Archive for the ‘Music venues’ Category

Not only is Willie Nelson an Austin legend and icon, he is also the owner of what used to be called Carl’s Corner, a truck stop in between Austin and Dallas located just south of Hillsboro on I-35. This legendary truckstop is re-opening soon as Willie’s flagship location to carry biodiesel fuel. For the past [...]

Where can you see 130 bands on 8 stages in all of 3 days? Nowhere on earth but Austin and the Austin City Limits Festival 2008 (Sept. 26-28) of course! Here is the deal—Cool Houses Austin needs a really wonderful logo! And you are a talented and creative graphic artist who would love to win [...]

01-the-hard-way If you live in or around Austin or you are just visiting, and you love live music, hopefully sooner than later, someone will turn you onto Antone’s, www.antones.net This venue is Clifford Antone’s venerable “Home of the Blues” which is now located at 213 W. 5th St. in downtown Austin. Clifford Antone founded the [...]

escovedo_always–(Click to hear his new song!)This is part 2 of the Keep Austin Weird Festival…So what do 3000 very tired runners, walkers, and volunteers do after the 5k? How about inhaling some of the delicious healthy food at the locally owned Zen restaurant booth? Or if the heat is too much, you could always [...]

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So what do we do on a Thursday night in Wimberley? Well, if you are lucky enough to get an advance reservation, you find yourself out at Blue Rock Studio (www.bluerocktexas.com) for a house concert. Blue Rock is situated on a bluff overlooking the gorgeous hills and the Blanco River. Billy and Dodee [...]

This past Saturday (May 7, 2008) found me once again down at the Whitewater Amphitheater www.whitewaterrocks.com  on the beautiful Guadalupe River to see Robert Earl Keen and his phenomenal band. What an incredible show he puts on! I started out in the VIP skybox seating (thanks to Julie of Whitewater) with its own bar and really [...]

—Checking out a new Music Stage for Central Texas
 
This past Saturday May 31, I checked out a fairly new venue on the beautiful Guadalupe River (New Braunfels, Tx.) You can see their coming attractions at www.whitewaterrocks.com. What an incredible place…Cool setting with an evening breeze off the river and yes, you can tube all day [...]


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I'm Vicki E. Phillips and I am a licensed real estate broker in both Texas and Florida. I am also a certified “EcoBroker” which means that I care very much about sustainability and green living!