Results tagged “eastside”

The mysterious process of selecting a band name can only be the subject of conjecture among non-musicians. Case in point: local trio The Gary. How they came to name themselves after your dad is anyone's guess, but peculiar as it may be, The Gary's chosen handle is not the band's most interesting characteristic. There is, of course, the music to consider, principally that from their debut EP Chub, released earlier this year.

The Independent sits on the corner of I-35 and E. 5th Street, just blocks from downtown destinations like Emo's, Red 7 and Beauty Bar. It's also a short walk to emerging east side hot spots like Shangri-La and Rio Rita. Its unassuming (and a bit office-like) presence has, until recently, been rolled into the Pilate and Latte vibe produced by its neighbors -- lawyers, designers and Progress Coffee regulars -- but that's all about to change.

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Based on a dream that Dallas-based puppet-master Ricki Vincent had back in January, the show is set inside a tiny goblin tavern called The Nauseous Fairy. The theatre is a small space (seats 16!) tucked behind an actual tavern, The Peacock. Guests enter the dark venue shortly before the event begins and sit inside a fairy circle while the action surrounds them. We were warned not to leave the protected circle, or eat or drink anything that might be offered.

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.

http://www.brainold.com/">Bryan de la Garza, Matt Rodriguez, Monica Vidal, Anna Krachey, Dave Bryant, Jonathan Marshall, Tim Brown, Sterling Allen, Nathan Green, Ryan Hennessee, Justin Goldwater, Josh Rios, Peat Duggins, Corkey Sinks, and Michael Sieben.

Image via misterjingo on Flickr. Azul (1808 East Caesar Chavez)Now Closed[info]Last week, popular East Side coffee and food spot Azul closed down for good on the day before Thanksgiving. The converted house at E. Cesar Chavez and Chicon had been serving the neighborhood since 2000 with a mix of coffee, sandwiches, and breakfast items. It had been featured as one of Austin's best coffees in both Zagat's Texas restaurant guide and hipster travel guide eat.shop.austin....

Blue Bowl by Ryan MckerleyRyan McKerley with Lisa Crowder and Edmund Martinez (2710 E Cesar Chavez) A full-time studio potter since 1995, Ryan McKerley has been a fixture of the East Side Studio Tour since its inception. He makes contemporary functional stoneware and porcelain vessels, fired in a wood or soda kiln and decorated with earthy colors. Ryan really loves what he does, and it shows from his work. You won’t get a warmer welcome...

Let's be honest: everyone loves SXSW week, but when it ends, you are secretly very ready to move on. Before we do, let's take a look at some of the isolated, crazy, and wonderful moments that make SXSW such an over-the-top sensory experience. – The dude at Girl Talk dancing with a broken pinata on his head. Then passing said pinata to someone else to dance with. – Isaac Hayes talking in his famous...

That's right: it's time to heat up your winter nights again, with the 14th season of FronteraFest. The Short Fringe, the Long Fringe, or Mi Casa es su Teatro -- FronteraFest is five weeks of alternative, offbeat, new, and just plain off-the-wall fringe theatre presented by Hyde Park Theatre and Austin Script Works. For complete FronteraFest 2007 information, including times and locations for the Short Fringe, the Long Fringe and Mi Casa es su...

On Thursday, City Council will hear a presentation from city staff regarding land banks, land trusts and funding options under the Homestead Preservation Act (HB 525), which was passed in the State Legislature after being filed by East Side state rep Eddie Rodriguez. The details are "complicated," but from what we understand, homeowners in the designated district (Town Lake to Manor Road, and I-35 to Airport Boulevard) would be able to donate or sell...

Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to. In Austin, bands are beginning to confirm for SXSW and the rumor mill is up and running. Good thing, too, because we all know how much Austinites love live performances. Austin also found itself in the national spotlight, with Longhorn Legend...

An article in Dwell this month about Portland's transportation system and generally awesome urban development program has us a little down on highway-centric Texas, so to try to get our mind off the toll-roads, we're thinking about something a little different this week: wide open spaces. Room to make a big mistake. Here are this weeks listings: 1400 Waldorf Avenue - $85,900. 1,040 square feet. Built in 1966. This looks like a shack in...

Red's Scoot Inn may be headed into forced retirement in the not too distant future, but that hasn't kept them from hosting great shows. This Saturday, head over to the East Side and soak up some of the last music you might hear at the fabled venue. The first installment of the Bliss Out series will be there featuring a hearty chunk of Austin's vibrant, genre-spanning scene, and our sources have confirmed that you...

Zagat's 2007 America's Top Restaurants Survey is out and although the setup on this one begs for an immediate rimshot, it's true - we love eating out. In fact, only Houston residents eat out with more frequency *snicker* than Austinites. Hungry Houstonians are eating out an average of 4.2 meals per week while residents of Austin and Dallas/Ft. Worth eat out an average of 4 times per week. Trailing in weekly eating-out outings are...

Are you a wealthy UT fan who loves coming back to town for games but just can’t be bothered with making hotel reservations or driving in from your friend’s house in Rob Roy on Saturday mornings? Rest easy, the Texas Gameday Center is on the way. Atlanta-based opportunists of the nouveau riche developer Gameday Centers Southeastern LLC (warning: may wanna turn down your sound before clicking) will be converting the tired apartments at Dean Keeton...

The East Side, as you may have heard, is hot. A certain awesome pick from last week (which already has a contract) got us excited that there may still be some deals over there. This week we've got two from the '02, one from outside the box (we heard you were looking for something under $150k and over 1,500 sqft) and a million dollar baby: 1313 East 13th - $279,900, 1,248 square foot cute...

The spliffness. That’s right. Tonight it’s going to get hot Rastafarian over at The Peacock. And rumor has it that it’ll be a regular, weekly event. Every Tuesday. It is quite possible that the ever improving, and pretty badass looking environment of The Peacock may be the perfect stage for Caribbean rhythms. Sweet jeebs, that patio gets tighter and tighter with every visit! The DJs, Cubik Musik, appear to be newcomers to the Austin...

First things first. Alamo Drafthouse EAT DRINK WATCH MOVIES events pretty much always kick ass, but the bar just may have been raised with the upcoming showing of Stephen Chow’s God of Cookery, loosely based on Japanese wundershow Iron Chef. Alamo South Lamar Exec Chef John Bullington and Alamo Village Exec Chef Trish Eichelberger face off Wednesday, August 30 at 7pm at The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. The stakes? The title of Alamo Iron...

I’m just not sure that Austin is Keeping it Weird anymore. Seriously. For me, the real red flags are how our regular taco peddlers are totally under fire around these parts. Maria’s is being scooched to a Walgreen’s parking lot, Las Manitas is soon to become the lobby for traveling toilet salesmen from Indiana, and every mobile taco slinger on the East Side is about to get the business end of the City Councils’ Mag-Lite. Easy taco accessibility and general weirdness are inseparable. Mutually dependent.

2101 E 13th St - Hmm. At least you'll be safe from the big bad wolf.

In honor of the World Cup-winning Italian futbol team, we’ve assembled our own team of Italian delicacies to be had right here on the third coast. Mangia!

Everyone ballyhoos Austin's status as live music capitol of the world, but the pink elephant in the room that no chamber of commerce or visitors bureau would ever touch is that fact that Austinites truly like to get their drink on. More than that, they like their drinks served with snacks. You know it's true. A few quick thoughts as we approach the summer drankin' and snackin' season: In the category of best junk...

Beginning at 9:30am today, Downtown Austin will be wireless. That’s right folks, no more sitting at coffee shops acting like you’re working on your masters thesis when you're really just surfing MySpace or playing Halo. Or whatever the hell it is all of y'all are doing. Now you can do it in Republic Square Park next to a urinating transient in the shade of a lovely tree. In preparation for next week’s World Congress on...

You know who’s a genius? Anyone who eats their pizza pie at East Side Pies, that’s who.

Austin needs another bike shop like it needs a hole in its head. The shops have reached such a level of ubiquity (three within a half-mile of our house) they cause Volvo wagon traffic jams on our streets on Saturdays. It is the source of a bit of consternation with us; we’re not even sure why. But we recently came across a small outfit on the East Side that we love – East Side...

One local coffee establishment that's been keeping Austin good 'n weird for the past 10 years is closing its doors come January 1st due to financial losses. Mojo's Daily Grind has felt the mighty force of that global coffee virus, Starbucks, as well as the strain from rising rent costs along the Drag and too much coffee competition. Founded by Wade Beesley in 1994, Mojo's has been well-known for its laid-back attitude and openness...

For quite a long time, Austinist was oblivious to our friends' references to British singer-songwriter Matt Hales, better known as Aqualung, as "that guy with the VW jingo." We tend to be repulsed by corporate sloganeering, particularly those of the rather catchy sort; we also never got around to buying a television. It was only by sheer coincidence that Aqualung happened to play the same SXSW show as our current Britrock obsession, Bloc Party;...

A recent article in Metropolis magazine points to more bad news from the Bush administration. It seems that the proposed 2006 budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be drastically cut. This is the program that helped fund the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) building downtown, which the article calls: