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3 Reasons to Get Lost at Walnut Creek Park This Summer

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Walnut Creek Park

Walnut Creek Park

Though you couldn’t tell by the heat, summer is officially here in Austin. The colleges have closed their doors and the river is filled daily with kayaks and stand up paddle boards. Since the Austinot has already given you some tips about how to beat the heat in Austin, I’m going to tell you about my favorite park in Austin: Walnut Creek Park.

Walnut Creek Park is a spot of wilderness among Austin’s sprawling northside. Just shy of 300 square acres, the park’s spiderweb of trails criss-cross for miles.

I feel like the protagonist from Heart of Darkness every time I enter the trees. Sometimes I half expect to see Marlon Brando and his skulls upriver when I play fetch with my dog in the water.

There are a million reasons why I love Walnut Creek Park. To save you some time, here are my top three. [Read more…]

Austin Aztex Soccer Team Gains Following With Successful Season

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Everybody knows that Austin is a sports town. We zealously support our home teams. Now the Austinot is giving you another opportunity to fly your local colors.

The Austin Aztex is the official soccer team of our capital city. With a loyal following across the city, the Aztex brings high competition soccer to Austin. Whether you are a long-term fan or a complete novice, you need to experience the soccer scene in Austin.

About the Austin Aztex

Austin Aztex Soccer Team Playing Game [Read more…]

You’ve Never Seen Anything Like Showdown at Unobtainium

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Sparks flew during Showdown at Unobtainium this past weekend in Unobtainium, Texas. The town is a small, mostly fictional, place caught in the late nineteenth century.

More importantly, it’s the site of a climactic battle between two of history’s most infamous scientists, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. Both men are fighting for their inventions, reputations and lives as bullets and zeppelins fly overhead à la the Old West. [Read more…]

Rockers in Skirt the Issue Are Austin’s Musicians to Watch

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Austin, Texas is the place small-time bands go if they want to become big time… so long as they’ve got talent.

As such, music-loving Austinites have to wage a kind of bet when going out to hear live music.

Coffee shops, venues and bars – every cover charge is a bet on whether or not you’ll be the person who “saw so-and-so before they made it big.”  Play your cards right, and you’ll be filthy rich with hipster cred by 2015.

Personally, I tend to break even on these gambles. Sometimes I lose. Occasionally, though, the investment pays off and I see a band who has the talent and drive to make a name for itself. This is one of those times. Let me introduce you to Skirt the Issue. [Read more…]

Austin Book Fair Brings Community Together This Weekend

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What will become of the bound book in the age of Kindles and Nooks? Will pages disappear alongside the scroll and clay tablets? If the citizens behind the Austin Book Arts Fair have anything to say about it, the answer is a defiant, printed and bound, “No!”

This weekend, the Austin Book Arts Fair will celebrate one of mankind’s greatest inventions: the humble book. Taking place on the beautiful grounds of the Villa at Laguna Gloria, owned and operated by the Austin Museum of Art, the Austin Book Workers promote books and book arts throughout Central Texas. This is the perfect event for children and adults who believe in the power of books to transform and enrich life. [Read more…]

Exceptional Austin Brewery Tours from the Austin Brew Bus

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Editor’s Note: Austin Brew Bus is no longer in business.

How much do you know about the breweries across Austin? Whether it’s a lot or a little, the Austin Brew Bus is the perfect tour for anybody interested in craft beer.

It’s a simple – yet genius – idea. Gather a bunch of beer lovers, sit them in an air-conditioned tour bus, and explore the inner workings of Austin’s favorite local breweries…With many glasses filled along the way! [Read more…]

Austinot Music Podcast Ep. 11: Joshua Martin

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Hey there, Austin! Welcome to another episode of the Austinot Music Podcast. Today I have the good fortune of featuring another Austin transplant like myself. Our featured artist is Joshua Martin. Joshua is a singer/instrumentalist/songwriter who recently settled down in the Live Music Capitol.

Joshua Martin is originally from Dallas, Texas. There he honed his skill at the guitar, having played for years. In fact, in one of his songs, he refers to himself as “the kid with the guitar.” [Read more…]

Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5K This Weekend

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The slogan “Keep Austin Weird” is a big deal. It’s a state of mind, a dedication to supporting local culture. The Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5K is a manifestation of that spirit. And it’s happening this weekend.

Combining the values and pastimes of Austinites, the festival is a chance to celebrate all the great things that makes Austin, Texas so weird. [Read more…]

The Session: Austin’s Own Psychological Thriller

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Austin, Texas is a great place for an indie filmmaker. We have multiple film festivals like the Austin Film Festival and South by Southwest. Enter The Session,  a film created by a group of  University of Texas students and graduates. They are a dedicated bunch of  artists who are carving their own way within the Texas film scene. They call themselves Red Herring Productions.

Currently the team is working day and night to craft a story they think can compete in the Texas film circuit.  “It’s a labor of love,” says producer Laura Herring. ” I’m doing it because I love making films. I’d say that it’s the general feeling of a good many people on this boat.” [Read more…]

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