Author Archives: Rachel

Deep Eddy Vodka: Win a SX Music Badge & Taste for Free During SXSW

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rachel

Picture for us, if you will, a simple scenario. A friend comes to visit you from out of town because you live in the best city in the world and they live, well, anywhere other then here and you take … Continue reading →

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Village Voice Media Showdown at SXSW

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rachel

Who would win in a showdown between a baby harp seal and a remote controlled T-Rex?  With the buzz about SXSW free parties going strong and with the occasional impending feeling that you’re more likely to SEE a baby harp … Continue reading →

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Piranha Killer Sushi Presents an Unplugged Acoustic Showcase Benefitting HAAM

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Rachel

One time in college I ate sushi at 3 am right before an economics final and felt it swimming upstream for the rest of the evening. Talk about killer sushi. Luckily for you, the type of sushi we currently speak … Continue reading →

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Shop at Thrift Stores, Hug a Cowboy

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Rachel

There’s an art to thrift store shopping. You have to go in with the utmost patience, make sure you do not have to visit a little girls room in the next hour or so and have the mindset that everything in the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Police Club is Coming to You at Breakneck Speed

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Rachel

Tokyo Police Club is a band that renders a quiet roar. Their roots are in Canada and they started TPC in 2005 after casually goofing around in someone’s basement releaseing an EP the following year. After it garnered an extensive … Continue reading →

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Gorilla Run Austin: Where It's Ok To Act Like You Were Raised in a Zoo

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Rachel

While there is some weird stuff that goes gallivanting through the streets of downtown Austin, it would be a safe assumption to say that packs of hundreds of gorilla clad humans running about would turn even the most oblivious of heads. Gasp! … Continue reading →

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The Burgundy and Lace Party

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Rachel

Attention Austin gentlemen with scruffle facial hair and sharp fitting strange hued suits: we want you. Attention Austin ladies with icy pop attitudes, lace headdresses and bologna lying around just waiting to be made into a blouse: we want you. … Continue reading →

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Local Libations: Ambhar Tequila

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Rachel

The summer months may technically be over and those kiddos have long since been back in school. Generally speaking it would seem to make sense that along with the changing weather, clothing and life obligations that come with the fall, … Continue reading →

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9th Annual Oktoberfest at North by Northwest

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Rachel

While the roar from Zilker park may hold your attention captive this weekend, here’s a preview of another amazing Austin tradition that you can take part in after a bit of rest. The 9th Annual Oktober Fest is coming to … Continue reading →

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The World According to Flosstradamas

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Rachel

No we aren’t talking about dental hygiene. (Ha, bet that’s a new one.) Actually this is to inform you that the two gentlemen who make up Flosstradamas are not only coming to Austin but are playing a complimentary show for those … Continue reading →

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