Dinner tonight was at Snack Bar on South Congress. I sat out on the patio so I could watch some of the HONK! TX bands perform – lucky me. My selections were the Black Bean Dip, Caesar Salad, and the Hibiscus Mint Iced Tea. Everything was great.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
HONK! TX – Red 7
Hello Austin people. The HONK! TX Festival is in town this weekend and you should try to get out and enjoy some of these bands. The weather should be great all weekend. Tonight’s event was Downtown at Red 7, but check their website for the rest of the festival locations. This is one of the best music festivals in Austin, in my opinion. 🙂
Thinkery
Austin had a Community Night at the Thinkery. There were chicken puppets, rainbows, water walls, color panels, giant Lite-Brite, random art, and so many more activities. If you have kids, and you live near Austin, and you haven’t brought them here yet, then you should probably punch yourself in the face as punishment (not really, this blog does not normally promote violence). Just get them here as soon as possible. 🙂
Kimberly Freeman
I tried to assemble a collection of three YouTube videos that would give you an idea of how talented Kimberly Freeman is (from One-Eyed Doll fame). The first video is the official music video for the song “You’re a Vampire” and it shows how fun and quirky the band can be. The second video is an acapella version of the song “New Orleans” which is just awesome. And, the third video is a Promo film from 2011 that will give you a small taste of what one of her live shows will be like if you decide to get out and see her on tour (beware the language in this one). I hope you like her music and that this will tempt you to explore her website or her YouTube channel a little further.
Cinderella
A nice version of the classic story.
“Have courage and be kind.”
The Browning Hangar
When Mueller was an Austin Airport, The Browning Hangar was Austin’s first airplane hangar. According to the website, “Due to a steel shortage during World War II, the hangar was built with a series of glue-laminated wooden trusses.” It is still a photogenic structure that hold’s a lot of history.
Mad Tiger Festival – Mother Falcon
Mother Falcon is a great group of talented artists. They were my favorite band today at the Mad Tiger Festival.
Mad Tiger Festival – Peelander-Z
Peelander-Z is a band from New York City that should just face the facts that they need to go ahead and relocate to Austin. They promise a performance with “intense audience participation and a chance to exercise”. Who could turn that down?
Mad Tiger Festival – Mueller Lake Park
Since the City of Austin cancelled the New Year Celebration in January due to inclement weather, they made it up to us today by having the Mad Tiger Festival. Pretty much an awesome welcome to Spring with fun bands at the Mueller Lake Park. As a secret to you Internet Friends in Austin, check the website for two more events still to come at the Thinkery.
One-Eyed Doll
Here are a series of photos to give you an idea of what to expect when going to see One-Eyed Doll perform.
- Junior Sewell will set up the stage before the show, and get things organized.
- Kimberly Freeman will make a grand entrance, looking awesome as usual.
- Kimberly will engage the crowd with sweet words and offer a few laughs.
- Kimberly will then surprise you by totally rocking out with Junior destroying the drums.
- Costumes, funny hats, rockstar poses, screaming guitar, diving into the crowd, excellent music, and lots of fun!
- Kimberly decides that the show is over and dive bombs into Junior’s drum kit.
- Kimberly transforms back into the sweetest person you will ever meet and signs autographs for her fans.
They are going on tour in support of their new album, so please go to see them when they get to a town near you. You are guaranteed to have a great time!
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