 Photo: Sanja Gjenero
With recent times looking a little glum, a penny here and a penny there might have the potential to go a long way. Unplug yourself from modern technology and throw caution to the wind by diving into the hidden world of bargained priced books. Help keeping the Austin community hooked on reading is the grand opening of Austin’s latest bookstore, Recycled Reads, which opened on February 28, with much literary fanfare, family fun, and live music, including Austin roots rock icon Jon Dee Graham. |
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 Resourceful how-to book offers examples of sustainability in action.
It should be pretty clear by now that “going green” is not a fad. Some people are further along than others in the shift toward sustainable living, but we know for certain that, far from going away, it is something we must collectively get better at. Even if—by some remarkable feat of obstinate denial—you don’t believe global warming is real, the fact still remains that earth’s population is soaring and our resources needed to survive are dwindling. It’s pretty basic to see where that will lead. These can seem fairly gloom and doom realities, until you recognize that much of what we consider as “needed to survive” is far from a necessity, and the methods we utilize to get what is necessary are often needlessly wasteful. |
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 Slam Poet Tony Jackson
January poetry readings and happenings.
While it may not enjoy the same brand name recognition as Austin music, the spoken word scene in Austin does hold quite a bit of cache on the circuit. Below is a monthly calendar of events. There is no cover unless otherwise noted, though tips are often encouraged. Listed contacts for more information may either be the venue or the hosting poet. |
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 Free jazz, free verse...free your mind.
You never know what to expect at a word/jazz Low Stars performance, an improvisational interplay between free jazz and spoken word. Not even the performers do. An element of uncertainty is an understatement, as poets and musicians take a swim in the deep end with no floaties.
“The vibe we’re trying to get at is where the musicians and the poets are improvising back and forth, having an internal conversation, more so than the band being a back up foundation for the poet. It’s collaborative at a deeper level than that,” says bassist Harold McMillan, who started the word/jazz project in 2000. |
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 To move forward, one man has to look back.
It always has to be about some girl that changes everything in a man’s life, doesn’t it? This time, this particular girl might be a little off her rocker. Okay, maybe a lot off her rocker.
Meet Travis Harrison. Pragmatic. Schedule driven. Borderline boring. Vulnerable. Travis has been carrying emotional baggage since becoming a victim of not one, but two tragedies in the past 20 years of his life. Cue Layla Sommers. Irrational. Spontaneous. Borderline psychotic. Vulnerable and, like Travis, a victim of circumstance. |
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