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it’S aBout that tiMe. The beginnings of November where the only thing more depressing than those ominous research papers is the state of your bank account. We all know the feeling, except for those kids who inexplicably get checks from their parents every five days. Don’t worry, UWeekly is here to help. Here are a few tips to stretch your dwindling funds deep into December, written by a broke student, for broke students. Well, actually, primarily written to make some money, but you get the idea.

Yeah, we all know that internal debate when you’re walking around campus and wincing at the idea of microwave chili compared to a delicious Verts kebab, and you know as soon as you walk in you’ll end up getting the organic root beer and the delicious chocolate-dipped strawberries. Seeing the register hit quadruple digits is only depressing for a second until all that good food is in your mouth. Splurging on meals is probably the primary means of bankruptcy within the college demographic. Do yourself a favor and gird for canned soup and ramen. Nothing tastes better than knowing your microwave burrito cost less than a dollar. May I recommend Jack in the Box’s 99-cent tacos?

This one is difficult because your average undergrad is already a borderline alcoholic by the time they hit winter break, but it is an

important thing to mention. The night of debauchery might begin earnestly enough; a 12-pack split between you and a bro, two bucks for a party cup, perhaps a group effort to pick up a couple 40s. But then comes the pizza order, the cab fair, and the $5 cover to see some jamband meander through a Pearl Street Co-Op set. If things go the wrong way, you might even start offerring Hamiltons to get a few wayward

and buy a hat shaped like the American flag. We all know that we don’t actually need all this stuff, it’s just a means to help us feel better about ourselves. So here’s my secret.

Next time you find yourself in the UO looking for a pickme-up, just put on those $200 shoes and walk around the store for a bit. When the newness feeling wears off, remove the shoes, walk out the store, and smile knowing you got the buzz without having to drop the bucks.

Journalism majors to start making out. Friends don’t let drunk friends lose their money that easily. Maybe spend a few Saturdays shooting pool in the Union Underground? They even sell beer down there, at a three drink limit of course.

There’s this girl named Brittany Reeber, and when her boyfriend comes over she makes deliciously esoteric meals like vegetarian couscous. He also never has to worry about what he’s wearing or going out on the weekends because he already has an awesome girlfriend.

This could be the ultimate key to saving money: being in a stable, mutually accepting relationship.

If she knows how to bake, awesome; if all she wants to do is watch reruns of Pawn Stars on Netflix, even better. If she’s down with you dropping out of college, crashing in her bedroom, and being the only one to laugh at your once-aweek open-mic excursion to work on your dream of becoming the first Mariachi comedian? Well,

In the past few months I purchased a throwback Julius Erving jersey from a shady Korean website that deals in counterfeit American sports merchandising. When I informed my brother of this, he was hardly surprised, claiming my middle name might as well be “Buys Shit He Doesn’t Need From Shady Korean Websites.” It isn’t just me.

Having a shitty day? Pop in the Urban Outfitters

now you’re taking advantage of her. There are moral limits to this particular strategy.

We’re actually looking for some more writers right now, and we pay pretty well. If you want to join our motley crew of liberal-arts, journochic writer-types, you should shoot us an email.

There’s even a chance of making friends and exchanging Adderall strategies. You could start by bringing me a coffee. Right now.

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an innovative way to see—anD steal—art. edWard YoungBLood WaS LiVing in Beaumont in what he calls “a run down shack” when he began to feel the urge to do something creative. Most people might grab a canvas and some paint or the nearest instrument when struck with this feeling, but that would not sate the appetite for creativity Youngblood had worked up. Egged on by art documentaries like Beautiful Losers and Exit Through the Gift Shop, he began mulling new ways to bring art to the masses from inside his run down shack. It was during this gestation period that he birthed the idea for Jack Bags.

According to the Jack Bags web site, “Jack Bag is a decentralized, uncensored, global art gallery.” Jack Bags are filled with paintings, sculptures, poetry and other creations from professional and nonprofessional artists alike. Once the bags are filled, they are placed out in public areas such as benches, sidewalks and tree limbs.

When a bag is found, the finder can take it home and examine the contents. Each bag contains an identification card with QR code that can be scanned to bring up that bag’s individual Facebook page. If a particular piece of art grabs them, they can keep it under the condition that they replace the item they take with a work of their own and hide the refilled Jack Bag in a new place.

Taylor Finley helped Youngblood bring the Jack Bag idea to fruition and the two now share a south Austin residence together with other members of their art collective. Finley said the exchange of artistic ideas that Jack Bags hinges on is what drew him into the project.

“Even if you take a little receipt and scribble something on it and take a big canvas that someone spent hours

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on, that’s so cool to us,” said Finley.

It’s hard not to get excited for the project when Finley and Youngblood describe it.

The two friends’ eyes get wide as they use sweeping hand motions to describe the corporate-free and profitless attitude they take in their approach to Jack Bags.

Finley said the project has had it’s share of detractors. It is a stretch to imagine that everyone who finds a Jack Bag will refill the contents and return it to “the wild,” but the Jack Bags brain trust believes people will respect the creativity and time that has been poured into each bag. On Oct. 21, the first bags were released “into the wild.”

“People who we’ve told the idea to have

“even iF you take a little reCeipt anD sCribble soMething on it anD take a big Canvas that soMeone spent hours on, thAt’s sO cOOl tO us.”

immediately said, ‘That’s not going to work, people are going to take the bag and keep it and use it as a purse,’ and all that,” said Finley. “But we feel like because the bags are handmade and because you can tell that there’s so much love that has gone into them, people will see them and respect them and people will foster the project.”

Now that the idea has been refined and the bags are being created, Finley and Youngblood are working on developing a platform that will allow the finder of a bag to upload a geotagged picture of the art inside the bag. Their hope is that the movement will creep outside of Austin and eventually Jack Bag hunting will be a common pastime for people all over the world.

“We’re talking about getting people in suits who haven’t picked up a marker or crayon since they were young to find a bag and see a piece that they love and want and go, ‘OK, I can’t create anything like that but I can create something,’” said Youngblood.

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worn out. If there was any such music that could be described as this, it would probably be that of Miles Davis.

Davis’s musical history is so rich that a general tribute show would fail to tell the proper story. Luckily, The Miles Davis Experience, through its multimedia approach to the man, engages his history through many different mediums, examining some of the most groundbreaking and prolific years of his career, 1949-1959.

“The immersive performance will follow Miles’ musical development in linear chronology, telling of the challenges and optimism in post-war America, civil rights struggle, historical milestones and the creative cauldron of new music that Miles pioneered and nurtured,” states a press release.

For those looking for someone who plays, looks and sounds like Miles you’ll probably have to pull up some YouTube footage of the man himself. The trumpeter, Ambrose Akinmusire, will be bringing his own style and idiosyncrasies to the show.

“I think Ambrose is such a rare talent on the trumpet,” said show narrator and poet Donald Lacy. “Even though he is playing Miles’ music, he’ll be playing like Ambrose, not Davis.”

Moreover, Ambrose, a child of the hip-hop generation, and his quintet will bring a young and dynamic sensibility to the music, allowing a younger generation to put a 21st century touch on the music.

“They’re bringing their sensibility to the music, which is opening it up to a whole nother generation to appreciate,” said Lacy.

Thumbing through the jazz canon, there are so many towering figures that could warrant their own multimedia show: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker would all be suitable candidates for such an “experience”. However, unlike said figures, Miles’ influence spills into other realms outside of the stage.

“The show not only explores his music, but Miles’ influence on fashion, the civil rights movement, and the visual arts,” said Lacy.

“He really was a cultural force.”

One of the things that makes Miles’ such a jazz zeitgeist was his uncanny ability to dictate the history of it. From the pensive modal jazz of Kind of Blue to the feral Bitches Brew and On the Corner, Miles’ rhythms and ideas can be heard almost anywhere on your iPod. “He was such an iconic figure. Not only did he master jazz, he was always changing the art form; he was always expanding it,” said Lacy. “Part of his appeal is that he was never satisfied with the status quo; he was always stretching himself, always redefining himself as an artist.”

In addition, the show transcends the usual limitations of a tribute show, drawing us into the time period through a multimedia presentation of iconic photos, music, and poetry.

“Through the multimedia experience, the show is trying to give a you a feel, taste, and smell of that whole period,” said Lacy. “Not only of what went on onstage, but offstage as well.”

“pArt Of his AppeAl is thAt he wAs Never sAtisfied with the stAtus QuO; he wAs AlwAys stretchiNg himself, AlwAys redefiNiNg himself As AN Artist.

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the geek, the ChiC, anD the Dragon-slaying hOw ut embrAces A misrepreseNted subculture theY gather in duStY LiVing rooMS or at forgotten kitchen tables. Some come in character, they all bring their character sheets, and the dungeon master greets everyone behind a small pile of books. They greet each other, settle into chairs, and suddenly find themselves immersed in a dank, treasure-laden cave.

For a small section of the UT population, this is a weekend well spent. Parties, shittalk and 6th street may have its charms, but you certainly won’t get the opportunity to slay a dragon. And in earnest, that’s all some people need.

“I just found out about a group from

a newsletter at Pearl Street Co-Op” said Matt Zito, someone relatively new to the scene. “Someone was putting together a campaign, and I’ve been interested in playing for a while, so we just kinda hooked up that way.”

Since his first taste, Zito has been immersing himself in all the miniature facets of Dungeons & Dragons, mentioning his desire to try out an earlier rulebook because “there’s a heavier emphasis on role-playing.” He isn’t a closed-in weirdo or an elitist nerd; in essence he represents a population of students who want a heroic adventure while still keeping

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their heads on their shoulders. It’s kind of like World of Warcraft with a truer emphasis on being social.

“Honestly we had too many people show up, so we had to split it into multiple groups. Naturally some groups took it more seriously than others, but my group stuck together pretty thoroughly.”

Sure there are the geeks, but in the realm of D&D, everyone is accepted, as it’s an equalopportunity tabletop role-playing game.

“The last D&D group I was in was about a month ago. We were all playing for fun, and drinking. We all know each other from campus... The group I was in actually had a majority of girls, which most people wouldn’t think. They were even pretty attractive. They brought a lot of innerdrama into the characters,” said RadioTelevision-Film major Lee Caffee.

Zito mentions that one of the best moments of his early experiences was when the most quintessentially geeky kid in the group pulled out a pipe.

“There was one time where we were all trapped in this cavern so we climbed up this ladder because it was our only way out,” said

WILLIam BaSS Zito. “When we got out there were 74 goblins all sitting in a mead hall. Then this kid whose kind of a D&D veteran declared ‘Goblin Slaughter Party!’

That’s when I knew it was a pretty cool game.”

Nobody would try to convince you that a game like Dungeons and Dragons could appeal to people who don’t have a fetish for swords and sorcery, but it seems that demographic may be a lot wider than the world might think. The idea of taking control of a character in such a flexible, creative environment makes for a pretty easy hook. Sure it might not be the most fashionable thing in the world, but that doesn’t make it any less fun.

“It’s really unfortunate when people discredit it as a game for a particular subculture of people,” said Zito. “It’s about using your imagination, which everybody should do.”

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Our fair Texas Senator Kirk Watson of District 14 is set to speak at UT’s “Texas Politics Speaker Series.” Intending to discuss public policy and politics, don’t miss this opportunity to probe the senator about your right to occupy!

This statement would be true if this were not the land of immigrants and either you, your parents, grandparents or great grandparents came over on the boat to enjoy all the opportunity America has to offer. If you’re tired of all the anti-immigration sentiment, check out this screening of the documentary “Light in the Darkness” as it explores the issue of violence against immigrants in America.

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Opinion

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Photos and Interviews by Brian Bogart

If you could listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Air It Out

Dude with Cool Facial Hair, Stop touching it. Seriously. We all can see what you’re packing, no need to flaunt it. Have you ever seen a woman with beautiful breasts rub them sensuously in public? Well, maybe you have. After all, you do have very cool facial hair. But still, that doesn’t excuse your conduct. I mean, shit, man, act like you’ve been there before. Maybe I’m jealous. Maybe because I have scraggly, just passed peach fuzz facial hair to work with I envy your Clint Eastwood man blanket. But nonetheless, there are a lot of guys out there like me. You wouldn’t drive a Benz through the hood and not expect to be called an asshole. Same principle here (roughly ¾ of UT men lack truly rugged facial hair). So stop playing with it like you’re the second-coming of Aristotle and that your beard is the source of all your power. As a mostly clean shaven band once said, let it be, let it be.

“Something from John Lennon.

Probably ‘Gimme Some Truth.’”

— Haley Anderson

“‘The Monster Mash’ because it’s my life story.” ­— Courtney Moreno

“‘Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay’

by Otis Redding, cause it makes me really incredibly happy.”

— Katie Folger

“Josh Turner’s ‘Why Don’t We Just Dance?’ cause it makes me wanna dance and I love dancing.”­ — Brittany Martin

“I’d probably say ‘Fly Like an Eagle’ because it has a nice beat and tells me to soar high and reach for my dreams.”­— Tasha Gorel

“‘Tiny Dancer’ by Elton John and I don’t have a reason other than Elton John is awesome.” — Natasha Rice

Sincerely, Señor Scraggly How to get us to actually print what you write.

1. Everything Anonymous – Not only are we giving you an opportunity to publicly air your grievances, we’re allowing you to hide behind the cowardly mask of anonymity to do it. So we don’t want your name. But we’re also extending that same courtesy to whomever you’re complaining about. If a wasted girl spilled food on you at Kerbey Lane, then call her “a girl.” We don’t need her name, date of birth, or UTEID. 2. Be Brief – Sorry would–be Unabombers, we’re not going to publish your entire manifesto. Short and not–so–sweet is key. If you can’t say what you need in less than 250 words, than you’re rambling, not ranting.

3. Stay Specific – There’s a lot to be annoyed about on campus. We know. But please pick one issue, not seven, and avoid digressing. An open letter to whoever keeps shaving their pubes in the communal sink is good; a list of things you don’t like about living in the dorms is less so.

4. Powerful Language – At UWeekly, we write our own rules. We’re down to say a naughty word now and again. But there is a huge difference between the rare, well–placed profanity and a barely literate Youtube comment. Your critiques should be at least a little bit more cutting than “blah blah blah is a *@#&!!!”

5. To Whom It May Concern – Air It Out is publishing your open letters, so don’t forget to address them as such. Did some douche lose his lunch the last time you rode the E–Bus? Then open with “Dear Dude Who Barfed on the Bus.” And just because we’re not giving out your name doesn’t mean you can’t let him know who it’s from. Just sign it, “Sincerely, Everyone Else on the Bus.” Please send all Air It Out submissions to AirItOut@uweeklyaustin.com UWeekly reserves the right to edit submissions for content, anonymity, and space.

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your own personal guiDe to bar gaMes arounD austin FroM Modern innoVationS Like giant Jenga to more traditional games like pool it’s nice to have something to do on a night out other than drink and stare at the TV (or cocktail waitress). Luckily for you, dear reader, I have provided a guide to some of the best bar games to play in Austin and where to play them. Enjoy.

BILLIARDS The game goes by many names and has many variations of it that are played, but at the end of the day, you can just call it the game with the big green surface. In the history of bar sports, no game has ever encapsulated the “shootin’-the-shit” kind of attitude of most dive bars quite like billiards has, which is why it’s not uncommon to find

more than one pool table whenever one is present at a bar. Side bonus: With the option to play a game with teams of two, pool also makes for a great bar game to play on a date (if there ever was one). You could get your chance to look good by showing her how to properly shoot the cue ball and she can get her chance to look cute by shanking a shot.

Everyone wins.

BEST BAR: Rack Daddy’s Pool & Billiards RuNNER uP: Midnight Rodeo

CORNHOLE Obviously, this isn’t a sport you’ll find at just any bar. Chances are, if you’re playing corn toss, you’re doing so on an outdoor patio on a sunny afternoon. Luckily in Austin, there’s hardly ever a

shortage of outdoor patios or sunny afternoons and people in Texas also just happen to love games of proximal throwing ability. Similar to horseshoes, it’s a game of chucking something towards a desired location, but with a smaller margin of error since the beanbags you throw have to go directly into a hole you try to toss them into. Unlike horseshoes, however, you run a much better chance of avoiding of serious shin injuries as the generally harmless beanbags players toss are far less hazardous to throw than your run-of-the-mill horseshoe.

BEST BAR: The Local Pub and Patio RuNNER uP: Pour House Pub

DARTS A pub classic. Darts is at the epoch of international bar sport fame because it combines all the things people who have had a few cherish: easy set-up, fairly uncomplicated rules, and a mild element of danger. While the common image of a dart game involves guys who look like Wayne Rooney zinging bull’s-eyes while downing pints of Guinness, darts is so renowned all over the world that almost any bar you walk into is nearly bound to have a dartboard somewhere. While darts is more than just aiming at the bull’s-eye and burning them down the middle, it’s easy to learn and makes for some fun competition. Just make sure all is clear before you start letting them fly. While a dart in the head may make for a cute sitcom scenario, the real life result is typically far less pleasant and doesn’t come with a laugh track.

BEST BAR: The Ginger Man RuNNER uP: Opal Divine’s Freehouse

POP-A-SHOT No, I’m not talking about patrons squaring up five-on-five on a blacktop with beers in hand. I’m talking about the rapid shooting phenomenon that is “Pop-A-Shot,” where participants chuck mini-basketballs at a minibasket and try to sink as many as they can in 60

seconds. These days, the game has turned into something of a cultural staple, with Pop-A-Shot champion Ricardo Reyes famously beating Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in separate 90-second rounds of Pop-A-Shot. No, not beat, destroyed. He destroyed them. That kind of anecdote is absolute vindication that Pop-A-Shot is the perfect game to play when it comes to achieving personal glory on the bar scene in a flashy manner.

BEST BAR: Dave and Busters RuNNER uP: Lavaca Street Bar

BIG GAME HuNTER Don’t ask me why, but for some reason there always seems to be one of these machines in just about every dive bar in Texas. I mean I can understand the appeal: The more you drink, the more you feel inclined to operate firearms, and Big Game Hunter provides a safe outlet to do that. But this ain’t you’re run-of-the-mill arcade game shootem-up because just like in real life, BGH has its own hunting guidelines and frowns upon things like shooting anything that isn’t fair game and even provides you with the thrilling experience of rationing the finite number of rounds you already have. The ultimate competitive environment for drinking buddies who hunt regularly but don’t want to settle arguments with words.

BEST BAR: The Jackalope RuNNER uP: Rooftop Bar

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The Highlight Reel The Longhorns were well overdue for a “feel-good win” at DKR Stadium and they finally got it by way of an impressive 43-0 shellacking of Kansas that saw the Texas defense put on its most statistically dominating performance since 2005.

Even though it was against Kansas, of all teams (admittedly, it’s hard for me to say “Kansas football” sometimes and not snicker), there were still plenty of subplots to the game that the Longhorns are going to be looking at moving forward. For starters, Quandre Diggs, who had a rough last couple of games after the veteran offenses of OU and Oklahoma State relentlessly targeted the freshman DB, had a spectacular game and brushed off any notion that his confidence had been shaken. That’s the kind of attitude you want from your prototypical “short memory defensive back.” Joe Bergeron also turned some heads as he ran all over

an exhausted Kansas defense and even ended up leading the team in rushing yards for the day through only about one and a half quarters of play. These freshmen are simply killing it.

Mere days after Tony La Russa collectively ripped out the hearts of just about every Rangers fan in the country, the Cardinal’s manager is finally deciding to call it quits after 33 years of managing in the Majors.

His legacy will ultimately go down as one of the most impressive of any manager in history, as he walks away with three World Series titles under his belt and ranks third in all-time wins with 2,728. While La Russa’s career in the Majors spanned multiple teams, he’ll be most remembered for his tenure with the Cardinals, with whom he won two championships and spent the last 16 years of his career. Salute to you, Tony La Russa. You asshole.

I would write here about the awful game the Cowboys played against the Eagles last Sunday. Then again, it was already painful enough for me to write about Tony La Russa’s retirement from baseball with the wounds from the World Series still so fresh. Moving on...

Take note, reader, because this doesn’t happen very often. Next week LSU and Alabama will square up against one another as the number one and two teams in the land, respectively. While we see this kind of matchup once a year in the BCS championship game, rarely does it ever happen with two teams in the middle of the season in the same conference. Besides that, LSU and ‘Bama have proven to be the only two truly dominant forces in all of college football right now and are playing on another level than any team so far, barring Oklahoma before their loss to Tech, of course. While some people speculate that we could see this game again in January if

the score ends up being close and both teams win out, just enjoy it while you can cause it’s gonna be a good one.

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How to avoid the Raider Rash Texas needs to build on Kansas performance by maximizing run game The Longhorn nation needed this one. It’s been almost two years since Texas has won a Big 12 game at home (Nov. 21, 2009), and it got reacquainted with that former winning feeling in a big way last Saturday. In front of a crowd that was starving for a beat down, Texas gorged itself on Jayhawk and then picked the bones dry. For the first time in forever, the defense was stellar and the running game looked like it was taking a page from the Ricky Williams/Cedric Benson/Jamaal Charles eras. Simply put, Saturday was exciting, and that’s a word that hasn’t been used to describe Texas football in quite a while.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Sure, Saturday was much needed and even promising, but Kansas is atrocious. Aside from a fluky Texas Tech game, the Jayhawks have gotten manhandled by every Big 12 team, so Texas’ performance is pretty par for the course. But still, within the context of this conceit, Texas did everything they possibly could and the woe that is Kansas football doesn’t take away from that. Kansas could even be the first stop on the Longhorns journey to regain momentum. The team has two very winnable games ahead, but this Saturday, Tech will be a battle. Here’s what has to happen if Texas is going to avoid the Raider Rash:

Offense Passing Case McCoy got in the game late against Kansas. The operative word is late and it signals that Mack has chosen David Ash as his man. Overall, Ash has been pretty solid for a freshman, but he hasn’t blown anybody away or proven that his arm will eventually deliver major BCS Bowl bids. Although he’s not as suspect as Garrett Gilbert was, Ash hasn’t been too secure with the football (3 TDs to 5 INTs). Against Kansas, Ash’s stat line was sound (14 of 18, 145 yards), but even

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against the worst defense in the country, he managed to throw a boneheaded pick in the red zone. Also, Ash still hasn’t learned to throw the ball away before a defensive end makes him eat grass ten yards behind the line of scrimmage. This is cause for concern.

Against Tech, Ash simply needs to avoid turnovers and big sacks. Forget passing yards or TD throws; just no turnovers. That’s it. Easier said than done though.

Running Seven games into the season and Texas has discovered its identity as a run-first offense.

And boy is it beautiful. Each game Malcolm Brown gets better and increasingly fulfills all the hype that surrounded his arrival. Fozzy Whittaker is also having a great season and is the obvious leader in the huddle. These two formed a formidable running tandem but then a freshman by the name of Joe Bergeron decided to explode against Kansas for 136 Yards and 2 TDs on only 13 carries.

That performance will certainly award Bergeron a good dose of carries against Tech Saturday. Together, all three backs accounted for 50 carries. Anticipate them getting at least that many against Tech. It will be especially effective for slowing Tech down, an offense that thrives on ratcheting up the pace, by keeping them off the field as long as possible.

Defense The most impressive aspect of Texas’ win against Kansas was the shutout the defense provided (the first since 2005).

Sure, Kansas’ offense is bad, but it’s not that bad. No other team has held the Jayhawks to the big 0, and the Texas D should be genuinely proud of that. With the full emergence of Texas’ running game, it will be up to the defense to win the game against Tech. The Texas offense will score points; the only question is how many will the Texas defense give up?

Rush Defense All year, Texas’ defensive strength has been against the run. This was especially evidenced against the Jayhawks when the Longhorns caused Kansas to land in the red for rushing (an astounding -2 yards). Against Tech, Texas absolutely needs to continue this trend. If Texas allows Tech’s offensive weakness, its rushing game, to get anything over 160 yards and 1 TD, we’re cooked. The only way Tech will be able to accomplish this is if Texas falls asleep on a few plays and allows huge runs (a la Oklahoma State).

Linebackers Jordan Hicks, Keenan Robinson, and Emmanuel Acho need to stay on their toes the way they did against Kansas.

Pass Defense Although Texas’ run defense is encouraging, against good teams, its pass defense has been anything but. Unfortunately, Tech is the fifthrated passing offense in the country, and that disconnect could be the Longhorns’ downfall.

Since its complete meltdown against Oklahoma,

the Texas’ secondary seems to be much improved. Considering the youth at the position (predominantly sophomores and freshman), it’s to be expected. Texas is a better team than Tech, so the secondary shouldn’t have to take any huge gambles to try and turn the tides of the game. Like David Ash, the secondary just needs to be solid.

With Jackson Jeffcoat, Kheeston Randall, and Alex Okafor, Texas has a pretty damn good defensive line. If anything, the unit has underperformed this year. But that wasn’t the case against Kansas and the group will have to do the same against Tech. Tech QB Seth Doege doesn’t make many mistakes (22 TDs, 6 INTs), but the defensive line will have to apply the pressure so that Doege feels uncomfortable. If he gets settled in the pocket Doege will simply tear us apart.

Overall, the defense needs to hold Tech to 31 points. If that happens, the “Eyes of Texas” will be sung loud and proud on Saturday.

Final score: 38-31 Texas.

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Photo: Keith Allison

It Ain’t Over Yet Four reasons World Series loss should inspire confidence Watching the Rangers kill their World Series chance was a lot like mourning the death of something beloved. First, when Craig Allen caught the final out in Game 7, or perhaps earlier, in Game 6, when David Freese hit a walk-off shot in the 11th to win, there was shock.

There weren’t adequate words to rationalize the way the Rangers had just been robbed of a championship. And if there were words, they were likely those of denial. “No fucking way” was a common chorus where I was watching the game. Then once shock and denial subside into comprehension, there is anger. It’s Nelson Cruz’s fault for missing that catch in Game 6! Ron Washington can’t manage; why didn’t he leave Neftali Feliz in during Game 6? The home plate umpire in Game 7 was a homer and if it wasn’t for him calling strikes balls we would’ve won!

But then, and perhaps you’ve reached this stage, there is acceptance, and even hope.

And for Rangers fans, there is much reason to be hopeful. By all indications, Nolan Ryan’s boys will be playing in late October again next year. Here’s why:

A dramatic change in culture In November 2009, had Rick Perry decreed that for the next two seasons the Rangers would win the AL Pennant, and that in the second of those seasons, the World Series loss would be a stark disappointment, even Republicans would’ve been forced to call him crazy. And yet, here we are in 2011, angry with

organization in MLB history. But at the end of the day, any disgruntlement over the season’s heartbreaking conclusion is a beautiful sign.

Instead of being a team that is exhilarated to simply make the playoffs, the Rangers are now a club that is expecting to win championships.

This is a huge shift that should carry on for a few more seasons and may eventually evolve into a winning tradition.

A returning nucleus This off-season, the Rangers only have four players that will be free agents (Colby Lewis (P), Matt Treanor (C), Brandon Webb (P), and C.J. Wilson (P)). The Rangers will likely lose Wilson, but they’ll be able to exercise an option to retain Colby Lewis. Matt Treanor, the backup catcher, is of little consequence, and unfortunately, it looks like Brandon Webb will never be returning to Cy Young shape with his perennial shoulder problems. In other words, aside from Wilson, the Rangers will hardly be losing anything.

And besides, Wilson failed to be the ace he’s supposed to be in the playoffs, especially in the World Series. So the Rangers will remain completely stocked for the 2012 season.

Weakness turning into strength Throughout the postseason, Texas proved to have the bats to get it done. For opposing pitchers, the lineup was nothing short of a nightmare. But for opposing

In November 2009, had Rick Perry decreed that for the next two seasons the Rangers would win the AL Pennant, and that in the second of those seasons, the World Series loss would be a stark disappointment, even Republicans would’ve been forced to call him crazy. the Rangers for not winning the toughest prize in the sport. Some fans are even whispering for the relegation of Ron Washington, the manager who has brought unprecedented and unexpected success to the worst

hitters, the Rangers’ pitching staff was a mere walk in the park. After all, it was this pitching staff, walking more batters than any other team in MLB playoff history, which inhibited the Rangers from claiming

the Fall Classic. Although the pitching staff may have faltered, it is incredibly young.

Pitchers Derek Holland, Matt Harrison, and Alex Ogando, all of whom were major postseason players, are all just finishing their first full season as starters. Neftali Feliz, who was not as spectacular in 2011 as he was in 2010, still shows great promise. In order to compensate for losing Wilson, he may be moved into the rotation. Next year will be Feliz’s third year in the majors, and if he is made a starter, the Rangers will have one of the best up and coming staffs in the MLB. Furthermore, these up and comers will have World Series experience to draw on which will make them all the more dangerous for many Octobers to come.

Resurgence of Josh Hamilton, emergence of Mike Napoli For the second straight year, Josh Hamilton was at less than full strength for the playoffs.

Although he still managed to be solid, and even come up huge in Game 6, there’s no question that his nagging groin problems hurt his performance. Hamilton may be injury prone, but seeing as none of his injuries are predicted to be long-term problems, odds are Hamilton will be healthy when playoffs roll around next year. When the Rangers were so close this year, one has to think that a healthy Hamilton would’ve propelled them all the way.

But what inspires even more hope than a healthy Hamilton is the thought of Mike Napoli continuing to improve. In his first year with the Rangers, Napoli was a Texassized force (.320 AVG, 30 HRs, and can play both first base and catcher). He was certainly the Rangers’ World Series MVP, and at 29, he still has many more years to try and capture that distinction again.

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split reveNue, NO guArANtees, ANd A dAvid sterNs rAp Album hOw tO sOlve the NbA lOcKOut thingS are Looking good! Well, actually, they’re not. Repeat. In a nutshell, this is the information NBA fans are getting from the front lines of the NBA lockout. One day things are looking hopeful and an agreement is on the horizon; the next day, like last Friday, whole months of the season are being cancelled (adios November). Frankly, the reports bear an uncanny resemblance to my academic standing before finals week. It’ll be fine! [Enter Finals]. No. No, it will not.

But I’m still at UT, and I think the NBA will manage to pull off a season. Below are suggestions, serious then facetious, that outline how that will happen.

owners come clean about enron-esque accounting I’m on the side of the owners in this battle, but I am no supporter of the shady accounting practices the owners have used in order to strengthen their position. Allegedly, owners lost $350 million last season. But the players’ association has countered by accusing the owners of fudging some numbers. When the owners

split revenue Although Derek Fisher, the NBPA player representative, says it’s an impossibility for the players to split revenue 50/50 with the owners, that’s what has to happen.

The players have already conceded to go from 57% share of revenue to 52.5%, and it doesn’t look like the owners are budging.

Although owners may be overstating their monetary losses, the NBA does not collect the revenue that the MLB or NFL does. And yet, NBA players are paid way more than NFL or MLB players on average (NBA: $5.5 million, NFL: $1.1 million, MLB: $3.3 million). If there’s going to be a season, and the players want one as bad as the fans, they will have to accept the 50/50 split.

eradicate guaranteed contracts For players, this is probably the most feared and outrageous proposition. But for everyone else, it’s the most obvious and logical. Too many players lock into big contracts only to stop performing. Imagine signing a six-year,

rON Artest’s rAp Album didN’t reAlly blOw up. ANd yOu KNOw why? it wAs tOO expected, tOO pAssÉ. but NObOdy is expectiNg dAvid sterN tO drOp sOme rhymes Over lil wAyNe’s “bluNt blOwiN”. opened their books, it appeared that the financial situation is not so different than it’s been for the past ten years; it’s simply being interpreted more liberally to bolster the owners’ arguments. At any rate, it’s hard to conduct negotiations when one side seems to have a penchant for beguiling.

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$60 million deal and knowing that even if you decide not to show up (literally or figuratively) you’ll still see every penny. Why not get injured? Why not get lazy? The NFL doesn’t have long-term contracts and it’s better for it.

This is capitalism, dammit. And if you’re not performing, you shouldn’t get paid.

pay ‘em what you owe ‘em Underperformers shouldn’t get paid, and yet, overachievers should get paid even more.

More than any other league, the NBA is star-driven. Without the LeBrons, Dirks, and Kobes nobody would care. And yet, despite this staroriented paradigm, there is still relative parity among all NBA players in terms of contracts. In baseball and football, the team’s best couple of players can make ten times that of their worst.

But in the NBA, the contracts are pretty comparable, and it’s in large part due to the league’s low maximum contract allowance.

The league needs to recognize that stars drive it and it needs to allow teams to pay their top dogs much more than they pay their bottom feeders. This would also give smaller market teams a better chance to retain the superstars that carry them.

But if all of these fail, I’ve brainstormed a few ways that the NBA can make up for the revenue it’s (supposedly) losing so that a season can take place.

lebron dunking booth/pie in the face/punch in balls Aside from people in South Beach, pretty much everybody hates LeBron.

And, hell, after LeBron’s performance in the NBA Finals there are probably people in Miami who want his head. The league needs to take advantage of the fans’ animosity and charge money to publicly humiliate the King. Get a chance at LeBron in a dunking booth for $5, a pie in the face for $10, and a kick in the balls for $100. The city of Cleveland alone could make up for any revenue deficits. As for LeBron? He’s proven he loves attention and he’d be getting plenty of it. Everybody wins!

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naked summer league Nobody cares about the NBA’s summer league so it yields no money. In addition to not caring about summer league, most women don’t care about the NBA period. The solution?

Attract women with naked summer league games. Men wouldn’t care because they don’t watch summer league, and women would be getting “exposed” to the game by men who are way more cut than those at Chippendales.

Charge some money for these games and the deficit disappears like Dwayne Wade’s shorts.

bake sale When funds are needed for any organization, brownies are usually cooked. If it works for everyone else, why not the NBA? I bet the Birdman makes a mean Oatmeal Raisin Cookie.

David stern rap album Ron Artest’s rap album didn’t really blow up. And you know why? It was too expected, too passé. But nobody is expecting David Stern to drop some rhymes over Lil Wayne’s “Blunt Blowin”.

It would be sick! I mean, if Dub Step is popular, than I think Deezy “Dumb Money” Sterns could certainly blow up.

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diAz bAtters peNN, re-eArNs title shOt uFc 137 WaS SuppoSed to feature a highly anticipated welterweight super fight between UFC champion Georges St-Pierre and Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz, but Diaz was removed from the main event when he failed to show up for multiple pre-fight hype builders. Instead, Carlos Condit – who had originally been slated to take on B.J. Penn at UFC 137 – was moved into the title fight, and in a shocking turn, Diaz was placed back on the card against Penn in another highly intriguing fight.

But the champion St-Pierre was injured in training leading up to the fight, and the bout with Condit was postponed. Instead, Diaz was moved back into the main event slot in his bout with the former multi-division champion Penn. Diaz outboxed Penn for three rounds, and afterward, he called out the champion St-Pierre to get the title shot that he had been promised when he re-entered the UFC after the organization’s purchase of Strikeforce.

Outraged at being called out, St-Pierre instead decided that he wanted to face Diaz, and that bout will happen on the UFC’s annual Super Bowl weekend card. The future of Condit – who stepped aside to let the bout happen – is uncertain at this time. Following his UFC 137 loss, the 32-year-old Penn decided to retire from active competition.

UFC 137 also featured a couple of high profile heavyweight bouts, as Cheick Kongo cruised to a

decision victory over undefeated prospect Matt Mitrione, and “Ultimate Fighter” winner Roy Nelson sent legend Mirko “Cro Cop” into retirement with a lopsided third round TKO as well. Bantamweight contender Scott Jorgensen (unanimous decision over Jeff Curran) and featherweight contender Hatsu Hioki (split decision over George Roop) rounded out the main card winners. On the preliminary card, lightweight Donald Cerrone continued his undefeated streak in the UFC as he submitted Dennis Siver in the first round to move to 4-0 in the organization, and featherweight Bart Palaszewski made his debut at 145 pounds with a devastating knockout over Tyson Griffin.

End-of-night bonuses of $75,000 went to Diaz and Penn (fight of the night), Cerrone (submission of the night), and Palaszewski (knockout of the night). UFC 138 takes place this weekend in England, and the event will be shown in its entirety – including the headliner between middleweight contenders – on Spike TV in the U.S. Bellator 56 featured the semifinals of the organization’s heavyweight contender tournament, and both Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos moved into the final with dominant first round finishes. Prindle knocked out Ron Sparks in just 30 seconds, and the Brazilian Santos submitted injury replacement Neil Grove in just 38 seconds. The two massive heavyweights will now meet with a title shot on the line

BJ Penn vs. nick diaz (courtesy UFc)

at the season-ending event of Bellator 59.

Welterweight champion Ben Askren also successfully defended his title for the first time, as he earned a unanimous decision over top contender Jay Hieron in the night’s headliner.

“The Ultimate Fighter 14” moved a couple of steps closer to the semifinal matchups on last week’s episode, as featherweight Diego Brandao and bantamweight John Dodson moved one step closer to becoming the next Ultimate Fighter. Brandao knocked out Steven Siler in just 30 seconds and becomes the final semifinalist at 145 pounds. He joins Team Bisping teammate Akira Corrassani and Team Miller’s Dennis Bermudez and Bryan Caraway in the final four. Dodson became the third bantamweight semifinalist, as he joins Team Miller teammates Dustin Pague and Johnny Bedford in the final four. The final bantamweight quarterfinal between Team Miller’s Roland Delorme and Team Bisping’s T.J. Dillashaw will take place on tonight’s episode, and the semifinal matchups will also be announced.

Details of the UFC’s new deal with the FOX networks are coming into place, as the organization hired former ESPN employee Jon Anik to do playby-play for events on FX and Fuel TV and also to be a major part of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Longtime MMA supporter and FOX employee Jay Glazer has also joined the UFC broadcast team, as he’ll host the “UFC Champions Roundtable” on Fuel TV beginning this month. The UFC makes its debut on FOX with a heavyweight title bout featuring Cain Velasquez defending against challenger Junior Dos Santos on Nov. 12.

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sixth yeAr briNgs A New lOcAtiON, ANOther dAy Of music ANd tAcOs FroM reViVing nerdY punk rockerS the deScendentS and ’70S rocking siblings Death to giving comedians and air sex a spotlight on the yellow stage, Fun Fun Fun Fest is the one festival that brings out performers that appeals to everyone’s fanboy or -girl.

Last year introduced an extra night of Fun Fun Fun Fest with a performance

by Weird Al, but this year, festival-goers get three full days of music at a new location at Auditorium Shores. Read Brett Thorne’s story behind the move.

UWeekly is gearing up for the three-day festival to bring back highlights and memories for the readers. Believe us, we have some good ideas coming. But before that happens, check out a small glimpse of the bands that have our attention.

blue stage: wugAzi Wugazi was created by producers Cecil Otter from Doomtree and Swiss Andy. According to an interview with the Washington City Paper, Andrew Lund (Swiss Andy) got the idea from popular mash-up The Grey Album, made by Danger Mouse, which blends The Beatles and Jay-Z. “I love that the music was a production, not just a mash-up, and wanted to try it with the two things that were on repeat in my headphones throughout the ’90s,” said Lund in the article.

Lund recruited the help of Kyle Smith (Cecil Otter) and they went to work.

To fuse Wu-Tang Clan’s hip-hop and hardcore veterans Fugazi, the duo spent a year putting together the pieces from every Fugazi record and Wu-Tang Clan’s a capellas they could get their hands on to create 13 Chambers. The album

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is available as a free download at their website, wugazi.com.

To see how this duo will translate the mash-ups from 13 Chambers on a live stage is enough to check them out at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 on the Blue Stage.

“to playin saMe F the saM the saM is Just a yellow stage: we Fee reggie wAtts Fortu It’s hard to know what to expect at a Reggie Watts show.

Using solely his voice and a looping machine, the musician/comedian composes his sets on the spot, so every performance is a one-of-a-kind experience. That must make

practicing and traveling easy for him.

Watts’ quirky performances win crowds over and garner a lot of media attention. With that hair, who could miss him. In an earlier interview with UWeekly, Watts was asked if he considers himself a universal performer.

“Yeah, I’m definitely not trying to not be,” said Watts in the April 27 article. “I enjoy the idea of appealing to anybody that wants to enjoy it. It’s nice when different social communities are able to appreciate what I do, I’ve played for all-black audiences or a mostly female audience or an older audience, but I do feel I mainly connect with younger people.”

Watts performs regularly through various outlets, whether it’s on the radio, on the stage or on TV. He opened for Conan O’Brien during O’Brien’s “The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour” and performed in the podcast Radiolab’s Curious Sounds concert. And now, Reggie Watts will pull a new show out of his hat at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 on the Yellow Stage.

marked albums like Don’t Save Us From the Flames. And, as always, there are the spoken word interludes Gonzales has always utilized to add a plot to his each of his past works.

Gonzales’ previous albums always leaned heavily on the instrumentation of each song, to the point that during the few times he sang, he sounded like he was hiding behind the wall of noise he and his band were creating. In a recent interview with Pitchfork, Gonzales admits he broke new ground with his vocals this time around.

“Playing with Depeche Mode and the Killers, I realized I needed to be more confident about myself,” said Gonzales. “I said, “God, I should sing.” That’s how it started.”

Gonzales and his band will perform at 5:35 p.m. Saturday on the Orange Stage.

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o be Stage: ng the Black Thieves Thieves will take fest or the stage at 12:15 p.m. me day or on Saturday, but the me stage early set time has not dampened the awesome. pop-punkers’ spirits.

The band, comprised of el real singer and guitarist Billy unate.” Canino, guitarist Chris Skiles, bassist Nathan Helton and drummer Andrew Echavarria, are just happy to be in on the party.

For Helton, sharing the stage with hardcore legends like Ceremony and relative newcomers like Defeater is a dream come true.

“There are so many good bands that are playing, bands that are some of our biggest influences,” said Helton. “To be playing the same fest or the same day or the same stage is just awesome. We feel real fortunate.”

Helton and Co.’s humility is genuine, but the band has done much to deserve the spot on the festival. Relentless gigging around Texas earned the band a large following and in May they released their debut album, Just Give It Up. The band ran through tracks from that album at their nearcapacity album-release show at Stubb’s on May 13.

The band hit the road in July with fellow disciples of the mosh, Carridale and With The Punches for a tour that took them as far north as New York and brought them back to Texas just in

The fun doesn’t stop at the Auditorium Shores.

Those with Fun Fun Fun Fest wristbands can travel back to the downtown area for more free shows throughout the weekend. Several festival acts will give people another chance to catch them, and there will also be other acts to check out.

Here are some recommendations:

Thursday, Nov. 3

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time for the fall semester. Helton and Skiles are wrapping up their undergrad degrees at UT and Texas State, respectively.

“We actually drove home the first morning of class,” said Helton. “We got home, like, three hours before my first class.”

Between classes and work, the band are finding time to write the follow-up to Just Give It Up. If everything goes according to schedule for the band, they will be back out on the road next summer promoting that release. Until then, Helton and the band are happy for any chance to put down the books and get on the stage.

Orange Stage: M83 When M83 multi-instrumentalist and mastermind Anthony Gonzales first talked

about his newest album, he simply described it as “very, very, very epic.” Now that Gonzales has unleashed the follow-up to 2008’s Saturdays=Youth, it is clear why Gonzales stressed that element of his latest release.

In the digital age, when illegal downloading is about as risky as jaywalking and album sales are falling faster than Congress’ approval ratings, anyone who is willing to release a double-album either deserves a pat on the back or a humbling reality check. On Hurry Up We’re Dreaming, Gonzales makes the strongest case for the album as an art form since Sufjan Steven’s Come On Feel The Illinoise.

There are the ’80s-tinged pop-rock anthems Gonzales displayed a knack for on Saturdays.

There are the synth-driven anthems that

Sleepercar (Jim Ward of Sparta/At the Drive-In) with Jesse Malin (of D Generation), Cowboy and Indian, and Lights Go Out ND, doors at 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4 Kool Keith with Death Grips, Blackie, Trash Talk Empire Automotive, doors at 9:30 p.m.

Dead Confederate Club Deville, doors at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5 Outside Stage: Russian Circles with Tera Melos, Boris, Ancient VVisdom, Deafhaven, Eagle Claw and Watching the Moon Red 7, doors at 9 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 6 Dom with Royal Bangs, Pujol and Bearhands Red 7, doors at 9:30 p.m.

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working as eQuals iNstrumeNtAl bANd uses their streNgths tO creAte their sOuNd Logan WeXLer aLMoSt Went to LaW school. He took the LSAT and got in, but made another decision.

“I decided Equals was better,” said Wexler.

“You can’t do both at the same time. I didn’t want to half-ass either one.”

Equals is an instrumental band based in San Marcos, but plays in Austin with an upcoming show on Nov. 3 at The Parish. No one sings so there are no lyrical themes that force the listener to feel or think a certain way.

“It’s about what you want it to be,” said Dylan Storey.

“People can still take away their own feeling from the song,” said Simon McDonald.

The lack of a singer was intentional. When Equals formed in 2009, they decided they didn’t want a vocalist.

“We didn’t want it to shape the band, because I feel like they’re so many times where a band is either made or not made because of the singer, and we wanted to be Equals,” said Storey.

The five members, keyboardist Wexler, bassist Alex Guzman, drummer Matt Toman and guitarists Storey and McDonald, solely rely on the instrumentation to shape their songs.

As the drummer, Toman forms the foundation with a solid sense of timing, but he also constructs the samples incorporated in the songs.

“A lot of the samples that Toman put together sets the dark mood,” said Wexler.

“The mood is what I think is very important.”

Wexler said that sometimes in their genre, the higher instruments repeat the same thing while the bass performs the moving part. The context changes when the bass, provided by Guzman, changes.

“I feel like the drama and the movement of it comes from that,” said Wexler. “It’s fuzzy and it’s grungy and it’s awesome.”

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The more outspoken Wexler plays the instrument that provides the background texture. Listening to an Equals song, the mid-warm sound isn’t as predominant as the others. The listener can’t tell that it’s happening unless his amp breaks.

“If it stops, you’ll be like where did all that warm sound go that I didn’t even notice?” said Wexler.

Storey said that it may seem that Wexler is in a box sometimes, but what he creates is his sound.

McDonald feels this is needed.

“When you hear synth chords, you know that’s Logan, and taking that out would change the song completely,” said McDonald.

The last two pieces of the Equals puzzle are Storey and McDonald.

Both guitarists have their own style in the leading melodies. Guzman compared Storey as the robotic guitar player while McDonald brings the bluesy, spacey sound.

“When Equals songs are stuck in your head, that’s Simon,” said Wexler.

Storey plays a lot of the loops under McDonald, but during the songwriting process, Guzman said the special things that set Equals apart from other instrumental bands is the stuff Storey writes.

“A lot of instrumental stuff out there, it’s already being made. We don’t want to copy that. We don’t want to do it over again,” said Guzman. “I say that’s what Dylan always is aware of.”

It took two years to produce their self-titled EP, which was released in August.

The recording took place in multiple studios.

“Electric Blanket” was recorded at Ohm Studios in East Austin. “Table Monster” was recorded at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s studio. “Roadside” was recorded in Toman’s living room with McDonald and Storey sitting on his couch.

The guys spent a weekend in Waxahachie, Texas with Alex Bhore from local instrumental band This Will Destroy You.

“A lOt Of iNstrumeNtAl stuff Out there, it’s AlreAdy beiNg mAde. we Don’t want to Copy that. we dON’t wANt tO dO it Over AgAiN.”

With Bhore, they recorded “False Light.”

“It was really cool to sleep on the floor of the studio, wake up, record all day until all of our ears were shot,” said Guzman.

It was not planned to record each song at various places. The band used the resources at their disposal and chose the best recording. With the help of Alan Douches, the album was mastered to sound congruent.

“You can’t tell that it was done at all different places,” said Wexler.

“But next time, we want to do it all in the same place, hopefully,” said Storey.

However, it does take them awhile to write songs. With five members in the band, each give their own input into the song.

“We’re all pretty equally talented so that makes it even harder,” said Storey.

The name Equals could be seen as a representation of the songwriting process.

McDonald joined the band after the other members decided the name and had his own idea of what the name means.

“I thought it had something to do with us having an equalized tone with everything working together to contribute towards a whole, unified sound,” said McDonald.

But it’s just a name.

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THIS WEEK ON VERSuS we talk about a classic pastime, judging everybody you come in contact with in life. What does the uT population have to say about getting primal joy from clear superiority to lesser human beings? I take a recorder to a costume party to find out. Also it should be said that I did all of these interviews while wearing a slightly uncanny Edgar Allan Poe mask — the answers reflect accordingly.

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dO yOu thiNK yOu cOuld be hAppy withOut Constantly JuDging people?

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It’s almost such a natural experience for me; I couldn’t even imagine life without judging people. –Ty Hardin

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It’s instant gratification to judge anyone. –Michael Wyatt

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I like feeling better than people. –Sean O’Conner, Communications

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I think you’d put yourself in a lot worse situations when you’re not realizing someone is terrible for you and constantly standing you up. –James Milbert, Anthropology

• I find that if I’m judgmental I’m in way worse of a mood than when I’m not judging people. –Kaitlin Lee, Anthropology/Photojournalism

Are peOple whO sAy they Don’t JuDge people full Of shit Or reAlly OpeN miNded?

• I’m pretty superficial, I’ll talk to shitty people without really caring. I guess that makes me open-minded. –Anonymous

• I mean, those people are judging people who judge people. – Ellie Willis, Asian Studies

• Forest Gump never judged anyone. –David Leek, English • Y’know, Charlie Brown tried to kick that football every time, and he never ever judged. –Luke Winkie, Journalism/History

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texAs rANgers lOse wOrld series, fOrce AmericA tO mAKe time fOr less pressiNg issues After seven long, grueling games, the Texas Rangers have been defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in their second consecutive World Series appearance (following last year’s sweep by the San Francisco Giants).

childreN’s ANthrAx vAcciNe receives gOAheAd frOm pANel A panel of government advisers voted on Friday to endorse a controversial study that would test an anthrax vaccine in children to determine if a widespread inoculation of young Americans might be in the nation’s future. Once the study has concluded, it should be noted that the state of Texas, which has yet to mandate that children attending public school be vaccinated for HPV (one of the most commonly spread sexually transmitted diseases on the planet), will be able to force parents to have their children vaccinated against anthrax, a substance

Sports fans around the country are devastated that once again they will be forced to consider mundane, banal issues of no real consequence such as a staggering income gap, catastrophic natural disasters, and the possibility

that has not been used in a terrorist attack in ten years. Of course, when comparing the likelihood of their children being infected with a biochemical agent versus, at some point in their life, having sex, the choice seems clear.

OAKlANd pOlice secure pOpulArity by shOOtiNg uNArmed veterAN iN the heAd In a move praised by sources inside the department as “sure to cement the legacy of our fraternal order for years to come,” local police officers in Oakland shot and critically injured an unarmed veteran of the Iraq war earlier this week at an Occupy Wall Street

of Rick Perry becoming the most powerful man in the free world.

The far-reaching effects of the end of baseball have yet to be determined, but bar owners, manufacturers of overpriced televisions, and overseas sweatshop labor are already begin to reel from the prospect of many more months with a lightened workload, especially with the prospect of no basketball looming on the horizon.

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satellite protest. Scott Olsen, a 24-year old marine, was struck by a projectile that apparently came from the direction of police barricades during a protest on Tuesday night. A spokesman for the police, who have already been enjoying a cordial and pleasant relationship with protesters, said the incident could be “seen as unfortunate, but when unarmed civilians use strong language towards trained police officers dressed in riot gear, you have to expect that a few people are going to be sent to the hospital with a fractured skull.”

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pOrtAl 2 iN-gAme editOr About this time last month, Valve released their first Portal 2 DLC called “Peer Review” featuring the lovable robot duo, Atlas and P-Body. But now, Valve has come out with a new DLC that, in theory, will make the world of Portal last forever.

The new DLC includes an in-game map editor allowing anyone the ability to create their own brain-mashing puzzles to solve.

For some, this might mean creating penisand boob-shaped maps to let the inner 13-year-old in us giggle for a bit. For others, though, this will be the ultimate playground of fantastic and challenging maps. A lot of amateur designers out in the world are just as good as the game developers themselves, if not better, so this could be an amazing thing for Portal.

But some of you are wondering, how the hell are we going to be able to shift through the dick joke levels to find the super awesome ones? The DLC also comes with its own community where players can play, rate and comment on each map allowing for a better bullshit meter. The new DLC will also offer both single-player and co-op modes, offering chances to be forever alone with your game or play together with friends. There’s no news yet on whether this will include online game play, but if they’re keeping with the Portal trend, it probably won’t.

The new DLC , according to the press release by Valve, will be released sometime early next year.

miNecrAft…ON cONsOles?

For those of you who aren’t PC gamers, Minecraft is a “sandbox building indie-game” created by Markus Persson, informally known by the name Notch. The game takes place in a 3D cube world and focuses on players taking advantage of their surroundings and being creative with building. People have dug deep into caves to create a creepy underworld style home for themselves, while others spend ages digging up diamonds to build fancy marble houses with moats and

all. The game also includes monsters to fight, including the ever-hated Creeper, a tall, green pixelated creature prone to exploding.

Recently, though, Notch has confirmed to the world via Twitter that Minecraft will soon be available for Xbox 360 exclusively, most likely in the Xbox Live Arcade.

The game will be first playable November 18th and 19th at Minecon in Vegas.

NAthAN drAKe is bAcK The release of the 3rd game in the Uncharted series, titled “Drake’s Deception,” came out on the 1st of this month. Lines for the game went out the doors of GameStops and Walmarts all over the country. But is the game really worth the wait?

Umm…yes. That was a dumb question.

With graphics better than ever, Uncharted 3 is here and ready to steal you away from your daily lives. Starting out in a London pub, we meet up with Nathan Drake as he’s, yet again, working into a shady deal with his long-time friend Sully. As per usual, the deal goes south and the player is thrown into the game and being taught the controls of basic movements and combat; no doubt something that you’ll be using quite often.

The game takes you into another exciting adventure taking Drake into the heart of the Arabian Desert in a search for the fabled “Atlantis of the Sands.”

NaughtyDog yet again brings a fantastic game to the table, but like every other game,

it has it’s flaw. Uncharted 3 is very much a linear storyline-driven game with many cut scenes to prove it. Though the scenes portray fantastic character building and insight to the world of Nathan Drake, they become overly distracting when one wants to just simply play the game. Uncharted 3 is so story-driven that if you stray too far from the next cutscene trigger, Nathan essentially dies, bringing you back to where you began.

Even when Ezio-style jumping from rooftop to rooftop, if you miss the leap, the game will defy physics to ensure that Nathan stays on track to get to the next big plot twist.

So, if you’re ok with not ad-libbing the game too much, Uncharted 3 provides an amazingly tight camera style and display technique. At one point in the game, according to a review on IGN, “As Drake makes his way to the roof of a French castle, the camera pulls back just a touch to reveal a breathtaking vista that includes a small French town dappled in the soft glow of morning light.”

The game also includes a Modern Warfare-style multi-player, allowing for boosts, metal awards, and in-game clothing changes and collectibles.

If you’re alright playing a story-heavy game with scenes to have graphic-gasms to, then Uncharted 3 is perfect. I’m assuming that most of you already know how fantastically fantastic the Uncharted series is, and this new addition does nothing but increases its gaming street cred.

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BY their oWn adMiSSion, Jay and Corinne “With Jay and I, are both total sluts. Jay estimates that he’s everything is on the probably slept with about 50 percent of his table. ‘How do you female friends while Corinne speaks proudly of feel about this?’ If we her promiscuous lifestyle, happily describing both feel good about herself as “slutty.” When they started dating it, we’ll move forward, a year and a half ago, the decision to make and if we need to talk their relationship open was an obvious one. about it again, we will,” If a mutual appreciation of casual sex was a said Corinne. quality they admired in each other, why would Jay said one of the they want to change that just because they’d main things that’s started dating? helped them succeed Of course, the concept Corinne has in mind is how their in-depth when she calls herself a slut is fairly different communication has prepared them for a wide than the derisive term you hear hurled at girls variety of potential situations. in West Campus who have a reputation for “We just talked through lots and lots going home with guys. of hypotheticals,” said Jay. “When a “Slutty just means that you sleep with a lot complicated situation comes up, we’ve of people, but it doesn’t mean that you are already covered the basics.” dishonest about it,” said Corinne. “You Alongside honest communication, a can be slutty, and that’s fine if deep respect for each other’s lives you are up front about it and as autonomous individuals JAy ANd say, ‘Hey I’m not trying to is the other key to Jay and cOriNNe Are make you my boyfriend Corinne’s relationship. prOmOtiNg A sAfe or whatever.’ It doesn’t “A lot of people make ANd respONsible have a positive or the mistake of falling negative connotation.” in love with someone brANd Of While many people based on who they are, prOmiscuity where publicly preach the and then immediately tAlKiNg AbOut sex importance of monogamy start trying to change who A lOt is and sexual restraint, and they are,” said Jay. then secretly cheat on their Sharing a house, but living in partner at every opportunity, Jay separate bedrooms, Jay and Corinne and Corinne walk a walk that’s based around take a lot of steps to ensure that they’re talking a lot of talk. Both agreed that in order encouraging their partner’s personal path, for an open relationship to work, a couple has rather than restraining them and inducing to be honest, whether it’s with themselves, stagnation. That support encompasses each other, or the people they’re sleeping with. everything from respecting personal space to

encouraging sex lives that exist outside of their own bedrooms.

“I want you to live your life to the fullest and if that involves fucking somebody else, so be it,” said Corinne.

All of the talking that Jay and Corinne do to keep their relationship running smoothly eventually leads friends to approach them for advice as well. Soon, they realized the things they were talking about and processing with in their own social circle would be useful to a wider audience, and they launched the blog OpenRelationship.info. Fielding questions that they themselves often have to struggle to answer, Jay and Corinne are promoting a safe and responsible brand of promiscuity where talking about sex a lot is often more important than just having it a lot.

“At the end of the day, it just matters that you can communicate.” said Jay. Corinne nodded in agreement, and then added in her own appraisal of their situation.

“What we’re talking about is communicating, not fucking people,” she said. “Fucking people is your reward for good communication.”

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Wild Beasts Wild Beasts make glossy, beautifully harmonized art-rock that sounds transported from a faraway dimension. It just doesn’t seem like something humans are capable of making. However, when we got the chance to talk with a band a few weeks ago, they were nothing but human. Tom Fleming and Chris Talbot were absolutely charmed to be interviewed by a local alt-weekly, even considering their outbalanced popularity across the pond. They put out a new record called Smother earlier this year, and we talked about that, touring, SXSW, and slowly losing your mind in the studio.

situation in itself. Austin isn’t always like that.

I don’t think many bands look forward to going to South By. CT: Oh, we all did, we were thinking about coming

How’s the tour been going?

CT: Yeah, but we needed to do it. We were

back this March just for fun.

Tom Fleming: The tour’s been going

very happy with the response but you have

great; this is our first night in the U.S., so

to stay creative. When you’re a band of our

SXSW is kinda like

it’s like a month ahead. But so far it’s been

size you can’t afford everything under the

a fun nightmare. It’s

brilliant. Smother is on the same kind of

sun. We’re built on concentration, we weren’t

insane and chaotic but

curve in terms of the timetable with the

going to hide away for two years… Of course

enjoyable.

U.K. release, and the reviews have been

we probably could and half-ass it. (He laughs)

We are a touring band, this is what we do.

TF: Three shows a day, nothing works, straight

good, people seem to be responding to us.

It doesn’t seem like you guys would

on stage.

Chris Talbot: I think physically its harder

ever half-ass anything. I’m not trying to

CT: There isn’t anything

coming out to the U.S. in terms of logistics.

flatter you, but the songs always sound

fun about having your

But I’m also excited to start playing in the

very worked-over.

hands covered in blisters while you’re

day again. With a festival you just kind of

TF:

Yeah,

I

wouldn’t

say

we’re

loading gear out of a truck.

Have you guys thought about new music yet?

TF: We’ve definitely thought about it. I

get up and play, it’s almost like a practice

perfectionists because a lot of stuff comes

TF: Well, there’s something fun about

think we made three concise albums in three

and you get to work out any stupid little

from an accident, but we’re never a band

that, but getting back to the question,

years, and I think we’ve afforded ourselves a

mistakes. We’re looking forward to getting

that would throw stuff over our shoulder.

I don’t think our expectations are

couple of more months’ break after, but we

musically fit again.

We’ve been DIY, but we like to use

that dif ferent. Things are dif ferent in

haven’t sat down and done anything yet.

TF: It’s always more interesting in the U.S. because people are more inclined to let you know what they think, which is actually quite cool.

Are you guys still thinking about the

“There isn’t anything fun about having your hands covered in blisters while you’re loading gear out of a truck.”

You guys seem like you’re touring a lot, and when you’re not touring you’re recording.

TF: Yeah, we’re a working band. We don’t have a lot of money and we’re young and realize we can’t do this forever.

everything in the studio. We spend time

sound or in tone, but in terms of what

CT: I think we’re going to take the foot

TF: Well, we’re still touring Smother

thinking about texture, which requires

we expect from our shows, not really.

off the gas a little in the following year.

so I guess we’re thinking about it. We

some thought. And because we have a

Britain is really small and people know

There’s only so much time you can spend

never really thought about the reaction,

fluid line-up, we can’t go in and bash it out.

us better, but here we’re a very dif ferent

with the same people.

response to Smother?

kind of concern.

obviously we wanted people to like it and

Before you all slowly start to hate

we thought it was good. There isn’t a big

Do you ever lose your mind in the studio?

single, people had to kind of work with

TF: Oh god yeah, absolutely, on tour as

us which is rather nice. People are very

well. I think it’s fair to say I lost my mind

TF: Yeah, it does, which I think has to be

CT: (He laughs) No, no, I mean there’s

supportive in an underground sense here,

when we were touring Two Dancers, because

good. I mean, you won’t catch me saying

always the danger of that, I think we get on

which doesn’t really happen in Britain. Back

that was the first time for everything, even

that in three weeks’ time when I’m driving

better than most touring bands I’ve come

home we’re just beneath the mainstream.

though we already had an album out. But

across the Rockies.

across which is amazing.

Does it keep you guessing at all?

each other.

with this we’re much older and wiser.

Do you do all the driving?

Retrospectively I think the reception to Two Dancers was so overwhelmingly positive, I have to imagine recording something new after that was a little strange.

How does this time around feel different?

CT: It’s difficult to say, we came through during South By, which is obviously a difficult

That sounds like something that

TF: No, we actually have a driver this time.

would come in handy.

CT: And we’re looking to actually fly

CT: It certainly does.

across the Rockies this time.

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After you robbed all those kids for their candy and probably got robbed yourself down on dirty sixth over the weekend, your wallet is probably not your best friend right now. Nevertheless, you probably need some entertainment to get you through those humpday blues. Head over to every one’s favorite street, Airport, for some free comedy.

Knitters, crocheters, and needle-pointers: Unite! When our powers combine—ugh, never mind. While we all enjoy knitting at home with hot cup of chamomile tea on the table and our cat on our lap, it is so much more fun to do it while drinking. Knit yourself a scarf while you drink yourself a jacket at this very informal sewing, err, knitting circle. Experts will be on hand to help the neophytes.

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The Shpongletron Experience @ Emo’s East, 2015 E Riverside

If you don’t think that FFF looks all that fun, then Shpongle might be your thing. Shpongle sound a little bit like Ghostland Observatory, if they did a lot more drugs. The righteous dudes of Shpongle combine ethnically tinged instruments with the throbbing bass of western psychedelic trance music. As if their music didn’t produce enough of a mind-alter, the show, the Shpongletron experience, is a multimedia affair that have even the soberest seeing purple haze.

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Woody Pines

The Baker Family

Matt Nathanson

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El Tule

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Sonia Leigh

Long Woodson

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Shaun of the Dead: Quote Along

Soul Track Mind

Mau Mau Chaplains

A Comedy Mixtape

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Flamingo Cantina, 515 E 6th

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The Continental Club, 1315 S Congress La Zona Rosa, 612 W 4th Stubb’s, 601 Red River Alamo Ritz, 320 E 6th

The New Movement Theater

Frank, 407 Colorado

Flamingo Cantina, 515 E 6th Stubb’s, 601 Red River The Continental Club, 1315 S Congress The Highball, 1120 S Lamar

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sunday

monday

Youth Lagoon @ Emo’s, 603 Red River

Youth Lagoon play bedroom pop reminiscent of early Deerhunter—perfect for cloistering yourself in your room during these harrowing Austin winters Tickets: www.ticketweb.com

Wee BeAsties/Brave Combo @ Beerland, 711 Red River

Touting itself as “the only FFF Fest afterparty to feature go-go dancers, fire breathing zombies, and evil samurai monkees,” the Wee Beesties show will surely be one to behold whether the zombies decide to show up or not.

The Wee Beesties are an insane ten-piece punk band.

If you’ve never seen GWAR, the Wee Beesties are the next best thing. Brave Combo, who play a cornucopia of meringue, rock, cumbia, conjunto, polka, zydeco, classical, cha cha, the blues and more, will surely get your stiff body moving.

TV at the Alamo: The Walking Dead @ Alamo S Lamar, 1120 S Lamar

Just like we jump the gun on Halloween with parties, costumes, and blackout-inducing punch weeks before it actually happens, dragging the corpse of Halloween into November can be just as much fun. Haul your hungover cadaver on a Sunday afternoon to the safe confines of the Alamo S. Lamar to witness this small screen zombie apocalypse on the big screen.

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Monday Night Mash

ColdTowne Theatre, 4803 Airport

Rock N Roll Karaoke Beerland, 711 Red River

Bad Education

Alamo S Lamar, 2100 S Lamar

tuesday

Modest Mouse

Tickets: At the door

@ Stubb’s, 601 Red River

Float on with Modest Mouse at this one-off show at Stubb’s. Talkdemonic will get the party started.

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Mike Flanigin Trio

Simple Plan

Brownout

Hoop Church

Paul Simon

Space Sundays

Andy Davis

Syd the Kid (Odd Future)

Bob Hoffnar

Empire Auto Garage, 604 E 7th

Skinny’s Ballroom, 115 San Jacinto

Ricardo Lemvo

Staci Gray

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Continental Club, 1315 S Congress Momo’s, 618 W 6th Cedar Park Center, 2100 Avenue of the Stars Emo’s, 603 Red River Flamingo Cantina, 515 E 6th

Emo’s East, 2015 E Riverside Hot Mama’s Espresso, 2401 E 6th Lanai Rooftop Lounge, 422 Congress

Ruta Maya, 3601 S Congress

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Sweet Meat

The Continental Club, 1315 S Congress

Stubb’s, 601 Red River

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