Red House, the Manor road pizzeria, has closed for what they are calling a "brief break" following the sale of the property they were leasing. more ›

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The full calendar for this year’s Homeslice Carnival has been released! Head on down to 1415 South Congress this Saturday, 11/19, from 12-9pm for a slew of family-oriented, pizza-lovin’ fun. A midway, open from noon until 6, will feature The House of Beauty, an ol’ fashioned Picture Booth, Pee Wee Pizzaiolo, and a classis Bouncy House for the kids. All proceeds benefit Austin Bat Cave, a non-profit writing program for Austin youth. more ›

Now in their sixth year, South Congress mainstay Home Slice Pizza will bring back their popular Carnival O' Pizza in two short weeks on Saturday, November 19th. The all-ages event runs from noon to 9pm and features a variety of pizza-themed carnival games that are meant to evoke a New York and Coney Island vibe. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome. more ›

Shawn Cirkiel's new Italian spot the backspace has an interesting new booking on Friday, April 15 - or rather, book signing. Meet highly acclaimed food and travel writer, John Mariani, and receive a copy of his new book, How Italian Food Conquered the World, at a delicious dinner event hosted by the backspace. more ›

In late 2007, CIA-trained chef Shawn Cirkiel did something a little crazy - he opened an upscale restaurant on East 6th Street - then a culinary Siberia of downtown. Three years later, with parkside a fixture of downtown's upscale dining scene, Cirkiel is branching out...about half a block out. His new restaurant, the backspace, is styled after a casual Italian neighborhood bar, and serves Italian wine and beer, wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, salads, cheese plates, and antipasto. We recently sat down with Chef Cirkiel during a quiet moment at parkside to discuss the new restaurant, Austin's evolving food scene, and the local culinary community. more ›

Snapshots from this year's annual Home Slice Pizza Carnival O' Pizza, benefiting a new house-building project by Habitat Young Professionals' (HYP). more ›

This weekend is flush with celebrations, fundraisers, tributes, and tons and tons of music...just like every other weekend. We'll start things off by wishing happy birthday to Emo's, which turns 19. They'll be partying inside tonight with the bands Big Business, Rusted Shut, Woodgrain, and Baron Grod. At La Zona Rosa, psychedelia makes a return with both The Black Angels and Black Mountain vying for the title of this generation's drone ambassador. more ›

Bring your friends and family to Home Slice's Carnival O' Pizza on Saturday, November 20, from noon to 7 p.m. for a day filled with contests, music and of course, lots of pizza. more ›

Looking for something to do tonight? Experience some high-brow culture on a low-class budget at the Blanton's Third Thursday event. Admission to the Blanton is free every Thursday, and on the third Thursday of each month, they stay open until 9pm and host special events. The evening kicks off with yoga in the galleries starting at 6:30pm. Yogis of all levels are invited to stretch and bend right alongside some inspiring works of art. At 7:30pm, Blanton curators will lead a tour and discussion with art collectors Mike Chesser and Faith and Dewayne Perry. Both Chesser and the Perrys recently donated new art to the Blanton that is being displayed in the summer exhibition New Works for the Collection. New Works features more than sixty new acquisitions and strengthens the museum's already strong collection of printmaking works, contemporary paintings, sculpture, and new media art. more ›

Is pizza just a giant taco? No. Is pizza a religion? Yes. So says Scott Talkington, self-described "head pizzaiolo" of North Austin's House Pizzeria. And a mighty articulate pizza-maker is he. Scott recently dished to Austinist about the secrets of sauce, the best toppings ever, and how KFC paved the way for his wonderful - and, we daresay, superior - food establishment. more ›

Home Slice Pizza's 4th Annual Carnival-O-Pizza is now underway. Expect carnival-style booths, raffles, live music, zany contests, and loads of beer and pizza—all of it benefits Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), which provides resources, education and programs designed to curb the killing of companion animals. more ›

Parallelogramophonograph presents a fresh, never-before-seen screwball comedy tomorrow night at 8pm—and every Thursday through Oct. 16—at Coldtowne Theater. // Also on Thursday, Midnight Society debuts a monthly sketch showcase at Coldtowne, aptly titled “Pizza Party!” You can figure that one out, right? // College campus regulars Mission Improvable also hit Coldtowne (the theater), sharing the stage with Coldtowne (the troupe) and Look Cookie, Saturday at 10 p.m. more ›

Image from www.homeslicepizza.com Home Slice-O-RamaSaturday, November 17Home Slice Pizza (1415 South Congress)Noon-6pm, Admission is free; booths, games and drinks cost tickets. All carnival proceeds to benefit Young Texans Against Cancer[info] The delicioso crew at Home Slice Pizza will celebrate their second year of slinging perfecto pizza by hosting a back yard carnival on Saturday, with all proceeds benefiting Young Texans Against Cancer. Here's what's on tap: • An old school pizza eating contest to win... more ›

Flyer from BGirl City Championships Home Slice Pizza celebrates its second anniversary (happy birthday, guys!) with a giant Pizza Carnival—expect pizza tossing acrobats, pizza eating contests, "Great Calzoni the Slice Reader," and more, with proceeds going to benefit Young Texans Against Cancer The 6th annual East Austin Studio Tour returns, featuring more than 200 artists at over 100 studios—ride your bikes this year! VICE Magazine, Gomikitti, and Scion throw a killer free party at Antone's... more ›

In less than two days, we'll be hosting our big annual pre-ACL party, Local Music is Sexy IV, Thursday night's soiree will feature Austinites The Lemurs, The Corto Maltese, and Brazos on the outside main stage, with DJs Car Stereo (Wars), Ceeplus Bad Knives*, and Markus with a K supplying dance-party jams inside alongside Magic Surprise. We're also thrilled to be bringing in Seattle indie rockers Say Hi To Your Mom* as our headliners. What's... more ›

On the eve of ACL Fest, we're gonna turn off our laptops, put on our drinking shoes, and head over to the Mohawk, because Austinist is hosting Local Music is Sexy IV. An annual tradition since its inception in 2005 (back when the 'hawk was the Velvet Spade, and folks were still arguing over the smoking ban), Local Music is Sexy showcases a bunch of promising young Austin bands and DJs that we're most excited... more ›

Friday, July 6artB Scene - Too Darn Hot! at Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress ($5-$10) booksAlan Porter presents Before They Were Beatles, with Beatles cover band Daytripper at BookPeople (7:00pm) comedyJohn O’Connell with Jesse Pangelinian at Cap City Comedy Club comedyPunchline, open mic stand up comedy at ColdTowne Theater (10pm) comedyLovey and Lovey at ColdTowne Theater (8pm) comedyWeekly Improv Cage Match! at ColdTowne Theater (11:30) film"Bonnie & Clyde" and "White Heat" at The... more ›

East coast pizza fans lost a local mecca Saturday night when an after hours fire swept through the Saccone's Pizza on 183. The Statesman* spoke with owner Daniel Saccone who said that someone broke into his restaurant sometime after midnight, stole money “and then torched it.” Saccone said that all employees at the restaurant will be retained and each transferred to one of his two other restaurants in Round Rock and Leander. “We have... more ›

Although it may just look like a pizza stand parked in a Mobil gas station on Barton Skyway and South Lamar, Giovanni's Pizza Stand may be one of the greatest South Austin pizza joints since Austin's Pizza (Ed Note: and Home Slice Pizza, ahem). Barton Hills residents don't have far to look for value-priced pizza with a ton of toppings to satisfy their hunger after a jump in Barton Springs, a spin around The... more ›

Whenever we hear the word “pinball” all we can think of is drinking suicides in the game room at Mazzio’s Pizza and the lyrical wonderment of “that deaf, dumb and blink kid sure plays a mean pinball” from the Who’s Tommy. You may think of that one time, at Le Fun, when you pinged and flipped and bumpered your way to a tour of the Addams Family mansion, not knowing that you were conquering one... more ›

With all that went down this week, we thought we thought we'd cheer everyone up by giving everyone a double dose of dogs. It was a rollercoaster ride of emotions this week at DCist. Like the rest of country, we were floored by the news of so many dead coming out of Virginia Tech, and with so many of the victims and their relatives from the D.C. area, we felt it important to pay... more ›

Share a story about a visit to Austin or a previous trip to SXSW. - Chandler: I was getting a slice from Hoeks Pizza; they were playing a live Slayer DVD. It was blaring on their speakers. Meanwhile, up the street comes a group of fundamentalist Christians with placards giving details of the upcoming Armageddon. The leader of the group had a megaphone and was preaching all kinds of nonsense. It was the perfect... more ›

TUESDAY [27] books • Jason Dorsey presents My Reality Check Bounced at BookPeople (7:00pm) books • Aaron Allston presents Star Wars: Legacy of the Force at Dragon's Lair Comics (5:00pm) film • TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze Pizza Party at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • AFS Essential: Satin Rouge at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar music • Brothers and Sisters, The Broken West, The Glass Family at Emo's (Free) music • Scion Live Metro... more ›

TUESDAY [20] books • Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan presents Rollergirl: Totally True Tales From The Track at BookPeople (7:00pm) film • TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze Pizza Party at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Polyester at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • AFS Essential: Iron Island at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar music • The Roots with Lupe Fiasco at Stubb's (Early, Sold Out) music • Kodo Drummers at The Paramount Theatre music • Hilary York... more ›

For 15 years, Yokohama's Luminous Orange have been crafting a sound of equal parts gentle Kim Deal-style female vocals, noisy guitar feedback, and rhythms that owe debts to both shoegaze and Sonic Youth. The resolutely indie-rock Japanese outfit makes a return visit to SXSW next month after a successful trip in 2006. Austinist spoke with Luminous Orange founder and vocalist/guitarist Rie Takeuchi about the band's SXSW experiences, along with their general distaste for Texas'... more ›

Now in its thirtieth year, Carnaval Brasilero returns to Austin this Saturday. Over 6,000 Austinites are expected to attend the flamboyant Brazilian-style celebration of Samba-fuelled half-nakedness, funky costumes, friendliness and hedonism. This year will once again feature NYC samba band Grupo Saveiro and performers from local samba school Acadêmicos da Opera. The Carnaval web site notes that Grupo Saveiro was “twice voted ‘the best Brazilian group in the United States’ by the Brazilian International Press... more ›

How many times has this happened to you? Situation: you're at the Hotel San Jose with friends, on your second *cough third* Champassion, and it hits you: you're hungry. Sure, there's always the cheese platter at the San Jose, but seriously man - you're hungry. What do you do? You call Homeslice Pizza, only to find out there's a half hour wait for carryout ... and you're hunnngryyyy. Come early February, there may be... more ›

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The 30th annual Carnaval Brasileiro takes place on Saturday, February 3rd, giving you just over one month to find your perfectly outrageous masks and costumes. Over 6,000 Austinites are expected to attend the flamboyant Brazilian-style Mardi Gras celebration, which will once again feature NYC samba band Grupo Saveiro and performers from local samba school Acadêmicos da Opera. As a sneak peek of the revelry to come, Ruta Maya tonight hosts "La Ruta Brasileiro," a happy... more ›