Austin, It’s Time For the First Stargayzer Festival!
Sometimes you go to music festivals and you’ve already seen all the acts. You know exactly what to expect and it’s all a little…over. This year’s Stargayer festival has a lot of new-to-me acts...
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Fantastic Fest “The Man In The Orange Jacket”
Following Labor Day and with the arrival of our first big fall rain, it’s clear that we are on the cusp of festival season in Austin! Looking at the lineup for the fab Fantastic...
Postmodern Movie Palace On South Lamar!
In the early twentieth century, movie studios constructed movie palaces. These fancy and fanciful buildings with their ornate ceilings and balconies were considered to be the best place to show the feature films that...
I Never Expected To Be In A Science Textbook!
Since I flunked a lot of science and/or math classes when I was in school, I never expected to be in a science textbook for any reason. So I was surprised to find...
“Nothing Bad Can Happen” is The Film I’ve Been Thinking About For Six Months
When I went into the Fantastic Fest screening of “Nothing Bad Can Happen” last fall, I was totally unprepared for what hit me. Going in, I knew the film was German and was directed...
Sage Francis Did An a cappella Set at Waterloo Records!
This afternoon I went to the Sage Francis in-store at Waterloo Records. Since they were late due to insane rain on the highway on the way from Dallas, they did an set without any...
A Sign From Before Dr. Pepper Lost Its Period!
In Rosedale, Texas this old Dr. Pepper sign was uncovered during a renovation. You can tell it’s old, because the period in the drink logo was dropped in the 1950s. If you look carefully,...
Waterloosers Club
Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas has been voted the best independent record store in the US by a number of different entities. What few people outside of Austin realize is that the store often...
Austin Band “Nazi Gold” at Cheer Up Charlie’s!
Last night I caught the Austin band Nazi Gold at a free show at Cheer-Up Charlie’s. I’d seen them play about a year-and-a-half ago, at Red 7, and it was nice to catch them...
Retail Therapy: It’s What’s For Dinner!
The last few months of my life have been stressful, and to cope with it, I’ve been doing a lot of retail therapy. Unlike a lot of people, I usually do it at the grocery store.
In years past, my cabinets were bare with hints of tumbleweed. The shelves were empty. I never went to the grocery store. I joked with my college roommates that I ought to buy some plastic play food so that the kitchen shelves didn’t look so empty!
