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Extra Extra: Back in the Saddle Again
petrr/Flickr Central Texas truck dealers trying to come up with enticing deals to move the vehicles off the lot. State police guarding the home of state District Judge Barbara Walther after Arizona and Utah authorities warn of FLDS "enforcers". Judge says that Billy Carroll needs to provide…
Austinist Reviews: Altar Boyz
Photo courtesy Zach Scott Theatre Altar BoyzThrough 7/13, Wed-Sat @8pm, Sun @2:30pmZachary Scott Theatre Center (map)[info]For those Texas hipsters who didn’t grow up within the sweet, blue-state confines of free-thinking, free-wheeling Austin Proper, there's likely to be a shady past…
The Mother Truckers' Collins-Zee sister slain
The Austin - American Statesman and Marin Independent Journal are reporting that Ginger Bass, sister of The Mother Truckers singer... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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Austinites, Take A Survey About Drinking (The Fun Kind, Not The Scary Kind)
The survey is about bars and clubs and drinks and Austin and the internet, so if you like those things,... (via Flooded Lizard Kingdom)
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ATF Examining Governor's Mansion Evidence, Perry Vows to "Rebuild This Magnificent Structure"
Governor’s Press OfficeThree days after an arsonist all but destroyed the historic Texas Governor's Mansion, authorities are still piecing together the clues left behind. Officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) are expected to present more concrete facts about the…
Weird Wednesday, In Blog Form!
We don't know about you, but we love the Alamo's Weird Wednesday series. Like, we wish we could make steamy, passionate love to it (and the chocolate covered toffee bits that come with it! Wait... no, that's gross). Unfortunately, we generally have to wake up super early on weekdays, and…
Austinist Preview: Trilogy at the Long Center
Photo courtesy Bridgman/Packer Dance TrilogyThu-Fri, 6/12-13Long Center(map)$8-$18, 8pm[info] | [tickets]We're guessing, but from what we've read, Trilogy will be the kind of performance that'll be very difficult describe until we've actually seen it. And even then...it might be kind of hard…
Austinist Midweek Show Jumpstart: Shearwater, Hole In the Wall 34th Anniversary, Busdriver, The Crack Pipes
On this day in music history, David Bowie released the "Space Oddity" single to coincide with humankind's first lunar landing. And now, onward! Here's your Midweek Show Jumpstart: Radio K Did you know? Certain breeds of the shearwater, an ocean-faring bird and namesake of Austin's…
Bikers Against Child Abuse Honor Austin's Judge Meurer
Bikers Against Child Abuse, a group of bikers who have banded together to create a better environment for children who... (via Do512)
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Austinist Show Preview: RZA @ Emo's
Image from Motormouth Media RZA @ Emo’sWednesday, June 11Emos (603 Red River St)$17, 10pm[info]“I Can’t Go To Sleep,” off Wu-Tang Clan’s The W, is one of RZA’s least-produced songs, technically speaking. He simply loops the intro to Issac Hayes’s “Walk On By” a few times,…
Pgraph Dabbles in Villiany
Photo courtesy of Parallelogramophonograph Parellelogramophonograph: VillianyThursdays in JuneColdtowne Theatre (map)$7-10, 8 pm[info] | [tickets]As Kareem Badr of Austin improv giants Parallelogramophonograph (say Pgraph, it’s much easier on the tongue) recently told Austinist’s Spike…
Austinist Show Preview: Pompeii & Friends at Emo's Lounge
Image from MySpace Pompeii at Emo’s LoungeWednesday, June 11Emos (603 Red River St)10 pm[info] The swooning and string-laden Pompeii will be performing this evening at the Emo's Lounge to the tune of their swooning, string-laden emo epics (how apropos). They're promising "a new record…
Drink And Do Good
American Cancer Society Cancer Thursday, June 12The Belmont (305 W. 6th Street)5:30-7:30pm, $20 Suggested Donation, RSVP appreciated[info]The place to be for Happy Hour this Thursday is The Belmont. For $20 (suggested donation) you can take in the view from the patio, drink to your…
AFF Presents: Year at Danger
Promo image from official website AFF Presents: Year at DangerThursday, June 12Regal Arbor Cinema (9828 Great Hills Trail)7:30pm, Free for AFF members, $4 for general public[info]Last August, as the Austin Film Festival was ramping up, we spoke to Austin-based filmmaker Don Swaynos about the…
Free Movies
a couple of friends have mentioned something about free movies for kids at selected movie theaters around town. (via LiveMom)
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Blues on the Green + Volleyball
Summer is Austin isn’t complete without Blues on the Green. 107.1 KGSR brings some of the best local artists to... (via This is Life in Austin)
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News Bits: Inside Edition
Obama's choice of insider for VP advisor draws fire Floods in the Midwest may drive food prices even higher Jetliner inferno kills dozens in Sudan Pakistan says U.S. airstrike killed 11 of its soldiers The new iPhone costs less, but monthly plans don't Paul Newman doesn't exactly deny he…
Painted Bunting, Blue Dragonfly
Sunday morning I birded the neighborhood for about 3 hours. I found 41 species, all year-round or summer-resident birds. It... (via Birding on Broadmeade)
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Seether Announces Tour Dates | 101X Birthday Show at Stubb?s
Post-grunge alt rockers, Seether, have announced a busy summer touring schedule that includes a stop at Stubb’s in Austin on... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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Nueva Onda Movie Night: Crossing the Lines
Photo by Travis Hornung on flickr Nueva Onda Movie NightWednesday, June 11Nueva Onda (2218 College Ave.)8pm, Free[info]Once a month, Nueva Onda (the only place in town with delicious breakfast tacos and a knight in shining armor) opens its patio to indie-film lovers for a free screening.…
Austin Board of REALTORS Endorse Cid Galindo for City Council
The Austin Board of REALTORS sent an alert last week to encourage agents to vote for Austin city council candidate... (via Austin Real Estate Today)
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$4.00 Gas
This month I will be riding the bus at least one day a week. (via Texas Money Talk)
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Lion's Rumors: The Kite Solution
Rumors about old muny have been overheard on the links... (via Austin Golfers)
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