http://www.austin360.com/ Latest articles for the Ece_frontpage section at austin360.com. en-us Copyright 2012 Sat, 26 May 2012 21:27:07 GMT 2012-05-26T21:27:07Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.austin360.com/music/embrace-sounds-of-june-2377062.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Festival season is drawing to a close for the summer, with one more big one punk/metal/hip-hop/indie rock extravaganza Chaos In Tejas happening this weekend at several clubs around town. Sat, 26 May 2012 13:22:50 GMT http://www.austin360.com/music/embrace-sounds-of-june-2377062.html 2012-05-26T13:22:50Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/television/atx-television-festival-brings-stars-shows-to-austin-2377018.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Pick a show, any show, and the odds are good that Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson have watched. Sat, 26 May 2012 13:08:19 GMT gdinges@statesman.com http://www.austin360.com/television/atx-television-festival-brings-stars-shows-to-austin-2377018.html Gary Dinges 2012-05-26T13:08:19Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/recreation/athletes-overcome-barriers-of-their-bodies-to-race-2376997.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Finishing a triathlon takes grit. Athletes train for months - or years - to come out ahead of the pack in an open-water swim, then burn up their quads cranking a bike mile after mile. Sat, 26 May 2012 12:57:32 GMT http://www.austin360.com/recreation/athletes-overcome-barriers-of-their-bodies-to-race-2376997.html 2012-05-26T12:57:32Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/recreation/fit-folks-vance-mcmurray-42-2376996.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage What I do to stay fit? Many years ago, I read the T.S. Elliot quote, "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." This speaks to fitness as more than a few exercises, because it is. Sat, 26 May 2012 12:55:44 GMT http://www.austin360.com/recreation/fit-folks-vance-mcmurray-42-2376996.html 2012-05-26T12:55:44Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/television/hatfields-takes-off-cougar-takes-a-break-2377023.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Monday "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" 8 p.m., A&E: Season 7 begins with Shannon's desire to adopt a baby, which rankles Gene. Sat, 26 May 2012 12:51:48 GMT droe@statesman.com http://www.austin360.com/television/hatfields-takes-off-cougar-takes-a-break-2377023.html Dale Roe 2012-05-26T12:51:48Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/movies/austin-made-red-vs-blue-series-hits-season-2376981.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage They might be the most under-the-radar hit filmmakers in Austin. The crew at Rooster Teeth Productions has been quietly building an online empire since debuting on the Web with "Red vs. Sat, 26 May 2012 12:40:22 GMT ogallaga@statesman.com http://www.austin360.com/movies/austin-made-red-vs-blue-series-hits-season-2376981.html Omar L. Gallaga 2012-05-26T12:40:22Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/recreation/mcgill-house-has-been-home-storage-and-more-2376974.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Zilker Park camouflages all sorts of history. Sequestered near MoPac Boulevard on a rise not far from the Austin Nature & Science Center is a creamy limestone structure with two projecting wings. Sat, 26 May 2012 12:16:31 GMT mbarnes@statesman.com http://www.austin360.com/recreation/mcgill-house-has-been-home-storage-and-more-2376974.html Michael Barnes 2012-05-26T12:16:31Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/recreation/triathlete-michellie-jones-shares-tips-for-athletes-preparing-2376990.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage During the peak of her career, Australian Michellie Jones won every major triathlon on the planet, including the Kona Ironman Triathlon World Championship in 2006. Sat, 26 May 2012 12:12:05 GMT pleblanc@statesman.com http://www.austin360.com/recreation/triathlete-michellie-jones-shares-tips-for-athletes-preparing-2376990.html Pam LeBlanc 2012-05-26T12:12:05Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austinmovies/entries/2012/05/26/nichols_premieres_mud_in_canne.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_movie_blog?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Austin director Jeff Nichols got a warm reception Saturday during the premiere of his new movie “Mud” at the Cannes Film Festival. The 33-year-old who grew up in Arkansas is among the youngest directors ever to compete for the Sat, 26 May 2012 09:49:02 GMT http://www.austin360.com/movies/nichols-premieres-mud-in-cannes-2376964.html 2012-05-26T09:49:02Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/fitcity/entries/2012/05/26/free_fitness_books_9.html?cxntfid=blogs_fit_city?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Time to clear off my desk! You know the drill. If you are interested in one of these fitness books, post here, telling me why you deserve it. Best answers win. I’ll pick winners in about a week. Sat, 26 May 2012 08:36:05 GMT http://www.austin360.com/recreation/free-fitness-books-2376871.html 2012-05-26T08:36:05Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/outandabout/entries/2012/05/25/river_tracing_r_3.html?cxntfid=blogs_out_about?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Of Texas’ big streams, I probably knew the Red River the least. I crossed it a lot. And I even lived not far from it in Shreveport, La. as a child. Yet until recently, however, I’d spent no more Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT http://events.austin360.com/river-tracing-red-river-2376338.html 2012-05-25T23:00:00Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/food2/entries/2012/05/25/chef_jason_donoho_leaving_asti.html?cxntfid=blogs_relish_austin?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Asti and Fino Executive chef Jason Donoho is leaving his longtime post at Emmett and Lisa Fox’s restaurants. Donoho, who started at Fino in November of 2007, became executive chef at the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in April 2008 and Fri, 25 May 2012 14:53:09 GMT http://www.austin360.com/food-drink/chef-jason-donoho-leaving-asti-and-fino-2375631.html Matthew Odam 2012-05-25T14:53:09Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2012/05/25/uncle_billys_lake_travis_adds.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Uncle Billy’s Rooftop (at the restaurant’s Lake Travis location) opened up during SXSW. Since then it’s been hosting more and more shows, including a newly-added gospel brunch series. The River City Christianettes and the Jones Family Fri, 25 May 2012 14:24:57 GMT http://www.austin360.com/music/uncle-billys-lake-travis-adds-gospel-throwdown-2375545.html 2012-05-25T14:24:57Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/comedy/entries/2012/05/25/matt_ingebretson.html?cxntfid=blogs_its_always_funny_in_austin?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Megan Baker photo Two years ago, comedian Matt Ingebretson graduated from the University of Texas and left Austin for Los Angeles. At that time, Ingebretson had finished up a stint running the Texas Travesty and was making inroads Fri, 25 May 2012 13:56:39 GMT http://www.austin360.com/importDefault/the-prodigal-ingebretson-2375633.html 2012-05-25T13:56:39Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2012/05/25/sons_of_fathers_announce_new_a_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Austin-based alt-country-rock group Sons of Fathers will release “Big Diamond Waltz,” the follow-up to last year’s “Sons of Fathers,” Aug. 15. In advance of the new album, the band has released a single, “Burning Fri, 25 May 2012 13:53:48 GMT http://www.austin360.com/music/sons-of-fathers-announce-new-album-2375535.html 2012-05-25T13:53:48Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/digitalsavant/entries/2012/05/25/red_bull_battle.html?cxntfid=blogs_digital_savant?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Players compete in the game ‘StarCraft II’ by entering an isolation booth as part of Red Bull’s Battlegrounds tour. Photo by Robert Snow / provided by Red Bull It’s going to be a big Memorial Day weekend for gamers, Fri, 25 May 2012 12:55:40 GMT http://www.austin360.com/watercooler/red-bull-battlegrounds-and-video-games-rock-events-2375395.html 2012-05-25T12:55:40Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/seeingthings/entries/2012/05/25/review_now_now_oh_now.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_arts_seeing_things?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage It’s not surprising that “Now Now Oh Now,” the latest theatrical creation by the Rude Mechs, is so full of surprises. The hyper-witty collective, after all, has been treating us to genuine, uncommon and fresh surprises for more than Fri, 25 May 2012 12:01:48 GMT http://www.austin360.com/arts/review-now-now-oh-now-2375368.html 2012-05-25T12:01:48Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austinmovies/entries/2012/05/25/cosmopolis_in_cannes_and_delil.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_movie_blog?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage David Cronenberg takes his customarily spartan, interior approach in his adaptation of the 2003 Don DeLillo novel “Cosmopolis,” and it works. The Canadian director confines almost all of the action inside a limousine that’s making its Fri, 25 May 2012 09:03:18 GMT http://www.austin360.com/movies/cosmopolis-in-cannes-and-delillo-too-2375098.html 2012-05-25T09:03:18Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/fitcity/entries/2012/05/25/free_classes_at_ballet_austin.html?cxntfid=blogs_fit_city?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Just because you’re older doesn’t mean you should ditch the exercise class. Half the reason I bike, swim and run as much as I do is so I can hike and backpack when I’m in my 60s and Fri, 25 May 2012 08:25:12 GMT http://www.austin360.com/recreation/free-classes-at-ballet-austin-on-may-30-2375114.html 2012-05-25T08:25:12Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/food-drink/dining/after-years-of-battling-personal-demons-john-mueller-2374398.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage John Mueller hadn't died. He wasn't in prison. And he definitely wasn't living in Mexico. Though he might have wished any of these rumors were true. Thu, 24 May 2012 21:41:15 GMT http://www.austin360.com/food-drink/dining/after-years-of-battling-personal-demons-john-mueller-2374398.html Matthew Odam 2012-05-24T21:41:15Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/arts/a-look-at-arts-hall-of-fame-inductees-2374331.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage It takes an eclectic group of talents to foster an active cultural scene. As patrons, educators, place-makers and organizers, the people named this year to the Austin Arts Hall of Fame have made significant and sustained contributions to our cultural life, dedicating their energies, their careers or their philanthropy to keeping Austin art-filled. Thu, 24 May 2012 20:44:49 GMT http://www.austin360.com/arts/a-look-at-arts-hall-of-fame-inductees-2374331.html 2012-05-24T20:44:49Z statesman_news http://www.austin360.com/music/kiss-fm-producer-sets-world-fist-pumping-record-2374325.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage ‘My arm hurts, but it was awesome!" That's what Ray, producer of "The Bobby Bones Show," had to say after setting a world record for fist pumping. Thu, 24 May 2012 20:26:16 GMT http://www.austin360.com/music/kiss-fm-producer-sets-world-fist-pumping-record-2374325.html 2012-05-24T20:26:16Z statesman_news http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/health/entries/2012/05/24/travis_county_resident_dies_of.html ?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Thu, 24 May 2012 20:16:46 GMT http://www.statesman.com/news/first-travis-county-resident-dies-of-typhus-2374279.html Leeann Pendley 2012-05-24T20:16:46Z http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2012/05/24/rockabilly_revival_offers_up_h.html?cxntfid=blogs_austin_music_source?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage Psych, Fun, Chaos — all words used to describe some of Austin’s fastest growing music festivals; also words that fit with Saturday’s Rockabilly Revival Festival, which takes place downtown at Seventh and Trinity. Now in its fifth year, Thu, 24 May 2012 19:27:37 GMT http://www.austin360.com/music/rockabilly-revival-offers-up-high-energy-performances-2374352.html 2012-05-24T19:27:37Z movabletype http://www.austin360.com/movies/in-cloudy-cannes-fests-films-impart-a-sunny-2374113.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage CANNES, France This year's Cannes Film Festival has been one of the soggiest, most overcast events ever on the normally sunny French Riviera, but the quality of films in competition has never been better. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:36:15 GMT cealy@statesman.com http://www.austin360.com/movies/in-cloudy-cannes-fests-films-impart-a-sunny-2374113.html Charles Ealy 2012-05-24T18:36:15Z statesman_news