CDs Nuts
The original Pussy Cats, a collaboration between John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, is more famous for the vocal-chord-wrecking chemical haze (see every review of this album) in which it was recorded than for the damaged and almost accidental brilliance of t Pussy Cats The Walkmen (Record Collection) The original Pussy Cats, a collaboration between John…
The Chef takes questions
Dear CBA, The organic, grain-fed, hand-patted patty of chefs: Chef Boy Ari. Dear CBA, I used to cook salmon on the grill, wrapped in tinfoil and soaking in a marinade. I’ve recently heard that cooking with tinfoil is bad for you, and now I don’t have a go-to way to grill salmon. What do you…
Flinging the shhh …
TARGETS: TOM AND GERRY RICKHOFF, PROBATE COURT JUDGE 2 AND HIS BROTHER, THE COUNTY CLERK Targets: Tom and Gerry Rickhoff, Probate Court Judge 2 and his brother, the County Clerk An anonymous squealer forwarded us a 10-page court motion against Tom Rickhoff, who’s up for re-election as Probate Court Judge #2, handling wills and inheritance.…
Crotch Attack
`Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls `Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls.com since its inception in 2001 … Nixon’s one of the more fetishistic girls, and well, I’ve fantasized a lot about being under her stiletto heel. Over the phone, Nixon giggled like…
The Mashup
Good evening, class, and welcome to Democracy In Action From the Editor Good evening, class, and welcome to Democracy In Action. No, it’s not based on the Jon Stewart-Daily Show bestseller. That was Democracy Inaction. It’s open seating, so you can put your tax returns and proofs-of-residency away. Thank you. All right, tonight’s subject: Arts…
Major Threat
Having a phone conversation with Ian MacKaye is like being lectured by an oppressively intelligent university professor who happens to have been one of the guiding forces behind 25 years of American punk and hardcore Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina get back to basics with their new band, The Evens. Having a phone conversation with…
Don’t Judge a Café by its Clients’ Covers
The medical profession needs help, and I’m not talking about bedside manner or rising health-care costs Nyo Shii Creative Café 5282 Medical Drive, Suite 115 593-4040 11am-3:30pm, Mon-Fri (orders taken starting at 10am) Credit cards $4.29-9.99 Accessible The medical profession needs help, and I’m not talking about bedside manner or rising health-care costs. No, I…
Six Year Itch
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Crotch Attack
`Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls `Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls.com since its inception in 2001 … Nixon’s one of the more fetishistic girls, and well, I’ve fantasized a lot about being under her stiletto heel. Over the phone, Nixon giggled like…
The Mashup
Good evening, class, and welcome to Democracy In Action From the Editor Good evening, class, and welcome to Democracy In Action. No, it’s not based on the Jon Stewart-Daily Show bestseller. That was Democracy Inaction. It’s open seating, so you can put your tax returns and proofs-of-residency away. Thank you. All right, tonight’s subject: Arts…
The Art Capades
I want to get from Freud to Roe in 900 words, so I Googled “Freud and Roe vs “Design of Choice (My Body My Choice with Stripes)” is part of Andrea Bowers’s Hudson (Show)Room installation at Artpace. Mario Perez: Small Paintings 11am-5pm Wed-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat, Noon-4pm Sun, & by appt. Through Nov 11 Free Joan…
Don’t Judge a Café by its Clients’ Covers
The medical profession needs help, and I’m not talking about bedside manner or rising health-care costs Nyo shii’s Korea-inspired Bulgogi bowl comes with spicy, tender pork and vegetables. Nyo Shii Creative Café 5282 Medical Drive, Suite 115 593-4040 11am-3:30pm, Mon-Fri (orders taken starting at 10am) Credit cards $4.29-9.99 Accessible The medical profession needs help, and…
Six Year Itch
TARGETS: TOM AND GERRY RICKHOFF, PROBATE COURT JUDGE 2 AND HIS BROTHER, THE COUNTY CLERK With anticipation running high that 2006 could emerge as a watershed midterm-election year, a big question is whether major Democratic gains are in the long-term interest of the Democratic Party. Sure, the question sounds foolish. For a party that’s been…
Crotch Attack
`Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls `Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls.com since its inception in 2001 … Nixon’s one of the more fetishistic girls, and well, I’ve fantasized a lot about being under her stiletto heel. Over the phone, Nixon giggled like…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
Artifacts
Deck The hot art ticket this week is undoubtedly PartyShop, a farewell fire sale and cocktail hour in what is soon to be Finesilver Gallery’s former San Antonio digs. Appetizers and martinis will grease the shopping wheels in case a 15 to 25-percent markdown on works by Lloyd Walsh, Vincent Valdez, Chris Sauter, and Lordy…
That’s a Wrap
You know how everyone’s always wailing and lamenting about how they didn’t quite get the closure they’d hoped for from The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2 You know how everyone’s always wailing and lamenting about how they didn’t quite get the closure they’d hoped for from The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
The Proper Care &Feeding of Congressmen
Author’s Note: Author’s Note: If you’re finding it hard to make peace with the 109th Congress, you’re not alone. Every day I hear that the American public is trying to end its toxic relationship with the Worst Congress Ever (“a stable of thieves and perverts who committed crimes rolling out of bed in the morning…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
Framed
In 1993, cartoonist Scott McCloud (Zot Back to the drawing board: Scott McCloud teaches readers how to make comics. In 1993, cartoonist Scott McCloud (Zot!) released a landmark tome for those of us who take funnybooks seriously: Understanding Comics, one of those gems passed around from friend to friend, spelled out theoretical underpinnings (in simple,…
South Texas Cinema
Before we jump into what’s coming up filmwise in an apparently light November, here’s a report from Ashley Lindstrom, who attended some of the goings-on at the first-annual late-October ¡Adelante Before we jump into what’s coming up filmwise in an apparently light November, here’s a report from Ashley Lindstrom, who attended some of the goings-on…
Aural Pleasure
We all have artists that we find so endearing (even lovable) that they cause our normal critical faculties to cease functioning We all have artists that we find so endearing (even lovable) that they cause our normal critical faculties to cease functioning. Ben Kweller is one of those people for me. The Texas native makes…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
The Urban Geographer
Another train ran off the rails last month in San Antonio Another train ran off the rails last month in San Antonio. One television station took a camera up in a helicopter, so for almost an hour we had wonderful bird’s-eye views of derailed boxcars on the ground. The strangely fascinating images of this train…
South Texas Cinema
Before we jump into what’s coming up filmwise in an apparently light November, here’s a report from Ashley Lindstrom, who attended some of the goings-on at the first-annual late-October ¡Adelante Before we jump into what’s coming up filmwise in an apparently light November, here’s a report from Ashley Lindstrom, who attended some of the goings-on…
CDs Nuts
The original Pussy Cats, a collaboration between John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, is more famous for the vocal-chord-wrecking chemical haze (see every review of this album) in which it was recorded than for the damaged and almost accidental brilliance of t The original Pussy Cats, a collaboration between John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, is more…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
Crotch Attack
`Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls `Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls.com since its inception in 2001 … Nixon’s one of the more fetishistic girls, and well, I’ve fantasized a lot about being under her stiletto heel. Over the phone, Nixon giggled like…
Kazakh Attack
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CDs Nuts
The original Pussy Cats, a collaboration between John Lennon and Harry Nilsson, is more famous for the vocal-chord-wrecking chemical haze (see every review of this album) in which it was recorded than for the damaged and almost accidental brilliance of t Pussy Cats The Walkmen (Record Collection) The original Pussy Cats, a collaboration between John…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
Crotch Attack
`Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls All the president’s men: Suicide Girl Nixon talks about her … ahem … “ample” fan base (the “Tricky Dick” club?) and asks, “C’mon, do I look like a crook?” `Note: I’ve been a doting fan of the punk/goth/nerdcore erotic site Suicidegirls.com since its…
Kazakh Attack
FYI: “Graphic nudity” (as in “Rated ‘R’ for pervasive strong crude and sexual content, including graphic nudity and language”) means you’re probably going to see some guy’s beanbag The red, white, and bruised: Kazakh reporter Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) mangles “The Star-Spangled Banner” at a Rodeo. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious…
After Sunset
Is happiness gained in helping others? Is it found in creativity? Is it self-centered? Is it achieved through order and effort, or anarchy? Through total freedom, or adherence to particular ethics? An effective higher-consciousness festival should raise such questions; enter LadyFest. LadyFest is, after all, a festival with the purpose of highlighting the creative, artistic,…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
The Proper Care &Feeding of Congressmen
Author’s Note: Author’s Note: If you’re finding it hard to make peace with the 109th Congress, you’re not alone. Every day I hear that the American public is trying to end its toxic relationship with the Worst Congress Ever (“a stable of thieves and perverts who committed crimes rolling out of bed in the morning…
Major Threat
Having a phone conversation with Ian MacKaye is like being lectured by an oppressively intelligent university professor who happens to have been one of the guiding forces behind 25 years of American punk and hardcore Having a phone conversation with Ian MacKaye is like being lectured by an oppressively intelligent university professor who happens to…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
The Proper Care & Feeding of Congressmen
Author’s Note: A one-size-fits-all anti-Bonilla billboard, available from Republicant.org, the brainchild of Austin real-estate broker Brian Rodgers. Author’s Note: If you’re finding it hard to make peace with the 109th Congress, you’re not alone. Every day I hear that the American public is trying to end its toxic relationship with the Worst Congress Ever (“a…
Let ’em Have Their Movie; I’ve Got Dick
Henh-henh-henh, so have you heard about the new movie they made about me Thumbs down: President George W. Bush isn’t looking forward to a sequel to Death of a President. Death of a President Dir. Gabriel Range; writ. Simon Finch and Gabriel Range; feat, Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker (R) Henh-henh-henh, so have…
Major Threat
Having a phone conversation with Ian MacKaye is like being lectured by an oppressively intelligent university professor who happens to have been one of the guiding forces behind 25 years of American punk and hardcore Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina get back to basics with their new band, The Evens. Having a phone conversation with…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a well-recorded, fluid work, which is…
Hello Faddah …
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The Art Capades
I want to get from Freud to Roe in 900 words, so I Googled “Freud and Roe vs Mario Perez: Small Paintings 11am-5pm Wed-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat, Noon-4pm Sun, & by appt. Through Nov 11 Free Joan Grona Gallery 112 Blue Star 225-6334 Joangronagallery.com Andrea Bowers: Nothing is Neutral Noon-5pm Wed-Sun, noon-8pm Thu, & by appt.…
How to Tell If You’re a Damn Bro
First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away Thousand Miles Away 51 Acres First, an apology: Sorry it took two months for us to get to Saytown’s own 51 Acres and their new album, Thousand Miles Away. It’s a…
Hustle and Flow
After opening the season on the road in Dallas, the Spurs will host the Chosen One, a After opening the season on the road in Dallas, the Spurs will host the Chosen One, a.k.a. LeBron James, and his Cleveland Cavaliers in their home opener. When LeBron last visited the Alamo City, at about the same…
Hello Faddah …
Jesus Camp follows a group of evangelical Christian children to Becky Fischer’s “Kids on Fire” camp in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, where they pray, preach, speak in tongues, and learn to “take back the country for Christ An attendee of Becky Fischer’s “Kids on Fire” camp looks skyward for guidance. Jesus Camp follows a group…
The Art Capades
I want to get from Freud to Roe in 900 words, so I Googled “Freud and Roe vs “Design of Choice (My Body My Choice with Stripes)” is part of Andrea Bowers’s Hudson (Show)Room installation at Artpace. Mario Perez: Small Paintings 11am-5pm Wed-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat, Noon-4pm Sun, & by appt. Through Nov 11 Free Joan…
Sound and the Fury
FRIEND OF A FREUND FRIEND OF A FREUND Back in the mid-’80s, Sting was asked why so many of pop’s most creative songwriters are bassists. He suggested that it had something to do with the demands of the job: A bass player is required to think as a composer, to create parts that provide a…
The Bar Tab
On a cool Wednesday night, the crowd at Broadway 5050 (say “fifty-fifty”) is even-keeled and calm Broadway 5050 5050 Broadway 826-0069 11am-1am Sun-Thu, 11am-2am Fri & Sat Broadway5050.com Price range: $4.50/pint On a cool Wednesday night, the crowd at Broadway 5050 (say “fifty-fifty”) is even-keeled and calm. Patches of friends are sprinkled at tables munching…
Guest Column
For San Antonio, 2002 seemed to be a great convention year For San Antonio, 2002 seemed to be a great convention year. Other cities may have been suffering in the aftermath of the recession, dot-com bust, and 9/11, but San Antonio, with its newly expanded convention center, was setting a record. The headline of the…
Framed
In 1993, cartoonist Scott McCloud (Zot In 1993, cartoonist Scott McCloud (Zot!) released a landmark tome for those of us who take funnybooks seriously: Understanding Comics, one of those gems passed around from friend to friend, spelled out theoretical underpinnings (in simple, friendly terms) for the way the medium works. Now he’s back with a…
Sound and the Fury
FRIEND OF A FREUND FRIEND OF A FREUND Back in the mid-’80s, Sting was asked why so many of pop’s most creative songwriters are bassists. He suggested that it had something to do with the demands of the job: A bass player is required to think as a composer, to create parts that provide a…
The Bar Tab
On a cool Wednesday night, the crowd at Broadway 5050 (say “fifty-fifty”) is even-keeled and calm Broadway 5050 5050 Broadway 826-0069 11am-1am Sun-Thu, 11am-2am Fri & Sat Broadway5050.com Price range: $4.50/pint On a cool Wednesday night, the crowd at Broadway 5050 (say “fifty-fifty”) is even-keeled and calm. Patches of friends are sprinkled at tables munching…
Guest Column
For San Antonio, 2002 seemed to be a great convention year For San Antonio, 2002 seemed to be a great convention year. Other cities may have been suffering in the aftermath of the recession, dot-com bust, and 9/11, but San Antonio, with its newly expanded convention center, was setting a record. The headline of the…
Framed
In 1993, cartoonist Scott McCloud (Zot In 1993, cartoonist Scott McCloud (Zot!) released a landmark tome for those of us who take funnybooks seriously: Understanding Comics, one of those gems passed around from friend to friend, spelled out theoretical underpinnings (in simple, friendly terms) for the way the medium works. Now he’s back with a…
Aural Pleasure
We all have artists that we find so endearing (even lovable) that they cause our normal critical faculties to cease functioning Ben Kweller Ben Kweller (ATO) We all have artists that we find so endearing (even lovable) that they cause our normal critical faculties to cease functioning. Ben Kweller is one of those people for…
All You Can Eat
Your friendly neighborhood grocery comglomerate has stitched its binding to Random House and First Book, a national non-profit that donates children’s books to low-income families Your friendly neighborhood grocery comglomerate has stitched its binding to Random House and First Book, a national non-profit that donates children’s books to low-income families. Until December 31, H-E-B and…
The Urban Geographer
Another train ran off the rails last month in San Antonio Another train ran off the rails last month in San Antonio. One television station took a camera up in a helicopter, so for almost an hour we had wonderful bird’s-eye views of derailed boxcars on the ground. The strangely fascinating images of this train…
After Sunset
Girl power: Silverlined Tragedy has not one, but two female guitarists. Is happiness gained in helping others? Is it found in creativity? Is it self-centered? Is it achieved through order and effort, or anarchy? Through total freedom, or adherence to particular ethics? An effective higher-consciousness festival should raise such questions; enter LadyFest. LadyFest is, after…
1, 2, 3, VOTE! (And cross your fingers)
We’re two years away from the big one We’re two years away from the big one. And two weeks ago some disaster-preparedness types in Congress were planning an election-year escape route for Democracy, should she once again find herself atop a burning Hill trapped by the advancing flames of partisan passions, clutching only sterling possessions…
The Urban Geographer
Another train ran off the rails last month in San Antonio Another train ran off the rails last month in San Antonio. One television station took a camera up in a helicopter, so for almost an hour we had wonderful bird’s-eye views of derailed boxcars on the ground. The strangely fascinating images of this train…
