Austin, laid back and somewhat indulgent as it is, might be a terrible place for a New Yorker or anyone who wants to move and shake culture or corporations but it’s an undeniably great place to start a band, as I recently learned. No paranoia, no career hang-ups, no star trips (well, not usually), no heroin, no your drummer informing you at Thursday’s rehearsal that he’s just gotta play with this “Smoke On The Water” copy band Friday night instead of with you at CBGB’s because he says he desperately needs the money even though he lives with his parents in Westchester.

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Coming Sat. June 9th, 3:00 pm to the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown: AUFF 2007

Ever wanted to know how to get a Big Mac for a dollar, see comics Denis Leary and Bill Hicks square off, or learn how to get the most from your neighborhood bodega? The Austin Underground Film Fest is back with more revolutionary programming from local and international fringe artists - three solid hours of the best in subterranean cinema. Where else can you see a hacky sack music video, educational church PSA’s, lost celebrity rarities, and an inside look at the private lives of comic book artists? AUFF ‘07: The cure for the common film fest. Advance tickets are on sale HERE. Last year’s sold out, get ‘em while they’re hot.

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