Neutral Milk Hotel Played Austin, Texas Last Night! Squee!
If you had told me five years ago that I’d be on a high after seeing Neutral Milk Hotel last night in Austin, Texas I’d have asked what you were smoking. Jeff Mangum, the...
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Thinking about Music and Austin, Wanting You To Survive SXSW
Living in Austin, Texas in the weeks leading up to the South by Southwest Music Festival, it’s hard not to think about music. A lot has been written about the musical offerings of Austin,...
Photo Gallery: Scare For A Cure Presents “Fairy Tale Nightmare”
Last year I was lucky to be a guide at Scare For A Cure’s haunted theatrical charity fundraising event, “Fairy Tale Nightmare.” Before I started guiding most nights of our sold-out run, I grabbed...
It’s Big Cat Week on Television! Starting Today!
Earlier this week, I found a fun video for “Big Cat Week: Betty White: The Cougar Expert.” It’s part of National Geographic’s “Big Cat Week,” which starts today. Every time I see an ad...
Fantastic Fest 2013 Photo Gallery
Sometimes it’s really hard for a photo project to emerge. After these pictures were held for their own use by two separate editors who later changed their minds, I bring you a long-delayed Fantastic...
The Fall Busy Time in Austin Is Over! Yea!
If you don’t live in Austin, you may not know that the period between the middle of September and the middle of November is a full on sprint of activities, conferences and festivals. If you don’t know me in real-life, you may not know that every October, I also participate in the guerrilla theater production of Scare For a Cure.
That means by the time Thanksgiving rolls around, I’m just done. I hardly have the energy to put a felt pumpkin out on the table.
Faces and Moments of Fun Fun Fun Fest
When a cutting-edge festival has nearly 25,000 attendees and three days of acts spread across four stages, it takes multiple posts to capture the event. Here Anna Hanks was set loose to roam around the...
Fun Fun Fun Fest: Being Healthy Is More Fun Fun Fun!
One of the things that I love about Austin is that nearly every weekend brings a chance to go to a different festival. We have festivals for hot sauce, bats, race cars and live...
Estonian band “Ewert and the Two Dragons” Played in Austin This Fall!
Earlier this fall, I slipped down to Stubb’s to catch a rare Austin performance from my favorite Estonian band “Ewert and the Two Dragons,” while they were on their first cross-country American tour
The band played the inside room at Stubb’s on Red River, and I think they made a few new fans!
Portugal. The Man is Taping An Austin City Limits Television Show Tonight. It’s Also Streaming!
The last time I saw the band Portugal. The Man, they were playing a free in-store show at Waterloo Records. Tonight they are taping an Austin City Limits television show, which is also being streamed.
