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Band members open up about upcoming album, rowdy energy at shows

Francisco Marin March 7, 2011

It’s a crisp, clear day and lead singer and guitarist Ryan Lentell is holding a 24 oz. of Budweiser and chain-smoking cheap Pall Malls as he talks about how he thinks the psych-rock scene in Austin...

Walking in a knitted wonderland

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert March 7, 2011

The trees outside the Blanton Museum of Art got yarn bombed during the weekend. Local knitter Magda Sayeg teamed up with the Knotty Knitters club and other Austin knitters to transform the courtyard into...

Celebrities increase popularity of mustaches

William James Gerlich March 7, 2011

Iconic men with trendsetting mustaches have shaped the way we have shaved our faces since the dawn of the razor, and from Salvador Dalí to Johnny Depp, it is clear that with a great mustache...

Disc jockey makes big noise in local hip-hop music scene

Ali Breland March 7, 2011

Turntablism, the manipulation of sounds through turntables and a DJ mixer, has never been a glorified role within the rap scene. DJs are often required to put in a tremendous amount of work centered...

Dining in the dark

Allistair Pinsof March 7, 2011

Every week, Angela Frederick walks across UT’s West Mall, passing political activists who ignore her and evangelists who say they will pray for her blindness. Earlier this month, she was approached...

‘Pirates’ director brings flair to animated Western

Alex Williams March 4, 2011

Director Gore Verbinski turned a lot of heads when he abandoned his “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise to make “Rango,” an animated Nickelodeon Western populated entirely with...

The Life Enlightened

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert March 4, 2011

Editor’s note: Portions of this interview were translated from Thai. The 76-year-old head monk Venerable Bancha Temprom sits cross-legged on a golden-colored mat, eyes closed as he chants...

Documentary brings to light problems facing music scene

Ali Breland February 23, 2011

Despite the Austin music scene’s illustrious history, it has been harboring fundamental flaws that stand to compromise the interests of the artists involved, the core of its reputation, and what...

Visiting writer influenced by architecture, favorite bands

Madeleine Crum February 23, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth installment of a column exploring the literary world in Austin. Paul Lisicky’s prose is architectural. Not only do his stories concern themselves with themes...

South Austin People brings home the bubbles

Julie Rene Tran February 23, 2011

The sharp, clean scents of lavender and rose waft from the backyard of a brown South Congress Avenue home, where there are just a few rusted kegs, dead grass and a drooling American pit bull rather...

‘I Am Number 4’ far from No. 1

Alex Williams February 22, 2011

“I Am Number Four” is a frustrating film. There are elements of a good film in there. The underused Timothy Olyphant is always a pleasure to watch, and the film’s action scenes...

Math-rockers play Austin; lo-fi lies low

Francisco Marin February 22, 2011

Marnie Stern hits up the Mohawk In November 2008, the beautiful Marnie Stern and her band received a hefty speeding ticket while on tour and couldn’t afford to pay it. Their solution was to...

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