This guest blog article is by Kip Sikora. Austin’s musical heritage is a well-worn, groovy tapestry woven with a kaleidoscope of sonic threads that make it worthy of a lone star. Not even a mixed up box of chocolates from Forrest Gump’s mama could match the musical diversity here. And in a town where you […]
10 Austin Date Ideas: Best Romantic Things To Do in Austin
This guest blog article is by Callie Musick. Austin is known for being one of the best cities for singles, making it a city full of first dates and hopefully many others afterward. Beyond the singles dating scene, anyone in a relationship has probably experienced how easy it is to get caught in a routine […]
Rock Opera Gives Austinites New Perspective on Live Music
Austin is a music city. But do you want to know its best kept secret? The theater. Yes, we live in “The Live Music Capital of the World,” but many only include traditional concerts in this category. I want to open your eyes to the amazing artists and musicians in local theater. The best time to […]
Improv Instructor Kacey Samiee Teaches Acting Set to Song
This guest article is by Debbie Stanley. If you think you couldn’t possibly write song lyrics off the top of your head, in front of a live audience, and sing them too, well…yes, you could. And Kacey Samiee would love to teach you how. Samiee teaches musical improvisation – improv for short – at the […]
Austin Poetry Slam: Not Grandma’s Spoken Word
This guest blog article is by Jenny Forgey. Slam poetry is all about community, or so I was told when I met my long time friend, Peter Nevland, at the slam tailgating he and his wife set up on the grassy triangle across the street from Spider House Ballroom & Cafe on the first Tuesday […]
Funk Filled Evening with Soul Track Mind
In a city known as the Live Music Capital of the World, it can be challenging to stand out from the droves of truly talented musicians. Unless you’re Soul Track Mind. In celebration of their sixth anniversary, the funky guys of Soul Track Mind threw an even funkier party on—where else?—Sixth Street last Saturday night. The Parish […]
The Long Center Hosts Free Fun All Summer Long
Summers in Austin are divine. That is, if you’re brave enough to put up with the sweltering heat, or are simply accustomed to it by now. Those of us who have lived here long enough have found ways to deal with it, usually through a combination of live music, refreshing drinks, and food trucks. For […]
Summer Outdoor Movie Night with Cinema East
Living in Austin sometimes feels like living in an eternal, year long film festival. In addition to Austin Film Society and all the film festivals that happen in this town, we also get the Cinema East summer series. Every summer Sunday at 9 PM, Cinema East hosts creative, independent films on the lawn of the […]
Summer Jam 2014: Cajun, Afro Latin, Psych Dub, Craft Beer
On January 2, 2013, KUTX, now owned by The University of Texas, began to pump out 29,000 watts of what they dub “The Austin Music Experience.” 98.9 FM had gone through numerous musical reformats before finally settling on a winning formula for a musically diverse city like Austin. That’s no small task for a public […]
2014 Republic of Texas Biker Rally Adds Family Activities
With bikes, beer and a new element of family friendliness, the Republic of Texas Biker Rally (ROT Rally) is back for 2014 and bigger than ever. Expo Center Busy with Music and Events The nation’s largest ticketed motorcycle rally returns to the Travis County Expo Center June 12-15th. This year, event organizers have stepped up their game […]
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