As the world holds its breath, teetering precariously on the cusp of the Super Bowl (well, at least in America), the wheels of the -ists keep on turning. Austinist was in a musical frame of mind as they listened to the new Shins album, updated the SXSW band listings and got called "punk rock" for their efforts by MTV. Bostonist said goodbye to John Kerry's plans for running in 2008 but hello to some... more ›

Ah, cest du teatro magnifique-ant roost en la vida! Hooray! Theatre kicks ass! Hooray! It’s a life-affirming and suck-the-goo-from-your-eyeballs life-ending week ahead, folks. Brace yourself. This mothaf**r’s gonna hit you hard where it counts. Huzzah! Holla! Etc! Let’s go! Because we haven’t been hiding in a cave these past few days, our Austinist Pick of the Week is the interweb’s new undead phenoms – Bitten: A Zombie Rock Oyssey. With an original score from... more ›

As mentioned in last week's TWIT, the Black Arts Movement Festival, presented by ProArts Collective, is Austinist's Pick of the Week this week. The Chronicle and the Statesman have also made good mention of the fest, but to catch up the few of you who've yet to get the skinny on this event, here's what's going on. For the next two weeks, BAM brings to Austin an awesome smorgasbord of performance art by African... more ›