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Weekly live music picks
It's not too late to check 'NITES for some show picks as the weekend fast approaches. (via 'NITES, a blog for Austinites)
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Welcome Back, Sunshine! We've Missed You! [Extra Extra]
Flickr/Lomo-Cam Governor Perry issues a legal challenge contesting the idea that greenhouse gasses are bad for people. The Texas Supreme Court will be hearing the case about how “exotic dancing” is free speech. If so, then a $5 tax (per strip-club patron) violates the First…
Drag Queen Bingo Tonight at Jo's Downtown [Austinist Presents]
Austinist Sponsors Drag Queen BingoWednesday, February 17Jos Coffee Downtown (242 West 2nd Street)Free, 8pm-10pm[info]Grab your daubers, sense of humor and thirsty bellies. It's time again for Drag Queen Bingo, our favorite bi-weekly game night at Jo's Downtown. Saffire, our resident drag queen…
NPR Announces SXSW Day and Evening Showcases Featuring Sharon Jones, The Walkmen, and Sleigh Bells
Sharon Jones image via Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Facebook page.Today brought some big news from NPR - the public radio broadcaster will return to SXSW in 2010 for two stacked showcases for festival attendees that are sure to be a tough ticket. On Wednesday evening, March 17, NPR kicks off…
Austin Locksmith Scams Plus Honest Locksmiths and Tips
Getting locked out of your car or house unexpectedly is obviously no fun. Getting ripped-off by a fraudulent locksmith is... (via Brady Smith - Austinite on Austin, Traveling, & Local Food)
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Rocking in Austin - SXSW - Basia Bulat
A lovely Canadian folk singer, Basia Bulat, is comeing to SXSW. Her music is like a cool northerly breeze. (via Rocking in Austin)
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As seen on tv… Amazing Race
Interesting, asked by CBS what she'd do with the million bucks if she wins, Jody says "Donate half to the Strengthmobile Foundation and spend the other half on a 500-square foot condominium within a mile of Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas"
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Review: Mary Stuart at the Long Center [Theater]
photo by Kimberly Mead We all know that liberties get taken with history (read: Holocaust denial, the First Thanksgiving). Of course these have often been, in the course of human events, virulent ploys to obscure truth for the sake of agenda. However, in the realm of art, liberties taken with…
Rocking in Austin - SXSW - Broadcast 2000
Check out this British pop showcase artist at SXSW. So sweet to listen to, you can't help buy be happy! (via Rocking in Austin)
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SXSW: How do you roll?
Time to fess up, how are you planning to experience SXSW this year? I?ll go first: I?m torn between a... (via TwoGroove: Musical Musings)
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Making It New: Truth & Beauty/The Bach Project [Review]
www.balletaustin.orgLast weekend marked the premiere of Ballet Austin’s Truth & Beauty/The Bach Project, an emotionally charged and enjoyably challenging artistic collaboration driven by choreographer Stephen Mills. Inspired by the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and shaped by modern…
Whole Foods vs. Walmart blind tasting
A mostly anonymous panel of Austinites sat down to food prepared by Fino. One set of ingredients came from an Austin Walmart; the other, from Whole Foods Central. This is reported in the March Atlantic: “The Great Grocery Smackdown,” by Corby Kummer. The results were surprising to…
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Toyota Considering Corolla Recall [News Bits]
Toyota considers Corolla recall after complaints about steering Captured Taliban commander providing providing "useful information" Britain to investigate fake passports used by suspects in Hamas assassination in Dubai Sadie the Scottish Terrier wins Best in Show at Westminster Olympic men\'s…
North Coast Food Pairing at Flying Saucer
Flying Saucer had us out for a North Coast food pairing with North Coast co-founder Tom Allen the other day.... (via BeerTownAustin)
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