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Written by Dante Dominick
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A day in the Hill Country is always nice. Oh, and a bike ride in the Hill Country is even better. Or maybe a sojourn to a standout local brewery instead. After all, a bike ride in the Hill Country includes, um, hills. Then again, a weekend isn’t really a weekend ‘round these parts without some live music and outdoor cooking.
As luck would have it, you don’t have to decide which way is best to spend this weekend, because the Real Ale Ride mixes it all together in one lump. (Best of all, you can pass off a brewery tour as you being all health-conscious, athletic, and productive.) |
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Written by Dante Dominick
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Black Angels Photo: Briana Purser  Living in Austin, sometimes you almost have to wonder what you’ve done to deserve weekends like these, as a bevy of stellar local bands with far-reaching reputations drop new CDs with release shows this weekend. A party that actually started with Shearwater’s curtain-pulling magic at The Parish on Thursday, where Jonathan Meiburg reached full wingspan. No longer biding his time with Okkervil River, Meiburg’s Shearwater unveiled Rook (Matador Records) in its woodwind, brass, and harp entirety. With penetrating vocals equally haunting and beautiful, Shearwater’s Rook is a no-brainer to appear on nearly every pundit’s Best Of lists to come at year’s end. But we digress. Two days that could be billed the Great CD Release Weekend await us: |
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Written by lee ann mcvay
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 Summer is almost here and tempatures are rising FAST! You might want to start thinking about ways to stay cool, save energy and money at the same time. Below are some tips to help you keep the tempatures down in your house...
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Written by Dante Dominick
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 Memorial Day weekend offers a bounty of recreation activities, and they don’t all have to revolve around grills and lakes. For folks with air conditioning on their minds, you can get your sizzle from the celluloid screen. The ornate Paramount Theatre packs a weekend of classic films (Casablanca, Key Largo, Grease) while the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek presents Citizen Kane, complete with a live music orchestra recreating the renowned Bernard Herrmann score along with the film.
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Written by Dante Dominick
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Could there possibly be better timing for a grand wine festival than a three-day weekend? Not that we’re endorsing imbibing too much wine or anything, but with 27 Texas wineries (21 from the Hill Country), great music, delectable food…let’s just say it’s satisfying to know you can while the day away (or whole weekend) like a Roman senator and have nothing to worry about. Unlike any other wine festival in Texas, the Austin Wine Festival—Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at The Domain in northwest Austin—allows you to purchase bottles or cases to take home with you. So that robust Super Tuscan you fall in love with—but won’t remember the name of later—buy some to take with you. |
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