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Green Day is Not Playing at Emo's... Or Are They?
Photo by GoatLeg SF on flickr Foxboro Hot TubsThursday, May 22Emos (603 Red River St)$20, doors at 8pm [info]Foxboro Hot Tubs, the nom de plume of the latest not-so-super-secret Green Day side project, headline Emo's inside stage tonight. Conjuring up the frantic protopunk energy of The Kinks,…
Extra Extra: I Turn My Camera On
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot/flickr Red light cameras start working at midnight. Of the more than 7,000 AISD employees whose background was checked, 652 have criminal records. The City Council voted today to ban plastic water bottle purchases by City Hall. Texas Democratic Party wins in LULAC suit. CPS…
Le Diamant Brut: Morning State & When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Aubrey EdwardsWHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH What’s the Deal: This Austin band likely chose this moniker because if dinosaurs all of a sudden pulled off the greatest coups ever and rose from ocean depths to take back the planet, this would be the band they listened to as they stomped feeble…
Remaining
We still have a few Drummond's phlox and one or two each of half a dozen varieties of sweet pea. Leftover nasturtiums are blooming again. So are milkweeds, of both colors. Delphiniums are too many to count. There are even still a few poppies. Fennel, chives, and oregano are in bloom. We have…
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Child Porn Or 2008's Version Of Passing Love Notes In School?
Mike "Dakinewavamon" Kline/flickrTwo fine, upstanding adolescent girls at Santa Fe Junior High (that's Santa Fe, Texas) decided to send their boyfriends some nudie pics of themselves sometime last week. In an act that was equal parts machismo and childhood stupidity innocence, the boys…
Austin-based Strategist Resigns from McCain Campaign
Image from Public Strategies siteEarlier this week, Republican strategist Mark McKinnon announced his resignation from the McCain campaign. McKinnon, who lives in Austin and has worked for Ann Richards and George W. Bush, had stuck with the McCain campaign as chief advertising strategist…
TXMPA Meeting Tonight
The Central Texas Region of the Texas Motion Picture Alliance (TXMPA) is meeting tonight at Mother Egan's. This is important... (via Slackerwood)
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I Am So Popular: Inking Things Over
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 love tattooing names on people, says Hez, down at Southside Tattoo. Then he cuts to the punch line: It means…
Tales Of Mere Existence "Graduation"
(CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE) "Tales Of Mere Existence" By Levni Yilmaz R.O.T. Buy a Comic/DVD set from Lev! http://www.ingredientx.com/buy/main.htm For more comics, animations and correspondence, kindly visit http://www.ingredientx.com If you gravitate towards isolated, obsessive nerd…
Austin lags on important third component of graffiti policy
Arrests and cleanup aren't enough if Austin doesn't provide legal venues, opportunities for local graff writers. (via Grits for Breakfast)
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A casual calendula
We used to grow these in pots; they've never done much for us in the ground. And this is particularly late in the year to have flowers. Well; a flower. It's yellow. We can hope for more.
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Evening glory
This morning glory, new to us, opened in the morning and stayed open all day. It's extremely large and is a blue-ish white with diagonal pale blue striations. This calls for some detective work.
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Modern material culture
This is the most beautiful and functional bit of packaging seen in a long time. In it was a present for someone with a sudden need to document moving images. Three of the four tall outer sides document the contents. This view shows the object ready with its USB connection open. The package is…
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Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend for Energy Efficient Products
While I appreciate what this piece of legislation is trying to do, I can’t see throwing out so many appliances... (via Austin Blog)
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Austinist Review: When Something Wonderful Ends
Poster courtesy Rude Mechs When Something Wonderful EndsThrough 6/1, Th-Sa @8pm, Su @5pmThe Off Center (2211-A Hidalgo)[info] | [tickets]When Something Wonderful Ends, Sherry Kramer's sliver of message theatre playing two more weeks at the Off Center, strives and succeeds on many levels. With…
Snapshots: Bun B (of UGK) at Emo's
Photo's from Bun B's performance at Emo's on Wednesday night. Update: Austin360 is reporting that Bun B's brief (28 minute) set was followed by some scuffling with the APD. Opening act Lowkey from SouthBound had some words with a bouncer, and was Tasered by police at least three times. No…
Dining in Austin - Cafe Java
Bottom Line: A charming café that doesn’t rock the boat in north Austin with a good range of options and... (via Dining in Austin)
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Paramount Summer Film Series Kicks Off Tonight
The Paramount's Summer Film Series begins tonight with, as is traditional, "Casablanca." (via Slackerwood)
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