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Rainy Days and Mondays [Extra Extra]
Flickr/Lomo-Cam This is like a bad movie of the week: vice officer, prostitution case, charges filed against the officer. Is there an app for that? AT&T promises they're ready for SXSW 2010, won’t have repeat of the iPhone traffic jam of SXSW 2009. The New York Times covers the…
Reminder: The Primaries are Coming! [Politics]
In case your vote wasn’t cast as part of Travis County’s large turnout for Early Voting, you’ll have your chance to do things the old-fashioned way tomorrow: Tuesday, March 2. Go here to find out if you’re registered to vote and here to find your polling location. Polls…
Preview: Black Nasty & Pink Nasty at Hole in the Wall
Pink Nasty/MySpace Pink Nasty & Black NastyMonday, March 1Hole in the Wall (2538 Guadalupe St)10pm, free[info]Here's a sure-fire way to dirty up your Monday night: Black Nasty, certainly a contender for the title of Most Offensive MC Ever of All Time, is performing at the Hole in the Wall…
Girl Talk to Play 40 Acres Fest
Photo courtesy Christos SchizasUT's Music and Entertainment Committee presents the annual Forty Acres Fest, happening April 10 at the Main Mall in Front of the Tower on campus. This year, the music will be provided by the incomparable Girl Talk. The show is completely free and will feature an…
Days of Reckoning, Part One
Yes, M1EK was right: Red Line + shuttlebuses will be slower than the express buses we have now. (via M1EK's Bake-Sale of Bile)
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28 MORE SXSW Free Party RSVPs?Holy Smokes That?s an Eff Load!
28 More RSVPs to FREE SXSW Parties for both SXSW interactive and SXSW music Related posts:11 SXSW Party RSVPs To... (via Republic of Austin)
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In Which We Are Less Than 12 Days From Opening Night [SXSW Film News]
There are days that happen every year that just sneak up on you. It's the reason that people are speeding to the post office at 11:55pm on April 15th, dashing through the mall on December 24th and why gas stations sell those cheesy individually wrapped roses; sometimes life happens and the days…
Gonna Gonna Get Down V, Wednesday 3/17 at Mohawk: White Denim, Besnard Lakes, Washed Out & More
Akron Family at Austinist's 2009 Gonna Gonna Get Down 4 Party.Chad Wadsworth/flickrAustinist, WOXY and BMI are proud to announce our 5th annual day party during SXSW, happening March 17 at the Mohawk on Red River St. in Austin, Texas. This year's event is our best yet, and we're so proud to…
President Obama: So Busted! [News Bits]
$900 million government plan to stem “dropout crisis” unveiled President Obama: sooooo busted! SCOTUS to consider gun rights vs. states’ rights Second Amendment Extra: activists order banana frappucinos, test “open carry” laws Jerusalem Post: Kerry backs 'biting'…
Last Week Around the -ISTs
Torontoist introduced the internet to a video of a pigeon riding the subway, just like a human! The internet took it from there. Chicagoist looked at the case of a student suspended from school for creating a Facebook page criticizing one of his teachers. Gothamist finally learned the…
Rocking in Austin - SXSW - Dappled Cities
So what would happen if the Smiths had a musical baby with the Killers, you'd have SXSW artist Dappled Cities (via Rocking in Austin)
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Snapshots: Tegan & Sara @ Bass Hall
Tegan and Sara perform at the Bass Concert Hall, Austin Texas, February 26, 2010. Opening for the twins were Steel Train and Holly Miranda. Photos by Steve Hopson. If you can't view the Flash slideshow above, an alternate version appears after the jump. var…
Music Preview: The Clientele and Vetiver Relax At The Mohawk
Vetiver Image via Sub Pop Records. The Clientele and VetiverMonday, March 1The Mohawk (912 Red River)$10 advance, $12 door, 8pm doors[info] | [tickets]This evening's double bill at The Mohawk seems oddly appropriate for the gauzy and chilly late winter weather we've been experiencing of late.…
AFF 'Made in Texas' Series Returns
Austin Film Festival brings back its monthly series focusing on films shot in Texas, starting next week with "Roadie." (via Slackerwood)
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Dave Eggers Reading At BookPeople
amazon/thewildthingscover Dave Eggers at BookPeopleWednesday, March 3rd at 7:30PMBookPeople (603 N. Lamar)Free[info] It’s hard to know what type of response you’ll receive when you mention the name Dave Eggers in a room full of book people. Independent publishing guru/huckster,…