A Day-Long Celebration for Esme at Beerland [Show Preview]

Sound Ordinance Issues and Occupy Austin Both Occupy Police
Brad Spies at SXSW and AMP sent out a mass email to members of the latter on the ninth, discussing the rise in Sound Ordinance violations over the past two weeks. His email explains that...

Arrests Over the Weekend, Discussion with City Officials Today...
Despite what had been almost amicable dealings up til now between APD and the folks of Occupy Austin, a number of arrests were made in the wee hours of Sunday morning after protesters...

Massive Brush Or Wildfire Near Oak Hill
As of 2:30pm Sunday, a large fire is very active near the Oak Hill "Y" at the 7400 Block of US Highway 290. APD is advising everyone to avoid the area if possible, and while mandatory...

Tim Berne's Snakeoil at the Cactus Cafe [Show Preview + CD...
New York-based alto saxophonist and composer Tim Berne is one of the most influential reedmen to come out of the "Downtown" milieu. Prefiguring a number of young New York musician-composers...

Austinist Liveblogs The GOP Debate At Our Friend's House
We're liveblogging the Republican debate! We haven't missed anything except for an intro that was apparently WWF-esque. Hey, we're Joshua Huck, Adam Schragin, and Andrew Hilbert. [ more ›...