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Austin Commercial Real Estate Market
Austin, Texas has been a hotspot for commercial real estate development recently. A well-known developer, based in Houston, announced that... (via Austin Real Estate)
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Extra Extra
brian_gautreau/Flickr Is a music festival really a festival if no one shows up? Dreary attendance numbers for Saturday's Exit Fest. A man from Pearland drowned over the weekend after an attempt to untangle the anchor of a friend's boat in Lake Travis. Inmate escaped from Gillespie County Jail…
Afrofreque and The Great American Freedom Machine at Red 7 Sunday Grill
Characterized by funky bass lines, soulful lyrics, and the ability to stir a crowd into spontaneous fits of boogiement, Afrofreque... (via Earthbird Music Blog)
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UTPD blot of the day
Driving While Intoxicated / Evading / Public Intoxication: A UT police officer discovered two non-UT subjects inside an illegally parked... (via UTDummies)
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AFS Presents: Okie Noodling II & Summercamp!
still from Okie Noodling II AFS Presents Okie Noodling II & Summercamp!Monday, July 7Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (320 E 6th Street)$8.50, 7:30pm[info] | [tickets]Rife with legends of illegal fishing in the glory holes of our far-flung hometown’s water supply, comes a movie about sticking…
ACL's Sound & the Jury Contest
The ACL and Dell Lounge sponsored Sound & the Jury contest is already underway. Bands are submitting their applications for registration through August 22, using their social networking online and off to promote their participation. Fans vote online to keep their favorites in the…
Keeping Austin Metal: The Destro, Within Chaos & In This Moment
When non-natives think of Austin music, they generally come up with the same handful of musicians. Those musicians being Stevie... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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Aaron Moved to Mueller, PT 5
This is the thirtieth-second in a series of columns about the travels of Aaron and his family in his quest... (via Aaron is moving to Mueller)
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Austinist Album Capsules: The Bubbles & DeLeon
Image from Amazon.comSuper Psychedelic Sound Explosion – The Bubbles (Superpop Records) Everything about local psych-pop outfit The Bubbles is adorable. From the drawings that adorn their debut full-length Super Psychedelic Sound Explosion, to the delightful ditties it contains, from those…
Austinist Residency Alert: Heart & Soul Soundsystem @ Room 710 every Monday!
Image from Heart & Soul Soundsystem’s MySpace Heart & Soul SoundsystemEvery MondayRoom 710 (710 Red River)[info]A veteran of the local music scene, Captain Jim has made a name for himself as well as his Heart & Soul Soundsystem DJ crew, filling in the gaps between live sets at…
Le Diamant Brut: Mount Righteous & The Midgetmen
Image from MySpaceMOUNT RIGHTEOUS What’s the Deal: Smack dab in the middle of the triangle of Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton is Grapevine, Texas, and in this suburban town you’ll find this poppy, happy marching band/choir sort of group of 19 to 25-year-olds. They have a curious sound that…
Soul for Sale
Carrie Crain, Dripping Springs resident and prospective screenwriter, has put her soul up for bid on eBay, as a sort of preparation for the screenplay she's working on. There are no takers yet. Milhouse couldn't get it for $5 -- the minimum is set at $1,000. [News8Austin] …
This Week in Austin | Iron Age, Middle Class Rut, Los Lonely Boys & More
Sorry for such slim pickings this week, kids. Seems that everyone is hungover from 4th of July and so the... (via Austin Soundcheck)
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Longhorns Populate Olympic Swimming, Track Teams
Photo by antmoose on flickrMore than a dozen current or former UT athletes emerged from last weekend's Olympic Trials to earn a spot on the U.S. team. In swimming, seven current or former Longhorns have made the men's team: Aaron Peirsol, 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke; Peirsol tied the…
Music Snapshots: Harlem & Bridez
Harlem and Bridez opened for Gravytrain at the Mohawk Saturday night, and Austinist contributing photographer Nash Cook was there to capture it. If you can't view the Flash slideshow above, an alternate version appears after the jump. var flickr_source_type = "photoset"; var…
News Bits: Looks Like Someone's Got A Case Of The Mondays!
Also missing: a delivery of seven thousand bags of potato chips. Dear flying spaghetti monster, we pray to you now: let it be a musical. With just under 200 days left in his presidency, Bush suddenly worried about insulting people. You know, old dogs... Meanwhile, regarding North Korea, he…