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Austin (Texas)

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Twilight Circus on the Origin of His Moniker and the Rise of Dub Music into the Mainstream

    With 25 years of experience in the worlds of dub and reggae music, Ryan Moore, aka Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, has taken his musical abilities worldwide, to places like hazy Triad-ridden buildings in Canada and makeshift studios in Jamaica. Working with notable reggae artists such as Sly Dunba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    'Brain Freeze' Is Why Lil Debbie Shouldn't Quit Her Day Job

    Lil Debbie, the exiled stylist and sidekick from Kreayshawn's White Girl Mob, has busted out on her own -- sorta. She's paired up with Riff Raff, a cornrowed dude from Los Angeles who first popped up on the second season of the Jamie Foxx-produced VH1 reality series From G's to Gents, for a song and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Murphy, The Antlers, Squarepusher, More to Play Free at Fort Mason

    While the music industry gathers in Austin for SXSW, San Francisco will get a two-day confab of art and music, courtesy of Vice and Intel's Creator's Project. On March 17 and 18, the project is taking over Fort Mason, bringing live performances from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Squarepusher, the Antlers, Ja ... More >>

  • News

    October 5, 2011

    Miracle Faker: Rick Perry's Texas Teaches America the Wrong Lessons

    While the music industry gathers in Austin for SXSW, San Francisco will get a two-day confab of art and music, courtesy of Vice and Intel's Creator's Project. On March 17 and 18, the project is taking over Fort Mason, bringing live performances from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Squarepusher, the Antlers, Ja ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    San Francycle: Your Bike to the Future

    ​Oh, sure, you may think that the fantasies of municipal infrastructure bureaucrats are boring. But allow us to shatter your misconceptions with just five words: Two-Stage Turn Queue Boxes. National Association of City Transportation Officials is a sort of national clearinghouse for transportat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Facebook's Network Will Give Its Online-Coupon Service "Deals" a Boost

    Money CAN buy friends​Now that there is a full-fledged backlash against online coupon services, Facebook has jumped on the bandwagon. Today it launched the imaginatively titled "Deals" service in five test markets: San Francisco, Atlanta, Austin, Dallas and San Diego. Sorry, snowbelt, you'll just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    U.S.A. Gets Silver in Cocktail Olympics

    42BelowTeam Italy's Luca Sai, Alexander Frezzai, and Daniele Dalla Pola went all Cirque de Soleil clowny.​Team U.S.A.'s run at the 42Below Cocktail World Cup ended with a second place showing Sunday, netting a final score that was a mere half-percentage point shy of the winning Italian team. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Easy Fame in the Pitchfork Era: Be Young, Find a Trend, Get a Drum Machine

    Dirty Beaches: This could be you!​Did you want to play at SXSW, but perhaps felt you weren't ready? Are you comfortable with stylish gloss instead of creative substance? Do you know how to work a drum machine?Well, good news kids: You don't need to work much at making music anymore -- at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Lil B Went to SXSW and Made This Video

    When it comes to public opinion, Lil B is working to legitimize himself in 2011. He's doing things like cutting a single with 9th Wonder, Jean Grae, and Phonte. Or peforming at the MTVU Woodie awards. Or being one of XXL's Freshmen class for 2011. But I miss the not-so-distant days of his hastily as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2011

    'Fuck Zoe Deschanel': 10 Great Quotes From SXSW 2011

    Jim Jones wants those fucking transistors out of his amplifier.​ No surprise that SXSW -- a four-day confab of cool kids, corporate sleaze, would-be famous people, and free booze -- leads to some pretty outrageous jaw-flapping. Here, 10 of the most memorable quotes we heard at SXSW this year."I im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Last Night's VVM SXSW Party: Wu-Tang Packs It, Wild Flag Rocks It, and Yelawolf Goes Shirtless

    Shannon CottrellWu-Tang Clan​Still only on Day 2 of this ridiculous conflagration, last night forced even more torturous decision-making on festival-goers with a crazy-stacked series of shows. (The Strokes even had fireworks!) But the Village Voice Media party at Austin Music Hall, featuring Wu-Ta ... More >>

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    S.F. at SXSW: Six Bay Area Artists to See in Austin

    Shannon CottrellWu-Tang Clan​Still only on Day 2 of this ridiculous conflagration, last night forced even more torturous decision-making on festival-goers with a crazy-stacked series of shows. (The Strokes even had fireworks!) But the Village Voice Media party at Austin Music Hall, featuring Wu-Ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    In Print: Roach Gigz's Big-Ring Ambition, the Sway Machinery's African Adventure, and More

    Roach Gigz​Roach Gigz: In 2008, the San-Francisco-born rapper Roach Gigz visited New York City. He went out to Southside Jamaica, Queens, the area 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew mythologized in rhyme. He visited Harlem, where he bought two small pet turtles for $10. And he fueled his trip by wolfing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Our SXSW Party: Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah Badu, Wild Flag, and More

    ​And so we join the SXSW deluge: Village Voice Media, the parent company of SF Weekly, yesterday announced the details of our annual SXSW party: We'll deign to spare you any unfortunate lyrical references to the Wu-Tang Clan but it is headlining. Other eyebrow-poppers you'll want to check out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Azul Bartender Wins Cocktail Cup Semifinals

    42BelowSemifinalists in the Cocktail World Cup celebrate Sunday. Winner Michael Callahan is in the black shirt and cap, on the right.​Last Sunday, San Francisco bartender Michael Callahan (Azul) advanced to the finals in the 42Below Cocktail World Cup. He'll join bartenders Nate Wales from La ... More >>

  • Articles

    December 22, 2010

    Return to Sender

    42BelowSemifinalists in the Cocktail World Cup celebrate Sunday. Winner Michael Callahan is in the black shirt and cap, on the right.​Last Sunday, San Francisco bartender Michael Callahan (Azul) advanced to the finals in the 42Below Cocktail World Cup. He'll join bartenders Nate Wales from La ... More >>

  • News

    December 22, 2010

    How Would Immigration Reform Look if the Feds Got Off Their Duffs?

    42BelowSemifinalists in the Cocktail World Cup celebrate Sunday. Winner Michael Callahan is in the black shirt and cap, on the right.​Last Sunday, San Francisco bartender Michael Callahan (Azul) advanced to the finals in the 42Below Cocktail World Cup. He'll join bartenders Nate Wales from La ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    No Age Talks All Ages Venues, Substitute Teaching, and How To Be a Vegan on Tour

    No Age is guitarist Randy Randall (left) and drummer Dean Allen Spunt​One pleasure of interviewing touring bands over the phone is getting to talk to them from random places. When we spoke to No Age's Randy Randall, he was standing outside a Flying J truck stop somewhere between Boise and Salt Lak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    In Print: Fuck You All, and the Persistent Fireball That Is Marnie Stern

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​Punk and hip-hop photographer Glen Friedman: Glen Friedman grew up on the front lines of the West Coast punk rock, skateboarding, and rap scenes. Photographs he shot in the 1970s and '80s are considered to be the definitive portrai ... More >>

  • Film

    July 28, 2010

    Paul Rudd on "Dinner for Schmucks" and playing himself

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​Punk and hip-hop photographer Glen Friedman: Glen Friedman grew up on the front lines of the West Coast punk rock, skateboarding, and rap scenes. Photographs he shot in the 1970s and '80s are considered to be the definitive portrai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Lance Armstrong Denies Link to Doping-Tied Company -- Registered to Armstrong Address

    Matt Smith illustrationDoping Investigation Gaining on Armstrong​Lance Armstrong today distanced himself from a federal doping fraud investigation by claiming he had no ties to the San Francisco company set up to own and manage the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team, the New York Times reports.  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10: Gastronomic Adventures, Free Comics, Electro-disco Noiseniks

    Clipd Beaks​Were those glorious super-warm days of last weekend simply a tease? Are we doomed to a more traditional mid-season S.F. weekend of half-sunny, half-windy days? Well I hate to say it fellow park-dwellers, but if you don't like the weather in our oft-overcast city, perhaps you are in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Track of the Day: Surf City, A Post-SXSW Favorite

    Now that I'm back in San Francisco, thinking about just one band at a time, I plan on spending the week re-highlighting my favorite acts from the big SXSW weekend. I heard some truly awesome music that I'd hate to see buried in a deluge of Austin wrap-up posts. Surf City topped my list of new disc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Intelligent People are Never Bored

    ​ This is our favorite slice of SXSWi thus far. Well, what would Don Draper do at Texas' premier tech conference? Most likely he'd spend four days in Austin, pay nothing for food and drink, and end up sated and sauced every night. So next time you feel like whining because you didn't make the V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Lazer Sword Releases New Split EP

    ​Lazer Sword, the DJ/producer duo that was once based in our fine city, is now an East and West Coast outfit split between San Francisco and New York. The group's two members, Lando Kal and Low Limit , take things to the international level with the release of a split EP on Glasgow's Numbers label ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    The Driskill Hotel Yell: "Get Off My Lawn!!!"

    Shannon CottrellMaya Baratz and Alexia Tsotsis at The Driskill​There comes a time during every party hopping night when you want to stop hopping, but keep your juices flowing along with the champagne and wine. The unofficial designated venue for this practice last night was Austin's historic hotel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    The xx Get CHLLNGR's Dubstep Treatment

    CHLLNGR is an "Island"​By now the xx's hit track "Islands" is inescapable. You've heard it once, you've heard it a billion times. But there's a reason the song's become such a hit--its cool seduction tactics partner pop subtlety with lyrics about desire taking over. CHLLNGR's Steve Borth (a forme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Art Installation Pays Tribute to the Corner Market

    Okay MountainBut where's the rack with the titty mags?​Earlier this week, we called attention to Noe Valley SF's recent blog post on the subject of decrepit corner stores, a.k.a. "shitty little markets." This blogger once wrote a short piece for the late Onion A.V. Club about corner stores. "A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    The Nine Best Bar Foods in the U.S.

    Photo by Rick via Flickr Creative CommonsBuffalo Wings​Bar food is designed to keep you thirsty as you toss 'em back. Fatty, often crunchy, and above all salty, bar food is so popular there's even a new L.A. gastropub simply called Bar Food. We've culled the nine best from across the country, from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Last Night: The Strange Boys at the Hemlock

    The Strange BoysThursday, July 2, 2009The HemlockBetter than: Fireworks.The Strange Boys' ringleader, Ryan Sambol, has the girth of a stray dog and the voice of an alley cat. Last night he was a scrawny scrap of musician tucked under a white two gallon cowboy hat, and his gaze was cockeyed: of his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    El Mundo de Mando: A Texas Taco Blogger's Crawl Through the Mission

    Mando Rayo The holy trinity at Taqueria Pancho Villa.Austin, Tex., taco blogger Mando Rayo (aka El Mundo de Mando of TacoJournalism) was in Cali this week, getting his first-ever taste of S.F. flavor. How did the Mission stack up to taco culture in Central Texas? Read on, homie. Ahh, San Fra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    El Mundo de Mando: The Great Taco-Burrito Smackdown

    Mando Rayo: Which one roolz?Austin, Tex., taco blogger Mando Rayo (aka El Mundo de Mando of TacoJournalism) is in Cali this week, getting his first-ever taste of Bay Area-style flavor. We've asked him for a blog-by-blog account of his findings in the MIssion and beyond. Got a tip for Mando? Leave a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    'Air Sex' Championships Headed for San Francisco

    Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Preceding next month's Air Guitar Championships at San Francisco's Independent will be the "Air Sex" showdown -- meaning all we need are some folks pantomiming the shooting up of heroin or toking a bong and we'll have Air Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll. What, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Friday Photos: Pre-Best Buck in the Bay Rodeo Party

    Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Preceding next month's Air Guitar Championships at San Francisco's Independent will be the "Air Sex" showdown -- meaning all we need are some folks pantomiming the shooting up of heroin or toking a bong and we'll have Air Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll. What, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Xiu Xiu To Release "New Women as Lovers Double LP" and 2008 Tour

    Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Preceding next month's Air Guitar Championships at San Francisco's Independent will be the "Air Sex" showdown -- meaning all we need are some folks pantomiming the shooting up of heroin or toking a bong and we'll have Air Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll. What, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Dead Meadow Announce Tour Dates and New Album

    Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Preceding next month's Air Guitar Championships at San Francisco's Independent will be the "Air Sex" showdown -- meaning all we need are some folks pantomiming the shooting up of heroin or toking a bong and we'll have Air Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll. What, ... More >>

  • News

    July 26, 2006

    Ship of Fools

    Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Preceding next month's Air Guitar Championships at San Francisco's Independent will be the "Air Sex" showdown -- meaning all we need are some folks pantomiming the shooting up of heroin or toking a bong and we'll have Air Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll. What, ... More >>

  • News

    April 5, 2006

    Song Bird

    Through beguiling contrasts and magical moments, Jolie Holland has emerged with a singular, elusive sound

  • News

    August 10, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, August 10, 2005

  • Film

    March 23, 2005

    Ugly Duckling

    Sandra Bullock fires off another Miss

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, August 11, 2004

  • News

    November 14, 2001

    Law and Borders

    Prosecutors, judges, governors, a sex offender, and a woman with a penchant for poor judgement entangle California and Texas in an epic child custody war with two sure losers -- aged 7 and 9.

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from April 4, 2001

  • Music

    May 26, 1999

    Tom Waits' Variations

    Forever cryptic, a musical drifter finds solace in Liberace, Rodney Dangerfield, and one-armed pianists

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    Music.competition

    With MP3s under attack and major labels designing new standards, three Bay Area firms try to corner the market on online music

  • Calendar

    January 27, 1999

    Night + Day

    With MP3s under attack and major labels designing new standards, three Bay Area firms try to corner the market on online music

  • Music

    March 13, 1996

    Samples

    With MP3s under attack and major labels designing new standards, three Bay Area firms try to corner the market on online music

  • News

    January 31, 1996

    Down by Law

    Tom Waits raises dough for pal Don Hyde's defense

  • Music

    December 13, 1995

    The Stick-Up Artist

    Man's Ruin: The Posters and Art of Frank Kozik

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