Results tagged “thingstodo”

Come 12:01am on Monday morning, downtown Austin will be a madhouse of drunken revelers and even drunker artsy types. You could opt to shell out plenty of dough to get into the swanky parties, but why bother? You probably won't remember it the next day. Below are our top choices for fun things to do this New Year's Eve, all with reasonably-priced cover charges and, more importantly, within stumbling distance of one another. Get there...

It's entirely possible that you aren't at all interested in wandering around Zilker dehydrated and lost all weekend, but there's no reason to worry: there are plenty of things to do and shows to see this weekend that have nothing to do with wristbands or sunscreen. Most notable is the Filter Party at Beauty Bar featuring The Presets, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness and The Secret Machines. In addition to the MSTRKRFT...

It looks like we’ve finally made the big-time, Austin. America’s Finest News Source™, the Onion, has announced plans to bring its satirical genius to our fair burgh. Sure, reading the Onion online has always been a fun diversion from work, but there’s just something about holding the broadsheet in your hands, the caustic wit dripping from the page and running down your arms. The Onion was born almost 20 years ago (1988) in the Austin-of-the-Upper-Midwest,...

There are things to do on Valentine's Day besides go out to dinner, eat chocolate, and put on new lingerie. For example, you could take your date to the 80's Power Ballad Sing-A-Long at the Alamo Drafthouse, a sure-to-be-hilarious night presented by Mr. Sinus' Owen Egerton and Henri Mazza (the program director at the Alamo). From the Alamo site: This February Owen and Henri will present the definitive sing-along for the Valentine’s season, featuring...

Good lord, we are glad last night wasn't our first time at Trudy's central. Not to sound like the snobby bitch(es) we are, but seriously ... it was not only the worst service we've ever had at Trudy's, it was the worst service we've ever had in Austin. Don't get us wrong, we love Trudy's. We've spent many nights (and many dollars) there, and the service has always been outstanding. The Mexican martinis, the...

We know we are lucky living in this beautiful town, not being attacked by birds, and having so many fun things to do any given night of the week, but today this Austinist felt particularly fortunate. Our boss bought us cookies! Not just any cookies, they were delivered from the fabulous Tiffany’s Treats. We got Snickerdoodles, chocolate chip cookies, and the biggest brownies we’ve ever attempted to eat, all brought to our little office,...

It is often said that defending a championship is one of the hardest things to do in professional sports. Therefore, we give proper kudos to the Detroit Pistons for returning to the NBA Finals, after a gutsy run through the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Pistons had to slug thru several difficult series under constant media speculation about the fate of their wanderlust-suffering coach. They are professionals (except when Rasheed Wallace loses his mind, God bless him) and, in the words of their coach, “they play the game the right way.” With that said, we think the Spurs will beat the Pistons in five games, rolling to their third championship in the past seven years.

You have three things to do today.

It's a sign that we live in a good town that, halfway through the week, there are a bunch of new things to do that we want to share with you. There are so many things happening in the next few days that we're having a hard time deciding what to do. That is a lie. We're going to go to see Ghostland Observatory on Thursday night at The Velvet Spade for the Fischerspooner CD...