It’s crazy that Rhode Island is a state because, phonetically, it sounds like a Mario Kart course.

Stuck out in the barn in East Austin when the hail started to hit. The biggest hail stones were the size of a Spaldeen. Broke a bedroom window. Feel for anyone living outside this must have fucked their world up. #hail #Austin

As someone who’s financial plan for the future heavily relies on getting hit by an experimental driverless car and winning a personal injury claim, I was disappointed to realize that they seem to have a 3 foot buffer around them that makes them freeze up. instagram.com/reel/CvB7P_CuQ…

For the rest of 2023, anyone texting me for recs on new music is getting a direct link to @blkodyssy's DIAMONDS & FREAKS. A concept album on the second record - proof this band is evolving in fast forward. Read my review, via @AustinChronicle, right here. austinchronicle.com/music/20…

Who woulda thought? Blaze Foley’s songs being sung in a big ol’ basketball stadium in his town - 34 years after his murder. @BillyStrings did impromptu versions of “Cold Cold World” and “Shoulda Been Home.” Real recognize real.

Happy Birthday to Willie Nelson, who has more studio records (99) than candles on his cake (90). For the occasion, @AustinChronicle writers broke down their 9 favorite Willie albums. Don't sleep on my pick, the purest Willie listening experience. austinchronicle.com/daily/mu…

In which I ride passionately about bike writes…wait Via @AustinChronicle

I believe that life is an investigation. And I believe that a bicycle is the perfect tool to aid in that endeavor. Hop up on my handlebars as we go on an ecstatic 4,000 word journey of bicycling in Austin. On the cover of today’s @AustinChronicle austinchronicle.com/arts/202…

[scientist voice] “Data big ass weed hit” #420day

Hey urinal-lovers, which framed photos do you like to look at the most when you pee-pee at a South Austin venue: the detail shots of corroded plumbing fixtures at Sam’s Town Point or the vintage arial photography of random commercial buildings at Sagebrush?

I see plenty of coyotes in my neighborhood, but today, for the first time, I saw a roadrunner dash across Oak Springs road, right into Givens Park. Real Looney Tunes shit in Austin yall.

Not the kind of music industry plants I was expecting to run into at SXSW. austinchronicle.com/daily/mu…

Moving review of a grieving father finding the reason to play. @ajohnston12 on Ben Kweller's first show back after the loss of his son Dorian earlier this month. austinchronicle.com/daily/sx…

Hannibal Buress aka Eshu Tune at SXSW: “this is a new experience for me - not making music… but usually when I play in Austin I get paid a lot of money.”

14 music writers on the best thing they saw yesterday at SXSW. Of the five continents represented, I wrote about an Aussie proto punk band. austinchronicle.com/daily/sx…

Hole in the Wall was bustling when 2 cars collided on Guadalupe and one of them then careened up the sidewalk in front of the venue, pinning the door attendant underneath. A group of people, including Hole's owner who was also hit, lifted the car off him. austinchronicle.com/daily/mu…

I'm putting my music reporter socks back on for the next five days. Here's a rundown of early SXSW highlights in which I considered a Jeff Tweedy performance that was much deeper than a sponsored SX interactive set would seem to promise. austinchronicle.com/daily/mu…