Select Date
The calendar requires Javascript.
Entries
Two Girls In Town: Wire @ The Mohawk Next Friday
Ashley Cass previews the momentous Wire show
Wire, the godfathers of post-punk art rock, make their return to Austin on Friday, April 8th at The Mohawk. The performance will mark the 2nd time they have EVER played Austin. Since their initial visit 9 years ago, they’ve broke up, reformed and put out 3 albums including the most recent Red Barked Tree.
The new album is unlike anything they’ve released before, offering an evolved sound which adds acoustic guitars into the mix. Despite lead guitarist Bruce Gilbert’s absence, Wire (Colin Newman, vocals/guitar, Graham Lewis, bass/vocals and Robert Grey, drums) manage to reinvent themselves in an extraordinary manner.
The track entitled “Clay” evokes “I Am the Fly” in part due to the bouncy synth and bass frequencies, but remains more subdued. “Adapt” recounts observations of worldly demise but encourages a hopeful outlook through personal action. Succeeding the harmonious hymn is “Two Minutes,” which is pretty much two minutes of incohesive random sentences done in a sprechstimme fashion. One sensible and agreeable decree is that “Coffee is not a replacement for food or happiness.”
Wed Mar 30 2011 · Posted in Events
Two Girls In Town: Misprint Magazine’s 5th Annual Beard & Moustache Competition -2.19 / The Mohawk
Ashley Cass Interviews Misprint Maestro Bryan Keplesky
“It’s actually not that hard to run a beard contest, so, really the most important thing is not to get too drunk and forget to give out the prizes at the end; that’s really the only challenge.”
- Bryan Keplesky, Misprint Magazine
In just over a week from now, beardos from all over the world will assemble on the stage of The Mohawk and be judged on their manliest accessory. The fifth annual bacchanalian of beards sponsored by Misprint Magazine and the Austin Facial Hair Club will be hosted by the incredibly hilarious Matt Bearden. This year’s event promises to be the biggest and best yet with a weekend chalk full of beard festivities. The celebration of beardliness kicks off next Friday with an Austin Beard and Moustache Weekend Welcome Happy Hour at The Liberty (5-7:30 p) followed by a short parade (7:30p sharp) en route to Shangri-La (8 p.m.-2 a.m.).
Thu Feb 10 2011 · Posted in Events, Interviews
Two Girls In Town: Knuckle Rumbler’s 7th St. Shindig (by Ashley Cass & Rachel Donnan)
Tuesday night was one of those evenings which made us remember why we love Austin. With an ACL taping for The Roots and John Legend, Chromeo at Stubb's, Holy Ghost! at (Stubb’s) and Malverde, there was more quality live entertainment on one weekday night than most cities see on a weekend. While we didn’t make our way to any of the above mentioned, we did hit up the Knuckle Rumbler’s 7th street block-party. With side by side dance parties at Red 7 and Beauty Bar, seventh was where it was at… on this particular Tuesday Boozeday.
The Zoo, an afterparty for the Chromeo show held at the Beauty Bar, featured DJ sets by locals Hoodie Allen, Premode and Brooklyn based Sammy Bananas .
Vanessa Gonzales, known for her blog Sailor Legs and promo work with spiced rum Sailor Jerry’s (one, you’re done.. particularly at The Side Bar) began her evening at Beauty Bar with an intention to continue on to Red 7 and see Questlove (drummer for The Roots) on the 1’s and 2’s.
“Prepmode is probably one of the best DJs in this city, all of his mixes are really clean, he’s one of few DJs that I’ve never heard train wreck a mix. He’s skilled and his track listings are amazing. After this, I’m heading down the block to see Questlove. He is one of the sickest guys in the game. You think hip-hop drummers, you think Questlove…that’s just it,” said Gonzales. “His vinyl collection must be amazing. First time I saw The Roots play, I feel in love. It was like 100 f-cking degrees outside at Zilker but it still remains one of the best sets I’ve seen at ACL.”
Sammy Bananas on the decks at Beauty Bar.
Fri Aug 27 2010 · Posted in Reviews
Two Girls In Town: Monday Night at 2010 Austin Fashion Week (by Ashley Cass)
Despite making a personal promise to lay low on Monday, I found myself on the Eastside for a side-by-side Fashion Week Extravaganza. The two parties were in celebration of Austin Fashion Week, or SXSWest 5th (the SXSW of the West 5th area!) While these specific festivities took place east of I-35, the theme remained centralized on sophisticated fashion and swagger.
My first stop was at photographer Cory Ryan (Eye Candy Photography) and professional cosmetologist Martha Lynn Barnes’ cocktail party. The event hosted a chockablock of what seemed to be an even amount of fashionistas and photographers, and featured a multitude of sweets, along with signature drinks from the ever-present Tito’s Vodka.
Cory Ryan freshening up the candy bar.
Wed Aug 18 2010 · Posted in Photo Galleries, Reviews
Two Girls In Town: 2010 Fun Fun Fun Fest Lineup Release Press Conference Recap (by Ashley Cass)
Editor's Note: Going forward, two lovely lasses in town, Ashley Cass and Rachel Donnan, will be bringing you their experiences, observations, assessments, and much, much more via their column Two Girls In Town. Essentially, it is the world of Austin and beyond through the eyes and ears of Ashley and Rachel. To kick things off, Ashley Cass presents her viewpoint on yesterday’s epic Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup release press conference at the Wyndham Garden Hotel.
A press conference with Fun Fun Fun Fest founder Graham Williams and executive team members James Moody (Transmission Entertainment, Mohawk) and Johnny Sarkis (Transmisson Entertainment, Red 7) took place at Wyndham Garden Hotel yesterday. Conducted in sharp business attire, “Fun-Sultant” and local comedic genius Matt Bearden led the rare sit-down opportunity and welcomed attendees before giving the floor to Sarkis and Moody. The directors of “Research and Design for Fun” and “Marketing and Research for Fun” led an engaging Power Point display which gave more insight into FX3 Fest’s beliefs and primary objectives.