Visionaries are the ones who look at what’s in front of all of our faces, and have just enough careless abhorrence of common sense to imagine a metropolis where the rest of us see only a mound of dirt. Successful Houston business owner Bridget Dunlap had visited Austin many times. Despite the economic bust of […]
HONK!TX Brings Texas-Sized Ruckus to Austin’s Streets
This guest blog post is by Mikaela Thomas. As you’ve probably noticed, Austin has about as many festivals as it has Mexican Free-Tailed Bats. That tells you everything you need to know about this town: we love community, we applaud creativity, and we have an insatiable hunger for fun. In that spirit, a small troupe […]
All Dates Begin Well at Austin’s Violet Crown Cinema
This guest blog post is by Hunter Stanford. I finally had a date. Finally. It had been so long since my last one that all that remained were hazy visions of one-sided conversations and unreturned phone calls. Almost 27, I’m not getting any younger. What if this is the last date I ever get? I […]
Top 5 Survival Tips for Carnaval Austin
One of the first things I noticed upon moving to Austin is the proclivity for dress up parties. In New York, any costume you wear you have to wear on the subway, which is probably why people end up just going pantsless. Carnaval Brasileiro is a popular event that happens during the “coldest” time of year in […]
Non-Profit Black Fret Plans to Give Millions to Austin Music Industry
We love our local music. But there’s a noteworthy difference between sending out raving groupie tweets to three hundred followers about the no cover show you attended on 6th Street, and being instrumental in helping a band with legs get their first album out. If you’re addicted to your groupie tweets and free shows, read no further. […]
Holy Mountain Enters as Live Music Machine in Red River District
This guest blog post is by Hunter Stanford. Free Week in Austin has a certain vibe that’s hard to put down on paper. It’s the first week of the New Year; you’re still riding that Christmas high, still pretending resolutions might actually happen, and dang y’all! some things are free that usually aren’t. For those of you just now […]
With the Highball Closed, Does Kung Fu Saloon Measure Up?
After the holidays, I resumed my search for a replacement to the Highball. Of course, no two places are identical. But the Highball had provided me a place to eat and drink, and offered more entertainment than just watching my drunk friends fall down. Thus far on my search, I’ve visited The Goodnight and The […]
Austin City-Wide Garage Sale Draws Thousands to Palmer Events Center
Let’s face it. Most of us love a good garage sale. Unfortunately, most of them are mediocre at best, and high quality stuff is often tough to find. On top of that, you have to drive around all over town looking for the next place, only to find that some early bird beat you to […]
BASHH Is the Best Casual Networking Happy Hour in Austin
With countless happy hours and networking events taking place all over Austin on any given day of the week, you may wonder which ones are worth checking out. Well, let me tell you that running the Austinot has us at networking events every single week, sometimes multiple times a week. Each month we’re invited to […]
Colorful Words and People Fly: Austin Professional Wrestling Events
Did you know that Austin professional wrestling events have existed since 2006? Did you know that the Mohawk Club on 10th and Red River has been hosting these events? Now you do. What are you going to do about it? The Promotion Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW) was founded by Austin locals Darin Childs, Rachel Summerlyn and […]
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