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Aaron Moved to Mueller, PT 19

This is the forty-sixth 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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Radio IST List: Jade Walker, "Spectator Sport"

jadewalker.org Jade Walker built the installation "Spectator Sport" at the Austin Museum of Art, and she's giving an Artist Talk about it there tonight. After the Museum's Assistant Curator introduces her and the installation at 7pm, she'll give a slide lecture. In the photo at right, Mrs.…

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Le Diamant Brut: Magic Magic & She, Sir

Photo by Valerie Fremin from MySpaceSHE, SIR What’s the Deal: As you get older and your musical interests become more complex, band names generally become less important and maybe you realize that band’s efforts are better spent perfecting their sound rather than toiling over the…

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Review: Dying City at FronteraFest [theater]

It's a hell of a premise for a play: Kelly's husband, Craig, dies in Iraq. She spends the following year as a virtual hermit, sitting on her couch and watching television, having disconnected her phone. Late one night, finally, Craig's twin brother, Peter, shows up at her door. The potential for…

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Jazz Guitarist Steve Blum Makes Austin Debut @ Blackerby Recital Hall

Austin is very well-known as a town in which musicians of all stripes and talents can make a stand for their art, and usually be counted for it. But despite its accessibility to aspirants, journeymen (and women), well-known legends and the undersung, Austin hasn't quite put itself on the map…

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My Black Star Co-op Feature

Link to my story in the Chronicle on the first-ever cooperatively run brewpub. (via I Love Beer)

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I Am So Popular: South Central Rain

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. Rarely at a loss for ideas, there are times I must wait for inspiration to hit. Yesterday, I was struck, quite…

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The Chronicle's Sound Wars

It's time again for the Chronicle's Sound Wars competition. Starting January 28 through February 15, local bands are able to enter the now annual songwriting challenge to compete for cash, prizes and bragging rights. From the Chronicle: "Competing bands must be registered in the Chronicle's Music…

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Fave Five Food Deals - 1/21/10

By the power vested in me by the commonwealth of cheapness, here are Austin's best grocery deals for the week. (via Beetsolonely)

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Patty Griffin & Friends: Grounded in Music Fundraiser @ the Paramount

Grounded in Music blog Grounded in Music VIP Fundraiser featuring Patty Griffin & FriendsThursday, January 21Paramount Theater (713 Congress Avenue)$30-$84, Door at 7 p.m., VIP party at 6 p.m.[info] | [tickets]The third annual Grounded in Music VIP fundraiser kicks off tonight at the Paramount…

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Slackery News Tidbits, January 21

More on Austin films at Sundance, upcoming movie release dates, and other local film news. (via Slackerwood)

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Flying Saucer Second Anniversary Party

January 9, 2010, Flying Saucer celebrated their second anniversary. With $2 Sierra Nevada Anniversary Ale pints and special tappings every... (via BeerTownAustin)

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"Ignite Austin 2010 Fizzles"

Kristine visits the inaugural Ignite Austin event. Check the post for a video on how to open a beer anywhere... (via Republic of Austin)

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Northwest Austin Car Window Shootout [Crime Watch]

The city posted a crime alert this morning on their Twitter feed warning residents about the recent shootings of car windows in the neighborhood surrounding Anderson High School and the general Northwest Austin residential area. The back windows of (we're assuming parked) SUVs are being targeted,…

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Cedar Loves You [News Bits]

Haiti officials to relocate 400,000 to tent villages. Rescuers in Haiti find two more survivors, a week after the 7.0 earthquake. How could the healthcare bill be even "less ambitious"? Some Dems want to find a way. Cindy McCain supports gay marriage. Evangelical group gets approved for…

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Coming Soon: Ted Leo at the Parish

Get your rest after SXSW, kiddos, you'll need it for Ted Leo & the Pharmacists at the Parish on March 31. Tickets go on sale this Saturday. Fill out the form below for your chance to win: Contest form loading...

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Revival of the Trans Texas Corrior?

Kay Bailey Hutchison calls for some good reforms in her transportation proposal, Putting Texas Transportation Back On The Road to... (via The Austin Citysphere)

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