John T. Davis SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Ray Benson’s Birthday Party Rattle Inn 7 pm, Tuesday Ray Benson’s annual birthday party (which doubles as a fundraiser for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians) has taken the place of Alejandro Escove... »
We’ll be updating the main page of SXSW Free Party RSVPs regularly, so check back. It’s only gonna get more insane. Oh yeah, Check out our SXSW Party Pintrest Board. Feeling overwhelmed? Check out RSVPster, our homies who will do the RSVPing for you. N... »
If you’ve never been to SXSW, let me give you a tip: You need to get on the FREE party circuit. As anyone who’s been to SXSW knows, all of the beauty and chaos occurs during these events. Free food. Free booze. And FREE shows–all without a badge! But... »
Because green building laws keep Willie from opening a bar in Austin, check out the Rattle Inn: a West 6th honky tonk from clearer-eyed renegade country legend Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel, as well as the nightlife all-stars behind neighboring Ran... »
Tickets for the grand opening of Ray Benson’s new Rattle Inn featuring Asleep at the Wheel are on sale at eventbrite.com. Moonlight Towers released a video for their new single “The Easy Way Out.” Social Distortion plays Stubb’s May 6 with the Riverboa... »
Austin nightlife impresario Kevin Williamson entered the business world during a period of "irrational exuberance." Flipping commercial real estate in the early 1980s, it seemed the oil-and-credit-fueled Texas land rush would never end."It wasn't the m... »
