FRIDAY [11] [music] Sage Francis, Buddy Wakefield, Jared Paul, Grand Buffet, DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (outside), Those Peabodys, Horse+Donkey, The Carrots (inside) at Emo's [art/party] As Naked As You Wanna Be: Art Show and Celebration with Celesta Danger and Tamara Hoover at Pedernales Lofts Suite 2028 ($10 Suggested Donation, 6-11pm) ® [art/party] After-party for As Naked As You Wanna Be at The Peacock (11pm-2am) ® [film] The Sinus Show: Point Break at Alamo Downtown... more ›

While eBay may not allow people to auction off items in support of suspended teacher Tamara Hoover, ain’t nobody gettin in the way of this party. Tomorrow night at the Pedernales Lofts there will be an art party and exhibition featuring work from Tamara, as well as photographic and video works from Celesta Danger. All proceeds will benefit Ms. Hoover’s legal defense fund. Food and drink will also be served. Hoover was recently suspended... more ›

We've eaten so much brisket and pork ribs at John Mueller's BBQ on Manor Road that we should probably have an honorary diploma from Bovine University. Their delicious meat ranked very highly on our DSP (Deep Smoke Penetration) Scale. Sadly, they closed recently, owing to circumstances that are still "slightly unclear," according to Austinist informant Rosa - some suspect this might partly be Time Warner's fault. But, as it turns out, John Mueller's is... more ›

Before venturing out this weekend, head over to FactoryPeople, where they're clearancing their winter apparel through the end of the month. Clothing from Nice Collective, Development, Evisu and dozens of other designers are discounted anywhere from 35-75% off, and try your luck with their $30 bins scattered throughout the store - you never know what you'll find. Friday, Misprint Magazine is hosting a party to celebrate the release of their latest issue - "the get... more ›

According to this week's Statesman, another Eastside loft development is being bandied about. The so-called TwentyOne24 is to be built at East Sixth and Robert Martinez Jr., a stone's throw from their already finished project, the Pedernales Lofts (and the bar that we simultaneously love and hate, The Peacock). Prices for the residential units are estimated at between $150,000 to $240,000, and will likely come with the standard "loft" amenities now found in virtually... more ›

Last week, two of Austin's bastions of style jointly celebrated their second birthdays - FactoryPeople, purveyor of the hautest threads you'll find in Austin, and Youth of Tomorrow, a custom-fashion design house whose clients run the gamut from darling indie bands to elementary school chess clubs. As is typical of every soiree we've attended at FP this year, the decadent open bar and wicked grooves - provided by mixmaestros Black Madonna, DJ Shit Robot (of Death From Above Records) and the Juan Maclean - set the perfect tone for an evening of luscious debauchery. Several hours later, a little lightheaded from indulging in the requisite cupcake or two (or three), we went with the hipster swarm as they migrated eastward to the Peacock, the Eastside's new "it" bar across the street from the Pedernales Lofts. A full-on dance party ensued, the details of which will forever remain hazy, but the fact that we woke up the next morning with mysterious scratch marks in questionable places is probably a damn good endorsement of the evening's success. Austinist congratulates both FactoryPeople and Youth of Tomorrow for two brilliant years!
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