It was a hard fought battle and the closest competition yet. Going into the final hours only a handful of votes separated Moonlight Social and Russell Beach & the Stepchildren while Residual Kid was in a close third place.

Between the upcoming city budget unveiling, revived action on Water Treatment Plant No. 4 and a plastic bag ban, it's tough to keep track of your municipal initiatives. Luckily, the Hustle was on FOX 7's Good Day Austin this AM to kick the ballistics.

When we last checked in with Blackbird Clothes and Curios over on North Loop, it was the new kid on the block, breaking in with the best store graphics on The Curve. Well, now it seems that while the rest of the local retail scene is scorched and drab, or droughty, as we've come to refer to it,

Plastic bag ban? Water Treatment Plant No. 4 revolt? The Hustle tried to steal away a little summer downtime last week, but the deluge of announcements since proves City Council (and yours truly) will stay busy all week long.

It’s official: Borders is as good as pulped.

If the Texas Rollergirls know one thing about Roller Derby, it's that the bout ain't over until that last whistle blows. Case in point: Saturday's travel team bout between the home town Texecutioners and the Denver Rollerdolls' all-stars, the Mile High Club.

You never know what you’re going to get when you speak to a musician for the first time. Talking to Ben Sollee last week was like talking to an old friend. Easygoing and thoughtful, the cellist from Louisville, Ky., interrupted a couple times only because his young son was banging on a banjo.

Margaret Moser picks her weekend live highlights as Jimmy Vaughan and his Tilt-a-Whirl cohorts close out anniversary month at Antone's, BettySoo makes her homecoming after her European jaunt, and Bob Mould heads to Book People

Good news: Austin-based Andrew Bujalski – otherwise known as the Contemporary Filmmaker Most Frequently Cited as Cassavetes' Heir – will start production on a new film this August.