Barton Creek Resort & Spa spans 4,000 acres in the heart of the glorious Texas Hill Country and boasts some of the region's most breathtaking views. This Austin luxury hotel and resort offers 312 guest rooms and suites furnished in elegant Texas style. It is home to recreational options including the #1 and #2 ranked resort golf courses in Texas, one of Austin's most luxurious spas and four exceptional restaurants.
Barton Creek Resort & Spa - 8212 Barton Club Drive, Austin TX 78735
The Driskill Hotel. Built in 1886 as the showplace of cattle baron Jesse Driskill, The Driskill remains a landmark of Texas hospitality. As a member of The Historic Hotels of America and Associated Luxury Hotels International, The Driskill offers an elite level of luxury and service to rank as one the world's finest boutique hotels.
The Driskill Hotel - 604 Brazos St. Austin, TX 78701
On the green banks of Lady Bird Lake, Four Seasons creates garden tranquility near the Convention Center and the renowned entertainment district. Enjoy legendary Texas hospitality, sophisticated dining, lakeside fitness, spacious quarters and Hill Country style in Austin Texas with Four Seasons five-star services.
Four Seasons Austin - 98 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, TX 78701
Discover the perfect balance between the city beat and resort calm at Hyatt Regency Austin. Set on the shore of Lady Bird Lake, the ideal location of our Four Diamond downtown Austin hotel lets you experience the best of our eclectic city. Wander across Congress to find yourself immersed in the entertainment districts – including SoCo, Warehouse District, 2nd Street and Sixth Street.
Built back in 1900, the historic Goodall Wooten House is now Mansion at Judges Hill; home to Austin’s premier luxury boutique hotel and relaxed gourmet dining restaurant. The re-invention of this architectural masterpiece has created a plush haven where guests can retreat from the bustling streets of downtown Austin.
Mansion at Judges Hill - 1900 Rio Grande, Austin TX 78705 | PDF-Brochure
The choice for luxury Austin hotels, the Intercontinental Stephen F Austin Hotel provides lodging four blocks from the Austin State Capitol and puts you within walking distance of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, the University of Texas and the Lady Bird Lake Hike and Bike Trail.
New Mesón just needs a tweak in presentation Nobody stumbles across the original El Mesón. If you've had the pleasure of enjoying lunch at the small taqueria on Burleson Road, it's most likely because you were looking for it. Publ.Date : Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:43:25 GMT
Hugos feels like a ready-to-franchise concept that still needs fine tuning Tucked into the bottom corner of the slowly developing mixed-use building on bustling South Lamar Boulevard, a muted Hugos shrinks behind a veil of palm trees, flowers and a bank of wrap-around windows. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:11:09 GMT
Patricia Vonne performing in 2010 at the Help Austin Help Haiti concert at Austin Music Hall. Photo by Kelly West AMERICAN-STATESMAN
The Mexican American Experience 2012, a two-day music showcase featuring rhythms from Tejano to Latin rock, comes back for the second time this spring at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center on March 14 and 15.
Music starts at 6 p.m. for these free family-friendly concerts, which are being produced by Crossroads Events in collaboration with the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Culture Center, the City of Austin and the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. To alleviate parking woes, a shuttle service will be available to and from parking lots at Sanchez Elementary School, Martin Middle School and Fiesta Gardens. Food and refreshments will be sold on-site.
For those who want a break between dancing, bleacher seating will be set up and lawn chairs are welcome, too. The Pan Americana Festival follows on March 16 and 17, with details about their line-up to be released later.
Here’s the Mexican American Experience 2012 line-up:
March 14 Little Joe y La Familia Los A-T Boyz The Frank Gomez Band, along with the Austin Tejano Music Coalition’s Tejano Idol winner Ashley Borrero Haydn Vitera
March 15 Sunny and The Sunliners Shelly Lares Patricia Vonne Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemencia
Austin band the Couch began in 2007 as a three-piece musical endeavor quite literally on a couch in San Marcos. They quickly became regulars in the music scene there and in 2010, two of the original three members made their way to Austin. They’ve since added two members and the band has developed a following in its adopted city.
I caught up with the band on a rainy day in December for a couple of short videos. “Ain’t Getting Married” was written by Taylor Wilkins, the lead singer, on a whim. On the night that I showed up, they had just arranged the harmonies over a few beers. We moved some furniture around in their Hyde Park living room and after two takes, we had the first video.
For “Indian Summer” we moved out to the front porch where colored Christmas lights and the rain added to the intimate vibe of the moment. Wilkins, Sara Houser and Jud Johnson couldn’t have been more fun to work with. I hope the videos show just how wonderfully talented these folks are.
The Couch plays Friday with Wild Child and the Baker Family at Beauty Ballroom ($5. 9 p.m. 2015 E. Riverside Drive).
In 50 words or less: Yes, another solo, bedroom-type project, but this one has since morphed into a band with other people, who put out a not-bad-at-all full-length, “Attack On Memory,” earlier this month. The music also translates into live show that stretches out in surprising directions.
Could Fit On A Bill With: Yuck, Real Estate, Sunny Day Real Estate
Produced by Steve Albini: Frontman Dylan Baldi told Pitchfork that Albini, who has an open-door policy, spent most of his time playing Facebook Scrabble while the band recorded.
In 50 words or less: Conceived as both dance party and performance art piece, this pop-up shop collaboration between Nina Barnes (wife of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes) and musician Orenda Fink includes rave-y club grooves and zombie geishas. Fink DJs while Barnes’ technicolor geishas splash across the screen and gorily sexy live girls roam the crowd.
Could Fit On A Bill With: Oxy Cottontail, Kid Sister, DJ Spooky, DJ Shadow. Also pretty much anyone DJing at the Fader Fort.
Calling all zombies?: In an interview on the band’s website Barnes describes the live zombie geishas who interact with the crowd as “our girls, who basically are whoever wants to perform and be weird with us.” We haven’t seen a casting call for sexy undead yet, but if one emerges we will happily pass it along.
Zola Jesus at the Parish. Over the course of three albums and as many EPs, Nika Roza Danilova, also known as Zola Jesus, has created some lovely, wide-screen sound-planets that are equal parts classic Goth mope and forward-thinking electronic music. Doors at 9 p.m. $10. 214 E. Sixth St. theparishaustin.com — Joe Gross
Also playing:
They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coulton at La Zona Rosa
Cause for Applause at Beerland
Three’s Away at The Annex at 1808
The French Inhales 7” release show with Bottle Service, Kingdom of Suicide Lovers, Manikin at the Legendary White Swan
Smoke and Feathers at the Mohawk
Pong at Hotel Vegas
No Idea Festival at the Broken Neck
D.R.U.G.S. at Emo’s East; Rafiki Project album release at Flamingo Cantina
Hello Caller at Lamberts
Ha Ha! Loud Loud! Music & Comedy at the Scoot Inn
Royal Forest at Frank
Split Lip Rayfield at Jovita’s
Blood Sweat & Tears at One World Theatre
SATURDAY
King Khan and the Shrines at Mohawk.Over-the-top garage rock that leans heavily on ’60s soul and R&B, complete with a go-go dancer, horns, weird masks and other on-stage antics. With Jacuzzi Boys and American Sharks. 8 p.m. $13. 912 Red River St. mohawkaustin.com. — Peter Mongillo
Also playing:
G Love and Special Sauce at La Zona Rosa
Flesh Lights, Blood Royale, OBN IIIs at Beerland
Final Club, Literature at 29th St. Ballroom
The Sideshow Tragedy, Franny & Zooey at the Mohawk
Nakia at Frank
SUNDAY
Riotgod at the Mohawk.This is old-school hard rock the 1970s way — large, catchy riffs, big vocals and a few guys who were in Monster Magnet. OK, you didn’t have the latter in the ’70s. With Texas heavy dudes Dixie Witch, Modok and Bay of Pigs. 9 p.m. $10. 912 Red River St. www.mohawkaustin.com — J.G.
Also playing:
Illicit Relationship, Thrashold at Club 1808
Bob Marley’s Birthday Celebration with General Smiley at Antone’s
Review: Austin Playhouse’s 'Boeing, Boeing' “One up, one down and one pending.” With these words, the galumphing Robert sums up the ambitious love life of his childhood friend — the cavorting, Paris-dwelling British architect Bernard — a love life that ultimately proves too Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:43:34 GMT
Review: 'Next to Normal' In the opening moments of “Next to Normal,” the emotionally charged musical currently running at Zach Theatre, a mother, father, sister, and brother (The Goodman family) cheerfully go about their morning routines. Until they notice that mom Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:07:37 GMT
New installation gets down to the nitty-gritty Every day, Laurie Frick takes a count of how many steps she makes. And every night, she slips on a sensor-equipped headband that tracks her sleep patterns. Publ.Date : Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:39:51 GMT
Review: 'Wicked' This winter, Austin doesn’t have to wait until spring to see green. Broadway Across America has brought the smash-hit musical, “Wicked,” back to Bass Concert Hall for an impressive three-week run through Feb. 12. In the giant Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:35 GMT
Now, airline charges and fees are shown in one lump Now that the new federal rule for price reporting has gone into effect, you’ll notice that when you book a flight, you don’t click on two buttons that state that it costs $152 for your flight in each direction, Publ.Date : Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:36:15 GMT
Flight boards to go dark briefly at Austin airport Austin-Bergstrom International is going to take down its arrival and departure displays in the terminal as well as the cell phone lot and online at 11 p.m. tonight until 4 a.m. Friday. It’s for maintenance. You’re going to have Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:52:48 GMT
Travel Matters: What's ahead in February for travelers ANDERS MEANDERS Segway on into the Hill Country I've seen Segway tours in a good many of the nation's cities, but until a few weeks ago, I'd never seen tourists Segway through a resort. Publ.Date : Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:15:26 GMT
A final lap around Northern California Some vacations are meant for exploring new realms, others for savoring the comforts of familiar territory. Author : mbarnes@statesman.com Publ.Date : Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:21:20 GMT
How AA's layoffs might affect you Let’s look at how we fliers might be affected by American’s decisions to lay off 13,000 people, cut pensions, change workloads etc.: It’s not a matter of what happens at Austin-Bergstrom, really, although you might see changes there Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:27:59 GMT
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