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Friday, July 3, 2009
Upcoming Review: Rhodia Webnotebook
After I have enough time to finish the review of the Clairefontaine “Basics” notebook, I’ll be giving my opinions on this: The new Rhodia “Webnotebook” that uses 90g Clairefontaine paper. I purchased it from The Daily Planner. Depending on how much I like it, this…
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Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh
Thanks to a kind soul, I’ve been fiddling around with this since earlier this week: A Dell Mini 9, refurb from the Dell Outlet. 1024×600 screen, 16G solid-state disk, and an Atom N270 CPU. I’ve upgraded it to 2G of RAM, and just today installed the…
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Show Report: HMS Foolhardy and This Will Destroy You at Mohawk
Here?s the report from Thursday night (July 2) at Mohawk. HMS Foolhardy released their EP Grassrock and This Will Destroy... (via TwoGroove: Musical Musings)
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Free Show at the Mohawk: Indian Jewelry, Caddywhompus, more
Image from The Mohawk Indian Jewelry, more at The MohawkFriday, July 3The Mohawk (912 Red River)Free, All Ages, Doors at 9pm[info]We've got a big bill tonight at the Mohawk full of bands with nada in the way of a cover charge. Hot dog! Noise band Indian Jewelry will bring their experimental…
Pastiche: The Bus Will Get You There Yet
Editor's note: Pastiche is a (mostly) bi-weekly column exploring the diversity within the Austin music community. The views expressed in Pastiche are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the outlook or beliefs of anyone else in the IST network. With each passing day it…
Another ACL TV Show Experience
I was fortunate enough (and yes, willing enough to wait in line for 45 minutes in the 100 degree heat)... (via game writer central)
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Music News & Notes: Denim, Harlem, Gamblers & More
Courtesy Harlem’s MySpaceBuilt to Spill is coming to Stubb's in October Riverboat Gamblers have a new music video for "Victory Lap". Check out new Daytrotter Sessions from Corto Maltese and Leatherbag. Hometown garage rockers Harlem have have signed with Matador. Watch the video for…
Snapshots: Second Annual Super Hero Show
The Second Annual Super Hero show features a smorgasbord of acclaimed local musicians: Alejandro Escovedo, James McMurtry, and Ian McLagan & The Bump Band. But the superheroes of its title may be the dedicated men and women of the multidisciplinary medical team at Austin Child Guidance…
Music Preview: Little Gentlemen, Frantic Clam at Trophy's
Little Gentlemen MySpace The Little Gentlemen, Jim and the Toms, Frantic Clam, St. CloudWednesday, July 3Trophy's (2008 S Congress)$5, 9pm[info]You, the budget-conscious local music fan considering how to while away the first evening of this most patriotic of holiday weekends, could do much worse…
July 1975 books read
William Thackeray: A Shabby Genteel StoryWilliam Thackeray: Adventures of PhilipJoseph Conrad: Under Western EyesMollie Panter Downes: London War NotesCharles Dickens: The Uncommercial TravellerGeorge Meredith: The Adventures of Harry RichmondMary Boykin Chesnut: A Diary from DixieThomas Wentworth…
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Faith/Void: Bill Callahan at the Parish, Being Great
photo from Callahan MySpace Bill Callahan w/ Follow That BirdSunday, July 5thThe Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)$12/$15, doors at 8[info] | [tickets]Recently, during a performance by an anonymous Austin band, someone spotted Bill Callahan in the crowd, walked straight up to him and looked into…
All ‘choked up
The title is borrowed from the July/August issue of Texas Gardener magazine. Clicking on the magazine link will take you to the cover photograph. The similar photo shown here was taken a month ago. Even though the camera is a toy-like Concord 1500, the image is true to [...]
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Random readings
The Austin Monthly June issue in its guide for newcomers recommends Web sites, and, under the heading for Austin life, names Austin Metblogs as a resource. The June 29 issue of Business Week, with a cover story “Housing Market 2012,” highlights the Austin real-estate market, naming…
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Blogger meet up?
Austin bloggers, would you be interested in this? If 'yes,' come tell me. (via Austin Eavesdropper)
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Interview & Preview: 'Til We're Blue Or Destroy CD Release @ Club de Ville [Friday]
Image from ’Til We’re Blue Or Destroy’s MySpace 'Til We’re Blue Or Destroy CD ReleaseFriday, July 3Club DeVille (900 Red River St)9 p.m.[info]April 20th, 2005 is the date on the tape Erik Wofford pulls out from his archives. The head honcho at Cacophony Recorders is eager…
Weekend Music Preview: Sky Sunlight Saxon Memorial + 4th of July events
Image provided by Bleu French Laundry Rocknroll Promotions Memorial for Sky Sunlight SaxonSunday, July 5Scoot Inn (1308 E. Fourth)6 p.m.[info]It’s been quite a tragic ten days or so and we’re all still coming to terms with the losses we experienced both last and this week. This Sunday,…
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Seth's Blog: How to get traffic for your blog
How to get more traffic by Seth Godin; Few more additions from Life (via All about trafic)
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So Long Texas Shaped Pool
The Texas shaped pool at Riverside Place is going by the wayside. It's being filled in as we speak. (via Justin Wright)
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Rio Grande
I would not say I'm a fan of the recent expensive taco explosion that is currently gripping our fair city.... (via Taco Journalism)
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Mi Casita
Mi Casita does not get high marks across the board, but I think the fajita and al pastor tacos (at... (via Taco Journalism)
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Party Like A Superhero: For a Good Cause [2nd Annual Superhero Show Tonight at La Zona Rosa]
Mick Rock The Second Annual Super Hero Show Benefiting the Austin Child Guidance Center with Alejandro EscovedoThursday July 2ndLa Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th Street)8pm, $40 in advance, $45 at the door.[info] | [tickets]What’s better than good music for a great cause? The Second Annual Super…
Review: The Comedy of Errors at The Curtain Theatre [Theatre]
For any Shakespeare geek residing in Central Texas, we can imagine no greater treat than to watch one of his plays performed on the “wooden O” that is The Curtain Theatre. Richard Garriott’s Elizabethan replica space is nestled on his property on the shores of Lake Austin…
Preview: Henry V at The Off Center [Theatre]
England’s most storied and inspirational warrior king is revealed in a new, one-man adaptation of the Shakespeare history starring B. Iden Payne Award-winning actor/director and Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires. Over the course of 75 minutes, with only a few household props, he…
Show Preview: Moonlight Towers, Service Industry at Continental Club
Image From Myspace Moonlight Towers, Service Industry at the Continental ClubThursday, July 2ndContinental Club (1315 S Congress Ave)$7, 10pm[info]There's something about Moonlight Towers that begs kneejerk comparison to the OK Gos, Dexter Freebishes, and-dare we say-Ryan Adamses of this world,…
Snapshots: Patrick Wolf @ Antone's [Last Night]
Nylon Magazine supports a show by British performer Patrick Wolf at Antone's, July 1, 2009. During Patrick Wolf's show, audience members gave him clothing as birthday presents which he wore. Photos by Steve Hopson, www.stevehopson.com. If you can't view the Flash slideshow above, an alternate…
Summer Flycatchers Part 2
Covers 2 more flycatcher species that can be found in our neighborhood during the summer (via Birding on Broadmeade)
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Future Fest: One more set of pictures
Here are the last of my pictures from Future Fest, a massive rave last weekend in Austin. This set shows... (via TwoGroove: Musical Musings)
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Your Dog Doesn't Know What Guilt Is [News Bits]
Never ending war. Inhofe on Franken: pot calling the kettle black. Just what America needs - less educated students. Wall Street Execs still getting paid ridiculous amounts of money. Study claims you may be projecting your feelings onto your pets. Police say panhandlers downtown are getting more…
Snapshots: Jimmie Vaughn @ KGSR's Blues on the Green
Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-A-Whirl Band at Blues on the Green at Waterloo Park, Austin Texas, July 1, 2009. Photos by Steve Hopson, www.stevehopson.com. If you can't view the Flash slideshow above, an alternate version appears after the jump.
July 1974 books read
William Thackeray: Henry EsmondAnthony Trollope: Lady AnnaAnthony Trollope: The Three ClerksSir Arthur Bryant: Set in a Silver SeaAll these were re-reads. People have been writing a lot about that lately, ever since the Verlyn Klinkenborg piece.
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I Am So Popular: Billie Jean Is Also Not MY Lover!
Editor’s note: The views expressed in I Am So Popular are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the outlook or beliefs of anyone else in the IST network. I was just hanging up the new shower curtain when I noticed the tub stopper left behind by a former roommate. The…