"Fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods..." begins what sounds like the Feel Bad hit of the summer, before another voice announces, "Are you prepared...to dance?" Yes, it's Austin's "First Emergency Preparedness Flash Mob," (catchy name!) taking place on May 30th at City Hall Plaza, 4:00pm. The dance moves, which you can find here, are not terribly complex but may require some practice lest you get your moves confused and begin stop, dropping and rolling during a flood. more ›

In 1995 a very special program debuted on HBO. It was a sketch show called Mr. Show, and it was where many people were first introduced to Paul F. Tompkins, and boy was he hilarious. Since Mr. Show, Paul F. Tompkins has had numerous stand up specials, movie and TV appearances, his own podcast, and consistently delivers loads of comedy goodness in various forms on a regular basis. His latest special "Laboring Under Delusions" aired at the end of April on Comedy Central, and is now available for purchase with a variety of extra features. And if that wasn't enough, Mr. Tompkins will be bringing his latest tour to Austin for two nights of comedy called "Crying and Driving," May 26th and 27th, as part of Austin Sketchfest organized by Coldtowne Theater. We talked to Paul about his decision to start his own podcast, improv, and where he finds those amazing suits. more ›

After selling out three-day passes in under an hour yesterday, PR reps from the Austin City Limits Festival announced this morning that both Friday and Saturday one-day passes are now sold out as well. Tickets for Sunday, which features Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy and the Stooges, The Weeknd, and The Avett Brothers go on sale this morning for $90 at aclfestival.com. The 2012 edition of the festival takes place October 12-14 (mild weather!) in Zilker Park. more ›

What's less embarrassing than karaoke, more accessible than time travel to mid-60's London, and sounds kind of like a Wes Anderson film? A Hoot Night celebrating the music of The Kinks, obviously! more ›

In a surprising twist (that is perhaps in part due to the data collection/analyzing methods), Austin ranks a mere 14th in a new list of the top musical cities of the US. more ›