We've said it before and we'll say it again: our motto is "If it's free, it's me." Nothing makes us happier than a couple of gratis drinks and a silver screen, which is exactly what you can get from the ole' Home Box Office, who will be hosting the Austin premier of their new series Bored to Death at our very own Alamo Drafthouse. BtD stars the target of our omnipresent dirty-shiksa-crush (Jason Schwartzman, doi), as a young Brooklyn writer-turned-private-eye-sleuth, as well as Ted Danson(!) and Zach Galifianakis, neither of which need any character description to convince us that this is going to be good. The show doesn't air on cable until September 20th, but since you are a superfan, you just might get to see it a couple days early, if you're lucky. All the details can be found on the Alamo Drafthouse website. more ›

The resultant fallout has been a spectacular example of marketing gone horribly wrong. Commenters on the Do512 RSVP page have all but declared war against the pale lager and its associated firms. A newly-created Facebook page entitled "Dos SuXX" has just under 200 members. And, in a perhaps overstated gesture, someone's even suggested launching a class action lawsuit. more ›

Chipotle Is Ready For Their Close Up, Sponsoring Film Events All Over the Place It's lunch time, so if you are hungry then perhaps you should pop into the closest Chipotle, because today the chances are good that along with your burrito, or burrito "bol" if you're like us, you will also score a free film pass to The Paramount Summer Film Series. Now, this is of course a limited offer, so perhaps you should step away from all that hard work (or Facebooking....) you've been doing and make yourself one of the first 100 lunchers at any of the 14 Austin area locations, because there are still a ton of brilliant movie experiences to be had at the grand dame of Austin picture houses this summer, including The Godfather this weekend and the 9 to 5/Working Girl Double feature in two weeks, and you might as well get in for free. We can hear that lunch bell ringin'! more ›

All day today, stop by any of the participating stores listed below to get your complimentary scoop. We recommend the downtown Lifeworks shop, as all of their profits go towards helping local teen parents and homeless and runaway youths. more ›

Just a short time before George W. announced his intentions to run for King of Amurca, the New Haven-born hopeful bought a ranch in tiny Crawford, Texas. From this suitably folksy pulpit, he engineered that down-home, aw-shucks presidential campaign persona that captivated/divided the nation, and then there were those hanging chads and...well, you know the rest. more ›

While we're confused enough by the daily goings-on over at Craigslist Austin, reader Christina kindly alerted us to an even more perplexing spate of dairy and poultry-related posts that have been showing up recently in their free stuff section. more ›

We attended the press day preview of the new Round Rock IKEA store last week, where we had a chance to snack on an assortment of delectable Swedish cuisine before being given a tour of the new (and enormous) space. Like every other IKEA we've ever visited—Frisco, Houston, Elizabeth, Emeryville, Covina, Taipei—the store is laid out as a series of showcase areas (Living Rooms, Wall Units, Media & Storage, Kitchens & Dining, etc.) that... more ›

Tickets for the hotly anticipated Broadway Across America performances of The Lion King at Bass Concert Hall go on sale tomorrow morning. An insider tipster tells us that there's already someone lined up. As the limited engagement is almost guaranteed to sell out, UT PAC recomends that you show up in advance before tomorrow morning's ticket sale begins. For the first three hours, tickets are only available in person at the Bass Concert Hall box... more ›

THURSDAY [26] music • The Beauty Shop, The Shells, The Drawing Board, Just Guns at Emo's music • Broken Social Scene with Do Make Say Think at Stubb's music • Reunion Show for Clifford Antone's Birthday at Antone's music • Jamie Lidell w. Back Ted N Ted (late show) at The Parish Room music • Juana Molina w. Adem (early show) at The Parish Room music • Pete Yorn, Minibar at La Zona Rosa... more ›

Theatre fans aren’t hurtin’ for stuff to do this week. So let the good times roll, people. Let ‘em roll theatre-style. Put your hands together for our Austinist Pick of the Week, Free Night of Theatre! Not just one, but like a bazillion completely free shows in Austin, and across the nation. (That’s right, jetsetter – even if you’re out of town, it’s no worries, because the metro area you’re closest to is probably... more ›

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(image borrowed from 3M 2005 photo gallery) We like to think of ourselves as a healthy bunch. We've been anticipating The 3M Half Marathon (and relay) for a couple months now. Training diligently. Eating right. Sleeping right. Cutting back on the beer consumption. ( Well, maybe not as much as we should have...but we read somewhere that beer actually replaces certain phytochemicals lost while running-so we considered them as part of our training regimen.)... more ›

Get it? Two to four sentences, slang entirely appropriate. Send us your comments by email, and we'll post them throughout the day. Every once in a while we'll be picking a random "Reader Reviews" contributor to receive some free stuff - CDs or merch or whatnot. more ›

Because they make us feel better about ourselves and allow us to rationalize our over-consumption of $1 well drinks and Reido's sliders, Austinist enjoys participating in the occasional race whenever any RunTex-affiliated organization decides to host one. Unfortunately - mirror athletes though we may have deluded ourselves into believing we are - the majority of these chip-timed runs are held in the morning. Really, really early in the morning - at times when we'd rather be signing off to the cold, cruel world. more ›

One thing that Austinist is always keen on is getting free stuff. We once waited for two hours in freezing weather outside a newly opened CompUSA, just to get our clammy claws on a free DVD player. Which farked our Zoolander DVD shortly thereafter. This offer, however, won't have you standing in long lines for cheap knockoff goods. Plus you'll be doing your part to minimize our city's energy consumption as we head into summer! more ›