Photo by Ken Mau on flickr#15 Texas (8-2) vs. Texas Tech (7-3) Time: 2:30 pm, Saturday, Nov. 10 Location: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium TV: ABC Radio: KVET (98.1 FM, 1300 AM) Critics complained early in the season that the Texas Longhorns had no "identity". Were they a passing team that threw it all over the field? A run-first team that ground you into the dirt? A blitzing, hard-hitting defense? Over the last two games,... more ›

BackstageDrama, Dir. Emmanuelle Bercot, 2005 Screens: Monday, October 2nd at 7pm "In a world relentlessly tuned in to “American Idol” and the daily lives of the TomKats and Bennifers, the universal obsession with celebrity can cross the line into fanaticism. In keeping with the times, Emmanuelle Bercot’s stunning feature directorial debut explores the psyches of both the star and her adoring fan to reveal a troubling view on the world of celebrity worship and... more ›

WEDNESDAY [20] film • Cinematexas Fest at Various (Various) ® music • Acid King, Black Cobra, The High Divers, Ghetto Princess at Emo's music • Lebanon (ISRAEL), Snake Trap, UME, Something Fierce at Beerland music • Five Times August, Stephen Speaks at Cactus Café music • Jet at La Zona Rosa ® music • Secret Weapons, Til We're Blue or Destroy and The Quicks at The Chain Drive (9pm) food • Angel Valley Organic... more ›

FRIDAY [8] theatre • Salvage Vanguard Theater's The Intergalactic Nemesis at UT PAC's Hogg Memorial Auditorium music • Ghostland Observatory, Lions, and Crash Gallery at Trophys ($8, 10pm) ® film • Sinus Show: Xanadu at Alamo Downtown (7pm & 10pm, $12.50) film • Raiders of the Lost Ark at Paramount Theatre (9pm) books • Mark Wangrin presents Hook Em Horns: The Story of Texas Longhorn Football at BookPeople (7pm) ® music • Cruiserweight, Rory... more ›

THURSDAY [7] music • Shoot For the Stars and Kill Them VS. Cry Blood Apache, and Coma in Algiers at The Parlor food • Austin Farmers Market at Plaza Saltillo, 5th and Comal (4-7pm) film • TerrorStorm with Alex Jones Live at Alamo South (7pm) film • The Wire Season 4 Sneak Preview at Alamo Downtown (7:30pm, $10 food voucher to reserve) film • Raiders of the Lost Ark at Paramount Theatre (7:30pm) film... more ›

FRIDAY [28] [books] Mike Henry presents a 24-hour Nonstop Slam at Progress Café, 500 San Marcos (8pm) LINK(Postponed) [dance] Improvisational Movement Project at Blue Theater (8pm, $8-$20) LINK [theatre] "Petra's Cuento" at Dougherty Arts Center (8pm) LINK [theatre] Edward Albee's "The Play About the Baby" at play! Theatre (8pm, $10) LINK [theatre] "Radio: 30" at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $13-$15) LINK [theatre] "In On It" at Off Center (8pm, $17) LINK [theatre] "American Fiesta" at... more ›

Look out, here come Stephen Spielberg's lawyers! Just kidding; actually, the filmmaking legend was nice enough to give a legal pass to the trio of intrepid youngsters from Mississippi who, from 1982-1988, remade Spielberg and George Lucas' seminal screen adventure Raiders Of The Lost Ark. We're not kidding: then-preadolescents Eric Zala, Jayson Lamb and Chris Strompolis spent six years recreating a globe-spanning action movie in their backyard, shot-for-shot, probably with stolen lunch money. The filmmakers,... more ›

FRIDAY [16] [music] The Streets with Lady Sovereign at La Zona Rosa (link) [film] Raiders of the Lost Ark at Paramount Theatre (7:30pm) (link) [film] Sinus Show: Showgirls at Alamo Downtown (7pm & 10pm, $12.50) (link) [film] Rolling Roadshow: Curious George at Bushy Creek (8pm, Free) (link) [books] Kinky Friedman presents Cowboy Logic: The Wit and Wisdom of Kinky Friedman (and Some of His Friends) at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [music] Yuppie Pricks Beach Party with... more ›

MONDAY [12] [sports] World Cup Games at Alamo Village (Through 16th, 11am & 2pm) (link) [film] Labrynth at Alamo South (Through 16th, 1pm, Free) (link) [film] Baby Doll at Paramount Theatre (7pm) (link) [film] Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $10) (link) [film] Blue Velvet at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) (link) [film] GoodFellas at Austin Java (8pm, Free) (link) [film] Rolling Roadshow: Nanny McPhee at San Marcos (8pm, Free) (link) [film] Stunt Rock... more ›

We know this appears below in News Bits, but we figured it deserved its own space. It's only been, what, like 22 years or something since UT was ranked #1 at any point in the seaon? more ›

If you want to get down to the funky sounds of some of Austin’s underground hip-hop scene, Ruta Maya is the place for you to be tonight for the Burro Magic B’Day Party. The night of slammin’ tunes and spoken word poetry kicks off with DJ Shook and continues with music from Diasporic, Da’Shade with Blacklisted (and special guest Xenogia) and Earth Raiders. The folks at Ruta Maya promise a night of crazy fun with some serious fun-lovin’ party people. Head down south and get your groove on starting at 8pm. And for only $5, you will have enough cash left to head over to Expose afterwards. (We’re kidding, of course.) more ›

Last weekend the Zilker Hillside Theatre hosted Ballet Under the Stars, a free evening ballet performance by the Austin Dance Ensemble. This weekend they bring you yet another wonderful - and free - dose of culture, this time with the Austin Civic Orchestra's Zilker Park Summer Pops Concerts. The program's theme is "Film Scores Through the Decades", and as such they'll be performing themes from movies spanning over seven decades, including The Wizard of... more ›