Soon, you too could be like these dudesDabblers in diabolical death-ray design and general gadget geeks will soon have another outlet—as though Maker Faire and Dorkbot weren't enough—to satiate their craving for homemade mechanical wizardry. Hailed as a "paradise for tech tinkerers" and created by one of the brains behind MythBusters, TechShop launched in the Silicon Valley a little over a year ago, and now has plans to open a franchise in Austin. The open-access......

We all know that "Austin City Limits" is one of the finest television shows in the country. The intimate venue provides an enchanting atmosphere in which musicians can feel at home. Ever since we started watching it as wee ones in the 70s, we've been in love. It seems others share our passion. Paste Magazine's The Best 24 Hours on Television issue has named "Austin City Limits" the best place for music on television. "Austin......

We haven't seen much come up in the '04 lately, but there are 04 new '04 listings this week: 1608 Newton - $349,000, 1,728 square foot brick house on giant lot. Very close to SoCo hotness. Some questionable recent looking interior design choices (not a fan of "diagonal"), but whatever. Big house, big lot, nice location. Looks good. What is up with the number? Is the pictured mirrored? Is this 1908 Newton? Confused.1807 Brackenridge......

Remember that movie Xanadu? Gat-DAMN Olivia Newton John looked good in those skates. And those shreddy-flappy outfits. I believed she was magic. Magic enough to usher hundreds of thousands of young boys into the early stages of manhood. And she did it on SKATES. Ridiculous. The GRITS boys are back from a brief hiatus with their own roller skating shenanigans tomorrow night! In their own words: Summer is ending, thermophobiacs are thinking about leaving......

As always, let us know about any corrections or suggestions! MONDAY [3] [music] ICP Orchestra at Scottish Rite Theatre (link) [art] Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art, discusses "Art is Connection: America/Americas" at Blanton Museum of Art (Free, 6-8pm) (link) [books] Michael Gordon presents Cobra II at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [books] AAIM, Austin Area Interreligious BookGroup will discuss Peace is the Way by Deepak Chopra. Lori Seremetis will be the Special Guest at BookPeople......

Yep. It’s THAT time again! DJ Mel is Rocking the Casbah once more: the double deuce! Hold up. That doesn’t sound right. We’ll just stick with 22 and avoid all the toiletness surrounding the “deuce” reference. Toiletness… hm. Toileticity? Fuck it, the toilet jokes should be avoided. You know the drill. It’s time to bust out the leg warmers and headbands. Might as well, because The Parish gets Hades hot no matter what. Besides,......

Austinist favorite and Barton Springs Rd. stalwart The Daily Juice is celebrating its Third Birthday this month. We popped in to give our congratulations and to sip on the juice of the day: fresh coconut water, bananas and spirulina, served right out of a chopped-open coconut. We make into the Juice whenever we are thirsting for some fruity or veggie goodness, and sometimes just to shoot the breeze with Co-Owner Matt Shook and his......