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Austin Baby shutting its doors
The Austin American-Statesman
Natural baby supply boutique Austin Baby (701 S. Lamar Blvd, 448-0118) is shutting its doors, according to a post this week on the store’s Facebook page. “Dear Friends of Austin Baby, We are sorry to announce that we are closing... MORE...
House panel will look at transportation bucks
The Austin American-Statesman
A specially formed committee of Texas House members will study transportation funding over the next several months and recommends legislation for the 2011 session, House Speaker Joe Straus’ office announced this afternoon. State Rep. Larry Phillips, MORE...
Free Lone Star (for a while) at the Mohawk tonight
The Austin American-Statesman
Seriously. The first 100 people in the door for the Birds Barbershop Beard & Mustache contest at the club tonight get a free beer and Birds koozie. The winner gets a year’s supply of free — and presumably desperately... MORE...
Camper Van Beethoven enlists fans to sponsor songs
The Austin American-Statesman
When cult alternative rock favorites Camper Van Beethoven play two shows during the South By Southwest Music Festival this year, fans will have the chance to sponsor a song of their choice for the low price of $100, in what... MORE...
Review: 'The Atheist'
The Austin American-Statesman
People will do some pretty twisted things to get famous. The lengths one man goes to in pursuit of fame—burning down the trailer he grew up in and making public a secret sex tape featuring his girlfriend, to name just... MORE...
SXSW: 5 questions with ... the director of 'The People vs. George Lucas'
The Austin American-Statesman
Using a five-question format, we’re interviewing South by Southwest filmmakers about their movies before and during the festival, which runs March 12 through 20. We talked to Alexandre Philippe, director of the documentary “The People vs. George MORE...
The aspects of Buddhism Tiger Woods forgot
The Austin American-Statesman
I have watched snippets of Tiger Woods’ public apology today and I’ve been intrigued by the fact that he seems to have intentionally underscored the principles of Buddhism that seem less about ethical conduct and more about “restraint.” MORE...
New Hole lineup plays first U.S. gig at Spin's SXSW bash
The Austin American-Statesman
Courtney Love’s new lineup for Hole will make its U.S. debut Friday March 19 at the always in-demand Spin party at Stubb’s, with support from F**d Up, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Miike Snow, Rogue Wave and Foxy Shazam, with... MORE...
Cheaper-than-usual tickets to Roky/Okkervil ice cream social on sale now
The Austin American-Statesman
Perhaps in a bid to attract a young crowd that might not be able to swing the usual $25 price, tickets to this year’s annual Roky Erickson Ice Cream Social at Threadgills are $10 in advance through Frontgate Tickets only.... MORE...
Suspected pilot's wife: "Words cannot adequately express my sorrow"
The Austin American-Statesman
In a press conference this afternoon on the street where Andrew Joseph Stack III is suspected of burning down his own house before flying a small plane into a North Austin office building, his wife issued a statement through... MORE...
