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The Austin Songwriters Group Symposium Returns With Country Hitmakers

Nine years ago, Russell Sutton was working a job at Dell and writing songs on the side. The Austin native had grown up around the music industry, with his father playing guitar and tour managing for Rick Trevino. But for Sutton, music existed somewhere between a hobby and a dream.

9:30AM Sat. Jan. 7, Doug Freeman Read More | Comment »

Mystery Switches and Other Hidden Secrets of Shin Ultraman

Shhhh. Shinji Higuchi has a little secret. If you look very, very carefully in the right ear of Ultraman, the giant robot superhero of his new film Shin Ultraman, he's hidden a switch.

6:00AM Sat. Jan. 7, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Proposed Amphitheater Near Dripping Springs Faces Neighbor Opposition

A 5,000-capacity amphitheater proposed for a portion of Hays County just southwest of Austin is meeting stiff resistance from residents who say the project will greatly disrupt life along the rural Fitzhugh Road.

9:30AM Fri. Jan. 6, Chad Swiatecki Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

The Linda Lindas, Ghost Wolves [outside]

Mohawk

KUTX 10th birthday concert series w/ Why Bonnie, Sun June, Redbud at Antone's Nightclub

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at Long Center for the Performing Arts

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

William Shatner, Still Boldly Going

If you write the words William Shatner says to you and read them back, you automatically hear them in William Shatner’s voice.

6:00AM Fri. Jan. 6, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

From Gas Station to Gourdough’s: Pizzeria Grata Moves to South Lamar

Many have whispered about the little pizzeria located inside a South Austin gas station, one that makes wood-fired pizzas so delicious whole pies were often consumed inside cars, too good to make the trip home.

7:30AM Thu. Jan. 5, A. Richmond Read More | Comment »

Y2K Exits Stage Left & Turito Enters the Scene

A few years ago, some friends and I headed to Cheer Up Charlies for a Dorian Electra show. We got drunk, danced, and I saw for the first time the artist formerly known as Y2K – an electronica-wielding cyber queen blasting bops that made my beer-addled brain simmer.

12:30AM Thu. Jan. 5, James Scott Read More | Comment »

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists

Austin's iteration of award season is officially on the calendar, as the Austin Film Critics Association has announced its short lists for its 2023 awards - including the five nominees for the Austin Film Award, given to a film directed by Austin residents.

6:39PM Wed. Jan. 4, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Buh-Bye, Brunch Bird & Plow Burger; Howdy, Masa y Más; Greetings, New Pastry Chef at the Carillon; Oooh, Nice Use of Celery, Bloody Mary Festival; Looking Beyond that Mag Mud Mania; and, Yeah, Even More –

Welcome to a whole new year, and here’s some of what's happening in Austin's culinary scene – as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings.

3:45PM Wed. Jan. 4, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Plow Burger and Brunch Bird Shutter

On Tuesday, January 3, Plow Burger announced that its Seventh Street brick-and-mortar had closed, along with its sister brand, Brunch Bird.

1:22PM Wed. Jan. 4, Melanie Haupt Read More | Comment »

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