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Austin

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Austin Beutner Drops Out of Mayor's Race; Controller Wendy Greuel Likely to Benefit

    Austin Beutner, the former L.A. jobs czar, has dropped out of the race for mayor in 2013, saying he needs to "be engaged with my family in a way which is at odds with the demands of a campaign."Beutner got out to an early start last year, with the backing of former Mayor Richard Riordan. But he stru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    Air Sex World Championships at Bootleg Theater, Where Contestants Gyrate, Lick and Pump Their Way to Glory

    Shannon CottrellDerek "D-Bone" Reckley​ "It's the only trophy in sports that you can fuck," says Chris Trew, host and creator of Air Sex World Championships, referring to the Fleshlight sex toy (a fake vagina) Air Sex finalists receive for their sex-rated efforts. Beginning in Austin in 200 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces 2011 Line-Up: Slayer, Passion Pit, Danzig Legacy, Public Enemy

    ​The line-ups at Austin's Fun Fun Fun often contain acts that other large scale festival wouldn't, but FFF doesn't shy away from the hardcore along with the soft. This year's just-announced line-up includes not just Passion Pit, Girls, and Cold Cave, but also The Damned, Kid Dynamite, and Flyi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    LE BEAU TOUR

    ​The line-ups at Austin's Fun Fun Fun often contain acts that other large scale festival wouldn't, but FFF doesn't shy away from the hardcore along with the soft. This year's just-announced line-up includes not just Passion Pit, Girls, and Cold Cave, but also The Damned, Kid Dynamite, and Flyi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    EGGS BEFORE SPLATTER

    ​The line-ups at Austin's Fun Fun Fun often contain acts that other large scale festival wouldn't, but FFF doesn't shy away from the hardcore along with the soft. This year's just-announced line-up includes not just Passion Pit, Girls, and Cold Cave, but also The Damned, Kid Dynamite, and Flyi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    SXSW Announces First Batch of Bands, Including a Dozen-Odd LA Entries

    South by Southwest already? Yes, it's a little under four months away, and earlier this week the annual Austin festival announced the first round of showcase participants. It's a small list, this first batch, and mostly comprises international bands who need to start making visa arrangements, etc. i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Beer, Karaoke, and Vampires: Top Five "Esoteric" SXSWi Panels

    There's only 48 hours left in the voting process for SXSWi and we thought we would refresh your memory as to what to click on after you login to the PanelPicker. Last time we did this we were faced with such an overwhelming response we decided to do another round up. Except this time we culled ones ... More >>

  • Music

    June 25, 2009

    Rock Picks: Electric Daisy Carnival, Explosion in the Sky, Rodriguez

    Also, DAT Politics, Mika Miko, Etta James and others

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    'The Onion' Peels -- Out of L.A.

    The semi-funny paper The Onion is shutting down its print editions in Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to Gawker, which notes the humor pub will still be available through U.S. Mail. "The Onion," Gawker says, "will retain its New York paper for the immediate future, though it is rumored to b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Personal Training for Dorks and Other Web 2.0 Conference Survival Tips

    Always on the look out for the marketing zeitgeist (the concept, not the bar - which serendipitously we were at last night for theMix agency party), LAWeekly.com noticed these "Personal Training for Dorks" flyers up around the conference center and desperately missed our gyms back home. The only "ex ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2009

    SXSW: Who Would Leave Metallica for Black Cobra? Our Man in Austin

    Randall Roberts Finds Himself in the Studio With the Silversun Pickups

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2009

    SxSW Scene: Fannius Has Fun at Rusty Spurs

    On Saturday afternoon, Fannius, the female rapper from West Hollywood who drops a power pop beat, stands outside Rusty Spurs Saloon on E. 7th Street in downtown Austin, watches people walk around on the street, and says she wants to have "fun." Patrick Range McDonaldFanniusIn the past three days, sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2009

    Screw Metallica: Southern Lord Showcase Kills at SXSW

    Randall RobertsPelican rips it at the Southern Lord Records showcase I'm sure Metallica was great. They were good when I saw them at the LA Forum a few months back, where the dudes in the pit were in their typical testostero-frenzied state. And the indulgent 45-minute soundcheck that preceded their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    SXSW '09, Day 2: On Applying for Secret Canadian Citizenship, The Tidal Wave of Tastemaking, and Dirty Projecting

    Last year was my first year in Austin, so I can't really speak to nebulous notions of the SXSW "good ol' days." Anecdotal evidence suggests that the place has expanded exponentially each year since the rise of the Internet, and the demolition of the quasi-mythological monoculture. In layman's term ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Silversun Pickups Record Daytrotter Session at SXSW: A Glimpse from Inside the Studio

    Randall RobertsBrian Aubert, in black, seated, and band/crew await their date with Daytrotter. For bands at South by Southwest, there's a lot of waiting involved. Yes, there's hustling, and unloading and reloading the van, and dealing with sound dudes on short notice when everybody's feeling a litt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    SXSW Buzz Alert: The Henry Clay People on the Verge, Playing Aquarium Drunkard/My Old Kentucky Blog Party

    One of the most buzzed LA bands going right now is The Henry Clay People, whose debut on Autumn Tone Records has set them on a crash course with ... something. Rumors are swirling about them signing today with a big name management company, and their gigs here will no doubt be teeming with executi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    SxLA: Los Angeles Interactive in a Post-Network, Post-Geographical World

    S. TaylorHalo soldier reads up on Los Angeles at SXSWi ScreenBurn ArcadeAlthough we arrived back at LAX last night exhausted and missing Austin, we felt no symptoms of the dreaded SXSW SARS. Los Angeles was the new girl in town at SXSWi, and this was LAWeekly.com's first time covering Interactive. J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    SXSW Random Photo of the Day: The Rock & Roll Party Cab: March, 17 2009

    What: Inside view of Austin's only Rock & Roll Party Cab. Location: Picked us up at 7th and Congress, travel time approximately 10 minutes in traffic to Magnolia Cafe. Why we loved it: You can spot this cab easily because it's probably the only yellow Eurovan in all of Texas. That, and there's the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2009

    Bigg Digg Shindigg and Driskill Flashmob: Party Hopping SxSW Style

    View more photos in the SXSW Parties: Bigg Digg Shindigg Driskill Flashmob slideshow Erin BroadleyL.A. Weekly's Alexia Tsotsis and Digg's Kevin RoseAfter spending long afternoon holed up in the Hilton lobby getting our blog on, LAWeekly.com decided to hit the streets of Austin to find out where ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    SXSW Interactive: Twitterati, iPhone Socks and a Don't Mess With Texas Breakfast

    SXSW convention center full of LA Weekly issues... even the old ones LAWeekly.com's first day at SXSW started early as I couldn't wait to get up and start my morning with a huge breakfast -- which of course led to the requisite dash for Pepto-Bismol because my body isn't used to a Texas "small," ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    F Yeah Fest Releases Partial List of SXSW 'Mess With Texas' Day-Party Line-Up

    Last year one of the most buzzed about parties at South By Southwest was the big-ass Mess With Texas party at Waterloo park. Organized by Sean Carlson and Keith Morris of the F Yeah Fest, along with Austin promoter Transition Transmission Entertainment (which does the great fall Fun Fun Fun Festiv ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 13, 2008

    By the Waters of Babylon

    Last year one of the most buzzed about parties at South By Southwest was the big-ass Mess With Texas party at Waterloo park. Organized by Sean Carlson and Keith Morris of the F Yeah Fest, along with Austin promoter Transition Transmission Entertainment (which does the great fall Fun Fun Fun Festiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    SXSW Day 5-The Triumph of the Blogosphere...High Times at High Times...Why in God's Name Am I At The Perez Hilton Party?

    Bloggers are every journalist's favorite whipping boy. If a shitty band gets too popular, blame the bloggers. If the standards of professional journalism have eroded too much, blame the bloggers. If by 2010, Vampire Weekend has inspired legions of college freshmen to dress as ironic yachters, bla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    SXSW Day 3-The Unifying Power of Devin the Dude

    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."-Hunter S. Thompson "What you gonna do when the people go home/ and you wanna smoke weed but the reefer's all gone/ And somebody had the nerve to take the herb up out the doobie ashtray/Why they do me that way?"-Devin the Dude If the going hasn't g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2008

    SXSW Day 2-Formed a Band, Everyone Formed A Band

    Hey, Aren't You Juliette Lewis? Walking down 6th street yesterday, you had to wonder if everyone in the world somehow heard that Art Brut song, "Formed a Band" and decided that if Eddie Argos could do it, how hard could it really be? I've seen telephone directories thinner than the official SXSW ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    SXSW Day 1-My Morning Jacket Prove That They May Be Invincible and Britt Daniel is Everywhere

    If you do a Google Image search for "Austin" this is one of the first things that pops up. Two girls at the 1998 Austin Corvette Day. Granted, this probably has nothing at all to do with SXSW--yet judging by my first impressions of this place, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if by the end ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    Another guide to more LA Bands at SXSW

    In our ongoing attempt to prop some worthy musicians headed to Austin this week, yet another list of LA bands/songwriters to chase down at SXSW in Austin this week. This is a tipsheet for those of you with $$$ in your eyes. Looking for a band to break, license, co-opt, manipulate, convince to sell o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2008

    A Guide To the LA Bands At SXSW

    So I'll be covering SXSW next week for the LA Weekly. I have never been nor do I have any idea of what to expect. I'm pretty excited to go though. I've been asking around and have generally been met with the boiler-plate response that "SXSW is awesome." However, one friend did tell me to expe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Black Keys at LA Weekly Party at SXSW

    Mark your calendars if you're making the trip to Austin for South by Southwest this year. The LA Weekly party is Friday, March 14 from noon to 5:00, at La Zona Rosa, 612 W. 4th Street, Austin. The LA Weekly / Village Voice concert will feature The Black Keys (seen below playing Austin two years ago ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Add three more SXSW bands from L.A. to the list

    Last week we offered an extensive list of L.A.-based bands hitting South by Southwest in Austin this year (March 13-16). Alas, we missed three of them, all from the beautiful township of Midcity, Cali. This from Brian Miller: Noticed on the la weekly sxsw blog that 3 la acts are missing. I have a ... More >>

  • Stage

    June 14, 2007

    Theater Reviews

    The Boomerang Kid, It's Just Sex, and this week's pick, Palace of the End

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2007

    Paint It Black

    Geesh, a lot of songs have the word "Black" in them don't they? Okay, this is my last time using one as a headline. Promise. The above is the best, anyway. Forgot to mention that the "goodie bag" for the Imitation of Christ show was Smashbox makeup: a magenta lipstick called "Enchanting," black cre ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    March 15, 2007

    Austin City Limits

    Global kumquats, Gen-Y navel gazing and Michael Moore bashing at SXSW 2007

  • Music

    February 22, 2007

    Can You Feel It?

    Having some “me time” with Explosions in the Sky

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Meet You at the Cemetery Gates

    Best places to hang your hat — forever

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2006

    Music Picks

    For the week of June 8 - 15

  • Music

    March 23, 2006

    Nightranger at SXSW

    For the week of June 8 - 15

  • Music

    March 24, 2005

    Fear of Music

    South by Southwest 2005, as told by its survivors

  • News

    May 13, 2004

    The Loneliest Road In America

    Heartbreak and redemption on Route 50

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Waiting for Karen

    George’s pals are doing him wrong, but can Hughes save him?

  • Stage

    November 27, 2003

    Outsider In

    The Shaggs’ unworldly philosophy

  • News

    November 6, 2003

    Texas Crude

    Racial politics hits another low in redistricting fight

  • Stage

    October 30, 2003

    Edging Your Bets

    Edgefest holds the answers to those handicapping the future of theater in L.A.

  • Columns

    May 15, 2003

    It Must Have Been Another Country

    Edgefest holds the answers to those handicapping the future of theater in L.A.

  • Stage

    October 10, 2002

    Tex Mechs Meet

    Zed for conduct

  • Film+TV

    August 1, 2002

    Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink

    Goldmember and other double entendres

  • Film+TV

    March 29, 2001

    Hot Movies, Cool Scene

    The eighth annual South by Southwest film festival

  • Music

    April 13, 2000

    Who Are You Calling Gaijin?

    The eighth annual South by Southwest film festival

  • Music

    April 13, 2000

    The Setting Sun

    South by Southwest: Forward into the past

  • Music

    April 8, 1999

    South By Shut Up

    Dispatches from a SXSW neophyte

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