: : FRIDAY : : [art] Coy Poage and William K. Stidham Art Exhibit benefiting the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Austin, 7pm-10pm @ Barocca Studios - $15 donation [music] Mae Shi @ Elysium [film] New Films! @ Your Local Theaters [music] Andy Rourke of The Smiths @ The Parish [music] Loxsly, 8pm @ Red Fez [music] AM Syndicate with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Cue and Dear Nora, 8pm @ Beerland [books] Douglas... more ›

Since becoming independent of United Nations trusteeship (administered by Belgium) in 1962, the east African nation of Burundi has been wracked by ethnic conflict between the Tutsi (who dominate the country's government and international trade, such as it is) and the Hutu (who constitute more than 80 percent of the country's population). In the past 10 years, more than 200,000 people have been killed in Burundi, and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced. more ›

Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in Mexico that for many Americans means drinking Corona and eating salsa. But many people don’t know that this day marks the victory of the Mexican armies over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. And no, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican independence day, that would be Dieciséis de Septiembre. more ›

It's the night before Austinist embarks on our Spring Road Trip to the Coachella Music Festival in the California desert, and we've all but finalized our itinerary and list of distractions to keep our eyes off the road. Here's what we're taking along for the ride out and back: All those recent copies of New Yorker, The Nation, The Believer, Harper's, Saveur, Paste, and maybe even the piles of SXSW schwag that have been... more ›

At the end of every April, poised at the cusp of Spring and with thermostats slowly creeping towards that inexorable century mark, something extraordinary takes place in the midst of the vast California desert: tens of thousands of hardcore music devotees traverse vast distances - be it by train, plane, automobile, or bicycles, even - to arrive at an annual indie music celebration unlike any other in North America. They call it Coachella.... more ›

An Eastern European sweet bun made from yeasted dough with a fruit, meat, or poppy seed filling. Ding! What is a Kolache, Alex? Huh, what is it with Texas and Kolaches? There is a festival in Caldwell, The Czech Stop in West, TX is famous for 'em, and here in Austin they seem to be popping up everywhere. Two stores we've been to -- Lonestar Kolaches (on 38th and Lamar) and The Kolache Shoppe... more ›