Ghostland Observatory’s Thomas Turner and Aaron Behrens just might be the hardest working men in the electronic/funk-glam/rock music biz. In less than two years, the Austin, TX duo have released two records and have toured from coast to coast, all while running their own music label, Trashy Moped. The band’s latest CD, Paparazzi Lightning, is a high-voltage rocking dance record that the Dallas Observer says would “do Daft Punk, Giorgio Moroder and Freddie Mercury...
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Good morning, Houston. If you're a smoker who's not a fan of the citywide smoking ban set to take effect this fall, here's something to be happy about: At least you don't live in Abilene, where a man was arrested on a warrant for smoking in public. Brian Wayne Hendrix was cited for smoking in public, a violation of Abilene's smoking ban, in late February; when he failed to show up in court, a...
Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor mjecker. It's a boot on a barstool at Fitzgerald's in The Heights. Originally built in 1918 as a Polish dance hall, Fitz was saved from demolition in 1977. The building has seen the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn, ZZ Top and James Brown. What more needs to be said, really. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining...
Tuesday We can’t think of a better way to start off your concert week than with the hardest working man in show business, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Now in his seventies, he still has the energy that will leave you feeling … well, you know. 8 p.m. at Verizon Wireless Theater | tickets and info Wednesday Beautiful female vocals are on tap tonight at Super Happy Fun Land. Seekonk hails from Maine,...
After Wired ran a story documenting the GoogleCenter of the United States a bunch of ists jumped on the opportunity to figure out their own middle. Gothamist, Chicagoist, Bostonist and Seattlest all zoomed in on their creamy GoogleCenters. A crack cartography team is hard at work determining the GoogleCenter of the Ist-a-verse as you read this... Austinist read a book about Olympian Bode Miller and liked it. They also took a few pictures of the...
Earlier this week kissy couples were wading through roses and red tissue paper deeper than an east coast snow dump and singles shook a tiny, lonely fist (no ring!) at it all. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - Valentine's season is in the can, finally. Austinist is already pulsing with SX energy and posting on the People's Choice Award nominees and the short films that will be playing while the...
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