The Mean Eyed Cat – Randall Metting

THE YEAR IN PICTURES 2012: What A Year It Was!

December 31, 2012 by Randall Metting 4 Comments

The waning hours of 2012 are upon us and, in wrappin’ up this current chapter of life, I went back through my hundreds, if not thousands, of photos from the the past 12 months and confirmed what an excellent year it’s really been. Great times spent with friends, old and new, excellent travels, much fun […]

Filed Under: My Austin, Random Randall Tagged With: 2012 College World Series, aaron franklin, ACL Live at Moody Theater, Adam Aspes, Adam Hahn, Anderson Price, Andrew Nam Chul Osborne, Arthur Anton, Asleep at the Wheel, Austin, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin Texas, Austin White, Ben Brooks, Betsy Sikes, BEVO, Big Bend National Park, Brent Baker, Brian Birzer, Brian Gallagher, Bryan Beck, Carrie Israel, Champions To CureDuchenne, Chris Cain, Chris Poteat, Chris Stone, Chris Uglietta, Circuit of the Americas, Cirrus Aircraft, Dave Cornell, Dave Pacwa, David Simon, Debra Miller, Delee Skipper, Dena Katz Stoddard, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Dorothy Ann Metting, Dulce Vida Organic Tequila, Easter Seals of Central Texas, Erik Michielsen, F1 U.S. Grand Prix Austin, Five Seasons Brewing Atlanta, Florida Gators, Formula 1 Austin, Forrest Griffen, franklin barbecue, Front Page News Atlanta, Gary Lightbody, Gary Ross, Heathe Bryan, hill's cafe, Hyatt Regency Austin, icenhauer's, Jeffrey Skipper, Jenna Kitley, Joe Mignogna, Katie Simon, Keith Neumann, KGSR 22nd Anniversary Bash, KGSR 93.3FM Radio Austin, KGSR Music Lounge, Kim Williams, Kinky Friedman, Kirk Payne, Laura Revell, Lindsay Mason, LIVESTRONG Austin Half Marathon, long center for the performing arts, Longhorn Libation Nation tailgate, lustre pearl, Mandy Mullen, Mark Sudlow, Marlana Sheetz, Matt Williams, Max's Wine Dive, Meg Gorski Albertson, Michele Puchli, midnight cowboy, Mike Gilbert, Milo Greene, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans Jazzfest, Newport Dunes Golf Club, Omaha Nebraska, Orlando Florida, Paul Miller, Polvo's, Port Aransas Texas, Rainey Street Austin, Randall Metting, Ray Benson, Rebecca Kenney, Riverwood High School 20 Year Reunion, Riverwood High School Class of 1992, Robert Kenney, roger metting, Shady Grove, Shiner's Saloon, Shooter Jennings, Sixth Street Austin, SJ Luedtke, Snow Patrol, Spencer Kitley, Stephanie Pfeffer, steve aguiar, Stubb's BBQ, Susan Craft, SXSW, TD Ameritrade Park, Terra Marie Lucas, Texas, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas A&M University, Texas Longhorns, Texas Monthly BBQ Festival, The Backyard at Bee Cave, The Mean Eyed Cat, the tigress, The Unofficial Mayor of Austin, The Year in Pictures 2012, Tim Revell, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Tony Ferreri, Turnquist Partners Realtors, University of Florida, University of Texas, uShip, UT Golf Club, UT Head Football Coach Mack Brown, Warehouse District Austin, West Texas, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson Celebrity Golf Tournament, Willie Nelson's Cutt-N-Putt, Zilker Park

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 27, 2012-JANUARY 2, 2013

December 27, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 27, 2012-JANUARY 2, 2013 Thursday, December 27, 2012 Antone’s: “Antone’s Alumni Winter Ball” featuring Lou Ann Barton, Malford Milligan, Denny Freeman, Derek O’Brien, Marcia Ball, Mike Flanigin, George Rains, Scott Nelson, Larry Fulcher, J.J. Johnson, Georgia Bramhall, Emily Gimble The Continental Club: The Whiskey Sisters, O:A, Zapata!, Soulhat […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: ACL Live at Moody Theater, Alejandro Escovedo, Antone's, Auditorium Shores, Austin, Austin Music Hall, Austin Texas, Best Bets Austin Texas December 27 2012-January 2 2013, Billy's Ice House, Blaggards, Bob Schneider, continental club, continental club gallery, Cowboy Mouth, Crooks, Dale Watson, Emo's, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas December 27 2012-January 2 2013, Ephraim Owens, evangeline cafe, fado austin, Flamingo Cantina, Frank, graham wilkinson, Gregg Allman, Gruene Hall, Guy Forsyth, Hayes Carll, Iron & Wine, james mcmurtry, Jeff Lofton, John Hiatt, Lucas Hudgins and the First Cousins, lustre pearl, Mother Falcon, Music Listings Austin Texas December 27 2012-January 2 2013, Paramount Theater, ray wylie hubbard, Reckless Kelly, Roger Creager, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Saxon Pub, Scottish Rite Theater, Strange Brew, Stubb's BBQ, Tameca Jones, Texas, Texas Music Theater, The Beauty Ballroom, the broken spoke, The Elephant Room, The Hole in the Wall, The Mavericks, The Mean Eyed Cat, The Original South Austin Jug Band, The Parish, The Peterson Brothers Band, The Rattle Inn, The Sahara Lounge, the white horse, Them Duquaines, This Week In Austin Texas December 27 2012-January 2 2013, Uncle Lucius, Walt Wilkins & the Mystiqueros, Warren Hood and the Goods, Willie Nelson

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 13-DECEMBER 19, 2012

December 13, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – DECEMBER 13-DECEMBER 19, 2012 Thursday, December 13, 2012 The Continental Club: The Whiskey Sisters, Ted Russell Kamp, the Preservation The Continental Club Gallery: Tameca Jones, Dan Dyer Emo’s: The Eli Young Band, JT Hodges The Hole In The Wall: The Hang, Mayeux & Broussard, Brian Pounds The Lucky Lounge: […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: ACL Live at Moody Theater, Antone's, Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, Austin, Austin Music Hall, Austin Texas, Best Bets Austin Texas December 13-19 2012, Blaggards, Bob Schneider, bob schneider's lonelyland, Bruce Robison, cheatham street warehouse, Chicken Sh*t Bingo, continental club, continental club gallery, Dan Dyer, Emo's, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas December 13-19 2012, Ephraim Owens, evangeline cafe, fado austin, Flipnotics, George Ensle, Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, Gruene Hall, holy mountain, ian mclagan, james mcmurtry, Jeff Lofton, Kelly Willis, Marcia Ball, michael martin murphey, music listings austin texas december 13-19 2012, mysterious ways, one world theatre, One-2-One Bar, Palmer Events Center, Paramount Theatre, patty griffin, Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse, robert plant, Ruby Jane, Ruby Jane Smith, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Sahara Smith, Saxon Pub, Sons of Fathers, Stubb's BBQ, Tameca Jones, Texas, Texas Music Theater, the belmont, the broken spoke, The Derailers, The Elephant Room, The Hole in the Wall, The Lucky Lounge, The Mean Eyed Cat, The Peterson Brothers Band, The Rattle Inn, the white horse, this week in austin texas december 13-19 2012

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

November 15, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

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 & […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: ACL Live at Moody Theater, Antone's, Asleep at the Wheel, Austin, Austin Convention Center, Austin Fan Fest, Austin Texas, Best Bets Austin Texas November 15-20 2012, best of texas music showcase, bob bullock texas state history museum, Bob Schneider, bob schneider's lonelyland, cactus cafe, cedar street courtyard, charlie robison, Circuit of the Americas, continental club, continental club gallery, del castillo, Emo's, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas November 15-20 2012, evangeline cafe, F1, F1 U.S. Grand Prix Austin, fado austin, Flipnotics, Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix Austin, frank erwin center, graham wilkinson, Gruene Hall, grupo fantasma, Hear The Music & Hear Your Life, hill's cafe, holy mountain, Hotel Vegas, jax neighborhood cafe, Jeff Lofton, Jeff Lofton Trio, jerry jeff walker, KOKE FM, music listings austin texas November 15-20 2012, one world theatre, pat green, Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse, Ray Benson, Ruthie Foster, Saxon Pub, Scottish Rite Theater, SIMS Foundation, Stubb's BBQ, Tameca Jones, Texas, the blaggards, the broken spoke, The Elephant Room, The Highball, The Mean Eyed Cat, the parish austin, this week in austin texas november 15-20 2012, Threadgill's South, Threadgill's World Headquarters, two tons of steel, Willie Nelson

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

November 9, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: ACL Live at Moody Theater, Antone's, atlas genius, Austin, austin chronicle, austin chronicle's best of austin 2012 party, Austin Music Hall, Austin Texas, Bass Concert Hall, Best Bets Austin Texas November 8-14 2012, Bob Schneider, bob schneider's lonelyland, continental club, continental club gallery, darrell k royal-texas memorial stadium, donn's depot, Emo's, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas November 8-14 2012, fado austin, Flipnotics, Gruene Hall, Guy Forsyth, Hook'em Horns!, iowa state at texas college football, Jeff Lofton, Jeff Lofton Trio, KGSR Radio Austin, kgsr's discovery series, Lamberts, lamberts downtown barbecue, minor mishap marching band, Music Listings Austin Texas November 8-14 2012, mysterious ways, one world theatre, patrick fleming, red 7, ruth's chris steakhouse austin, Saxon Pub, scoot inn, scoot inn's grand opening scootenany, Stubb's BBQ, Tameca Jones, Texas, Texas Longhorns football, the belmont, the broken spoke, The Highball, The Mean Eyed Cat, the ND, the parish austin, the white horse, This Week in Austin Texas November 8-14 2012, Threadgill's South, Threadgill's World Headquarters, University of Texas Football, walk the moon, Wild Child, wurstfest

Birthday Boasting: 39 Reasons I Love Austin, Texas

October 30, 2012 by Randall Metting 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: My Austin, Random Randall Tagged With: (512) Brewing Company, 39 reasons I love Austin Texas, abel's on the lake, ACL Music Festival, Alamo Drafthouse, Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail, Auditorium Shores, Austin, Austin Beerworks, Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Austin City Limits Music Festival, austin festivals, austin food and wine festival, Austin Food Trailers and Food Trucks, Austin Paddle Sports, Austin Texas, Austin Texas Dive Bars, Austin Texas dog friendly, Austin's green space, austin's patio and rooftops bars, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Bangers Sausage House and Beer Garden, bar 96, Barfly's, Barton Creek Greenbelt, Barton Springs Pool, Bird's Barbershop, breakfast tacos and migas, Bull Creek Preserve, bungalow, Chicken Sh*t Bingo, cisco's restaurant and bakery, clive bar, Congress Avenue Austin, Deep Eddy Cabaret, Deep Eddy Pool, Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka, Dogapalooza, Downtown Austin, Downtown Austin Skyline, Dulce Vida Organic Tequila, Eeyore's Birthday Party, Emma Long Metropolitan Park, Film and Interactive Conference, franklin barbecue, Garrison Brothers Texas Bourbon Whiskey, Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, HAAM, Hamilton Pool, Hangar Lounge, Health Alliance For Austin Musicians, Hike and Bike Trail, Hook'em Horns!, icenhauer's, Independence Brewing Company, independently owned businesses, J. Mueller BBQ, javelina, John Kunz, Johnny Cash, Keep Austin Weird, KGSR's Blues On The Green, Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin, Lake Travis, Lala's Little Nugget, Live Music Capital of the World, Live Oak BBQ & Beer, Local Austin Craft Beer Scene, lustre pearl, Maria's Taco X-Press, Mayfield Preserve, Mighty Texas Dog Walk, Mount Bonnell, old pecan street festival, Pease Park, Rainey Street District, rattle inn, Red Bud Isle, Red's Porch, Salt Lick BBQ, Saxon Pub, Shiner Beer, Shiner Bock, South Austin, South By Southwest Music, South Congress Avenue Austin, south lamar austin, Stand-Up Paddle Boarding on Town Lake/Lady Bird Lake, Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue Austin, Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew, Sunday Hippie Church, Sunset Capital of Texas, SUP Austin, support local, SXSW, Tacodeli, Texas, texas bbq, Texas Hill Country, Texas Longhorns, Texas Monthly BBQ Festival, texas state capitol building, the blackheart, the broken spoke, The Driskill Bar, The Driskill Hotel, The Horseshoe Lounge, The Man in Black, The Mean Eyed Cat, The Oasis on Lake Travis, The Poodle Dog Lounge, The Red Headed Stranger, thirsty planet brewing company, Tiffany Harelik, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Town Lake, Trailer Food Diaries, Turkey Creek, University of Texas, University of Texas Football and Baseball, University of Texas Tower, Waterloo Records, Willie Nelson, Winnie The Pooh, yappy hours, Zilker Holiday Tree and Trail of Lights, Zilker Park, Zilker Park Kite Festival

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 25-OCTOBER 31, 2012

October 25, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 25-OCTOBER 31, 2012 Thursday, October 25, 2012 Antone’s: Bob Schneider, the Rocketboys, Love at War The Continental Club: The Whiskey Sisters, Poi Dog Pondering, Wild Seeds Continental Club Gallery: Tameca Jones, The Lost & Nameless Orchestra Gruene Hall (Gruene, TX): Marshall Hood Band The Highball: Two Hoots & a […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: 2012, 512 brewing company 4th anniversary party, ACL Live at Moody Theater, Antone's, Austin, Austin Texas, Bass Concert Hall, Best Bets Austin Texas October 25-31 2012, Bob Schneider, Bruce Robison, cactus cafe, continental club, continental club gallery, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas October 25-31, evangeline cafe, Flipnotics, Flyjack, George Ensle, Gruene Hall, halloween 2012, ian mclagan, JAB Fest 2012, james mcmurtry, Jeff Lofton, Jeff Lofton Trio, la grange fest, lucy's retired surfers bar, Music Listings Austin Texas October 25-31 2012, nutty brown cafe and amphitheatre, nxnw restaurant and brewery, oktoberfest 2012, Paramount Theatre, Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse, red 7, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Saxon Pub, Stubb's BBQ, Tameca Jones, Texas, The Backyard at Bee Cave, the broken spoke, The Highball, The Lucky Lounge, The Mean Eyed Cat, The Rattle Inn, the scabs, the zombie ball, This Week in Austin Texas October 25-31 2012, threadgill's, Threadgill's World Headquarters, w.c. clark, warren hood

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 18-OCTOBER 24, 2012

October 18, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 18-OCTOBER 24, 2012 Thursday, October 18, 2012 The Continental Club: The Whiskey Sisters, Soulhat, Amy LaVere, Shannon McNally Continental Club Gallery: Tameca Jones, Dan Dyer Elephant Room: Red Young Quartet, Jitterbug Vipers Emo’s: Awolnation, Imagine Dragons, Zeale The Lucky Lounge: Taylor Baker, Ian McLagan & the Bump Band […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: ACL Live at Moody Theater, Antone's, Austin, Austin Texas, Best Bets Austin Texas October 18-24 2012, cactus cafe, continental club, continental club gallery, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, elephant room, Emo's, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas October 18-24 2012, Flipnotics, Flyjack, Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, Gruene Hall, Holy Mountain Austin, james hyland, Jeff Lofton, Jeff Lofton Trio, Lamberts, Longhorns Football, Music Listings Austin Texas October 18-24 2012, New Belgium Brewing, New Belgium Brewing's Tour de Fat, one world theatre, Ruby Jane Smith, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Saxon Pub, Stubb's BBQ, Tameca Jones, Texas, Texas-Baylor College Football, the broken spoke, The Hole in the Wall, The Lucky Lounge, The Mean Eyed Cat, The Rattle Inn, This Week in Austin Texas October 18-24 2012, University of Texas Football

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 11-OCTOBER 17, 2012

October 11, 2012 by Randall Metting 1 Comment

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 11-OCTOBER 17, 2012 Thursday, October 11, 2012 ACL Live at Moody Theater: Erykah Badu, the Gaslamp Killer Antone’s: The Black Lips, Not in the Face, A Giant Dog Cactus Cafe: Patterson Hood & the Downtown Rumblers The Continental Club: The Whiskey Sisters, Igor & the Red Elvises, Ruby […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: 2012 ACL Music Fesitval, 2012 Austin City Limits Music Festival, ACL Live at Moody Theater, Alabama Shakes, Antone's, Austin, Austin Music Hall, Austin Texas, Best Bets Austin Texas October 11-17 2012, Bob Schneider, cactus cafe, Cassandra Wilson, continental club, continental club gallery, Dale Watson, Delta Spirit, Dry The River, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas October 11-17 2012, father john misty, Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, Gruene Hall, Jack White, james hyland, Jeff Lofton, Jeff Lofton Trio, Junior Brown, La Zona Rosa, Music Listings Austin Texas October 11-17 2012, nutty brown cafe & amphitheater, Paramount Theatre, Punch Brothers, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Saxon Pub, Stoney LaRue, Stubb's BBQ, Tameca Jones, Texas, the belmont, the blackheart, the broken spoke, The Crooks, The Highball, The Mean Eyed Cat, The Parish, The Rattle Inn, The Shins, the white horse, Thievery Corporation, This Week in Austin Texas October 11-17 2012, threadgill's, Threadgill's South, Trampled By Turtles, Wood & Wire, Zilker Park

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 10, 2012

October 5, 2012 by Randall Metting Leave a Comment

BEST BETS: THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN – OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 10, 2012 Friday, October 5, 2012 Oktoberfest (Fredericksburg, TX): Through Sunday, October 7th ACL Live at Moody Theater: The Australian Pink Floyd Antone’s: The Lost Bayou Ramblers, the Bellfuries Bass Concert Hall: David Byrne and St. Vincent The Belmont: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Learning Secrets The Broken […]

Filed Under: Music, This Week in Austin Tagged With: ACL Live at Moody Theater, Antone's, Austin, Austin Texas, Bass Concert Hall, Best Bets Austin Texas October 5-10 2012, Bob Schneider, cactus cafe, charlie robison, continental club, continental club gallery, Dale Watson, david byrne, Emo's, Entertainment Listings Austin Texas October 5-10 2012, Frank, Gary Clark Jr., Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, Gruene Hall, Hole in the Wall, james hyland, La Zona Rosa, Music Listings Austin Texas October 5-10 2012, nutty brown cafe & amphitheater, Oktoberfest Fredericksburg Texas, Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse, ryan bingham, Saxon Pub, st vincent, Stubb's BBQ, Texas, The Backyard at Bee Cave, The Beauty Ballroom, the belmont, the broken spoke, The Mean Eyed Cat, The Mohawk, The Rattle Inn, the white horse, This Week in Austin Texas October 5-10 2012, threadgill's, Threadgill's South, waller creek conservancy benefit, Wheeler Brothers