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BY KYLE WHITACRE
The Battalion
F ew cities in the U.S. can boast the under
ground scene Austin has, hut most visi
tors have no idea where to start looking
for its alternative entertainment. Besides visit
ing the capitol and the
malls, Austin has many
great places to check
gj| out that do not fall into
I the norm.
The nightlife of
Austin is as diverse as
the city, from main*
t stream entertainment on
X —• i Sixth Street to the under-
-N*r ground raves and con
certs scattered through-
■ ,,nTf[il r out the town. There is
always something inter
esting to do in Austin.
For those interested in film, theaters like the
Dobie and Arbor 7 provide an alternative to the
regular features showing. Located on the Uni
versity of Texas campus, the Dobie premieres
new independent films and old cult classics in
four theaters designed in
different time period
themes, including Egyptian
and Gothic. Shakespeare in
l.ove and Blair Witch Pro
ject both opened at Dobie
before hitting any main
stream theaters. Each year.
Quentin Tarantino holds a
small film festival at Dobie
where he shows films from
his own collection of re
stored ’70s exploitation
classics.
Austin is also known as
the live music capital of the
world for a reason. Go dow n
Sixth Street on a Saturday
night and each club has a
lineup of bands playing everything from folk to
blues to punk rock.
Aside from local and lesser-known artists,
Austin has many venues that bring large tour
ing acts to Texas. In his last tour, Fatboy Slim
played only three U.S. shows — New York, Los
Angles, and Austin. The Frank Erwin Center,
Southpark Meadows, Austin Music Hall and
Liberty Lunch are some places to check for larg
er touring acts.
Besides the nightlife, Austin is a great place
to shop for one of a kind clothing. Along with
the plentiful supply of thrift stores, places like
Flipnotics and Atomic City offer clothing not
found anywhere else.
"The first time 1 went [to Atomic City], 1
didn't know what to expect,” said Michelle
Johnston, an Austin resident, ‘it looks like a
normal two story house in the suburbs, but the
entire downstairs is this shop. They had all
these rare shoes for sale there. 1 got a pair of
blue plaid Doe Martins there for forty bucks.”
Rare and vintage clothing and toys can bo
found at small places like this all over town. Lo
cal and rare music is also easy to find in Austin,
w ith stores like Waterloo Records and Sound
Exchange catering to fans of local, underground
and lesser-known bands. These stores carry a
huge selection of vinyl records too.
Arcade junkies have a thecca in Austin. Sev
eral arcades in tow n, like Einstein’s on the Drag,
behind the University of Texas, offer the newest
and best arcade games all for a quarter a play,
from racing to fighting. Some of these games
w ill never even make it to regular arcades since
these quarter-play machines are used by game
manufacturers to find out which games will be
successful.
Events in Austin happen year-round and
bring some ofthe biggest name celebrities to
Austin. Most are just small events that happen
annually and go relatively unnoticed. Film fes
tivals like South by Southwest and the Austin
Film Festival get national attention, while the
Tarantino festival, the Butt-numb-athon and the
Gav, Lesbian and Bisexual Film Festival remain
smaller events that don’t try to pack theaters.
Among the hundreds of interesting places to
eat in Austin. Kerby Lane Cafe and Magnolia’s
Cafe are trendy spots open to the early hours of
the morning, always hosting a variety of guests.
Coffee houses are also abundant in the Austin
area, featuring open-mike poetry and live hands.
The Alamo Draft House is probably the most
interesting and critically-acclaimed restaurant
in Austin. The Draft House is a theater and
restaurant that shows original 35mm prints of
new and classic films while serving dinner.
I lopefully, this w ill help keep a trip to Austin
interesting with new places to check out for a
good time. But for all the places listed here,
there are tons of other places offering entertain
ment not found anywhere else. The best advice
is to just look around and lind something inter
esting in Austin.
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