All content by Hannah Smothers
Texas Sexes Column: Why I’m in love with my IUD
Hannah Smothers
• October 17, 2014
![WEB_ONLY_2013-07-01_Second_Session_Protest_Erika](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/WEB_ONLY_2013-07-01_Second_Session_Protest_Erika.Rich0052-1.jpg)
Column: All the questions about HB2 you’ve always wanted to ask
Hannah Smothers
• September 19, 2014
Upcoming album releases for the rest of 2014
Hannah Smothers
• August 25, 2014
Mac DeMarco is living his own salad days
Hannah Smothers
• April 14, 2014
![2014-03-15_SXSW_NorthDoor_Mengwen](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-15_SXSW_NorthDoor_Mengwen.Cao00105.jpg)
The highlights of SXSW Music
Hannah Smothers, David Sackllah, Lauren L'Amie, and Sam Hays
• March 17, 2014
![2013_03_18_SXSW_Saturday_Shelby](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_03_18_SXSW_Saturday_Shelby.Tauber00346.jpg)
The Daily Texan’s guide to Austin festivals in the spring
Hannah Smothers and Lauren L'Amie
• January 13, 2014
![1206_JohnMassingill_2](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1206_JohnMassingill_2.jpg)
What to get for a hipster friend
Dylan Davidson, Elizabeth Williams, and Hannah Smothers
• December 6, 2013
![2013-11-27_Thanksgiving_Food_Quacks_Fabian](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-11-27_Thanksgiving_Food_Quacks_Fabian.Fernandez33705.jpg)
Thanksgiving alone in Austin offers opportunities for charity and pie
Hannah Smothers and Sarah-Grace Sweeney
• November 27, 2013
![2013-11-19_Jedi_Jonathan](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-11-19_Jedi_Jonathan.Garza35004.png)
Lone Star Jedi not just another fan group
Hannah Smothers
• November 20, 2013
![2013-11-07_FFF_setup_Charlie](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013-11-07_FFF_setup_Charlie.Pearce25655.jpg)
Fun Fun Fun Fest takes over Auditorium Shores this weekend
Hannah Smothers and Sarah-Grace Sweeney
• November 8, 2013
Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” is still terrifying
Hannah Smothers
• October 5, 2013
![2012_8_28_Neon_Artist_Charlie](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2012_8_28_Neon_Artist_Charlie.Pearce27423.jpg)
Neon artist helps restore Roadhouse Relics mural
Hannah Smothers and Claire Gordon
• August 30, 2013
A guide to Labor Day weekend activities
Hannah Smothers
• August 30, 2013
Fall event preview: concerts
Hannah Smothers and Sarah-Grace Sweeney
• August 28, 2013
Avoid football with these top bands
Hannah Smothers and Sarah-Grace Sweeney
• August 26, 2013
![2011-10-15_Football_vs_OSU_Trent](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2011-10-15_Football_vs_OSU_Trent.Lesikar1861.jpg)
How to avoid football
Hannah Smothers and Sarah-Grace Sweeney
• August 26, 2013
![9_2012_10_12_ACL_Pu](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/9_2012_10_12_ACL_Pu.Ying_.Huang8702.png)
Austin festivals offer eclectic, unique experiences
Hannah Smothers
• August 26, 2013
![2013-05-22_Paul_McCartney_Zachary_Strain0132](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-22_Paul_McCartney_Zachary_Strain0132.jpg)
The Sir James Paul McCartney Experience
Hannah Smothers
• May 28, 2013
![2013-05-02_Fredricksburg_day_trip_Zachary_Strain2949](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2013-05-02_Fredricksburg_day_trip_Zachary_Strain2949.jpg)
A local’s guide to Fredericksburg
Hannah Smothers
• May 2, 2013
![0430_StephanieVanicek](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/0430_StephanieVanicek.jpg)
Black bean tacos aren’t just for vegetarians
Hannah Smothers
• April 30, 2013
![ILLO_0423_DannielleLaMonteCYMK](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ILLO_0423_DannielleLaMonteCYMK.jpg)
Is puppy love worth the cost?
Hannah Smothers
• April 24, 2013
![ILLO_sick_0417_ColinZelinski](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ILLO_sick_0417_ColinZelinski.jpg)
Being sick in college sucks
Hannah Smothers
• April 17, 2013
The 2012 cheating award for music goes to rap
Hannah Smothers
• April 9, 2013
![2013_04_01_band_MILEZO_Maria](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013_04_01_band_MILEZO_Maria.Arrellaga00620-2.jpg)
Milezo, mixed-genre band, emerges from UT
Hannah Smothers
• April 1, 2013
![2013_03_16_SXSW_Joshua](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_03_16_SXSW_Joshua.Guerra3497.jpg)
The best and worst of #SXSW music
Sarah-Grace Sweeney, Kelsey McKinney, and Hannah Smothers
• March 18, 2013
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SXSW veteran Ben Sollee ditches the van for a bicycle
Hannah Smothers
• March 16, 2013
SXSW Thursday in Music
Hannah Smothers and Sarah-Grace Sweeney
• March 15, 2013
![2013-03-13_SXSW_Day_2_Maria_Arrellaga6212](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-13_SXSW_Day_2_Maria_Arrellaga6212.jpg)
SXSW Wednesday in Music
Hannah Smothers
• March 14, 2013
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How to do SXSW for free: Saturday
Hannah Smothers
• March 14, 2013
![DoubleTruckPhoto2](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DoubleTruckPhoto2.png)
How to do SXSW for free: Friday
Hannah Smothers
• March 14, 2013
![DoubleTruckPhoto1](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DoubleTruckPhoto1.png)
How to do SXSW for free: Thursday
Hannah Smothers
• March 14, 2013
How to do SXSW for free: Wednesday
Hannah Smothers
• March 14, 2013
![2013_03_07_Slackline_Pearce](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013_03_07_Slackline_Pearce.Murphy14622.jpg)
Slackliners brave great heights
Hannah Smothers
• March 7, 2013
![SUB_2013-03-05_Trailers_Jorge](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/SUB_2013-03-05_Trailers_Jorge.Corona12416.jpg)
South Congress food trailers disappear
Hannah Smothers
• March 5, 2013
![ILLO_0227_StephanieVanicekIllustration](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ILLO_0227_StephanieVanicekIllustration.png)
Some organic foods may be worth the extra money
Hannah Smothers
• February 27, 2013
![2013-02-11_StreetMusicians_Guillermo-Hernandez-Martinez0087](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-11_StreetMusicians_Guillermo-Hernandez-Martinez0087.jpg)
Closing time for the South Congress food trailers
Hannah Smothers
• February 25, 2013
![2013-02-11_StreetMusicians_Guillermo-Hernandez-Martinez0436](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-11_StreetMusicians_Guillermo-Hernandez-Martinez0436.jpg)
Austin street musicians fight to remain in business
Hannah Smothers
• February 22, 2013
![0218_DarienChen](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0218_DarienChen.jpg)
Why run a marathon when you can watch a marathon?
Hannah Smothers
• February 18, 2013
![0205_IsabellaPalacios](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0205_IsabellaPalacios.png)
Listening to music isn’t just entertaining, it’s also therapeutic
Hannah Smothers
• February 5, 2013
![ILLO_0129_KevinChen](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ILLO_0129_KevinChen.jpg)
Living in Austin is nice, but it ain’t cheap
Hannah Smothers
• January 29, 2013
![2013-01-24_L&A_Eric_Dingus_Chelsea_Purgahn284](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013-01-24_LA_Eric_Dingus_Chelsea_Purgahn284.jpg)
Local 17-year-old rocks the electronica world
Hannah Smothers
• January 24, 2013
![ILLO_0116_Massingill](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ILLO_0116_Massingill.jpg)
Sometimes when you feel sad, it’s winter’s fault.
Hannah Smothers
• January 16, 2013
![2013-01-14_A_Is_Red_Chelsea_Purgahn2920](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013-01-14_A_Is_Red_Chelsea_Purgahn2920.jpg)
Band fuses sounds, colors
Hannah Smothers
• January 14, 2013
Dark Dark Dark emerges with new album
Hannah Smothers
• December 5, 2012
![2012_12_03_TheRecord_Pu](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012_12_03_TheRecord_Pu.Ying_.Huang932.jpg)
Cathedral of Junk draws tourists, inspires visitors
Hannah Smothers
• December 3, 2012
![2012_11_28_Castle_Hill_Graffiti_Pu](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012_11_28_Castle_Hill_Graffiti_Pu.Ying_.Huang754.jpg)
Street art preserved amid graffiti
Hannah Smothers
• November 28, 2012
![2012_11_10_Meditation_Professor_David_Collins_Becca_Gamache4265](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012_11_10_Meditation_Professor_David_Collins_Becca_Gamache4265_0.jpg)
Psychology professor spreads meditation techniques, medical benefits
Hannah Smothers
• November 13, 2012
![2012_11_02_FFFF1_Pu](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012_11_02_FFFF1_Pu.Ying_.Huang418.jpg)
Music and comedy fans brave storms of dust at Fun Fun Fun Fest
Hannah Smothers and Shane Miller
• November 5, 2012
Fun Fun Fun Fest keeps its own beat
Hannah Smothers
• November 2, 2012
![ACLFRIDAY14_2012_10_12_ACL_Pu](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ACLFRIDAY14_2012_10_12_ACL_Pu.Ying_.Huang9200.jpg)
The Daily Texan recaps the happenings and bands at ACL weekend
Shane Miller and Hannah Smothers
• October 15, 2012
Austin City Limits provides opportunities to local bands
Hannah Smothers
• October 12, 2012
![PRESS_PatrickWatsonByBrigitteHenry](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/PRESS_PatrickWatsonByBrigitteHenry.jpg)
ACL performance promises magic
Hannah Smothers
• October 11, 2012
![2012_09_27_Foxing_FannyTrang098](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012_09_27_Foxing_FannyTrang098.jpg)
New literary journal struggles to find footing
Hannah Smothers
• October 3, 2012
![FILE_2011-09-26_Pecan_St_Festival_Zachary](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/FILE_2011-09-26_Pecan_St_Festival_Zachary.Strain1312.jpg)
Fall 2012 Pecan Street Festival joins artists, fans in quaint tradition
Hannah Smothers
• September 28, 2012
![PRESS_whalers1](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/PRESS_whalers1.jpg)
Whalers band sail past marketing, focus on music
Hannah Smothers
• September 19, 2012
![2012-09-06_Emily_Wolfe_Ben_Chesnut199](https://thedailytexan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-06_Emily_Wolfe_Ben_Chesnut199-598x900.jpg)
The realism of Emily Wolfe sets her apart from others
Hannah Smothers
• September 14, 2012