TRIBEZA March 2022 Music & Film Issue by TRIBEZA Austin Curated

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Social Hour p. 12 Kristin’s Column p. 14 Tribeza Talk p. 16 Karen’s Pick p. 64 Dining Guide p. 66 Arts & Entertainment Calendars p. 73 FEATURES

Music Makers p. 20 Adrian Grenier p. 32 Iconic Music Venues p. 44 Cover Bands p. 54

THIS PAGE Photo by Sean Matthis ON THE COVER Adrian Grenier Photo by Phil Kline

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RE YOU INTRIGUED BY THE LIFESTYLE OF A HOLLYWOOD

actor that’s deemed the next big star? Do you like hot cars, movie deals and exceptionally good-looking people? Then there’s a good chance you were a huge fan of the HBO series “Entourage.” From red carpets to grassy fields, “Entourage’s” front man, Adrian Grenier, shows us that he’s not just a movie star — he’s also an environmental advocate. His docuseries, “Earth Speed,” tells us that if we want to heal Earth, we also have to heal ourselves. Cameras follow Adrian as he talks to various environmental figures, some based in Austin. “When people connect, they care,” Adrian says. “Each episode of ‘Earth Speed’ has practical applications on personal development, self-sufficiency, sovereignty, a nature-based lifestyle and the businesses that are helping to scale those concepts out in the larger society.” For Adrian, the series is “a lifestyle in the cadence of nature.”

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Also featured in our Music + Film issue are some of Austin’s most iconic music venues: Antone’s, The Continental Club, Little Longhorn Saloon, Hole in the Wall, Broken Spoke, Victory Grill, Cactus Cafe, Flamingo Cantina, Saxon Pub, Elephant Room, Emo’s, Stubb’s and Mowhawk. There are more than 250 music venues in Austin, and we’re lucky that these 13 continue to thrive. No stranger to these venues, are the eight local musicians featured in this month’s Music Makers series: Dayglow, Susannah Joffe, Jonny Jukebox, Sir Woman, Tirras, Torre Blake, BLK ODYSSY and Kevin Galloway. With various genres, these emerging artists are just some of the many talented performers that are paving the way for the future music scene in Austin. If you haven’t already added them to your playlist, you will soon. Carrie Crowe Executive Editor

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EDITOR’S LETTER

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Carrie Crowe

ART DIRECTION

October Custom Publishing DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGER

Holly Cowart

DIGITAL EDITOR

Meher Qazilbash

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

David Clough

COLUMNISTS

Kristin Armstrong Karen O. Spezia

PUBLISHER

Mark Fisher

DIRECTOR OF SALES

Krissy Hearn

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Julia Grisemer

ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Dylan Sack

PRINCIPALS

George Elliman – CEO Chuck Sack Vance Sack Michael Torres

WRITERS

Darcie Duttweiler Tolly Moseley Bryan Parker Meher Qazilbash Britni Rachal Amanda Ward COPY EDITOR

Ashley Brown

EDITORIAL INTERN

Rubyanne Rutledge

PHOTOGR APHERS

Holly Cowart Brian Fitzsimmons Jonathan Garza Phil Kline Bryan Parker Brittany Dawn Short CONTRIBUTING ARTIST

Kelly Colchin

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On Jan. 12, designer women’s shoe and accessory boutique, Blue Suede, hosted friends and family to celebrate the grand opening of its showroom on South First Street. Guests enjoyed tasty bites, wine, beer and coffee at the shop’s lounge while previewing the thoughtfully curated selection of shoes, accessories and gifts.

DANIEL JOHNSTON MURAL UNVEILING & RIBBON CUTTING

The Contemporary Austin honored late artist Daniel Johnston with a mural on its Jones Center building on Jan. 22 — his birthday and Hi, How Are You Day in Austin. Presented as part of the artist’s posthumous retrospective, “Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams,” the museum welcomed the public to an official ribbon cutting before holding an intimate rooftop reception with mimosas and birthday cake.

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JO’S 15TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF On Feb. 6, Jo’s Coffee brought its annual chili competition back to South Congress to benefit nonprofit Free Lunch. In its 15th year, the event featured past cook-off champs, local chefs and amateur culinary talent battling for the prized chili pot trophy. Attendees enjoyed live music from Jeff Hughes & Chaparral and an array of chili-related festivities including a Quickfire Competition. BLUE SUEDE OPENING 1. Mandy Yuille & Jason Parkman 2. Shannon & Curtis Eggemeyer 3. Cynthia McMillioan, Morgan Gaddis & Elizabeth Shands 4. Chris Cook & Jennifer Parkman 5. Steven Kruger & Alyssa Kojdecki 6. Lauren Cleven, Andrea Estwick & Raul Martinez DANIEL JOHNSTON MURAL 7. The Contemporary Austin Jones Center 8. Jaz Allison, James Sjolin, Jack G & Calvin Millar 9. sharon maidenberg 10. Courtney Blanton & Tom Gimbel 11. Kathleen Loughlin, Mayor Steve Adler & Diane Land JO’S CHILI COOK-OFF 12. Terrence Jones & Jose Gonzales 13. Dillar Schwartz & Keri Jackson 14. Justin, Vince & Jason Delgado 15. Isaac Wilson, Rebecca Measells, Jamie Nichols & Nick Seally 16. Mary Streepy & Elise Perry 17. Riley Engemoen & Chrissy Dickerson

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B L U E S U E D E O P E N I N G C E L E B R AT I O N P H OTO S CO U R T E S Y O F B L U E S U E D E . DA N I E L J O H N S TO N M U R A L U N V E I L I N G & J O ’ S C H I L I CO O K- O F F P H OTO S B Y J O N AT H A N G A R Z A

BLUE SUEDE FRIENDS & FAMILY OPENING CELEBRATION

KRISTIN'S COLUMN

Out the Other Side By Kristin Armstrong Illustration by Kelly Colchin Portrait by Laura Doss

OVIES ARE THE MODERN-DAY PARABLE, TEACHING US valuable lessons in a full spectrum experience featuring sight, sound, thought, emotion and physical response. Is it any wonder that we completely escaped into binging movies and Netflix during COVID? We wanted to be transported — anywhere else. We wanted a temporary escape, a respite, some new vision. Think about some of your favorite scenes from films you consider especially meaningful to you. I would bet that there are important reasons why certain scenes captivate you, inspire you, make you cry or make you want to stand up and cheer. There are reasons why you can watch certain movies or certain scenes many times over and not tire of them. They speak to you on a level beyond just words. Movies can tap into a primal essence of how we want to feel, or what we deeply desire in life. We relate to certain characters for certain reasons, either finding alignment and solidarity with them, or a connection to our shadow or abandoned selves, or even a connection to a higher calling or an inspiration to rise. Movies can whisper rather effectively to the parts of us that are restless, lonely or dissatisfied and call us beyond ourselves. I like asking my clients and my friends to tell me about their favorite cinematic moments. It gives a unique insight into the innerworkings of someone beloved. I have a client who likes “Seinfeld” more than anything, and can recite lines with effortless ease. The fact that I know the significance of “sponge-worthy” or what it means to “treat your body like an amusement park” or “do the opposite” probably went a long way toward building trust and rapport. Clients who love superhero movies usually have a fascination with exceeding perceived limitations, becoming more than they ever imagined possible. They usually feel impeded in some way by their humanity. Clients who love “Cad-

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dyshack” can toss lines back and forth, deflecting us from deeper connection, which I gently call attention to, after I remind them that the pond is probably good for them. Clients who love “The Notebook,” or any romantic tearjerker, usually have pent-up emotion begging for release, a deep reverence and longing for romance or a desire to be chosen. My brother has watched “The Big Lebowski” more times than I can fathom, and if any statement suits him, it’s “the dude abides.” He totally abides. A client once called me “Wolf ” (from “Pulp Fiction”) after I helped him navigate a crisis and avert potential disaster. This pleased me, and possibly concerned me just a bit. I have a dear friend who repeatedly watches “The Sound of Music” any time she needs comfort. She likes to turn away from the negativity, complexity and pain of the world and watch Julie Andrews twirl and sing about how a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. If you could consider that your favorite films or scenes may have more to say about you than merely entertainment preference, what is revealed to you? I wonder what it says about me that my favorite film after all these years is still “The Shawshank Redemption.” If I were to analyze myself, which is definitely dangerous work (I leave that to my therapist), I might venture to say that if I love a movie about prison, I likely value my freedom very much. Indeed, I do. I love and admire the dedicated, relentless pursuit of freedom. The tiny spoons of sand excavated from the wall behind the Raquel Welch poster in Andy’s cell represent to me a commitment to freedom that completely undoes me, personally and professionally. In my work, I metaphorically get to witness some amazing people as they slowly spoon dirt and make their way out of their own perceived cells. It is one of the most inspiring, humbling things in the world to be a small part of someone else’s emancipation from the past, from limiting beliefs, from anything holding them back — and watch them emerge, unencumbered and new. Finally, when Andy makes it out of the prison walls on that stormy night, he must crawl through a reeking sludge of sewer muck to make his way into the creek to find his cleansing, his redemption, his release. I sob every single time. This must resonate with the part of me who has slogged through some serious shit to find better times. I love the crack of lightning illuminating his liberation, and the rain washing him clean. I love a fresh start, putting freedom into play. I also love that the first thing he does is go find his favorite friend. After all, what is a new beginning if we don’t have a witness, someone to celebrate with? When life grants you a second chance, what do you reach for? Who do you reach for? What do you release? What can you forgive? Where are you headed? Who do you become?

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T R I B E Z A TA L K

Plug into Austin’s music and film scenes with these memberships, goods and experiences

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Austin has a proud reputation as an incubator for legendary musical artists and visionary filmmakers. Peruse this list for great ways to dive into our creative community by supporting the city’s precious music and film industries, or find opportunities to bring a bit of their magic into your own home. BY BRYAN C. PARKER

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A membership to musician grant program Black Fret AUSTIN HAS A bevy of organizations to aid musicians financially, but non-profit Black Fret stands out for its sizable grants and the plethora of artists it has supported. The organization gave a total of more than a quarter of a million dollars to 20 local musicians last year, and has donated millions since its inception in 2013. Members receive an array of gifts upon joining, as well as exclusive invitations to public and private concerts and galas throughout the year. Plus, your membership fees go directly to strengthening Austin’s music community. ($750) blackfret.org

Popcorn from Cornucopia for your movie night WHAT’S A MOVIE NIGHT without popcorn? If you’re hosting the perfect cinematic gathering at home (more and more likely these days), it’s imperative to get the good stuff, and Cornucopia, with two locations in North Austin, has you covered. You can buy quantities ranging from a small bag up to a 6.5-gallon tin. If classic, buttered popcorn is your thing, they’ve got it by the bucketful. However, they also offer a variety of flavors like buffalo blue cheese, chocolate turtle and salted toffee. My advice: try dill pickle. (Starting at $10) cornucopiapopcorn.com

Tickets for the Hi How Are You Benefit show in May featuring Grouplove and The Polyphonic Spree IN HONOR OF the late, iconic Austin musician Daniel Johnston, the Hi How Are You Project was founded to end the stigma around mental health through education and conversation. In May of last year, the organization released a ten-part video series about mental health support on college campuses, intended as a training manual for student housing communities. Each year, the non-profit hosts a benefit concert that helps fund the organization’s aims. On May 4, the project will bring Grouplove, The Polyphonic Spree and more to ACL Live at the Moody Theater, and tickets are on sale now. ($40 - $80) acl-live.com

A karaoke party rental from Rock n Roll Rentals IF YOU’VE MISSED belting out your favorite tunes in a crowded bar without worrying about whose saliva is on the microphone, a home karaoke party rental from Rock n Roll Rentals can scratch that itch. For just $50, you can get everything you need — a PA system, microphones, party lights and a display interface — to host a perfect karaoke party. For slightly more, you can get a system large enough to host an outdoor karaoke shindig for the whole block. ($50) rocknrollrentals.com

Hi How Are You Project apparel and housewares SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE and rep a symbol of Austin’s musical identity with merchandise from the Hi How Are You Project. Many of the items feature Jeremiah the Innocent Frog, the iconic Daniel Johnston-created imagery on the mural along Guadalupe Street. On a recent livestream, Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy sported a hat from the shop that features the celebrated artwork. Another popular item is a doormat printed with the recognizable frog — a perfect Austin way to warmly welcome guests to your home. ($50) hihowareyou.org

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T R I B E Z A TA L K

A record subscription from local label Keeled Scales

A tote bag full of records from End of an Ear END OF AN EAR has been one of Austin’s most stalwart purveyors of records since Dan Plunkett and Blake Carlisle opened it in 2005. With a wide range of new and used vinyl, the store specializes in a deep knowledge of rare and out-of-print albums as well as music from local artists. Their tote bags are perfectly sized to load up with the latest music during an afternoon browsing vinyl. (Starting at $20) endofanear.com

A stay at Hotel Van Zandt in the live music district NAMED AFTER LEGENDARY folk singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt, this gorgeous hotel sits just south of downtown, in Austin’s Rainey Street District. Whether you’re visiting the city or opting for a staycation in the luxury of the hotel’s sophisticated and stylish accommodations, Hotel Van Zandt is a perfect escape. Live music can be found on the block or via a short walk to the historic Red River District. You can also enjoy refined dining in the hotel’s restaurant, Geraldine’s, or venture around the corner for the relaxed beer garden atmosphere of Banger’s. (Starting at $255) hotelvanzandt.com

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FOUNDED IN 2014, Keeled Scales Records is an Austin-based independent label whose roster features a number of local artists such as Sun June, Jordan Moser and recent signing The Good Lucks. Support local music without leaving the comfort of your home by purchasing the label’s $150 subscription service for all nine of their planned 2022 releases, along with a T-shirt designed specifically for subscription members. Too much commitment? Browse the label’s back catalog of excellent releases by artists like Will Johnson and Buck Meek. ($150) keeledscales.com

A membership to the All Genders, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival THE ALL GENDERS, Lifestyles, and Identities Film Festival (aGLIFF) aims to promote film work from LGBTQIA+ identifying persons and is hosted in August. Purchasing a membership entitles you to attend monthly screenings, occasional special events throughout the year, and all content associated with the upcoming festival in 2022. The six different membership plans all have options for monthly installments. ($300 - $2500) agliff.org

A beginner guitar from homegrown shop Strait Music SINCE 1963, Austin-based Strait Music has been supplying instruments and equipment to the city’s bounty of artists. If you have an aspiring young musician in your household or are looking to start playing yourself, an affordable entry level guitar is a great way to get started. The Yamaha FG800 is a perfect choice, or stop by their locations in North or South Austin and talk with someone in-store to find the perfect instrument for you. ($219) straitmusic.com

A class on cinema technique from Austin Film Society

A colorful faux-taxidermy creation from musician Josh Merry AUSTIN BAND GO FEVER delivers a vibrant blend of rock, pop and punk. Equally colorful are the whimsical, faux-taxidermy creations by the band’s guitarist, Josh Merry, whose bright pink, faux-taxidermy Yeti appears on Go Fever’s newest album cover. To busy himself amid the pandemic, Merry began making buffalo, cheetahs, llamas and more out of cardboard and faux fur, but says he can build almost anything to a client’s desire. Prices range from $300 to $900, and the best way to shop is by visiting Merry’s Instagram page. ($300 - $900) instagram.com/neonhuckleberry

WITH A CLAIM to famed filmmakers — Richard Linklater, Robert Rodriguez and Andrew Bujalski, to name a few — Austin undoubtedly has a talented young crop of rising cinema buffs ready to follow in their footsteps. If you’re among them, bolster your chops with a class from Austin Film Society, which offers courses on topics like field lighting techniques and camera rigging, among dozens of others. The full slate of classes is on the AFS website, and includes online and in-person options. ($0 - $50) austinfilm.org

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Torre Blake Words and photo by Bryan C. Parker

Torre Blake knows how to create a vibe. Neo-soul music was a constant growing up, and Blake remembers her family singing around the house, or cruising around in her dad’s Mercedes listening to Musiq Soulchild or Floetry. After moving to Austin in the fourth grade, Blake became the only kid in the adult choir at church, her first brush with singing and performing in front of an audience. Fast forward a decade and a half, and she’s turning heads in Austin’s music scene with her debut EP, “Love Is Real.” From the brooding pulse of “Pipedream” to the breezy effervescence of “Topochico,” Blake moves easily between

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moods, and accompanies her songs with refined visuals. Her art emerges as a curated vision that Blake arrives at organically, rather than beginning with the end in mind. She spends weeks or even months collecting ideas, jotting them down in the notes app on her phone or in a notebook, before putting it all together with flawless execution. Blake’s greatest talent lies in her ability to harness emotion and translate it into song — music you don’t just hear, but feel. Blake will follow her first EP with several more singles dropping this summer and fall. torreblake.com

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The Tiarras Words and photo by Bryan C. Parker

Tori, Sophia and Tiffany Baltierra have played music since elementary school, but they’re ready to write an entirely new chapter for themselves. The sisters played Latin alternative music as Tiarra Girls for almost a decade but recently shifted to The Tiarras — leaving the “girls” behind. Born and raised in Austin, the trio learned to love music from their father, Hector, who was a break-dancer and later a DJ. Years of hearing a wide variety of styles inspired the band to experiment with styles — pop, rock and reggae, to name a few. Tiffany, the oldest, plays bass and serves as the band’s

foundation. Sophia defines herself as fierce and plays drums. Tori, the youngest, is the voice of the group and plays guitar. Their latest single, “Soy Chingona,” translates to English roughly as “I’m a badass.” Tori says there’s a double standard around the word — that when applied to men, it has the connotation of a boss, but with women, it can be derogatory. The Tiarras are ready to embrace the boldness of being chingonas. Tori says, “Our message is to be a voice for those who aren’t heard and to express ourselves in an unapologetic way.” tiarragirls.com

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Susannah Joffe Susannah Joffe’s tense indie pop is a neon sign flickering in the dark. Upbeat guitars, synths and percussion burn brightly but are undercut by an unmistakable ache in Joffe’s vocals. A lifelong Austinite and a film major at UT, her songs have a cinematic energy that create narrative through lyrical hooks and evocative imagery. Joffe began co-writing songs with her dad when she was just a teenager. Her boyfriend at the time, Brendan Whyburn, played guitar behind her singing. That relationship proved to be tumultuous and confusing, and fueled much of Joffe’s early songwriting. Even though the couple have called it quits per-

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manently, they’re still collaborators, and Whyburn plays guitar on Joffe’s newest EP, “The Punch.” In the spring of 2020, Joffe came out as bisexual, which also opened a doorway to expressing herself more clearly in songs and directly led to a flood of new material. “I had this lightbulb moment, where I was like: This is what I was meant to do,” she says. “That’s when I really started making music.” Joffe plays SXSW this March and is already at work on her next collection of songs. susannahjoffe.com

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Music Makers

Sir Woman Words and photo by Bryan C. Parker

The band name Sir Woman came to Kelsey Wilson when she was wandering through a forest on a vision quest. Fittingly, Wilson, who grew up in Wimberley, has wandered through just about every music genre imaginable in her lifetime, but the genesis was starting to play violin at five years old. She later spent two years teaching violin in Barcelona, but she secretly loathed the instrument the whole time. “I loved music so much, but I wanted to make it my own,” says Wilson, who felt smothered by classical music’s tradition and rigid rules. “Music doesn’t go on paper,” she explains. “Music is an ethereal thing that floats out in the universe, and songs

just appear to me sometimes, because I was listening.” Wilson formed folk pop outfit Wild Child in 2010, which gave her more freedom on violin, but even that felt constricting. So she left the violin behind entirely and birthed Sir Woman, a band that invites soul, funk and rock to the same party in a celebration of self-love, community and hope. For the project’s first music video, she constructed an apt symbolic figure — a newborn baby with a disco ball for a head. Let’s dance! Sir Woman releases its self-titled debut album this summer. sirwoman.com

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Kevin Galloway Words and photo by Bryan C. Parker

Think of Kevin Galloway as a tree on the edge of a river, its roots stretching down through the soil and into the water. “The roots become driftwood and flow from that river eventually down to the sea, and who knows what they become?” says the country musician and former Uncle Lucius front man. Galloway’s songs are pieces of himself that float out in search of that note of universal connectedness, whether that’s bringing a child into the world or navigating a global catastrophe with your partner. “As an artist you have to reflect the world as it is in the moment,” he explains. To that end, Galloway keeps a pencil in the

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front pocket of his denim Wrangler button up — a habit he developed 15 years ago working at Threadgill’s as a waiter, jotting down ideas for lyrics in an order ticket booklet. Since then, Galloway has seen Uncle Lucius’ 2012 song “Keep the Wolves Away” certified Gold, and he’ll release his second solo album this summer. “I’m starting to call myself an artist, and not just a beer-seller or entertainer,” he quips. Galloway’s driftwood has floated a long way, but still has a lot of river left before it meets the sea. kgallowaymusic.com

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Jonny Jukebox Words and photo by Bryan C. Parker

At seven years old, Jonny Jukebox discovered the videogame “Final Fantasy,” and it changed his life forever. He fell in love with the concept of “leveling up,” and the impulse to constantly strive for the next goal still drives him today. After playing in rock bands in high school, Jonny began collaborating with producers to merge his rock and pop background with hip-hop and R&B. He vocal produces all of his songs, often humming a melody as a starting point and building the track from that central theme. “Hearing the song that’s not there yet is as much of a talent as playing piano,” Jonny says. He’s a pro at creating earworms

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— catchy tunes that get lodged in your brain — like his song “BetterThanDrugs,” which features rapper Cory Kendrix and has over 50,000 plays on Spotify. “There’s a special energy and magic when you make something with somebody else and your ideas come together,” he says. Jonny Jukebox looks to level up with his upcoming album, “You Over Everything Else,” which features guest spots from The Teeta, Megz Kelli of Magna Carda and Pleasure Venom, among others. songwhip.com/jonnyjukebox

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Dayglow Words and photo by Bryan C. Parker

Dayglow was born out of necessity. As a kid growing up in Aledo, an isolated satellite town of Fort Worth, Sloan Struble wasn’t surrounded by a thriving music scene. But his parents met backstage as country singers in Arlington, and his brothers turned him on to pop punk when he was a kid. He knew music was out there waiting to be found. As a pre-teen, he fell into a YouTube rabbit hole and discovered artists like MGMT and Phoenix, influences that bubble up in the shimmering indie pop tunes on his most recent album, “Harmony House,” released last year. Struble began making his own music in GarageBand at age

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10, and even now, he writes and produces all of his music from start to finish. “I’m very particular with my vision of what Dayglow is,” he says. “I look at it all so holistically, where everything fits together.” The success of “Harmony House” prompted overnight recognition and a sold out tour, including performances at festivals like ACL. “It recently clicked in my mind that I went on this whole tour,” he says, reflecting on his rapid rise to popularity. “It’s all just a blur, but I know for sure I’m having a lot of fun.” dayglowband.com

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BLK ODYSSY Words and photo by Bryan C. Parker

As their name implies, BLK ODYSSY is a musical journey. Essentially a collaboration between two producers, Juwan Elcock and Alejandro Rios, the project unites modern R&B, hip-hop and jazz in a cosmic fusion of sound. The group formed after Elcock became a regular customer at the pizzeria where Rios worked back in 2015. “We always wanted to cross worlds,” Elcock says of the band’s musical mission. Rios, who was born and raised in Panama City Beach, Florida, brought a love of rock music and incredible guitar skills. “I never listened to Led Zeppelin — I’m from the hood,” explains Elcock. That hood is in Plainview, New Jersey, the same city that birthed legendary group Parlia-

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ment-Funkadelic. Lyrically, Elcock tackles heavy topics like drug addiction and the loss of his brother to police violence. BLK ODYSSY’s exploratory spirit manifests in layers of sound — vocals over brass instruments over ambient synths over reverb-laden guitar over a beat. These multi-dimensional songs feel immersive and powerful yet also feel like questions, shouted into a void, that continue to echo even after you’ve stopped listening. BLK ODYSSY will release a deluxe version of their debut album BLK VINTAGE this summer. instagram.com/blkodyssy

ADRIAN GRENIER’S ENTOURAGE OF EARTH SAVERS “EARTH SPEED” CAPTURES THE ACTOR’S NATUREBASED LIFE AND LESSONS BY TOLLY MOSELEY / PORTRAITS BY PHIL KLINE DOCUMENTARY PHOTOS BY AKIRA CHAN AND ALEX WALKER

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staring at my computer screen, watching a denim shirt-clad man in dappled light tell me about his life. “I spent about a year living in a small, tiny camper,” says Adrian Grenier, aka Vincent Chase, aka “Baby Bro” from “Entourage.” He’s narrating the first episode of “Earth Speed,” his new docu-series on environmental innovators — but first, back to the camper. “I bought it from a guy on Craigslist, I drove it back to Austin and I parked it in a tiny patch of land. I began what many call the dark night of the soul,” he murmurs. “It was where I started to unravel my ego identity, and started to find greater purpose. Upon reemerging, I found myself here. In nature. With a much more grounded, rooted sense of self.” It’s all very romantic, in a Thoreau-like sense of the word (“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately … ”). But here’s the thing: I believe Adrian. I believe he craved purpose, because I met him years ago, when he was still searching for it. Jog your memory back to the early-to-mid 2000s, when prestige TV was still getting its sea

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legs. We had “The Sopranos,” we had “The Wire”; in short we had HBO, with AMC as the dark horse no one saw coming (“Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad”). And then we had “Entourage”: HBO’s cis male echo of “Sex & The City,” a frothy fantasy of cars, babes and movie contracts. Adrian played the lead character, loosely based on Mark Wahlberg, though unfortunately (for us all), we never did get a flashback to the making of “Good Vibrations.” Back then, Adrian’s real life seemed to mirror his character’s, which is to say he was famous and good-looking. The world was, as they say, his oyster. I covered Adrian at the height of his “Entourage” fame, for a lifestyle piece on Churchkey — a now-retired beer company he created with his best friend. And chatting with him, I got the sense he was … bored. “Actors are infantilized,” said Cameron Diaz in a 2020 interview with ‘goop.’ “We’re put in a position where everything is taken care of for us.” I’ve thought about this quote a lot since I came across it, struck as much by its blunt truth-telling as I was by the weird way we treat famous people in this culture (maybe every culture). Actors are in the business of imitating life, but how are they to do that, when the Famous Person Industrial

BUT WE CAN MAKE A PERSONAL CHOICE, AND DICTATE WHAT’S RIGHT FOR US, FROM OUR OWN ETHICAL LENS, FROM OUR OWN SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE

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Complex™ scrubs away all of life’s serendipity? It’s continual need for problem-solving, its inconveniences and hardships? Adrian wasn’t bored with Churchkey, but he was clearly looking for something beyond Hollywood. It was around this time he started doing more environmental advocacy, a calling rife with hardship — and hope. That brings me back to “Earth Speed” (available now on Instagram and YouTube, produced by Bia Carminati), which follows Adrian as he talks to various environmental figures, some based right here in Austin. That includes Jamie Wheal, author of the very phonetic “Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That’s Lost Its Mind” (Harper Wave, 2021), and, btw, a mountaineer. “For sure, that was a crisis in life and meaning, in relationship to self and others, in the middle of your life,” says Jamie, talking to and about Adrian in Episode One, summing up his dark night of the soul. “It sounded like, at least as you’ve described it to me, that you intuitively sought out the things you felt had the greatest deficits in your life and world. So getting humble and numinous, rooting yourself in the soil and growing things, being creative in the real world and 3-D, not in simulation.” It’s this philosophical quality that characterizes “Earth Speed,” whose overarching message is: if we want to heal Earth, we also have to heal ourselves. But what does that healing look like?

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“When people connect, they care,” Adrian says, drawing on his organization Lonely Whale, which doesn’t seek to save whales — but rather, foster personal connections between individuals and the ocean. “Empowering the individual is what we need right now,” says Adrian. “With permaculture for example, if you look at the most resilient systems, it’s not about mono-crops, it’s not one-sizefits-all, it’s about diversity of thought, of inclusion, a diversity of thinking across whole populations. If we can all level up on an individual level, it’s easier to show up and participate.” In layman’s terms: if people are inspired to have a relationship with the Earth, they’re more invested in the Earth; when they treat it better, they’re healed in the process. But the “leveling up” step is slightly more mysterious, so every episode “Earth

Speed” opens with a call to action of sorts – one that asks viewers to look within. “Each episode of “Earth Speed” has practical applications on personal development, self-sufficiency, sovereignty, a nature-based lifestyle and the businesses that are helping to scale those concepts out in the larger society,” Adrian tells me — and here’s where we get down to brass tacks, healing-wise. I think for Adrian, and arguably for most of us, modern life moves so incredibly fast that we simply lack the time to create an intimate relationship with the dirty, muddy ground. We’re working. We’re paying our bills. We’re trying not to drive and text. We’re swatting away a million phone notifications. So when we see someone like Adrian, who achieved the type of career success that millions strive for — and still felt empty — he seems, bizarrely, like the most reliable messenger of a nature-based lifestyle. First red carpets, now grassy fields. “If you’re trying to change the world externally, that requires that you go tell other people what to do,” Adrian tells me. “It requires that you exert a certain amount of control on the world outside yourself, and no one person can have ultimate purview over the entire complexity of all society and all of nature, that we can dictate the right answer. But we can make a personal choice, and dictate what’s right for us, from our own ethical lens, from our own spiritual perspective.” Adrian was (and still is) a UN goodwill ambassador for the environment; he’s an investor, he is by any measure a serial entrepreneur. But clearly, he’s happiest on his farm just outside of Austin, where things are quieter. Slower. Where this relationship can flourish, where he can dictate what’s right for his land, by directly observing what it needs to thrive. And then turn around, and show us what he’s learning, from the environmental innovators he talks to. I ask Adrian how he’d describe “Earth Speed” in a single sentence — and what he tells me seems to describe his current life ethos as well. “A lifestyle in the cadence of nature,” he smiles. instagram.com/earthspeed tribeza.com

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Lifelong Love for Movies FONS PR ENHANCES AUSTIN FILM SCENE By Britni Rachal Photos by Brian Fitzsimmons

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HIS YEAR’S SXSW FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE A LOT OF NEW BEGINNINGS — A screening and premiere of Roku’s first-ever streaming TV series, an outdoor Disney film series at the Long Center for Performing Arts — among dozens of other surprises as the festival’s live events return after a two-year hiatus. Behind the creative lens of much of the publicity is mastermind husband and wife team, Brandy and Ryan Fons, who own a small boutique agency that specializes in promoting movies and film. Excitement is evident as SXSW returns, after being one of the first major events to be abruptly canceled, just six days ahead of its planned 2020 opening date. Representing Fons PR and sitting on the advisory board of the festival, Brandy is also a publicity mentor to SXSW organizers each year.

One of the events most notable is the opening night of the film, “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” After a tumultuous two years, the movie may be relatable for fans. Directed by a duo known as “the Daniels” — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — the plot is centered around a woman named Evelyn who is having the worst day of her life, first learning her taxes are being audited and then entering a cosmic battle that will decide the fate of everyone, everywhere. Michelle Yeoh, James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis star in the movie. “The film is hilarious and exciting. It’s the perfect SXSW film,” says Ryan, who has had a lifelong knack for spotting the best films. “Meeting people who knew Ryan in middle school, they would tell me that instead of signing ‘have a great year’ in their yearbook, he’d write, ‘Go see Batman Returns or you’ll regret it,’” says Brandy. “He was promoting movies before he became a publicist for movies.” Little did Ryan know, much of his life would center around movies. A press party for 2001 movie Pearl Harbor brought him and Brandy together for the first time. The two had been working together at different Disney locations and talking on the phone for a year. With social media not yet invented, they didn’t know what one another looked like. That is — until Director Michael Bay brought his entire crew to Honolulu ahead of the film’s opening. Fast forward to Brandy transferring to Los Angeles where Ryan already lived, a once “secret” relationship found out by a co-worker and then a proposal at the “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” premiere and the two have now been together for over 20 years and have a 14-year-old daughter. The couple moved to Austin in 2006 — a decision made easy after Ryan spent a weekend working at Alamo Drafthouse’s Fantastic Fest event.

WE ENJOY B EI N G SO CREATIVE THAT WE CAN S PREAD OU R LOVE FO R FI LM I N AUSTI N, SO OTH ERS CAN S EE WHAT’S GO I NG O N H ERE “Literally within three hours of touching down and only having spent my time at Alamo Drafthouse, I called Brandy up and I said yes, let’s move,” said Ryan. “I thought if this is representative of what Austin is, then this is where I want to be. Everybody seemed to know each other, and everybody was in love with movies. I had never experienced a theatre with such a sense of community.” Now 16 years later, and eight commemorative Fantastic Fest tattoos shared between Brandy and Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League, a genuine and trusting business relationship only seems to grow stronger.

“It’s interesting that our paths would cross with this amazing couple — Tim and Carrie — and that we’ve been able to work in film and grow with Alamo over the last 13 years. I think that a lot of our success is from this union,” says Brandy. A long, entrepreneurial route — some of the Fons’ team’s best memories include a PR event that allowed four people to watch Ryan Reynold’s movie “Buried” while buried inside coffins with TV screens, a moment also featured in the New York Times. Other memorable events include a Blair Witch takeover on South Congress that caught the attention of Entertainment Weekly. “A lot of the things that we do have the goal of trying to gain coverage outside of Austin,” says Ryan. “We enjoy being so creative that we can spread our love for film in Austin, so others can see what’s going on here,” says Brandy. Growing with the city, the firm currently has eight employees and was able to keep the entire team — to weather the pandemic together. “All of our employees have been here for four or more years. We know that all of our successes are because of our team as well.” fonspr.com tribeza.com

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Africa Night at Sahara Lounge YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT JUST GOT FUNKIER By Tolly Moseley Photos by Brian Fitzsimmons

VERY SATURDAY NIGHT IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, A GROOVE SETtles into place on Webberville Road. A master musician takes the stage, hailing from Niger, Guinea, Ghana or Cote d’Ivoire — and one by one, the modest dance floor fills. A sea of arms, hips and smiles starts to swell, as guests drop their inhibitions, gyrate to funk-filled music, and give way to the kind of sonic pleasure we’ve been desperately craving, lo these many Covid years.

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Ladies and gentlemen: welcome to Africa Night at Sahara Lounge. “Africa Night isn’t our invention, but we wanted to have one at Sahara Lounge right from the start,” says Eileen Bristol, owner of Sahara Lounge since 2011. She and then-husband, Ibrahim Aminou, and Eileen’s son Topaz McGarrigle (front man for Golden Dawn Arkestra) created Sahara in the immediate wake of TC’s, a decades-old blues institution on 1413 Webberville Road. When TC’s owner Thomas Perkins was ready to move on, Eileen and

her family offered to buy the property — a low-ceiling, billiards-abundant affair, complete with twinkle lights and dirt parking lot. “It was a little bit crazy,” says Eileen, who plays electric bass for Ibrahim’s band, Zoumountchi — one of the many afrobeat bands you can see every Saturday. Born in Houston, she moved to Austin in 1969, and helped found Austin Waldorf School in 1980. But it wasn’t until a journey north to Ann Arbor, Michigan, that she met Ibrahim — who had a dream, the sleeping kind, that they were going to move to Austin and open a restaurant club.

AFRICA N IGHT IS N ’T OU R I NVENTIO N, B UT WE WANTED TO HAVE O N E AT SAHAR A LOU NGE RIGHT FRO M TH E START When they heard TC’s was for sale, that dream became a reality. Now before we go any further, reader, there are two things you should know about Africa Night: global superstars play there, superstars whose names you may or may not know, given Austin’s overwhelmingly rock/country ecosystem. But the second thing you should know is this: there’s always food, and it’s always free. “Ibrahim grew up in Africa, but worked in France and Switzerland, so he was used to Africa Nights there, and they always had food. So did TC’s, so there was that connection,” says Eileen. “One time, Ibrahim and I went to visit Topaz while he was in New York City, and all went down to an Africa Night on St. Nicholas. And it was so wonderful; different people would come and sit in, and there was the free food … so when we talked about opening Sahara Lounge, we knew we’d have an Africa Night, and we grabbed Saturday night for it. The best slot.” Let’s talk then about who you can expect to see at Sahara, any given Saturday. Zoumountchi is Ibrahim’s outfit, full of ’70s-style funk and a prominent horn section. (That’s another thing you can expect every Saturday — horn sections.) There’s Aboubacar (“Abou”) Sylla, who grew up in Guinea, West Africa, where he learned balafon, djembe, krin, doundoun and bote — all the percussion tools he’d use for master musicianship, and just a sample of the instruments he hauls out on-stage. If you want a field test for vision, look no further than Abou, whose hands fly across his accouterments faster than your eyes can reasonably register. A Master Folk Artist for Texas Folklife’s Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program, he travels the world performing — but you can see him for $10 each weekend. Next, we’ve got Gidi Agbeko, who learned to play the

music of his Ghanaian village before he was old enough for school. By 14, he was playing in Ghana’s capital city (Accra); by early adulthood, he was touring Africa and Europe. He’s now at Sahara several Saturdays, singing, playing flute and high-energy percussion, pausing intermittently to leap into the audience. Jean-Claude Lessou fronts System Positif, an afro-rock reggae band with chillaxed vibes and soulful energy, emanating from his Cote d’Ivoire roots. When she’s in town, Guinea’s Aicha Wambaya — “an absolutely incredible singer and performer,” says Eileen — plays Sahara, as does her husband Alseny Sylla, co-founder of Lannaya: a nonprofit that preserves African Diaspora Arts through performances and hands-on workshops. It all adds up to the kind of musical atmosphere that, in theory, Austin is famous for: vivacious talent packed into an unassuming bar, Sharpie messages scrawled on bathroom doors, cheap beer in people’s hands. It’s just that Austin isn’t famous for African music, and for all our town’s best-kept “secrets,” Africa Night really does feel like one. The building of Sahara Lounge has housed different venues for over 50 years, and being inside, you feel it — the floorboards creaking under your feet, the rugs on the stage, the backyard that feels like a house party. But the secret’s getting out: last year, Sahara Lounge was voted Best Dive Bar by Austin Chronicle readers. It survived Covid, buoyed by government grants and passionate lounge-goers, desperate to keep it alive. Desperate to keep Africa Night alive. “And we’re still here,” says Eileen. “As long as we’re standing, so will Africa Night.” saharalounge.com

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Walking into The Continental Club, you can still feel its original 1950s rockabilly vibes — no matter what band is gracing the stage. You can almost imagine a row of vintage Cadillacs dotting South Congress Avenue and smell the hair grease as you step inside. That’s because in the late ’80s, the new owner decided to return the club to its former glory and even retouched the outside murals. While today the swanky supper club turned burlesque bar turned music venue plays just about any genre, it tends to stick to its roots with classic local performers like Dale Watson, Charlie Sexton and The Peterson Brothers. But some days you can stumble upon a once-in-a-lifetime show, like Robert Plant playing with Patty Griffin or Johnny Depp playing with ZZ-Top. Or, if you’re lucky, you will catch a show in the intimate upstairs Continental Gallery, which feels like a living room concert just for you. continentalclub.com Year Opened: 1957 Music Genres: Rockabilly, Blues, Country, Swing Famous Performers: Johnny Depp, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Plant, Wanda Jackson

didn’t originally start as a live music venue. Named after the Hole in the Wall Gang from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” the joint began as a restaurant dishing up blue plate specials for $1.29. Eventually bands began to show up and beg to play music near the University of Texas Austin, and the Hole quickly became a go-to spot for Austin’s folksmen, like Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley before transitioning into a weird 1980s venue and then settling nicely into a place where musicians felt like family. The sound quality here might not be ideal, but it’s a fun (albeit slightly dingy) place to sip cold brews and listen to bands try out their new songs. holeinthewallaustin.com / Year Opened: 1974 / Music Genres: Rock, Folk Famous Performers: Townes Van Zandt, Doug Sahm, Blaze Foley, Fastball, Spoon

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The history of Stubb’s Bar-B-Q as it stands downtown is a wee bit hazy. Originally, Christopher B. “Stubb” Stubblefield had a barbecue joint in Lubbock in the ’60s and ’70s, where many famous musicians would, quite literally, sing for their supper. Eventually that original eatery closed, and Stubblefield moved to Austin, where he’d cook up some ’cue at the legendary Antone’s Nightclub. But it wasn’t until a year after his death that Stubb’s Bar-B-Q reopened in an historic 19th-century building on Red River Street as a restaurant and live music venue. Nowadays, it’s where some of the biggest names in the music industry stop by on their tour through Austin. The indoor venue hosts smaller, more intimate shows, while the 2,200-capacity Waller Creek Amphitheater is one of the largest stages in Austin.

Even if you’ve never set foot inside of the Saxon Pub, you surely recognize its 16foot ornamental knight out front. Open since 1990, the Saxon has hosted well over 30,000 musical performances. The club often books six bands a night, performing from happy hour to last call. However, because the booking typically schedules the main headliners before the very end of the night, the Saxon is hugely popular with older folks who can’t stay out late on a school night – or want to fight the crowds downtown. It’s also a small but comfortable setting. Kris Kristofferson likened the intimate setting of the 150-person venue to “playing in his own living room.” Raise a shot for the bust of the late Rusty Wier that adorns the club to honor the Texas musician’s legendary 15-year run of Thursday night shows, which were said to sell more booze than any other nights.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its significance as one of the last remaining original Chitlin’ Circuit music venues, Victory Grill has a long history in East Austin. Johnny Holmes, a booking agent and band manager, opened the Victory Grill on V-Day (August 14, 1945) as a gathering place for black soldiers returning from the war, and the venue soon became a hotspot for touring black musicians during the time of segregation. Although it thrived, it eventually fell into disrepair and remained closed for many years, until Square Six stepped in to help preserve the historic venue, including its original bar and stage. Nowadays, you can nosh on fried chicken and catch live jazz and R&B shows most weekends.

thesaxonpub.com / Year Opened: 1990 / Music Genres: Rock, Blues Famous Performers: Bob Schneider, Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson, Monte Montgomery, Hayes Carll

historicvictorygrill.org / Year Opened: 1945 Music Genres: Blues, R&B, Jazz Famous Performers: Etta James, James Brown, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Tina Turner

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stubbsaustin.com / Year Opened: 1995 / Music Genres: Everything Famous Performers: Any and everyone from Bob Dylan to Adele

During the wake of a major renovation of the Texas Union Building on the University of Texas campus, the Cactus Cafe was created by the staff of the Texas Union, which had a rich history of live music and performances stretching back to the ’60s. Originally operating as a coffee shop, there wasn’t even a permanent stage when it opened, but the tradition of the Texas Union eventually cultivated Cactus Cafe’s reputation as one the finest listening rooms in Austin, known especially for its acoustics. To discover the “next big thing,” stop in for the club’s weekly Songwriters’ Open Mic on Tuesday nights.

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cactuscafe.org / Year Opened: 1979 / Music Genres: Country, Americana, Rock Famous Performers: Townes Van Zandt, Nancy Griffith, Guy Clarke, the Dixie Chicks, Lyle Lovett

Descending the stairs into the dimly lit subterranean jazz club of the Elephant Room transports you to the beatnik era of West Village. Amidst all of the downtown hustle and bustle of a scorching Texas summer and blasting tunes of whatever karaoke is happening on “Dirty Sixth,” there’s a quiet tsk, tsk, tsk of a jazzy cymbal and a sea of red candles. As Austin’s premiere jazz music venue for 30 years, the Elephant Room was aptly named when the owners discovered that the basement served as storage of the largest collection of mastodon bones west of the Mississippi. It’s still business as usual here, where jazz is performed starting at 6 p.m. every single day. elephantroom.com / Year Opened: 1991 / Music Genres: Jazz Famous Performers: Clint Eastwood, Norah Jones, Quincy Jones, Terance Blanchard Ernie Watts, Joe Lovano, Tom “Bones” Malone

For any Austin country music fan, there is no more sacred ground than the Broken Spoke. It’s one of the last original buildings still standing amongst condo buildings on South Lamar, and it’s still the honkiest, tonkiest time in town. Owner James White, who recently passed away at 81, opened the Broken Spoke in 1964, started building the structure the day he received his honorable discharge papers from the U.S. Army. Before his death, it was business as usual for White, who greeted almost every patron with a smile. With its rustic interior, the Spoke may not be the swankiest place to dance in Austin, but its dance floor is still one of the most boot-scootin’ boogie good times. Don’t skip the chicken fried steak in the front restaurant area before cutting a rug with a partner in the back, and make sure to check out the photos of all the famous singers to grace the stage. brokenspokeaustintx.net Year Opened: 1964 Music Genres: Country Famous Performers: Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Kris Kristofferson, George Strait, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker tribeza.com

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You can’t miss the Little Longhorn Saloon when driving down Burnet Road. The cozy live music venue was apparently outfitted with a steeple when then-owner Dale Watson was officiating a wedding there. Now, it feels appropriate as every Sunday, Ginny’s (as its often affectionately called after previous owner Ginny Kalmbach) gathers patrons around for its version of church — the famous Chicken Sh*t Bingo tailgate, where lucky winners will take home loot based on where a chicken has, well, you get it. Originally founded as Dick’s Little Longhorn Saloon, the bar became its current iteration in 1993 when the original owner passed away and left the bar to Kalmbach, who had been a waitress there since 1981. Since then, the honky-tonk institution wins over guests with ice cold, cheap beer and performances nightly by some of Austin’s favorite country musicians, like Two Hoots & A Holler, Alvin Crow and Billy Dee & Redd Volkaert. Pro tip: Don’t forget your dancing shoes.

flamingocantina.com Year Opened: 1991 Music Genres: Reggae, Ska, Latin, Worldbeat, Hip-hop Famous Performers: Lee “Scratch” Perry, Buju Banton, Mahotella Queens, Celso Pina, Capleton, members of Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, and Blackalicious

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thelittlelonghornsaloon.com / Year Opened: 1963 Music Genres: Country / Famous Performers: Dale Watson

Like many other iconic venues on this list, Emo’s wasn’t always situated on East Riverside, and it’s hard to talk about the current Emo’s without discussing its original spot. Many Millennials who grew up in the capital city may recall the seedy, disgusting bathrooms of the original music venue – as well as fondly remember the numerous punk rock gigs spent sweatily moshing near the outdoor stage. The rough-aroundthe-edges club opened a second outpost east before shuttering its Red River locale in 2011. The new venue now boasts a state-of-the-art sound system, complete with quality lighting and staging capabilities and attracts popular as well as up-and-coming acts from all musical genres. emosaustin.com / Year Opened: 1992 Music Genres: Everything from Drag to Punk Famous Performers: Johnny Cash, Hole, Arcade Fire, Jimmy Eat World, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan

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Angela Tharp opened Flamingo Cantina on Halloween 1991 as a place to house her food trailer. Nestled in between two buildings on Sixth Street, the original spot was a space where Tharp sold tacos and beer, and friends’ bands would perform. In early years, the P.A. system had to be set up every night, and the venue was shuttered whenever there was rain. Finally, in 1996, Tharp threw an event called “Flamingo Fest” at Fiesta Gardens to raise enough money to put up a roof. The food truck is gone, but the “good vibes” music remains in this small venue. Patrons can even enjoy Winston’s Kitchen’s authentic Caribbean cuisine every Wednesday, when the Mau Mau Chaplains, Austin’s godfathers of reggae, hold down their weekly residency “Dreadneck Night” for12 years and running.

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might be the new kid on the block in terms of longevity, but this Red River live music venue has played host to both musical legends and local newcomers alike on both its indoor and outdoor stages, and is likely to stand the test of time. The Mohawk boasts “all are welcome,” and that could be said of its musical tastes. Austin’s music venues mostly started by focusing on a particular genre, and the Mohawk may have been one of the first to embrace all of them. We highly recommend perching at one of the top levels of the Mohawk’s patios to overlook the outdoor main stage, as well as the entire audience jamming out, but there’s really no bad place to enjoy a show here. mohawkaustin.com / Year Opened: 2006 / Music Genres: Anything from Indie Rock to Rap Famous Performers: The Roots, Of Montreal, Liz Phair, Future Islands, Big Freedia, Built to Spill

Although not currently in its original location (in fact, it’s the sixth location), Antone’s is still one of the top live music venues in Austin and is known for being the stomping grounds of the city’s favorite guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan, as well as its numerous stories of famous musicians who would randomly stop on by or even jump on stage — like Bruce Willis and Bono. Since 2015, it’s been nestled properly on East Fifth Street in a space fitting for the caliber of bands that come through and offers easy viewing from almost every spot and a great sound that reverberates the room. antonesnightclub.com Year Opened: 1975 Music Genres: Blues, Rock and Everything in Between Famous Performers: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Gary Clark Jr.

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A New Face In Town NASHVILLE-BASED COMPANY PURCHASES AUSTIN’S BLOCK 21, WHICH INCLUDES ACL LIVE, AHE AD OF HISTORIC BR AND’S 48TH SE ASON By Bryan C. Parker Photos by Brittany Dawn Short

USTIN AND NASHVILLE HAVE ALWAYS SHARED A LOVE of live music, but the pair will have a more substantial shared interest thanks to a new deal between Ryman Hospitality, the group that owns the Grand Ole Opry, and Stratus Properties, the company that owns and operates ACL Live at the Moody Theater. The $260 million sale includes all of Block 21, home to not only ACL Live but also its smaller sister venue 3Ten, Urban Outfitters, a Starbucks and the W Hotel and Residences, along with additional commercial and retail space. Ryman originally made public their intention to purchase the property in December 2019, but the deal fell through in May of last year due to uncertainties stemming from the ongoing pandemic. However, last October, Ryman again made clear their goal to purchase the property, and the deal appears all but done, save a few final formalities. The agreement unites two of the nation’s preeminent music cities, and could help the Austin City Limits brand reach an even wider audience. “You look at what Ryman Hospitality has done with the Ryman Audito-

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rium and the Grand Ole Opry — these are brands like Austin City Limits, that have a lot of history and a lot of integrity,” says Tom Gimbel, General Manager of Austin City Limits. There is perhaps no name more associated with country music than the Grand Ole Opry, which takes place as a twohour stage show that is simultaneously broadcast via radio. The performance and broadcast were founded in 1925 and have run consecutively for almost a hundred years. In short, there’s likely not an entity on the planet better suited than Ryman Hospitality to serve as the new brand ambassador for Austin City Limits.

TH E QUALITY O F TALENT TH IS YEAR THAT WE’ RE GO I N G TO FEATU RE MAY RIVAL SO M E O F TH E B EST S EASO N S WE’ VE EVER HAD “We’re thrilled they’re the ones coming in to take over the building,” Gimbel said. “We can tell based on their track record that they really get it — they honor and respect what Austin City Limits is.” Among the new benefits to the brand is Ryman Hospitality’s access to the music industry infrastructure long associated with Nashville. One joint venture of Ryman and its subsidiary Opry Entertainment Group is the Circle Network — a television channel that plays country music around the clock. Although no deals have been inked just yet, that outlet might prove enormously advantageous to both the ACL brand and Ryman. “We’re already talking about how to take some ACL classic country episodes — people like Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and others — these episodes that have been sitting in our vault for decades now will be able to be seen and enjoyed by fans.” Austin City Limits as a television program operates roughly 20 nights in any given year and is distinct from ACL Live as a venue. But venue Vice President Ed Bailey echoed Gimbel’s sentiments. “Ryman offers all kinds of strategic opportunities to make the experience more than even what it is to-

day,” Bailey says. In his estimation, that means more shows, collaborating on booking and making it more of a natural destination for music tourism. “The Ryman is a magic fit,” Bailey says. Though Gimbel says Ryman may look to improve the facility itself, he expects little to change from a fan’s perspective, as booking will still be handled by the same team that has managed the brand for the last four-plus decades. The program is currently planning for its 48th season, which Gimbel says will continue to build the stalwart legacy of the show. Some of Gimbel’s personal favorites over the years include Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Radiohead and Arcade Fire. “The quality of talent this year that we’re going to feature may rival some of the best seasons we’ve ever had,” Gimbel says. However, the bookings — which he calls “superstar talent” — are under wraps until the first tapings are announced later this spring. Gimbel says many of music’s most notable acts laid low during the pandemic, and he predicts a return to the road for some beloved icons. Gimbel also said that the program expects to welcome back full-capacity in-person audiences for the first time in two seasons, and stressed that the highest level safety protocols would be encouraged for guests and artists. For fans, that means ACL TV’s practice of giving away a bounty of tickets for free is back in action after a temporary hiatus. Austin music lovers will want to keep a close eye on the show’s website for taping and giveaway announcements as the start of the new season approaches. acltv.com

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Leading Cinematic Creativity AL AMO DR AF THOUSE’S NEW CEO DRIVES E XPANSION By Britni Rachal Photos by Brittany Dawn Short

REWARDING WORKOUT DRIVEN by intensity, increased endurance and teamwork — brought together with the calm, yet forceful rippling of water as the sun rises over Lady Bird Lake. At any point of the year, as early as 6 a.m., you can find Alamo Drafthouse’s new CEO, Shelli Taylor, at Texas Rowing Center, exercising the mind and body, ahead of a full day of leading one of Austin’s most loved cinemas. Both Taylor and her 18-year-old son Rory row in the master’s program, a community of competitive rowers of all ages who prepare for spring and fall race seasons. “In some ways it’s meditative because you have to be so intensely focused on what you are doing, but what’s most beneficial for me is constantly having to be coached,” says Taylor, adding that the experience is often humbling. No matter how good they are — whether beginner or experts — rowers must constantly fix things, under the guidance of others, in order to grow. “In my professional role, I don’t get much feedback. Rowing makes me a better leader because it reminds me of what it feels like to receive feedback,” explains Taylor. Boosting a person’s confidence with good, specific, productivity-building feedback is a priority for Taylor, a key force for creating an empower-

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ing atmosphere of teamwork and passion at all of Alamo Drafthouse’s 38 locations across 10 states, including five in Austin. Taylor moved to Austin in 2018, bringing with her an extensive and impressive background including VP roles at Starbucks in China and Taiwan, a VP role at Disney English in China and C-suite experience at United Planet Fitness Partners. Though she’s lived around the world, Austin quickly made an impactful impression; in fact — one of her initiatives is to use Alamo Drafthouse to help maintain Austin’s core culture, within a rapidly changing city. “Whether it be your neighbors or people you see in grocery stores, I find that everyone in Austin is truly welcoming and friendly,” said Taylor. “I appreciate the little day-to-day touches. We can’t take this for granted; it doesn’t exist in every city. As we try to retain ‘Austin weird’ we need to also retain Austin’s heart and soul.” Another initiative for Taylor is to expand upon Alamo’s creative, playful experiences, some which have been unprecedented within the cinema industry. A relentless pursuit of getting everything right — whether the sound or presentation — in amazing team members is also constantly on the minds of Taylor’s team. Currently with around 3,500 employees across the U.S., Alamo is strategic in finding top talent to share their love for great film experiences.

WH ETH ER IT B E YOU R N EIGH BO RS O R PEO PLE YOU S EE I N GROCERY STO RES, I FI N D THAT EVERYO N E I N AUSTI N IS TRU LY WELCO M I N G AN D FRI EN D LY Since opening its first theatre in 1997, memories of Alamo are now embedded within generations of Austinites, who often share their favorite experiences with Taylor. An Alamo “rolling show” which allowed patrons a chance to watch a horror movie in a cave — and an infamous rattlesnake experience that frightened guests with fake rattlesnakes on the floor, after living rattlesnakes visited the theatre earlier — are just some of the stories shared with Taylor and embedded in the memories of long-time fans.

Resiliently navigating through COVID-related obstacles, under Taylor’s leadership, the company continues to expand and will soon open new locations in Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Staten Island, and in Houston-area: Sugarland and League City. A “My Alamo” approach is taken at all franchises, aiming to be so hyper-local that the customer experience in each location allows patrons to believe Alamo is locally owned and operated in their city. Taylor also hopes to bring a version of Alamo Austin’s “Fantastic Fest” to each location. Local dining options are also growing this year in Austin, thanks to longtime chefs, Trish Eichelberger of 17 years and Brad Sorenson of 7 years. Described as big and bold — just like Alamo, a macho chocolate shake is in the works, along with a special buffalo chicken dish, and new, unique takes on both pretzels and popcorn. Movie-goers will also notice a revised return to an old favorite. Pickles are coming back to the menu now that some supply chain issues are resolved. With this focus on food, drinks, captivating experiences and innovation — Taylor believes the movie theatre industry will continue to win back momentum, as Austin’s locally-based chain helps to drive the way, as a leader in cinematic creativity. drafthouse.com tribeza.com

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By Darcie Duttweiler

FOUR PREMIER AUSTIN TRIBUTE BANDS DISCUSS SUCCESS, ARDENT FANS AND PLAYING THEIR IDOLS’ SONGS

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fter participating in a Talking Heads “hoot” night at Momo’s on West Sixth Street in 2010 with several different bands and musicians, it took almost a year for the official tribute band HeartByrne to formally take shape. Formed by Andy Harn, Evan Bozarth, Dustin Bozarth and Josh Pearson, the band went through several iterations before locking its current lineup, which also features Grego Loboz, Casey Byars, Erin Stein and Tricky Jones. While the chemistry and friendship are very apparent during their performances, the love of Talking Heads and David Byrne is ultimately the touchpoint that holds the band together and comes through in their showmanship.

“Once we actually played the music and felt this sort of shared connection and joy from the people who came to these gigs, it was just a very infectious feeling,” Evan says. With regular gigs at Antone’s Nightclub, Scoot Inn and 3Ten, including their last five New Year’s Eve parties, as well as the band’s annual SunByrne boat party, there are plenty of ways for even the most casual Byrne fan to catch the live version of their favorite songs, which are more numerous than one might think and span over several different decades and genres of music.

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“I think they have such a wide range with so many years of so many different hit songs that it’s like in our subconscious as pop culture in America,” Pearson says. The band is looking forward to finally celebrating its 10th anniversary properly with a huge party at the historic Paramount Theatre on April 2 with special cameos by Kevin Russell (ShinyRibs) and Walker Lukens that will benefit the Other Ones Foundation, a nonprofit that offers aid to people experiencing homelessness.

here’s a lot of gray area when it comes to the formation of DeadEye as well as HeartByrne. Started by Joseph Faulhaber, who also performed with the Bozarth Bros in his band the Trim at the Talking Heads “hoot” night in 2010, the two bands are longtime friends and have mostly played together in some iteration or another. But it was a fateful Stubb’s Bar-B-Q show of Chicago-based Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestrawith Shadd Scott that sent Faulhaber back down memory lane to his first Dead concert at the tender age of 17 and gave him the realization that no one was doing something similar in Austin. So with simply a word-of-mouth approach, the two musicians played a packed show at the Whip In, where everyone had “a hell of a time.” That was enough to get DeadEye off the ground. Now, with permanent bandmates Trevor Nealon, Lee Braverman and Keither Perkins, the band frequently performs at Antone’s, Parish, The Far Out and the Belmont, and they throw a yearly bash for Jerry Garcia’s birthday – in addition to their weekly Dead Club rehearsals, where they are constantly exploring

the thousands of Grateful Dead live tapes and developing their skills as purveyors of what they consider to be sacred music. The Grateful Dead are known as being the ultimate jam band. According to Faulhaber, the band never played the two songs the same live, and his band strives to achieve that same mentality, by having shows flow organically and feeding off the crowd’s energy. They play the songs, but they never regurgitate them, and with a large catalog of around 250 songs, it’s very easy to go to multiple DeadEye shows and have very different experiences. “The Grateful Dead was so focused on being a live band, and that’s a big part of their longevity. As artists they’re able to get on stage and express themselves in a different way every night, so playing the same songs as the Grateful Dead gives us room to be exploratory and take chances and try different ideas but still sound like Grateful Dead music,” Faulhaber explains. No big tour is currently in the works for DeadEye, but the band continues to plan on performing around Austin and be “there for the people the music is so important to.” tribeza.com

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whipping up a crowd into an upbeat frenzy. The audience will vacillate between belting out all the words to “Gangsta’s Paradise” or do all the dance moves to “Bye, Bye, Bye,” along with the band during their high-energy performances at Icenhauer’s on Sundays, which also sometimes includes a full-blown traffic-stopping dance to Beyone’s “Crazy in Love” from Hubbard. “Because it’s a party band, it’s all about the interaction with the crowd, so it gets really wild and super fun,” Traystman says. “And then, with the boy band covers, they hit all of the boy band choreography, and the band morphs through the different personalities that we have on stage and how they pair up to their favorite stuff.” At weddings, the band is unparalleled at getting everyone on the dance floor, from brides and grooms to even moms and dads, who tend to also get nostalgic about songs they were forced to listen to on repeat when their kids were teenagers. “We watch both generations enjoy it equally when they’re on the dance floor, which is a really cool experience,” Traystman says.

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f you had ever gone to a Motown Night at The Highball or, more recently, at The Far Out Lounge, then you’ve seen the PDA Band’s predecessor, the Matchmaker Band play an energetic ’70s show. While that band is still successfully performing its catalog of retro soul and funk jams around town and at weddings, founder and guitarist Amos Traystman saw a need for a younger-focusing band to play newer songs for brides yearning to recapture the high-energy boy band bops of their middle school and high school days. Hence, PDA Band was born in 2016. While originally starting out as exclusively a ’90s and ’00s boy band, PDA Band quickly evolved to include a roster of headlining vocalists who take turns crooning danceable tunes from Boyz II Men to Lizzo. Featuring Anthony Hubbard (aka He-Yonce), Miggy Milla, Johnny Scott (aka Vegas) and Drew Davis (Traystman’s wife), the eight-piece band, which also includes Zack Morgan, Chris Mead and Josh Arredondo, prefers to be known as a “party band,” rather than a cover or tribute band. And for a good reason ... PDA Band is incredible at

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lthough Stephanie Bergara always loved to sing since childhood, the start of her professional singing career — and the creation of Bidi Bidi Banda — was born on a lark. Tasked with helping to promote Pachanga Festival in 2014 as part of her job for Giant Noise, Bergara needed a lively band to kick off the festival in style. Thinking she could essentially kill two birds with one stone, she realized she could easily perform the songs she loved to sing as a girl and even sang in the same

range as one of her idols: the “Queen of Tejano music,” Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. “Next thing I know, I’m in full Selena costume at Empire Control Room, getting ready to play to a sold-out crowd. It just kind of started out bigger than life, bigger than I even could imagine. It was just supposed to be a one-time thing,” Bergara reminisces. Throughout the last eight years, Bergara’s band has shifted dramatically, as well as their performances. Now with her full-time bandmates — Rocky Reyna,

Luke Salas, Mike Aguilar, Coby Ramirez and Luis Sanchez — Bidi Bidi Banda no longer attempts to simply recreate Selena’s songs and style — Bergara got quickly tired of painting her bleached blonde hair black and painstakingly sewing rhinestones onto jumpsuits. Rather, the bandmates infuse their own personalities and creativity into their songs, and while Bergara sounds an awful lot like Selena, it’s very clear that it is Stephanie on stage. “We want to capture the spirit without giving a carbon copy of what she did. I always say there would need to be three of me to do what she did with the dancing and the designing her own costumes,” Bergara says. Much like the trailblazer Selena was, Bergara is also paving the way for future Latina singers. She was the first Latin female singer to headline Blues on the Green in front of 25,000 people, and in 2018 she was the first female-fronted band to win the Best Cover Band Austin Music Awards. This fall Bergara is looking forward to the band’s first East Coast tour, as well as heading out West again. But it’s the moments when she meets her fans, especially after singing her favorite Selena song “No Queda Mas,” that she treasures the most. “I talk to so many people who have Selena stories, and stuff like that is always going to be so special to me,” Bergara says. “I think a huge part of our audience comes to the shows to just feel those feelings again. Our shows will tell you that Selena is still as popular as ever.” tribeza.com

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Wild Times in East Austin BRET T LEWIS OF THE MAGNOLIA NET WORK SHOW “ VAN GO,” IS AUSTIN’S NEWEST TELEVISION STAR By Amanda Eyre Ward Photos by Brittany Dawn Short

HE 1958 WINNEBAGO PARKED IN FRONT OF A warehouse on East Cesar Chavez is the first clue that I’ve reached my destination, Chewy Design Company. I’m greeted by two dogs, Bobby and Tito, and Brett Lewis, a bearded carpenter and the star of “Van Go,” a Magnolia Network television show about Brett’s work converting vans into tiny homes on the road, innovating creative solutions and tackling the many challenges that come with custom outfitting each vehicle for his clients’ lifestyles. The show was developed by Austin company Rabbit Foot Production Studios. “Van Go” marks Rabbit Foot’s first foray into television after creating commercial content for Texas cult brands like Yeti, Shiner Beer, Frost Bank and Whataburger. Brett, who grew up in Austin, got hooked on van life years ago when he turned his first 1983 Vanagon into a fully functioning home on wheels. I’m able to peek into Chewy, Brett’s company namesake, which is as brown as Chewbacca in Star Wars. Brett has outfitted Chewy with handmade wooden tables that slide out and an area for sleeping. “I got Chewy off Craigslist, and it was in rough shape. I wanted to live in a van, so I bought this and made it a bit nicer, hoping that I would live in it,” says Brett, who wears jeans and tortoiseshell glasses. When he advertised his customization services, he says, “I drove around for two or three years building these out on the road in Chicago and Boulder and Reno.”

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In the pilot episode of “Van Go,” Chef Rolando Garza III, who makes vegan Mexican tacos at his food truck Cool Beans, challenges Brett to help him transform the truck (formerly a mail van, currently a “hot tin can,” according to Brett) into a restaurant on the outside and livable home on the inside. Brett, who calls himself an artist and earns the title more and more with each episode, raises the floor and adds a slide-out kitchen, an overhead awning (and an external salsa shelf) and an interior that’s more lovely than most new Austinites’ first apartments. Brett was working in Austin when his friend, Chad Werner, called from Los Angeles and asked Brett if he’d be willing to make a “sizzle reel” to pitch. “I didn’t even know what a sizzle reel was,” says Brett. (It’s a short promotional video.) “So Chad flew down that night and came and filmed me. I figured, we’ll see what happens. I mean, I feel like most things don’t actually work when you’re trying to make a TV show.” Brett laughs and shrugs. He gestures to his new, large warehouse with a big grin. “Yeah. And then he called me like two months later, saying, ‘We’re going to film a pilot.’ So that was a crazy time because then of course I was building vans out of my car in people’s driveways. I was like, I gotta get a little more legit! So I got a shop. And then we started the show. It’s been wild.” magnolia.com chewydesignco.com tribeza.com

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On the Set WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND PROFESSIONAL PASSION WITH DIRECTOR EMILY HAGINS By Britni Rachal Photos by Brittany Dawn Short

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HAT STARTED AS A PROJECT FOR A 12-YEAR-OLD IN A North Central Austin neighborhood in the early 2000s with a boom mic made of a paint roller, has turned into more than a decade’s worth of professional experience, including an upcoming 2022 reboot of that first original film, “Pathogen.” Passion for films hit movie Director Emily Hagins at an early age, and thanks to her own personal drive, along with support from her parents who have no background in film, her career now spans to more than one dozen credits, including a most recent, and first international film, titled “Sorry About the Demons.”

Filmed in Toronto, the recent production is about a young man struggling with a broken heart who learns that his new place is full of restless spirits. “I would describe myself as a hyper-focused nerd,” says a very modest Hagins. “Even as a small child, I loved movies and writing, so my parents bought a home camera and started showing me that I could write stories and edit them together.” Inspired by horror movies, Hagins and her crew of middle school friends filmed her first film “Pathogen” in 2003 and never could have imagined that nearly 20 years later, it would be rebooting on Blu-Ray. The honor is from American Genre Film Archive, which preserves quirky, independent movies. “It’s a zombie movie made by a kid. It’s really goofy. It doesn’t totally make sense. AGFA isn’t releasing it to make fun of all that; they’re releasing earnestly, in a ‘we think this is a cute little weird indie Austin-made film’ kind of way. I appreciate that,” says Hagins, who adds there have been times when people maybe wanted to screen her movie for the wrong reasons. Keeping close with her core group of friends, most interestingly, some of Hagins’ crew from those earlier days are still working with her. In “Sorry About the Demons,” one of them plays a demon voice. Another friend writes original songs for the end film credits. Empowering others on the set is a fun aspect of directing movies, and Hagins is known for advocating for gender diversity in an industry that is still considered male dominated, with women recently only representing 20% of behind-the-scenes roles on the top 100 domestic grossing films, according to a study by Women in Television and Film at San Diego University. “I try to hire women in crew positions and as producers, writers and in lead roles. I’d like to see equal representation at 50% — if not more. I just don’t want this to be a thing anymore,” explains Hagins, who has her own experience of unnecessary comments about her gender. “Industry peers have told me, ‘I look at you and I don’t see a director.’ But there’s no real look of what a director is,” says Hagins. “They have said that when I show up to a meeting for the first time. It’s amazing what people feel like they can say, maybe because they are not aware of the situation or how hard it is to just be seen and heard.” Another area of support for female leadership? Her boyfriend, a Beaumont native turned Austinite and graduate of University of Texas, Ben Hanks, who several years ago moved from the ranks of crew, to now producing. Hagins caught Hanks’ eye when they first met in 2013 at a documentary screening. “She ordered a cheese pizza — a kid’s pizza — and I was like oh, I would do that too,” said Hanks. “Yes. He is trying to leave out that I was trying to be cheap and ordered a kid’s pizza,” laughs Hagins. “He thought that was interesting.” A brief friendship, followed by a first date at Ramen Tatsu-ya and Spider House, and the two have now been together for almost 10 years.

“Emily loves to collaborate, but she’s also incredibly independent,” says Hanks. “I admire that she likes to not lose control of certain aspects of writing and directing, because this kind of work really does require a singular vision. If there’s too much debate or too many voices, sometimes it can stall things for too long.” With roots planted in Austin, the duo spends most of their time in Central Texas, but occasionally travels to Los Angeles or other remote locations for work. Both are excited for the future of film and movies, especially as Bastrop gets ready to open a new 546-acre film set in 2023. “I think the more that Austin can grow and not just this little indie bubble, that’s great! But I also the indie bubble is great,” says Hagins. “It will also be interesting to see what kind of movies continue to come out of the pandemic, especially as we go through this collective experience, together as a society.” imdb.com/name/nm2035204 tribeza.com

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Boot Scootin’ Boogie MEET DAVE WR ANGLER, THE MASTERMIND BEHIND DISKO COWBOY AND VINYL R ANCH By Darcie Duttweiler Photos by Jamie LaCombe HEAVY GLOW Disco photo by Emily Jaschke

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ES, WRANGLER IS DAVE WRANGLER’S REAL LAST NAME. HE ADMITS IT’S a little serendipitous given his “Urban Cowboy” lifestyle and his lifelong love of country music. Also coincidental: The day Wrangler was born in 1979, Donna Summer’s hit “Bad Girls” was No. 1 on the charts. “What’s that saying? Like, you always idolized the area you were born into?” Wrangler laughs. “There’s something about something like that.” With a fascination with both country and disco music growing up in Blanco County — he would listen to 1990s country radio hits in his family’s car on road trips but also dance to disco tunes in his room with his friends — Wrangler says his foray into deejaying was also quite by happenstance. He would spend his days watching MTV on the floor in his parents’ house and hum lyrics to other songs over the videos he was watching.

“I didn’t really know what deejays were or what they did or anything when I was a kid,” he says. “It was just kind of something that I naturally did, and then I ended up becoming a pretty prolific mash-up remix producer.” After moving to San Antonio at age 20 and learning how to use professional equipment from working deejays who graciously took him under their wings and taught him the ropes, Wrangler quickly made a name for himself. Eventually he relocated to Houston to immerse himself in the nightclub scene and “reinvented” himself. He became known for his multi-genre remixes and deejay sets that helped to define the dance music culture of the late 2000s. Wrangler jumped onto the national radar in 2008 with the release of the mixtape, “Life Of The Party,” which was called a “goldmine of dance floor-friendly indie rock, hip-hop and electronic music” by “Rolling Stone.” Wrangler went on to release bootleg tracks and mixtapes at a rapid rate, and in 2009, his remix of the Animal Collective single, “My Girls” thrust him onto the international stage. During this time, Wrangler was also becoming prolific at Houston clubs, spinning tunes at local hotspots and deejaying high-profile parties for the likes of Lady Gaga, George Strait, Tom Ford and more. He also created Vinyl Ranch, which was originally slated to be a one-time gig to celebrate his birthday, but word spread quickly, and after a chance meeting on an airplane with nightlife legend Mickey Gilley, Wrangler reimagined Vinyl Ranch to juxtapose infectious country classics and the hedonistic disco lifestyle. Two months later, the party became one of the biggest in Houston and the start of something new for Wrangler. Nowadays, Vinyl Ranch is more of a lifestyle brand, churning out streetwear, t-shirts, boots and other goods perfect for any “urban cowpoke.” Think shirts brandished with “chattahucci” in the iconic Gucci font and other fun plays on sex, drugs and country music. In order to maintain his own identity, Wrangler decided to separate Vinyl Ranch as its own entity and took up the mantle of Disko Cowboy, where he continued to spread his gospel of neon-loving dance party remixes. He says he derived the name and vibe from his memories of visiting the Midnight Rodeo 18-and-up dance nightclub as a high school kid. “I’ve just been really nostalgic about that time in my life,” Wrangler explains. “The deejay would play a mix of top 40 hits with general club classics from the ’70s and ’80s, mixed with a little rap music and some country music. It was just like a multi-genre dance party. And that’s what the Disko Cowboy set is, more or less.” Although he has had roots in Texas his whole life, Wrangler has extensively traveled

and played major festivals, gigs and parties all over the country, including the Super Bowl and Bonnaroo, as well as opening for headlining talent like Empire of the Sun, Talib Kweli, Ghostland Observatory, Passion Pit, Psychedelic Furs and more. Following a stint in Tulsa after winning a grant from the Tulsa Remote program, in which he lived in Tulsa for more than a year while working remotely, Wrangler is finally settling down in Austin, where he hopes to make his “own cultural tweaks to the Austin matrix via collaboration with the local tech and creative communities.” After an electrifying set at ACL Music Fest last fall, Wrangler is looking forward to a busy year with gigs already booked at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, South by Southwest, Stagecoach Festival, Third Man’s Blue Room in Nashville and Mercury Lounge in New York City, where his bumping genre-bending dance parties will always encourage partygoers “to wave your freak flag, to dance, absorb the music, wear a big hat, two-toned boots, gold chains — whatever you need to feel like yourself.” diskocowboy.com vinylranch.com

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Güero’s Taco Bar A FUNK Y RESTAUR ANT IN THE HE ART OF AT X, BOASTING AUTHENTIC ME XICAN FOOD, MARGARITAS AND LIVE MUSIC By Karen O. Spezia Photos by Holly Cowart

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OME PLACES ALWAYS PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE, AND GÜERO’S is one of them. Its whole vibe is festive: a lively cantina, strong margaritas, plentiful Mexican food, music on the patio and prime people-watching on the sidewalks of bustling South Congress. It’s the perfect recipe for happiness. Güero’s has been around for over 35 years and continues to be a magnet for locals and tourists alike. It’s quintessential Austin: a joyful mezcolanza of sights, sounds, flavors and people. You’ll find locals, tourists, families, students, hippies, cowboys, conventioneers, artists and, of course, bachelorette parties, all co-min-

gling and enjoying one of the most convivial restaurants in town. Family-owned and operated, Güero’s originated in 1986 as a modest taqueria on East Oltorf. But when the old Central Feed and Seed store on South Congress became available in the mid-90s, the Lipcott family snatched it up with dreams of relocating to a larger space. They transformed the vintage warehouse into Güero’s current day iteration: a sprawling, funky compound offering plentiful Mexican food, drinks and live music. Inside, the bar area looks like a classic border town cantina, and the rustic dining room features vaulted ceilings, exposed brick walls and rough-hewn plank floors leftover from its feed store predecessor. For al fresco dining, there’s a covered patio overlooking teeming South Congress. Güero’s adjacent Oak Garden is a destination itself, an enchanting beer garden featuring free live music beneath a canopy of ancient oaks. There’s a full bar serving drinks and appetizers, plus plenty of outdoor seating, shaded by umbrellas and illuminated by string lights. There’s even a small dance floor if the music moves you. On Wednesday nights, Sun Radio broadcasts a live show that showcases up-and-coming Texas musicians. All this fun can work up a hunger, and Güero’s extensive menu is a greatest hits of interior Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine. But first, start with a margarita. At Güero’s, they’re simple, classic and sublime. My favorite is The Don: fresh squeezed lime juice, a splash of Cointreau orange liquor and a jigger of Don Julio Silver. Served on the rocks, it’s tart yet smooth and hopelessly addictive. I almost always order another round. Next, dive into a complimentary basket of chips and salsa, an astonishingly tasty freebie that I’d gladly pay for. Crispy tortillas chips are served with a trio of delicious homemade salsas: a rich, earthy roja, a chunky pico de

gallo and a spectacular verdant tomatillo that that is spicy and bright and unlike any salsa in town. Continue grazing with an order of the queso flameado, a sizzling platter of bubbly broiled jack cheese scooped into a warm tortilla. It comes plain or with optional add-ins like bacon, ham, steak, grilled chicken, veggies or, my favorite, chorizo sausage. I’m an old school nacho fan, and Güero’s are as traditional they come: whole corn tostadas layered with beans and cheese, then broiled until hot and melty. I prefer mine simply garnished with jalapeños, but you can also add guacamole, steak or grilled chicken. One of Güero’s signature dishes is black bean soup, a hearty bowl of flavorful black beans simmered until tender and sprinkled with grilled tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream and queso fresco. Tacos al pastor is another standout dish. Marinated pork is sliced thin and tucked into a warm tortilla with chopped onions, cilantro, diced fresh pineapple and a squeeze of lime. Spicy yet sweet, savory yet bright, it’s the ultimate ying-yang of Mexican food. For some unexplained reason, chalupas have gone out of fashion and are rarely found on Mexican menus nowadays. But fortunately, Güero’s still offers a classic chalupa platter, featuring two crisp tostadas topped with beans and cheese, then piled high with fresh lettuce and tomatoes. And the hits keep coming, with the kitchen dishing up beloved mainstays like tamales, fajitas, tacos and enchiladas where you can mix-and-match your favorite fillings and sauces. By welcoming everyone with open arms and abundant hospitality, Güero’s always feels like a fiesta. So whether I’m sipping a margarita at the bar, devouring a plate of enchiladas, or tapping my toes to music in the Oak Garden, you’ll find me there with a smile on my face. Viva Güero’s! gueros.com tribeza.com

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CLARK’S OYSTER BAR

600 N. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 472 5400

408 E. 43rd St. | (512) 451 1218

1200 W. 6th St. | (512) 297 2413

Chef Andrew Curren’s casual eatery promises delicious plates

This chic little Hyde Park trattoria offers essential Italian

Small and always buzzing, Clark’s extensive caviar and

24/7 and a menu featuring nostalgic diner favorites. Order up

dishes along with a variety of wines to pair them with. Finish

oyster menu, sharp aesthetics and excellent service make

the classics, including roasted chicken, burgers, all-day

off your meal with the honey-and-goat-cheese panna cotta.

it a refreshing indulgence on West Sixth Street. Chef Larry

breakfast and decadent milkshakes.

34TH STREET CAFE

McGuire brings East Coast-inspired vibes to this seafood

BARLEY SWINE 6555 Burnet Rd., Ste. 400 | (512) 394 8150

restaurant.

1005 W. 34th St. | (512) 371 3400

James Beard Award–nominated chef Bryce Gilmore encour-

COMEDOR

This neighborhood spot in North Campus serves up soups,

ages sharing with small plates made from locally sourced

501 Colorado St. | (512) 499 0977

salads, pizzas and pastas — but don’t miss the chicken picca-

ingredients, served at communal tables. Try the parsley

Hiding in plain sight on one of downtown’s busiest street

ta. The low-key setting makes it great for weeknight dinners

croissants with bone marrow or Gilmore’s unique take on

corners, Comedor is a restaurant full of surprises. Lauded

and weekend indulgences.

fried chicken.

chef Philip Speer delivers a menu that is equally clever and

ARLO GREY

BLUE DAHLIA BISTRO

111 E Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 478 2991

3663 Bee Cave Rd. | (512) 306 1668

Arlo Grey is the debut restaurant from “Top Chef ” 10 winner

A cozy French bistro serving up breakfast, lunch, and

EASY TIGER

and “Fast Foodies’’ star Kristen Kish. Found inside the LINE

dinner in a casual setting. Pop in for the happy hour to share

3508 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 964 8229

Hotel, the picturesque lakeside spot has received praise for its

a bottle of your favorite wine and a charcuterie board.

6406 N I-35 Frontage Rd., Ste. 1100 | (512) 494 4151

unexpected, with contemporary cuisine riffs on Mexican

intentional design and elegant, French-and-Italian-inflected take on Texas ingredients.

BUFALINA & BUFALINA DUE

culinary traditions.

1501 E. 7th St. | (512) 839 8523 Easy Tiger lures in both drink and food enthusiasts with a

6555 Burnet Rd. | (512) 215 8662

delicious bakeshop upstairs and a casual beer garden down-

This intimate restaurant serves up mouth-watering pizzas,

stairs. Sip on some local brew and grab a hot, fresh pretzel.

consistently baked with crispy edges and soft centers. The

Complete your snack with beer, cheese and an array of dip-

famous Neapolitan technique is executed by the Stefano

ping sauces.

Ferrara wood-burning ovens, which runs at more than 900 degrees. Lactose-intolerants beware, there is no shortage

ÉPICERIE

of cheese on this menu!

2307 Hancock Dr. | (512) 371 6840 A café and grocery with both Louisiana and French sen-

CAFÉ NO SÉ

sibilities by Thomas Keller–trained chef Sarah McIntosh.

1603 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 942 2061

Lovers of brunch are encouraged to stop in here for a bite on

South Congress Hotel’s Café No Sé balances rustic décor and

Sundays.

a range of seasonal foods to make it the best place for week-

ELDORADO CAFE

3300 W. Anderson Lane | (512) 420 2222 eldoradocafeatx.com Eldorado Cafe exemplifies old school Austin, resonating the beat of the early 90’s, sending out hot plates of the most decadently delicious and

end brunching. The restaurant’s spin on the classic avocado

FONDA SAN MIGUEL

toast is a must-try.

2330 W. N Loop Blvd. | (512) 459 4121 At Fonda San Miguel, authentic interior Mexican food is lov-

CICLO

ingly served inside a colorful hacienda-style restaurant. The

98 San Jacinto Blvd. | (512) 685 8300

art-adorned walls and indoor, plant-filled courtyard provide a

Ciclo is a modern Texas kitchen featuring locally inspired

pleasant escape in North Austin. Visit the Sunday brunch for

flavors and ingredients with a Latin influence, all brought

a new menu with the most delicious interior Mexican brunch

to life through a unique collaboration between Chef de

cuisine.

sometimes healthy eating you will find in Austin.

Cuisine James Flowers and world-renowned restaurateur,

Mexican style comfort food with a deep honor

Richard Sandoval. Ciclo’s name reflects its focus on menu

towards the historical eateries that have made

offerings that change seasonally from ceviches, crudos and

Austin great. Come see us.

grilled and smoked meats to inventive cocktails.

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FOREIGN & DOMESTIC

JEFFREY’S

LA BARBECUE

306 E. 53rd St. | (512) 459 1010

1204 W. Lynn St. | (512) 477 5584

22401 E Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 605 9696

Small neighborhood restaurant in the North Loop area serving

Named one of Bon Appétit’s “10 Best New Restaurants in

Though it may not be as famous as that other Austin barbecue

unique dishes. Chefs-owners Sarah Heard and Nathan Lemley

America,” this historic Clarksville favorite has maintained the

joint, La Barbecue is arguably just as delicious. This trailer,

serve thoughtful, locally sourced food with an international

execution, top-notch service, and luxurious but welcoming

which is owned by the legendary Mueller family, serves up

twist at reasonable prices. Go early on Tuesdays for $1 oysters.

atmosphere that makes it an Austin staple.

classic barbecue with free beer and live music.

GOODALL’S KITCHEN AND BAR

JOSEPHINE HOUSE

LAS PALOMAS

1900 Rio Grande St. | (512) 495 1800

1601 Waterston Ave. | (512) 477 5584

3201 Bee Cave Rd., #122 | (512) 327 9889

Housed in the beautiful Hotel Ella, Goodall’s provides modern

Rustic Continental fare with an emphasis on fresh, local and

One of the hidden jewels in Westlake, this unique restaurant

spins on American classics. Dig into a fried-mortadella egg

organic ingredients. Like its sister restaurant, Jeffrey’s, Jo-

and bar offers authentic interior Mexican cuisine in a sophisti-

sandwich and pair it a with cranberry-thyme cocktail.

sephine House is another one of Bon Appétit’s “10 Best New

cated yet relaxed setting. Enjoy family recipes made with fresh

Restaurants in America.” Find a shady spot on the patio and

ingredients. Don’t miss the margaritas.

GRIZZELDA’S 105 Tillery St. | (512) 366 5908

indulge in fresh baked pastries and a coffee.

LENOIR

This charming East Austin spot lies somewhere between tradi-

JUNE’S ALL DAY

tional Tex-Mex and regional Mexican recipes, each fused with

1722 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 416 1722

A gorgeous spot to enjoy a luxurious French-inspired prix fixe

a range of flavors and styles. The attention to detail in each

This wine-focused restaurant is complemented by serious

meal. Almost every ingredient served at Lenoir comes locally

dish shines and the tortillas are made in-house daily.

cocktails and a menu of approachable bistro favorites. Inspired

sourced from Central Texas, making the unique, seasonal spe-

by Paris cafes, Spanish tapas bodegas and urban wine bars,

cialties even more enjoyable. Sit in the wine garden for happy

June’s encourages sipping, noshing and lingering.

hour and enjoy bottles from the top wine-producing regions

HANK’S 5811 Berkman Dr. | (512) 609 8077

1807 S. 1st St. | (512) 215 9778

in the world.

Delicious food and drinks, an easygoing waitstaff and a

JUNIPER

kid-friendly patio all work together to make Hank’s a favorite

2400 E Cesar Chavez St #304 | (512) 220 9421

LIN ASIAN BAR + DIM SUM

neighborhood joint. With happy hour every day from 3-6:30,

Uchi Alumni Chef Nicholas Yanes fuses central Texas influenc-

1203 W. 6th St. | (512) 474 5107

the hardest task will be choosing between their frosé and fro-

es and local farm produce with Italian fare. Start with puffy

Located in a vintage West Sixth Street bungalow, Chef Ling

zen paloma.

potatoes and the Chef ’s Brand New Cadillac Negroni.

and her team create sophisticated Chinese dishes that draw

HILLSIDE FARMACY

JUSTINE’S BRASSERIE

during weekend brunch to taste the full mouthwatering dim

1209 E. 11th St. | (512) 628 0168

4710 E. 5th St. | (512) 385 2900

sum menu.

Hillside Farmacy is located in a beautifully restored

Justine’s is a quaint French brasserie deep in East Austin.

1950s-style pharmacy with a lovely porch on the East Side.

Don’t let the short drive deter you — the experience of eating

LICHA’S CANTINA

Oysters, cheese plates and nightly dinner specials are whipped

traditional French plates among exquisite works of art and

1306 E. 6th St. | (512) 480 5960

up by chef Sonya Cote.

decorative string lights makes for one idyllic evening with a

Located in the heart of East 6th, Licha’s is a quick trip to the

significant other.

interior of Mexico. With masa made fresh in house and a large

enthusiastic crowds day and night. Make sure to stop by

HOPFIELDS

range of tequilas and mezcal, Licha’s Cantina is a celebration

3110 Guadalupe St. | (512) 537 0467

KEMURI TATSU-YA

of authentic Mexican cuisine. The music, food and ambiance

A gastropub with French inclinations, offering a beautiful

2713 E. 2nd St. | (512) 803 2224

will get you ready for a night out on the town.

patio and unique cocktails. The beer, wine and cocktail options

Kemuri Tatsu-Ya is a Japanese-Texan mash-up that injects se-

are plentiful and the perfect pairing for the restaurant’s famed

riously good food with a sense of humor. The East Austin joint

steak frites and moules frites.

features Asian-inspired smoked meats and seafood, along with yakitori, ramen, and izakaya classics meant for sharing. Drinks are also an integral part of the meal, so come thirsty.

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LORO

ODD DUCK

2115 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 916 4858

1201 S Lamar Blvd | (512) 433 6521

Created by James Beard Award winners Tyson Cole and Aar-

Famed food trailer turned brick-and-mortar, Odd Duck is the

on Franklin, this Asian smokehouse is a welcome addition to

first venture from acclaimed chef Bryce Gilmore. Expect sea-

South Lamar. The expansive indoor-outdoor space, designed

sonal fare and drinks with a strong Texas influence sourced

by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, is welcoming and

locally whenever possible.

open, and unsurprisingly the food does not disappoint. Don’t miss out on the sweet corn fritters, smoked beef brisket, thai

PARKSIDE

green curry or those potent boozy slushies.

301 E. 6th St. | (512) 474 9898 Patrons flock to this downtown hideaway for its wide selec-

MATTIE’S

tion of oysters and other modern-American specialties. The

811 W. Live Oak St. | (512) 444 1888

6th Street locale is filled with industrial details and plenty

Mattie’s is a glorious urban paradise offering upscale Ameri-

of natural light, so it’s no wonder that reservations are often

can classics. While the cocktails are top-notch and the cuisine

necessary to get a table in the inviting space.

is nothing short of outstanding, Mattie’s ambiance and atmosphere are unmatched.

QI AUSTIN 835 W 6th St. #114 | (512) 474 2777 Created by visionary chef Ling Qi Wu, also the owner of the esteemed Lin Asian Bar, Qi Austin dazzles with its top-notch Chinese cuisine and vibrant artwork. Located in Shoal Creek Walk, Qi Austin is a restaurant that pleases the eye as well as the stomach.

THE PEACHED TORTILLA

WATERLOO ICE HOUSE Escarpment Boulevard: 9600 Escarpment Blvd | (512) 301 1007 Burnet Road: 8600 Burnet Rd | (512) 458 6544 360 & 2222: 6203 N Capital of Texas Hwy | (512) 418 9700 Southpark Meadows: 9600 S IH 35 Frontage Rd | (512) 292 7900 waterlooicehouse.com

Waterloo Ice House is an Austin original restaurant, serving up scratch-made breakfast, lunch, and dinner options as well as Insta-worthy

5520 Burnet Rd., #100 | (512) 330 4439

drinks for friends, families, and couples alike since

This cheerful spot is sure to clear your weekly blues with

1976. Come see how we keep Austin’s good vibes

friendly staff, fun food and a playful atmosphere. Affordably

alive at one of our four locations. Waterloo Ice

priced, you’ll find culinary influences from around the world

House; where neighbors become friends!

with a healthy dose of Asian and Southern options.

PICNIK 4801 Burnet Rd. | (737) 226 0644

GUSTO ITALIAN KITCHEN + WINE BAR 4800 Burnet Road | (512) 458 1100 gustoitaliankitchen.com

Nestled in the Rosedale neighborhood of northcentral Austin, Gusto captures the warm, comforting, every-day flavors of Italian cuisine. Dishes range from housemade antipasti to hand-

1700 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 293-6118

RED ASH ITALIA 303 Colorado St. #200 | (512) 379 2906

A perfect place to find wholesome food for any type of dietary

Red Ash Italia strikes the perfect balance between high-qual-

restriction in a bright and airy setting. This place truly lives

ity food and enticing ambiance. This Italian steakhouse is led

out the “good and good for you” concept with paleo-friendly

by an all-star team, including executive chef John Carver. Sit

options and thoughtfully sourced ingredients.

back, relax and enjoy an exceptional evening.

POOL BURGER

ROSEWOOD GULF COAST CHOP HOUSE

2315 Lake Austin Blvd. | (512) 334 9747

1209 Rosewood Ave. | (512) 838 6205

Tiki meets Texas in this neighborhood burger bar. Located

formed pizzas, salads, panini, fresh pasta, entrees

Housed in a historic East Side cottage, this spot is quickly be-

behind Deep Eddy Cabaret, crunchy crinkle-cut fries and

coming a staple. Chef Jesse DeLeon pays outstanding homage

featuring Texas farm-raised meats and scratch

juicy burgers are served from the window of a 1968 Airstream

to his South Texas roots with seasonal offerings from Gulf

desserts. Craft cocktails, beer on tap and boutique

Land Yacht.

Coast fishermen and Hill Country farmers and ranchers.

wines. Open for lunch, happy hour and dinner.

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SUERTE 1800 E. 6th St. | (512) 953 0092

TRUE FOOD KITCHEN 222 West Ave. | (512) 777 2430

Helmed by executive chef Fermín Núñez,

11410 Century Oaks Terrace, Suite 100 | (512)

Suerte was inspired by extensive travels

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through Central Mexico. Artisanal masa

Inspired by Dr. Andrew Weil’s anti-inflam-

is the highlight, made from local heirloom

matory diet, True Food Kitchen combines

corn and used in distinctive dishes rarely

decadent favorites with health-conscious eat-

found on Austin menus. Order the delecta-

ing. The restaurant, located in downtown’s

ble Suadero Tacos, perfect for sharing with

Seaholm district, offers a full range of vege-

friends.

tarian, vegan and gluten-free options.

TEXAS FRENCH BREAD

UCHIKO

2900 Rio Grande St. | (512) 499 0544

4200 N. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 140 | (512) 916 4808

For decades, TFB has been a go-to destina-

The sensational sister creation of Uchi and

tion for high-quality European-style breads,

former home of Top Chef Paul Qui and

pastries and seasonally inspired bistro meals.

renowned chefs Page Presley and Nicholas

Whether grabbing a coffee and pastry on

Yanes, Uchiko is an Austin icon that every-

the fly, having casual business lunches with

one should visit at least once. Try the bacon

colleagues or enjoying the charming patio for

tataki.

an alfresco dinner, this neighborhood spot is an Austin favorite.

THAI FRESH

VIXEN’S WEDDING 1813 E. 6th St. Suite A | (737) 242 7555 Vixen’s Wedding is a charming space cre-

909 W. Mary St. | (512) 494 6436

ating something truly unique. Helmed by

A restaurant, cooking school and market all

culinary super-couple Todd Duplechan and

in one place. When you’re done dining on

Jessica Maher, the restaurant specializes in

traditional Thai favorites, stop by the adjoin-

Goan cuisine, a cultural mash-up of bright

ing coffee bar for freshly brewed joe, home-

and complex flavors.

made ice cream and an array of baked goods.

TINY BOXWOODS

WINEBELLY 519 W. Oltorf S. | (512) 487 1569

1503 W. 35th St. | (512) 220 0698

Named one of the top-20 wine bars in America

This Houston-based brand now serves its

by Wine Enthusiast, Winebelly boasts an inter-

simple and delicious food in Austin’s Bryker

national wine list and Spanish-Mediterranean

Woods neighborhood. Favorites include

small plates.The bistro maintains a local feel

house-ground burgers, salmon Provencal

with its comfortable, laid-back interiors.

salad and their chocolate chip cookies.

WU CHOW 500 W. 5th St., #168 | (512) 476 2469 From the curators of Swift’s Attic, Wu Chow is expanding Austin’s cuisine offerings with traditional Chinese dishes sourced from local purveyors and farmers. Don’t miss the weekend dim sum menu.

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DIMENSION GALLERY SCULPTURE AND 3D ART 979 Springdale Rd., Ste. 99 (512) 479 9941 Hours: Th-Sa 10–6 dimensiongallery.org DOUGHERTY ARTS CENTER 1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4000 Hours: M-Th 10–10, F 10–6, Sa 10–4 austintexas.gov/department/ dougherty-arts-center FLATBED CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING 3701 Drossett Dr. (512) 477 9328 Hours: W–F 10–5, Sa 12–5 flatbedpress.com FLUENT COLLABORATIVE 502 W. 33rd St. (512) 453 3199 By appointment only fluentcollab.org GRAYDUCK GALLERY 2213 E. Cesar Chavez St. (512) 826 5334 Hours: Th–Sa 11–6, Su 12–5 grayduckgallery.com ICOSA COLLECTIVE 916 Springdale Rd. #102 (512) 920 2062 Hours: F–Sa 12–6 icosacollective.com IVESTER CONTEMPORARY 916 Springdale Rd. Bldg 2, ste. 107 (737) 209 0379 Hours: Tu–F 10-6, Sa 10-4 ivestercontemporary.com

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JULIA C. BUTRIDGE GALLERY 1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4000 Hours: M-Th 10–10, F 10–6, Sa 10–4 austintexas.gov/jcbgallery LA PEÑA 227 Congress Ave., #300 (512) 477 6007 Hours: M–F 8–5, Sa 8–3 lapena–austin.org LINK & PIN 2235 E. 6th St., Ste. 102 (512) 900 8952 Hours: Th–Sa 1–5 linkpinart.com LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY 360 Nueces St., #50 (512) 215 4965 Hours: W–Sa 11–6 lorareynolds.com LOTUS GALLERY 1009 W. 6th St., #101 (512) 474 1700 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–6 lotusasianart.com LYDIA STREET GALLERY 1200 E. 11th St. #109 (512) 524 1051 Hours: Sa–Su 12–5, By appointment M–F lydiastreetgallery.com MARTHA’S CONTEMPORARY 4115 Guadalupe St. (512) 695 1437 Hours: W-Su 12-7 facebook.com/marthascontemporary MASS GALLERY 705 Gunter St. (512) 535 4946 Hours: F 5–8, Sa–Su 12–5 massgallery.org

MODERN ROCKS GALLERY 916 Springdale Rd., #103 (512) 524 1488 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–6 modernrocksgallery.com MONDO GALLERY 4115 Guadalupe St. (512) 296 2447 Hours: Tu–Sa 12–6 mondoshop.com NEBULA GALLERY 217 W. 2nd St. (512) 239 9317 Hours: Tu–W 1–6, Th–F 1–7, Sa 12–7, Sun 12–6 thenebulagallery.com NORTHERN-SOUTHERN 411 Brazos St., #105 Hours: Sa 3–6:30 northern-southern.com OLD BAKERY & EMPORIUM 1006 Congress Ave. (512) 974 1300 Hours: Tu–Sa 9–4 austintexas.gov/obemporium PREACHER GALLERY 119 W. 8th St. (512) 489 0200 By appointment only preacher.co/gallery PRIZER GALLERY 2023 E. Cesar Chavez St. (512) 575 3559 Hours: Sa 12–5 prizerartsandletters.org ROADHOUSE RELICS 1720 S. 1st St. (512) 442 6366 roadhouserelics.com SOCO MODERN ART GALLERY 2900 S. Congress Ave. #100 (512) 409 9943 Hours: M By appointment only Tu–Su 11-7 socomodern.com

STEPHEN L. CLARK GALLERY 1101 W. 6th St. (512) 507 0828 Hours: Tu-Sa 11–4 stephenlclarkgallery.com

WOMEN & THEIR WORK 1311 E. Cesar Chavez St. (512) 477 1064 Hours: M–F 10–6, Sa 12–6 womenandtheirwork.org

TIEMANN ART GALLERY 1706 N. Mays St., Round Rock (512) 551 9774 Hours: M–Sa 10-5 tagroundrock.com VISUAL ARTS CENTER 2300 Trinity St. (512) 471 3713 Hours: Tu–F 10–5, Sa 12–5 utvac.org WALLY WORKMAN GALLERY 1202 W. 6th St. (512) 472 7428 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 12–4 wallyworkman.com WEST CHELSEA CONTEMPORARY 1009 W. 6th St. (512) 478 4440 Hours: M–Su 12–6, By appointment 10–12 wcc.art

WONDERSPACES AUSTIN 1205 Sheldon Cove, Ste. 2-A Hours: W–Th 3–10, F 4–11, Sa 10–11, Su 10–8 austin.wonderspaces.com YARD DOG ART 916 Springdale Rd. #103 (512) 912 1613 Hours: F–Sa 1–5, yarddog.com

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Luck Presents’ Upcoming Music Events LUCK R ANCH IS LOCATED AT 1100 BEE CREEK RD, SPICEWOOD, T X 78669 By Meher Qazilbash Photo by Sean Matthis

UCK PRESENTS, THE EXPERIENCE-BASED COLLECTIVE IN Willie Nelson’s backyard of “Luck, TX,” is offering an abundance of opportunities to enjoy live music this year. The Luck Ranch is about a 45-minute drive from Austin with an ambiance that feels as though the Old West were inhabited by hippies. With all of its special features, it makes for a remarkable music venue. Luck Presents is known for hosting the fan favorite annual one-day festival Luck Reunion with Willie Nelson. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Luck Reunion, but also the beginning of a new chapter. In 2022, the iconic space is venturing into a venue outside of the reunion, giving even more fantastic acts and shows to look forward to.

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For those who weren’t able to catch tickets to the festival this year before they sold out, there are still plenty of upcoming performances as part of the Luck Presents Spring series. On March 18, Grammy-winning Americana band Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will be playing along with R&B and soul artist Danielle Ponder. Following them on March 19 will be the beloved Austinite and Americana musician Shakey Graves. Finally, on April 29, check out cherished alternative rock band Modest Mouse. With even more one-off shows to be announced, look forward to expanded programming from Luck Presents this year. luckpresents.com

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TRIBEZA March 2022 Music & Film Issue

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