Tom Thornton

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,... continue reading on Austinist

After the usual couple of months of rumormongering, C3 announced the 2012 edition of the Austin City Limits Music Festival this morning to their email list prior to this morning's three-day pass presale. One suspects the overall reaction was quite positive, as the three-day passes are already sold out,... continue reading on Austinist

While there are some wine lovers that subscribe to Wine Spectator, sign up for cult wine mailing lists, and bid at auctions, Mark Oldman recognizes the fact that most people enjoy wine in both a more visceral and casual fashion. As a judge on PBS series "The Winemakers", a... continue reading on Austinist

Most Austin food aficionados are already well aware of Shawn Cirkiel's culinary talents: as chef and proprietor at parkside, the backspace, and olive & june, Cirkiel has built a loyal following among local diners with his creative dishes ranging from quail to pizza to oysters. What they might not... continue reading on Austinist

Earlier this week, we told you about the Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow event at Republic Square Park that pairs a screening of classic comedy western Blazing Saddles with a litany of Texas' best craft beers as a launch to the Dogfish Head Off-Centered Film Festival. The beer lineup for the... continue reading on Austinist