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Austin (Texas)

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2012

    BurgerFi Adding More Locations in Florida (Plus North Carolina, Texas, and Elsewhere)

    ​The BurgerFi brand is expanding beyond Florida with franchises set to open this year in Cary, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; and Raleigh, North Carolina. Six additional Florida stores also will open with Winter Park, Aventura, Tampa, Westin, and Naples all getting locations. A store at 2477 E. Su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    MP3: Mike June, My Musical Valentine

    ​Mike June has that Aiden from Sex in the City look and a Bruce Springsteen unplugged sound. The musician was raised in the Garden State but found his home in the capital city of the Lonestar land. June's rich folk rock displays a distinctively Jersey-meets-Texas sound. June is releasing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    The Beltones' Bill McFadden: I Miss the Ocean and Publix Subs

    ​ The Beltones Cheap Trinkets (TKO Records) beltones.com Last year in September, we had the opportunity to revisit one of my favorite local platters from the '90s, the Beltones' Lock and Load seven-inch on the sorely missed Far Out Records. It was, as it usually is within these pages, a great t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Meet Sugar Yummy Mama at West Broward Tonight, Truck Roundup at Boomers

    Giselle Pinto Pinto in her Sugar Yummy Mama van is pretty in pink.​Giselle Pinto could be starring in a toothpaste commercial, with her perfect white smile and beautiful features, but instead she's taken to the streets of south Florida in her Sugar Yummy Mama van to share he ... More >>

  • News

    May 19, 2011

    Guns Online: No Permit Needed

    Giselle Pinto Pinto in her Sugar Yummy Mama van is pretty in pink.​Giselle Pinto could be starring in a toothpaste commercial, with her perfect white smile and beautiful features, but instead she's taken to the streets of south Florida in her Sugar Yummy Mama van to share he ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2011

    How Those Darlins Balance Bros and Shows

    Giselle Pinto Pinto in her Sugar Yummy Mama van is pretty in pink.​Giselle Pinto could be starring in a toothpaste commercial, with her perfect white smile and beautiful features, but instead she's taken to the streets of south Florida in her Sugar Yummy Mama van to share he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    David J. Stern Was a Disgraced Soccer Coach Before Becoming a Disgraced Lawyer

    ​The background of fallen foreclosure king David J. Stern has so far been largely a mystery. But now there's at least one piece of his past that has come to light: the years he spent as a high school soccer coach and how it ended in a spectacular failure.New Times has learned Stern worked for abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Mark Phillips, Smuggler Fugitive Arrested After 31 Years, Was a "Bit Player"

    Mark Steven Phillips, 62, arrested after 31 years on the run.​Mark Phillips, the 62-year-old man arrested last week in West Palm Beach on a drug smuggling charge from 31 years ago, was a "bit player" in the large-scale pot moving operation, according to one of the leaders of the smuggling organiza ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Could Hallandale Beach Become the First City in Florida to Ban Pet Stores?

    ​There are as many as four million animals put down in shelters every year in this country, according to estimates by the Humane Society of the United States. The problem is particularly bad in South Florida, where the recession has left many families unable to take care of the family pets. One sh ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Juarez: The Bleeding Front Line of the War on Drugs

    ​There are as many as four million animals put down in shelters every year in this country, according to estimates by the Humane Society of the United States. The problem is particularly bad in South Florida, where the recession has left many families unable to take care of the family pets. One sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Danish Band Kashmir Shares Meaty Wisdom

    Photo by Flickr user vulnerablechaosMeatballs: the way to her heart, says one Danish band member.​If you go backstage at Antone's, the legendary music venue in Austin, then head upstairs past whatever band is lingering on the first floor, look closely at the back wall of the small balcony and you' ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    Willie Nelson Plays Boca's Sunset Cove Amphitheater

    Photo by Flickr user vulnerablechaosMeatballs: the way to her heart, says one Danish band member.​If you go backstage at Antone's, the legendary music venue in Austin, then head upstairs past whatever band is lingering on the first floor, look closely at the back wall of the small balcony and you' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Why South Florida Should Be Rooting for Texas and NOT Alabama Tonight

    flickr.comNick Saban lied to, then abandoned South Florida.​There are dozens of reasons South Floridians should be cheering for the University of Texas in tonight's BCS National Championship game. Now, I'll admit I'm not completely objective on the subject, but I want to convince you, South Florid ... More >>

  • Music

    January 22, 2009

    The Queen of the Fiddler Records Empire Returns to the Music Biz

    flickr.comNick Saban lied to, then abandoned South Florida.​There are dozens of reasons South Floridians should be cheering for the University of Texas in tonight's BCS National Championship game. Now, I'll admit I'm not completely objective on the subject, but I want to convince you, South Florid ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 14, 2008

    Kick the Bottle

    As the containers and costs mount, in South Florida and beyond, plastic is played out

  • Music

    April 24, 2008

    Rootz Rock Rebellion

    Kingston's Rootz Underground takes spiritual reggae to higher heights

  • Music

    November 15, 2007

    Damn, Sam, We Hardly Knew Ye

    A former South Florida homeboy gives us the cold shoulder

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    Humbert: Kings for a Day

    A former South Florida homeboy gives us the cold shoulder

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2007

    Today is officially HUMBERT DAY in the City of Hialeah!

    A former South Florida homeboy gives us the cold shoulder

  • News

    August 9, 2007

    Letters for August 9-15, 2007

    The Sameness of It All

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2007

    DeGroot On The Big Pump Thump

    The Sameness of It All

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Wayne's World

    The Flaming Lips are back on the road and reflecting on nearly 25 years of weirdness

  • Music

    March 8, 2007

    New Times' Guide to Langerado

    The Flaming Lips are back on the road and reflecting on nearly 25 years of weirdness

  • News

    March 8, 2007

    Letters for March 8-14, 2007

    The Flaming Lips are back on the road and reflecting on nearly 25 years of weirdness

  • News

    February 22, 2007

    Letters for February 22-28, 2007

    The Flaming Lips are back on the road and reflecting on nearly 25 years of weirdness

  • Music

    November 9, 2006

    Psyched-Out But Rocking On

    The Flaming Lips are back on the road and reflecting on nearly 25 years of weirdness

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Operation: Sequel

    A play in three acts

  • Music

    July 13, 2006

    Teen Idol?

    Maybe — but Dave Melillo's all songwriter.

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Giant Drag Is Gay

    The Los Angeles duo hams it up on tour.

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Song of South Florida

    How Humbert attacked the music industry in Austin, Texas, and maybe, sorta, won.

  • Music

    October 13, 2005

    Rough Road

    Despite two tragic deaths, Widespread Panic hasn't slowed a bit.

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2005

    Improv-Sensational

    Despite two tragic deaths, Widespread Panic hasn't slowed a bit.

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Foos These Mortals Be

    A Broward foosball pro locks horns in West Palm

  • News

    March 10, 2005

    Pickpocketing the Public: Part 1

    The "renewable energy" program you're chipping in for spews the same old pollutants

  • Music

    March 25, 2004

    Reign in Fake Blood

    Metal sad. Metal heartbroken. No, metal doesn't want a hug!

  • Music

    May 29, 2003

    Get Shorty

    The lunatic fringe lives, breathes, and flourishes on shortwave radio

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Letters for April 17, 2003

    Immoral morons versus peaceniks

  • News

    January 31, 2002

    Little Ms. Dangerous

    Bonnie Canino sure can throw a punch, but can she bring fame to women's boxing?

  • Music

    June 14, 2001

    Alejandro Escovedo

    A Man Under the Influence (Bloodshot Records)

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Elliott Murphy and Iain Matthews

    La Terre Commune (Eminent Records)

  • Music

    August 3, 2000

    Ball Bearings

    Gulf Coast swamp mama paints the town red and the barrelhouse blue

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2000
  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Undercurrents

    Pushy polling and John Henry passes on Fort Lauderdale

  • Music

    September 9, 1999

    Short Cuts

    Richard Buckner, The Ramones

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Notes From the Underground

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • Music

    May 20, 1999

    What You Talkin' 'Bout, Willis?

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • Music

    May 13, 1999

    Ear Infection

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • Music

    October 1, 1998

    A Knack For Survival

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • Music

    July 16, 1998

    Short Cuts

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • Music

    February 5, 1998

    They Did It Their Way

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

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