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Image From Myspace The Roots at La Zona Rosa
Sunday, Oct. 12th
La Zona Rosa (612 W. 4th Street)
$38, Doors 6:30, Show 7:30
[info] | [tickets]Oh lordy how time flies. The Roots, one of the hip-hop world's most successful and influential acts, has been around for...wait for it... over two decades. We just checked our watch and did a double-take. DAY-uhm.

From their sonic embryonic days performing ...

patrick dentler/FlickrEarlier this week there was some to-do made over the fact that cousins/UT roommates Blake and Connor Kincaid had a political sign (supporting Obama) in their Brackenridge Hall dorm window. Such a display of any sign in a dorm window is against UT rules, and the students were told in an administrative hearing this week that if the sign wasn't removed they would not be allowed...

The best of the rest of this weekend’s concerts include:

Friday -- The Walkmen at The Parish Room; The Unfortunate Heads at Carousel Lounge (7 p.m. / Free); Citizen Cope at Hogg Auditorium (Solo / Acoustic); The Strange Boys at Beerland; La Snacks (EP Release Party) at The Mohawk; Krum Bums at Room 710; New Disaster at Emo’s (Inside); Camp X-Ray at Hole In The Wall; and a Bob Dylan Hoot Night (pr...

For a preview of what you might expect, fashion-wise, at next weekend's Maker Faire festival, head over to Treasure City Thrift Store tonight for their second annual Recycled Fashion Show. The event, co-sponsored by iLoveMikeLitt, showcases modern works by local, DIY-minded designers, all of whom created their garments using fabric from vintage clothes. The show, which runs from 7-9 p.m., will be followed by an afterparty at the historic Victory Grill, where some designs from the runway will be auctioned off. [Treasure City Fashion Show]

restaurantweekaustin.com Austin Restaurant Week
October 12-15 and 19-22 (Sunday-Wednesday)
Various Venues (Austin)
Reservations recommended
[info] | [tickets]

Spearheaded by Rare Austin Magazine and sponsored by austinist among others, the first Austin Restaurant Week kicks off this Sunday night. The much-anticipated culinary event is based on a simple concept: fine dining at reasonable prices. For ...

Life Size Mouse Trap from pargon/flickrStill confused as to exactly what Maker Faire is? The two-day, family friendly, celebration of all things DIY is a little hard to describe to those who haven't experienced it. Sure, there are going to be robots, catapults, rockets, bicycles, homemade foods, bands, crafts, and science experiments. But there's also going to be a working life size version of ...

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The menu is definitely carnivore-oriented, with every non-salad plate featuring some form of land or sea creature. A bowl of pork-and-beef meatballs served in a tangy white wine and lemon broth is accompanied merely by a giant hunk of garlic-rubbed toast. The meatballs are intense and not particularly sturdy, giving the diner ample opportunity for scooping. The sausage plate is an urban profess...