Category: Austin

A Blog Post Riffing Off Of One of My Columns

Back in the old days, people would send a letter to the editor when they loved a column, or maybe leave your editor a long phone message when they were touched. Nowadays they might...

Thor and Friends

Have you seen Thor & Friends, the musical collective from Austin’s Thor Harris? Earlier this winter, the group played a show at the Lemon Lounge in Austin, in support of their new record, The...

This Week on Burnet Road

As Austin changes, the center of hipness moves around. Right now it might be in East Austin, but the area around Burnet Road is coming on strong. Here are a few selections from the...

The Return of Veggie Heaven

Beloved Austin veggie institution Veggie Heaven is back, this time on West 5th Street. The space is fancier, the plates are fancier, there are “Star Wars” soy sauce dispensers, but it’s great to have...

Dude by Dudewest

This South by Southwest I wrote a long opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News, which was in the Sunday paper yesterday. You can also read it online.