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You’ve heard it all before: an Austin band puts out a stellar debut, garners a bunch of national press, signs a major label deal, then slowly fades from the spotlight.
That first act story plays out a few times per decade, and as F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Obviously, Fitzgerald hadn’t heard of Sixteen Deluxe .
Tonight at the ND , the once-forgotten local act is joining forces with...
Children of Bodom, Revocation, More at Emo's East [Show Preview]
Finnish death metal stalwarts Children of Bodom are celebrating fifteen years together with a big tour sponsored by ESP. They hit Emo's East tonight with a few other bands, including the...
Rick Perry: The Governor Who Isn't There
After still-Governor Rick Perry spent six months away from his office campaigning against a Socialist president, a treasonous Fed chairman, and uh... ummm... shoot, it escapes me, his own...
Drinks: Drink Smarter - Tipsy Tech Spring Classes Begin Tuesday
For many of us, college involved as much hitting the bottle as it did hitting the books. At Tipsy Tech, a 10-week course on the history and practice of cocktail mixology, such behavior is...
"The New Yorker" Profiles Ron Paul, Abüses the Umlaut
A very long (5650 words) New Yorker piece on Texas Congressman Dr. Ronald Ernest "Ron" Paul by Kelefa T. Sanneh is now available for your extended reading pleasure on their website. Known...
SXSW Film Preview - Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
More than a handful of the films at this year's SXSW Film Festival focus on music, including the documentary feature Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me. Profiling one of the biggest bands that...
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