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August 22, 2012Voice Choices
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February 22, 2012Craig Finn rallies the boys and girls to Mercury Lounge
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October 26, 2011Blogs
June 22, 2011It's been quite a month for food truck haters!
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June 15, 2011Blogs
June 7, 2011The Alamo Drafthouse, an Austin movie theater with a pretty strict no-texting/no-talking policy, recently kicked out a woman who wouldn't obey the rules. She got pissed, and probably drunk, called them, and left a ranty/bitchy voicemail. They used it to create a pre-movie warning which may be the be ... More >>
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June 1, 2011Blogs
April 5, 2011As you stumble home at 4 a.m. after a night of debauchery only to rise by 8 a.m. for work, and do it again and again, you might not think that your lifestyle is doing much to combat nature's curse, that is, getting old. But it is! (Well, it may depend on how many days of debauchery.) But eith ... More >>
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March 2, 2011Voice Choices
January 26, 2011Blogs
December 20, 2010
Yes, this holiday hip-hop happy hour-themed party thrown by none other than our own nightlife correspondent Puja Patel is called "I Got Ho's," and yes guest DJ and SOTC stalwart Christopher R. Weingarten has threatened to play a solid hour's worth of Christmas-themed rap (not to mention Insane Clo ... More >>
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June 29, 2010YellowFever are known to be contagious
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December 1, 2009Voice Choices
November 10, 2009Blogs
November 2, 2009We were shocked to discover that Coyote Ugly -- that nice little drunkards' warren on First Avenue -- was part of a national empire of saloons, mostly in the south (the shot here is of the Coyote Ugly in Austin, where we thought girls danced on the bar without the encouragement of marketing e ... More >>
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October 13, 2009Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin -- and now Avec Eric -- fame, and his sommelier, Aldo Sohm, who was named "Best Sommelier in the World" last year, have launched a wine club. Avec Eric Perfect Pairings affords you two bottles along with recipes for $59.99 per month, plus shipping and handling.
[Gr ... More >>
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October 6, 2009Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent.
Ted GordonBrooklyn ecstasy-noize troupe Dinowalrus crawl out of the teeny-tiny opening Animal Collective and Black Dice have made for fluttery textures, ambient suckscapes, and incoherent blare-chan ... More >>
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August 21, 2009Could Jell-O be the perfect food in these tough economic times? At $1.09 for a box of Jell-O or $1.59 for a box of unflavored Knox gelatin, it's cheaper and easier than many desserts.
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The recent comprehensive review of organic food that resulted in the conclusion that it's not more n ... More >>
Film
August 18, 2009Blogs
August 12, 2009
Polaroids from another long, strange trip by Bridget Finn. Todd P, far right.
In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla talks with the director and main subject of the new doc Todd P Goes to Austin: "A documentary or other such deification was inevitable, though Austin, directed by longtime Todd ... More >>
Music
August 11, 2009Scenes from the new doc starring NYC's premier DIY promoters
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June 3, 2009Blogs
April 28, 2009The Big Apple Barbecue Block Party has grown to be one of the great culinary events of the summer. This year the 7th annual edition will be held on June 13th and June 14th in Madison Square, from 11 am till 7 pm, which is two hours longer than the previous year. As usual, the collection of barbecues ... More >>
Blogs
March 20, 2009
This pic is tagged "Andrew Peeing on Fader Fort," FYI. CREDIT.
I was intrigued to see this year's iteration of the Fader Fort, generally one of the most elaborate "unofficial" SXSW entities, wherein the trendsetting mag takes over some disused warehouse space or whatnot and runs a four-day alterna ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2009
Cleveland State: upset special. (Not really.)
So here we are. Austin. Joined by like 30,000 bands, roughly 29,875 we've never heard of, the warm weather a splendid balm to the spirit, the tantalizing prospect of free beer/BBQ/Metallica/copies of The Fader always theoretically within reach. It's a ... More >>
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March 6, 2009
The back patio in 2007
Let it be known that Todd P's deftly orchestrated unofficial all-day parties are one of the SXSW's undisputed highlights, tucked a few blocks away from the main Sixth Street drag on the back patio of Ms. Bea's, the best dive bar South of Rosemary's Greenpoint Tavern. So we a ... More >>
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February 18, 2009. . . And you're not getting sleepy now
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February 26, 2008The sanctity of property vs. the health of the land in Austin
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March 19, 2007NYC Life
November 7, 2006The original NYC Beauty Bar has expanded to the eyes of multiple beholders nationwide
Music
December 13, 2005Austin indie band effortlessly achieve completeness the sixth time out
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June 28, 2005Music
December 14, 2004Austin band dies wanting to be the best dog in your show
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