger)Bobby Jealousy (Johnston)Any Proper Nang Night U-18 act(Moser)My Jerusalem (Toland)Elias Haslanger Quintet (Trachtenberg)R.i.p.Esme Barrera, Nick Curran, RichardDorsett, Brent Grulke (Beets)Dick Clark, Brent Grulke, Levon Helm,Davy Jones (Caligiuri)Ian Barker, Nick Curran, Brent Grulke,Traci Lamar Hancock, Tony“Offender” Johnson (Curtin)Chuck Brown, Dave Brubeck, DonCornelius, Donald “Duck” Dunn, EttaJames, Adam “MCA” Yauch (Fawcett)Esme Barrera, Nick Curran, LevonHelm, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson,Kitty Wells, Adam “MCA” Yauch(Freeman)Cheapo Discs, Brent Grulke, TraciLamar Hancock, Ronnie Montrose,Maurice Sendak, Donna Summer,Doc Watson (Hernandez)Donald “Duck” Dunn, Levon Helm,Whitney Houston, Adam “MCA”Yauch (Hoffberger)Whitney Houston, Ravi Shankar, Adam“MCA” Yauch (Johnston)Richard Dorsett, Joe Gracey, BrentGrulke, Traci Lamar Hancock, BugsHenderson, Brenda Hutchison, Tony“Offender” Johnson (Moser)Perry Baggs, Dave Brubeck, TerryCallier, Nick Curran, Michael Davis,Ravi Shankar, Donna Summer(Toland)Peter Bergman, Dave Brubeck, RichardDorsett, Brent Grulke, Etta James,Johnny Otis, Ravi Shankar(Trachtenberg)richarddorsett
y Chuck ShepherdsuspiCioNs CoNfirmedResearchers from the University of TexasMedical Branch at Galveston found recently intests that <strong>10</strong>th grade students who play videogames (especially shooting and sports games)regularly score just as high in robotic surgerydexterity as resident doctors. <strong>The</strong> lead researchersaid that surgery simulations (for example,suturing) have built-in unpredictability, for trainingpurposes, but since complex video gamesare laden with unpredictability, players logging atleast two hours a day with the joystick mayeven slightly outperform the residents.Tunisia’s Ministry for Women and Family Affairs demanded in October thatthe government prosecute the publisher of the children’s magazine Qaws Quzah(“Rainbow”), aimed at ages 5 to 15, for an article in the then-current issue onhow to construct a gasoline bomb (aka Molotov cocktail). <strong>The</strong> country has beenrocked by the same kind of upheaval experienced in other Arab countries, onlyless so since its longtime president stepped down rather quickly in January 2011.NeediNg a LiftUpdate: Gary Medrow, 68, has periodicallysurfaced in “News of the Weird” since 1991for his unique behavior: using a false identityto persuade Milwaukee-area strangers overthe phone to lift other strangers off theground. For this behavior, he has occasionallybeen jailed and ordered to psychiatric care.After a recent period of calm, Medrow slippedin November and was charged with impersonatinga photojournalist to convince twoCedarburg (Wis.) high school students to hoisteach other on their shoulders (and four similarincidents were under investigation). At anearlier hearing, Medrow said that his “addiction”helps him to relieve tension and anxiety.the CoNtiNuiNg CrisisFloyd Johnson pleaded guilty to attemptedmurder in an odd scene in a New York Citycourtroom in November. Johnson has only oneleg and had been charged with stabbing a fellowhomeless shelter resident who has nolegs. Johnson’s public-defender lawyer (whocaught the case at random) has only one leg,also. Johnson said he was taking the plea inpart because of excruciating leg pain in theleg he doesn’t have (“phantom limb” syndrome),and Johnson’s lawyer said he suffersfrom the same thing. (<strong>The</strong> lawyer subsequentlyfiled to withdraw the guilty plea because thepain had clouded his client’s judgment.)Amber Roberts, 30, a resident of the unitfor the criminally insane at Eastern StateHospital in Spokane, Wash., informed officialsin November that “I (just now) murderedsomeone, but you’re going to have to findhim.” As staff members searched the facility,Roberts offered to help by shouting “hot,”“cold,” “you’re getting warmer,” and so forth.Roberts yelled “hot!” as they closed in on theroom containing the body of a 56-year-oldpatient that Roberts then admitted strangling.(However, a few days later in court, she pleadednot guilty.)Notwithstanding its nuclear submarines,ballistic missiles, and spy satellites, Francemaintains Europe’s last “squadron” of militarycarrier pigeons. Legislator Jean-Pierre Decoollauds the pigeons and campaigns for theirupgrade, warning that in the event of war orother catastrophe, the birds would be a valuablemessaging network. (Pigeons have beenused at times in the current Syrian civil war.)Until very recently, according to a NovemberWall Street Journal dispatch, pigeons wearingharnesses had been used by a hospital inNormandy to ferry blood samples to a testinglab (a 25-minute flight).awesomeJason Schall, 38, who has retired as afinancial planner and now devotes his energyto fishing, had a spectacular week inSeptember when he won a catch-and-releasetournament in Charleston, S.C., came within1½ inches of a world record on anothercatch, and was notified of recently settingtwo Nevada state records for largest fishcaught. Schall’s coup de grace, he toldCharleston’s <strong>The</strong> Post and Courier, came afew days later when he caught a redfish whilesitting on his living room sofa in DanielIsland, S.C., watching a Clemson footballgame with a pal. He had run a line with baitthrough a crack in the door, through his yardinto the lake behind his home.R o y T o m p k i n soops!How Drunk Do You Have to Be? 1) Collegestudent Courtney Malloy, 22, was rescued inNovember after getting stuck at about 1am tryingto cut between two buildings in Providence,R.I. <strong>The</strong> space between City Sports and FedExKinko’s was 8 to 9 inches, said firefighters,who found Malloy horizontal and about 2 feetoff the ground, “unable” to explain how shegot there. 2) Leslie Newton, 68, was pulledover by Florida Highway Patrol officers near St.Augustine in December while driving erratically.He also had a portion of a traffic sign embeddedin his skull after colliding with it. (In bothcases, officers said they believed the victimsto be intoxicated.) 3) Helen Springthorpe, 58,with only three months on the job as the bellringer at St. Nicholas Church in Bathampton,England, was knocked unconscious inNovember when she became entangled in thebells’ ropes and was jerked to-and-fro aroundthe belfry, her head smashing against a wall.Fire and ambulance crews eventually loweredher about 20 feet to the ground.perspeCtiveHomeless man Darren Kersey, 28, wasjailed overnight in November in Sarasota, Fla.,after being busted for charging his cellphoneat an outlet at a public picnic shelter in thecity’s Gillespie Park. <strong>The</strong> police report notedthat “(t)heft of city utilities will not be tolerated.”However, for owners of electric cars (lesslikely to be homeless!), the city runs severalabsolutely free charging stations, includingone at city hall. <strong>The</strong> American Civil LibertiesUnion has accused the city for years of beingaggressively inhospitable toward the city’shomeless. (Kersey was released the next daywhen a judge ruled the arrest improper.)readers’ ChoiCeDaniel Greer, 24, told the New York DailyNews that on Sept. 7, in Brooklyn, N.Y., apolice officer who had been trailing the bicycliststopped him and issued separate traffictickets for riding through three red lights whilelistening to music through earphones. <strong>The</strong>three offenses, plus a related ticket, forcedGreer to court, where he clumsily pleadedguilty, not aware of the amount of the fine.His multiple offenses made him a repeatoffender, and he was fined $1,550.Visit Chuck Shepherd daily atwww.newsoftheweird.blogspot.com(or www.newsoftheweird.com).Send your weird news to: Chuck Shepherd, PO Box18737, Tampa, FL 33679 or weirdnewstips@yahoo.com.©2013 universal Press SyndicateVINYL/CD/DVDbuY aND traDeNew aND uSeD2209 South First Street462-6008•endofanear.comwww.collingsguitars.coma u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 45
CALENDAR LISTINGSsubmit!For FAQs about submitting alisting, contact info, deadlines,and an online submissionform, go to austinchronicle.com/submit.MUSIC (FREE WEEK):Ume, My JerusalemEmo’s EastRecommendations for the week-mindedJANUARY 4-11FRIDAY4VISUAL ARTS: Fusebox & Blue Genie Open House, 6-9pmCOMEDY: John Ramsey Cap City Comedy Club, 8 & <strong>10</strong>:30pmTHEATRE: Wing-Man & Reilly Salvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater, 8pmGAY PLACE: Femme Mafia Spider House, 9-11pmCOMEDY: No Shame <strong>The</strong>atre Salvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater, <strong>10</strong>pmFILM: Edward Scissorhands Alamo Ritz, 11:30pmL I S T I N G S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T Sp.<strong>10</strong>Civics <strong>10</strong>1p.47<strong>The</strong>atreComedyClassical MusicVisual Artsp.48Literap.49Gay Placep.50CommunityOut of TownKidsMeal TimesSportsp.52Filmp.60MusicFree up your schedulefor this week.Browse or search2,711eventsonline atCOMMUNITY:12th Night <strong>Austin</strong>Maison d’Etoile, 7pmSPORTS:JCC Dodgeball TournamentJewish Community Center, 11amFILM:Purple RainAlamo Slaughter, 7pmFILM:Untold ScandalAlamo Village, 7pmCOMMUNITY:Nerd Nite & Bedpost ConfessionsND at 501 Studios, 7pmMUSIC (FREE WEEK):Spray Paint/Holy WaveRed 7THEATRE:QuillsCity <strong>The</strong>atre, 8pmaustinchronicle.com/calendar46 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mSATURDAY5SUNDAY6MONDAY7TUESDAY8WEDNESDAY9THURSDAY<strong>10</strong>FRIDAY11Follow us on Twitterfor daily recommendations: @<strong>Austin</strong>ChroniCalFILM: Django Alamo Ritz, 1pmOUT OF TOWN: Owl Prowl With the Eagle Lady Ink Lake State Park,4:30pmFILM: Turning Trixx 29th St. Ballroom, 7pmKIDS: Video Games Live Long Center, 7:30pmMUSIC (FREE WEEK): Hard Proof, East Cameron FolkcoreHoly MountainCIVICS <strong>10</strong>1: Christmas Tree Recycling Zilker Polo Fields, <strong>10</strong>am-2pmKIDS: Flying <strong>The</strong>ater Machine <strong>The</strong> Hideout <strong>The</strong>atre, 2pmCLASSICAL MUSIC: Gilbert & Sullivan Sing-Along GenesisPresbyterian Church, 3pmFILM: Planet of the Apes Alamo Ritz, 4pmFILM: <strong>The</strong> Philadelphia Story Belmont, 5:30pmMUSIC (FREE WEEK): League of Extraordinary G’z Red 7LITERA: Codex of Journeys: Bendito Camino BookPeople, 7pmMUSIC (FREE WEEK): Hardly Sound Viewing Party Scoot InnMUSIC (FREE WEEK): Grape St., Golden Boys Holy MountainFILM: Raw Force Alamo Ritz, <strong>10</strong>pmFILM: Convento <strong>Austin</strong> Studios, 7pmFILM: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Flix Brewhouse, 7:30pmMUSIC (FREE WEEK): Marc Fucking Savlov Presents Club de VilleMEAL TIMES: Indie Chefs Week Foreign & Domestic, 7pmFILM: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Quote-Along Alamo Ritz, 7pmLITERA: Local Author Night BookPeople, 7pmTHEATRE: Shatner’s World: We Just Live in It Paramount, 8pmCOMMUNITY: Home & Garden Show Palmer Events CenterCOMEDY: Cristela Alonzo Cap City Comedy Club, 8 & <strong>10</strong>:30pmmobile listings:austinchronicle.com/m
<strong>The</strong>aTreOpeningQUILLS Different Stages presents Doug Wright’sObie-winning drama about the Marquis de Sade andthe contentious, talespinning turbulence of his yearsspent confined to the Charenton Asylum for theInsane. What can you expect from this show? “Sex.Perversion. Violence.” Also, a fine cast directed byNorman Blumensaadt, featuring Craig Kanne as thenotorious Marquis. Jan. 4-26. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun.,5:30pm. City <strong>The</strong>atre, 3823-D Airport, 524-2870.$15-30. www.main.org/diffstages.THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS: TARGET EARTH andROBOT PLANET RISING Yes, it’s the first two installmentsof that hometown and internationally acclaimedsensation, <strong>The</strong> Intergalactic Nemesis, performed backto-backat the Paramount <strong>The</strong>atre’s Stateside venue atthe start of their new world tour. See just one of theseor (better) see them both; either way, you’ll experiencea wacky, retro, spine-tingling sci-fi adventure broughtto life by live actors, live music, and hundreds of bigscreengraphics flashing before your thrill-hungryeyes. Sat., Jan. 5, 3 & 7pm. Paramount <strong>The</strong>atre, 713Congress, 472-5470. $28-38. www.austintheatre.org.SHATNER’S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT We canpretty much blame Gene Roddenberry for this fellow’sblazing and indelible spot in the world’s consciousness,sure, but by now William Shatner has earned orgrown to accommodate the immensity of his ownposition. Whether as a would-be crooner exhorting usto “Picture yourself – on a boat – on a river!” or asCaptain James Tiberius Kirk or T.J. Hooker or whoeverthe hell he was in that one aborted season of BarbaryCoast on ABC back in ’75 [Ed. note: <strong>The</strong> character wasnamed Jeff Cable. Thank you, Wikipedia.] ... we mean,yes, regardless, Shatner performing as Shatner is justShatner enough, replete with hilarious anecdotes anda horseman’s opinions and the sort of star-studded,crowd-pleasing chat that a legendary octogenarian canprovide. Thu., Jan. <strong>10</strong>, 8pm. Paramount <strong>The</strong>atre, 713Congress, 472-5470. $115-150. www.austintheatre.org.MAKE NOTE: FRONTERAFEST 2013 IS COMINGJust in case you didn’t know, right? Word to the wise,and a thick slate of coverage beginning next week.Jan. 15-Feb. 16. Hyde Park <strong>The</strong>atre, 511 W. 43rd,479-PLAY. www.fronterafest.org.ClOsingJ THE MUTT-CRACKER (SWEET!) <strong>The</strong> Vortex andCircus Chickendog team up to present this trainedanimalhomage to Tchaikovsky’s classic for the holidays.It’s family-friendly, all right, but it’s not just forthe kiddies: <strong>The</strong>se are antics that even grownups willbe delighted by, as the talented Darren Peterson goesall out with juggling, unicycling, giant bubbles, ropetricks, and puppets – as abetted by his circus dogsand a performing macaw. Jan. 4-5. Fri., 7pm; Sat.,5:30 & 7pm. <strong>The</strong> Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd., 478-5282.$<strong>10</strong>-30 ($5-15, kids). www.vortexrep.org.J WING-MAN AND REILLY Gnap! <strong>The</strong>ater Projectsand Salvage Vanguard present this double feature ofphysical comedy, showcasing Caitlin Reilly (of Schave& Reilly) and NYC’s Mark Gindick (who performsWing-Man, his original and wordless winner of UnitedSolo <strong>The</strong>atre Festival’s “Best One-Man Show”). <strong>The</strong>searen’t the clowns who will eat you while you sleep;these are the clowns who will thrill you while you’reawake. Fri., Jan. 4, 8pm. Salvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater,2803 Manor Rd., 474-7886. $<strong>10</strong>. www.gnaptheater.org.OngOingTHE GAME’S AFOOT! Ken Ludwig’s comical murdermysteryis subtitled Holmes for the Holidays, and ofcourse you’re familiar with that consulting detective.Here’s an actor (Jason Newman) playing an actor(William Gillette) who’s playing Holmes and who’sshot onstage in mid-role. Things get even more complicated(and dangerous) at a weekend revel after theattempted murder, and – well, thereby hangs a tale.Directed by Don Toner for <strong>Austin</strong> Playhouse. ThroughJan. 13. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 5pm. Highland Mall,6001 Airport. 476-0084. $15-37 (student discountsavailable). www.austinplayhouse.com.AUDiTiOnsTHE VAGINA MONOLOGUES No acting experiencenecessary; great diversity sought; ages 17-71+;expect activism work. Sat., Jan. 5, 11am-2pm. Good willCommunity Center, <strong>10</strong>15 Norwood Park. 323/219-5689.HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN’S LITTLE MERMAIDSeeking: One actress (age 18-40) for this one-personstorytelling adaptation, telling the story of <strong>The</strong> LittleMermaid, using the original text. Wed., Jan. 9, 1-4pm.Zach <strong>The</strong>atre, 15<strong>10</strong> Toomey, 476-0594 x240.www.zachtheatre.org/auditions.Nerd Nite + Bedpost Confessions = ♥Comedyin THe ClUBsCAP CITY COMEDY CLUB 8120 Research #<strong>10</strong>0,467-2333. www.capcitycomedy.com.Cristela Alonzo From stand-up in Dallas toComedy Central to Last Comic Standing toShowtime’s “Legally Brown,” Alonzo’s careertrajectory (whether as comic or filmwriter) justkeeps going up. Catch her at Cap City, with AndyErickson opening. Jan. 9-12. Wed.-Thu., 8pm; Fri.-Sat., 8 & <strong>10</strong>:30pm. $9-19.John Ramsey You know him: <strong>The</strong> former lawstudent who ditched the attorneying bidness forhumor and Humordy, the 2005 Funniest Personin <strong>Austin</strong> winner, the dude who’s been featured atMontreal’s Just For Laughs festival and on ConanO’Brien’s show. Yeah, and he’ll rock your new yearwith Pat House opening this Cap City gig. Jan. 4-5.Fri.-Sat., 8 & <strong>10</strong>:30pm. $9-19.COLDTOWNE THEATER 4803-B Airport, 814-TOWN.www.coldtownetheater.com.This Week in Coldness: <strong>The</strong>y’re right there onAirport Boulevard, where the goodness is funkyand the funk is getting good. Bad Boys, featuringimprov by boys who are, well, other thanpolite, let’s say. Fri., 8:30pm. Live at ColdTowneis stand-up comedy. Fri., <strong>10</strong>pm. DADS in BarsImprov troupe Precious Dads team up with localmixologists to riff off true tales of the bartendinglife. Skol! Sat., 8:30pm. <strong>The</strong> Frank Mills andtheir smart, character-driven improv, run rampantwith Midnight Society. Sat., <strong>10</strong>pm. Big BeautifulWarlock with Big Beautiful Warriors. Sat., 11pm.And don’t forget the rest o’ the week: stand-upwith <strong>The</strong> Jam on Sundays, Maggie Maye’s standupmic on Mondays, the ongoing Stool Pigeon onTuesdays, Miller and Purselly on Wednesdays,and – yes, check the website!THE HIDEOUT THEATRE 617 Congress, 476-0473.www.hideouttheatre.com.It’s Hideoutrageous! Here’s your one-stopemporium of laughter and sweet coffee drinksDowntown, run like a brilliant clockwork madefrom Del Close’s skull. Fancy-Pants Mashup<strong>The</strong> sartorial splendor of this show is nonpareil,innit, Mr. Brummell? Fri., 8pm. $5. <strong>The</strong>Spectacle presents “Best of <strong>Austin</strong>” winnersParallelogramophonograph, with <strong>The</strong> Escorts. Fri.,<strong>10</strong>pm. $12. FANDOM: Improvised Fan Fiction Adifferent ’verse improvised each week! Up first:Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sat., 8pm. $12. MaestroIt’s improviser against improviser, a whole stagefullof them, battling for victory. Sat., <strong>10</strong>pm. $12.Another Weekender brings the students and InOur Prime. Sun., 8pm. $5.ESTHER’S POOL 525 E. Sixth, 320-0553.www.esthersfollies.com.<strong>The</strong> Headliners of Comedy <strong>The</strong> Velveeta Roominvades the big stage as your Esther’s regularstake a holiday in Cancun or somesuch aftertheir big New Year’s show. So, <strong>The</strong> Headliners ofComedy is a lineup of some of the best stand-upsin the tri-state area? Well, maybe the best malestand-ups, anyway: Bob Biggerstaff, Kerry Awn,Mike MacRae, Matt Sadler, and your master ofceremonies, Dana Smith. Yeah, it’s gonna be agut-busting show there among the fishes of thePool; and those fishes don’t need a bicycle, butTwo genre-specific bastions of interactivegoodness – confessional eroticism and, uh,“Nerds!” – join forces for one night of sexy,science-y scintillation at the ND’s North Doorbar. You do want to hear “An Oral Historyof Birth Control” and learn “How the TexasSex Toy Ban Got Overturned in Court” andhear some rockin’ chiptunes and drink someWaterloo Rum (gratis!) and try to guess whichof your fellow partiers’ erotic confessions arebeing read and discussed onstage, don’t you?Yeah? (And maybe you wanna show up half anhour early, Mr. or Ms. On-the-Prowl, becausethere’s a speed-dating game at 6:30pm? Yournerdy shadchen says: Yes!)Wed., Jan. 9, 7pm. 501 N. IH-35. It’s free!. www.austin.nerdnite.com.your sense of humor may need this show to helpyou survive the rest of 2013. Jan. 4-5. Fri., 8pm;Sat., 8 & <strong>10</strong>pm. $<strong>10</strong>-20.INSTITUTION THEATER 3708 Woodbury, 895-9580.www.theinstitutiontheater.com.It’s Institutional! <strong>The</strong> Five Families of <strong>Austin</strong>Improv <strong>The</strong> year’s most entertaining convergence:Members of ColdTowne, the Hideout,Gnap!, the New Movement, and the Institution<strong>The</strong>ater perform on the same stage this firstFriday of the new year. Ooooh, take the cannoli!Fri., Jan. 4, 8pm. Free. TIT 2012: <strong>The</strong> Year inReview Live performances and video clips froma year’s worth of Institutional hijinks. Sat., Jan.5, 8pm. Free. Thinning the Herd Here’s the finalefor this first season of the combination improvshow and weight-loss competition, with TomBooker, Jeremy Sweetlamb, Chuy Zarate, JeffBritt, and more, directed by Tyler Bryce. Who’sthe leanest and the meanest now, eh? Sun., Jan.6, 6pm. $5. <strong>The</strong> Rubber Room is an open improvjam, yo, so join in – if you dare. Sun., Jan. 6,8pm. Free.NEW MOVEMENT THEATER 616 Lavaca, 788-2669.www.newmovementtheater.com.<strong>The</strong> New Movement It’s the laugh-packed underground,literally, rocking all subterranean thereat the corner of Seventh and Lavaca. Lights Up!<strong>The</strong> Mean Girls host TNM’s brand new troupeshowcase. Fri., 8pm. $5. <strong>The</strong> Franchise Fri., 9pm.$5. <strong>The</strong> Neverending Comedy Competition keepsgoing, and going, and … Fri., <strong>10</strong>:30pm. $5. Offthe Record: 2012 in Review TNM’s storytellingseries goes through each month of the pastyear, boom-boom-boom. Sat., 9pm. $5. Fifty FirstJokes Fifty comedians tell their first jokes ofthe new year? Uh, whoa. Sat., <strong>10</strong>:30pm. $5. Andlook a week ahead to the Megaphone Show:Wednesdays, 9:30pm. $5. And there’s Clubhouse,where Kath Barbadoro hosts the open mic.Mondays, 9pm. Pay what you wish.LISTINGSBUT WAiT – THeRe’s MORe!GNAP! THEATER LATENIGHTS: No Shame <strong>The</strong>atreis where you can strut your stuff before or afterwatching others strut their stuff. <strong>The</strong>ir weird, maybeexperimental, perhaps embarrassing stuff. Fri., Jan. 4,<strong>10</strong>pm. Free. Salvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater, 2803 ManorRd., 474-7886. www.gnaptheater.org.ClassiCal musiCJ VIDEO GAMES LIVE Yes, no, really. <strong>The</strong> bestscores from some of the best games ever – includingthe music from Red Dead Redemption, performed byits composer: <strong>Austin</strong>’s own Bill Elm. And: Grammynominated<strong>Austin</strong> “Journey” Wintory. And: TommyTallarico, Neal Acree, Emmanuel Fratianni, and Laura“Flute Link” Intravia. Hear the music with a fulllive orchestra abetted by the <strong>Austin</strong> Choral Consort.Recommended! Sat., Jan. 5, 7:30pm. Long Center forthe Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside, 457-5<strong>10</strong>0. $29and up. www.thelongcenter.org.GILBERT & SULLIVAN SING-ALONG Join the Gilbert& Sullivan Society of <strong>Austin</strong> for a Sunday afternoon offree music in their first “musicale” of this new year.Sun., Jan. 6, 3-4:30pm. Genesis Presbyterian Church,1507 Wilshire. 472-4772. Free. www.gilbertsullivan.org.SANTOUR INTIMATE CONCERT Santour maestroSarkis Petrosyan performs a wide variety of musicranging from the 12th century to the 20th, includingworks from Sayat Nova (the great 18th centuryArmenian troubadour), Komitas (the founder of modernArmenian classical music), and traditional Armenianfolk music. Sun., Jan. 6, 3-5pm. Blackerby Recital Hall,1111 W. Anderson. 257-0<strong>10</strong>7. $20 ($15, in advance).Visual arTseVenTsELEVEN SEVENTEEN GARLAND: COLORFUL FOOD<strong>The</strong> artist Alison Kuo addresses this question: Howis desire perverted when the ease of obtaining athing-wanted (or something not known to be wanteduntil the moment of apprehension) is so great?<strong>The</strong> answer might be found in her performance in aroom like a carnival booth with a freestanding SnackMachine – part vending machine, part automated fortuneteller, and part grade-school science fair project.Fri., Jan. 4, 7pm. 1117 Garland. www.kuospace.com.FUSEBOX & BLUE GENIE OPEN HOUSE Party withthe artistic geniuses of Blue Genie and learn aboutthis year’s imminent Fusebox Festival while enjoyingsome wintry treats – like veggie chili, winter beer,and, maybe, just maybe, s’mores. Fri., Jan. 4, 6-9pm.916 Springdale, 444-6655. www.bluegenieart.com.OpeningSVT GALLERY: DISTILLATION Man about town RoyMoore of Control Images presents his first showof photographic works, sure to light the fuse ofamazement in your eyes: the colors, the textures,the panoply of visuals – some raw and unfiltered,some strangely deconstructed – that he’s capturedright here in the ATX. Reception: Sat., Jan. 5, 5-7pm.Exhibition: Through Feb. 2. 2803 Manor Rd.,474-7886. www.controlimages.com.OngOingAMOA-ARTHOUSE Nick Cave: Hiding in Plain SightOh, those strange and glorious Soundsuits! AndyCoolquitt: Attainable Excellence <strong>The</strong> relentlesslyinventive <strong>Austin</strong>ite attains some excellence, alright.Both shows extended through Feb. 24. 700 Congress,453-5312. www.amoa-arthouse.org.ARTWORKS GALLERY New space, new art, anda new opening attended by artists Su Allen, LisaChandler, Enid Wood, Linda Wilde, and others; featuringLuca Vidal glass imported from Murano, Italy.1214 W. Sixth #<strong>10</strong>5, 472-1550. www.artworksaustin.com.AUSTIN ART SPACE: 12BUY12 It’s … an AVAAholiday sale! Through Jan. 12. Fri.-Sat., 11am-6pm.7739 Northcross Ste. Q, 970-1700. www.austinartspace.org.CLAYWORKS: THE ART OF MUSIC Local artists riffon music – in paint, clay, photography, metal, glass,and any medium that makes or represents music.Phillip Wade, Fidencio Duran, Kathleen Ash, and manyothers. 1209 E. Sixth, 474-9551. www.clayworks.net.DAVIS GALLERY: HOLIDAY GROUP SHOW Newworks by the gallery’s regular artists in painting,sculpture, photography, mixed media collage, andprint. Randall Reid, Caprice Pierucci, David Leonard,and more. Recommended. Through Jan. 19.837 W. 12th, 477-4929. www.davisgalleryaustin.com.a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 47
LISTINGSGALLERY SHOAL CREEK: POST LINEAR A threepersonshow featuring new works by Beili Liu, ShawnCamp, and Sandra Pratt. Through Jan. 12. 2905 SanGabriel, 454-6671. www.galleryshoalcreek.com.J HARRY RANSOM CENTER: I HAVE SEEN THEFUTURE This exhibition explores Norman Bel Geddes’design career through 50 projects from the RansomCenter’s collection, bringing together never-beforeexhibiteddrawings, models, photographs, and films.300 W. 21st, 471-8944. www.hrc.utexas.edu.LE GRAND SALON DU FLATBED This EASTcelebratingexhibition comprises more than <strong>10</strong>0framed works on paper, providing a retrospective ofthe printmasters’ acclaimed studio with works byTerry Allen, Bob Schneider, Julie Speed, Michael RayCharles, Liliana Porter, Randy Twaddle, James Surls,Kelly Fearing, Trenton Doyle Hancock, and more.2830 E. MLK, 477-9328. www.flatbedpress.com.MEXIC-ARTE: MIX & MASH New works in a varietyof genres – created by local, national, and internationalartists – fill the interior of this acclaimed venue.Recommended. Through Jan. 6. 419 Congress,480-9373. $25-50. www.mexic-artemuseum.org.J MUSEUM OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIALEPHEM ERATA: HOUSE Witness all ye artlovers theMNAE’s current exhibition of urban habitation, andenjoy a tour of its bizarre “impermanent collection”as well. Through Jan. 28. Saturdays, 1-4pm. 1808Singleton, 320-0566. www.mnae.org.TEXAS FOLKLIFE: JOHN CHRISTIAN <strong>The</strong> <strong>Austin</strong> photographercaptures Texas diversity, from Big Bend’sTraditional Dance ClassesPerforming CompanyAdults & YouthDrum & Music EnsemblesCuatro & GuitarsCoquis Preschool ClassBoricua Jazz DanceSalsa SocialsShows & Cultural Events512-345-8941ELSA@ATASTEOFITALYINAUSTIN.COMWWW.ATASTEO FITALYI NAUSTIN. COMPuerto Rican Folkloric DancePuerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center701 Tillery St. ~ 251-8122 ~ prfdance.orgstunning terrain to <strong>Austin</strong>’s Split Rail Inn to theporches of Navasota, in images spanning more thanfive decades. Through Jan. 31. 1317 S. Congress,441-9255. www.texasfolklife.org.VISUAL ARTS CENTER Emily Roysdon <strong>The</strong> artistexplores the lineaments of love, politics, sexuality, andgender – sometimes all four together – through diversemedia. Hecho Farm is a stage for the continued growthof artist Cruz Ortiz’s lovesick alter ego, Spaztek. UnderGods showcases the photography of Liz Hingley, whostudies the myriad of faiths that make up the fabric ofcontemporary British society. Future Regions pairs thepaintings of Houston artist Shane Tolbert with the paintingsof Raymond Uhlir of <strong>Austin</strong>. Now What It NeverWas In which Nick Griffin, Philip Harrell, and Anne Rileyinvestigate the language of abstraction through theemployment of additive and subtractive painting techniques.23rd and Trinity. www.utvac.org.J TINY PARK: DIVERGENT SPACE Oh! <strong>The</strong> entire gallery’sfilled with the works of Leah Haney, and all we cando is stare in wonder, transfixed by the artist’s explodedconflations of multidimensional perspective and architecturalrenderings on wooden panels and more. ThroughJan. 12. Saturdays, noon-5pm, and by appointment.1<strong>10</strong>1 Navasota. 298-9920. www.tinyparkgallery.com.UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN: TEXAS MODERN-ISM Works by David Adickes, Kelly Fearing, KennethFiske, Seymour Fogel, Constance Forsyth, MichaelFrary, John Guerin, Paul Hatgil, Jeff Jeffreys, and more.605 Robert E. Lee, 445-5582. www.umlaufsculpture.org.WOMEN & THEIR WORK: TRUE FALSETTO This isthe Texas debut of a body of collage and animatedworks from Lauren Kelley’s series of short stop-motionvideos in which hungry subjects and viewers areteased in an attempt to scrutinize concepts of desire– physical, emotional, and social. Through Jan 17.17<strong>10</strong> Lavaca, 477-<strong>10</strong>64. www.womenandtheirwork.org.YARD DOG: OCEAN WAVES & SAILOR SONGS<strong>Austin</strong>’s celebrated bastion of contemporary folk artpresents a series of new paintings in the maritimemilieu by gallery fave Jon Langford and his Belgianfriend Jo Clauwaert. 15<strong>10</strong> S. Congress, 912-1613.www.yarddog.com.CReATiVe OppORTUniTiesECO ARTS AWARDS: SUBMISSIONS WELCOME Thisis an online thematic arts competition featuring six differentcreative categories: Fine Art, Photo graphy, ShortVideos, Songwriting, Literature, and RepurposedMaterials in Art & Design. $12,500 will be distributed tothree winners in each category, and an overall grandprize winner will also be chosen. See website for details.Deadline: Jan. 15. Entry fee: $30. www.ecoartsawards.com.Wally Workman Gallery:Line/Form/ColorYou know something’s up when a person (say, your editor here) who usually doesn’t caremuch for painterly abstractions is thrilled that WWG’s presenting this solo show as its first forthe new year. It’s partially Jan Heaton’s strong talent and skills, her careful arrangements, thatmake her works so impressive and such a joy to see, and it’s partly her chosen medium: thenotoriously unforgiving gambit of watercolors. Of course, she’s got several representational foliatepaintings here, too; but it’s the more abstract works of subtle colors that really skewer the soul.Reception: Sat., Jan. 5, 6-8pm. Exhibition: Through Jan. 26.1202 W. Sixth, 472-7428. www.wallyworkmangallery.com.liTeraReADings, signings, AnDpeRFORMAnCesTHE LIVINGROOM: STORYTIME FOR GROWNUPSIt’s the same time, but a new venue for this spokenwordseries where Amparo Garcia-Crow bringstogether an eclectic mix of stories around a specifictheme, featuring tales conjured by your own talentedfriends and neighbors. This month’s theme is: <strong>The</strong>Unlikely Messenger. Sat., Jan. 5, 7:30pm. GalaxyDance Studios, 1700 S. Lamar #338. 441-6085. $<strong>10</strong>.www.amparogarciacrow.com.EXPRESSIONS: A GATHERING OF POETRY TRIBESStart the year right, saturated in good words at thisvenerable all-ages reading hosted by Anyah Dishonand featuring Melanie Rose, Stephanie J. Morrissey,Element 615, Dillon McKinsey, Linda Marie Cosser,and more. Never been to a poetry reading before?This new year is the time to start, and – tell ’emThom sent you. Sat., Jan. 5, 7pm. Baha’i Faith Center,2215 E.M. Franklin, 926-8880. Admission: a dish forthe potluck at break time, or cans for the Poets Pantry.AUSTIN SALON POETIC Featured poet: Seth White.Open mic follows. Mon., Jan. 7, 8-9:30pm.Metal & Lace, 720 Red River. Free.www.austinsalonpoetic.blogspot.com.BOOKPEOPLE: LOCAL AUTHOR NIGHT C. AndrewMartin: Reflections of a Loving Partner; PatriciaKrager: Wise Irish Women; Adam Ruhl: <strong>The</strong> Devil IsMy Co-Pilot. Yes. Thu., Jan. <strong>10</strong>, 7pm. BookPeople,603 N. Lamar, 472-5050. www.bookpeople.com.LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY: THE SHAPESThis is Francesca Gabbiani’s fourth soloexhibition at LRG, featuring drawings on mylarand rice paper, a rug, and several of the artist’ssignature cut-paper collages incorporatinghundreds of layers. Intricate. Beautiful.Recommended. Through Jan. 12. 360 Nueces#50, 215-4965. www.lorareynolds.com.LILIANA VALENZUELA: CODEX OF JOURNEYS:BENDITO CAMINO Here’s a book launch and poetryreading by poet Valenzuela and guests to celebratethe bilingual edition of Codex of Journeys fromMouthfeel Press. Mon., Jan. 7, 7pm. BookPeople,603 N. Lamar, 472-5050. www.lilianavalenzuela.com.YOUNG HOUSE LOVE Popular home-design bloggersJohn and Sherry Petersik present their new book.See website for details. Tue., Jan. 8, 7pm. BookPeople,603 N. Lamar, 472-5050. www.bookpeople.com.THE INTROVERT’S WAY Sophia Dembling’s cleverbook challenges introverts to take ownership of theirpersonalities … with quiet strength. Wed., Jan. 9,7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 472-5050.www.bookpeople.com.Open MiCsOPEN MICS <strong>Austin</strong> Poetry Slam Tuesdays, 8pm. 29thSt. Ballroom, 2906 Fruth. Multimedia Poetry Wednesdays,6:30pm. Thrice, 909 W. Mary. Fair Bean Fridays,5-7:30pm. Fair Bean Coffee, 22<strong>10</strong>-I S. First. Full EnglishTea Room Thom hosts. Saturdays, 6-9pm. 2000Southern Oaks. Spoken & Heard Sundays, 7-<strong>10</strong>pm.Kick Butt Coffee, 5775 Airport #725. More online!poem of the issueFrame yourself within their eyes& commit at once the damning crimesthat the world decided years agowere your inevitable inheritance.Bear up behind their iron bars,eyes to the floor & mouth gone mum,speaking only to those old inmateslocked behind your walls of skull.Mutter about your fodder, fast,eschew your last meal on earthbefore the deathrow needles dealthe final damage to be done.– Michael J. Robinson, from “Incarcerate”THE ART SCHOOLAT LAGUNA GLORIAAdults Children Parent/Child TeensRegister now for Spring 2013 // 512.323.6380 or amoa-arthouse.org/artschoolEXPRESS YOURSELF!Laguna Gloria3809 W 35th Street<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 7870348 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
<strong>Top</strong>s & BoTToms We appreciate anyonewho has a solid preference for tops or bottoms.We, however, can’t choose. We like themboth so much! So here is our list of lists for2012. Online, the Gay Place blog (austinchronicle.com/gay) burbles over with even more tip-to-tailgoodness, including krewe members’ individuallists. Check online for the full batch, and watchas our blog stretches into 2013. Also! Pleasecome out this weekend and say howdy to ourkrewe in the pasty or ashy flesh as we take tothe Eastside streets in a new lusty Mardi Graskickoff tradition called 12th Night <strong>Austin</strong> (seeSaturday). If you’d like to join our walking krewe,email us at gayplace@austinchronicle.com. We’ll sendyou a Facebook invite that elucidates on ourrighteous theme (super secret: see pic).on our GaydarMARGARET WRIGHT Come see why they named thestage in her honor. Alternating Fridays, 7-9pm. Rusty’s,405 E. Seventh. Free.SONYA JEVETTE Soulful Dallas sister hypnotizes withvibrato and vibe. Fri., Jan. 4, 9:30-11:30pm. Rusty’s,405 E. Seventh, 482-9002. Free. www.sonyajevette.com.12TH NIGHT AUSTIN <strong>Austin</strong> kicks off the Mardi Grasseason with this first-ever procession (from CocoCoquette/Maison d’Etoile), coronation (vote online fora king and queen now!), and afterparty (at the Blackheart,where they’re pulling out the big guns: KOOP’sTom Mahnke from the Fais-Do-Do Show!). Follow thestar! Find the baby! Sat., Jan. 5, 7pm. Maison d’Etoile,2<strong>10</strong>9 E. Cesar Chavez; the Black heart, 86 Rainey.www.12thnightaustin.com, www.blackheartbar.com.SNOW BUNNY If you missed Lady Bunny at thisyear’s <strong>Austin</strong> Pride, here’s your chance to see her veritablelaugh-in, winter-style. Sat., Jan. 5, <strong>10</strong>pm &12mid. Oilcan Harry’s, 211 W. Fourth. Free.www.oilcanharrys.com/ComingEvents.html.GRRLZ WILL BE BOIZ Meet the GWBB crew hereonce a month. First Sundays, 5-7pm. Rusty’s,405 E. Seventh. Free. www.grrlzwillbeboiz.com.PFLAG NORTH Meet and greet with allies in thecause of love. Second Tuesday of every month,6:45pm. Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church,3315 El Salido, Cedar Park. Free. www.pflagaustin.org.GIRLFRIEND PRESENTS DJ S.I.R. hits the wheels.Second Thursdays. Cheer Up Charlie’s, 1<strong>10</strong>4 E. Sixth.Free. www.facebook.com/girlfriendatx.PROPOSE A TOAST(MASTER) Come zhoosh yourpublic speaking and communication skills. Secondand fourth Mondays, 6pm. Rusty’s, 405 E. Seventh.www.aglcc.org/toastmasters.ho-riZonPOO POO PLATTER: POST APOOPCALYPSE Comedressed to poop for Annie DePressant’s costume contest.DJs Mouth feel and Dren Pasht will have youhoofin’ like constipated chickens. Fri., Jan. 11, <strong>10</strong>pm.Elysium, 705 Red River. $3.TOP NATIONAL GAY <strong>10</strong> OF 20121) U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPOR-TUNITY COMMISSION RULES AGAINSTGENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION Booya.2) “TRANSGENDER” NO LONGER A MENT-AL DISORDER according to the AmericanPsychiatric Association.3) SAME-SEX MARRIAGE VALIDATIONMaine, Maryland, and Wisconsinlegalized it, and California’sProposition 8BY kATe XGAYPLACEwas deemedunconstitutional.4) HONEY BOOBOO VALIDATIONShe loves us –she really, reallyloves us.5) SENATORTAMMY BALDWINCongrats, Wisconsin!You’ve delivered ournation’s first openlygay senator!6) PRESIDENT OBAMAAFFIRMS HIS SUPPORT OF GAYMARRIAGE Hope evolved.7) ANDERSON COOPER CAME OUT Rrrawr!8) TEXAS REP. MARY GONZALEZ ANDSEVEN LGBT REPS IN CHAMBER <strong>The</strong>se lastelections may not have flipped our Lone StarState from red to blue, but it sure is a lot pinkerand more glittery.9) QUEERLYMPICS Brassy Megan Rapinoefan fiction goes for the gold.<strong>10</strong>) KRISTY MCNICHOL COMES OUT If youlived through the 1970s, you understand thesignificance of this.TOP LOCAL GAY <strong>10</strong> OF 20121) AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL Our hometown publiclydeclared support for same-sex marriage.2) BETTIE NAYLOR STREET Bettie paved theway. ’Tis a fitting tribute.3) AUSTIN PRIDE <strong>The</strong> AGLPF slathered oursundae with dark chocolate and rainbow sprinkles,then topped it all off with some deliciousnasty Peaches. We’re still licking our chops.Best. Pride. Ever.4) GAY-FIL-A <strong>The</strong> sweet allies at Johnnye’sfood trailer politely told Chick-fil-A to bite it.5) CHEER UP CHARLIE’S HANGS IN THEREWhat noise ordinance? Stay tuned.6) POLARI <strong>Austin</strong>’s newly rebranded gay film fest:A rose by any other name may smell sweeter.MesseRLISTINGS7) OBAMA COMES TO AUSTIN ANDTHERE’S AN LGBT TIP Thank ObamaLeadership Circle mama and Texas trans-activistMeghan Stabler.8) THE LAST GAY BI GAY GAY If you’regonna go out, go out with Rusty Laser, NickyDa B, and John Cameron Mitchell … But oh,wait, this wasn’t the last one after all.Stay tuned.9) AUSTIN DRAG RENAISSANCE Wedon’t want to name names (Poo PooPlatter, United Court, Ms. Trix,Babtist Women, Ms. Killingspree,KNT, Ms. Kline …), but thereare some busy li’l bees in anemergent and wildly diversearray of bonnets in the ATX.<strong>10</strong>) ’BOUT TIME II OPENS<strong>The</strong> crew at the original BTdidn’t even give us a chanceto miss the first one.BOTTOM GAY <strong>10</strong> OF 20121) SUMMER OF CHICK-FIL-AWho knew that America’s summerculture war would be so stomachchurning,yet so delicious, all at once?2) MARK REGNERUS An academic audit ofRegnerus’s hotly touted (mostly by right-wingers)data found it lacking. <strong>The</strong> UT academic himselfadmitted it too weak to warrant the conclusionsmade by so many anti-gay zealots.3) BERNADETTE’S CLOSED We are bereft.4) UNITED WAY CUTS made AIDS Servicesof <strong>Austin</strong>, Project Transitions, and so manyothers suffer.5) RICK PERRY To reiterate what put him inour Bottom (umm …) last year: Do we reallyneed to annotate this? National stage =national joke.6) PUSSY RIOT Free Pussy Riot!7) THE LAST GAY BI GAY GAY Should wefeel jerked around that it really wasn’t the lastone, after all? No. We should party.8) BOY SCOUTS OUST DEN MOTHERJENNIFER TYRELL Can’t a lesbian mom justlead her den in peace?9) JAMES DOBSON BLAMES SANDYHOOK ON GAYS And the world says, “WTF?”and “hell no!”<strong>10</strong>) UGANDA ‘KILL THE GAYS’ BILL STILLPUSHING FORWARD And hopefully, the worldwill step up and say, “WTF?” and “hell no!”Many thanks to Brandon Watson and JordanGass-Pooré for contributing to these lists. Seemore online at: austinchronicle.com/gayWHERE CANMETRORAILTAKE ME THISWEEKEND?AMOA-ARTHOUSE Feast youreyes on good art in the new year, with the strangeand glorious soundsuits of Nick Cave’s ‘Hiding inPlain Sight’ and the relentless invention of <strong>Austin</strong>iteAndy Coolquitt’s ‘Attainable Excellence.’ Bothshows: Extended through Feb. 24. 700 Congress,453-5312. www.amoa-arthouse.org.THE HEADLINERS OFCOMEDY <strong>The</strong> Velveeta Room invades thebig stage at Esther’s Pool with a line-up of someof the best stand-ups in town: Bob Biggerstaff,Kerry Awn, Mike MacRae, Matt Sadler, and yourmaster of ceremonies Dana Smith. Jan. 4-5. Fri.,8pm; Sat., 8 & <strong>10</strong>pm. Esther’s Pool, 525 E. Sixth,320-0553. $<strong>10</strong>-20. www.esthersfollies.com.VIDEO GAMES LIVE <strong>The</strong> <strong>Austin</strong>Symphony is joined by composers from the worldof gaming to play the hits from games like Journey,Red Dead Redemption, and a smattering of tunesfrom the classic era. <strong>The</strong> synchronized video footagekeeps the kids’ attention spans in check.Sat., Jan. 5, 7:30pm. Long Center for the PerformingArts, 701 W. Riverside, 457-5<strong>10</strong>0. $30-60.www.videogameslive.com.GO DOWNTOWN.Friday & Saturday‘til midnightPlan your trip at capmetro.org/metroraila u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 49
LISTINGSCommuniTySPIRITUAL DISCUSSION Discuss spirituality, religion,or the lack thereof at these casual, weekly meet-ups.Fridays, 6:30pm. Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar,453-0331. Free. www.eckankar-texas.org/site/centers/austin.12TH NIGHT AUSTIN <strong>Austin</strong> kicks off the Mardi Grasseason with this first ever procession (from CocoCoquette), coronation (vote online for a king andqueen now!), and afterparty (at the Blackheart, wherethey’re pulling out the big guns: KOOP-FM’s TomMahnke from the Fais-Do-Do Show!). Sat., Jan. 5, 7pm.Maison d’Etoile, 2<strong>10</strong>9 E. Cesar Chavez, 344-9173.www.12thnightaustin.com.COMMUNITY YOGA Sun., Jan. 6, <strong>10</strong>-11:15am. CastleHill Fitness, 1112-B N. Lamar, 478-4567. $<strong>10</strong>-15 suggesteddonation. www.community-yoga.org.HOPE FARMERS MARKET This weekly gathering ispart farmers’ market, part community meeting, andpart arts exchange. Browse the local produce optionswhile learning about local organizations, signing upfor wellness opportunities, or participating in a freeyoga class. Sundays, 11am-3pm. Pine Street Station,414 Waller. www.hopefarmersmarket.org.PROFESSIONAL CAREER FAIR Personally, we prefernonprofessional job fairs. Bring a few résumés anddress smartly to interview with “hiring managers.”We’re not sure if this means there are job openingsor what, but it’s free, so what do you have to lose?Wed., Jan. 9, 9am-12:30pm. Embassy Suites,300 S. Congress. Free. www.hirelive.com/js_austin.html.NERD NITE & BEDPOST CONFESSIONS Buy tickets($9) and show up early (6:30pm) if you want to partakein nerd speed dating. Otherwise, the two Best of<strong>Austin</strong>-winning groups come together to talk aboutthe ins and outs and science of sex. <strong>The</strong> eveningends with a sexpert panel helping you with your anonymousquestions and confessions. Wed., Jan. 9, 7pm.ND at 501 Studios, 501 N. I-35, 485-3001. Free.www.austin.nerdnite.com.Day Tripsby Gerald e. McleodHappy New Year! Here are <strong>10</strong> things thathappened in 2012 in the world of day-trippers.G e r a l d e . M c l e o d50 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mHOME & GARDEN SHOW Whether you’re looking toremodel your house or merely gawk at the work ofprofessionals, this gathering of experts and vendorshas the goods. Apart from the usual products andgiveaways, there will be varied info for remodelersand new homeowners. James Cameron of DIY network’sDesperate Landscapes supplies the star power.Fri.-Sun., Jan. 11-13. Palmer Events Center, 900 Bar tonSprings Rd. $8.50. www.austinhomeandgardenshow.com.ouT of TownOWL PROWL WITH THE EAGLE LADY Doris Mager,the Eagle Lady, travels the country introducing herflock of birds of prey in a program that is not to bemissed. Sat., Jan. 4, 4:30-6:30pm. Ink Lake State Park,Burnet, 512/793-4689. $3 plus park entrance fee.www.tpwd.state.tx.us.WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: PHOTOGRAPHS OF ARMEDCONFLICT AND ITS AFTERMATH examines warthrough the eyes of 280 photographers, spanning sixcontinents, presenting 480 pictures beginning in1846. Through Feb. 3. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,713/639-7300. $18, $15 on Thursdays. www.mfah.org.GLOBAL ODYSSEY: FROM TEXAS TO THE WORLDAND BACK Follow the footprints of generations ofTexas writers who have traveled the world for creativeinspiration while maintaining their roots. Through May<strong>10</strong>. Seventh floor of the Alkek Library at Texas StateUniversity, San Marcos, 512/245-2313. Free.www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu.NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GREATEST PHOTO-GRAPHS OF THE AMERICAN WEST includes 75beautiful photos collected by the nature society over125 years; this is one of <strong>10</strong> museums participatingin the event. Tue.-Sat., through Jan. 26. Stark Museumof Art, 712 Green Ave., Orange, 409/886-2787. Free.www.starkmuseum.org.1) AARP MAGAZINE REVEALED A LOCALSECRET by announcing that the Devil’sBackbone, officially known as FM 32 betweenWimberley and Fischer, is one of the sevenprettiest drives in America.2) ELLISON’S GREENHOUSES INBRENHAM went wholesale only and ended 22years of the annual Poinsettia Celebration.3) AMERICA’S FASTEST LEGAL SPEEDLIMIT on SH 130 gave tourists another reasonto go to Lockhart for barbecue.4) VOLUNTEERS PLANTED 200,000 PINESEEDLINGS IN BASTROP STATE PARK,which was 96% burned in 2011.5) U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDERPROTECTION WILL SOON ALLOW TOUR-ISTS into Boquillas, Coahuila, Mexico, inBig Bend National Park.6) THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT weakenedTexas’ public beach easement provisionof the Texas Open Beaches Act.7) THE FBI UNIFORM CRIME REPORTSsuggested that the border towns are some ofthe safest areas in the state.8) THE NUMBER OF WHOOPING CRANESMIGRATING TO THE TEXAS COAST continuesto increase; add to that at least six ofthe endangered birds taking up temporaryresidence on the Sore Finger peninsula ofGranger Lake.9) ART, MUSIC, AND CLIMATE LANDEDMARFA on Smithsonian magazine’s list of 20best small towns.<strong>10</strong>) PROMOTERS PROMISED BIG TEX willbe back bigger and better after fire destroyedthe 52-foot-tall State Fair greeter.1,118th in a series. Collect them all. Day Trips, Vol. 2, a book of “Day Trips,”is available for $8.95, plus $3.05 for shipping, handling, and tax.Mail to: Day Trips, PO Box 33284, South <strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78704.TITANIC: THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION For the <strong>10</strong>0thanniversary of the RMS Titanic, the exhibit takes visitorsthrough the tragic voyage with more than 250artifacts. Through March 24. Museum of Science andHistory, Fort Worth, 817/255-9300. www.fwmuseum.org.ROLL CALL CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT highlights theeffects of the Civil War through photos, obituaries,letters, and artifacts of soldiers from Comal County.Other exhibits take visitors through the history andcultural heritage of New Braunfels and the area.Through April. Sophienburg Museum, 401 W. Coll St.,New Braunfels, 830/629-1572. $5. www.sophienburg.com.kidsWINTER BREAK CAMP Are the kids starving foractivity in their school-deprived vacation? Let theNature & Science Center give them a day of sciencelearning, outdoor exploration, and playing. For kidsages 5-11. Jan. 4, 8am-5pm. <strong>Austin</strong> Nature & ScienceCenter, 301 Nature Center Dr., 974-3888. $45 per day.www.austintexas.gov/ansc.MARIO KART TOURNAMENT You might havethought Mario was nothing but a turtle-hater, buthe’s also a cutthroat driver. Test your skills againstother players (6 years of age and older) to advanceto the finals. Fri., Jan. 4, Willie Mae Kirk Branch,3<strong>10</strong>1 Oak Springs Dr.; Sun., Jan. 6, Faulk CentralLibrary, 800 Guadalupe; both at 2pm. 974-7302.Free. www.library.austintexas.gov.VIDEO GAMES LIVE <strong>The</strong> <strong>Austin</strong> Symphony is joinedby composers from the world of gaming to play thehits from games like Journey, Red Dead Redemption,and a smattering of tunes from the classic era. <strong>The</strong>synchronized video footage keeps the kids’ attentionspans in check. Sat., Jan. 5, 7:30pm. Long Center forthe Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside, 457-5<strong>10</strong>0. $30-60. www.videogameslive.com.GENERATIONS FAMILY FIRST SUNDAY <strong>The</strong> kidscan look around the grounds to get inspired beforecreating art themselves at various craft stations. Astory time and performance ensure the kids don’t getbored. Sun., Jan. 6, 12-4pm. Umlauf Sculpture Garden& Museum, 605 Robert E. Lee, 445-5582. Free.www.umlaufsculpture.org.FLYING THEATER MACHINE: SNOWBALL FIGHTSTwo groups of improvisers go head-to-head, and theaudience throws simulated snowballs at the teamthey like more. Kids are encouraged to get in on theimprov action. Sundays through Feb. 24, 2pm. <strong>The</strong>Hideout <strong>The</strong>atre, 617 Congress, 971-3311. $7.www.hideouttheatre.com.CAMP FIRE NATURE TIKES Toddlers and preschoolage children can get started learning about nature atthese monthly events. Tue., Jan. 8, <strong>10</strong>am. Bartholo mewPark, 5201 Berkman, 524-1795. $2. www.camp-fire.org.BIG & LITTLE ADVENTURES: MARVELOUS MAM-MALS Get your 3- to 4-year-old dressed for outdooradventure and meet an animal friend, enjoy a craft,and explore the world outside your front door.Preregistration is required. Thursdays, Jan. <strong>10</strong>, 17, &24, 9am. <strong>Austin</strong> Nature & Science Center, 301 NatureCenter Dr., 974-3888. $<strong>10</strong>. www.austintexas.gov/ansc.meal TimesELVIS BIRTHDAY BASH Celebrate the 78th birthdayof the King of Rock & Roll at your favorite Chuy’soutlet this week. This year’s theme is Jailhouse Rock,and the giveaways include guitar picks, temporary tattoos,and souvenir cups that come with the purchaseof a margarita or a Blue Hawaiian. Dress up like Elvisor Priscilla to receive a free meal or buy limited editionElvis or Priscilla T-shirts. Elvis tribute artists willperform live at each Chuy’s location: 5:30-7:30pm at1728 Barton Springs Rd.; 8-<strong>10</strong>pm at <strong>10</strong>520 N. Lamar;5-7pm at 11680 Research; 6-8pm at 2320 N. I-35,Round Rock; 7:30-9:30pm at 4301 W. William Cannon.Tue., Jan. 8. Chuy’s (all locations).INDIE CHEFS WEEK Some of the hottest young culinarytalent in the country will be cooking in <strong>Austin</strong> duringIndie Chefs Week. Foreign & Domestic chefs andco-owners Ned and Jodi Elliott have invited chefs whoinspire and encourage them to come to <strong>Austin</strong> for fournights of taste-tempting and thought-provoking dinners.<strong>Austin</strong> and Houston will be represented, as well asPortland, Los Angeles, Providence, Charles ton, Chicago,San Francisco, and Nantucket. Dinners on Wednesdaythrough Friday will include eight courses prepared byeight chefs for $125 per person with complementarycocktail and wine pairings. Dinner on Saturday night isa 21-course blow-out prepared by all the chefs for $200per person with wine pairings. For a complete list ofparticipating chefs each evening and to buy tickets, goonline. Jan. 9-12, 7pm. Foreign & Domestic, 306 E. 53rd,459-<strong>10</strong><strong>10</strong>. www.indiechefsweek.com.sporTsTHe HOMe TeAMsJ TEXAS STARS Saturday’s game is family fourpacknight (four tickets, four hot dogs, and foursodas for as little as $48), plus my favorite promotionof the year – free team card set! Vs. Peoria:Sat., Jan. 5, 7pm. Vs. Houston: Sun., Jan. 6., 5pm.Cedar Park Center, 2<strong>10</strong>0 Avenue of the Stars, CedarPark, 512/600-5000. $11-64 plus fees.www.texasstarshockey.com.J AUSTIN TOROS See our sports blog, the Score,for more on the Toros. Vs. Rio Grande Valley: Fri., Jan.4, 7:30pm. Cedar Park Center, 2<strong>10</strong>0 Avenue of theStars, Cedar Park, 512/236-8333 x4651. $4-39.www.austintoros.com.J UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Women’s Basketball Vs.Oklahoma: Sat., Jan. 5, 12:30pm. Frank Erwin Center,1701 Red River. $8-16. Men’s Basketball Vs. WestVirginia: Wed., Jan. 9, 8pm. Frank Erwin Center,1701 Red River. $8-40. www.texassports.com.AUSTIN AZTEX INVITATIONAL TRYOUT <strong>The</strong> Aztexbegin their 2013 campaign with this invitational tryoutfeaturing returning players and invited collegeplayers. Viewing the tryouts is open to the public,with full scrimmages Saturday 1-3:30pm andSunday 9am-noon. Skills testing and smaller gamesstart at 9am on Saturday. Sat.-Sun., Jan. 5-6. KellyReeves Athletic Complex, <strong>10</strong>211 W. Parmer.www.austinaztex.com.ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY Men’s BasketballVs. McMurry: Sat., Jan. 5, 4pm. Vs. Dallas Baptist:Thu., Jan. <strong>10</strong>, 7pm. Women’s Basketball Vs. McMurry:Sat., Jan. 5, 2pm. www.stedwards.edu/athletics.SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Women’sBasketball Vs. Colorado College: Fri., Jan. 4, 6pm.Vs. University of Dallas: Sat., Jan. 5, 6pm. Men’sBasketball Vs. Colorado College: Fri., Jan. 4, 8pm.Vs. University of Dallas: Sat., Jan. 5, 8pm.www.southwesternpirates.com.CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Women’s BasketballVs. Hardin-Simmons: Thu., Jan. <strong>10</strong>, 5:30pm.Men’s Basketball Vs. Hardin-Simmons: Thu., Jan. <strong>10</strong>,7:30pm. athletics.concordia.edu.TEXAS STATE Women’s Basketball Vs. New MexicoState: Sat., Jan. 5, 2pm. $4-6. Men’s BasketballVs. Louisiana Tech: Thu., Jan. <strong>10</strong>, 7pm. $6-<strong>10</strong>.www.txstatebobcats.com.ReCReATiOn & FiTnessJ THE RULES OF BASKETBALL Features an exhibitionby artist Paul Pfeiffer and a display of JamesNaismith’s 1891 document the Original Rules ofBasketball. You won’t want to miss this in-depth andhistorical look into the sport of basketball. Runsthrough Jan. 13. Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. MLK,471-7324. www.blantonmuseum.org.FREE WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE CLASSESRegister now for Tuesday and Thursday classesthroughout January. Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung FuAcademy, 2<strong>10</strong>5 Justin Ln. Free. www.txkungfu.com.JACK & ADAM’S SHOP CORE WORKOUT Freeclasses featuring a “cross training combination ofcore and calisthenic workouts,” held Mondays andWednesdays from 5:30-6:30pm. Jack & Adam’sBicycles, 12<strong>10</strong> Barton Springs Rd., 472-5646. Free.www.jackandadams.com.J AUSTIN TABLE TENNIS CLUB is <strong>Austin</strong>’s premiertable tennis facility featuring 16 tables, wi-fi, a weightroom, a lounge, and much more. <strong>Austin</strong> Table TennisClub, 8956 Research, 512/491-7664.www.austintabletennis.com.JCC DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT Co-ed squads ofsix to <strong>10</strong> players (at least three women) duke itout with “no sting” dodgeballs. Sun., Jan. 6, 11am.JCAA Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart,735-8206. $12, advance; $15, at the door.www.shalomaustin.org/dodgeball.RUns, WAlks, & RiDesJ THURSDAY NIGHT SOCIAL RIDE Between 250and 300 cyclists are expected to take part in thisfriendly, socially paced ride of 12 to 15 miles. Riderswill stop for cars and try not to block intersectionsalong the way. This adult ride concludes at a differentbar each week. Fiesta Beach, N. I-35 and Lady BirdLake. Free. www.socialcyclingaustin.com.
lewisHamilton1) THE DOWNFALL OF LANCEARMSTRONG In a sport riddled with performance-enhancingdrugs, it would be surprisingfor such a dominant athlete to not have been(allegedly) involved with doping. For more, see“<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Local Stories,” News, p.12.2) FORMULA ONE Great Britain’s LewisHamilton raced to victory in <strong>Austin</strong>’s firstF1 event, which most in the sport considereda huge success, despite the localnaysayers. For more, see “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> LocalStories,” News, p.12.3) RICKY WILLIAMS AND ACCESSCONSCIOUSNESS Our own Sports bloggerHornucopiaTEN THINGS THE 31-27 ALAMO BOWLVICTORY OVER OREGON STATE TELLS USABOUT NEXT YEAR’S UT FOOTBALL TEAM1) Mack Brown still loves his job(shucks). With about eight minutes to go inthe game, and Texas trailing 27-17, quarterbackDavid Ash evaded a sack and lookedas if he would run for whatever yardage hecould get, but then he suddenly bucked upand threw the ball down the sidelines whereRB Johna than Gray snatched it and ran infor a 15-yard touchdown. This happened rightin front of Coach Brown, whose look of deliriumwas one usually found on photos youhave to pay for at the end of a roller-coasterride. Which 2012 certainly was.2) Barring injury, Ash will start every gameat quarterback, not only next season, but in2014. Can’t see redshirt freshman ConnorBrewer, redface senior Case McCoy, or truefreshman Tyrone Swoopes pushing a juniorAsh for the gig. Kid A has got a cannon, andnew offensive coordinator MajorApplewhite, a former UT starter at QB, willput everything else in its right place.3) Unfortunately, Applevanilla looks to bean even more conservative play-caller thanGreg Davis. As Brown’s successor-ingrooming,Opie has a lot to lose. But heneeds to break the culture of fear over atJamailville. With all those ineffective quickpasses to the flat, which do nothing butpad the QB’s completion percentage, Texasdid not convert a single third down in thefirst quarter.4) Texas is weakest at linebacker. Even ifj o h n a n d e r s o nCenTex Sports <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>Alex Dunlap went into this interview withWilliams thinking it would be a fluff pieceon one of his favorite athletes and cameout with a story (which broke nationally) onWilliams’ involvement with Gary Douglasand his Access Consciousness organization.Douglas claims he can speak withmolecules, teach others to read minds,and heal the wounded with his bare hands.Who are we to argue? For more, see “<strong>The</strong>State of the Ricky Williams Foundation,”July 23, 2012.4) TEXANS & COWBOYS <strong>The</strong> Texanscame out of the gate strong before droppingthree of their last four and losing postseasonhome field advantage as well as a first-roundbye, while the Cowboys never really lookedthat great. Here’s hoping Matt Schaub andcompany can step it up in the playoffs.5) AUSTIN TOROS CHAMPIONSHIPCongrats to the Toros on defeating theLos Angeles D-Fenders for their first NBAD-League championship!6) TEXAS STATE ENTERS BIG-TIMEFOOTBALL Under the tutelage of CoachDennis Franchione, the Bobcats joinedthe WAC and our Sports blogger JoeO’Connell was there for the ride. For more,by Michael corcoranJordan Hicks makes it through the sexualassault investigation unscathed and incomingfreshman Deoundrei Davis proves beastly, thesecond line of defense doesn’t look to be muchbetter than in ’12. Even before he went on tocorrectly prove Leo Durocher’s adage that “ifyou can’t get it by midnight, it’s not worth it,”Hicks has been a bust at Texas. This is the topratedlinebacker in the country out of highschool, but he seems to be in need of a geometryclass. But, then, all the linebackers andDBs seemed to take bad angles on tackles.5) <strong>The</strong> Horns are loaded at RB, withMalcolm Brown, Johnathan Gray, and JoeBergeron. <strong>The</strong> recent hiring of former LSUassistant Larry Porter as running backscoach can only help.6) Jaxon Shipley is, next to Ash, themost valuable player on the Texas offense.Must’ve been some labor for Mama Shipley,giving birth to twins seven years apart.Jordan and Jaxon look like they should bechewing straw in a cornfield, but they playlike pure born footballers.7) Texas needs DE Jackson Jeffcoatback out on the field. If his daddy didn’t playfor the Cowboys and have some coin, JackyJeff might declare for the NFL. He’s got thephysical tools, but I follow him on Twitter, andhe’s not quite mature enough for that cutthroatworld. If Alex Okafor, who got 4.5sacks against the Beavers and added millionsto his NFL guaranteed money, can playas a senior, so should Jeffcoat.8) Manny Diaz needs to fix the defense orhe’s gone. Led by seniors Oak and KennyVaccaro, the maligned Texas D came up bigsee “Texas State’s First Year in Big-TimeFootball,” Dec. 14, 2012.7) JOHNNY FOOTBALL Looked overby UT, Texas A&M quarterback JohnnyManziel became the first freshman to winthe Heisman and led the Aggies to today’shighly anticipated Cotton Bowl game.8) TEXAS STARS While the NHL lockoutcontinues, our own Stars keep the sportalive at the lovely Cedar Park Center.9) LONGHORN NETWORK Saving someface, AT&T U-Verse picked up the LHN justprior to UT’s season opener. For more,see “U-Verse Adds Longhorn Network,”Newsdesk blog, Aug. 31, 2012.<strong>10</strong>) RANGERS & ASTROS <strong>The</strong> Astrosstunk, the Rangers choked, but now-AngelJosh Hamilton became the 16th majorleaguer to hit four homers in one game.For more Sports <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>s, see NickBarbaro’s “<strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong> Soccer Stories of the Year”and Michael Corcoran’s “Ten Things the AlamoBowl Victory Tells Us About Next Year’s UTFootball Team” on this here page, and RichardWhittaker’s “Eight Wheels, Two Toe Stops:<strong>The</strong> Flat Track <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>” on our Sports blog ataustinchronicle.com/blogs/sports. – Mark Faganc o u r t e s y o f u tMalcolm Brownwhen they had to against Oregon State. But yetanother RB has a career game against the hollowHorns. Incoming five-star freshmanA’Shawn Robinson should start next to theother Malcom Brown, giving the Horns a pairof future NFL players at DT, but Texas needs tocruise the JC ranks for more mean meat.9) Marquise Goodwin will win the PriestHolmes Award as the next NFL Pro Bowler whowas an underused offensive weapon at Texas.<strong>10</strong>) <strong>The</strong> sensationally gifted Daje John sonand Cayleb Jones will sit on the bench, asShipley and Mike Davis get most of the reps,but Applewhite will try and maximize the timethose two natural playmakers spend on thefield. <strong>The</strong> big story next year will be crowd favoriteApplewhite’s debut as Texas play-caller. Willthe love affair end when he’s calling four-yardpasses on third and eight?LISTINGSSoccer Watchby nick barbaroTOP <strong>10</strong> SOCCER STORIES OF THE YEAR1) THE AZTEX ARE BACK It was a greatfirst season for the new <strong>Austin</strong> Aztex – solidmanagement, a few genuine pro prospects, aplayoff berth and first-round win – I can’t waitfor the team’s second season to kick off inApril. (Wanna try out? See listing, p.50.)2) A NEW REGIME AT UT Head coachAngela Kelly’s first season had its moments,but ended with a familiarly mediocre 8-<strong>10</strong>-2record, and no whiff of an NCAA bid.3) GENDER EQUITY AT ST. ED’S? We’vegotten used to the women going 18-3 andearning top-<strong>10</strong> national rankings, but this year’smen’s team went 12-3-3, undefeated in theirlast 13 games, and ranked 24th in the nation.4) KYLIE DONIAKUT’s top scorer the pasttwo seasons was rundown by a hit-and-rundrunk driver in February,causing multiple fracturesand severe shorttermmemory loss thatmake her “a young childtrapped in a 22-yearold’sbody,” according toa lawsuit filed on her behalf in August.5) THE SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS hada spectacular debut season: NASL regularseasonchamps, average attendance of9,176 – and with any luck, we’ll see thestart of the Aztex-Scorpions rivalry in thisseason’s U.S. Open Cup.6) GALAXY REPEAT as MLS champions,but with the departure of David Beckham,and the possible retirement (?!?) of LandonDonovan, the league’s marquee franchisemay be a little less star-studded this year.7) WOMEN’S PRO SOCCER FOLDS;NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER LEAGUEANNOUNCED <strong>The</strong> bad news came inJanuary, as the three-year-old WPS folded,leaving most of the top players in the worldout of work. <strong>The</strong> good news came Nov. 29,when U.S. Soccer announced the eight-teamNWSL, with full backing of the U.S., Canadian,and Mexican soccer federations.8) SPAIN DOMINATES EURO 2012 Itmay have been the strongest field everassembled for a soccer tournament, but noone could touch the Spaniards, who gave upone goal in six games, and crushed a verygood Italian team, 4-0 in the final.9) USA, MEXICO WIN OLYMPIC GOLD<strong>The</strong> U.S. women appear to be back on top ofthe world: dominant and redeemed in Englandafter falling one game short in last year’sWorld Cup. On the men’s side, Mexico – buildingon a couple of years of impressive regionaland youth team success (see my <strong>Top</strong> <strong>10</strong>last year) – shocked the world by stuffingheavily-favored Brazil in the final.<strong>10</strong>) LIONEL MESSI scored 91 goals in2012 in all competitions, for Barcelona andArgentina, breaking the record for a singleyear, and almost certainly earning an unprecedentedfourth straight Ballon d’Or award asthe best player in the world.c o u r t e s y o f u ta u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 51
Film listings january 4-<strong>10</strong><strong>The</strong> ImpossibleD: Juan Antonio Bayona; with Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland,Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast. (PG-13, <strong>10</strong>7 min.)First, to dispel the two talking points attending<strong>The</strong> Impossible, Juan Antonio Bayona’s dramatizationof the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami:No, it’s not racist, and no, you don’t have tobe a parent to feel the film in your bones.<strong>The</strong> Impossible begins two days before thedisaster, when a British family of five – Henry(McGregor), Maria (Watts), and their threeyoung sons – travel to a high-end resort inThailand to celebrate Christmas. Based ona true story, but dressed with the usual cinematicembellishments (the real-life family isSpanish, for instance), <strong>The</strong> Impossible trackswhat happens two days later, when a 30-footwall of water crashes into the mainlandand rends the five family members apart.To depict the immediate aftermath,Bayona and scriptwriterSergio G. Sánchez home in onMaria and her one-breath-at-atimestruggle to stay alive inthe rushing waters now liveminedwith downed trees andjagged debris.<strong>The</strong> Impossible harrowslike no other film in recent memory, fromits visceral depiction of the natural disasterto an intensely emotional landscape of lostchildren and boundless kindnesses doneby strangers. <strong>The</strong> film never aims at comprehensiveness– the setting is a touristresort, with a largely Anglo clientele, andthe even larger devastations in Indonesia,India, and Sri Lanka are seen only on arecommendedHHHHArbor, Barton Creek Square,Hill Country Galleria,Tinseltown North, TinseltownSouth, Violet Crownbackground TV – but as a tight close-upon one family’s fevered scrabble to surviveand reunite, <strong>The</strong> Impossible had me onsuch tenterhooks, my teeth chattered fromtrying to swallow back sobs. It’s a messmaker,this movie.<strong>The</strong>re are missteps. <strong>The</strong> material is soinnately powerful – and so potently portrayed,especially by Watts and newcomerTom Holland as the resourceful eldest sonThomas – that it needles when Bayonagilds the lily with forehead-slapping missedconnections and heart strings overplucked(see: usual cinematic embellishments).Bayona’s firstfeature effort was the wellreceived2007 horror film <strong>The</strong>Orphanage, and he’s carriedover some of that genre’stechniques to the telling ofthis true-horror story. It’s aninteresting and mostly effectivetack; most real-life disaster dramatizationsgo the way of the more respectfulseemingdocudrama. But at times thehorror beats – a Jaws-like shot from theocean’s perspective, a soundtrack not shyof shrieking violins – border on the lurid.Those violins were redundant: <strong>The</strong> diegeticsoundscape of nature on a rampage hasalready curdled the blood.new reviewsAllegiAnceD: Michael Connors; with Seth Gabel, Shad “Bow Wow”Moss, Aidan Quinn, Pablo Schreiber, Malik Yoba, Jason Lew.(R, 91 min.)On the eve of his National Guard unit’sdeployment to combat in Iraq, LieutenantDanny Sefton (Seth Gabel), who is well connectedbecause of his family, gets himselftransferred to another unit that is not beingdeployed. When Specialist Chris Reyes’(Shad “Bow Wow” Moss) request to staybehind in order to be with his dying son isdenied, Sefton at first tries to comfort him.<strong>The</strong>n reluctantly (and somewhat inexplicably,given the transfer he just lobbied for andachieved), Sefton decides to help Reyesgo AWOL.This feature is based on a 2006 shortfilm also written and directed by MichaelConnors, an ex-Army Ranger and memberof the New York National Guard. One ofthe overwhelming feelings after watchingthe film is that it probably shouldhave remained a short. It simply doesn’thave enough material for a feature, soConnors really drags out the story. AlthoughAllegiance touches upon the understaffingof the U.S. Army in the early Nineties,it doesn’t spend enough time exploringthe problems that resulted because of it.Needing manpower for our wars, the weekendwarriors of the National Guard weredeployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, wheretheir tours of duty lasted at least a year andwere often situated in combat zones.<strong>The</strong> film’s score is a hypnotic poundingthat’s designed to accelerate the dramatictension on the screen, but since there isreally little tension, the music instead emphasizesthe repetitive nature of the action.Visually, the film is flat, with washed-outcolors and plenty of shadows and darkness.Even though this look seems intentional, itdoes little to enhance the dramatic stakes.<strong>The</strong> cast is consistently excellent, but theoutstanding acting is in pursuit of a terriblysmall and predictable goal. <strong>The</strong> action is sounsurprising that a viewer keeps expectingthat some different turn of events will occurbecause, otherwise, the film’s developmentwould be so painfully obvious. <strong>The</strong>re never issuch a turn.<strong>The</strong> film is a chase, a long hide-and-seekpursuit aimed at the logical and, seemingly,only goal. At first, the film seems ideologicallyconfused, but ultimately the only big surpriseis that it proves not to be conflicted atall. Instead, the film boasts an insistent andunquestioning patriotism. What begins as adrama devolves by the halfway point into anoverly long chase film, which only grows moreand more boring.HH– Louis BlackHighlandnot FAde AwAyD: David Chase; with John Magaro, Jack Huston,Will Brill, James Gandolfini, Bella Heathcote, Molly Price,Meg Guzulescu, Lisa Lampanelli, Dominique McElligott,Brad Garrett. (R, 112 min.)It turns out that even though you can takethe boy out of episodic TV, you still can’t takehim out of New Jersey. In his debut featurefilm as a writer and director, David Chase,the creator of <strong>The</strong> Sopranos (one of the bestshows ever to grace our television screens),again draws from the northern New Jerseystomping grounds of his origin. This time,Chase chooses a period piece about comingof age in 1960s America, instead of a contemporarysaga about the work and familyfrustrations of an organized-crime boss. Yet,much like <strong>The</strong> Sopranos, Not Fade Away usesthe setting to create a fractured diorama ofAmerican culture in flux.While Not Fade Away has its pleasures,they are scattered and unsustained. Chase’sstory about a garage band that hardly makesit out of the driveway draws on his ownexperiences as a young man, although thefilm shouldn’t be misconstrued as autobiographical.<strong>The</strong> soundtrack for Not Fade Away(supervised by the E Street Band’s StevenVan Zandt, aka Silvio Dante of <strong>The</strong> Sopranos)is superb. <strong>The</strong> movie opens with the soundsof “Peppermint Twist” on TV being supplantedby the Rolling Stones, and concludes withthe Sex Pistols’ cover of the Modern Lovers’“Roadrunner.” Seismic changes were rattlinghouseholds throughout America. <strong>The</strong> gapbetween the generations extended beyondtheir musical tastes; the gap was political,social, and all-important – and Chase setsup the Damiano family as a microcosm ofthese shifts.Douglas Damiano (Magaro) is the drummerin the garage band, although he switches tofrontman when the lead singer misses a gigafter swallowing a lit joint. (Someone left theroach clip back at Oberlin.) Singing helpshim catch the eye of Grace (Heathcote), thegirl who had never noticed him previously.Douglas’ aspiration for a career in musicexacerbates the rift between him and hisfather (Gandolfini), who’s always quick toremind him that success is <strong>10</strong>% inspirationand 90% perspiration. <strong>The</strong> rows between thefather and son form the heart of the movie,and in Gandolfini (who was also Chase’sNot Fade Away52 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mby kimberley jones
Sopranos muse) the filmmaker has an actorwho deftly conveys the dissonance of thetimes. (Gandolfini, it should be noted, deliveredsuperlative supporting performances inthree films this year: Zero Dark Thirty, Killing<strong>The</strong>m Softly, and this.)Essentially a callow young man, Douglasis fairly uninteresting as a lead character.Chase’s choice to have Douglas’ little sister(Guzulescu) narrate the story further deflatesthe urgency of the tale, and nonsensicallyprivileges her with knowledge of things shecouldn’t have actually seen. <strong>The</strong>re are varioustangential narrative strands that alsoadd mileage to the film for very little payoff,and some ungainly transitions betweenscenes sometime create momentary confusion.Chase claims to have had this filmburbling within him for decades, but nowthat he’s finally gotten it out of his system itseems evident that he threw everything hehad into it. Now that his passion project isout of the way, I look forward to seeing whatChase does next. He’s sure to have his editor’spen back in hand by then.HH– Marjorie BaumgartenArbor, Metropolitan, Tinseltown NorthPromised lAndD: Gus Van Sant; with Matt Damon, John Krasinski, FrancesMcDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook, Terry Kinney,Scoot McNairy, Titus Welliver, Tim Guinee, Lucas Black.(R, <strong>10</strong>6 min.)In addition to co-starring in this film, MattDamon and John Krasinski also producedand wrote the screenplay (from a story ideaKrasinski developed with Dave Eggers). Setin rural Pennsylvania, Promised Land tells thestory of a moral conflict in which there are notrue villains or heroes. While this gray areamay be a true reflection of the way the worldworks, there’s an obvious difficulty translatingmoral ambiguity into affecting drama.Damon plays a man named Steve Butler,who has been hired by a big energy companyto buy up the rural land from the area farmersand landowners so that the new ownerscan drill for natural gas using the controversialpractice of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking,as it is commonly called. Steve is a goodsalesman and truly believes that he is offeringthese Pennsylvania residents a good andfair deal. He hails from a small town himselfand has firsthand knowledge of how easy itis for progress and opportunity to pass localsby while they cling uselessly to outmodedsentiments about the perpetuation of theirtraditional way of life. Steve recognizes thatthese people’s way of life and sources ofopeningsAllegiance (R)<strong>The</strong> Impossible (Pg-13)Not Fade Away (R)Promised Land (R)Table No. 21 (nR)Texas Chainsaw 3D (R)film listingsincome are shriveling and accepts the ideathat the cash he is offering them will helpthem move on. Steve just about has thingssewn up when an old codger (Holbrook)poses some arguments against fracking andsuggests the town put it to a vote. If thatweren’t irksome enough, an environmentalistnamed Dustin Noble (Krasinski) shows upand proceeds to work the community – andSteve – into a froth. Dustin also vies for theaffections of Alice (DeWitt), the local womanwho has caught Steve’s eye.Until a big, third-act revelation, not muchelse happens in Promised Land. <strong>The</strong> actorsall do nice work, and Van Sant and cinematographerLinus Sandgren effectively convey asense of an expansive American countrysidethat has diminishing horizons. <strong>The</strong> score byDanny Elfman helps underscore this portraitof Americana. However, there’s a predictabilityto all the characters. Even withoutclear heroes and villains, the characters allhew to familiar types. Promised Land doesn’toffer great drama, nor does it offer the greatdebate on fracking that some viewers mighthave been hoping for. Yet, the film has lots ofsmall moments that make it a worthy effort.HHH– Marjorie BaumgartenBarton Creek Square, Hill Country Galleria, CMRound Rock, Southpark Meadows, Gateway, iPic,Metropolitan, Tinseltown NorthtAble no. 21D: Aditya Datt; with Tena Desae, Paresh Rawal, RajeevKhandelwal, Asheesh Kapur. (NR, <strong>10</strong>8 min.)Not reviewed at press time. In thisBollywood thriller, an Indian couple win a freetrip to Fiji. <strong>The</strong> delight turns to terror, however,when a truth game they partake in putstheir lives in jeopardy.– Marjorie BaumgartenTinseltown SouthtexAs chAinsAw 3dD: John Luessenhop; with Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager,Bill Moseley, John Dugan, Tania Raymonde, Trey Songz,Scott Eastwood, Shaun Sipos, Keram Malicki-Sánchez, JamesMacDonald, Shaun Sipos, Thom Barry, Paul Rae. (R, 92 min.)Not reviewed at press time. Beware ofinheriting land in Texas. It just might be thatplot of ground where Leatherface workedhis infamous chainsaw. Decades after theoriginal film, this story still haunts our wakingdreams.– Marjorie BaumgartenAlamo Slaughter Lane, Barton Creek Square, CMCedar Park, CM Round Rock, Southpark Meadows,Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center, Flix Brewhouse,Highland, Galaxy Moviehouse, Gateway, Lakeline,Metropolitan, Tinseltown North, WestgateratingsHHHHH As perfect as a movie can beHHHH slightly flawed,but excellent nonethelessHHH Has its good points,and its bad pointsHH Mediocre, but with one or twobright spotsH Poor, without any saving gracesla bombaSEE AND FEEL THE MOVIE!EXPERIENCE AUSTIN’S ONLYD-BOX MOTION SEATING THEATRE!HIGHLAND <strong>10</strong> 512-467-7305<strong>10</strong>0% digital projection and soundNOTICE: No one under 18 years of age will be allowedin the theatre on Fri. & Sat. after 7pm without an adult.Galaxy <strong>The</strong>atres presents "Texas Chainsaw 3D"in 3D and DBox Motion Seats. We are the only theater in <strong>Austin</strong>where you can experience movies like never before.Tickets on sale now in <strong>The</strong>ater and Online.Texas Chainsaw 3D (R) DBox Motion Seating Fri. & Sat. 5:15 7:30 9:45 11:59Sun. - Thu. 5:15 7:30 9:45Texas Chainsaw (R) DBox Motion Seating Fri. - Sun. <strong>10</strong>:30 12:45 3:00Mon. - Thu. 12:45 3:00Django Unchained (R) Fri. & Sat. 11:45 12:30 3:30 4:00 7:05 7:30 <strong>10</strong>:30 11:15Sun. 11:45 12:30 3:30 4:00 7:05 7:30 <strong>10</strong>:30Mon. - Thu. 12:30 3:30 4:00 7:05 7:30 <strong>10</strong>:30Les Misérables (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. 12:00 3:30 6:50 <strong>10</strong>:15Texas Chainsaw (R) Fri. - Sun. <strong>10</strong>:30 12:45 3:00Mon. - Thu. 12:45 3:00Texas Chainsaw 3D (R) Fri. & Sat. 5:15 7:30 9:45 11:59Sun. - Thu. 5:15 7:30 9:45Allegiance (R) Fri. & Sat. <strong>10</strong>:20 12:35 2:50 5:05 7:25 9:40 11:50Sun. <strong>10</strong>:20 12:35 2:50 5:05 7:25 9:40Mon. - Thu. 12:35 2:50 5:05 7:25 9:40<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (PG-13) Fri. - Sun. 11:15 3:00 6:45 <strong>10</strong>:30Mon. - Thu. 3:00 6:45 <strong>10</strong>:30Parental Guidance (PG) Fri. & Sat. <strong>10</strong>:15 12:25 2:40 5:00 7:20 9:40 11:59Sun. <strong>10</strong>:15 12:25 2:40 5:00 7:20 9:40Mon. - Thu. 12:25 2:40 5:00 7:20 9:40Jack Reacher (PG-13) Fri. - Sun. <strong>10</strong>:30 1:30 4:20 7:<strong>10</strong> <strong>10</strong>:00Mon. - Thu. 1:30 4:20 7:<strong>10</strong> <strong>10</strong>:00This Is 40 (R) Fri. - Sun. <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong> 1:15 4:05 7:15 <strong>10</strong>:05Mon. - Thu. 1:15 4:05 7:15 <strong>10</strong>:05<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (PG-13) Fri. & Sat. 7:20 9:40 11:59Sun. - Thu. 7:20 9:40Monsters, Inc. (G) Fri. - Thu. 2:45 4:55Monsters, Inc. 3D (G) Fri. - Sun. <strong>10</strong>:25 12:35Mon. - Thu. 12:35Starting this week $6 Tuesday's are back.All movies $6 All Day Tuesday- Special Engagament: No Passes/CouponsTickets available online at GALAXYTHEATRES comLes Misérables (PG-13) Dine-In Fri. & Mon. - Thu. 12:30 4:30 8:00 11:15Sat. & Sun. 12:45 4:30 8:00 11:15Django Unchained (R) Dine-In Fri. - Sun. Wed. & Thu. 11:15 2:45 6:30 <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Mon. & Tue. 11:15 2:45 6:30 11:00Jack Reacher (PG-13) Dine-In Fri. 12:15 3:15 11:00Sat. - Thu. 12:15 3:15 7:00 <strong>10</strong>:00<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D (PG-13) Dine-In Fri. 11:00 3:45 7:30<strong>10</strong>:55Sat. - Mon. 11:30 3:45 7:30 <strong>10</strong>:55Tue. - Thu. 11:30 3:30 7:30 <strong>10</strong>:55This Is 40 (R) Dine-In Fri. 11:30 3:00 <strong>10</strong>:45Sat. Sun. & Tue. - Thu. 12:00 3:00 6:00 9:15Mon. 12:00 3:00 <strong>10</strong>:15Texas Chainsaw 3D (R) Fri. - Thu. 12:00 2:30 5:00 7:30 9:45Les Misérables (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. 12:00 4:00 7:30 <strong>10</strong>:45Django Unchained (R) Fri. 11:15 2:45 6:15 9:15Sat. & Tue. - Thu. 12:00 3:30 7:00 <strong>10</strong>:30Sun. 11:30 3:00 6:30 9:15Mon. 12:00 3:30 7:00 9:15<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 3D (PG-13) Fri. - Thu. 11:30 3:15 7:00 <strong>10</strong>:45Parental Guidance (PG) Fri. - Thu. 11:00 1:15 3:30 6:00 8:15 <strong>10</strong>:30Monsters, Inc. 3D (G) Fri. Sat. & Mon. - Thu. 12:00 2:15 4:30Sun. 11:15 1:15<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (PG-13) Fri. 7:00 9:30Sat. & Tue. - Thu. 7:00 9:15Sun. 7:00 9:45Mon. 7:00 <strong>10</strong>:30Flix Brewhouseby Galaxy <strong>The</strong>atres2200 S. 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Tue. & Thu. 4:25 7:30 <strong>10</strong>:30Wed. 4:25THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY 3D Presented in DLPCinema® (PG-13) Fri. - Sun. 11:00 2:00Mon. - Thu. 2:00THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Presented in DLP Cinema®(PG-13) Fri. - Thu. 6:00 <strong>10</strong>:05THIS IS 40 Presented in DLP Cinema® (R) Fri. - Sun. 12:15 3:30 6:45<strong>10</strong>:15Mon. - Thu. 3:30 6:45 <strong>10</strong>:15BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (NR) Wed. 7:30austin’s newest Venue + BaR<strong>Austin</strong>’s newestvenue + lounge + private event spaceStarting SundayS!Comedy ClassiCsw/ the return of the$20 date!2 SliceS of pizza(from the onion)2 glaSSeS of wine& a double feature!sunday, January 6happy hour SpecialStues-Friday 5-9pmcheck out our new cocktailand wine menunow Serving local draftS!305 West 6th St512-476-2<strong>10</strong>0thebelmontaustin.coma u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 53
54 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mFriday, jan. 4-Thursday, jan. <strong>10</strong>An asterisk (*) before a title means that no passes or special admission discounts will be accepted.for updated showtimes, see austinchronicle.com/film.Changes may sometimes occur; viewers are encouraged to call theatres to confirm showtimes.ShowtimeSALAMO DRAFTHOUSE AT THE RITZ 320 E. Sixth,476-1320. Showtimes at this venue are subject to frequentchange. Please confirm daily by phone or website.Music Monday: Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film: Mon, 9:30pmZzangarang!: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Sun, 7:00pmGirlie Night: Dirty Dancing: Tue, 7:00pmBig Screen Classics: Django: Sat, 1:00pm; Mon, 7:00pm*Django Unchained: Fri, 3:00, 4:00, 7:00, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:45, 11:30;Sat, 11:15am, 1:00, 3:00, 3:45, 7:00, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:45pm; Sun, 12:15, 2:00,6:00, 9:45; Mon, 2:30, 3:15, 6:30, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:15; Tue, 3:00, 7:30, 11:15;Wed, 2:30, 3:15, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:45; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:30, 3:15, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:15Late Show: Edward Scissorhands: Fri-Sat, 11:30pmWeird Wednesday: <strong>The</strong> Face With Two Left Feet: Wed, 11:15pmAction Pack: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Quote-Along: Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 7:00pmBig Screen Classics: Lawrence of Arabia: Wed, 6:30pmGorilla Run: Planet of the Apes: Sun, 4:00pmTerror Tuesday: Raw Force: Tue, <strong>10</strong>:00pmAction Pack: Ultimate Eighties Sing-Along: Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), <strong>10</strong>:00pmALAMO DRAFTHOUSE LAKE CREEK 13729 Research,219-5408. Showtimes at this venue are subject to frequentchange. Please confirm daily by phone or website.Big Screen Classics: Django: Sat-Sun, 4:00pm; Wed, 7:00pm*Django Unchained: Fri, 11:15am, 3:00, 6:00, 7:40, 9:40, <strong>10</strong>:15pm;Sat, 11:15am, 2:20, 6:00, 6:30, 9:45, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Sun, 11:20am, 2:20,6:00, 6:30, 9:45, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon, 12:05, 2:45, 6:30, 9:15, <strong>10</strong>:00;Tue, 11:40am, 2:45, 6:30, 7:30, 9:15, <strong>10</strong>:25pm; Wed, 12:15, 2:45, 6:30,9:15, <strong>10</strong>:00; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:40am, 2:45, 6:30, 7:15, 9:15, <strong>10</strong>:25pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Fri, noon, 3:20; Sat-Sun, noon, 6:50;Mon, 3:00, 9:35; Tue, 3:30, 6:15; Wed, 11:50am, 9:55pm;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:35, 6:15*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri, 11:25am, 7:15, 9:45pm;Sat-Sun, 11:35am, 3:50, <strong>10</strong>:00pm; Mon, 11:50am, 6:15pm; Tue, 11:55am,<strong>10</strong>:00pm; Wed, 3:00, 6:15; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:55am, <strong>10</strong>:00pm*Jack Reacher: Fri, 9:55am, 12:35, 3:50, 6:30, 11:05pm; Sat, 11:05am,1:05, 4:20, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:40pm; Sun, 11:00am, 1:05, 4:20, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:40pm;Mon, 11:35am, 3:45, 6:00, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Tue, 12:35, 3:45, 6:00, 11:15;Wed, 11:35am, 3:55, 6:00, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:35, 3:45, 6:00, 11:15*Les Misérables: Fri, 11:00am, 2:35, 4:00, 6:15, 6:45, 9:45pm;Sat, 12:<strong>10</strong>, 3:05, 6:15, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:15, <strong>10</strong>:30; Sun, 12:15, 3:05, 6:15,7:45, <strong>10</strong>:15, <strong>10</strong>:30; Mon, 11:55am, 12:30, 2:25, 3:30, 6:45, 7:15,<strong>10</strong>:15pm; Tue, 11:50am, 12:15, 2:25, 3:25, 6:45, 7:15, 9:35, <strong>10</strong>:15pm;Wed, 12:<strong>10</strong>, 12:30, 2:25, 3:45, 6:45, 7:30, 9:30, <strong>10</strong>:15;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:50am, 12:25, 2:25, 3:30, 6:45, 7:35, 9:35, <strong>10</strong>:15pmMonsters, Inc.: Fri, 1:05pm; Sat-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am; Mon, 3:40pm;Tue, 11:45am; Wed, 3:40pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:45am*Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri, 3:<strong>10</strong>pm; Sat-Sun, 3:30pm; Mon, 12:15pm;Tue, 3:40pm; Wed, 3:00, 6:15; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:55am, <strong>10</strong>:00pm*Parental Guidance: Fri, 9:50am, 12:35, 3:40, 7:00, 11:25pm; Sat, 11:20am,2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 11:20pm; Sun, 11:<strong>10</strong>am, 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 11:20pm;Mon, 11:45am, 4:05, 6:55, <strong>10</strong>:50pm; Tue, noon, 4:05, 6:55, <strong>10</strong>:50;Wed, 11:45am, 4:05, 7:15, 11:05pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon, 4:05, 6:55, <strong>10</strong>:50Action Pack: Ultimate Eighties Sing-Along: Fri, <strong>10</strong>:00pmALAMO DRAFTHOUSE SLAUGHTER LANE5701 W. Slaughter Lane, 476-1320. Showtimes at this venueare subject to frequent change. Please confirm daily times byphone or website.Action Pack: <strong>The</strong> Big Lebowski Quote-Along: Mon, <strong>10</strong>:00pmBig Screen Classics: Django: Sat-Sun, 4:00pm; Tue, 4:00pm*Django Unchained: Fri, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 12:<strong>10</strong>, 2:00, 2:40, 6:00, 9:45, <strong>10</strong>:25pm;Sat, 11:00am, 2:50, 6:00, 6:40, 9:45, <strong>10</strong>:30pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 2:00, 2:40,6:40, 9:15, <strong>10</strong>:30pm; Mon, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 11:45, 2:35, 3:30, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:20pm;Tue, 11:00am, 2:45, 6:35, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:30, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Wed, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 11:45, 2:35,3:30, 6:30, 9:30, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:00am, 2:45, 6:35, 9:40, <strong>10</strong>:25pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Mon, 3:<strong>10</strong>pm; Tue, 3:20pm;Wed, 3:<strong>10</strong>pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:55pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:25am, 2:15, 6:15,<strong>10</strong>:05pm; Sat, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 2:20, 6:15, <strong>10</strong>:05pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 2:20,6:20, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Tue, 11:00am, 6:05, 9:55pm; Wed, 11:00am, 6:00,9:50pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:00am, 6:05, 9:55pm*Jack Reacher: Fri, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 1:35, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:50pm; Sat, 11:20am, 4:00,7:25, <strong>10</strong>:45pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 1:35, 6:00, 11:00pm; Mon, 11:40am,2:50, 6:15, 9:30pm; Tue, 12:35, 2:50, 6:15, <strong>10</strong>:25; Wed, 11:40am, 2:50,6:15, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:45, 2:50, 7:25, <strong>10</strong>:45*Les Misérables: Fri, 11:40am, 3:20, 6:40, <strong>10</strong>:15pm; Sat, 11:40am, 3:20,7:05, <strong>10</strong>:40pm; Sun, 11:40am, 3:20, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:30pm; Mon, 11:30am,3:00, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:25pm; Tue, 11:40am, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Wed, 11:30am,3:00, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:15am, 3:25, 7:05, <strong>10</strong>:20pm*Lincoln: Fri, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 2:20, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:00pm; Sat, 12:30, 3:00, 6:00,9:30; Sun, 11:45am, 3:15, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:55pm; Mon, 11:00am, 2:30, 6:00,9:40pm; Tue, 11:25am, 2:35, 6:00, 9:40pm; Wed, 11:00am, 2:30, 6:00,9:40pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:05am, 2:35, 6:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:45pmMusic Monday: Purple Rain: Mon, 7:00pmMan Crush: <strong>The</strong> Sting: Wed, 7:00pm*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri, 12:20, 3:00, 5:40, 8:20, 11:00;Sat, 12:30, 3:05, 5:40, 8:25, 11:00; Sun, 12:20, 3:00, 5:40, 8:30,11:05; Mon-Tue, 11:45am, 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Wed, 11:15am,1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:45am, 2:25, 5:00,7:35, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm*This Is 40: Fri, <strong>10</strong>:20am, 4:00, 4:45, 8:00, 11:15pm; Sat, <strong>10</strong>:25am,2:35, 4:50, 8:05, 11:20pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:20am, 12:45, 4:45, 8:00, 11:15pm;Mon, 11:45am, 2:55, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:40pm; Tue, 11:55am, 2:55, 7:00,<strong>10</strong>:50pm; Wed, 11:45am, 2:55, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:35pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:<strong>10</strong>, 3:55,6:45, <strong>10</strong>:40ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE 2700 W. Anderson,459-7090. Tuesday matinee Baby Day shows (first show ofthe day) are intended for parents and their children youngerthan 6. Showtimes at this venue are subject to frequentchange. Please confirm daily times by phone or website.Big Screen Classics: Django: Mon, 7:00pm; Wed, 7:00pm*Django Unchained: Fri, 11:05am, 12:15, 2:55, 5:00, 6:45,9:00, <strong>10</strong>:35pm; Sat, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, noon, 3:50, 5:00, 7:40, 9:00pm;Mon, 11:05am, 12:15, 3:00, 5:00, 8:50, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Tue, <strong>10</strong>:40am,11:55, 2:30, 5:00, 8:50, 9:35pm; Wed, 11:05am, 12:15, 3:00, 5:00,7:00, 8:50, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:05am, 12:15, 2:55, 5:00, 6:45,8:50, <strong>10</strong>:35pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Fri, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, <strong>10</strong>:00pm;Sat, 11:45am, <strong>10</strong>:00pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:00am, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am,9:35pm; Tue, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, <strong>10</strong>:00pm; Wed, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 9:35pm;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sat, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 6:00; Sun, 1:55,6:45; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:<strong>10</strong>, 6:00<strong>The</strong> Rocky Horror Picture Show: Sat, 12mid*This Is 40: Fri, <strong>10</strong>:25am, 1:40, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45pm; Sat, <strong>10</strong>:25am,1:40, 3:40, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:25pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 1:35, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45pm;Mon, <strong>10</strong>:25am, 1:40, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45pm; Tue, <strong>10</strong>:25am, 1:40, 3:45,6:20, <strong>10</strong>:25pm; Wed-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), <strong>10</strong>:25am, 1:40, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45pmAFS: Untold Scandal: Tue, 7:00pmARBOR CINEMA @ GREAT HILLS 9828 Great Hills Trail(at Jollyville), 231-9742. Discounts daily before 6pm.Anna Karenina: Fri, 12:40, 3:50, 7:<strong>10</strong>; Sat, 7:<strong>10</strong>pm; Sun-Wed, 12:40,3:50, 7:<strong>10</strong>; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:40, 3:50Hitchcock: Fri-Wed, <strong>10</strong>:20pmHyde Park on Hudson: 12:05, 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:05<strong>The</strong> Impossible: 12:50, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50*Les Misérables: Fri-Tue, 12:30, 2:20, 4:15, 6:30, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:00;Wed, 12:30, 2:20, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:00; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:30, 2:20, 4:15, 6:30,8:00, <strong>10</strong>:00Opera: Les Troyens: Sat, 11:00amLincoln: 12:<strong>10</strong>, 3:30, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Not Fade Away: 11:55am, 2:30, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:20pmSilver Linings Playbook: 12:20, 3:40, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:15Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera: Wed, 6:30pmBARTON CREEK SQUARE (AMC) Barton Creek Squaremall, MoPac & Highway 360, 888/AMC-4FUN. Matineediscounts available before 4pm daily. Bring Your Baby matineesthe first Tuesday of every month.*Django Unchained (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:45, 4:25, 8:05, 9:50;Mon-Wed, 11:50am, 3:00, 6:20, <strong>10</strong>:00pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:50am, 3:00,6:20, <strong>10</strong>:00, 12mid<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 2:50,6:40, <strong>10</strong>:30pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:20, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 8:15*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D, IMAX): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:25am,2:15, 6:00, 9:45pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:35am, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:30pm<strong>The</strong> Impossible (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 1:40, 4:40, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:30pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30*Jack Reacher (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:00am, 1:15, 4:05, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:25pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:<strong>10</strong>, 2:50, 5:50, 8:50*Les Misérables (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 12:15, 1:50, 4:00, 5:20,7:40, 8:55, 11:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:45am, 12:45, 3:20, 4:20,6:45, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:20, <strong>10</strong>:40pm*Life of Pi (3-D): Fri-Sat, 5:25, 8:15, 11:15; Sun, 5:15, 8:15, 11:05;Mon-Wed, 4:55, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:40; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:45, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:40Lincoln (digital): Fri-Sat, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:35, 5:00, 8:15, 11:25pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am,1:35, 5:00, 8:15pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:05, 3:35, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:20Monsters, Inc. (sensory friendly): Sat, <strong>10</strong>:00am*Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:00am, 12:35, 2:55pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon, 2:30Paranormal Activity 4: Sat, <strong>10</strong>:45am*Parental Guidance (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:50am, 2:20, 4:40, 7:<strong>10</strong>pm;Mon, 11:50am, 2:20, 4:40, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:50pm; Tue, noon; Wed, 11:50am, 2:20,4:40, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:50pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:50am, 2:20, 4:40, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:40pm*Promised Land (digital): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:40, 11:<strong>10</strong>pm;Sat, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:40, 11:<strong>10</strong>; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15,8:40, 11:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:30*Silver Linings Playbook (digital): Fri-Sun, 9:45am, 12:25, 3:20, 6:15,9:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:25, 3:25, 6:15, 9:<strong>10</strong>*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sat, 11:15am, 1:45, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 6:35, 9:00,11:30pm; Sun, 11:15am, 1:45, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 6:35, 9:00, 11:15pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:45, 3:15, 5:35, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:30*This Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, 9:50am, 1:30, 4:35, 7:50, 11:00pm;Mon-Wed, 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:00; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:30, 3:40, 6:50CINEMARK CEDAR PARK 1335 E. Whitestone,800/FANDANGO.Django Unchained (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:40am, 2:20, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 6:<strong>10</strong>, 9:50pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:20, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 6:<strong>10</strong>, 9:50<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 1:20, 3:50, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:30pm;Mon-Tue, 1:20, 3:50, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:30; Wed, 1:20, 3:50; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:20,3:50, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:30<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): 12:20, 4:40, 8:20<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 2:30,6:30, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:30, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Jack Reacher (digital): noon, 3:30, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:00Les Misérables (digital): Fri-Mon, 11:00am, 12:30, 2:40, 6:20, 8:00,<strong>10</strong>:00pm; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:30, 2:40, 6:20, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:00Opera: Les Troyens: Sat, 11:00amLincoln (digital): Fri, 11:<strong>10</strong>am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:40pm; Sat, 6:20, 9:40;Sun-Mon, 11:<strong>10</strong>am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:40pm; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:50, 6:20, 9:40Parental Guidance (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:20am, 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20Rise of the Guardians (digital): Fri-Mon, 11:40am, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 4:50pm;Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:<strong>10</strong>, 4:50Classics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Mon, 11:20am, 4:30, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:20pm;Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:30, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:20Texas Chainsaw 3D (digital): 1:50pmThis Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:<strong>10</strong>, 4:20, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:40pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:<strong>10</strong>, 4:20, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:40Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera: Wed, 6:30pmCINEMARK HILL COUNTRY GALLERIA 1412812 Hill Country Blvd., 800/FANDANGO.Call theatre for Jan. 7-<strong>10</strong> showtimes.Django Unchained (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:30, 4:20, 8:<strong>10</strong><strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (digital): Fri, 9:45pm; Sat, <strong>10</strong>:00pm; Sun, 9:45pm<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:30am, 7:20pm<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri-Sun, 3:20, 9:20<strong>The</strong> Impossible (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:20pmJack Reacher (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:<strong>10</strong>, 3:30, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:00Les Misérables (digital): Fri-Sun, noon, 1:45, 3:45, 5:30, 7:30, 9:<strong>10</strong>Opera: Les Troyens: Sat, 11:00amLife of Pi (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:40, 6:20Life of Pi (digital): Fri-Sun, 3:35, 9:20Lincoln (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 2:25, 6:05, 9:30pmMonsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15; Sat, 7:30pm; Sun, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15Monsters, Inc. (digital): Fri, 11:20am; Sat, 5:<strong>10</strong>pm; Sun, 11:20amParental Guidance (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:15am, 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:15pmPromised Land (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:<strong>10</strong>am, 2:00, 4:45, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:25pmRise of the Guardians (3-D): Fri-Sun, 3:55pmRise of the Guardians (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:05am, 12:55, 6:45pmClassics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Silver Linings Playbook (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:45, 3:50, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:05This Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:45am, 2:55, 6:30, 9:50pmOpera: Un Ballo in Maschera: Wed, 6:30pmCINEMARK MOVIES 8 ROUND ROCK 2120 N. Mays,Round Rock, 512/388-2848. Discounts daily before 5pm.Cloud Atlas (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 2:30, 6:15, 9:50pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:00, 4:40, 8:15End of Watch (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 1:30, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm;Mon, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 1:30, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:15, 9:50pm; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:30, 4:<strong>10</strong>,7:15, 9:50Frankenweenie (3-D): 2:00, 7:<strong>10</strong>Frankenweenie (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:15am, 4:30, 9:30pm; Mon, 11:15am,4:30, 9:20pm; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:30, 9:20Here Comes the Boom (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 1:15, 4:00, 7:00,9:45pm; Mon, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30pm; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:15,4:00, 7:00, 9:30Hotel Transylvania (3-D): Fri-Mon, 11:30am, 2:15, 4:45, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:00pm;Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:15, 4:45, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:00Hotel Transylvania (digital): Fri-Mon, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 1:00, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15pm;Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:00, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15Pitch Perfect (digital): Fri-Mon, 11:00am, 1:45, 4:20, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:05pm;Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:45, 4:20, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:05Classics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Taken 2 (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:45am, 2:45, 5:00, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:15pm; Mon, 11:45am,2:45, 5:00, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:45, 5:00, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>CINEMARK ROUND ROCK 4401 N. I-35, Round Rock,800/FANDANGO. Cost for 3-D shows is regular ticket priceplus a $3.50 premium.Django Unchained (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:25am, 1:30, 2:00, 5:35, 8:40,9:15pm; Mon-Wed, 1:30, 2:00, 5:35, 8:40, 9:15<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:30am, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50pm;Mon-Wed, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 2:45, 6:45,<strong>10</strong>:20pm; Mon-Wed, 2:45, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:20<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:50,5:30, 9:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Wed, 1:50, 5:30, 9:<strong>10</strong>Jack Reacher (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:35am, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:40pm;Mon-Wed, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:40Les Misérables (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:05am, 11:00, 2:30, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 7:05,<strong>10</strong>:30pm; Mon-Wed, 2:30, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 7:05, <strong>10</strong>:30Lincoln (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:15am, 2:35, 6:00, 9:20pm; Mon-Wed, 2:35,6:00, 9:20Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 1:00, 3:35pm;Mon-Wed, 1:00, 3:35Parental Guidance (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:00am, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15,9:00pm; Mon-Wed, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00Promised Land (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 1:20, 3:55, 7:00, 9:35pm;Mon-Wed, 1:20, 3:55, 7:00, 9:35Rise of the Guardians (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:40am, 1:<strong>10</strong>, 3:40, 6:20,8:45pm; Mon-Wed, 1:<strong>10</strong>, 3:40, 6:20, 8:45Classics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55pm;Mon-Wed, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55Texas Chainsaw 3D (digital): Fri-Wed, 12:35pmThis Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:20am, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:35pm;Mon-Wed, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:35<strong>The</strong> Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (digital): Fri-Sun, 6:05, 8:50;Mon, 8:50pm; Tue-Wed, 6:05, 8:50CINEMARK SOUTHPARK MEADOWS9900 S. I-35, 800/FANDANGO. Cost for 3-D shows isregular ticket price plus a $3.50 premium. Call theatre forJan. 5 & 9 showtimes.Django Unchained (digital): Fri, 11:00am, 12:50, 2:40, 4:30, 6:20, 8:<strong>10</strong>,<strong>10</strong>:00pm; Sun, 11:00am, 12:50, 2:40, 4:30, 6:20, 8:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:00pm;Mon-Tue, 12:50, 2:40, 4:30, 6:20, 8:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:00; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:50, 2:40,4:30, 6:20, 8:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:00<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (digital): Fri, 9:50am, 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:15pm;Sun, 9:50am, 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:15pm; Mon-Tue, 12:15, 2:45,5:20, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:15; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:15<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri, 1:05, 4:55, 8:35;Sun-Tue, 1:05, 4:55, 8:35; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:05, 4:55, 8:35<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri, 11:25am, 3:05, 6:45,<strong>10</strong>:20pm; Sun, 11:25am, 3:05, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Mon-Tue, 3:05, 6:45,<strong>10</strong>:20; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:05, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:20Jack Reacher (digital): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:35pm;Sun, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:35pm; Mon-Tue, 1:20, 4:25, 7:30,<strong>10</strong>:35; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:35Les Misérables (digital): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:00am, noon, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45,<strong>10</strong>:30pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:00am, noon, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45, <strong>10</strong>:30pm;Mon-Tue, noon, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45, <strong>10</strong>:30; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon,1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7:00, 8:45, <strong>10</strong>:30Opera: Les Troyens: Sat, 11:00amLife of Pi (digital): Fri, 4:15, <strong>10</strong>:15; Sun-Tue, 4:15, <strong>10</strong>:15;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:15, <strong>10</strong>:15Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri, 11:40am, 4:40, 7:<strong>10</strong>pm; Sun, 11:40am, 4:40,7:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Tue, 4:40, 7:<strong>10</strong>; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:40, 7:<strong>10</strong>Monsters, Inc. (digital): Fri, 2:<strong>10</strong>pm; Sun-Tue, 2:<strong>10</strong>pm;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:<strong>10</strong>pmParental Guidance (digital): Fri, 11:55am, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm;Sun-Tue, 11:55am, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:55am,2:30, 5:05, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pmPromised Land (digital): Fri, 11:35am, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm;Sun, 11:35am, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Tue, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35,<strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Rise of the Guardians (digital): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 1:15, 7:15pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:15am,1:15, 7:15pm; Mon-Tue, 1:15, 7:15; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:15, 7:15Classics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, <strong>10</strong>:25pm;Sun, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, <strong>10</strong>:25pm; Mon-Tue, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55,<strong>10</strong>:25; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, <strong>10</strong>:25Texas Chainsaw 3D (digital): Fri, 12:40pm; Sun-Tue, 12:40pm;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:40pmThis Is 40 (digital): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:05am, 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, <strong>10</strong>:25pm;Sun, <strong>10</strong>:05am, 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, <strong>10</strong>:25pm; Mon-Tue, 1:15, 4:20, 7:25,<strong>10</strong>:25; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, <strong>10</strong>:25<strong>The</strong> Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (digital): Fri, 9:45pm;Sun-Tue, 9:45pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 9:45pmOpera: Un Ballo in Maschera: Wed, 6:30pmCINEMARK STONE HILL TOWN CENTER18820 Hilltop Commercial Dr. (southwest corner ofhighways 130 & 45), 512/251-0938.Django Unchained (digital): 12:30, 4:30, 8:30<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sun, 5:<strong>10</strong>pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:50pm<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri-Sun, 1:20, 8:45;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:20, 8:30Jack Reacher (digital): Fri-Sun, noon, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon, 3:15, 6:15, 9:<strong>10</strong>Les Misérables (digital): Fri-Sun, 1:40, 5:30, 9:00; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:20,5:<strong>10</strong>, 8:40Opera: Les Troyens: Sat, 11:00amMonsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri, 2:30, 5:00, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:00; Sat, <strong>10</strong>:00pm;Sun, 2:30, 5:00, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:00; Mon-Tue, 2:30, 5:00, 7:15, 9:45;Wed, 2:30pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:30, 5:00, 7:15, 9:45Monsters, Inc. (digital): Fri, 11:55am; Sat, 7:00pm;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:55amParental Guidance (digital): Fri-Sun, 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:00, 3:45, 6:45, 9:35Rise of the Guardians (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:<strong>10</strong>, 5:00, <strong>10</strong>:00;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:<strong>10</strong>, 5:00, 9:45Rise of the Guardians (digital): Fri-Sun, 2:35, 7:40;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:35, 7:20Classics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sun, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:00;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45Texas Chainsaw 3D (digital): noonThis Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:05, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 6:<strong>10</strong>, 9:15;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:05, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 6:<strong>10</strong>, 9:05Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera: Wed, 6:30pmFLIX BREWHOUSE 2200 S. I-35, 512/244-FLIX.Round Rock.Classics: Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Wed, 7:30pm*Django Unchained (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:35am, 1:15, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 7:00,9:45pm; Mon-Tue, 1:15, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 7:00, 9:45; Wed, 1:15, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 7:30, 9:45;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:15, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 7:00, 9:45*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 2:00, 6:00,<strong>10</strong>:05pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:00, 6:00, <strong>10</strong>:05*Jack Reacher (digital): Fri-Sun, 1:20, 4:25, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30; Mon-Tue, 4:25,7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30; Wed, 4:25pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:25, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30*Les Misérables (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:15am, 2:45, 6:15, 9:55pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:45, 6:15, 9:55*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 4:50pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:50pm*Texas Chainsaw 3D (digital): 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:45*This Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:15;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:30, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:15GALAXY HIGHLAND <strong>10</strong> N. I-35 & Middle Fiskville,467-7305. No one under 18 will be allowed in the theatreon Friday or Saturday after 7pm without an adult.*Allegiance (digital): Fri-Sat, <strong>10</strong>:20am, 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:40,11:50pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:20am, 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:40pm; Mon-Thu(1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:35, 2:50, 5:05, 7:25, 9:40*Django Unchained (digital): Fri-Sat, 11:45am, 12:30, 3:30, 4:00, 7:05,7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30, 11:15pm; Sun, 11:45am, 12:30, 3:30, 4:00, 7:05, 7:30,<strong>10</strong>:30pm; Mon-Tue, 12:30, 3:30, 4:00, 7:05, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30; Wed, 12:30,3:30, 4:00, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:30, 3:30, 4:00, 7:05,7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30*<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (digital): Fri-Sat, 7:20, 9:40, 12mid;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 7:20, 9:40*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:15am, 3:00,6:45, <strong>10</strong>:30pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:00, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:30*Jack Reacher (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 1:30, 4:20, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:00pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:30, 4:20, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:00*Les Misérables (digital): noon, 3:30, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:15*Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:25am, 12:35pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:35pm*Monsters, Inc. (digital): 2:45, 4:55*Parental Guidance (digital): Fri-Sat, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 12:25, 2:40, 5:00,7:20, 9:40, 12mid; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:15am, 12:25, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40pm;Mon-Tue, 12:25, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40; Wed, 12:25, 2:40, 5:00;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:25, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sat, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 12mid;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 5:15, 7:30, 9:45*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D, D-Box): Fri-Sat, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 12mid;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 5:15, 7:30, 9:45*Texas Chainsaw 3D (D-Box, digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 12:45, 3:00pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:45, 3:00*Texas Chainsaw 3D (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 12:45, 3:00pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:45, 3:00*This Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:15, 4:05, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:05pm;Mon-Tue, 1:15, 4:05, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:05; Wed, 1:15, 4:05; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:15,4:05, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:05GALAXY MOVIEHOUSE AND EATERY8300 N FM 620 Bldg B, 512-501-3520.*Django Unchained: Fri, 11:15am, 2:45, 6:15, 6:30, 9:15, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm;Sat, 11:15am, noon, 2:45, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:30pm;Sun, 11:15am, 11:30, 2:45, 3:00, 6:30, 9:15, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon, 11:15am,noon, 2:45, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, 9:15, 11:00pm; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:15am,noon, 2:45, 3:30, 6:30, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:30pm*<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip: Fri, 7:00, 9:30; Sat, 7:00, 9:15; Sun, 7:00, 9:45;Mon, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:30; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 7:00, 9:15*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri, 11:00am, 11:30, 3:15,3:45, 7:00, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45, <strong>10</strong>:55pm; Sat-Sun, 11:30am, 3:15, 3:45, 7:00,7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45, <strong>10</strong>:55pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:30am, 3:15, 3:30, 7:00,7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45, <strong>10</strong>:55pm*Jack Reacher: Fri, 12:15, 3:15, 11:00; Sat-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:15, 3:15,7:00, <strong>10</strong>:00*Les Misérables: Fri-Sat, noon, 12:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:30, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:45,11:15; Sun, noon, 12:45, 4:00, 4:30, 7:30, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:45, 11:15;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon, 12:30, 4:00, 4:30, 7:30, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:45, 11:15*Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri-Sat, noon, 2:15, 4:30; Sun, 11:15am, 1:15pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon, 2:15, 4:30*Parental Guidance: 11:00am, 1:15, 3:30, 6:00, 8:15, <strong>10</strong>:30pm*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): noon, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45*This Is 40: Fri, 11:30am, 3:00, <strong>10</strong>:45pm; Sat-Sun, noon, 3:00, 6:00,9:15; Mon, noon, 3:00, <strong>10</strong>:15; Tue-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon, 3:00, 6:00, 9:15GATEWAY THEATRE 9700 Stonelake, 416-5700 x3808.Discounts daily before 6pm. Cost for 3-D shows is regularticket price plus a $3.50 premium.Argo (CC): 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:40*Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (3-D, CC): noon, 4:40, 7:00, 9:30*Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (CC): 2:20pm*Django Unchained (CC): 11:15am, 12:05, 2:55, 3:40, 6:35, 7:15,<strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:45pm*<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (CC): 11:45am, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D, CC, IMAX): 11:00am, 3:00,7:00, <strong>10</strong>:40pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (CC): 11:30am, 3:30, 7:30pm*Jack Reacher (CC): 12:15, 3:15, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:20*Life of Pi (3-D, CC): 11:00am, 1:40, 4:50, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:35pm*Monsters, Inc. (3-D, CC): 11:25am, 1:50, 4:25pmParental Guidance (CC): 11:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 7:35, 9:50, <strong>10</strong>:15pmPromised Land: 11:05am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:00pm*Rise of the Guardians (CC): 11:40am, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 4:35pm*Skyfall (CC): 12:20, 3:50, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:30Texas Chainsaw 3D (CC): 1:40, 7:00*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D, CC): 11:15am, 11:50, 2:30, 4:00, 5:20, 8:00,9:35, <strong>10</strong>:25pmThis Is 40 (CC): 12:25, 3:35, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:45IMAX THEATRE Texas State History Museum,1800 N. Congress, 936-IMAX.<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:30, 3:45, 7:00,<strong>10</strong>:15; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:45, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:15Rocky Mountain Express: Fri-Sat, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 11:30, 4:30pm;Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 1:30pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), <strong>10</strong>:30am, 11:30,1:30, 4:30pmTexas: <strong>The</strong> Big Picture: 9:30amTo the Arctic 3D (3-D): 11:30amIPIC THEATERS AUSTIN 3225 Amy Donovan Plaza(at the Domain, formerly Gold Class Cinema), 568-3400.*Django Unchained: 11:00am, 1:30, 2:50, 6:30, 9:00, <strong>10</strong>:15pm*<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip: noon, 2:30, 5:00, 7:45, <strong>10</strong>:30*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: 11:15am, 3:00, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:30pm*Jack Reacher: <strong>10</strong>:15am, 1:15, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:20pm*Les Misérables: <strong>10</strong>:00am, <strong>10</strong>:30, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 5:15, 6:05, 9:40pmPromised Land: 9:55am, 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:45pm*This Is 40: noon, 3:30, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:15LAKELINE Lakeline Mall at Highway 183 & RR 620,335-4793. Discounts daily before 6pm.*Django Unchained: Fri-Sat, 11:45am, 3:15, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:45pm;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:45am, 3:15, 7:15pm*<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip: Fri-Sat, 3:50, <strong>10</strong>:25; Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:50pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: 11:30am, 6:50pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sat, 3:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:35;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:<strong>10</strong>pm*Jack Reacher: Fri-Sat, 12:20, 3:40, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:30; Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:20,3:40, 7:30*Les Misérables: Fri-Sat, noon, 3:30, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:30; Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), noon,3:30, 7:00Monsters, Inc.: 4:40pm*Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri-Sat, 11:40am, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 7:<strong>10</strong>, 9:40pm;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:40am, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 7:<strong>10</strong>pmParental Guidance: Fri-Sat, 11:50am, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50pm;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:50am, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20pmSkyfall: 12:<strong>10</strong>, 7:05*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sat, 12:15, 2:40, 5:00, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:15;Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:15, 2:40, 5:00, 7:40This Is 40: Fri-Sat, 12:30, 3:45, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:40; Sun-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:30, 3:45,7:35METROPOLITAN S. I-35 & Stassney, 447-0<strong>10</strong>1.Discounts daily before 6pm. Cost for 3-D shows is regularticket price plus a $3.50 premium.*Flight: Fri-Sun, 12:40, 4:00, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:25; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:50, 4:00,7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:25*<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip: Fri-Sun, 11:15am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:<strong>10</strong>, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 2:40, 6:30,<strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:00, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:30, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 9:30;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:00, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 9:30*Jack Reacher: Fri-Sun, 1:00, 4:20, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:35; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:05,4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:25*Les Misérables: Fri-Sun, 11:30am, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:30pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:20, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:00Opera: Les Troyens: Sat, 11:00am*Life of Pi: Fri, 4:00, <strong>10</strong>:00; Sat, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:00; Sun-Tue, 4:00, <strong>10</strong>:00;Wed, 1:30pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:00, <strong>10</strong>:00*Life of Pi (3-D): Fri, noon, 7:00; Sun, noon, 7:00; Mon-Tue, 1:00, 7:00;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:00, 7:00Lincoln: Fri-Sun, 11:05am, 2:30, 6:40, <strong>10</strong>:05pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:30,6:45, <strong>10</strong>:05Monsters, Inc.: Fri-Sun, 2:00pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:30pm*Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:20am, 4:30, 7:00, 9:35pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:20, 7:00, 9:35Not Fade Away: Fri-Sun, 12:30, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:15; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:20,4:20, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:15Promised Land: Fri-Sun, 11:20am, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:25pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:30, 4:50, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:15*Skyfall: Fri-Sun, 11:50am, 3:20, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:20pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:45,4:00, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:30Texas Chainsaw 3D: Fri-Sun, 11:40am, 4:40, 9:50pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:40, 9:50*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:15, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 3:00, 5:30, 7:20, 8:<strong>10</strong>,<strong>10</strong>:45; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:<strong>10</strong>, 3:00, 5:30, 7:20, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:35Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera: Wed, 6:30pmMILLENNIUM THEATRE 1156 Hargrave, 472-6932.Located within the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex.Adults, $6; children, $4.Alex Cross: Fri-Sat, 11:00am, 1:15, 4:00, 6:30, 8:45pm;Wed-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), <strong>10</strong>:30am, 12:45, 3:00, 5:30pmTINSELTOWN NORTH N. I-35 & FM 1825, 512/989-8535.Cost for 3-D and XD shows is regular ticket price plusa premium.Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (3-D): Fri-Sun, 1:40, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:20, 6:50, 9:30Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:05am;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:40pmDjango Unchained (digital): Fri-Sun, 9:45am, 1:30, 5:15, 9:00pm;Mon-Tue, 1:30, 5:15, 9:00; Wed, 1:30, 3:15, 5:15, 7:00, 9:00;Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:30, 5:15, 9:00Django Unchained (XD): Fri-Sun, 11:30am, 3:15, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:45pm;Mon-Tue, 3:15, 7:00, <strong>10</strong>:45; Wed, <strong>10</strong>:45pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:15,7:00, <strong>10</strong>:45<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip (digital): 6:40, 9:20<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:40am, 2:35, 6:30,<strong>10</strong>:25pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:35, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:25<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (digital): Fri-Sun, 9:50am, 1:45, 5:40,9:35pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:45, 5:40, 9:35<strong>The</strong> Impossible (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:20pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:20Jack Reacher (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:05am, 1:15, 4:25, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:45pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:15, 4:25, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:45Les Misérables (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:00am, 11:50, 1:35, 3:25, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 7:00,8:45, <strong>10</strong>:35pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:50am, 1:35, 3:25, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 7:00,8:45, <strong>10</strong>:35pmOpera: Les Troyens: Sat, 11:00amLife of Pi (3-D): Fri-Sun, 9:50am, 4:00, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:00, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Life of Pi (digital): 12:55, 7:05Monsters, Inc. (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:55, 5:30, 8:05Monsters, Inc. (digital): Fri-Sun, 9:45am; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:20pmNot Fade Away (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:<strong>10</strong>am, 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:40pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:00, 5:00, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:40Parental Guidance (digital): Fri, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 12:50, 3:40, 6:25,9:<strong>10</strong>pm; Sat, 6:25, 9:<strong>10</strong>; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>am, 12:50, 3:40, 6:25, 9:<strong>10</strong>pm;Mon-Tue, 12:50, 3:40, 6:25, 9:<strong>10</strong>; Wed, 12:45pm; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:45,3:40, 6:25, 9:<strong>10</strong>Promised Land (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:00pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:00Rise of the Guardians (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:30am, 1:<strong>10</strong>, 4:00pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:<strong>10</strong>, 4:00Classics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Silver Linings Playbook (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:25am, 1:20, 4:15, 7:<strong>10</strong>,<strong>10</strong>:05pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:20, 4:15, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:05Skyfall (digital): Fri-Tue, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 12:15, 1:30, 4:00, 5:15,6:30, 9:00, <strong>10</strong>:15pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:15, 1:30, 4:00, 5:15, 6:30,9:00, <strong>10</strong>:15Texas Chainsaw 3D (digital): Fri-Sun, 9:45am, 2:45, 7:45pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 2:45, 7:45This Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, 9:50am, 1:00, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:30pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:00, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:30<strong>The</strong> Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (digital): <strong>10</strong>:40pmOpera: Un Ballo in Maschera: Wed, 6:30pmWreck-It Ralph (digital): Fri-Sun, <strong>10</strong>:20am, 1:05, 3:50pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 1:05, 3:50TINSELTOWN SOUTH S. I-35 & Stassney, 326-3800. $<strong>10</strong>“special event” ticket prices apply to Indian films.Anna Karenina (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:25, 3:25, 6:25, 9:30; Mon-Tue, 3:25,6:25, 9:30; Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:25, 6:25, 9:30Argo (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:40,6:30, 9:20Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (3-D): Fri-Sun, noon, 2:20, 7:00, 9:20;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 7:00, 9:20Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (digital): 4:40pmDjango Unchained (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:40, 2:30, 4:20, 6:<strong>10</strong>, 8:15, 9:55;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:20, 6:<strong>10</strong>, 8:15, 9:55<strong>The</strong> Impossible (digital): Fri-Sun, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:05;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:35, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:05Killing <strong>The</strong>m Softly (digital): Fri-Sun, 1:20, 4:05, 6:55, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:05, 6:55, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Parental Guidance (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:30am, 12:45, 2:05, 3:30, 4:50,6:05, 7:30, 8:55, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:30, 4:50, 6:05, 7:30,8:55, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>Red Dawn (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:55am, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, <strong>10</strong>:05pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:55, 7:25, <strong>10</strong>:05Rise of the Guardians (3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:40am, 2:15, 4:50, 7:35,<strong>10</strong>:15pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:50, 7:35, <strong>10</strong>:15Rise of the Guardians (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:50, 3:20, 5:50, 8:20;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:20, 5:50, 8:20Classics: Rocky: Wed, 2:00, 7:00Table No. 21 (digital): Fri-Sun, 11:40am, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:20pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 5:00, 7:40, <strong>10</strong>:20This Is 40 (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:35, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:40, 6:45, 9:50<strong>The</strong> Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (digital): Fri-Sun, 1:50, 4:45,7:30, <strong>10</strong>:20; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:45, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:20Wreck-It Ralph (3-D): Fri-Sun, 11:35am, 2:00, 4:40, 7:05, 9:40pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 4:40, 7:05, 9:40Wreck-It Ralph (digital): Fri-Sun, 12:55, 3:35, 6:15, 9:00;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:35, 6:15, 9:00VIOLET CROWN CINEMA 434 W. Second, 495-9600.Four-hour parking validation in attached garage with ticketpurchase. Reserved seating; bar and cafe on-site.*Argo: Fri-Sat, 11:00pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), <strong>10</strong>:05pm<strong>The</strong> Impossible: Fri-Sat, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 1:40, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 8:40, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>pm;Sun, <strong>10</strong>:50am, 1:40, 5:<strong>10</strong>, 7:30pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:00am, 2:<strong>10</strong>,4:40, 7:30, 9:50pm*Les Misérables: Fri-Sat, 11:30am, 2:40, 5:50, 7:00, 9:00pm; Sun, 11:30am,2:40, 5:50pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:45am, 2:50, 7:00, 9:00pm*Lincoln: Fri-Sat, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 2:<strong>10</strong>, 4:00, 7:30pm; Sun, <strong>10</strong>:45am, 2:<strong>10</strong>,4:00, 7:00pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:15am, 2:40, 4:30, 6:00pm*Silver Linings Playbook: Fri-Sat, 11:40am, 1:<strong>10</strong>, 3:40, 6:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:30pm;Sun, 11:40am, 1:<strong>10</strong>, 3:40, 6:<strong>10</strong>pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:<strong>10</strong>am, 1:25,4:00, 6:30, 9:20pmWESTGATE 11 S. Lamar & Ben White, 899-2717.Discounts daily before 6pm. Cost for 3-D shows is regularticket price plus a $3.50 premium.Argo: Fri-Sun, 3:45, <strong>10</strong>:20; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:45, 9:50*Django Unchained: Fri-Sun, 11:45am, 3:20, 6:50, <strong>10</strong>:20pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:45am, 3:15, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:15pm*<strong>The</strong> Guilt Trip: Fri-Sun, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:15; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Fri-Sun, 11:00am, 2:30, 6:30,<strong>10</strong>:00pm; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:30am, 3:00, 6:30, <strong>10</strong>:00pm*<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3-D): noon, 4:00, 8:00*Jack Reacher: Fri-Sun, 12:55, 4:00, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:45,4:00, 7:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:<strong>10</strong>*Les Misérables: Fri-Sun, 11:30am, 3:00, 6:45, <strong>10</strong>:15pm;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:30am, 3:00, 6:30, 9:50pm*Life of Pi (3-D): Fri-Sun, 7:30, <strong>10</strong>:20; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 7:15, <strong>10</strong>:05*Monsters, Inc. (3-D): 12:25, 2:50, 5:20Parental Guidance: Fri-Sun, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, <strong>10</strong>:30;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:20*Rise of the Guardians: Fri-Sun, 12:35, 2:55, 5:15;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:15, 2:35, 4:55*Skyfall: Fri-Sun, 12:40, 7:15; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:40, 6:45*Texas Chainsaw 3D (3-D): Fri-Sun, 12:50, 3:30, 5:50, 8:<strong>10</strong>, <strong>10</strong>:30;Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:50, 3:<strong>10</strong>, 5:30, 7:50, <strong>10</strong>:15This Is 40: Fri-Sun, 1:05, 4:<strong>10</strong>, 7:20, <strong>10</strong>:20; Mon-Thu (1/<strong>10</strong>), 12:<strong>10</strong>, 3:15,7:00, 9:55
first runs*Full-length reviews available online ataustinchronicle.com. Dates at end of reviewsindicate original publication date.Alex crossD: Rob Cohen; with Tyler Perry, Edward Burns, Matthew Fox, JeanReno, Rachel Nichols, Giancarlo Esposito, Cicely Tyson, Carmen Ejogo,John C. McGinley. (PG-13, <strong>10</strong>1 min.)Based on the eponymous creation of JamesPatterson, Alex Cross is the third theatrical incarnationof the whip-smart FBI profiler played previouslyby Morgan Freeman. This time, however, the role istaken on by the hulking Tyler Perry, stepping far outsidehis Madea comfort zone. It’s a courageous butmisguided move; watching Perry display the gamutof emotions called for here is like watching the Hulkattempt Swan Lake. <strong>The</strong> film is a prequel of sorts:Cross is still a detective with the Detroit PoliceDepartment, trading strenuously overwritten buddy/pal banter with his partner Tommy Kane (Burns).Enter the sadistic, sinuously evil serial killer Picasso(Fox), who attracts Cross’ attention, and vice versa.It’s a mess, really, but a crowd-pleasing one. Perry’sregular audience will follow him out on this creakinglimb, no problem. Whether anyone will want tosee him portray Patterson’s profiler again, though, isanother question. (<strong>10</strong>/19/2012)HHnMillennium– Marc SavlovAnnA KAreninAD: Joe Wright; with Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson,Domhnall Gleeson, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, AliciaVikander, Ruth Wilson, Olivia Williams. (R, 129 min.)In this bold but empty imagining of Anna Karenina,director Joe Wright sets the action mostly within thewalls of a theatre: This world is, quite literally, all astage. <strong>The</strong>re is the sedate wife and mother Anna(Knightley), limply married to the fly-right bureaucratKarenin (Law) and embarking for Moscow tosave her brother’s marriage to poor, put-upon Dolly(Macdonald). And there is the first acquaintance ofdoomed Anna and Count Vronsky (Taylor-Johnson),who tumble into an erotic liaison that will both igniteand ruin her. <strong>The</strong>re is so much to compact here,and – forgive the schoolmarm aside – if you haven’tyet enjoyed the source novel, then you should stopreading this right now and start reading that, becauseit truly is a transformative thing. Sadly, the complexityof Tolstoy’s vision is only just skimmed here; thisAnna Karenina provides no lasting illumination, onlythe fast-burn spitzing of bang snaps. (11/30/2012)HHHn– Kimberley JonesArbor, Tinseltown SouthJ ArgoD: Ben Affleck; with Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, JohnGoodman, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Scoot McNairy,Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Kyle Chandler,Chris Messina, Zeljko Ivanek, Richard Kind. (R, 120 min.)Ben Affleck has reinvented himself as one ofHollywood’s top-notch directors, and this third featurefully proves that the filmmaker knows what he isdoing. Argo is a terrifically entertaining thriller that’sbased on a true-life incident. Latino CIA operativeTony Mendez (Affleck) has been called in to helpsix American embassy employees who managed toescape when their compound in Iran was taken overby Islamic fundamentalists on Nov. 4, 1979. As theCIA contemplates extraction, Mendez hatches a crazyplan: creating the cover of a location-scouting expeditionfor a science fiction movie called Argo. As wefollow every step of the mission, Affleck’s deft craftsmanshipand casting instincts are on full display. Notallowing well enough to be, however, is the multipleprongedcoda, which slackens Argo’s taut pace to acrawl. But I can hear the filmmakers saying, in thecadence of the film’s running joke, “Arrhh, go fuckyourself.” (<strong>10</strong>/12/2012)HHHHn– Marjorie BaumgartenGateway, Tinseltown South, Violet Crown, Westgatecirque du soleil:worlds AwAyD: Andrew Adamson; with Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov. (PG, 91 min.)To call Cirque du Soleil mere circus is to undersellthe astonishing breadth and vision of the Canadiantroupe-turned-entertainment empire. And to callCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away a movie – while technicallyaccurate – is a wet willy to all those othermovies out there toiling away at narrative logic,dramatic stakes, and identifiable characters. This3-D film offers up a kind of pupu platter of sevenCirque du Soleil shows, strung together with the verythin connective tissue of an original story, pennedby writer/director Andrew Adamson. In the framingstory, a circusgoer (Linz) falls in love with an aerialist(Zaripov) and chases him into a beautifully renderedbut bizarro land of dizzying, gosh-wow acrobatics andthrilling design. Unfortunately, the leads are dull asdishwater, and, minute-to-minute, the damn thingdoesn’t make any sense. Cirque du Soleil: WorldsAway is fine to look at, but good luck feeling anything.(12/28/2012)HHn– Kimberley JonesGateway, Tinseltown North, Tinseltown SouthJ cloud AtlAsD: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski; with Tom Hanks,Halle Barry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae,Ben Whishaw, Keith David, James D’Arcy, Xun Zhou, David Gyasi,Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant. (R, 172 min.)This remarkable adaptation of David Mitchell’ssupposedly “unfilmable” novel achieves nearperfectionon virtually all levels. What at first seemsan ultraconvoluted series of interconnected storylines – six of them, with actors playing multiples rolesover multiple centuries – quickly transforms into afilm of astonishing depth and insight. But, “What’s itabout?” <strong>The</strong> answer, in brief, is “the interconnectednature of life.” Cloud Atlas is ambitious and complexbeyond measure, but Tykwer and the Wachowskis pullit off with compassion, cliff-hanging storytelling, anda deeply empathetic moral center. Evil is all over theplace in this film, but it ends on a thrilling, majesticnote of hope, with directors, cast, and crew all comingtogether to create a singular whole that makesperfect sense in the end. Cloud Atlas is an utterlyspellbinding film about the triumph of the humanspirit across centuries and over the darkest of odds.(<strong>10</strong>/26/2012)HHHHMovies 8film listings– Marc SavlovNow PlayingTHE IMPOSSIBLE“One of the best films of the year.Here is a searing film of humantragedy…a powerful story of afamily’s cohesive strength.”LES MISÉRABLESSILVER LININGS PLAYBOOKComing SoonCHICAGO SUN- TIMESVioletCrownCinema.com434 W. 2nd Street | 512-495-9600ARGOLINCOLNZERO DARK THIRTY“<strong>The</strong> film's power steadily andrelentlessly builds over its longcourse, to a point that is terrificallyimposing and unshakable.”THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER55DINNER » DRINKS » MOVIES » EVENTSa u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 55
film listingsUntold ScandalD: E J-yong; with Bae Yong-jun, Jeon Do-yeon,Lee Mi-sook. (2003, NR, 124 min.) <strong>Austin</strong> FilmSociety: Asia – Hot and Cool. <strong>The</strong> filmmakertransposes the French novel Les LiaisonsDangereuses, which has inspired severalWestern adaptations, to 18th century Korea. ACasanova who’s been assigned to deflower ayoung maiden becomes obsessed instead witha chaste older woman. For more on the series,see “Extreme Temperature Swings,” Dec. 28,2012. @Alamo Village, Tuesday, 7pm.J dJAngo unchAinedD: Quentin Tarantino; with Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, LeonardoDiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Laura Cayouette,Don Johnson. (R, 165 min.)Quentin Tarantino is back with another whip-smartwish-fulfillment history adventure. Django Unchainedhas obvious roots in the spaghetti Western, yet it’s alsoa love story, a revenge picture, and an action comedy.<strong>The</strong> love story, in which the former slave Django (Foxx)seeks to rescue his wife Broomhilda (Washington)from the plantation owner to whom she was sold, isvivid and palpable. <strong>The</strong> revenge drama is violent andbloody, with whippings and near-castration added toTarantino’s vast arsenal of sanguinary mayhem. Eventhe comedy has its moments to shine. As entertainingand eye-opening as Django Unchained is, the film alsosuffers from a certain slackness. Toward the end ofthe two-hour-and-45-minute epic, the film seems readyto conclude – but not before Tarantino stages anotherobligatory, Mexican-standoff flourish. Despite thesequibbles, Django Unchained, with its embarrassment ofriches (and tiny cameos), was one Christmas presentwe couldn’t wait to unwrap. (12/28/2012)HHHHn– Marjorie BaumgartenAlamo Ritz, Alamo Lake Creek, Alamo Slaughter Lane,Alamo Village, Barton Creek Square, CM Cedar Park, HillCountry Galleria, CM Round Rock, Southpark Meadows,Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center, Flix Brewhouse,Highland, Galaxy Moviehouse, Gateway, iPic, Lakeline,Tinseltown North, Tinseltown South, Westgateend oF wAtchD: David Ayer; with Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick,Cody Horn, America Ferrera, Frank Grillo, David Harbour. (R, <strong>10</strong>9 min.)Screenwriter/Director David Ayer (Training Day, DarkBlue, Street Kings) has mastered the minutiae of theLos Angeles cop-movie subgenre better than anyoneelse I can think of. End of Watch might have been yetanother buddy-cop flick but for the obvious camaraderiebetween LAPD partners Zavala (Peña), who ismarried with kids, and Taylor (Gyllenhaal), a high-strungMarine fresh from Afghanistan. Ayer introduces us intotheir daily grind just after they’ve been tossed into theslipstream of violence and thuggery that is SoutheastL.A. following the shooting of a suspect. On thestreets, Taylor videotapes cop life in a haltingly cinemaverité style. (He’s taking a filmmaking class and this ishis project.) Interestingly, a group of hyperviolent gangbangersis wantonly running amok with their own camerasrolling. Eventually, the two sides, law and lawlessness,collide, and this being an Ayer film, the resultisn’t pretty, but it is wholly believable. (09/21/2012)HHH– Marc SavlovMovies 8FlightD: Robert Zemeckis; with Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, KellyReilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood. (R, 138 min.)For the first half-hour, Flight keeps us rapt withthrilling action and a troubling moral quandary. Butonce things become more earthbound, the filmreshapes itself into a standard substance-abusestory. A copious line of coke gets airline pilot WhipWhitaker (Washington) out the door and on the way tothe airport. Suddenly, all your worst fears about pilotsunfit to fly are staring you in the face. Yet, when hisplane experiences massive mechanical failure, Whipmanages to land via crazy, instinctive measures. Heis indeed a hero, but he also had a .24 blood-alcohollevel during the crash. Reconciling those facts is aninteresting dilemma, and one that fuels the ensuinginvestigation. Director Zemeckis shows he still has avivid visual sensibility and a finger on the zeitgeist.But Flight’s pat closing sequence leaves nothing up inthe air and returns all tray tables to their full, uprightpositions. (11/02/2012)HHH– Marjorie BaumgartenMetropolitanJ FrAnKenweenieD: Tim Burton; with the voices of Charlie Tahan, Martin Short, CatherineO’Hara, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, Atticus Shaffer. (PG, 87 min.)Finally, a stop-motion, animated Halloween filmthat rivals <strong>The</strong> Nightmare Before Christmas. And of thetwo – simmer down now, gothlings – Frankenweenieis the ookier, more assured, and frankly better film.Filmed in glorious black and white, Frankenweenie isthat rare film that’s both kid- and adult-friendly. <strong>The</strong>titular weenie here is Sparky, a manic little bull terrierand best pal to young Victor Frankenstein (Tahan).When Sparky is killed by a car, Victor seizes on thelessons he’s learned about electricity’s life-giving forceand, before you can say “Boris Karloff’s real name wasWilliam Henry Pratt!”, a stitched-and-neck-bolted Sparkyis re-animated and running around Vincent’s attic laboratory.Comedy and tension, complete with torch- andpitchfork-wielding villagers, follows. Wholly unique yetstrangely familiar, Frankenweenie is, at its electrifiedheart, a story about friendship, family, and the importanceof kidhood perseverance. Never say die whenyou could be saying “It’s alive!” (<strong>10</strong>/05/2012)HHHH– Marc SavlovMovies 8the guilt triPD: Anne Fletcher; with Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Kathy Najimy,Colin Hanks, Nora Dunn. (PG-13, 95 min.)This film completely surrenders to its premise,with everything else following in a predictable way.Inventor Andy Brewster (Rogen) is about to start ona cross-country road trip to pitch his new product– a cleaner – to major chains. On the spur of themoment, he invites his overbearing mother Joyce(Streisand) to join him. Streisand and Rogen areboth impressive comedic talents, but in an attemptat sophistication, they both very much underplaytheir roles, which is to the detriment of the film.<strong>The</strong> resulting tone is not shrill, nor does it boast anabsurd number of embarrassing moments. <strong>The</strong> GuiltTrip fails in a completely opposite direction: It isgentle, loving, and way too understated. <strong>The</strong>refore,it’s overwhelmingly sweet, but also unexciting and notabout much of anything. Watching this movie is nota complete waste of time, but it is little more than asitcom-lite diversion. (12/21/2012)HHHn– Louis BlackCM Cedar Park, Hill Country Galleria, CM Round Rock,Southpark Meadows, Highland, Galaxy Moviehouse,Gateway, iPic, Lakeline, Metropolitan, Tinseltown North,Westgatehere comes the boomD: Frank Coraci; with Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler,Greg Germann, Joe Rogan, Gary Valentine, Charice. (PG, <strong>10</strong>5 min.)When high school biology teacher and all-aroundsad sack Scott Voss (James) learns that his cashstrappedemployers are contemplating cutting theschool’s music program – taught by Scott’s elderlywise-guy pal Marty (Winkler) – he dives into the worldof mixed martial arts to help save the music. If thatsynopsis sounds asinine as opposed to inspiring,you’ve hit this mug right on the kisser. Here Comesthe Bomb would’ve been a more fitting title. BetweenScott’s puppy-dog pining for school nurse Bella(Hayek), the evil machinations of the school principal(Germann), and the actual fight scenes of Scott, HereComes the Boom hits every dopey note in the “savethe school” subgenre playbook. I just can’t help butwonder how many real-world high school music andarts programs could have been saved from extinctionby simply not making this movie and donating thefilm’s budget to actual schools in need. (<strong>10</strong>/19/2012)H– Marc SavlovMovies 8Breakfast at Tiffany’sD: Blake Edwards; with Audrey Hepburn. (1961,NR, 115 min.) Classic Movies. Hepburn bringsTruman Capote’s Holly Golightly to vivid life.It’s a romanticized portrait of an amoral freespirit, but one that remains forever emblazonedon our collective memory. @Flix Brewhouse,Wednesday, 7:30pm.hitchcocKD: Sacha Gervasi; with Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, ScarlettJohansson, Danny Huston, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, MichaelWincott, Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy. (PG-13, 98 min.)Alfred Hitchcock, the undisputed master of moviesuspense, is given fairly fanciful treatment in thismovie, which is theoretically based on StephenRebello’s book, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of‘Psycho’. Yet, as directed by Sacha Gervasi, this filmis more a love story about the marriage betweenHitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife, AlmaReville (Helen Mirren), than a historically accuratebackstage look at the making of this importantmovie. Portraying Hitchcock, Hopkins puts in a goodeffort, but rarely convinces completely. Still, the film’sdiscrepancies would be barely noticeable if Hitchcockprovided a more absorbing glimpse of the making ofPsycho. Long after his death, Hitchcock’s contradictionscontinue to hold us in his sway. Both a consummateshowman and a savvy artist, Hitchcock can beall things to all people. But the lovelorn Hitchcock ofthis film’s fantasies would be better off left on thecutting-room floor. (12/07/2012)HHHn– Marjorie BaumgartenArborthe hobbit:An unexPected JourneyD: Peter Jackson; with Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, RichardArmitage, Andy Serkis, Graham McTavish, Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter,Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Barry Humphries.(PG-13, 166 min.)All aboard: <strong>The</strong> Middle-earth Express has once morepulled into the station. Though this initial offering in theplanned trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 fantasy novelfeels regrettably slight in terms of narrative adventureand fantasy revelations, that hasn’t prevented directorPeter Jackson from painting Middle-earth with abundantvisual detail and technical bravura. <strong>The</strong> Hobbit introducesus to a few new creatures – trolls, the dragon Smaug– and old ones, too – Gollum (Serkis) reappears, creepyand deranged as ever – but the hobbit Bilbo Baggins(Freeman), the wizard Gandalf (McKellen), and an indistinguishableclump of 13 good-natured, hairy-headeddwarves are the primary protagonists here. To sum itup, there is little that is unexpected in <strong>The</strong> Hobbit: AnUnexpected Journey. Rather than an epic continuation ofJackson’s Middle-earth obsession, the film seems morelike the work of a man driving around a multilevel parkinggarage, unable to find the exit. (12/14/2012)HHHn– Marjorie BaumgartenAlamo Lake Creek, Alamo Slaughter Lane, AlamoVillage, Barton Creek Square, CM Cedar Park, HillCountry Galleria, CM Round Rock, Southpark Meadows,Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center, Flix Brewhouse,Highland, Galaxy Moviehouse, Gateway, IMAX <strong>The</strong>atre,iPic, Lakeline, Metropolitan, Tinseltown North, Westgatehotel trAnsylvAniAD: Genndy Tartakovsky; with the voices of Adam Sandler, KevinJames, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi,Molly Shannon, David Spade, CeeLo Green, Jon Lovitz. (PG, 91 min.)Throwing a bunch of Universal classic monsterarchetypes into an animated film and then using ageneric coming-of-age, father-daughter relationshipas the linchpin might’ve seemed like a good idea onpaper, but onscreen Tartakovsky’s Hotel Transylvania isas generically vacant as Mrs. Bates’ eye sockets. <strong>The</strong>118th birthday of Dracula’s daughter, Mavis (voicedby Gomez), has finally arrived and the overprotectiveDrac (Sandler), now the manager of the “for monstersonly” Hotel Transylvania, wants to keep her under hiswing forever. But, when Jonathan (Samberg), a losthuman backpacker, stumbles stonily into the hotel,love passes between the vampire’s daughter and thedisplaced skater dude, much to Drac’s chagrin. Not awhole lot ensues that you haven’t already figured outon your own. Universal should sue for damages to thereputation of its classic movie monsters. As for HotelTransylvania,, no need to put a stake in it – it’s deadlydull already. (09/28/2012)HnMovies 8Les Misérables– Marc Savlov56 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
Apocalypse: A BillCallahan Tour FilmD: Hanly Banks. (2012, NR, 60 min.) MusicMonday. This concert film captures the singer/songwriter on tour in 2011. @Alamo Ritz,Monday, 9:30pm.hyde PArK on hudsonD: Roger Michell; with Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, OliviaColman, Elizabeth Marvel, Olivia Williams, Elizabeth Wilson.(R, 95 min.)<strong>The</strong>se days, most revelations of sexual infidelitiesand dalliances engaged in by our political leadershave lost their power to shock or even surprise us.Yet, there’s something indecorous about this glimpseof Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a philanderer whocarried on multiple and simultaneous affairs withwomen other than his wife Eleanor. Hyde Park onHudson is based on the letters found underneath thebed of Margaret “Daisy” Suckley – FDR’s sixth cousin– after her death. <strong>The</strong> letters revealed the affair shehad with the president, which she had kept secret allthose years. Screenwriter Richard Nelson casts thissexual disclosure against the backdrop of an event ofgreater historic significance: a weekend visit from theBritish royals in 1939. Linney’s performance as Daisylacks definition and personality, and the omniscienceof her voiceover narration rings false. What remainsis the stunt casting of Bill Murray, which works somuch better than it has any right to. (12/21/2012)HH– Marjorie BaumgartenArborJAcK reAcherD: Christopher McQuarrie; with Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, RichardJenkins, David Oyelowo, Werner Herzog. (PG-13, 130 min.)Although I’ve only read one of Lee Child’s JackReacher novels, my expectations for this film werevery low for the same reason many fans of theseries have disparaged it: Cruise lacks the inherentviolence and visceral menace (as well as the oversizedstature) of Child’s Reacher. I was thus quitesurprised by how well this violent suspense thrillerworks. Jack Reacher opens as five civilians areshot dead in a city mall. Barr (Sikora), the seemingculprit, is soon arrested, but on the pad providedfor his confession, he instead writes: “Get JackReacher.” After arriving in the city, Reacher graduallycomes to suspect that Barr may have been set up,and begins to work on the case with Helen (Pike),Barr’s defense attorney. Often dark and, at times,quite brutal, writer/director Christopher McQuarrie’sJack Reacher is occasionally predictable and slowmoving,but mostly the film is very suspenseful,enthralling stuff. (12/28/2012)HHH– Louis BlackAlamo Lake Creek, Alamo Slaughter Lane, Barton CreekSquare, CM Cedar Park, Hill Country Galleria, CM RoundRock, Southpark Meadows, Cinemark Stone Hill TownCenter, Flix Brewhouse, Highland, Galaxy Moviehouse,Gateway, iPic, Lakeline, Metropolitan, Tinseltown North,WestgateKilling them soFtlyD: Andrew Dominik; with Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn,Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Vincent Curatola, SamShepard. (R, 97 min.)If words could kill, few characters would be leftstanding at the end of Killing <strong>The</strong>m Softly. AndrewDominik’s movie is a crime film in which spurts ofaction occasionally puncture calm and sustainedscenes of dialogue and character display. Basedon the novel Cogan’s Trade by George V. Higgins,Killing <strong>The</strong>m Softly moves the novel’s Bostonlocale to New Orleans in 2008, but the portraitof the crime-world underbelly as a self-sustaining,self-policing society remains the same. <strong>The</strong> mobis structured like a corporation, with a namelessfunctionary (Richard Jenkins) serving as themiddleman who hires the hit man, Jackie (BradPitt). <strong>The</strong> boarded-up, empty streets of post-KatrinaNew Orleans provide an Anywasteland, USA, vibethat enhances the idea of Killing <strong>The</strong>m Softly asa metaphor for the U.S. economic system in distress.Unfortunately, Dominik’s ideas get the betterof his creative handiwork, and the film suffers forit. (11/30/2012)HHHnTinseltown South– Marjorie Baumgartenfilm listingsJ les misérAblesD: Tom Hooper; with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway,Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, SachaBaron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Daniel Huttlestone, ColmWilkinson, George Blagden, Isabelle Allen. (PG-13, 157 min.)<strong>The</strong> quality-assurance boast of monster-hit stagemusical Les Misérables (based on Victor Hugo’s 1862novel) might as well be “Successfully Wringing TearsSince 1985!” A lot of hysteria attends director TomHooper’s extravagant adaptation … and I loved it.Jackman is commanding as the former convict JeanValjean, who hides his past to become a devoted factoryowner. Soon, the closing-in of his onetime jailer,Inspector Javert (Crowe), forces a spiritual crisis andanother flight from the law. When Les Misérables isgood, it is very, very good, and when it is bad, it’s usuallybecause Russell Crowe has opened his mouth.Shot to shot, Hooper’s vision careens between grotesquehyperrealism and tinny movie artifice. It is a littlepitchy, this seesaw between grit and gloss, but it’sthose wobbles in performance, the so-called mistakes,that make Les Misérables human and heartfelt and –ultimately – a potent piece of cinema. (12/28/2012)HHHHn– Kimberley JonesAlamo Lake Creek, Alamo Slaughter Lane, Arbor, BartonCreek Square, CM Cedar Park, Hill Country Galleria,CM Round Rock, Southpark Meadows, Cinemark StoneHill Town Center, Flix Brewhouse, Highland, GalaxyMoviehouse, iPic, Lakeline, Metropolitan, TinseltownNorth, Violet Crown, WestgateJ liFe oF PiD: Ang Lee; with Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Tabu, AdilHussain, Gérard Depardieu. (PG, 125 min.)Demonstrating a delicate mastery of 3-D, Ang Leehas made a movie that had me in its visual thrall evenbefore the opening credits were through. Soon, however,the magical spell lifts and the film clunks towardEarth as a man nicknamed Pi (Irrfan Khan) promisesto tell a character called the Writer (Rafe Spall) a storythat will make him “believe in God.” Setting aside thestory’s fuzzy theological concerns, Life of Pi, which“Intelligently writtenand geniunely felt.”Brandon Harris, FILMMAKER MAGAZINExlratormedia.com AllegianceMovie.comEXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTBEGINS FRIDAY, JANUARY 4GALAXY HIGHLAND <strong>10</strong>I-35 & Middle Fiskville Rd(512) 467-7305PREPARE FORTHE NEXT CHAPTER57starts friday, JaNUary 4!a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 57
film LISTINGSConventoD: Jarred Alterman. (20<strong>10</strong>, NR, 66 min.) <strong>Austin</strong>Film Society: Spotlight on Factory 25. This documentaryfollows a Dutch family that transforms a400-year-old monastery in Portugal into a home,artist’s workshop, and nature preserve. @<strong>Austin</strong>Studios Screening Room, Wednesday, 7pm.is adapted from Yann Martel’s bestselling novel, isextraordinarily accomplished. <strong>The</strong> story is gripping, andwhen adrift with teenage Pi (Suraj Sharma) and theBengal tiger on the open sea, the film is at its mostwondrous: a ravishing spectacle that treads judiciouslyon the infinite line between what’s possible and impossible.Life of Pi, ironically, soars when it confines itselfto land and sea; when it grasps for the celestial, thefilm goes beyond its reach. (11/23/2012)HHH– Marjorie BaumgartenBarton Creek Square, Hill Country Galleria, SouthparkMeadows, Gateway, Metropolitan, Tinseltown North,WestgatelincolnD: Steven Spielberg; with Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, DavidStraithairn, Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook,James Spader, John Hawkes, Gloria Reuben. (PG-13, 149 min.)Adapted from historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’sTeam of Rivals: <strong>The</strong> Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,Spielberg’s film stitches together history lesson and TVprocedural in its detailing of Lincoln’s struggle to abolishslavery. First and certainly foremost: Master shapeshifterDaniel Day-Lewis delivers a monumental performance.He inhabits the character bodily and temperamentally,too, as he shifts to present different angleson the storied president, from formidable politicianto keen wit, devoted father, and unhappy husband.On the subject of the latter: Lincoln, for all its grandcanvasambitions, is at its chewiest when dramatizingLincoln’s relationship with his nervous wife Mary(Field). But the bygone manner of speaking – formaland florid – doesn’t come easily to all the actors, andthe result is like an inferior Shakespeare production:<strong>The</strong> mouths are moving, but the eyes don’t always connectwith the meaning. No worries, Spielberg’s gonnaspell it out for you anyway. (11/16/2012)HHH– Kimberley JonesAlamo Slaughter Lane, Arbor, Barton Creek Square,CM Cedar Park, Hill Country Galleria, CM Round Rock,Metropolitan, Violet CrownMonsTers, inc.D: Lee Unkrich, David Silverman, Peter Docter; with the voices ofBilly Crystal, John Goodman, James Coburn. (G, 92 min.)This collaboration between animation behemothsDisney and Pixar is wildly entertaining and hasnow been retrofitted for 3-D. In the film, Goodmanand Crystal supply the voices of goodhearted monsterson a mission to scare the bejesus out oftots (screams = energy to the power company inMonstropolis), and their interplay is both wacky andcharming. <strong>The</strong> film is a funky little tone poem on thenature of friendship and reconciliation – with monsters.<strong>The</strong> animation is top-notch. (11/02/2001)HHHHn– Marc SavlovAlamo Lake Creek, Barton Creek Square, Hill CountryGalleria, CM Round Rock, Southpark Meadows,Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center, Highland, GalaxyMoviehouse, Gateway, Lakeline, Metropolitan,Tinseltown North, WestgateParenTal guiDanceD: Andy Fickman; with Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, TomEverett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua Rush. (PG, <strong>10</strong>4 min.)It’s that time of year when we head to the multiplexwith people we normally wouldn’t see movies with. Andwhen it comes to spending two hours in the dark withour fretful aunts and reactionary in-laws, the less nudity,violence, and politics a movie has, the better. Onthis score, you could do worse than Parental Guidance,58 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o ma family comedy with the same rating as its name.Just don’t expect the luxury of dozing off. Things getnoisy, as you can imagine, when a pair of progressiveparents (Tomei and Scott) leave vaudeville-ready hambonesBilly Crystal and Bette Midler in charge of theirthree coddled, soy-milk-drinking kids for a weekend.Dated generational jokes about speaker phones, tofudogs, and Facebook “pokes” ensue, but they are soondrowned out in a tsunami of bathroom humor. But theactors deserve credit, if only for the professionalismthey bring to this stinker. (12/28/2012)HH– Leah ChurnerAlamo Lake Creek, Barton Creek Square, CM CedarPark, Hill Country Galleria, CM Round Rock, SouthparkMeadows, Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center, Highland,Galaxy Moviehouse, Gateway, Lakeline, TinseltownNorth, Tinseltown South, WestgatePiTch PerfecTD: Jason Moore; with Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson,Skylar Astin, Ben Platt, Anna Camp, Adam DeVine. (PG-13, 112 min.)If you’re at all predisposed to the choreographedkaraoke of Glee, the underdog schematics of teen competitionsà la Bring It On or the Step Up cycle, and thehero-misfits of a John Hughes comedy, then this slightbut sunny entertainment is something of an idiot-grinmaker.Anna Kendrick (age 27) and the reliably outrécomic Rebel Wilson (age 26) stretch the limits of theimagination as members of an incoming college freshmenclass. <strong>The</strong> perennially perky Kendrick plays Beca, akohl-rimmed angerpuss who’d rather be mashing tracksthan attending Intro to Psych. Still, she finds a communityof sorts with Wilson’s “Fat Amy” and a cookie-cutter,dysfunctional, all-girls a cappella group. One wishesthe filmmakers had found room for more rough-edgedoddities and spent less time borrowing goodwill from<strong>The</strong> Breakfast Club. All told, Pitch Perfect isn’t all thatgood – but it’s an awfully good sport. (09/28/2012)HHH– Kimberley JonesMovies 8reD DawnD: Dan Bradley; with Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Adrianne Palicki,Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise, Jeffrey Dean Morgan,Brett Cullen, Will Yun Lee, Kenneth Choi. (PG-13, 93 min.)Movie remakes are rarely a good idea (at least froman artistic point of view). <strong>The</strong> original Red Dawn, JohnMilius’ 1984 cult classic about Midwestern teenagerswho defiantly defend their homeland against Russianinvasion, has become deeply entrenched in theAmerican soul. <strong>The</strong> 2012 remake, however, derivesmost of its inspiration from Call of Duty and other firstperson-shootervideo games, rather than the originalfilm. Although the invading forces are North Koreanthis time around, the remake hews pretty close tothe original in terms of the plot. But Bradley’s versionplaces all the emphasis on the action sequencesand is near-laughable during its dramatic lulls. Asidefrom some thin threads about missing girlfriendsand such, the dynamic between Chris Hemsworth’sMarine-on-leave and his younger brother (Josh Peck) isthe remake’s only dramatic arc. Although the originalRed Dawn was far-fetched, the remake offers little butvicarious thrills. (11/23/2012)HHn– Marjorie BaumgartenTinseltown Southrise of <strong>The</strong> guarDiansD: Peter Ramsey; with the voices of Hugh Jackman. (PG, 97 min.)Kids who can stomach mixed holiday fare shouldbe able to ride out this stereoscopic superstorm ofsnow globes, Easter eggs, magic portals, enchantedcrystals, moon worship, fruitcakes, matryoshka dolls,and lost teeth. Others may be confused. Despite theThanksgiving-week release, Rise of the Guardians isnot quite a Christmas movie. It’s like a public-domainversion of Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue: Santa(voiced by Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Jackman), theTooth Fairy (Fisher), and the Sandman (a mute) teamup with Jack Frost (Pine) to defeat the Boogeyman,aka Pitch (Law), who is threatening to enshroud theworld in fear and darkness. Adapted from author andillustrator William Joyce’s <strong>The</strong> Guardians of Childhoodbook series, Rise of the Guardians displays little evidenceof Joyce’s acclaimed artistic hand; the visualstyle of this DreamWorks film, directed by PeterRamsey with visual consulting by Roger Deakins, isretro in the worst way. (11/23/2012)HHn– Leah ChurnerCM Cedar Park, Hill Country Galleria, CM Round Rock,Southpark Meadows, Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center,Gateway, Tinseltown North, Tinseltown South, WestgateJ silver linings PlayBookD: David O. Russell; with Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, RobertDe Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, John Ortiz, SheaWhigham, Julia Stiles. (R, 122 min.)“Negativity is a poison like nothing else,” saysbipolar Pat (Cooper), who is newly released from astate institution following a violent episode. Pat isconvinced that exercise and a positive outlook – his“silver linings” philosophy – are all it takes to get hisestranged wife back; his family, however, thinks someserious meds are in order. <strong>The</strong> smartest solutionmay lie in some balance between the two, and SilverLinings Playbook similarly rides the center line in itsempathetic but facile look at mental illness. WhenPat meets Tiffany (Lawrence), a young widow raw withgrief, a tentative friendship forms, and Pat’s days gainnew purpose and direction. Writer/director David O.Russell, adapting Matthew Quick’s novel, is in his elementhere: Silver Linings Playbook is consistently funnyand very sweet fun. But one wishes Russell’s ambitionhad tilted a few clicks away from comic absurdity,toward something more probing. (11/16/2012)HHHHn– Kimberley JonesArbor, Barton Creek Square, Hill Country Galleria,Tinseltown North, Violet CrownJ skyfallD: Sam Mendes; with Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem,Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, BenWhishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ola Rapace. (PG-13, 143 min.)What’s in a name? Lately, less and less. WithDaniel Craig’s third go at 007, I’m not sure there’smuch to distinguish Bond from Bourne from Batman.<strong>The</strong>y’re all slurping from the same soup – think:death-haunted, self-righteous, tight-lipped parkourenthusiast. That isn’t to say there isn’t entertainmentto be had in Skyfall – there’s giddy gobs of it – butwhither the insouciance, huh? Director and noted killjoySam Mendes (Revolutionary Road) turns out to beaces with action set-pieces, Javier Bardem is a sheerpleasure as the franchise’s international baddie dujour, and Roger Deakins’ cinematography makes startlingartistry of even the transitionals – as when Bondtakes a (very) long gondola ride. He stands ramrod,all-business, for the duration, and the effect is atonce silly and emblematic of the film’s humorlessnessabout its hero. Would it kill him to just sit backand enjoy the ride? (11/09/2012)HHH– Kimberley JonesGateway, Lakeline, Metropolitan, Tinseltown North,WestgateTaken 2D: Olivier Megaton; with Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, MaggieGrace, Rade Serbedzija. (PG-13, 91 min.)Liam Neeson gets to dig deep into his Darkmanroots with this superanimated sequel to 2008’sTaken. Like its uninspired but succinct title, thiscompetent actioner gets straight to the point. Neesonreturns as Bryan Mills, a former U.S. overseasoperative/assassin/badass who, as Taken 2 begins,is reconnecting with ex-wife Lenore (Janssen) anddaughter Kim (Grace). Not for long, though, as theAlbanian brothers and fathers of the white slavershe offed in the first film soon come calling with vengeancein their eyes and Glocks in their meaty paws.When the thugs kidnap Kim and Lenore, Bryan goesBernieD: Richard Linklater; with Jack Black, ShirleyMacLaine, Matthew McConaughey. (2011, PG-13,1<strong>10</strong> min.) <strong>Austin</strong> Public Library: WeeknightCinema. Linklater’s latest film is an East Texastrue-crime story with a comic touch. (*)@Milwood Branch Library, Tuesday, 6:30pm.into invincible MacGyver mode and much running andleaping across the rooftops of Istanbul follows. <strong>The</strong>action is frenetic and frequent, and the whole filmhas a vaguely Eurotrash vibe. It’s fun enough on itsown relatively low-budget merits, but it’s really nothingto die – or kill – for. (<strong>10</strong>/05/2012)HHHn– Marc SavlovMovies 8This is 40D: Judd Apatow; with Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, IrisApatow, Albert Brooks, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, Robert Smigel, AnnieMumolo, Charlyne Yi, Chris O’Dowd, Melissa McCarthy. (R, 134 min.)“We have to choose to be happy,” says wife andmom Debbie (Mann), who has whorled herself intoan existential tizzy after turning 40. Is happiness achoice? It’s an idea worth exploring, but writer/directorJudd Apatow isn’t exactly laserlike in his focus;he’s more like a dog licking the entire kitchen floorjust to find that one tile smudged with bacon grease.Debbie and husband Pete (Rudd) – supporting charactersfrom 2007’s Knocked Up – are moving reluctantlytoward middle age. <strong>The</strong>y absolutely seethe withresentment while dealing with bickering daughters;emotionally distant, financially dependent fathers;and missed mortgage payments. I wonder if Apatowmeant it all to come off so bleakly? At its desperateand raw, clogged-artery core, This Is 40 is a powerfulevocation of family life as war zone. It’s a deeplyfunny movie, but it leaves an ugly stain: Does Apatowunderstand his heroes are assholes? (12/21/2012)HHH– Kimberley JonesAlamo Slaughter Lane, Alamo Village, Barton CreekSquare, CM Cedar Park, Hill Country Galleria, CM RoundRock, Southpark Meadows, Cinemark Stone Hill TownCenter, Flix Brewhouse, Highland, Galaxy Moviehouse,Gateway, iPic, Lakeline, Tinseltown North, TinseltownSouth, Westgate<strong>The</strong> TwilighT saga:Breaking Dawn – ParT 2D: Bill Condon; with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, TaylorLautner, Peter Facinelli, Mackenzie Foy, Elizabeth Reaser, AshleyGreene, Michael Sheen, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz,Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning, Maggie Grace, Rami Malek, Lee Pace,Casey LaBow, Joe Anderson. (PG-13, 115 min.)So here it is: the last installment of the Twilightsaga, or “our long national nightmare.” Part 2 picksup with the formerly human Bella Swan (Stewart) gettingher first taste of vampire life, after her bloodsuckerhusband Edward Cullen (Pattinson) turned her tosave her life after the difficult childbirth that concludedPart 1. <strong>The</strong> plot kicks in when Bella and Edward’snew progeny Renesmee – half-vamp, half-human – isspied by another vampire, who runs to tattle to theVolturi (the undead tribunal) that the Cullens bit a kid– a capital offense. Sanitized bloodlust, decapitatedheads, and mixed messages swathed in a soft-focusshimmer ensue. If a late-in-the-film montage of Bellaand Edward’s swooniest looks seems familiar, that’sbecause you’ve seen the same supercut on YouTubealready, spliced together by a small army of sighinggirls. Kiddos: I’m sighing too, but only from relief it’sall behind us now. (11/23/2012)HH– Kimberley JonesCM Round Rock, Southpark Meadows, Tinseltown North,Tinseltown Southwreck-iT ralPhD: Rich Moore; with the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman,Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Ed O’Neill, Mindy Kaling,Brandon Scott, Joe Lo Truglio, Dennis Haysbert. (PG, <strong>10</strong>1 min.)Candyland meets Tron by way of Nintendo’sDonkey Kong, a splash of treacly Disneyana, and agooey series of sugar-bomb, high-fructose, racing setpieces:Such are the ingredients of Wreck-It Ralph.<strong>The</strong> end result isn’t a disaster, but it is unfocused,and most of the gags hit with all the punch of awell-suckled gumdrop. <strong>The</strong> titular Ralph (voiced byReilly) is the “bad guy” in a fictional video gamecalled Fix-It Felix Jr., who dreams instead of beinga hero. Miffed, Ralph abandons his own game andcrosses over to others: from the bug-infested, firstpersonshooter Hero’s Duty to Sugar Rush – a Wonkafiedgo-kart racer. <strong>The</strong>re, he meets Vanellope vonSchweetz (Silverman), the pair form a wary alliance,and, hey, what do you know, they learn some seriouslife lessons. Sweet enough but in the end a bit ofa corny-syrupy wipeout, Wreck-It Ralph is middling,candyfloss-saturated family-night fare. (11/02/2012)HH– Marc SavlovTinseltown North, Tinseltown South
January 4-<strong>10</strong>Special ScreeningSby marjorie baumgartenDjango, the Italian spaghettiWestern, screens throughoutthe week at various times atall four Alamo Drafthouses.Friday 4Edward Scissorhands (1990) D: Tim Burton;with Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Conchata Ferrell,Kathy Baker. (PG-13, <strong>10</strong>0 min.) Late Show. Burton’scombination of fantastic and real imagery adds tothis story’s dreamy but satiric edge. Depp, as thethe fragile but irresistibly fabulous title character, is“shear” delight. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 11:30pm.Ultimate Eighties Sing-Along Action Pack.@Alamo Lake Creek, <strong>10</strong>pm.Saturday 5Django (1966) D: Sergio Corbucci; with Franco Nero.(NR, 91 min.) Big Screen Classics. It’s the spaghettiWestern that spawned dozens more unrelated Djangomovies. This story of a gunslinger caught in themidst of a local feud is the product of one of QuentinTarantino’s favorite directors and provided the hero’sname for Django Unchained. @Alamo Ritz, 1pm;Alamo Lake Creek, Alamo Slaughter Lane, 4pm.Edward Scissorhands (1990) Late Show. @AlamoRitz, 11:30pm. (See Friday.)Les Troyens (2013) (NR, 345 min.) MetropolitanOpera: Live in HD. Berlioz’s vast epic was last performedat the Met in 2003. Deborah Voigt, SusanGraham, Bryan Hymel, and Dwayne Croft portraythe characters from the Trojan War; Fabio Luisi conducts.@CM Cedar Park, Cinemark Stone Hill TownCenter, Hill Country Galleria, Southpark Meadows,Metropolitan, Arbor, Tinseltown North, 11am.Monsters, Inc. (sensory friendly) Autism Societyof America: Sensory-Friendly Films. In 2-D. At thesescreenings, the auditorium has its lights brought upand the sound turned down. Additionally, audiencemembers are welcome to get up and move aroundduring the screening and bring along special-dietsnacks. @Barton Creek Square, <strong>10</strong>am.Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) D: Henry Joost andAriel Schulman; with Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively,Aiden Lovekamp, Brady Allen. (R, 89 min.) Five yearsafter the end of PA3, things are still going bump inthe night. (*) @Barton Creek Square, <strong>10</strong>:45am.<strong>The</strong> Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (R, 95min.) <strong>Austin</strong> fans have been dressing up and doingthe “Time Warp” thing live for more than threedecades. For more info, see www.austinrocky.org.@Alamo Village, 12mid.SUBMISSION INFORMATION:<strong>The</strong> <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Chronicle</strong> is published every Thursday. Infois due the Monday of the week prior to the issue date. <strong>The</strong>deadline for the Jan. 11 issue is Monday, Jan. 7. Includename of event, date, time, location, price, phone number(s), adescription, and any available photos or artwork.Send submissions to the <strong>Chronicle</strong>, PO Box 49066,<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78765; fax, 458-69<strong>10</strong>; or email.Contact Marjorie Baumgarten (Special Screenings):specialscreenings@austinchronicle.com;Wayne Alan Brenner (Offscreen): calendar@austinchronicle.com.SPACESBrave (2012) D: Brenda Chapman and MarkAndrews; with the voices of Kelly Macdonald, BillyConnolly, Emma Thompson. (PG, <strong>10</strong>0 min.) <strong>Austin</strong>Public Library. Free. (*) @Windsor Park BranchLibrary, 2pm.Turning Trixx Bike Smut. Bike Smut is an internationallytouring film festival celebrating humanpoweredtransportation and sex-positive culture.This sixth edition boasts films by two Feminist PornAward winners and films from six European countries.<strong>The</strong> preshow photo booth and collage workshop,4-6pm, includes discounted show admission.@Spider House 29th St. Ballroom, 7pm.Sunday 6Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)D: Stephen Herek; with Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter,George Carlin. (PG, 90 min.) Zzangarang!. Whenthese high school goofballs travel back in time toscore some heavy dudes like Napoleon, Socrates,and Billy the Kid for their history presentation, theywrote themselves into the teen-movie pantheon.Everything Reeves has done since always has thewhiff of “Ted” about it. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 7pm.Django (1966) Big Screen Classics. @Alamo LakeCreek, Alamo Slaughter Lane, 4pm. (See Saturday.)Planet of the Apes (1968) D: Franklin J. Schaffner;with Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, Roddy McDowall.(G, 112 min.) Gorilla Run. A portion of ticket salesfrom this event goes to support the third annual<strong>Austin</strong> Gorilla Run on January 19. This 5K run benefitsthe Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund. (*)@Alamo Ritz, 4pm.SPACES<strong>The</strong> Philadelphia Story and Holiday Inn ComedyClassics. $20 Date Night includes two slices ofpizza and two glasses of wine with double feature.@Belmont, 5:30pm.Monday 7J Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film(2012) D: Hanly Banks. (NR, 60 min.) MusicMonday. This concert film captures the singer/songwriter on tour in 2011. @Alamo Ritz, 9:30pm.See p.57.<strong>The</strong> Big Lebowski Quote-Along (1998) (R, 117min.) Action Pack. @Alamo Slaughter Lane, <strong>10</strong>pm.Django (1966) Big Screen Classics. @Alamo Ritz,Alamo Village, 7pm. (See Saturday.)J Purple Rain (1984) D: Albert Magnoli; withPrince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day. (R, 111 min.)Music Monday. Do you know what it sounds likewhen a dove cries? @Alamo Slaughter Lane, 7pm.tueSday 8Dirty Dancing (1987) D: Emile Ardolino; with PatrickSwayze, Jennifer Grey. (PG-13, <strong>10</strong>0 min.) Girlie Night.In this beloved but corny fairy tale, a Jewish princessemerges from her protective isolation and,naturally, falls for a boy who spells “big trouble.” (*)@Alamo Ritz, 7pm.Django (1966) Big Screen Classics. @AlamoSlaughter Lane, 4pm. (See Saturday.)Raw Force (1982) D: Edward D. Murphy; withCameron Mitchell, Geoffrey Binney, Hope Holiday,Jillian Kesner. (R, 86 min.) Terror Tuesday. Martialartists are on a mystery island that’s overseen by aHitler look-alike who runs a white-slavery operation.@Alamo Ritz, <strong>10</strong>pm.J Untold Scandal (2003) See p.56.SPACESJ Bernie (2011) See p.58.Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) D: SteveMartino and Mike Thurmeier; with the voices ofRay Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, QueenLatifah. (PG, 87 min.) <strong>Austin</strong> Public Library. Free. (*)@Milwood Branch Library, 6:30pm.WedneSday 9J Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) See p.56.Django (1966) Big Screen Classics. @Alamo LakeCreek, Alamo Village, 7pm. (See Saturday.)<strong>The</strong> Face With Two Left Feet (1979) D: NeriParenti; with Giuseppe Spezia, Ilona Staller. (NR, 87min.) Weird Wednesday. This Italian comedy is atakeoff on John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. NoEnglish subtitles. @Alamo Ritz, 11:15pm.J Lawrence of Arabia (1962) D: David Lean; withPeter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, AnthonyQuinn. (PG, 216 min.) Big Screen Classics. Thisdesert epic won seven Academy Awards and featuresPeter O’Toole in his first starring role as theadventurer T.E. Lawrence. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 6:30pm.J Rocky (1976) D: John Avildsen; with SylvesterStallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers,Burgess Meredith. (PG, 119 min.) CinemarkClassics. Find out if this triple Oscar winner goesthe distance. @Tinseltown South, Tinseltown North,Southpark Meadows, Hill Country Galleria, CinemarkStone Hill Town Center, Movies 8, CM Round Rock,CM Cedar Park, 2, 7.J <strong>The</strong> Sting (1973) D: George Roy Hill; with PaulNewman, Robert Redford. (PG, 129 min.) Man Crush.This template for the modern buddy picture wonseven Oscars. (*) @Alamo Slaughter Lane, 7pm.Un Ballo in Maschera (2012) D: David Alden.(NR, 240 min.) Metropolitan Opera: EncorePresentation. Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflictedking of Verdi’s opera; Fabio Luisi conducts. @CMCedar Park, Cinemark Stone Hill Town Center, HillCountry Galleria, Southpark Meadows, Metropolitan,Arbor, Tinseltown North, 6:30pm.SPACESCat Night <strong>Austin</strong> Public Library. Free. @WindsorPark Branch Library, 7pm.J Convento (20<strong>10</strong>) See p.58.Unguarded (2011) D: Jonathan Hock. Basketballstar Chris Herren’s struggle with addiction is documentedin this ESPN film. A Q&A with an addictionspecialist will follow the screening. @Laura’s Library,6pm; free.thurSday <strong>10</strong>Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Quote-Along (1986)D: John Hughes; with Matthew Broderick, JeffreyJones, Jennifer Grey. (PG-13, <strong>10</strong>2 min.) Action Pack.@Alamo Ritz, 7pm.Ultimate Eighties Sing-Along Action Pack.@Alamo Ritz, <strong>10</strong>pm. (See Friday.)<strong>The</strong> symbol (*) indicates full-length reviews available online: austinchronicle.com/film.iMaXRocky Mountain Express (2011) D: Stephen Low.(NR, 45 min.) Giant IMAX cameras were strapped toa 1930s steam engine from the Canadian PacificRailway to follow its trek through the Rockies, fromVancouver to Calgary. Fri.-Sat., <strong>10</strong>:30am, 11:30,4:30pm; Sun., <strong>10</strong>:30am, 1:30pm; Mon.-Thu.(1/<strong>10</strong>), <strong>10</strong>:30am, 11:30, 1:30, 4:30pm.Texas: <strong>The</strong> Big Picture (2003) D: Scott Swofford;narrated by Colby Donaldson. (NR, 39 min.)Panoramic shots of Texas grace the screen as thestate is shown to be a land capable of producingeverything from grapefruit to microchips. Fri.-Thu.(1/<strong>10</strong>), 9:30am.<strong>The</strong> Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)D: Peter Jackson; with Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman,Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Graham McTavish,Ken Stott, Stephen Hunter, Hugo Weaving, CateBlanchett, Christopher Lee, Barry Humphries. (PG-13, 166 min.) See review in First Runs section.(*) Fri.-Sun., 12:30, 3:45, 7, <strong>10</strong>:15pm; Mon.-Thu.(1/<strong>10</strong>), 3:45, 7, <strong>10</strong>:15pm.To the Arctic 3D (2012) D: Greg MacGillivray; narratedby Meryl Streep. (G, 40 min.) Immense glaciersand melting ice must be navigated by a motherpolar bear and her two 7-month-old cubs in thisintimate 3-D documentary filmed at the top of theworld. Fri.-Thu. (1/<strong>10</strong>), 11:30am.oFFScreen501 Studios: Soundstage + HD <strong>The</strong>atre 501Studios’ soundstage in Downtown <strong>Austin</strong> doublesas a theatre – with a Sony Qualia HD projector, a28-foot screen, 180 (removable) seats, a vintagepopcorn machine, and affordable rates. Need avenue for premieres, wrap parties, or concerts/plays/performances featuring projection? This couldbe the place. It’s also available as a soundstage orgreen screen. 485-3000. www.501studios.com.<strong>Austin</strong> School of Film Prime yourself for cinematicadvancement with professional ASoF classes in allforms of digital media. See website for details.www.austinfilmschool.org.Call to Filmmakers: Faces of <strong>Austin</strong> 2013<strong>The</strong> city of <strong>Austin</strong> invites all <strong>Austin</strong>-area filmmakersto submit their work reflecting the diverse faces,voices, and experiences of our city. Selected filmswill have a premiere screening during the SXSWFilm Conference Community Screenings in March2013 and will be shown at <strong>Austin</strong> City Hall, onChannel 6, on the city website, and at specialscreenings throughout the year. See website fordetails. Deadline: Jan. 15. 974-7700.www.austintexas.gov/facesofaustin.Screen It Like You Mean It <strong>Austin</strong> Studios hasa state-of-the-art screening room, which is availableto the public on a rental basis. Communityand indie rates are available for the room, whichsports an 18-foot-by-7-foot screen, 28 fixed theatreseats, a surround-sound system, and supportsSuper 35, 35mm, 16mm, VHS, and DVD formats.Accessibility, restrooms – the works. It also has abreak room suitable for presentations, meetings,and general cinematic tomfoolery. 322-0145.www.austinstudios.org.<strong>The</strong> Screenplay Workshop: Winter ClassesRegistering Screenwriting Fundamentals Learnin five weeks everything you must know to writea screenplay. Tuesdays, Jan. 8-Feb. 5, 7-9:30pmor Saturdays, Jan. 12-Feb. 9, 1:30-4pm. $225.Screenwriters Master Class Write a feature-lengthscreenplay in <strong>10</strong> weeks. Tuesdays, Jan. 8-March12, 7-9:30pm or Saturdays, Jan. 12-March 16, 1:30-4pm. $395. Private Screenwriting Coaching andConsultation is also available. See website fordetails. www.thescreenplayworkshop.org.Check Film Listings online or on your mobile device for full-length reviews,up-to-date showtimes, archives, and more!austinchronicle.com/filma u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 59
music listings january 4-<strong>10</strong>EditEd by Raoul HERnandE zlive music venues p.62 • roadshows & club listings p.64earache! <strong>The</strong> Sex Pistols return to CenTex at austinchronicle.com/earache.Free WeekendGuess what? <strong>Austin</strong> bought itself a newmusical festival.Free Week currently matches its just-under-a-fortnight run with as many local venues, sohopping between clubs and music acts now mimics <strong>Austin</strong>’s March madness.Twenty marquee bills here act as a Best-of our Club Listings, with Friday’s show at Emo’slooming large as do inside/outside tag teams at Club de Ville and Mohawk. And get a loadof Red 7’s monstrous two-room showing Saturday packing in an avalanche of hometown talent.We don’t need no stinkin’ badges.– Raoul Hernandezfriday• Prey for Sleep, Beyond Gods & Empires, Brink ofDisaster (Beauty Ballroom)• <strong>The</strong> Real Energy, Crooked Bangs, Spray Paint,Ditch Witch (Beerland)• <strong>The</strong> Preservation, Superlite Bike, EarthTonePlayers, ThinkNoThink, Blind Tactic, Alkari,Scorpio Rising (club de Ville inside/outside)• Ume, the Calm Blue Sea, the Black & WhiteYears, My Jerusalem, Soft Swells (Emo’s East)• Los Skarnales, Este Vato, Cinco Doce, Los BandidosCósmicos (Flamingo cantina)• A Giant Dog, Bad Lovers, Roky Moon & the KissGoodnight, Young Girls, Psychic Palms (HotelVegas)• Emily Wolfe, the Villettes, the Lonesome Heroes(Lamberts)• <strong>The</strong> Ugly Beats, Bobby Jealousy, the Ripe(mohawk inside)• <strong>The</strong> Flametrick Subs, Slowtrain, Tump, DeadStrangers (nD at 501 Studios)• <strong>The</strong> Golden Boys, Grand Champeen, Stuffies,Unknown Relatives (Red 7 outside)• <strong>The</strong> Couch, Your Friendly Ghost, the Baker Family,the Collection (Swan Dive)Saturday• Soul Track Mind, Hard Proof,Larry (g)EE (Antone’s)• <strong>The</strong> Crack Pipes, Dikes of Holland,John Schooley and His One ManBand, Church Shoes (Beerland)• Leftover Crack, Krum Bums, CrackBox, Juicy Karkass, Here to Offend(Emo’s East)• Whitman, Stereo Is a Lie, the BakerFamily, Antiques (Frank)• Afrofreque, Ugly Elephant(Flamingo cantina)• Hard Proof, East Cameron Folkcore,the Lost Counts, Mirror Travel, Mrs.Glass (Holy mountain)• Marmalakes, Whiskey Shivers,Cartright, Little Lo (mohawk outside)• Outside: Eagle Claw, Flesh Lights,Tia Carrera, Woodgrain, CrookedBangs; inside: My Education, Smoke& Feathers, Megafauna, Residual Kid(Red 7)• Vallejo, Vitera, Patricia Vonne(Stubb’s)free WeekhighLightSLeague of extraordinaryg’z, Sip SipRed 7, Sunday 6Rap’s a family affair for eight-man headlinersthe League of Extraordinary G’z, alive rap behemoth whose December EP <strong>The</strong>Plug precedes a full-length this summer.<strong>The</strong> 15-some-odd members of relativelyunknown party bus Sip Sip are pulling off asound nobody else in <strong>Austin</strong> is even thinkingabout: a hybrid of hip-hop, electro soul,and dance. Midwest import p-teK and rappersthe Triggermen sandwich in between.– Chase Hoffbergergrape St., the goLden BoySHoly Mountain, Tuesday 8Here’s hoping Grape St. resolved torelease a proper debut in 2013. Thus far,Curtis O’Mara’s garage-psych project hasmanaged only a couple of Soundclouddemos, but they’re brimming with thesame slop-pop aesthetic and charmingweirdness that made Harlem such animmediate draw. Grape St. brings it live,with scene stalwarts the Golden Boysraising the bar – and a couple Lone Stars– early. Shivery Shakes, Broken Gold, andGentlemen Rogues round out the bill.– <strong>Austin</strong> PowelleLaine greer/eLviSHotel Vegas, Tuesday 8/Wednesday 9Eastside indie flophouse Hotel Vegasremodeled at the close of 2012 – itsmanagement and booking infrastructure.Two full Free Weeks attest to the venue’sretrenchment, embodied by this midweekback-to-back. Onetime Sour Note ElaineGreer builds on the smart, wistful sounds of2011’s Annotations on Tuesday, with pointedrowdiness from Frank Smith, more songcraftfrom Wil Cope, and openers Bitter Birds.Wednesday, confrontation punks Elvis twistand shout with Sixty Minute Man and DitchWitch. What happens in Vegas stays there.– Raoul HernandezMarc fucking SavLovpreSentSClub de Ville, Wednesday 9<strong>The</strong>re’s something for everyone onthis midweek flight curated by veterancritic and lifelong punk Marc Savlov.60 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mScan Hopper’s artful post-punk fuzz pairsnicely with the synesthesia-inducingdrone of Baby Robots. Cabaret folk collectiveUkemi summons high drama tocounter the psychotronic gutter spiritualsof Tijuana Bible and Astronaut Suit.Snarling garage punks Corpus Gold do theSparkling City’s musical legacy proud ontheir cassette debut, while demented surfpunktrio Eets Feats provides the perfectscore for hanging <strong>10</strong> in a toxic lake.– Greg Beetsthe good MuSic cLuBHoly Mountain, Thursday <strong>10</strong><strong>The</strong>re will be no tears in beers for thishigh-spirited lineup. Mountain-folk purveyorsWhiskey Shivers lead the charge withlightning-fast banjo and barefoot shenanigans.Blues-tumbling quartet Slowtrainbrings harmonica-riffed joints and organ,while Guns of Navarone furthers countryinfluences with Gram Parsons-fused rock.Newcomer Holiday Style – composed ofex-Zykos, the Gloria Record, and FrankSmith members – takes on Holy Mountainfor the first time. A hodgepodge ofSouthern influences gives River Red itstwang back. Wiretree also performs.– Abby Johnstonin-stores: Friday: Knest, Trailer Space, 7pm; Saturday: Semaforo, Apache Tomcat, Trailer Space, 7pm;Thursday: Vicente Sena, Brian Wolff, Derik Kroeze, Trailer Space, 7pmsoundcheckFREE WEEKPong, HoRSiESContinental Club, Friday 4Okay, it’s not Free Week,but ATX’s indie-rock Ninetiesspawned it. $<strong>10</strong>.ViDEo gAmES LiVELong Center, Saturday 5Ditto about Free Weekabove, but look for Friends ofDean Martinez native pedalsteeler blazer Bill Elm amongthe live soundtrackers.DEEP SPAcE,THE Boxing LESSonMohawk, Sunday 6Free-week NASA psych, withObscured by Echoes and rockersResidual Kid inside.HEADDRESS, cAmP x-RAyHoly Mountain, Sunday 6New weird <strong>Austin</strong>, withLa Migra, Communion, andSweat Lodge.by Raoul HERnandEzHARDLy SounDViEWing PARTyScoot Inn, Monday 7Local PBS rockumentary hostsCarpetbagger, Looka Looka Looka,and Ralph White.KingDom oF SuiciDE LoVERS,mAniKinClub de Ville, Tuesday 8X punk meets No Wave,overflowing with the Del-Vipers,the Dead Space, Videoing, HolidayMountain, and Suspirians.THE SWEET nuTHinHole in the Wall, Wednesday 9Brit-pop tight, with a touch oftwang. Elijah Ford & the Bloomcomplement.SPRAy PAinT/HoLy WAVERed 7, Thursday <strong>10</strong>More mammoth inside/outsideroulette, with Spray Paint and the SourNotes splattering art-punk and popindoors, and metallics the Well andDum Dum Girls spin-off Cheap Curlsriding a Holy Wave out in the elements.
(11/12)(11/13)friday (1.4)• Wild Bill & the Lost Knobs 7pm•Will T Massey 9pmsaturday (1.5)•Tiffany Dodgen 6pm• Tricia Mitchell 8pmsunday (1.6)•James Caronna 6pm•Pink Floyd Happy Hourwith Mo Pair 8pm1601 BARTON SPRINGS RDmonday (1.7)Happy New Years!Open until 5pmtuesday (1.8)•Seth Sherman 7pm•Erik Hokkanen’s Laboratory 9pmwednesday (1.9)•Mudd Learning Center 6pm•Aiden Kross 8pm•Javelina 9pmALL AGES, ALL THE TIMEFRIDAY, JANUARY 4FREE WEEK!DOORS@ 8PM: MODERN OUTSIDER PRESENTS:UME•THE CALM BLUE SEATHE BLACK AND WHITE YEARSMY JERUSALEM•SOFT SWELLSFRIDAY, JANUARY 11DOORS @ 8PM:JOKER+PLASTICIANFRIDAY, JANUARY 18DOORS@ 8PM: LED ZEPPELIN 2C3CONCERTS.COMSATURDAY, JANUARY 19DOORS @ 9PM: 512MYPARTY PRESENTSDJ BL3ND•PROTTYPERAPTORCAROLINE D’AMOREWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23DOORS@ 9PM: CALEXICO•BAHAMASC3CONCERTS.COM512-800-46282015 E. RIVERSIDECOMING SOON: 1/25 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS W/ HOUNDMOUTH (C3CONCERTS.COM) • 1/26 GETO BOYS• 1/27 BADFISH, A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME (C3CONCERTS.COM) • 2/2 TORO Y MOI W/ WILD BELLE, DOG BITE (C3CONCERTS.COM)• 2/5 TESTAMENT / OVERKILL / FLOTSAM & JETSAM • 2/15 TALKING HEADS HOOT NITE FT. MEMBERS OF A LIVE ONE, THE TRIM,MOVING MATTER, DEADEYE, AND JABERVY W/ ROXY ROCA • 2/16 TAKE ACTION TOUR 2013 FT. THE USUAL W/ WE CAME ASROMANS, CROWN THE EMPIRE, MINDFLOW (C3CONCERTS.COM) • 2/17 NEUROSIS • 2/20 THE HIVES (C3CONCERTS.COM)• 2/21 GRAVEYARD W/ THE SHRINE (C3CONCERTS.COM)ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT EMOSAUSTIN.COM,WATERLOO RECORDS, TRAILER SPACE, & END OF AN EAR RECORDSFRIDAY 1/4AARON NAVARROCLUB <strong>10</strong>PMTHE JIGGLEWATTSBURLESQUE AND CABARETDJ KENN ROOFTOPDJ KID IN THE GIBSON ROOMSATURDAY 1/5CONTINUUMSW/O CONQUERERDJ KENN ROOFTOPDJ KID IN THE GIBSON ROOMSUNDAY 1/6CLUB <strong>10</strong>PMALAN HAYNESDRINK SPECIALSMONDAY 1/7BLUE MONDAY BLUES JAM W/MIKE MILLIGAN &THE ALTAR BOYZ 8PM$3 DRINK SPECIALSTUESDAY 1/8AARON NAVARRO 8PMDRINK SPECIALSWEDNESDAY 1/9BIRDLEGG AND THETIGHTFIT BLUES BAND$3 DRINK SPECIALSmaggiemaesaustin.com sixth streetText MAGGIESROCKS to 22828sixth street 478.854122828 for Music & Event Updates!this weekendevery fridayMaggie Mae's Gibson Lounge Presents<strong>The</strong>Jigglewatts“<strong>Austin</strong>’s finestburlesque sensations”Tickets Available atthe door or onlinea u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 61
62 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mFri 1/4FREE WEEK:Smoke & Feathers,Scorpion Child,<strong>The</strong> Blind Petsw/ Emily Bell, Burning AvalancheSat 1/5FREE WEEK:ONE4ALL, GALVANIX,MOST JEFFINITELY,MILLSIONAIRETue 1/8FREE WEEK:Danny Malone,Three Leaf,Befriend <strong>The</strong> Bearsw/ Calliope Musicals,Gorgeous HandsWed 1/9FREE WEEK:Shakey GravesJanuary Residencyw/ Peter Wagner of <strong>The</strong> MercersFri 1/11FREE WEEK:<strong>10</strong>1X Homegrown Live & UKTX present:<strong>The</strong> TontonsA Silent Film (UK)Sounds Under RadioStereo Is A LieSat 1/19<strong>The</strong> Eastern Seaand Kopecky Family Bandw/ Emily Wolfe (c3concerts.com)Fri 2/1Ott & <strong>The</strong> Seeing Iw/ Kilowatts (c3concerts.com)Sat 2/2North Mississippi Allstars(c3concerts.com)TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE &AT THE BOX OFFICE OF BEALE STREET TAVERN214 East 6th Street 4 <strong>Austin</strong>, TXwww.<strong>The</strong>Parish<strong>Austin</strong>.comLive Music venuesAMAYA’S TACO VILLAGE, 5804 N I-35, 458-2531ANDERSON MILL TAVERN, <strong>10</strong>401 Anderson Mill,918-1599ANTONE’S, 213 W. Fifth, 320-8424AUSTIN JAVA CAFE & BAR, 1608 Barton Springs Rd.,482-9450THE BACKYARD AT BEE CAVE, 13801 Bee Cave Pkwy.,651-5033BAKER ST. PUB & GRILL, 3003 S. Lamar, 691-9140BAR 141, 141 E. Hopkins St., San Marcos,512/558-7399BAR MIRABEAU, 800 W. Sixth, 436-9633BARTON CREEK FARMERS MARKET,2901 S. Capital of Texas Hwy, 443-0143, 280-1976BAT BAR, 218 E. Sixth, 474-6363BB ROVERS, 12636 Research Ste. B-<strong>10</strong>1, 335-9504B.D. RILEY’S IRISH PUB, 204 E. Sixth, 494-1335BEAUTY BALLROOM, 2015 E. Riverside, 800-4628BEERLAND, 711 Red River, 479-ROCKBLACKERBY VIOLIN SHOP & CONCERT HALL,1111 W. Anderson, 469-9343BLIND PIG PUB, 317 E. Sixth, 472-0809BROKEN SPOKE, 3201 S. Lamar, 442-6189THE BROWN BAR, 201 W. Eighth, 480-8330BUDDY’S PLACE, 8619 Burnet Rd., 459-4677CACTUS CAFE, Texas Union, UT campus, 475-6515CAROUSEL LOUNGE, 11<strong>10</strong> E. 52nd, 452-6790CEDAR STREET, 208 W. Fourth, 495-9669CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 200 E. Eighth,472-2445CHAIN DRIVE, 504 Willow, 480-9017CHEATHAM STREET WAREHOUSE,119 Cheatham St., San Marcos, 512/353-3777CHEZ ZEE, 5406 Balcones, 454-2666CHUGGIN’ MONKEY, 219 E. Sixth, 476-5015CLUB DE VILLE, 900 Red River, 457-0900CONTINENTAL CLUB, 1315 S. Congress, 441-2444COTTON CLUB, 212 E. Davilla St., Granger,512/859-0700COUPLAND DANCEHALL, <strong>10</strong>1-<strong>10</strong>3 Hoxie, Coupland,512/856-2226DELI WERKS, 7500 Lohman Ford Rd., Lago Vista,512/267-0065DIZZY ROOSTER, 306 E. Sixth, 236-1667DONN’S DEPOT, 1600 W. Fifth, 478-0336THE DRISKILL HOTEL, 604 Brazos, 474-5911EDDIE V’S EDGEWATER GRILLE, 301 E. Fifth,472-1860EL MERCADO, 1302 S. First, 447-7445EL SOL Y LA LUNA, 600 E. Sixth, 444-7770ELEPHANT ROOM, 315 Congress, 473-2279ELYSIUM, 705 Red River, 478-2979EMO’S EAST, 2015 E. Riverside, 800-4628EVANGELINE CAFE, 8<strong>10</strong>6 Brodie, 28-CAJUNFAIR BEAN COFFEE, 22<strong>10</strong>-I S. First, 444-BEANFIREHOUSE LOUNGE, 605 Brazos, 2<strong>10</strong>-25221ST DOWN AND STASSNEY SPORTS BAR & GRILL,730 W. Stassney #120, 215-0600FLAMINGO CANTINA, 515 E. Sixth, 494-9336FLIPNOTICS COFFEESPACE, 1601 Barton Springs Rd.,480-8646FRANK, 407 Colorado, 494-6916FRIENDS, 208 E. Sixth, 320-8193GIDDY UPS, 120<strong>10</strong> Manchaca Rd., 280-4732GINNY’S LITTLE LONGHORN SALOON,5434 Burnet Rd.GREEN PASTURES RESTAURANT, 811 W. Live Oak,444-4747GRUENE HALL, 1281 Gruene Rd., New Braunfels,830/606-1281, 830/629-5077GÜERO’S TACO BAR, 1412 S. Congress, 447-7688HALCYON, 218 W. Fourth, 472-9637HOLE IN THE WALL, 2538 Guadalupe, 302-1470HOLY MOUNTAIN, 617 E. Seventh, 391-1943HOTEL VEGAS, 1500 E. Sixth, 524-1584HOUSE WINE, 408 Josephine, 322-52<strong>10</strong>KINGDOM NIGHTCLUB, <strong>10</strong>3 E Fifth St, Ste. BLA PALAPA, 6640 Hwy. 290 E., 459-8729LAMBERTS, 401 W. Second, 494-1500LAS PALOMAS, 3201 Bee Caves Rd. #122, 327-9889LEGENDARY WHITE SWAN, 1906 E. 12th, 524-5702LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS,701 W. Riverside, 457-5<strong>10</strong>0LUCKY LOUNGE, 209-A W. Fifth, 479-7700LUSTRE PEARL, 97 Rainey, 469-0400MARIA’S TACO XPRESS, 2529 S. Lamar, 444-0261MOHAWK, 912 Red River, 482-8404MOJOE ROOM BAR & GRILL, 6406 N. I-35 #1600,206-41<strong>10</strong>MOZART’S COFFEE ROASTERS,3825 Lake <strong>Austin</strong> Blvd., 477-2900NASTY’S, 606 Maiden, 453-4349ND AT 501 STUDIOS, 501 N. I-35, 485-3001NEWORLDELI, 4<strong>10</strong>1 Guadalupe, 451-7170NUTTY BROWN CAFE, 12225 Hwy. 290 W., 301-4648THE OASIS, 6550 Comanche Trail, 266-2442THE OFFICE LOUNGE, 1207 Leander Rd.,Georgetown, 512/869-1137ONE 2 ONE BAR, 1509 S. Lamar, 473-0121OPA!, 2050 S. Lamar, 326-8742THE PARISH UNDERGROUND, 214 E. Sixth, 494-6078THE PARISH, 214 E. Sixth, 473-8381PATSY’S CAFE, 5001 E. Ben White, 444-2020PEDRO’S PLACE, 1601 Guadalupe, 472-2369POODIE’S HILLTOP ROADHOUSE, 22308 Hwy. 71 W.,Spicewood, 512/264-0318POODLE DOG LOUNGE, 6507 Burnet Rd., 465-9468RATTLE INN, 6<strong>10</strong> Nueces St., 373-8306REALE’S PIZZA & CAFE, 13450 Hwy. 183 N.,335-5115RED 7, 611 E. Seventh, 476-8<strong>10</strong>0RED EYED FLY, 715 Red River, 474-<strong>10</strong>84RILEY’S TAVERN, 8894 FM 1<strong>10</strong>2, Hunter,512/392-3132ROADHOUSE, 1<strong>10</strong>3 Wonder St., Round Rock,512/218-0813RUSTY’S, 405 E. Seventh, 482-9002THE SAHARA LOUNGE, 1413 Webberville Rd.,927-0700SAM’S TOWN POINT, 2115 Allred, 282-0083SATELLITE BISTRO & BAR, 5900 Slaughter #400,288-9994SAXON PUB, 1320 S. Lamar, 448-2552SCHOLZ GARTEN, 1607 San Jacinto, 751-5650THE SCOOT INN, 1308 E. Fourth, 478-6200SHENANIGANS, 13233 Pond Springs Rd., 258-9717SHERLOCK’S BAKER ST. PUB & GRILL,9012 Research Ste. C-1, 380-9443SHOOTERS BILLIARDS NORTH, 11416 RR 620 N.,401-2060SPEAKEASY, 412 Congress, 476-8017SPIDER HOUSE 29TH ST. BALLROOM, 2906 Fruth,480-9562SQUARERUT KAVA BAR, 6000 S. Congress #<strong>10</strong>6,382-9293THE STAGE ON SIXTH, 508 E. Sixth, 614-1540STRANGE BREW LOUNGE SIDE, 5326 Manchaca Rd.,828-7636STUBB’S, 801 Red River, 480-8341SWAN DIVE, 615 Red River, 994-2819TEXAS BAR & GRILL, 14611 Burnet Rd., 255-1300TEXAS MIST, 1115 Bastrop Hwy., 385-3553TEXAS MUSIC THEATER, 120 E. San Antonio St.,San Marcos, 512/667-7216THINGS CELTIC, 1806 W. 35th, 472-2358THE THIRSTY NICKEL, 325 E. Sixth, 473-8891THREADGILL’S WORLD HQ, 301 W. Riverside,472-9304THRICE, 909 W. Mary, 447-9743TOM’S TABOOLEY, 2928 Guadalupe #<strong>10</strong>2, 479-7337TRAILER SPACE RECORDS, 1401-A Rosewood,524-1445TRIPLE CROWN, 206 N. Edward Gary St.,San Marcos, 512/396-2236VARSITY BAR, 2324 Guadalupe, 795-8888VICTORY GRILL, 1<strong>10</strong>4 E. 11th, 291-6211W HOTEL, 200 Lavaca, 866/961-3327, 542-3600WAR HORSE, 209 W. Fifth, Ste. B, 653-1962THE WATER-HOLE SALOON, 5244 Hwy. 71 E.,Del Valle, 512/247-5119WATERLOO ICE HOUSE, 1<strong>10</strong>6 W. 38th, 451-5245WHIP IN, 1950 S. I-35, 442-5337Z’TEJAS, 11<strong>10</strong> W. Sixth, 478-5355
Cheatham StreetWAREHOUSE<strong>Austin</strong>’s far-out music hall in San Marcoswww.cheathamstreet.comthfrsaRANDY ROGERS &SURPRISE GUESTJEFF PLANKENHORN& MICHAEL O’CONNORCOMINGSOON:THE FOSSILSCHEATHAM STREET ALL-STARStuwe KENT FINLAY’S SONGWRITERS’ CIRCLEJAN <strong>10</strong> GOOD GIRLS WITH BAD INTENTIONSJAN 11 CAROLYN WONDERLANDJAN 12 DAMN QUAILS119 CHEATHAM ST., SAN MARCOS 512-353-3777• CLASSIC COCKTAILS •• VINTAGE BOWLING •• LIVE ENTERTAINMENT •THURSDAY, JANUARY 3DJ BLUNT FORCELiveMusicEarly ...sat1/5WEd1/9tHU1/<strong>10</strong>fri1/11sat1/12LateNightLoungin’No Cover • Free ShowSdJ tad sPiNs ’til 8pmthe stonerollers 9pmiaN McLaGaN& tHE BUMP BaNd 6pm<strong>The</strong> Return of Happy Hour featuring 2012 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Inducteelater: the continums,the brothers vinyl,park n’ murray 9pmraGE aGaiNstCHarLiE sHEEN 9pmwoundedcity 9pm209a West 5th st. 479-7700Call us to book your private party!www.theluckylounge.com • www.facebook.com/luckyloungeatxFRIDAY, JANUARY 4LES AND THEFUNK MOBDJ JERICHO ONESATURDAY, JANUARY 5STARSDJ KBSUNDAY, JANUARY 6ADAM RODGERSTUESDAY, JANUARY 8SALSA NIGHTWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9SOUND REVEL412 CONGRESS AVENUEfor private events call 512.47.PARTYor EVENTS@47PARTY.COMwww.speakeasyaustin.coma u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 63
2 BIG SHOWSALL AGES SHOWDOORS 2:30PMSHOW 3PMLATE SHOWDOORS 6:30PMSHOW 7PMCLUB listingsThuRSDAY 03AMAYA’S TACO VILLAGEJohnny Gonzales (5:00)ANTONE’S Free Week w/ JackWilson, <strong>The</strong>se Mad Dogs ofGlory, Mayeux & Broussard,Darren Hoff & the HardTimes (9:30) ABAKER ST. PUB & GRILL<strong>The</strong> Studebakers, MasonRuffner, Jessie Harris (9:00)BAR MIRABEAU Paula Maya♪(7:00)BEAUTY BALLROOM FreeWeek w/ Oh Look Out,Magnet School, MyEducation♪, Digital Antique♪,the Politics (9:00) ÑABEERLAND Free Week w/Feral Future, Ghetto Ghouls,Horse + Donkey, DeadSpace, Foreign Mothers(9:00)BROKEN SPOKE TonyHarrison, Dance Lessons,Jesse Dayton♪ (6:00)CAROUSEL LOUNGE BombaChica, the Footnotes, thePerilous Tide (9:00)CHAIN DRIVE <strong>The</strong>Creationists, Lockemup,Half-Mile Fox Fur, Daze ofHeaven (<strong>10</strong>:00) RCHEATHAM STREETWAREHOUSE Randy Rogers(9:30)CLUB DE VILLE FreeWeek, Inside: VoluptuousNeighbors, Feverbones,Dead Peasants, ElectricAttitude (9:00); Outside:Korkus, Train wreck♪, GabeHascall (7:00) RCONTINENTAL CLUB Gallery:Dan Dyer♪, Tameca Jones(8:30); In the Club: <strong>The</strong>Whiskey Sisters (6:30), BenKweller, Dan Goebel (<strong>10</strong>:00)RDONN’S DEPOT Murphy’sInlawsEDDIE V’S EDGEWATERGRILLE James Polk (7:30) AEL MERCADO Ghosts Alongthe Brazos (<strong>10</strong>:00) AELEPHANT ROOM EphraimOwens Quintet (9:30)FRANK Free Week w/ Sons ofSantos, Jericho, En Route,Fellows (9:30) AGIDDY UPS Open Mic w/ GregDuffy (8:00)GINNY’S LITTLE LONGHORNSALOON Alvin Crow (9:00)GRUENE HALL Tommy Elskes(1:00), AC & the Bad Billys(6:00) AGÜERO’S TACO BAR LosFlames (6:30)HOLE IN THE WALL OtherLovers, the Gents, AwkwardRobot, Glow in the Sun (9:00)HOLY MOUNTAIN FreeWeek w/ Featherface, theBaker Family, O Conqueror,Megafauna, Hydra Melody RLUCKY LOUNGE Ian McLagan& the Bump Band (6:00);Este Vato, Sun Machine,Li’l T (8:00)MOHAWK Free Week,Outside: Whalers♪,((Sounder)), Guns ofNavarone; Inside: <strong>The</strong>Harms, End Wave, BlackBooks, Les Rav, <strong>10</strong>YR(7:00)ND AT 501 STUDIOS FreeWeek w/ Dishonoredl,Unfinished Swan, JuegosRancheros, Total UnicornONE 2 ONE BAR MelodieFest w/ Six Sons of aGun, Ray Prim, BabyAtlas, Brannen Temple,Dahebegebees, WidgeonHolland, Sarah Temple(5:00)OPA! Chuck Anastasiou (7:00)THE PARISH Free Week w/the Nouns, Bipolar Bears♪,Gorgeous Hands, Growl,SuperLiteBike (9:00)PATSY’S CAFE Pamela Allen,the Biscuit Rollers (6:30)POODIE’S HILLTOPROADHOUSE AmandaCevallos, Texas K.G.B.(6:00) AA ALL AGES VENUE R ROADSHOW Ñ RECOMMENDED ♪ HEAR MUSIC ONLINEroad showsJanuarythu 3Lockemup, Chain DriveTrain wreck, ElectricAttitude, Dead Peasants,Feverbones, Club de VilleDan Goebel, Continental ClubFeatherface, Holy MountainAnimal Train, Red 7Tallhart, Stubb’sCubic Harvester, TrailerSpace RecordsPi, Emily Herring, TripleCrownfri 4Los Skarnales, CincoDoce, Flamingo CantinaPsychic Palms, Hotel VegasKNEST, Trailer Space RecordsOttis Coleman Band, theWater-Hole Saloonsat 5Leftover Crack, BeautyBallroomGuster, CentralPresbyterian ChurchMighty Mountain, Clubde VilleHomer Henderson,Continental ClubBad Sports, Hotel Vegas<strong>The</strong> Really Rottens, theGo Wows, LegendaryWhite SwanBumpin’ Uglies, ND at501 StudiosTaking on Poseidon, RedEyed Flysun 6Jungle Bodies, BeerlandSecret Levels, Red 7Ottis Coleman Band, theWater-Hole Saloonmon 7Future Humans, Red 7tue 8Dwight Smith, HalcyonGentlemen Rogues, HolyMountain<strong>The</strong> Dead See, Akris, RatBabies, Red 7wed 9Eets Feats, Corpus Gold,Club de VillePower Trip, Holy MountainDavid Dondero, GhostsI’ve Met, Mohawk<strong>The</strong> Growlers, VacantLots, Red 7thu <strong>10</strong>Mighty Mountain, BeautyBallroomImpalers, BeerlandWhite Walls, Red 7Blackwater Revival, TripleCrown64 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mLISTINGS ARE FREE AND PRINTED ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS. ACTS ARE LISTED ChRONOLOGICALLy. SChEDuLES ARE SuBjECT TOChANGE, SO CALL CLuBS TO CONFIRm LINEuPS. START TImES ARE PROVIDED whERE kNOwN AND ARE Pm uNLESS OThERwISE NOTED.SuBmISSION INSTRuCTIONS: muSIC LISTINGS DEADLINE IS mONDAy mORNINGS, 9Am, FOR ThAT wEEk’S ISSuE, PuBLIShED ONThuRSDAy. PLEASE INDICATE ROADShOwS AND RESIDENCIES. SEND VENuE NAmE, ADDRESS, PhONE NumBER, ACTS, AND START TImESTO: CLuB LISTINGS, PO BOx 49066, AuSTIN, Tx 78765; FAx, 458-69<strong>10</strong>; PhONE, 454-5766 x159; EmAIL, clubs@austinchronicle.com.<strong>Austin</strong> bAnds: We WAnt to heAr from you. if you hAven’t registered And uploAded your mp3s to the musiciAnsregister, go to austinchronicle.com/register. AnyWhere your bAnd is mentioned, your music Will be feAtured.
D E C E M B E RGARY CLARK JR.“Blak and Blu”THE FLATLANDERS“<strong>The</strong> Odessa Tapes”WILLIE NELSON“Heroes”RYAN BINGHAM“Tomorrowland”ZZ TOP“La Futura”THE RESENTMENTS“Ghost Ship”KAT EDMONSON“Way Down Low”RUTHIE FOSTER“Let It Burn”VARIOUS ARTISTS“This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Gary Clark”VARIOUS ARTISTS“Live at the White Horse in <strong>Austin</strong> Vol. 1”© 2011 Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX 77984a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 65
1511 B E 6th Street (6th & Comal)Mon-Sun 12pm-2amHAPPY HOUR$1 OFFNOON-9PM DAILYwww.<strong>The</strong>Eastern.netCLUB LISTINGSRED 7 Free Week, Outside:Animal Train, Adam & theBullshark, Three’s Away;Inside: Chris Crofton, Starlings(TN), Mandible, Mr. Lewis &the Funeral Five (9:00) RSATELLITE BISTRO & BARMatt Farrell (7:00)SAXON PUB Eightysixxed(6:30), Patrice Pike, CariHutson (8:00)SHERLOCK’S BAKER ST.PUB & GRILL <strong>The</strong> MaxSPEAKEASY <strong>The</strong> Vurdict (9:00)THE STAGE ON SIXTH JonnyGray (9:00)STUBB’S Free Week w/ DriverFriendly, Tallheart (9:00) RTHE THIRSTY NICKEL Mike V.Trio (4:30, 8:30)TRAILER SPACE RECORDSDan Mohr, Crazy Cloud,Cubic Harvester (7:00) RATRIPLE CROWN Emily Herring(6:00); Pi, Deep Space, JellyBones (<strong>10</strong>:00) RWAR HORSE Tom Ben Lindley& the Law (9:00)THE WATER-HOLE SALOONOpen Mic w/ Mark AllanAtwood (7:30)Z’TEJAS <strong>The</strong> Brew (6:00)fRiDAY 04AMAYA’S TACO VILLAGEJohnny Gonzales (5:00)ANDERSON MILL TAVERNSonny WolfBAKER ST. PUB & GRILLBlue Finger DiscoB.D. RILEY’S IRISH PUBSean Orr (<strong>10</strong>:30)BEAUTY BALLROOM Free Weekw/ Uglytwin, DSGNS, Brinkof Disaster, Beyond Gods &Empires, Prey for SleepBEERLAND Free Week w/Ditch Witch, Spray Paint,Crooked Bangs, the RealEnergy (9:00)BROKEN SPOKE DanceLessons, the Cornell HurdBand (8:00)BUDDY’S PLACE SonGeezinslaw, Glenn Collins(8:00)CAROUSEL LOUNGE MadCowboys (7:00)CHEATHAM STREETWAREHOUSE MichaelO’Connor, Jeff PlankenhornCHUGGIN’ MONKEY Mike V.(9:00)CLUB DE VILLE Free week,Inside: Think No Think,<strong>The</strong> Earthtone Players♪;Outside: Blind Tactic, ScorpioRising, SuperLiteBike, thePreservationCONTINENTAL CLUB Gallery:Robert Kraft Trio, Mike FlaniginTrio (8:30); In the Club: <strong>The</strong>Horsies, Pong (<strong>10</strong>:00)DIZZY ROOSTER AaronNavarro (6:00)DONN’S DEPOT Donn & theStation MastersEDDIE V’S EDGEWATER GRILLEMark Goodwin Trio (7:00) AEL SOL Y LA LUNA Tipicos deCuba (11:00) AELEPHANT ROOM GailaKenneally, Slim Richey, GatoSix (6:30)EMO’S EAST Free Week w/Soft Swells, My Jerusalem,the Black & White Years,Calm Blue Sea, Ume (9:00)FAIR BEAN COFFEE Open Micw/ Amy Zamarripa, TracyWeinberg, Max Nofziger (5:00)1ST DOWN AND STASSNEYSPORTS BAR & GRILLKevin & the Krawlers (9:00)FLAMINGO CANTINA FreeWeek w/ Los BanditosCosmicos, Cinco Doce♪,Este Vato, Los Skarnales(9:00) RFLIPNOTICS COFFEESPACEWild Bill & the Lost Knobs(7:00) A, Will T. Massey(9:00) AFRANK Free Week w/ AshleighStone, the Shears, Les Rav,Mobley♪ (9:30) AGRUENE HALL Slim Bawb(1:00), Jeff Strahan (7:00) AGÜERO’S TACO BAR BobbyFuentes (6:00)HOLY MOUNTAIN Free Weekw/ Feathers, Survive, OrthyHOTEL VEGAS Free Weekw/ Psychic Palms, YoungGirls, Roky Moon & the KissGoodnight, Bad Lovers, AGiant Dog (8:00) RLAMBERTS Free Week w/the Lonesome Heroes,the Villettes, Emily Wolfe(<strong>10</strong>:00)LEGENDARY WHITE SWANFree Week w/ PurpleStickpin, T. Tex EdwardsLUSTRE PEARL Free Weekw/ Space Elevators, BaliYaaah♪, Halaska♪ (8:00)MARIA’S TACO XPRESSLeeann Atherton (7:00) AMOHAWK Free Week, Inside:<strong>The</strong> Ripe, Bobby Jealousy,<strong>The</strong> Ugly Beats♪; Outside:<strong>The</strong> Laughing, Mixed UseMedia♪, Sip Sip (8:00)ND AT 501 STUDIOS FreeWeek w/ Dead Strangers,Tump, Slowtrain, FlametrickSubs; North Door: DJBenzo, BoomBaptistTHE OFFICE LOUNGE King OnusONE 2 ONE BAR Drew Davis,Paul Renna, 40 Dead Men(7:00)OPA! Richard Gilbert (8:00)POODIE’S HILLTOPROADHOUSE Jon Napier,Texas Sky♪, Jason James(8:00) APOODLE DOG LOUNGE TracieLynn (9:00)RED 7 Free Week, Inside:Followed by Static♪, SimpleCircuit, the Gospel Truth,James Arthur’s Manhunt;Outside: Unknown Relatives,the Stuffies, Grand Champeen,the Golden Boys (9:00)RED EYED FLY Wells Branch,Jalapeno Heads, CityLineHorizon, Pocket OdysseyROADHOUSE Dewayne Davis♪THE SAHARA LOUNGE GiuliaMillanta, David Pulkingham(7:00); Body Rock ATX (<strong>10</strong>:00)SAXON PUB Denny Freeman(6:00), Johnny Nicholas, theLennings♪, Jake Levinson(8:00)SHENANIGANS Jul & theChrome WheelsSHERLOCK’S BAKER ST.PUB & GRILL <strong>The</strong> MaxSHOOTERS BILLIARDSNORTH LC Rocks (9:30)SQUARERUT KAVA BAR KavaSutra BandTHE STAGE ON SIXTHTish Lancaster & theMizzbehavin Band (8:30)STUBB’S Free Week w/ DanielFrancis Doyle, the Chorderoys,Seth Sherman (9:00)SWAN DIVE Free Week w/the Collection, the BakerFamily, Your Friendly Ghost,the CouchTEXAS MIST DJ JoeHernandez (9:00)THE THIRSTY NICKEL <strong>The</strong>Bomb Squad (8:30)TRAILER SPACE RECORDSKNEST (7:00) RATRIPLE CROWN Mark Jungers(6:00); Grant Ewing, theShady Rest Band (<strong>10</strong>:00)WAR HORSE Audiolight, Raven& the Blackbirds (9:00)THE WATER-HOLE SALOONOttis Coleman Band, GhostsAlong the Brazos (7:30) RSATuRDAY 05AMAYA’S TACO VILLAGEJohnny Gonzales (5:00)ANDERSON MILL TAVERNSparkBAKER ST. PUB & GRILLRoxy Roca♪BARTON CREEK FARMERSMARKET Jimmy Joe Natoli,the Better Halves, ShelleyKing (9:00am) AB.D. RILEY’S IRISH PUB JakeLevinson (<strong>10</strong>:30)BEAUTY BALLROOM FreeWeek w/ Here to Offend,Juicy Karkass, Crack Box,Krum Bums, Leftover Crack(<strong>10</strong>:00) RBEERLAND Free Weekw/ Church Shoes, JohnSchooley’s One-Man Band,Dikes of Holland, the CrackPipes (9:00)BROKEN SPOKE DanceLessons, Bobby Flores (8:00)CAROUSEL LOUNGE Jane’s<strong>Austin</strong> (7:00)CENTRAL PRESBYTERIANCHURCH Guster RACHEATHAM STREETWAREHOUSE <strong>The</strong> Fossils(9:00)66 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mA ALL AGES VENUE R ROADSHOW Ñ RECOMMENDED ♪ HEAR MUSIC ONLINE
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CLUB LISTINGS68 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m ➽ FRI. JAN. 4fortydead men 11PMPaul Renna 9PMdrew davis 7PM➽ SAT. JAN. 5baby atlas 11:30PMKARL MORGAN BAND 9:30PMcarson brock and the effect 7:30PM➽ TUE. JAN. 8TREETOP SAILORS 11PMMOONSHINERS 9:15PMHALF GRAND 8:15PMSKIRT THE ISSUE 7PM➽ WED. JAN. 9dave scher trio 11PMBLACK RED BLACK(BReNNaN TEMPLE, EPRHAIM OWENS AND RED YOUNG) 9PMKARL MORGAN BAND 7PM➽ THU. JAN. <strong>10</strong>dahebegebees 11PMPROGRESS 9PMO CONQUEROR 7PMHappy Hour daily 5-7pm • 125 free parking spaces$2 wells + domestics weekdays 5pm-7pm1509 s. lamar • 473-0121one2onebar.comfrom saturdayCHUGGIN’ MONKEY JohnChavez (4:30), Tish &Misbehavin’ (9:30)CLUB DE VILLE Free Week,Inside: Obscured byEchoes, the Blind Owls;Outside: <strong>The</strong> Gents,Auroravore, MightyMountain RCONTINENTAL CLUB Gallery:Scarlett Olson, Mike FlaniginTrio (8:30); In the Club:Tribute to the King w/ TedRoddy & the King ConjureOrchestra, Shaun Young’sNew Blue Moon Boys (3:00,7:00); Dynaphonics, Barfield,Homer Henderson (<strong>10</strong>:00) RDELI WERKS Kevin & theKrawlers (9:00) ADIZZY ROOSTER Mike V. (6:00)DONN’S DEPOT NashHernandez OrchestraEDDIE V’S EDGEWATER GRILLEGeorge Carver (8:00) AELEPHANT ROOM PeteRodriguez (9:30)FLAMINGO CANTINA FreeWeek w/ LZ Love, FootPatrol, Catastica (9:00)FRANK Free Week w/ Antiques,the Baker Family, Stereo Is aLie♪, Whitman (9:30) AGRUENE HALL Bo Phillips(1:00), the Gourds (9:00) AGÜERO’S TACO BAR PaulOrta & the Kingpins (6:30)HOLE IN THE WALL Next inLine, Ezra Lbs., the Schisms,Hambergeusa (<strong>10</strong>:00)3201S. Lamar442-6189PHOTO BY M. DAPRAFRI, jAn 4 8-9pm dance lessons9:00pmSAT, jAn 5 8-9pm dance lessonsMOn, jAn 79:00pmHOLY MOUNTAIN Free Week w/Mrs. Glass, Mirror Travel, <strong>The</strong>Lost Counts♪, East CameronFolkcore, Hard Proof Afrobeat♪HOTEL VEGAS Free Weekw/ Loteria, Pharoahs, BadLovers, Bad Sports RLAMBERTS Free Week w/Joshua Joseph, members ofToast (<strong>10</strong>:00)LEGENDARY WHITE SWANBrass Knuckle Band, the GoWows, the Really Rottens♪(<strong>10</strong>:00) RLONG CENTER FOR THEPERFORMING ARTS VideoGames Live w/ Bill Elm (8:00)LUCKY LOUNGE DJ TadMOHAWK Free Week, Outside:Little Lo♪, Cartright, WhiskeyShivers, Marmalakes (7:00);Inside: Lomelda, Waldo & theNaturals, Ghostbunny, NativeAmerican, Sphynx (8:00)ND AT 501 STUDIOS FreeWeek w/ Think No Think,Bumpin’ Uglies, DJ ChorizoFunk, Lost Soul Revue RNEWORLDELI Jan Seides♪ (7:00)ONE 2 ONE BAR CarsonBrock, Karl Morgan♪, BabyAtlas (7:00)OPA! Tanya Winch & DirtyMercy, Felix Pompa & OldSchool, Eric Hisaw (3:00)POODIE’S HILLTOPROADHOUSE Billy Bacon& the Forbidden Pigs, ChrisAllbright (8:00) ARED 7 Free Week, Outside:Crooked Bangs, Woodgrain♪,Tia Carrera, the Flesh Lights,Eagle Claw; Inside: ResidualKid, Megabig, Sweat Lodge,Megafauna, Smoke & Feathers,My Education♪ (9:00)RED EYED FLY Free Week w/Last Judgement, Regretsof 27, Taking on Poseidon,40 Dead Men, the BargainScotch (7:30) RTHE SAHARA LOUNGE HuertaCulture, Zoumountchi (<strong>10</strong>:00)SATELLITE BISTRO & BAR Dr.James Polk (7:00) ÑSAXON PUB Bracken Hale(3:00), Bobby Whitlock &CoCo Carmel, the South<strong>Austin</strong> Moonlighters,Wounded City♪ (7:00)SHERLOCK’S BAKER ST.PUB & GRILL <strong>The</strong> MaxSHOOTERS BILLIARDSNORTH Check 1 (9:00)STUBB’S Free Week w/ PatriciaVonne, Vitera, Vallejo (9:00)SWAN DIVE Free Week w/End Wave, Jericho, Gobi♪THE THIRSTY NICKEL EarlHinton (4:30), Mike V. Trio(8:30)TRAILER SPACE RECORDSApache Tomcat, Semaforo(7:00) ATRIPLE CROWN FloundersWithout Eyes (9:00)WAR HORSE Blue Bear♪,Hoodygoode♪ (9:00)THE WATER-HOLE SALOONBruce Smith (9:30)SunDAY 06BAT BAR Amber Lucille♪ (7:00)BB ROVERS Open Mic (7:00) AB.D. RILEY’S IRISH PUBJoe Gee (noon), Irish TunesSession (9:00)BEERLAND Free Weekw/ Mom Jeans, VaticanBeach, Jungle Bodies, LoveCollector (9:00) RBLACKERBY VIOLIN SHOP& CONCERT HALL SantourConcert (3:00)BLIND PIG PUB Clay CompaniaCHEATHAM STREETWAREHOUSE ChurchUP (6:00)CLUB DE VILLE Free Week,Outside: Heart & Soul SoundSystem (8:00); Inside: RoyalForest, the Dead Left, OysterCatcher, Your Boyfriends,Classy Nudes (9:00)CONTINENTAL CLUB Gallery:Jon Dee Graham, Dupree(8:30); In the Club: PlanetCasper (3:30); Junior Brown,Heybale! (7:30)COTTON CLUB Can’t HardlyPlayboyz (7:00) ADIZZY ROOSTER John &Derek (6:00)EDDIE V’S EDGEWATERGRILLE Kris Kimura (7:00) AELEPHANT ROOM KevinLovejoy Trio (9:30)A ALL AGES VENUE R ROADSHOW Ñ RECOMMENDED ♪ HEAR MUSIC ONLINEcornell hurdbobbyfloresclosedTue, jAn 8 6-8pm armadillo road8:00pm weldon henson68
CLUB LISTINGSFLIPNOTICS COFFEESPACEPink Floyd Happy Hour w/ MoPair & Derek Morris (8:30) AFRIENDS J.T Coldfire (5:30),Blues Jam (9:00)GREEN PASTURESRESTAURANT JacquesVilmain (11:00am) AGRUENE HALL Noel McKay &Brennen Leigh (12:30), JohnEvans (4:00) AGÜERO’S TACO BAR <strong>The</strong>Recooperators (3:00)HOLE IN THE WALL FreeWeek w/ Farrago Ensemble,Holiday Mountain,ThunderCougarFalconBird,Meganaut♪ (9:00)HOLY MOUNTAIN FreeWeek w/ Sweat Lodge,Communion, Camp X-Ray♪,La Migra, HeaddressHOUSE WINE Justin Landers(6:00)KINGDOM NIGHTCLUB DJAndrew ParsonsMARIA’S TACO XPRESS Rockin’Gospel Project (noon) AMOHAWK Free Week w/Residual Kid, Obscured byEchoes, the Boxing Lesson,Deep Space (9:00)NUTTY BROWN CAFE JavaJazz (11:00am) ATHE OASIS <strong>The</strong> Brew AOPA! Musically Declined, BlueBear♪ (3:00)POODIE’S HILLTOPROADHOUSE Tessy LouWilliams & the Shotgun Stars(4:00), Bracken Hale (7:30) ARATTLE INN Backstage Jamw/ George Devore (7:00)RED 7 Free Week w/ theLeague of Extraordinary Gz,Secret Levels, Space CampDeath Squad, P-Tek, <strong>The</strong>Triggermen♪, Sip Sip (9:00) RTHE SAHARA LOUNGE C.J.Edwards (4:00), Saucerians(8:00)SATELLITE BISTRO & BARAva Arenella (11:00am)SAXON PUB <strong>The</strong> South <strong>Austin</strong>Moonlighters (5:00), theResentments (7:30)SCHOLZ GARTEN Jim’sCountry Jam (7:00) ASPEAKEASY Adam Rodgers(<strong>10</strong>:00)STRANGE BREW LOUNGESIDE Lounge Side: SuburbanBeat, Jeff Lofton, BrannenTemple (7:00) ATHINGS CELTIC Celtic SongSession (2:30)THRICE Bob Hoffnar & ChrisVestre (7:00)TRIPLE CROWN Open Mic w/Grant Ewing, Holly Aiken,Nate HindsW HOTEL Twilight Trio (11:00am)THE WATER-HOLE SALOONOttis Coleman Band (5:00) RZ’TEJAS <strong>The</strong> Jitterbug Vipers(6:00)monDAY 07CEDAR STREET Open MicCHEZ ZEE Rich Demarco(6:30) ACHUGGIN’ MONKEY theBomb Squad (9:30)CLUB DE VILLE Free Weekw/ Fatback Circus, the SourBridges, Muchos Backflips!♪,Chris Holland (9:00)CONTINENTAL CLUB Gallery:Church on Monday, MarshallHood (8:30); In the Club:<strong>The</strong> Peterson Bros. (6:30),Dale Watson & His LoneStars (<strong>10</strong>:00)DIZZY ROOSTER Dave Moretz(6:00), Lloyd Miller (9:00)DONN’S DEPOT Chris GageTHE DRISKILL HOTEL DriskillBar: Patricia G. (6:00)EDDIE V’S EDGEWATERGRILLE Kris Kimura (7:00) AELEPHANT ROOM Magnificent7 (6:00), Michael Mordecai’sJazz Jam (9:30)EVANGELINE CAFE CharlesThibodeaux & the <strong>Austin</strong>Cajun Aces (6:30) AFRANK Motown on Mondays(9:00) AGRUENE HALL Bret Graham(6:00) AHALCYON Roberto Riggio(<strong>10</strong>:00) AHOLE IN THE WALL FreeWeek w/ <strong>Austin</strong> Steamers,Ramsay Midwood (<strong>10</strong>:00)HOLY MOUNTAIN Free Weekw/ Migrant Kids, Les Rav,Holiday Mountain, LanguageRoomHOTEL VEGAS Free Week w/Taylor & Sara, Death Knelly,Bobby JealousyLA PALAPA Baby DallasMOHAWK Free Week w/ Dieseland Dixie, Oak Is Keeping♪,Opposite Day♪, Inkblot (9:00)MOZART’S COFFEEROASTERS John Wilson(8:00) ANASTY’S DJ MelNEWORLDELI Open Mic w/MT Hellton (6:00)PATSY’S CAFE Pamela Allen& the Biscuit Rollers (6:30)POODIE’S HILLTOPROADHOUSE SongwritersNight w/ George Ensle ARED 7 Free Week w/ FutureHumans, Rare Bird (9:00) RTHE SAHARA LOUNGE FunkJamSAXON PUB Lonelyland,Edison Chair, the Leavers(8:00)THE SCOOT INN RalphWhite, Looka Looka Looka,Carpetbagger (9:00)SHERLOCK’S BAKER ST.PUB & GRILL JonathanMoodySPEAKEASY Clay Compania(9:00)STRANGE BREW LOUNGESIDE Lounge Side: JodiAdair, Scrappy Jud Newcomb(6:00) ATHE THIRSTY NICKEL JasonPatton (9:00)TRIPLE CROWN Ben Schane(6:00), Chief & theDoomsday Device (9:00)VARSITY BAR <strong>The</strong> UnionLeague Sessions (9:00) AVICTORY GRILL Open ProBlues Jam w/ MatthewRobinson, Harold McMillan(9:00)A ALL AGES VENUE R ROADSHOW Ñ RECOMMENDED ♪ HEAR MUSIC ONLINEFri. 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RILEY’S IRISH PUBSuzanne Smith (7:00)BEAUTY BALLROOM DJ CzechOne, DJ Notion (9:00)BEERLAND Free Week:Comedy (9:00)BLIND PIG PUB Nothing LeftBROKEN SPOKE ArmadilloRoad, Weldon Henson (6:00)CAROUSEL LOUNGE DoubleBogie (7:00)CHUGGIN’ MONKEY SonnyWolf (9:30)CLUB DE VILLE Free Week,Inside: Manikin, the DeadSpace, Del-Vipers; Outside:Kingdom of Suicide Lovers,Holiday MountainCONTINENTAL CLUB Gallery:James McMurtry, EphraimOwens Experience (8:30);In the Club: Toni Price(6:30), Barfield, Hard ProofAfrobeat♪ (<strong>10</strong>:00)DIZZY ROOSTER AaronNavarro (6:00), Tish &Misbehavin’ (9:00)DONN’S DEPOT Donn & theStation MastersEDDIE V’S EDGEWATER GRILLEKevin Lovejoy Trio (7:00) AELEPHANT ROOM StanleySmith (6:00), Jon Blondell(9:30)ELYSIUM Revenge of the 90’s(<strong>10</strong>:00)FIREHOUSE LOUNGE <strong>The</strong>Love Leighs (<strong>10</strong>:00)FLIPNOTICS COFFEESPACEErik Hokkanen’s Laboratory(9:00) AFRIENDS Erin Jaimes (7:00)HALCYON Dwight Smith(<strong>10</strong>:00) RAHOLE IN THE WALL Free Weekw/ the Warplanes (11:00)HOLY MOUNTAIN Free Weekw/ Gentlemen Rogues,Shivery Shjakes, the GoldenBoys, Grape Street RHOTEL VEGAS Bitter Birds,Frank Smith, Wil Cope,Elaine GreerLA PALAPA Baby DallasMOHAWK Free Week w/Knifight, My Empty Phantom(9:00)MOJOE ROOM BAR & GRILLLove & Harmony Open Mic(9:00) AND AT 501 STUDIOS FreeWeek, David Bowie Tributew/ Super CreepsONE 2 ONE BAR Skirt theIssue♪, Half Grand, theMoonshiners, TreetopSailors (7:00)OPA! 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son Lane, Suite 304,<strong>Austin</strong>, Travis County,Texas.NOTICE OF ABANDONEDVEHICLE Pursuant to TexasAbandoned Motor VehicleAct, the following vehicle(s)have been impounded andare being stored at the followinglocation for claiming.[2ND NOTICE]1996 Ford Aerostar VanLP-NONEVIN: 1FMCA11U2TZB30598Travis County Sheriff’s OfficeTraffic Stop/Arrest 11/18/2012@ 12:00PMLocation-20200 Lindeman LnLeander, TXNOTICE OF ABANDONEDVEHICLES Pursuant to theTexas Abandoned Motor VehicleAct, the following vehicleswill be auctioned off byV.S.F., TX VSF # 0646275VSF,located at 2501 E.5th, Ste B,<strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78702, phone 512-480-0299, unless charges aresatisfied within <strong>10</strong> days.2011 Sunny JL50GT-4, no LP,VIN: LJ5LT8031B<strong>10</strong>51317,$453.00 owed as of<strong>10</strong>/18/12NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUC-TION In accordance with theprovisions of State Law, therebeing due and unpaid chargesfor which the undersigned isentitled to satisfy an ownerand/or manager’s lien of thegoods hereinafter describedand stored at the Uncle Bob’sSelf Storage location(s) listedbelow.And, due notice having beengiven, to the owner of saidproperty and all parties knownto claim an interest therein,and the time specified in suchnotice for payment of suchhaving expired, the goods willbe sold at public auction atthe below stated location(s)to the highest bidder for cashor otherwise disposed of onJanuary 15th, 2013 at 8:00AMstarting at the North Lamar#231 location, immediatelythereafter, auction proceeds tothe next listed location.Uncle Bobs Self Storage #2318227 N. Lamar Blvd, <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78753Deniro Allen: hsld gds, furn,boxes, off mach/equip<strong>The</strong>odore Boehm: boxesIgnite Learning, Inc: boxes,acct rcrdsAndrew Bradley: furn, boxes,otherAntonio Cisneros: hsld gds,furn, boxes, tools, applnces,TV/Stereo equipAmber Sparks: hsld gds, furn,boxes, applnces, TV/StereoequipRoberto Cardenas: hsld gds,furn,boxesJessica Greathouse: hsld gds,furn, applnces, TV Stereo equipTimothy Coe: hsld gds, furn,boxes, tools, TV/Stereo equip,accnt rcrdsMelvin Wright: hsld gds, furn,boxes, sprtng gds, tools,applnces, TV/Stereo equip, offfurn, off mach/equip, cnstrctnequipMark Walker: furnTerence Green: hsld gds, furnUncle Bobs Self Storage #2859717 US Hwy 290 E. <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78724Ronald Keeney- MotorcycleDiane Simmons- Hsld Gds,Furn, Boxes, Applnces, TV/Stereo Equip, Off Furn, OffMach/EquipConstance Mason IV- Hsld Gds,Furn, Boxes, ApplncesFernando Duran-Terrazas- Furn,Boxes, Tools, TV/Stereo Equip,Sales SamplsJacqueline Pullam- Hsld Gds,Furn, Boxes, TV/Stereo EquipBrenda Washington- Hsld Gds,Furn, Boxes, ToolsSabrina Cross- Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Tools, Applnces, TV/Stereo EquipBarbara Demeree- Hsld Gds,Furn, Boxes, Sprtng Gds, Tools,TV/Stereo Equip, Off Furn, OffMach/Equip, Other: photographs& art suppliesSandra Rosales- Hsld GdsUncle Bobs Self Storage #2762830 S. AW Grimes Blvd.Round Rock, TX 78664Tomie Gloria -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Sprtng Gds, Tools, Applnces,TV/Stereo Equip;Angela Farley -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Sprtng Gds, Applnces,TV/Stereo Equip;Dandrea Parks Middleton -HsldGds, Furn, Boxes, Applnces,TV/Stereo Equip;Carvelia Larroy -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip;Julie Herzog -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip;Monica Hearon -Hsld Gds,Furn, Boxes, Applnces, TV/Stereo Equip, Off Mach/Equip;Gary Maynard -Hsld Furn,Boxes, TV/Stereo Equip;Traci Sturgill -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, TV/Stereo Equip;Lisa Nelson -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes;Corrine Washington -Hsld Gds,Furn, Boxes, TV/Stereo Equip,Off Mach/Equip;Maricela Lujan -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip;Linda Hewitt -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Tools, Applnces, TV/Stereo Equip;Shannon Miick -Hsld Gds,Boxes, Applnces, Off Furn;Gerald Henry -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, TV/Stereo Equiq;Kathy Snavely -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip;Pamela N. Francis -Hsld Gds;Regina Brooks -HouseholdGoods, Boxes, Furniture;Vicki Leonard -Hsld Gds, Furn,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip;Uncle Bobs Self Storage #392550 S. IH-35, Round Rock,TX 78681Roger Shipp- Boxes, Applnces,Acctng rcrdsTim Sloan- Hsld gds, Furn,Tools, TV/Stereo equip, SalessamplsJennifer McLeroy- Hsld gds,Furn, Boxes, Applnces, TV/Stereo equip, Acctng rcrdsLuz Castillo III- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoequipAmanda Pennybaker- Hsldgds, Furn, Boxes, Sprtng gds,ApplncesWilliam Smith- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, ApplncesJohn Coyle- Hsld gds, BoxesUncle Bobs Self Storage #1975547 McNeil Dr. <strong>Austin</strong>, TX78729Andrea Lovelidge- Hsld gds,Boxes, TV/Stereo Equip,Joann Dlouhy- Hsld gds,Boxes, Sprtng gdsDavid W. Dennis- Hsld gds,BoxesJohnathan Smith- Hsld gds,Furn, Boxes, applnces, TV/Stereo EquipTara Rich- Furn, Boxes, TV/Stereo EquipAndrea Henry- Hsld gds, Furn,BoxesKatie Rankin- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, Sprtng gds, applnces,TV/Stereo Equip, Off Mach/Equip, Acctng rcrds, BikesStan West- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, TV/Stereo EquipErika Foy- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, Tools, applnces, TV/Stereo Equip, Off FurnKen Tondre- Hsld gdsUncle Bobs Self Storage #39012835 Pond Springs Rd,<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78729Stephany Cotsopoulos- Hsldgds, Furn, Boxes, Sprtng gds,Tools, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip, Off Furn, Off Mach/Equip, Other: All other HslditemsAngela Zarate- Hsld gds, Furn,BoxesTammie Marion- Hsld gds,Boxes, TV/Stereo Equip,OffMach/Equip, Acctng rcrdsMary Mumford- Boxes,Mattress, Microwave, Couch,Vaccum, Hsld itemsBarbara Muniz- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoEquipBarbara Muniz- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, ApplncesRoshea Telford- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, TV/Stereo EquipKristopher Michaels- HslditemsUncle Bobs Self Storage #382309 S. Bell Blvd, Cedar Park,TX 78613Mark Shewmaker- Furn, Boxes,Tools, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip, Off Furn, Off Mach/EquipSunni Evans- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, Sprtng gds, Tools, TV/Stereo Equip, Lndscpng Equip,Acctng rcrdsRoger Mathews- Hsld gds,Boxes, Applnces, TV/StereoEquip, Acctng rcrds, Other:Clothes, etc.Cory Collins- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, Tools, TV/Stereo Equip,Off Furn, Off Mach/Equip, CnstrctnEquip, Lndscpng Equip,Acctng rcrdsPaula Pena- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, Sprtng gds, Applnces,TV/Stereo EquipGary Miller- Hsld gdsShirley Klein- Hsld gds, Furn,Tools, ApplncesUncle Bobs Self Storage #198<strong>10</strong>307 FM 2222 <strong>Austin</strong>, TX78730Angelo Vozzella- boxesUncle Bob’s Self Storage#2876509 S. 1st St. <strong>Austin</strong>, TX78745Mirna Silva- Other: Plastic BinsCrystal S Cebrian- Hsld gds,BoxesStephanie Andrade- Hsldgds, Furn, Boxes, Sprtng gds,Tools, applnces, Acctng rcrds,MotorcycleRogene Reed- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, TV/Stereo EquipMarianne Waples- Hsld gds,FurnDavid Davis- Hsld gds, Furn,Boxes, applnces, TV/StereoEquipNOTICE OF PUBLIC AUC-TION Pursuant to Chapter 59of the State of Texas PropertyCode, Wells Branch Self Storage,located at 1763 WellsBranch Pkwy., <strong>Austin</strong>, Texas78728, will hold a public auctionof property being sold tosatisfy a landlord’s lien. Salewill be at 2:30PM on January16, 2013. Property will besold to the highest bidderfor CASH. Deposit for cleanup and removal required.Personal padlock requiredby successful bidder. Sellerreserves the right not to acceptany bid and to withdraw anyproperty from sale. Propertyfrom each unit may be sold byspace only. Property being soldincludes contents in units ofthe following:Sue Pina- B432, Jeremy P.Omary- B356, Janice McBride-C322, Heather Abroms- D<strong>10</strong>4,Donna Hayes- D<strong>10</strong>6, Mary F.Vest- D4<strong>10</strong>, Latoya T. Colley-D650Contents of units include:garbage can, ironing boards,flags, metal baskets, curtainrods, bikes, mountain bike, kidsbike, grand piano, rims, vanity,mirrors, planters, extensionladder, metal truck toolbox,mechanic magazines, clothes,fish tank, lawn mower, shelves,ice chests, golf clubs, scooters,folding tables, beverage cart,skateboard, luggage, T.V.’s, twinmattresses, queen mattresses,table and chairs, lots of misc.and boxes.NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEACCESS SELF STORAGELocated at 4341 and 4243 SouthCongress Avenue, <strong>Austin</strong>,Travis County, Texas wishingto avail themselves of theprovisions of, and pursuantto Chapter 59, Texas PropertyCode, will hold a public auctionof the property, beingsold to satisfy a landlord’slien. Sale to be at <strong>10</strong>:30AM onTuesday, January 8, 2013 at4341 and 4243 South CongressAvenue, <strong>Austin</strong>, Texas 78745.Property will be sold to thehighest bidder for cash. Cleanup and removal deposit maybe required. Seller reservesthe rights to withdraw propertyfrom sale. Property being soldincludes complete contents inspaces of the following tenants:Diandra Harvey, Stacey McConnell,Elizabeth Ruiz, SamuelValverde Ramirez. Items to besold include: lamp, woodenshelves, household decorations,tv stand, clothes, varioustypes of undetermined boxes,some furniture, loose tools,and other assorted householditems.NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALECUBESMART hereby givesnotice of Public Sale underthe provisions of Chapter 59 ofthe Texas Property Code. Thissale will be held on January8, 2013 at 12:30 P.M. at theCUBESMART located at 12506N. Lamar Blvd., <strong>Austin</strong>, Texas.This sale will continue to eachCubeSmart locations after thecompletion of the beginningsale. This sale is being heldto satisfy a Landlord’s Lien.Everything sold is purchased“as is” “where is” for cash. <strong>The</strong>items in the unit are furnitureand household goods unlessotherwise indicated. CUBES-MART reserves the right to seta minimum bid, refuse any bid,or to cancel any Public Salethat is advertised. Announcementsmade the day of thesale take precedence over anyprinted materials related tothe sale.CubeSmart #07516<strong>10</strong> E. Stassney Lane<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78745Shawn Young, Cube1111Shawn L. Young, Cube1111Lindsey Kendrick, Cube3217Lindsey P. Kendrick, Cube3217Samuel M. Martinez, Cube3231CubeSmart #0753<strong>10</strong>025 Manchaca Rd.<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78748Pat Fernandez, Cube615Angela Y Bell, Cube531Celia R Pastrana, Cube696Heidi Porter, Cube236Darrel R Thurman, Cube652Arjit Mahapatra, Cube145Barbara Newitt, Cube208Hugh D Stouffer, Cube232Abe Clay, Cube520William Bradley Chasteen,Cube553Leticia Alaniz, Cube699EYamil R Dela Torre, Cube742Maria Delores Ramirez,Cube524Joeseph Y Ball, Cube121Jessica M Briscoe, Cube133NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALECUBESMART hereby givesnotice of Public Sale underthe provisions of Chapter 59 ofthe Texas Property Code. Thissale will be held on January8, 2013 at 12:30 P.M. at theCUBESMART located at 12506N. Lamar Blvd., <strong>Austin</strong>, Texas.This sale will continue to eachCubeSmart locations after thecompletion of the beginningsale. This sale is being heldto satisfy a Landlord’s Lien.Everything sold is purchased“as is” “where is” for cash. <strong>The</strong>items in the unit are furnitureand household goods unlessotherwise indicated. CUBES-MART reserves the right to seta minimum bid, refuse any bid,or to cancel any Public Salethat is advertised. Announcementsmade the day of thesale take precedence over anyprinted materials related tothe sale.CubeSmart #655812506 N. Lamar Blvd.<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78753FIROZ MIRZAII-YAZDANI,Cube C288FRED MIRZAII, Cube C288FIROZ MIRZAII, Cube C288PATRICIA WILFORD, CubeA067PATRICIA A. WILFORD, CubeA067SANDRA M. HALLORAN,Cube C139SANDRA HALLORAN, CubeC139ANTOINETTE CHAMBERS,Cube B049ANTOINNETTE CHAMBERS,Cube B049JACQUELINE SIMMS, CubeB204MARGARITA R BARRON,Cube B159CHARLES B. YEARBY, CubeB209CHARLES YEARBY, Cube B209JENNIFER D. MCPHERSON,Cube C058JENNIFER MCPHERSON,Cube C058ANDREA GIPSON, Cube B015NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALECUBESMART hereby givesnotice of Public Sale underthe provisions of Chapter 59 ofthe Texas Property Code. Thissale will be held on January8, 2013 at 12:30 P.M. at theCUBESMART located at 12506N. Lamar Blvd., <strong>Austin</strong>, Texas.This sale will continue to eachCubeSmart locations after thecompletion of the beginningsale. This sale is being heldto satisfy a Landlord’s Lien.Everything sold is purchased“as is” “where is” for cash. <strong>The</strong>items in the unit are furnitureand household goods unlessotherwise indicated. CUBES-MART reserves the right to seta minimum bid, refuse any bid,or to cancel any Public Salethat is advertised. Announcementsmade the day of thesale take precedence over anyprinted materials related tothe sale.CubeSmart2220 E. Riverside Dr.<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78741Rachel H. Rodriguez, CubeB533Derek A. Bloom, Cube B332Kevin A. Ford, Cube B191Stephanie M. Mancha, CubeB275Carlton E. Scott, Cube B578Colby J. Cardoza, Cube B594Ann E. Maynard, Cube B255Christine Phelps, Cube B172Martin Martinez, Cube B205AKaren R. Alexander, Cube B242Janice T. Newton, Cube B287Berniece Jones-Pleasant,Cube B495Annye Jones, Cube B495Annye B. Jones, Cube B495Terrence B. Reed, Cube B404NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEPS Orangeco, Inc. hereby givesnotice that the property generallydescribed below is beingsold to satisfy a Landlord’s Lienpursuant to Chapter 59 of theTexas Property Code, at thetime and place indicated below,and on the following terms: Allproperty generally describedbelow will be sold at public saleto the highest bidder for cash,or credit cards, NO CHECKS,with payment to be made atthe time of the sale. Sellerreserves the right to refuseany bid and to withdraw anyitem or items from the sale.<strong>The</strong> property will be sold onthe 16th of JANUARY 2013 onor about the time indicated ateach self-storage facility identified:NO CHILDREN PLEASE.NO SMOKING, PLEASE.Wednesday, January 16, 2013.9:00 a.m. Public Storage@9814 Westgate Blvd, <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 787480142 - Palomarez, YolandaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture0166 - Stegall, CarlaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture0404 - DAVIS, ELAINEBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;Furniture0405 - Gomez, Maria IBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; Furniture0433 - DELACRUZ, DANITABedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;Furniture9:30a.m. Public Storage @7200 S 1st Street. <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78745B026 - Rodriguez, JacobBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; ToysE143 - Crozier, JamieBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; ToolsJ271 - Cordova, AngelBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureK317 - Hudson, KurtBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureL340 - Aroyo, AbelBoxes / Bags / Totes; FurnitureM371 - Lampkin, TerriFurnitureM372 - Torres, JuanitaFurniture; ToysO462 - Vernik, OlgaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; ToolsS587 - Garza, AlbertBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;FurnitureV693 - Mcglasson, JoshElectronics / Computers;FurnitureV766 - Harris, MeredithBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture;ToolsW786 - Alfaro, LisbethBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; ToolsW787 - Falcon, JasonBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture;Tools<strong>10</strong>:30 a.m. Public Storage@ 7112 S Congress, <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78745B17 - Harrison, Mary JaneAppliances; Bedding / Clothing;Boxes / Bags / Totes;Electronics / Computers;FurnitureC23 - kilmade, ToddBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; FurnitureC31 - Radecki, KaraBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; FurnitureG41 - Fletcher, MaegenBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureG6 - Park, JustinBoxes / Bags / Totes; FurnitureH21 - Lovik, JerryTools; ToysK16 - Adami, RitaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureK35 - Franklin, BettyAppliances; Bedding / Clothing;Boxes / Bags / Totes;Electronics / Computers;FurnitureK75 - Bulak, MelissaAppliances; Bedding / Clothing;Boxes / Bags / Totes;Electronics / Computers;FurnitureM49 - Liu, CalvinBoxes / Bags / TotesM7 - Gaskill, JohnBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture11:30 a.m. Public Storage@ 4202 Santiago, <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78745367 - Landa, JessicaFurniture; Toys4<strong>10</strong> - Martinez, JenniferBedding / Clothing; Furniture551 - Pesina, JuanitaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes561 - Rodriquez, HildaAppliances; Boxes / Bags /Totes621 - Simanek, GaryBedding / Clothing; Boxes/ Bags / Totes; Electronics /Computers783 - Diaz, DebraAppliances; Bedding / Clothing;Boxes / Bags / Totes;Furniture12:30 p.m. Public Storage@ 2301 E Ben White, <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78741<strong>10</strong>15 - Walker, JocelynBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools1125 - Orta, MonicaAppliances; Boxes / Bags /Totes; Furniture; Tools2061 - valenzuela, jasmineBedding / Clothing; Furniture2120 - Martinez, TiffanyBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture2148 - Sultemeier, AllysaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools3074 - Runnels, BrianBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture3<strong>10</strong>4 - Stevens, DevenBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture1:30 p.m. Public Storage @5016 E Ben White, <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78741B009 - Clawson, JackBoxes / Bags / Totes; FurnitureB051 - Lerma, PatriciaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;FurnitureC007 - Deleon, AlmaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureC<strong>10</strong>2 - Presley, MaryBoxes / Bags / TotesC171 - Baze, KristinaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; FurnitureC182 - Ramirez, ToniAppliances; Bedding / Clothing;Boxes / Bags / Totes;Electronics / Computers;Tools; ToysC194 - Juarez, LeandroBedding / Clothing; Furniture;ToolsC196 - Benavides, LouisAppliances; Bedding / Clothing;Electronics / Computers;ToysC244 - Honora, GloriaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureC284 - Balli, VincentBedding / Clothing; Electronics/ ComputersC307 - Wintermute, DavidBedding / Clothing; Books /Files / Cabinets; Boxes / Bags /Totes; Electronics / Computers;Furniture; ToysC317 - Limuel, MelanieBedding / Clothing; Electronics/ Computers; FurnitureC341 - Quintanilla, AnthonyBedding / Clothing; FurnitureC354 - Harris, NannetteBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture;ToysD002 - Morones, MargaretBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;FurnitureE020 - Juarez, ReynaldaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture2:30 p.m. Public Storage @2121 S IH 35, <strong>Austin</strong>, TX 7874<strong>10</strong>111 - MEADE, ADAMBedding / Clothing; Books /Files / Cabinets; Furniture4036 - Shearer, AnnaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; Furniture4040 - Gonzalez, GabrielBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;Furniture4144 - Garcia, MelissaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Toys3:00 p.m. Public Storage @1213 W. 6th Street <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78703<strong>10</strong>18 - Dunn Bros. CoffeeBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; Furniture4059 - Sosa, bertrandBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; Toys4131 - Ritz, Laura ElizabethBoxes / Bags / Totes5071 - taylor, lesleyBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture3:30 p.m. Public Storage @5220 W. Hwy 290, <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 787361212 - Pearson, MattBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers3:45 p.m. Public Storage @3911 RR FM 620 S, Bee CaveRoad <strong>Austin</strong>, TX 787391204 - Village Vet HospitalFurniture1302 - Sholtis, RosemaryBooks / Files / Cabinets; Electronics/ Computers; Furniture2222 - Murdock, AshleyBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture2360 - Perry, DewainBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; FurnitureNOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEPS Orangeco, Inc. hereby givesnotice that the property generallydescribed below is beingsold to satisfy a Landlord’s Lienpursuant to Chapter 59 of theTexas Property Code, at thetime and place indicated below,and on the following terms: Allproperty generally describedbelow will be sold at public saleto the highest bidder for cash,or credit cards, NO CHECKS,with payment to be made atthe time of the sale. Sellerreserves the right to refuse anybid and to withdraw any item oritems from the sale. <strong>The</strong> propertywill be sold on the 24th ofJanuary 2013 on or about thetime indicated at each selfstoragefacility identified: NOCHILDREN PLEASE.Thursday January 24th , 20139:30 a.m. Public Storage@1517 Round Rock Ave. RoundRock, TX 786811173 - Sisco, KathyBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture5128 - Martinez, ColleenAppliances5144 - Muniz, MichaelBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture7120 - Cryer, JonathanBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools7142 - Evans, TiffanyBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture9113 - Woodall, AshleyBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture;Toys<strong>10</strong>:00 a.m. Public Storage@12318 N. Mopac Expressway<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78758B124 - Harvey, MichaelBoxes / Bags / Totes; FurnitureC363 - Hodges, MichelleAll items in unitD477 - Bliss, GeorgeBooks / Files / Cabinets;FurnitureD526 - Mack, StevenBedding / Clothing; FurnitureD553 - Perez, RobertBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureD561 - Hayter, SavannaFurnitureD634 - Martinez, JuanBooks / Files / Cabinets; Boxes/ Bags / Totes; Electronics /ComputersD658 - Merced, KeylaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture<strong>10</strong>:30 a.m. Public Storage@9205 Research Blvd. <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78758A024 - Bellamy, JamesFurnitureA044 - Randlett, RandyBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureA246 - Dixon, TaraBoxes / Bags / TotesA302 - Cotner, KalaniBoxes / Bags / TotesA308 - Olson, RyanBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureD069 - Joseph, TinaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ ComputersD<strong>10</strong>8 - Smith, RussellBoxes / Bags / Totes; FurnitureE097 - Ortiz, IreneBedding / Clothing; Furniture11:00 a.m. Public Storage@<strong>10</strong>931 Research Blvd. <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78759A01A - Downey, ArianaBoxes/bags/totesA04I - Heine, BobbyBoxes/bags/totesD038 - Carr, ShannonBoxes/bags/totesF006 - Simon, CraigBoxes/bags/totesG013 - Scalco, NicholasBoxes/bags/totes11:30 a.m. Public Storage@12915 Research Blvd. <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78750<strong>10</strong>30 - Williams, AprilBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture2066 - Arias, JosephAppliances; Electronics /Computers; Furniture3<strong>10</strong>0 - Hunter, TerenceBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture12:00 p.m. Public Storage@13675 N. U.S. Hwy. 183 <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 787500405 - Horn, MindyAll items in unit04<strong>10</strong> - Crown RevenueBoxes / Bags / Totes0443 - Hall, MitchelBedding / Clothing; Books /Files / Cabinets; FurnitureAV 1/23 POUND SALENOTICE OF SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES IM-POUNDED BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICEIN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 683.011 ET SEQ.,TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, REGULATINGTHE IMPOUNDING AND SALE OF ABANDONEDVEHICLES BY DELEGATE OR PERSONALLY.THE PURCHASER SHALL TAKE TITLE TO THEMOTOR VEHICLE FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENSAND CLAIMS OF OWNERSHIP AND IS ENTITLEDTO REGISTER THE PURCHASED MOTOR VEHICLEAND RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.I WILL PROCEED TO SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTIONTO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH IN THE CITYOF AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THE FOL-LOWING DESCRIBED MOTOR VEHICLES WHICHHAVE NOT BEEN REDEEMED BY THE OWNERS,THEREOF TO WIT;JANUARY 23, 2013@9:30 AM @ SOUTHSIDEWRECKER, 8200 S. CON-GRESS, AUSTIN, TX 78745125056096 1996 PONT 4DR Y84DPV TX 1G2NE52T0TC760769125055882 1993 CHEV LL 89LGV9 TX 1GNEC16K1PJ351314125055875 2000 STRN 4DR CPK896 TX 1G8ZH5287YZ235349125055921 SANDPEPAPER TRL125055024 1982 ALLEGRO MH HHX01X. TX 1GBKP37W8C33<strong>10</strong>615125055037 2002 NISS VN Z77KDT TX 4N2DN11W8TD836807a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 4, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 77
free will astrologyby Rob Brezsny for January 4-<strong>10</strong>ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 2013, I pledge to conspire with you to increase your mastery of the art offriendship. Together we will concentrate on making you an even stronger ally than you already are. We willupgrade your skill at expressing your feelings with open-hearted clarity and in ways that don’t make peopledefensive. We will also inspire you to help others communicate effectively in your presence. I hope youunderstand that doing this work will empower you to accomplish feats that were never before possible.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Chickens and alligators share a common ancestor. Seventy million yearsago, they were both archosaurs. That’s why chickens possess a gene that has the ability to grow teeth. Afew years ago, a biological researcher at the University of Wisconsin managed to activate this capacity,inducing a few mutant chickens to sprout alligator teeth. I predict there will be a metaphorically comparableevent happening for you in 2013, Taurus. <strong>The</strong> “chicken” part of you will acquire some of the gravitasof an alligator.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on theground,” said French novelist Marcel Proust. An attitude like that is always a barrier to growth, of course,but in 2013 it would be especially ill-advised for you Geminis. In order to win full possession of the manyblessings that will be offering themselves to you, you will have to give up your solid footing and dive intothe depths over and over again. That may sometimes be a bit nerve-racking. But it should also generate themost fun you’ve had in years.CANCER (June 21-July 22): Here’s the horoscope I hope to be able to write for you a year from now: Youescaped the chains that kept you enslaved to your primary source of suffering. You broke the trance it keptyou in, and you freed yourself from its demoralizing curse. Now you have forged a resilient new relationshipwith your primary source of suffering – a relationship that allows you to deal with it only when it’s healthyfor you to do so and only when you feel strong enough to do it. Very nicely done! Congratulations! Excellentwork!LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “In this world,” said Oscar Wilde, “there are only two tragedies. One is not gettingwhat one wants, and the other is getting it.” I’m counting on you to refute the last part of that questionableassertion, Leo. According to my analysis of the long-term astrological omens, you will definitely be gettingwhat you want in the next six months. You will receive your prize ... you will earn your badge ... you will wina big game or claim your birthright or find your treasure. When that happens, I trust you will make sure it isan enduring blessing. <strong>The</strong>re will be no sadness involved!VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): English poet Alfred Tennyson wrote so many memorable lines that he isamong the top ten most frequently cited authors in <strong>The</strong> Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. One of his mostfamous passages was “’Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.” When he was onhis death bed at age 83, his enigmatic last words were, “I have opened it.” Let’s make that declaration yourmantra for the coming year, Virgo. In your case, it will have nothing to do with death, but just the opposite.It will be your way of announcing your entrance into a brighter, lustier, more fertile phase of your life. Trysaying it right now: “I have opened it!”LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Back in 1830, it was expensive to stay up and do things in your room afterdark. To earn enough money to pay for the whale oil that would light your lamp for an hour, you had to workfor 5.4 hours. And today? It’s cheaper. You have to put in less than a second of hard labor to afford anhour’s worth of light. I suspect that in 2013 there will be a similar boost in your ease at getting the light youneed to illuminate your journey. I’m speaking metaphorically here, as in the insight that arises from yourintuition, the emotional energy that comes from those you care about, and the grace of the Divine Wow. Allthat good stuff will be increasing.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life,” said Scorpiopainter Georgia O’Keeffe, “and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” I thinkher declaration is excellent medicine for you. In 2013, you will have great potential for upgrading yourrelationship with your fears – not necessarily suppressing them or smashing them, but rather using themmore consistently as a springboard, capitalizing on the emotions they unleash, and riding the power theymotivate you to summon.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Ambition can creep as well as soar,” said Irish philosopher EdmundBurke. That will be good for you to remember throughout 2013, Sagittarius. Later this year, the time maycome for your ambition to soar – in the month of April, for example, and again in the month of August. But forthe foreseeable future, I think your ambition will operate best if you keep it contained and intense, movingslowly and gradually, attending to the gritty details with supreme focus.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In Tom Robbins’ book Skinny Legs and All, one of the characters, EllenCherry, has a conversation with a voice in her head. <strong>The</strong> voice gives her a piece of advice: “<strong>The</strong> trick is this:keep your eye on the ball. Even when you can’t see the ball.” I think that happens to be excellent counselfor you to heed during the next six months, Capricorn. You may not always be able to figure out what the hellis going on, but that shouldn’t affect your commitment to doing the right thing. Your job is to keep your ownkarma clean and pure – and not worry about anyone else’s karma.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I’ll be bold and predict that 2013 will be a time when you’ll discover moreabout the art of happiness than you have in years. Here are some clues to get you started. 1) “It is not easyto find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” -Agnes Repplier. 2) “<strong>The</strong>re is onlyone way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things that are beyond the power of our will.”-Epictetus. 3) “For the rational, healthy person, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his controlover reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality.” -Nathaniel Branden.4) “Our happiness springs mainly from moderate troubles, which afford the mind a healthful stimulus, andare followed by a reaction which produces a cheerful flow of spirits.” -E. Wigglesworth. 5) “Happiness isessentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.”-William H. Sheldon. 6) “We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when allthat we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.” -Charles Kingsley.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In 2013, I pledge to help you feel at peace and in love with your body; I willdo everything in my power to encourage you to triumph over media-induced delusions that tempt you towish you were different from who you actually are. My goal is to be one of your resourceful supporters in thecoming months – to be a member of your extensive team of allies. And I will be working with you to ensurethat this team grows to just the right size and provides you with just the right foundation. If all goes well,your extra help will ensure that you finish almost everything you start in the coming year. You will regularlyconquer everyday chaos and be a master of artful resolutions.Go to RealAstrology.com to check out rob Brezsny’sEXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES.<strong>The</strong> audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 877/873-4888 or 900/950-7700.NOTICES cont.1173 - Blanks, DeondraBedding / Clothing; Furniture2180 - Lucio, PeteBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureNOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEPS Orangeco, Inc. hereby givesnotice that the property generallydescribed below is beingsold to satisfy a Landlord’s Lienpursuant to Chapter 59 of theTexas Property Code, at thetime and place indicated below,and on the following terms: Allproperty generally describedbelow will be sold at public saleto the highest bidder for cash,or credit cards, NO CHECKS,with payment to be made atthe time of the sale. Sellerreserves the right to refuse anybid and to withdraw any item oritems from the sale. <strong>The</strong> propertywill be sold on the 23rd ofJanuary 2013 on or about thetime indicated at each selfstoragefacility identified: NOCHILDREN PLEASE.Wednesday January 23, 20139:00 a.m. Public Storage @<strong>10</strong>33 E. 41St. <strong>Austin</strong>, TX 787512051 - Ginnulli, GianniBoxes / Bags / Totes3042 - Washington, MychalBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;Furniture3079 - Socastro, MarioAll items in unit3<strong>10</strong>5 - De La Rosa Serna, NancyBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Electronics / Computers;Furniture4016 - Townsend, EricBedding / Clothing; Furniture4030 - Butler, Evelyn DianeBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Toys4124 - Cook, MindyBoxes / Bags / Totes4144 - Hanson, MichaelBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture4148 - Tortora, RobertBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture5145 - Taylor, TaraFurniture5148 - REAL INDUS SYSTEMSBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture9:30 a.m. Public Storage@<strong>10</strong>001 N. I-H 35 <strong>Austin</strong>, TX78753<strong>10</strong>06 - Kelley, RobertBoxes/bags/totes<strong>10</strong>51 - Castillo Gama, KarimeBoxes/bags/totes3014 - DarbyThornton, PatriciaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools3065 - Armstrong, ShevondralynAll items in unit4018 - Steward, LeemondBoxes / Bags / Totes5035 - Garcia, AngelaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture5059 - Powell, CharlesBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools7021 - Baker, WarrenBoxes/bags/totes<strong>10</strong>:00 a.m. Public Storage@<strong>10</strong><strong>10</strong>0 North I-H 35 <strong>Austin</strong>,TX 78753A028 - Dixon, TonyetteBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / TotesB044 - Crayton, DanielleAppliances; Bedding / ClothingB082 - Harris, MercedezBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; ToolsB119 - Clark, RobertAppliances; FurnitureC006 - Zuniga, ManuelBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / TotesC068 - Snelling, AzureBedding / Clothing; FurnitureD<strong>10</strong>6 - Merced, DanielBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; ToolsD119 - Stewart, AngieBoxes / Bags / Totes; ToysD136 - Chapman, JamesElectronics / Computers;theSERVICESTATION“here whenyou need us”FurnitureD157 - Mason, SandraElectronics / Computers;FurnitureE002 - Malett, JefferyElectronics / Computers;FurnitureE005 - Turner, ShadrianAppliances; Electronics /Computers; FurnitureF0<strong>10</strong> - Tellez, JuanBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureH016 - hobbs, jenniferBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture<strong>10</strong>:30 a.m. Public Storage@937 Reinli St. <strong>Austin</strong>, TX78753227 - Thomas, PortiaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools307 - Thompson, DavidFurniture378 - Gomez, Anita DelunaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture392 - Plummer, TeneishaBoxes / Bags / Totes497 - Paiz, ErikaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture723 - Williby, SamuelFurniture763 - Calderon, FranciscaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture794 - Newman, MichaelAll items in unit914 - Allen, JazmyneBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools11:00 a.m. Public Storage@8<strong>10</strong>1 North Lamar Blvd.<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78753<strong>10</strong>15 - Mckinnon, LindaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture114 - Snelson, Patricia AnnBoxes / Bags / Totes1222 - Breen, AtiannaAppliances1307 - Speed, JessicaBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture1513 - Borgardts, NicoletteBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture176 - Brown, Christian LafreyBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; Tools2090 - Reynolds, DemetriaFurniture219 - Flowers, ReavieBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers; Furniture247 - Simmons, MaureoBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture3196 - Valladares, AudraBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture519 - Reeder Jr, AlgernonAppliances564 - Duphily, DavidBoxes / Bags / TotesN2227 - Bodine, BrianBoxes / Bags / TotesN3326 - Carter, ElizabethBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / TotesN3352 - Renteria, ElizabethBoxes / Bags / Totes12:00 p.m. Public Storage@8525 North Lamar Blvd.<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78753A017 - Bello, RuddyAll items in unitA095 - Ramirez, MinervaBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; FurnitureB019 - White, RamonaBoxes / Bags / TotesB033 - Milam, BrandonFurnitureB066 - Santos, KeybiFurniture; ToolsB077 - Garcia, BridgetBoxes / Bags / Totes; FurnitureC032 - White, ShirleyBoxes/Bags/TotesC057 - Chirez, JohnBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / Totes; Furniture; ToolsC063 - Bustos, JessieBooks / Files / CabinetsC078 - salvaggio, rossBoxes / Bags / TotesE032 - HUERTA, MARYBoxes / Bags / TotesE037 - Jimenez, RogelioToolsF004 - Tucek, TimAppliances; Electronics /Computers; FurnitureH018 - Diaz, KimberlyFurnitureH034 - kern, karrieBedding / Clothing; FurnitureH026 - National GuitarWorkshopBoxes / Bags / Totes; Electronics/ Computers12:30 p.m. Public Storage@8128 North Lamar Blvd.LMT 2474<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78753C037 - Delgado, ClaudiaBoxes / Bags / Totes; FurnitureD012 - Zampese, ArthurBoxes / Bags / Totes; Furniture;ToolsD065 - Ates, ByronAll items in unitD069 - Torres, Juana ElvaBoxes/Bags/TotesE014 - Bridges, JemieBedding / Clothing; Electronics/ ComputersE046 - White, KevinBedding / Clothing; Boxes /Bags / TotesE049 - GHRIST, BARBARABoxes / Bags / TotesG014 - Sidney, MichikoBoxes / Bags / TotesNOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEPursuant to Chapter 59, TexasProperty Code, 620 Mini Storagewhich is located 12342FM 620 N, <strong>Austin</strong> Texas 78750will hold a public auction ofproperty being sold to satisfya landlord’s lien. Sale willbegin at 2:00 o’clock PM onWednesday, January 23, 2013at 12342 FM 620 N, <strong>Austin</strong>,Texas 78750.Property will be sold to thehighest bidder for cash.Cleanup & removal deposit maybe required. Seller reserves theright to not accept any bid andto withdraw property from sale.Property in each space will besold by the space.Property being sold includescontents of spaces of followingtenants:Kitty Parish: <strong>10</strong>x<strong>10</strong> tab/4 chrs,amour, dressers, misc tubs,boxes, clothesKitty Parish: <strong>10</strong>x<strong>10</strong> Metal Trunk,end tab, lamps, Rocker, Totes,boxesTasha Tennant: <strong>10</strong>x<strong>10</strong> Fridge,Queen Mattress, wood bedsupport, misc.Tonya Linder: 5x<strong>10</strong> several plasticbags clothes, full mattressset, basketsAxel Techgraber: <strong>10</strong>x20 air compressor,Lrg Tool Box, lights,Misc Garden toolsFridge, Dollys, Bedding, clothesDaniel Ramirez: <strong>10</strong>x<strong>10</strong>- 4Mtn Bikes, Gas BBQ, Table,Baskets, Misc. BeddingNOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEOF PERSONAL PROPERTYNotice is hereby given that theundersigned will sell, to satisfylien of the owner, at publicsale by competitive biddingon January 16, 2013 AceAuction Company Auctioneers,TX-16453 Executive Administratorfor Extra Space Storage,pursuant to Chapter 59 of theTexas Property Code (Chapter576 of the 68th Legislature),beginning at 12:00 pm atExtra Space Storage 6412Burnet Rd. <strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78757.512-419-0647<strong>The</strong> personal goods storedtherein by the following mayinclude, but are not limited togeneral household, furniture,boxes, clothes, and appliances.6412 Burnet Rd. 512-419-06474132- Bethany Barnett6512 McNeil Dr. 512-250-9879E435- Emerson Process ManagementE221- Joshua SmithE221- Joshua ChangethisE140- Andrea WilsonH217- John KolcE212- Courtney FreeI126- Anesha GarnerC<strong>10</strong>1- James JonesC-<strong>10</strong>3- Natasha AndersonPurchases must be made withcash only and paid at the timeof sale. All goods are sold asis and must be removed at thetime of purchase. Extra SpaceStorage reserves the right torefuse any bid. Sale is subjectto adjournment.NOTICE OF SALE 1STCHOICE STORAGE AUSTINTEXAS HEREBY PUBLISHESNOTICE, AS REQUIRED BYCHAPTER 59 OF THE TEXASPROPERTY CODE, OF A PUB-LIC SALE FOR THE PROPERTYLISTED BELOW TO SATISFYA LANDLORD’S LIEN. ALLSALES WILL BE CONDUCTEDBY WRITTEN BID FOR CASHTO THE HIGHEST BIDDERMassage forProfessionalsSupports Wounded Warrior Program.Discounts for returning clients & referrals.NORTH LOCATION512-656-5445www.awesometouch.comAND WILL BE CONSIDEREDFINAL. 1ST CHOICE STORAGERESERVES THE RIGHT TOREJECT ANY BIDS. THE SALESHALL BE HELD AT <strong>10</strong>220 USHWY 290, AUSTIN, TX 78736(512-288-0037) ON January 22,2013 at 3:00 PM.Unit 3021, Eric Kennedy:Bicycle, Office Cabinets, WashingMachine, Misc. Items;Unit 204, Renee Rider: Chairs,Bookcase, misc. items; Unit2049, Cheryl Milum: Armoire,Table and Chairs, misc. items;Unit 2057, Jules Accardi:China Hutch, TV Portable, BoxSprings, Mattress, Speakers,misc. items; Unit 130, JenniferHayden: Sofa, Dining RoomTable and Chairs, TV Portable,misc. items; Unit 2061,Jonathan C. Romley: Mattress,Office Chairs, misc. items; Unit3055, Debra Ryerson: Plastictubs, Trunks, misc. items.NOTICE TO ALL PERSONSHAVING CLAIMS AGAINSTTHE ESTATE OF CLETO ELE-QUIN, AKA CLETO ELEQUIN,JR., DECEASED Notice ishereby given that in Cause No.C-1-PB-12-000368, styled Estateof Cleto Elequin, aka CletoElequin, Jr., Deceased (the “Estate”),pending in the ProbateCourt Number One of TravisCounty, Texas, original LettersTestamentary were issued onDecember 20, 2012, to StuartScott Elequin.Claims may be presented andaddressed to the IndependentExecutor of the estate in careof his attorneys at the followingaddress:c/o LAW OFFICE OF DAVIDGOODMAN114 W. 7th Street, Suite 900<strong>Austin</strong>, Texas 78701All persons having claimsagainst this estate are requiredto present them within the timeand in the manner prescribedby law.DATED the 27th day of December,2012.LAW OFFICE OF DAVIDGOODMAN114 W. 7th Street, Suite 900<strong>Austin</strong>, Texas 78701Tel. No. (512) 457-5009Fax No. (512) 322-0168By: /s/ David GoodmanState Bar Number: 08151850ATTORNEYS FOR INDEPEN-DENT EXECUTORNOTICE TO ALL PERSONSHAVING CLAIMS AGAINSTTHE ESTATE OF DAVID M.SERRATO Administrationof the estate of David M.Serrato, deceased, has beencommenced by the issuanceof original letters testamentaryto Soledad R. Mendoza, onNovember 29, 2012, by theProbate Court of Travis County,Texas, acting in Cause No.C-1-PB-12-001805, styled InRe Estate of David M. Serrato,Deceased, in which court thematter is pending.All persons having claimsagainst the estate are herebynotified to present them to theundersigned at the addressshown below within the timeprescribed by law.Dated this 05 day of December,2012./s/ SOLEDAD R. MENDOZA817 Goodspead Pkwy.Pflugerville, Texas 78660(512) 468-1340Executor for the Estate of DavidM. Serrato, DeceasedNOTICE TO ALL PERSONSHAVING CLAIMS AGAINSTTHE ESTATE OF MABLE DAVISRAUP, DECEASEDCAUSE NO. C-1-PB-12-001956NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTNotice is hereby given that onDecember 18, 2012, LettersTestamentary were issuedto: JAMES ROBERT RAUPby the Honorable ProbateCourt No. 1 of Travis County,Texas, in Cause Number C-1-PB-12-001956 pending upon theProbate Docket of said Court.All persons having claimsagainst said estate are onnotice of this administrationand are hereby requested topresent the same within theLMT 23335time prescribed by law to:THERESA EILERSMCGINNIS, LOCHRIDGE &KILGORE, L.L.P.600 Congress Avenue, Suite2<strong>10</strong>0<strong>Austin</strong>, Texas 78701NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given thatoriginal Letters Testamentaryfor the Estate of EUGENE S.KWAS, Deceased, were issuedto Lillian M. Kwas, as IndependentExecutor of said Estate, onDecember 18, 2012, in CauseNo C-1-PB-12-001976, pendingin Probate Court No. 1, TravisCounty, Texas.All persons having claimsagainst this Estate which is currentlybeing administered arerequired to present them to LIL-LIAN M. KWAS, IndependentExecutor of said Estate, in careof her attorney Carolyn CollinsOstrom within the time and inthe manner prescribed by law.Carolyn Collins OstromCollins Ostrom PLLC816 West <strong>10</strong>th Street<strong>Austin</strong>, TX 78701DATED the 4th day of January,2013.NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given thatoriginal Letters Testamentaryfor the Estate of Norma BarkleyCox, Deceased, were issued onDecember 26, 2012, in DocketNo. C-1-PB-12-1966, pendingin the Probate Court NO. 1 ofTravis County, Texas, to: JoFrances Taylor.<strong>The</strong> address of the IndependentExecutor is in Pearland,Brazoria County, Texas, themailing address is: c/o Scofield& Scofield, P.C., 1411 West Avenue,Suite 200, <strong>Austin</strong>, Texas78701-1537.All persons having claimsagainst this Estate which is currentlybeing administered arerequired to present them withinthe time and in the mannerprescribed by law.DATED the 26th day of December,2012.Scofield & Scofield, P.C.Attorneys for the EstateBy: /s/ Janice PierceNOTICE TO CREDITORS OnDecember 28, 2012, Randall M.Grottke qualified as IndependentExecutor of the Estate ofMary Alice Grottke, Deceased,in Cause No. C-1-PB-12-001866pending in the Probate CourtNo. 1 of Travis County, Texas.<strong>The</strong> address of the IndependentExecutor is c/o Donald F.Carnes, 400 W. 15th, Suite 808,<strong>Austin</strong>, Texas 78701, and allpersons having claims againstthis estate are required to presentthem to such address inthe manner and time requiredby law.Randall M. GrottkeIndependent Executor of theEstate of Mary Alice GrottkePUBLISHED NOTICE TOCREDITORS Notice is herebygiven that Letters of Testamentaryfor the Estate of ELVIRA(VERA) M. ABOU-ASSALI (AKAVERA MARTINEZ ABOUT-AS-SALI (AKA ELVIRA MARTINEZABOU-ASSALI) were issued onDecember 11, 2012 in CauseNumber C-1-PB-12-001909in the Probate Court No. 1,Travis County, Texas to LISAMICHELLE MARTINEZ.Claims may be presented incare of the Executor of theEstate addressed as follows:<strong>The</strong> address of record for LISAMICHELLE MARTINEZ is 756“A” Simonetti Drive, <strong>Austin</strong>,Texas 78748.All persons having claimsagainst this Estate, which iscurrently being administered,are required to present themwithin the time and in the mannerprescribed by law.DATED the 11th day of December,2012./s/ LISA MICHELLE MARTINEZ,Independent Executor of theEstate of ELVIRA (VERA) M.ABOU-ASSALI (AKA VERAMARTINEZ ABOU-ASSALI(AKA ELVIRA MARTINEZABOU-ASSALI), DeceasedProfessionalMassage for Menby ThomasPersonalized to your needs.<strong>Austin</strong> Westlake Area.512.826.002278 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 4, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
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