In Stool Pigeon, a guest monologist takes the spotlight, regales the audience with a brief tale about a meaningful moment in their life, then steps aside to watch while the good people of ColdTowne twist their stories into improv hilarity. This Saturday, our own Joshua Huck stands up! Next week, 10/25, none other than Miles Zuniga, lead singer of Fastball, graces the stage. On 11/1, the theater welcomes Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black. more ›

The Daily Texan has announced its list of endorsed candidates, with one glaring omission. more ›

It's official: Lou Reed is the keynote for SXSW music 2008. His speech will be held in conjunction with Julian Schnabel’s film Lou Reed’s ‘Berlin,’ which documents a recent performance of the landmark 1973 album. more ›

For the first time in its two-decades-plus history, SXSW is getting an official break from the City of Austin, after the city council last Thursday approved over $90,000 in fee waivers for this year's festival. According to the Statesman, most of this covers the cops and barricades needed for street closures (much of 6th Street and Red River Street will be shut down to car traffic). SXSW co-founder and Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black alluded... more ›

For those of you who missed out on the ridiculous comment thread from earlier this week, we'll catch you up: when SXSW wristbands came out on Monday, one of our writers managed to snap a photo of SXSW co-creator and Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black standing guard outside Waterloo Records as Austinites waited in line. The resulting comments from our simple Snapshots post turned into a veritable shitstorm of vitriol, as dozens of readers piped... more ›

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Lewis Black -- the Daily Show regular---not Austin Chronicle magnate Louis Black -- is in our fair city tonight. The curmudgeonly comic will be at BookPeople in support of the paperback release of his book Nothing’s Sacred. It’s never safe to assume anything, but chances are Mr. Black will be talking to the crowd in a manner that may be conducive to generating laughter. The event gets underway at 7 p.m., but BookPeople officials recommend... more ›