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RIP: Rusty Wier and Jon Pettis

It’s a heavy, tragic day in Austin music. Original cosmic soulman Rusty Wier, who held a Thursday residency at Saxon Pub for nearly 15 years, succumbed to liver cancer this morning after a two-year battle, his manager Vicky Moerbe confirmed on Myspace. Wier, 65, helped develop the “Austin Sound” with classics such as 1976’s out-of-print Black Hat Saloon.

6:15PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Austin Powell Read More | Comment »

Calvello Cup '09

If you've seen Whip It but have never seen a real-life banked track roller derby bout, then this is your lucky weekend. The TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls bring their current season to a close with the 2009 Calvello Cup Championship.

4:57PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Lineup

This week, music from Mayer Hawthorne, A Place to Bury Strangers, Blk Jks, Japandroids, and the Coathangers.

4:22PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009 Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Bay of Angels

AFS Cinema

Christopher Cascio: “Portals” at Ivester Contemporary

Polite Society & The Assassin at Paramount Theatre

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Interview with Dr. Dana Cloud of Join the Impact - Austin

UT-Austin’s Dr. Dana Cloud – once labelled “one of the most dangerous professors in the United States” by conservative ideologue David Horowitz – took a break from a rally to sit down and chat with me about the upcoming National Equality March.

3:22PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Frank J. Rivera Read More | Comment »

I Want My H&M!!!

When a friend recently visited Toronto, I pretty much ordered him to snag a shirt for me at the mecca of fast, Euro-style fashion: H&M. Much to my dismay, the Swedish clothing giant – which operates more than 1,800 stores in 34 different countries – has yet to set up shop in Central Texas.

1:32PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Christopher Carbone Read More | Comment »

Longhorn Football Season Is a Sitcom in the Making

Like coach Mack Brown, I spent the Longhorns’ bye week watching tape. My TiVo was chock-full of new sitcoms to evaluate. Let’s put them to the tape and see how the season, both football and funny, stacks up:

1:14PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Joe O'Connell Read More | Comment »

Sales Tax in the Tank

Another sign that the mythical recession-proof Texas economy is exactly that: A myth. In a press release cheerfully headlined "Comptroller Susan Combs Delivers $418 Million in Local Sales Tax Revenue," the comptroller announced that sales tax revenues fell 12.5% from this time last year.

12:20PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Cedar Fever

It was 35 minutes into last night’s set at the new Cedar Park Center before Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy addressed the audience: “This is a new experience for us, a hockey area in Austin, Texas."

12:05PM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Jim Caligiuri Read More | Comment »

Danish Minister Hedegaard on Obama

In an interview this morning about negotiations toward an ambitious, binding, global climate treaty at COP15, Danish Minister Connie Hedegaard took care to close by talking about Obama's importance. Her comments shed light on why the Norwegian Nobel Committee just selected Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize. She told a story …

9:40AM Fri. Oct. 9, 2009, Katherine Gregor Read More | Comment »

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