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Texas Wines Take Awards

Two interesting news items came in recently regarding Texas Tempranillo wines. If the grape doesn’t ring a bell, it’s the standard grape for Spanish Rioja wines and it is pronounced Temp-rah-NEE-yo.

10:15AM Wed. Aug. 7, 2013, Wes Marshall Read More | Comment »

What is Proper Nang? Austin’s Teen Beat

Proper Nang is a Brit term for the very coolest. I first started writing about Austin’s teen scene a year ago. Here are the latest PN trends of the current under-18 (U18) front.

4:40PM Tue. Aug. 6, 2013, William Harries Graham Read More | Comment »

Commissioners Vote to Fund D.A.'s Public Integrity Unit

Travis County Commissioners this afternoon voted 4-1 to have the county's budget office come up with roughly $1.8 million to help to fund the Travis County District Attorney's Public Integrity Unit, which this summer was stripped of state funding for the coming year by Gov. Rick Perry.

4:07PM Tue. Aug. 6, 2013, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

Paramount Theatre

Amy’s Fest
at Bouldin Acres

Anton Chekhov Is a Tasty Snack at Penfold Theatre

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

The AggreGAYtor: August 6

Gaga goes seditious, Nixon and Putin share a special news moment, and Congress may confront queer homelessness, as your AggreGAYtor celebrates Takei Day every day.

3:45PM Tue. Aug. 6, 2013 Read More | Comment »

The Animals are Coming: 'You're Next' Early Screening

It's been nearly two years since home invasion thriller You're Next blew the doors down at Fantastic Fest 2011. Finally, the wait is over and it arrives in cinemas on August 23. However, the Alamo Drafthouse is holding a special preview screening on August 12 with stars AJ Bowen and Barbara Crampton in attendance.

1:09PM Tue. Aug. 6, 2013, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Girlie Night Sneaks ‘Austenland’

For a lot of us, the appetite for all things Jane Austen never wanes. Crafty, then, that the Alamo Drafthouse is accompanying next week’s free sneak of Austenland with Queen’s eats like finger sandwiches and Earl Grey.

12:51PM Tue. Aug. 6, 2013, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

5 Minutes with the Tontons

On Friday, I dragged Houston fourpiece the Tontons away from their show at Holy Mountain towards a parking garage on Red River and asked them some quick questions in anticipation of their upcoming tour of the southeast. They detailed their fondness for pets, tour preparation tactics, and a couple near-death experiences.

12:07PM Tue. Aug. 6, 2013, Derek Van Wagner Read More | Comment »

DVD Watch: 'Freaked'

Twisted hideous monsters. Cows in hats. The Butthole Surfers. Alex Winter's lost gem Freaked, which arrives on Blu-ray today, has them all. Winter said, "It was made as a cult movie, and it was originally conceived of as a cult movie."

8:00AM Tue. Aug. 6, 2013, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Secret Spot of Mayhem Fest

In metal, like hip-hop, ofttimes one must wade through a lengthy undercard to hit the sweet spot on the bill. For Mayhem Fest at the Austin 360 Amphitheater Friday, that meant surviving post-apocalyptic conditions and a caricature musical genre in order to glimpse Swedish death metal contingent Amon Amarth and their Viking ship stage set.

7:47PM Mon. Aug. 5, 2013, Raoul Hernandez Read More | Comment »

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