Austin has a love/hate relationship with bikes. Love Lance. Hate the Lance-wannabes cruising FM-1826, slowing down the burnt-orange pickups on their way to the Salt Lick. Love biking the Hike-and-Bike trail. Hate slaloming between kids and dogs on a busy Saturday. Love the idea of bike lanes and bike commuting. Hate actual bikers slowing down traffic and swerving into the street because of cars parked in the bike lanes. Love reducing traffic and pollution... more ›

Do you find yourself complaining that your weekends don’t get bumpin' until the sun sets. Then why don’t you plan on going to a couple of shows this weekend that start at 6pm(!). This Friday there will be an early show over at Obsolete Industries featuring the rock assault of Canoe, The Press (members of Voxtrot), local indie-folk-rock supergroup Shadows and Reflections (members of Diamond Caverns, Rhythm of Black Lines, Those Peabodys, Knife in... more ›

The good folks at Fat Caddy Records are putting together a singer-songwriter showcase this Friday at Jovita’s. The Music starts at 6pm with Daniel Makins and Michael Jarrett playing till 8pm, then you can enjoy the sounds of Black Water Gospel and Austin Collins from 8:30pm to midnight. The Fat Caddies will be filming this show for an upcoming CD/DVD release for you to enjoy at a later date. Plus, free balloon animals koozies... more ›

Who doesn’t love free movies featuring Latin heartthrobs, and for the next couple of days you can catch the most recent films starring Gael Garcia Bernal over at Pedazo Chunk Video. You can even get to see Dot The I before it shows at the Dobie next weekend. They will be having free screenings at 9pm most nights for the rest of the month, but the Garcia Bernal marathon will end on Wednesday with El Crimen Del Padre Amaro. Pedazo Chunk’s screening room is comfortably equipped with multiple sofas and recliners so you can pretend you are watching movies at home with a bunch of strangers sitting in your living room. You can view the full schedule here. more ›