AUSTIN, Texas — Austin neighbors rallied Saturday, calling on city council members to add dedicated bike lanes after a middle school student was hit while riding his bike. (Article by KEYE TV, republished from http://keyetv.com/news/local/citizens-calling-on-austin-city-council-for-bike-lane-changes) After 11-year-old Charlie, a middle school student at Murchison Middle School was hit by a car at the intersection of Mesa […]

AUSTIN (KXAN) — President Barack Obama is making another trip to Austin—this time for a fundraiser during one of the city’s busiest times of the year. (Article by Calily Bien, republished from http://kxan.com/2016/02/22/president-obama-returns-to-austin-for-fundraiser/) According to website Democrats.org, Obama will be in town on Friday, March 11, the same day South by Southwest kicks off its two-week run in […]

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lead their respective competitors in Texas as early voting continues in the run-up to the March 1 Super Tuesday nominating contests, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. (Article by UT News, republished from http://news.utexas.edu/2016/02/23/clinton-and-cruz-could-take-texas-finds-uttt-poll) Likely Democratic voters favored Clinton […]

In Central Texas, the weekend that fell on Friday, February 12th through the 14th was filled with great shows featuring major European extreme metal bands, bands that rarely appear in North America. First, I caught Cradle of Filth(visit link) put on a spectacular show at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio. Two days later, the […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin is the capital of Texas, but it brands itself as the “Live Music Capital of the World.” And for good reason: On any given night, 200 venues across the city host live performances. The city is also known for South by Southwest, its annual festival of indie arts, media and tech […]

AUSTIN, TX — The famed Austin City Limits Live at downtown’s Moody Theater will be getting a sister concert series starting next month. (Article by Tony Cantu, republished from http://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/new-austin-city-limits-branded-concert-venue-kicks-next-month) The Austin American-Statesman reports that business has been so brisk at the five-year-old venue, a second, ACL-branded venue will make its debut in the same space. […]

As a quartet from Leeds, The Dunwells are about to release Light up the Sky, their second album which could be described as their most intimate and epic yet. (Article by Clive Morgan, republished from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/the-dunwells-light-up-the-sky-exclusive-album-stream/) The album is a blend of electro-infused, indie music – and you can listen to an exclusive stream of it below: Fresh from a […]

Anthrax‘s Scott Ian is sick of describing his music. “It needs to be experienced, it needs to be felt, it needs to be heard,” the excitable guitarist says a few hours before he and his fellow headbangers take the stage at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. “This is just a super metal record.” (Article […]

The past few years haven’t been kind to downtown Austin music venues. (Article by Gary Dinges, republished from http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/acl-live-getting-sister-music-venue-in-downtown-au/nqTp5/) Some have been forced to relocate or close as rents rise and older buildings are razed to make way for new high-rises. That’s certainly not the case, though, at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. […]

You’ve heard them, right? The voices you can’t get out of your head. Relatives, bosses, teachers, friends, enemies, yourself, voicing criticism or comfort, desire or regret, but whoever they are and whatever they’re on about, they keep up a steady chatter in your cranium you’re at a loss to stop. (Article by Robert Faires, republished […]

“Staycation” is simply the smartest show of Austin painting talent to pop up in a while — dazzling, fresh, auspicious. Curated and hosted by the artist-run Mass Gallery, “Staycation” musters paintings by six local talents: Jeana Baumgardner, Anthony B. Creeden, Ryan Davis, Caitlin Halloran, Dan Sutherland and Raymond Uhlir (Mass Gallery artists, in very classy […]

At her mostly Latino-populated school, teacher Roxanne Schroeder-Arce found it problematic that her students’ theater productions only focused on stories about white people. (Article by Elena Mejia, republished from http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2016/02/22/teatro-vivo-showcases-latin-american-centered-plays) “Rarely were young people seeing depictions of characters who looked like their ‘abuelos’ or parents,” Schroeder-Arce said. “My work with teachers and my work as an […]

In this post-Netflix world, going to the movies doesn’t seem to be as appealing an experience as it once was. (Article by Hollis Johnson, republished from http://www.businessinsider.com/alamo-drafthouse-brings-back-movies-2016-2) Why leave the house, subject yourself to absurdly overpriced food, and sit through 15 minutes of previews when you could just unwind on the couch with some takeout and […]

The idea started over “cube talk” in the art department. As Emily Kimbro, our art director, and Victoria Millner, our designer, discussed how to approach Michael Hall’s cover story on Austin, they knew they wanted something iconic. Yes, the city is famous for the UT Tower, the Capitol, live music, and barbecue, but those ideas […]

Montreal street artist Miss Me is well known around town for her photorealistic Artful Vandal, Pussy Illuminati and Saints of Soul wheatpastes which can be found in every neighbourhood, and even in cities from Paris to Havana to Dakar. Increasingly, her work is gaining visibility in other regions too thanks to some recent high-profile features […]