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BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2012 Thursday, September 13, 2012 Antone’s: Joe Cocker Hoot Night with Mad Dogs & Englishmen Central Market North Lamar: Lost & Nameless Orchestra La Zona Rosa: Beats Antique, Sorne, Lynx Lucky Lounge: Mayeux & Broussard, Tyler Guthrie, Brian Pounds Ruth’s Chris Steak House: Jeff Lofton Trio […]
Austin’s hottest new hub of nightlife, Rainey Street, has a great new addition with the recent opening of Bungalow in yet another charming Craftsman-style house chock full of character, two well-stocked bars (one inside, one out), a huge back patio and much more. Bungalow’s Operating Partner, Jason Steward, and his team have created quite a […]
After excellent feedback and further thought, I decided to shake things up with the “This Week In Austin” segment of the blog by picking my “Best Bets” every week, so that the calendar is not so intimidating and you actually have my recommendations for what to do and where to head in this great town. […]
With the onset of the 2012 college football season, this coming weekend is sure to be extremely busy in and around Central Texas. Here in the Capital City, the Longhorns have another home game against New Mexico Saturday at 7pm CT, Texas A&M welcomes the University of Florida (yes, my alma mater – GO GATORS!) […]
Quite honestly, nothing says Labor Day Weekend to me like the debut of college football and the opportunity to tailgate down at the University of Texas here in Austin to celebrate the launch of another championship campaign for the Horns. Excited to be involved as a member of the Longhorn Libation Nation tailgate crew for […]
EASTER SEALS OF CENTRAL TEXAS CELEBRATING 75 AMAZING YEARS! You certainly don’t want to miss your chance to help support an excellent organization here in the Austin area, Easter Seals of Central Texas, and the upcoming celebration of their 75th anniversary! All the details you could possibly want and need are listed below. Sure to […]
Labor Day Weekend 2012. Wow, hard to believe it’s here already. Overstated annually, but, really, where has the year gone? With the last official weekend of the Summer comes cooler temperatures (hopefully), the blessed return of college football and a long weekend to celebrate the avoidance of work and productivity on the job. For those […]
In the heart of Texas Longhorns country here in Central Texas, the start of the college football season, for those of us who went to major universities in the Southeast, officially gets underway at the Austin SEC Club Kickoff Picnic, held, each year, the week before the collegiate pigskin campaign launches. This past Saturday, for […]
o THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN: August 27-September 3, 2012 Thursday, August 30, 2012 29th Street Ballroom @ Spider House – Crimson Devils, Sober Daze, Diesel & Dixie, the Ghosts of Texas Antone’s – The SteelDrivers, Farewell Drifters, Misisipi Mike Wolf Broken Spoke – Tony Harrison, Jesse Dayton Cactus Cafe – Dustin Welch Continental Club – Two Hoots & A Holler, […]
You may not have realized it, but this past Sunday was National Dog Day, a special day to celebrate dogs and encourage adoption across this great land, that has helped to save the lives of over 1 Million dogs since 2004. Since I am so very fortunate to have an amazing pooch in the one and […]
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