Since 2000, King Khan has been spreading his love like peanut butter with the Shrines, a variously seven-, eight- and nine-member psychedelic soul band, with all the trappings (baritone sax, bad haircuts) to go with it. more ›

Zola Jesus played the Parish on Friday with openers Talk Normal and Technicolor Hearts. Here's our interview with Nika Danilova from the end of last year. more ›

Sick pleasure alert! Those goony GOPers are at it again, and Austinist is in the thick of it with a enough snark to choke…well…an elephant. This time around, we're camped out on the back patio at The Dog and Duck Pub, so if you wanna come out and pound a few pints, we'd be happy to see ya.
The fun starts at 6:30PM. If you make it out to the D'n'D, just look for our laptops and hunker down. The secret password is "GINGRICH/PAUL 2012!!!"
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Sick pleasure alert! Those goony GOPers are at it again, and Austinist is in the thick of it with a enough snark to choke…well…an elephant. This time around, we're camped out on the back patio at The Dog and Duck Pub, so if you wanna come out and pound a few pints, we'd be happy to see ya. The fun starts at 6:30PM. If you make it out to the D'n'D, just look for our laptops and hunker down. The secret password is "GINGRICH/PAUL 2012!!!" more ›

Brandon Beasley took these shots of Minus the Bear when they came to La Zona Rosa. Witness the monkey! knife! fight! in all its glory. more ›

It's that time again, Austin! At 7pm Central this evening, Austinist's venerable Politics section will continue its relentless flogging of the Republican presidential candidates as they convene once again for a "debate". We reserve the right to use the term loosely. more ›

Austinist is currently seeking new contributors for the food + drink section. Contributors selected will be asked to contribute 1-2 pieces per week on food news, events, happy hours, festivals, and restaurant goings-on. To apply, email your writing resume and a food or drink writing sample to food (at) austinist dot com. more ›

Howdy y'all! Austinist factotum Joshua Huck here, along with fellow Isters Gregory Haley, Elizabeth Nowrouz, and the inimitable Politics Section Editor Barbara Strickland. We'll be liveblogging tonight's debate and getting lightly sozzled along with the good folks at Burnt Orange Report out at The Tavern, so pull up a chair and enjoy! more ›

Don't you think it's about time you debut that rendition of 'Red Red Wine' you've been practicing in the shower for the past week? Well you're in luck. Austinist knows how to karaoke and tonight we challenge you and your pals to step to the stage to join us for another round of Austinist Indieroke. more ›

Over the past five years, Brooklyn’s Woods have crafted an immense musical world to dive into. Each year has seen multiple releases spread across full-length albums, tapes, 7”-singles, and collaborations with other acts, all released on the band’s thriving record label Woodsist. The music itself is analog-recorded psychedelic folk, full of tape hiss, sound collages, guitar freak-outs, and Jeremy Earl’s distinctive falsetto warble. Despite the recorded-in-a-broom-closet sound, the group tours relentlessly. On the heels of the third annual Woodsist festival held in Big Sur, California, Woods rolled into the Mohawk on Friday night. more ›

Tonight Austinist presents a showcase to keep you rocking straight through the mid-week hump. With local acts Bat Castle, Oak is Keeping, and Anam Milá, the night offers something for everyone--with varying musical genres and dynamics. Luckily we know what we're doing and since it's only Wednesday, we promise to ease you along by starting off slowly with the jazz-fused stylings of the Anam Milá trio led by Amanda Rosalie's soothing vocals. Oak is Keeping will kick it up a notch with their straight forward, guitar-heavy rock. The four piece showcase classic rock sensibilities that draw comparisons to Queens of the Stone Age. Their high energy act blends vocals, fuzzy guitar riffs, bass, and drums for a powerful live performance. more ›

Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe played the Mohawk outdoors last night, and Chad Wadsworth caught it for us. more ›

Basically the idea behind our first Austinist Family Reading is this - join us for happy hour at Club Deville to hang and hear some of our site's longstanding (or shortstanding) writers break out of their mold for a bit. You've heard us dish on film and art and food and music, but there's more to us, like possibly prose and poetry and funny stories and etc.! This gathering will hopefully have the intimacy and fun of any good time out with pals, without the awkwardness and T.M.I. of an open-mic night. Guess we'll see! more ›

Titus Andronicus brought their appropriately angst-ridden blend of Americana, indie and punk rock to Emo's Thursday night and Austinist photographer Trent Lesikar caught it all. more ›

The title just about says it all - Devo and the Octopus Project rocked the Moody Theater this Sunday. Chad Wadsworth got it on camera. more ›

If you were there, you know our party on Wednesday at the Mohawk was a smashing success with lots of music and schmoozing and drinking. Our man Chad Wadsworth captured some of the best of the revelers and performers doing their thing, and you can visit his flickr page for the complete set. more ›

Hey readers - time for a friendly reminder about our day party tomorrow! We can't believe it's almost here. Remember: the party is free and you don't need to RSVP. The set times and artists are below, and though Cloud Cult had to drop out, we have Washington taking their place. more ›

Readers, this year we'll be using SCHED to help us manage our picks for SXSW. This software allows you to schedule all of the events you want to attend, and then you can send it to your phone or laptop or whatnot and share it with your pals via Facebook/Twitter. We've made our own schedule of events we're most excited about. Check it out after the jump! more ›

On March 16th we'll be hosting our sixth annual day party during SXSW, featuring two stages full of excellent acts at that most excellent of venues, The Mohawk. This year we're collaborating with our friends at The Windish Agency, the Laneway Festival, Eat Your Own Ears and sponsors at Scion, Zazzle, Feiyue, and Corona to bring you the best party in our already notorious run. The event is all ages, and totally free. We go from noon to 6pm, and suggest you show up early. Check out our Facebook invite for the event, and listen to tracks from our artists at our Soundcloud page. Meanwhile, let's take a closer look at some of the bands we have playing, shall we? more ›

We receive so many reports of restaurant openings, happy hours, new food trailers, and pairing dinners that it's tough to pare them down to a few items per week for your consumption. In order to better serve our audience, we've launched a section-specific Twitter at @austinistfood to send you updates on interesting items that are time-sensitive or that just don't make it to the site! Follow us and join in the discussion - and thanks! Recent topics include Sunday breakfast for early risers, the end of the donut burger at The Gibson, and this weekend's re-opening of the Travis County Farmer's Market. more ›

Dave Longstreth's polarizing vocals and his ensemble's teetering, off-kilter support structure have always been interesting. This year, Bitte Orca proved their ability to be accessible as well as challenging. more ›

We're pleased to have been chosen to present "Freelance Isn't Free: The Twisted Economics of Writing Today" as part of the 2010 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. more ›

Along with the rest of the -IST network, we've launched a new site layout today! It's not entirely finished yet—we're still making minor fixes here and there—but I'm hoping that the end result will mean a fresher, more intuitive, and generally more user-friendly experience for everyone. In the meantime, while we get our brand-spankin'-new site fully up and running, this affords us an excellent opportunity to put out our semiannual Call for New Contributors. more ›

Spearheaded by Rare Austin Magazine and sponsored by austinist among others, the first Austin Restaurant Week kicks off this Sunday night. The much-anticipated culinary event is based on a simple concept: fine dining at reasonable prices. For a total of eight tasty days (Austin Restaurant Weeks sounded a little silly) diners are invited to enjoy three-course prix-fixe menus for $25-$35 in venues all around Austin. more ›

Every weekday morning we'll be featuring a photo (or two) from our readers. Please feel free to submit your photos (min 600px width) by adding them to the Austinist Flickr Group. more ›

Every weekday morning we'll be featuring a photo (or two) from our readers. Please feel free to submit your photos (min 600px width) by adding them to the Austinist Flickr Group. more ›

Austinist & Gothamist's day party is today, at the Mohawk (912 Red River). The party kicks off around 11 a.m., and the day ends at 6, but not before Shout Out Louds, Shearwater, Liam Finn and Phosphorescent perform. more ›

Mess With Texas during SXSW last year was a huge hit in the cozy confines of Red 7 and MWT2 promises to be an even bigger bash with a wide variety of musical acts and comedians on tap. Waterloo Park is the host this year and this year’s free, all ages show kicks off at noon on Saturday the 15th. But of course there are so many other day shows, parties, and what not going on in the town that the sponsors (including Forcefield PR, Record Store Day, JetBlue Entertainment, Fuel TV, SuperDeluxe.com, and Garnier Fructis) want to give you V.I.P. treatment if you can write a witty piece of prose. As has been the case with other stellar Waterloo Park shows, local entity Transmission Entertainment has helped organize this brouhaha. more ›

"I was initially drawn to Crawford, because I'd been effectively duped. I didn't know that Bush wasn't from Crawford." more ›

Liam Finn has seen a lot of the world lately, albeit from the stages of pubs, clubs, and arenas. The 24-year-old New Zealander has 126,000 frequent flyer miles at the moment, thanks to a year spent touring both as a guitarist for Crowded House and promoting his new Yep Roc album I'll Be Lightning. The self-produced and performed record finds Finn in a reflective mood, and alternates between indie chamber-pop and much more rocking material. Currently on tour with Pela, Finn will drop in for a handful of SXSW gigs before heading back on the road to open on Eddie Vedder's solo tour. We spoke to Liam Finn this week about Neil Young, loop pedals, and London. We encourage you to attend the Austinist-Gothamist day show on March 12th to see him! more ›