The Story of Texas The Story of Texas When the weather here in Austin turns cold or cloudy, there are many indoor activities available throughout the town and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum downtown at MLK and Congress is right at the top of fun things to see. It’s not just another boring old dusty museum, it’s the newest museum in Austin and it offers three floors of interactive exhibits that appeal to all ages as well as Austin’s only Read more


NEW FEATURE! 22 Questions With Timothy Abbott NEW FEATURE! 22 Questions With Timothy Abbott Austin.com is happy to present this new feature in our music section, 22 Questions With Timothy Abbott feauring local musician and long time friend of austin.com Tim Abbott and his unique 22 question interviews with local musicians and celebrities.  We will post new interviews every week and please contact us if you wish to be interviewed by Tim for his new 22 Questions With Timothy Abbott feature thank you Read more


New Feature!  Happy Hour reviews. New Feature! Happy Hour reviews. Taylore Cunningham, Dining Writer, offers her ideas on the Best Happy Hours in town.Like most college students, I am no stranger to partying on a budget. Some might opt for the “always smooth” case of Keystone over the much preferred taste of Dos Equis, while others frequent 6th Street on Thursday nights for the infamous $1 beers and $2 “you call its”. However you may cho Read more

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22 Questions With Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland22 Questions With Carolyn Wonderland.  One of Austin's biggest names in music,  Carolyn Wonderland has picked up the Austin Blues  baton and been running with it for a while now.  Click "Read More" for  her interview...
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Discover Ingram Texas
Ingram Stonehenge
photo by Michael Amador
Ingram Texas is one of Texas' authentic old western towns and is a short day trip from Austin....
 
Old Ingram Business buildings of the old section of Ingram now house art studios and galleries, antique shops, boutiques and restaurants. It is on the loop off Texas 39 and Texas 27.

Stonehenge in the Hills Far from the Salisbury Plain in England, this replica of the famous megaliths rises in a rural setting two miles west of Hunt, Texas, on F.M. 1340. Stonehenge II, as it's called, is 60 percent as tall as the original, and 90 percent as large in circumference. Along with the replica of Stonehenge are Easter Island-type statues. Take Texas 39 to Hunt, Texas.

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Mouse and the Traps...Lost Sessions
Mouse and the TrapsMouse and the Traps.....Lost Sessions

I think it was 1971 when I was told about a killer rock band with an unbelievable guitar player that was playing around east Texas. They had a great name...Mouse and the Traps... I never had the pleasure of catching them but I did see the unbelievable guitar player "Bugs Henderson" at the Armadillo World Headquarters around '74......drop everything and go see him if you ever get the chance.

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Aaron Mace and his Church of the Friendly Ghost
Interview by Fred Mitchim with Aaron Mace:
 
FM:  Please give us a description of Church of the Friendly Ghost that someone who has no idea what experimental music is can understand.

AM:  The tapestry of contemporary musical expression is almost unimaginably vast. Musically oriented as Austin Texas is, there is a real need in alternative spaces for musical performance designed to invite an intimate listening experience.
   
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