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Funk No. IV

Saturday night a decidedly slimmed down FunkFest, the fourth, hits the Parish with the Stanton Moore Trio, led by the drummer of New Orleans jammers Galactic and the rarely seen supergroup Garage a Trois, featuring Marco Benevento on keyboards, Skerik on saxophone, Mike Dillon on vibes, and Moore on drums.

11:34AM Wed. Nov. 18, 2009, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

Feast Your Eyes on This

SXSW Film first tipped its hand last month by unveiling a brand-spanking-new award for excellence in Title Design. Eyeing the latest batch of 2010 panels to be announced, I think it's safe to say it: SXSW Film has a serious jones for the visual arts.

3:28PM Tue. Nov. 17, 2009, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Car2Go Arrives

When an international car company – Daimler AG – selects Austin for the North American launch of its progressive new subsidiary – Car2Go – you have to figure we’re doing something right. This morning the city and car-share company launched Car2Go's pilot phase: 200 tiny Smart ForTwo cars (33/41 MPG) for the city’s 13,000 employees.

2:52PM Tue. Nov. 17, 2009, Katherine Gregor Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Bay of Angels

AFS Cinema

Polite Society & The Assassin at Paramount Theatre

Christopher Cascio: “Portals” at Ivester Contemporary

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

The Gay Ole Shtetl

A bum shoulder took Chaim Topol out of the traveling production of Fiddler on the Roof, but the announcement of his replacement is an early Hannukah present… wait for it… wait for it… wait for it… HARVEY FIERSTEIN!

12:31PM Tue. Nov. 17, 2009, Andy Campbell Read More | Comment »

Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?

Not to sound too loud an alarm or anything, but the Texas Dept. of Public Safety is warning parents to keep an eye on their kids – lest they be recruited by Mexican cartels to run drugs or commit other felonious deeds for the transnational gangs.

10:25AM Tue. Nov. 17, 2009, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Sister Jessica Explains It All for You

If girls – that's girls, not ladies, women, or grrrls – fail to save rock & roll as planned, it won't be for lack of instruction manuals.

4:02PM Mon. Nov. 16, 2009, Cindy Widner Read More | Comment »

Another Travelin' Band

Five years ago, Jim James, Conor Oberst, and M. Ward teamed with Saddle Creek producer Mike Mogis for a short tour that established the three songwriters as new voices of indie folk, and sold out the Paramount Theatre.

11:08AM Mon. Nov. 16, 2009, Doug Freeman Read More | Comment »

Philly Finale

First, third, fourth, second. The Texas Rollergirls traveling team, the Texecutioners, wanted to bring the Women's Flat Track Derby Association championship, the Hydra, back to Austin, but took second place instead.

6:26PM Sun. Nov. 15, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Texies Twice as Nice

"Two down," Hydra said, "One to go." The ex-skater after whom the Women's Flat Track Derby Association national championship is named was talking Texecutioner.

8:52PM Sat. Nov. 14, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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