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Monday, February 28. 2()(K) AGGIELIFETHE BATTALION Page 3 City Limits BY KYLE WHITACRE lineup of bands playing everything from folk to smaller events that don’t try to pack theaters. The Battalion blues to punk rock. Among the hundreds of interesting places to Aside from local and lesser-known artists, eat in Austin. Kerby Lane Cafe and Magnolia’s Wl-f AT TM ew cities in the U.S. can boast the under­ Austin has many venues that bring large tour­ Cafe are trendy spots open to the early hours of ground scene Austin has, hut most visi­ ing acts to . In his last tour, Fatboy Slim the morning, always hosting a variety of guests. tors have no idea where to start looking played only three U.S. shows — New York, Los Coffee houses are also abundant in the Austin TOUR Ffor its alternative entertainment. Besides visitAngles,­ and Austin. The , area, featuring open-mike poetry and live hands. ing the capitol and the Southpark Meadows, Austin Music Hall and The Alamo Draft House is probably the most GUIDES malls, Austin has many are some places to check for larg­ interesting and critically-acclaimed restaurant great places to check er touring acts. in Austin. The Draft House is a theater and Ull I' gj| out that do not fall into Besides the nightlife, Austin is a great place restaurant that shows original 35mm prints of I the norm. to shop for one of a kind clothing. Along with new and classic films while serving dinner. The nightlife of the plentiful supply of thrift stores, places like I lopefully, this w ill help keep a trip to Austin TELL YOU V Austin is as diverse as Flipnotics and Atomic City offer clothing not interesting with new places to check out for a I the city, from main* found anywhere else. good time. But for all the places listed here, i*r tstream entertainment on "The first time 1 went [to Atomic City], 1 there are tons of other places offering entertain­ X —• i Sixth Street to the under- didn't know what to expect,” said Michelle ment not found anywhere else. The best advice -N*r ground raves and con­ Johnston, an Austin resident, ‘it looks like a is to just look around and lind something inter­ "I certs scattered through- normal two story house in , but the esting in Austin. JP BEATO'l Hh Bmiaijon ■ ,,nTf[ilr out the town. There is entire downstairs is this shop. They had all t, between the first always something inter­ these rare shoes for sale there. 1 got a pair of d on campus by the esting to do in Austin. blue plaid Doe Martins there for forty bucks.” For those interested in film, theaters like the Rare and vintage clothing and toys can bo Dobie and Arbor 7 provide an alternative to the found at small places like this all over town. Lo­ £ © regular features showing. Located on the Uni­ cal and rare music is also easy to find in Austin, ,, ninated against on campus, versity of Texas campus, the Dobie premieres w ith stores like and Sound i s not perfect on this campus' new independent films and old cult classics in Exchange catering to fans of local, underground r campus.... four theaters designed in and lesser-known bands. These stores carry a '?.■ I want to go back to them different time period huge selection of vinyl records too. n't know ifit's a personalte themes, including Egyptian Arcade junkies have a thecca in Austin. Sev­ •e. but it just doesn’t interestiu and Gothic. Shakespeare in eral arcades in tow n, like Einstein’s on the , lire. It doesn't interestmetoe l.ove and Blair Witch Pro­ behind the University of Texas, offer the newest id have to stand up the w ject both opened at Dobie and best arcade games all for a quarter a play, instead of enjoying the g before hitting any main­ from racing to fighting. Some of these games are just not tilings that mteres stream theaters. Each year. w ill never even make it to regular arcades since id I feel like that’s the d Quentin Tarantino holds a these quarter-play machines are used by game s of a lot ofthe traditionsonl small at Dobie manufacturers to find out which games will be is: they're just not interest® where he shows films from successful. at's why we don't participaii his own collection of re­ hat’s why 1 don't participate. Events in Austin happen year-round and ’am: Personally, 1 have had stored ’70s exploitation bring some ofthe biggest name celebrities to fun w ith the traditions and u classics. Austin. Most are just small events that happen felt any discrimination becain Austin is also known as annually and go relatively unnoticed. Film fes­ 1 give a flying fart... Maybei the live music capital of the tivals like and the Austin from a different area, liken world for a reason. Go dow n Film Festival get national attention, while the Sixth Street on a Saturday Tarantino festival, the Butt-numb-athon and the came down from PoilArtlui 5%*- *■ w hich is predominately night and each club has a Gav, and Bisexual Film Festival remain PATRIC SCHNEIDER AND ELIZABETH O FARREU/Tui I? m i m ion 0if ^ .v ie came down for bonfire, aa ' * m Tv©-" set because there are a loll ■ people here. And she said. 1 ■ to a school like this.”And on I really like A&.M—1 toldh leant it. and it wasn’t to sow ything — bull told her, the ■ of people you will be dealii will be hiring you, who willl vith you. you more than like with. Either you'll be aboi beside them or below to. learn how to communicate an ih them because once you tt ; you have this ring, ofthe prejudicetliatTveseei even with traditions, at you’re black and do so® ou don’t want to do and lei Everybody Scores! >y it because you’re not goit; .'ry thing or everywhere you! st life in general. 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