Image by LuiSFher Gallo via Cafe Tacvba’s MySpace Cafe TacvbaThursday, December 6La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th Street)$40, Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm[info] | [tickets]Pop quiz: name a band that has won multiple Grammys, performed on MTV Unplugged, been compared favorably to Radiohead, played three encores at a recent Lollapalooza, and headlined to 170,000 people at Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes. If you're thinking U2 or Coldplay, we couldn't blame you. But the... more ›

Tomorrow night, Cine Las Americas presents Víctimas del Pecado (Victims of Sin), an over-the-top slice of Mexican melodrama from 1951 and the second installment in Cine's Sin, Scandal and Song series. There's sin aplenty here (and also really great outfits and hairstyles), courtesy of its setting in postwar Mexico City's red-light district (romanticized in lush black and white cinematography by the legendary Gabriel Figueroa). Amidst all the picturesque seaminess, beautiful cabaret dancer Violeta (Ninón Sevilla)... more ›

It seems, where Pettitte goes, Clemens goes. Roger won't be around to save the Astros-he'll be busy saving the Yankees this season. Guess we can't blame Global Warming for the gradual decline in Irish Pubs. In the middle of a transition and confused about which bathroom to use? The Bathroom Liberation Front has created safe2pee.org for you...because these situations can be embarassing. Mexico City was certainly the place to be this weekend. If this... more ›

Watching the film En El Hoyo (In the Pit) is kind of like being in a pit… of boredom. While the documentary’s intentions are good, and some of the subject matter is intriguing, En El Hoyo ultimately fails to tell a compelling tale about its subjects, the construction workers on a massive bridge project in Mexico City. The film could have been a highly topical opportunity to make Americans reflect on the costs of our car-centric culture. Instead, largely as a result of introducing too many characters and issues without truly delving into any of them, En El Hoyo is more of a snooze than a wake-up call. more ›

En El Hoyo | In the Pit (México)Bob Bullock Texas State Museum, 7 PMAccording to a Mexican legend, the devil asks for one soul for every bridge that is built, as a guarantee for the bridge’s durability. In Juan Carlos Rulfo’s documentary In the Pit this old legend takes on new meaning. Made of more than 17 kilometers of asphalt, the Second Deck is a major urban project set to transform Mexico City. The most... more ›

1973 International Showcase Screening Info: 1pm October 22nd at Dobie Regional Premiere. With an eye for cinema and ear for personal stories, Antonino Isordia lays bare the disappointments and tragedies felt by a generation of young Mexicans in his explosively kinetic 1973. By focusing on three case histories, each about someone born in 1973 who eventually spent time behind bars, Isordia delivers a startling tapestry of contempo Mexico City life. Pic superbly reps a... more ›

In addition to showcasing amazing local and national talent, the Austin Film Festival also spotlights work from outside of the United States. This year, they feature Mexico in their International Showcase. Buy your pass or badge now. Who knows, you could be the first kid on your block to spot the next Alejandro González Iñárritu. Matando Cabos Thursday, October 19 9pm @ The Arbor [from AFF] Regional Premiere. Matando Cabos tells two sides of... more ›

• Dude. Seriously. As if you didn't have enough fun this weekend. Drink up.
• Cyclists want respect. They need respect. Some riders in Mexico City demanded it with their clothes off.
• The Alamo Drafthouse Downtown is going to be a non-profit organization in an effort to keep their doors open (rent is on the rise).
• Last week was Headache Awareness Week and we know some people are going to be alot more aware of their significant other's migraines. Some "experts" have drawn a correlation between headaches and elevated sex drives. Ladies, you're going to have to come up with more creative excuses!
• Those Hummers we love so much have proven to be more dangerous than their armour might suggest. The additional protection actually increases the liklihood that the vehicles will roll over.
• The earlier days of boy-band-hood are coming back like those tacky neon leggings from the 80's. Menudo (not the soup) is being revived by assholes Menudo Entertainment.
• Seattle is the Nation's smartest city, but Austin is number 3. Way to go, nerds!
• The government could start snooping on all your MySpace activity. We suggest you stop posting about your drug sales and start posting about your bake sales.
• We are sorry to reveal that all you tattooed and pierced hipsters aren't so unique anymore.
• Take your computer swimming. Barton Springs is a hotspot in more ways than one.
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Austin is getting a new public Art Installation. Today at 11am, Mayor Will Wynn and Gibson Guitars will be part of a ceremony kicking-off the project in front of City Hall. Austin GuitarTown is going to feature guitars scattered around the city, placed in front of landmarks and significant businesses, that are painted by local musicians and artisans. NASA is planning to bomb the moon in order to study dust particles that come from... more ›

When examining this week’s film options, don’t let the cast of Richard Shepard’s new film “The Matador” scare you away. With Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear in the two leads, you could be forgiven for expecting a by-the-numbers heist movie (“After The Sun 2”, anyone?). Thankfully, the first couple of minutes of the film completely dissolve any baggage James Bond brings by way of Brosnan’s character having a bad mustache, a SuperCuts do, and a taste for cheap prostitutes. more ›

We've long held a mild fascination with serigraphs - silkscreened art carefully crafted using multiple levels of stenciled colors - whether as the high-brow pop art of Warhol or Lichtenstein or the dazzling gigposters you see pasted around town. Mostly we're just amazed that people possess the foresight and patience to create these meticulously detailed pieces. Which is why we're looking forward to Mexic-Arte Museum's unveiling of the 11th Serie Project, a showcase of... more ›

Latin rock band Cafe Tacvba will be performing at two venues in our fair city. Their first show will be at Austin City Limits on Monday, July 11. Don't think you can get tickets to that show? Wipe those tears away because they will also be performing on Tuesday at Stubb's BBQ. Are you weary about going to see a band whose lyrics are entirely in Spanish? Fear not, because we know that music... more ›