First View of Sixth Street, Austin, SXSW Interactive 2013
Austin’s 6th Street entertainment district is generally the nerve center for SXSW, particularly during the music portion of the event, but somewhat less so for …
Even Austin has its Waterloo (@WaterlooRecords)
The first time I was ever in Austin, I wanted to go to Waterloo Records first. I had already heard about the shop long before …
Seattle of the South: Austin’s Monkey Nest Coffee (@MonkeyNestATX)
Monkey Nest Coffee proclaims itself “An Austin Original”, and it has earned something of a name for itself in a city that could rightly be …
Taking A Vinyl Break at Breakaway Records (@Breakaway Austin)
I first discovered Breakaway Records when it was on Fifth Street in East Austin. That was my first long-term visit to Austin, and my first …
MonkeyWrench Books (@MonkeyWrenchATX) in Austin’s North Loop
MonkeyWrench Books is a collective that runs a left-wing bookstore in Austin’s ultra-hip North Loop neighborhood (Well, really, what Austin neighborhood ISN’T ultra-hip?). The average …
Third Coast Music and Apparel, East Austin
Third Coast Music and Apparel in East Austin is a branch of the store in Elgin. It appears to be full of T-shirts and mixtapes, …
Starting SXSW Week with Breakfast at @TheOmelettry in Austin
Every year, I celebrate my first day of South By Southwest in Austin by going to breakfast at The Omelettry. A neighborhood institution since its …
Hopdoddy Burger Bar (@hopdoddy) in University Park, Dallas
While driving from Memphis to Austin last week on Sunday for South By Southwest, I decided to stop at Hopdoddy Burger Bar in Dallas for …
Bellevue Middle Majorettes and Drummer @ BJ Danz Starz Jamboree
Bellevue Middle School Majorettes take it back to the old school with a drumline, while all the other majorettes at the jamboree used CD’s.
BJ Danz Majorette Jamboree @ Elliston Baptist Academy, Memphis
There was supposed to be a cook-out and basketball tournament at Westside Park in Frayser, but when I got there, I found that there was …