Posts tagged with Austin
October 26, 2011 | New Trends | by Bright Archer |
Business models like this bring a small ray of hope to our environmentally-challenged species. In.gredients is set to be the first ‘package-free, zero-waste grocery store‘, due to open in Austin later this year. Here’s hoping this trend catches on in a big way.
July 15, 2011 | Cool Travel | by The Urban Grocer |
The American South’s hippest city — Austin, Texas — got a little bit cooler last year with the opening of Uchiko, a contemporary Japanese restaurant that serves up innovative and sustainable food in a warm farmhouse setting. Read more
July 8, 2011 | New Music | by Jonathan Terhaar |
Here in Austin, odds are that your neighbor is in at least two bands. The music scene is as vast as any other American city, and then some. Being noticed amongst the chasm that is the Austin music scene takes more than luck or knowing the right people: you have to be genuine, you must have talent, and you must do something to differentiate yourself from everyone else. Read more
July 6, 2011 | New Art | by Gerry Mak |
LA, Austin, and New Orleans-based artist Corinne Loperfido specializes in whimsical, folk-pop drawings, poster art, and embroidery, hilarious and honest comics, and mixed media collages and concept pieces such as her beard photo series. Read more
June 27, 2011 | New Trends | 
by Zolton |
Leave it to perennially sunny, progressive Austin to lead the way for the rest of America to follow. In.gredients, funding permitting, aiming to launch this coming Fall (Spring in the Southern Hemisphere), will be a grocery store with a difference. Read more
June 8, 2011 | Video | by Zolton |
You know, sometimes the best advertising comes from the customers themselves, though not neccessarily in the way you planned it. When Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse received an angry phone message from a pissed off customer, they got wise and turned it into a rollicking viral video [NSFW]. Ha! Wish she would leave a nasty message on Lost At E Minor now [Listen to this awesome voice message here] Read more
June 1, 2011 | New Food and Packaging | by The Urban Grocer |
While vodka may be the last thing you thought you’d come across in the heart of Austin, Texas, it’s just what you’ll find with Deep Eddy. For everything from cocktails to on the rocks, Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka is the perfect antidote to a scorching Texas summer day. It’s not your grandma’s sweet tea, but it has the same slow, sweet, Southern taste — and it’s actually infused with real tealeaves and local clover honey. Read more
May 18, 2011 | New Music | by Troy Mattison Hicks |
Corduroi, aka Cody Wilson, has a great video for the song All Ways, directed by Color Chart — a collaborative effort between Prague, the Czech Republic, and now Austin, comprised of directors James Longmire, Tristan Love, and Edward Shore.
May 14, 2011 | New Music | by Steve from Spirit Animal |
Zorch is a two-piece from Austin with some French or Canadian in them. One guy plays vintage Moog and 73-key Rhodes, his whole set-up shaking and rocking, while the drummer, equipped with a Bobby Brown My Perogative-era headset mic, gets jazz wild on a rickety, shitty sounding kit. Their tunes are analog opuses, with big changes and hooky lead lines.
May 10, 2011 | New Music | 
by Robert Minervini |
Philly up-and-comers TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb are making waves with the release of their new album, Idiots. I recently met one of my oldest friends, Kevin Conner (who is playing guitar in the group), in Austin to see them perform at South By Southwest. I’m looking forward to watching them catch onto the national scene.
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May 10, 2011 | New Film | by Lang Freeman from Sounds Under Radio |
Terrence Malick, what is this movie about? I’ve watched the trailer nearly 20 times and I still cannot figure it out. Regardless, I’m sure it’s going to be amazing. When we were in the midst of recording our last record, parts of this film were being shot just outside of Austin. Our producer’s house, wife and kids were used in scenes shot for the movie.
May 9, 2011 | Cool Travel | by Lang Freeman from Sounds Under Radio |
A month ago, I began noticing these random upright pianos popping up in the most odd places all across Austin: on pedestrian bridges, running trails, in front of downtown building. It’s a beautiful idea for an art installation, using a city known for its music, culture and artistic identity, and painting it with its own brush. Kudos Luke Jerram.
May 7, 2011 | New Music | by Jonathan Terhaar |
I had somewhat forgotten about Jad Fair over the years. After watching Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King years ago, and being rather touched by the story behind Jad and his bandmates, not to mention their music, I’ve been unable to find much by way of recent activity. Then I heard he was playing in my hometown, Austin. Jad Fair live: this should get interesting, and interesting turned out to be an understatement. Read more
April 1, 2011 | New Art | by Contributions |
In our saturated world, much detail is lost among the trivialities. Not so with Ian Ingram’s work. I recently came across his hyper-realistic, painstaking self-portraits while visiting Austin Museum of Art’s 22 Artists to Watch exhibit. Read more
April 1, 2011 | New Products | by Zolton 
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Man, Texas gets a bad wrap. What with Austin being the new hipster hangout, and Dallas attracting all the young Republicans, you’d think the State would cut a break. But no. These dolls are downright nasty. Fun, though, right? Read more
Sitting somewhere between photography and illustration, and influenced by cinema, video games and pop culture, Simon Duhamel takes a distinctly modern approach to the art of digital photography. In early 2009, he co-founded Made of Stills, for whom he has shot several stop-motion animations. Most recently he won Grand Prize in the Lux Awards for this series, ThermoPlastic. Read more
I read Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything and emerged out the other end even more confused about what really happened than before. So thank you College Humor and Mark Zuckerberg for simplifying what was evidently a most complex period of time. Read more
Sufjan Stevens creates autistic music for introverts — soft, shy, naive, full of shadows, windows, and insecurities. Yet it all sounds slightly forced, his enigmatic songwriting as comforting as it is unsettling.
The Suit Up exhibition comprises a number of artworks from various Australian street, comic, and illustration artists, each of whom has applied their unique style to that ubiquitous — yet, rarely tapped — canvas, the playing card. The designs have been produced as giclee prints, signed and numbered by the artists, and are limited to 10 prints of each design. Real-size decks of cards have also been produced for sale. The Suit Up crew is a close-knit group of predominantly Melbourne-based artists who are passionate about Australia’s ‘low-brow’ art scene, which is more collaborative and less ego-driven than much of the the high-brow art world. The exhibition runs between February 13 and 25.
I’m loving the wild and wonderful work of graphic artist Zansky. Working in silkscreen, letterpress, and woodcut, Zansky has his finger on the pulse of some acidic heartbeat, pumping out some freaky imagery for the masses. Read more
His name echoes those of colonels and soldiers who fought in the American civil war. But far from that, William Fitzsimmons is actually an obscure songwriter from Jackson, Illinois. Read more
Using a chemical free philosophy, Skinny Nelson and Friends is an androgynous, eco label, the creation of Sydney-based designers Zachary Midalia and Jacqui Alexander.
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Get lost in a daydream or a craving for something sweet while gazing at these cool sculptures by Brooklyn-based WiNK WiNK PONY. Made using clay, tree bark, wood, and mossy moss.
Cookie Boy’s creative cookie designs
I don’t eat cookies, so good thing Cookie Boy’s cookies are little pieces of art too pretty and cute to eat. Read more
Communication prosthesis by Sascha Nordmeyer
This ‘communication prosthesis’ by designer Sascha Nordmeyer is hilarious and awesome. I want to wear one to a job interview.
Pencils made from recycled newspaper
The problem with awesome things like these pencils made out of recycled newspaper is that you almost don’t want to use them.
Baltimore Mural by Josh Van Horne
My friend Josh Van Horne, a local Baltimore artist, did this amazing mural in our neighborhood that depicts the history of this warehouse-laden area.
Sovereign Beck create modern silk ties for the classic man — both understated and provocative, classic and cutting edge. We have them for sale in the Lost At E Minor store. Read more
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