BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 15-NOVEMBER 20, 2012

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 15-NOVEMBER 20, 2012 Thursday, November 15, 2012 ACL Live at Moody Theater: “Best of Texas Music” Showcase featuring Willie Nelson, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Pat Green, Jerry Jeff Walker, Cindy Cashdollar, Del Castillo, Ruthie Foster, the Quebe Sisters and more Antone’s: Hector Ward & […]

A Tribute To A Legend: Honoring Darrell K. Royal

This past week, we lost a true legend here in Austin, the one and only, Darrell K. Royal, the iconic head football coach of the Texas Longhorns and local hero to many, who succumbed to the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease this past Wednesday at the age of 88. Coach Royal was not just a legend […]

Hear the Music & Hear Your Life: A Music & Hearing Awareness Event benefiting the SIMS Foundation

Extremely proud to support an excellent event for a wonderful cause with amazing live music this coming Thursday evening to the Scottish Rite Theater here in Austin. Hope to see you there! Hear the Music & Hear Your Life: A Music & Hearing Awareness Event benefiting the SIMS Foundation Who? Hosted by author and hearing loss […]

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 8-NOVEMBER 14, 2012

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 8-NOVEMBER 14, 2012 Thursday, November 8, 2012 Wurstfest (New Braunfels, TX): Through Sunday, November 11th ACL Live at Moody Theater: Los Lonely Boys Antone’s: Gaelic Storm, Lost & Nameless Orchestra Austin Music Hall: Snow Patrol, Noel Gallagher’s “High Flying Birds” Bass Concert Hall: Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins The Continental […]

Trailer Food Diaries Cookbooks: Serving up the American Dream one plate at a time!

For those who live in and around Austin – and for the many who have visited – you are, more than likely, extremely aware of the huge importance of food trailers, food trucks and the overall “mobile cuisine” movement here in the Live Music Capital of the World. Over the past few years, a great […]

Austin City Limits Season 38 Taping: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Short and sweet, but to the point. Last night, I witnessed Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros absolutely kill it during their Season 38 taping of Austin City Limits down at ACL Live at Moody Theater. Simply phenomenal. The band, comprised of twelve individually talented musicians, who, when assembled together, make the kind of music […]

Ms. P’s Electric Cock: “Peace, Love & Fried Chicken”

So, now that I’ve gotten your attention, let me just say that one of my favorite aspects of days spent here in Austin, Texas are those where I stumble upon brilliant new finds and unexpected gems. Well, that happened late last week when I made a long-overdue journey down South Congress to the food trailer […]

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 1-NOVEMBER 7, 2012

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – NOVEMBER 1-NOVEMBER 7, 2012 Thursday, November 1, 2012 Antone’s: Guns of Navarone, Steven Collins, Scott Davis, Mike & the Moonpies, Elijah Ford, Jazz Mills Bass Concert Hall: Leonard Cohen The Continental Club: The Whiskey Sisters, Hard Proof Afrobeat, Janek Gwizdala Project with Cliff Almond, Marko Djordjevic’s Sveti The Continental […]

Birthday Boasting: 39 Reasons I Love Austin, Texas

While seeming incredibly unrealistic to me, today, I celebrate a whopping 39 years on this amazing carnival ride we call life. Considering I still feel like a kid at heart, continue to live life to the fullest (as best I can) and, honestly, have no immediate plans of “growing up” anytime soon,  I felt it […]

Fall Creek Vineyards Celebrating Over 30 Years of Excellent Texas Wines

  Fall Creek Vineyards Celebrating Over 30 Years of Excellent Texas Wines Over thirty years ago, Fall Creek Vineyards co-owners, Ed and Susan Auler, commenced the development of the Fall Creek winery facility in the small town of Tow, Texas, on the shores of Lake Buchanan, and, to this very day, have remained steadfast in […]