Entries from Austinist tagged with 'chelsea'
February 21, 2008
Photo by Steve Hopson for Austinist.com For those who are watching from home but don't have access to CNN, local PBS affiliate KLRU will be airing the debate on tape-delay, starting at 9pm DailyKos has an informative rundown of each democratic candidate's proposed legislation and their record in the Senate (thanks, MikeB) Chelsea Clinton will speak at ACC’s South Austin Campus tomorrow morning at 9:45am. The event is free and open to the public Senator......
Continue Reading "Political Remainders: Chelsea Clinton Speaking at ACC, Obama Rally in Downtown Austin"September 19, 2007
Once the camera crews, exuberant (and nostalgia seeking) fans, and Illuminati-crying conspiracy theorists had retreated to their respective rocks last week, former President Clinton decided to do some shopping at BookPeople. In town to raise money for Hillary's campaign at the home of long time Clinton family friend Roy Spence of GSD&M, Bill made a stop at BookPeople where he signed over a thousand copies of his new book, Giving: How Each of Us Can......
Continue Reading "Austinist Takes A Look At What Bill Clinton's Been Reading"August 10, 2007
Saturday night at Stubb's will likely be awfully warm (the forecast shows around 90 degrees), but it's worth braving the August heat for this strong of a bill. For reasons unknown to us, Rufus Wainwright and Neko Case are both playing at Stubb's, a venue that either performer could likely play on their own. Rufus Wainwright is the moody, theatrical brother in the musical Wainwright clan, which includes father Loudon Wainwright III, sister Martha,......
Continue Reading "Music Preview: Rufus Wainwright and Neko Case Bring Lovely Angst To Stubb's"July 23, 2007
This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too—two of them in -Ist cities. Sampaist was shocked when a passenger jet crashed into the center of Sao Paulo, killing at least 200 people. The airplane, an Airbus A320, skidded off the runway at the city's Congonhas......
Continue Reading "Last Week in -IST"January 18, 2007
Comedian/author Chelsea Handler comes to Austin this Saturday to deliver her unique stand-up routine at The Paramount. A regular on Oxygen Network's "Girls Behaving Badly" and host of her own sketch comedy program, "The Chelsea Handler Show," the 31-year-old recently published a memoir entitled My Horizontal Life, which recounts in hilarious detail her various one-night stands. [Chelsea Handler's Official Site] We're giving away a pair of tickets to the show. Fill out the form, and......
Continue Reading "Austinist Giveaway: Chelsea Handler at the Paramount"November 1, 2006
Seminal O.C. gutter punk icon Mike Ness has been fucking the Man for almost 30 years. He's done all the stuff punk kids nowadays try to emulate—drug addiction, erratic behavior, jail time. And a rival punk rocker even bit off part of his ear, Tyson-style, in a fight. Further, we heard he eats 100th wave wannabe suburban Blink 182 boys for breakfast. Ness's band Social Distortion has released six studio recordings, enduring a revolving......
Continue Reading "Austinist Preview & Giveaway: Social Distortion @ Stubb's Tonight!"August 16, 2006
While it arrives in Austin too late to capitalize on World Cup fever, the new documentary Once In A Lifetime tells a surprising and all but forgotten story. In the late 1970's, some brilliant businessmen sold the city of New York on soccer as a stadium event and planted the seed for a huge new pro sports league...only to watch their dream fall to pieces. The most entertaining thing here is to realize that......
Continue Reading "Film: Once In A Lifetime Ponders What Might Have Been For US Soccer"