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Peyote Dreams

webanna — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:59:17 +0000

From now until February 18, come check out Ken Featherston’s 1974 mural “Peyote Dreams.” The approximately 20-foot long mural was the Center’s first acquisition in 2004. Ask Henry to tell you how they got the mural in the museum! A selection of Ken’s concert posters will also be on display. Click on the slideshow below to check out some of the artwork. We suggest you take advantage of the option to view them full-screen.

Van Brooks Photographs: What I’ve Seen

webanna — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:23:02 +0000

If you weren’t able to come out to the opening, you can still get a glimpse into the past with the slideshow below. You can also still come in to the center and view the work until December 23.

Soap Creek Saloon Retrospectacle: 1973 to 1985

webanna — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:27:21 +0000

Click on the photo to see the individual posters.

George and Carlyne Majewski invite you to the September opening of an exhibit at the South Austin Popular Culture Center featuring Soap Creek Saloon.

Saturday, Sept. 3 come to the South Austin Popular Culture Center to see posters, photographs, newspaper articles and ephemera from one of Austin’s favorite music venues.

Starting at 7:09 p.m. there will be entertainment by Lissa Hattersley’s Trip Trio, the Uranium Savages will continue the fun by beginning their set at 8:15 p.m.

Remember, there’s no parking at the Center so park on Collier Street and walk over.

Click on the photo to get a preview of the show.

Punk Pioneers: Austin’s early punk scene

webanna — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:52:14 +0000

The South Austin Popular Culture Center opens its next exhibit Punk Pioneers Saturday, May 14th at 7:09 p.m. with a celebratory reception.

This exhibit focuses on the early Austin punk scene… from late 1977 to ‘round 1983. Some say the 1978 Sex Pistols show in San Antonio was the catalyst for the Austin scene. Many of the burgeoning Austin punk musicians were there, along with cultural observer and man-about-town Artly Snuff. Those musicians came back to town and through their music, rejected the whole hippy, cosmic cowboy and rock & roll thing and created their own loud, in your face statement.

Bands like the Skunks, The Dicks, Big Boys, Violators, Toxic Shock, The Buffalo Gals, The Chickadiesels, Rank & File and the Explosives basically took over Raul’s and Duke’s Royal Coach Inn. Club Foot and the Armadillo World Headquarters hired punk bands as opening acts for touring bands like the Ramones and the Psychedelic Furs and held “Punk Proms.” Antone’s hosted a Punk Symphony Orchestra gig, as did Soap Creek Saloon. Austin embraced this new musical art form.

The poster art was different too, not so mannered and beautifully realistic. The art took on the energy of the music – definitely not ‘politically correct.’ There was no doubt as to what the issues of the day were. Come check out this display and see what we mean.

If you were part of the scene and have something to share, items can be added during the first week of the exhibit. Contact the Center at (512) 440-8318 for more information.

Remember, there’s no parking at the Center so park on Collier Street and walk over.

Official SAPCC Events During SXSW

webanna — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:17:40 +0000

RARE: An Exhibit of Hard To Find Concert Poster and Prints by Austin Poster Artists

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, March 12 at 7:09pm RSVP HERE

Featuring the Austin members of the American Poster Institute, the show will consist of oddities and rarities- all posters that are now unavailable. The artists will be present at the opening reception on Saturday, March 12. The exhibit closes April 16 at 6:00 p.m. Please remember there is no parking at the Center. You can park on Collier Street and walk over to the Center.

MUSICAL GUESTS: Uranium Savages

FLATSTOCK 29: Showcasing artists from all over the globe, the posters feature different styles, techniques and decades. This event is free and open to the public – no badges required.

COME SEE US: Wednesday, March 16 from 2 – 6 p.m. and Thursday – Saturday, March 19 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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. NEW MURAL IN PROGRESS:
Come by anytime to check out the progress of the new mural by Kerry Awn going up outside the Center. The mural celebrates Austin comic icons like Wonder Wart Hog, Oat Willie, The Furry Freak Brothers, The Cat, Too Much Coffee Man, etc. The sketch to the right is only a portion of the full landscape. The mural should be finished the week of March 14.

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VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE RARE EXHIBIT

SXSW Recomendations From Austinites

webanna — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:48:18 +0000

With first-time Austin visitors and outsiders about to descend on the city, one question is all over social media: What is there to do in Austin while at SXSW?

FOOD:

Erin Thompson: Eat local and buy local. Go Local Cards [get you a discount.]

Find food trailers by neighborhood on FoodTrailersAustin.com

Karen Webb: Eat at Torchy’s on the way downtown in the mornings.

Marc Rutrough: Eat at Casa Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant

Denise Beeman Douroux: Go to Guero’s Taco Bar if you want real Mexican food, but stay downtown so I wont get stuck in traffic as I stick to my own hood that week.

From Leea Mechling, the Center’s Executive Director: On Guadalupe and Westgate: Madam Mam’s

Dario’s on East 6th Street: Not a fancy place at all, but you’ll see lots of happy Mexicans… I love the salad plate #2)

Juan in a Million

Joe’s Bakery

Eastside Cafe: They have their own garden and make great food

Ruby’s BBQ

Milto’s

The Clay Pit (Indian) on Guadalupe at about 15th Street

Upper Crust Bakery on Burnet Road

Of course Whole Foods, Central Market

South Congress has lots of fun eateries including Guero’s Taco Bar, the South Congress Cafe and Vespaio’s, a very expensive Italian place but it’s good.

And oh yes, Magnolia Cafe

(Recommendations continue after map)

View Austin Good Eats in a larger map

AREAS TO VISIT:

Attend RARE: Hard-to-find posters & prints by Austin artists

Melissa Stewart: There will be a local artists’ market at Guerro’s on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from noon to 9pm. Good stuff!

Marc Rutrough: Visit the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture.. It is a fantastic place with a really neat stuff to see.. Look for a tour by Freddy.

Karen Webb: Skip some of that sxsw stuff and hit south Lamar and South First streets…

Dede Thompson Saenz: Enjoy South Congress too

Ann Minner: Go see one of the best independent bookstores in the country – Book People on Lamar. You won’t be sorry.

Sharon Arnoult: Book People, yes, and don’t forget Waterloo Records and Antone’s Records, too, and many other funky, independent, unique shops on lower N. Lamar and South Congress. The Hike and Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake to clear your head and get some fresh air.

Sandy Hines: Barton Springs, any of the many greenbelts, rent a bike and ride it around.

Jan Rosner Collinson: They can find me and I can face/body paint them! Email: familyentertainer@gmail.com

Stay tuned for a list of events the Center has planned during the week.

Celebrating 34 Years of Austin Carnaval Brasiliero Posters

webanna — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:10:09 +0000

Rehearsals For The Apocalypse: The Austin Sun Years 1974- 1978

webanna — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:25:34 +0000

The South Austin Popular Culture Center is proud to announce a landmark exhibit featuring the underground newspaper the Austin Sun. The exhibit will run from
Sept. 11 through Oct. 23.

Rehearsals For The Apocalypse encompasses the entire run of the Austin Sun, which was from October 1974 through June of 1978. The Sun was founded by two young men: Jeff Nightbyrd, an east coast radical who’d been involved with the New York publication The Rat and the Austin publication The Rag, and Michael Eakin, former editor of the University of Texas’ newspaper The Daily Texan. Joined later by printer and bon vivant J. David Moriaty as Managing Editor, The Sun transcended the usual mode of underground newspapers with professional layouts, cutting edge news articles and, wonder of wonders, paid staff positions.

It’s interesting that many of the issues that were important in the 1970s like police violence, pollution, alternative energy, sexuality and the issue of legalization of marijuana are still important today. The news articles in the exhibit will illustrate this interesting phenomenon.

The exhibit will show a selection of newspaper covers along with accompanying articles, photographs and comments by Jeff Nightbyrd, Dave Moriaty and some of the key staffers. Quite a few vintage photographs will be on display, donated for use by staff members like Ave Bonar, Ken Hoge, Nicholas Russell, Tomas Pantin, Steve Salibo, Charlyn Zlotnik, Carlene Brady, Shelley Grehshan and Stephanie Chernikowski.

Click here to read more about the exhibit in the Austin Chronicle.

The exhibit will open with a reception on Saturday, September 11th, starting at 7:09pm. There will be live music and refreshments. At the reception former staffers will be provided with the opportunity to make written comments for inclusion in the exhibit.

Rehearsals For The Apocalypse: The Austin Sun Years 1974- 1978 will run from September 11th through October 23rd. Center hours are Thursday through Sunday from 1 – 6pm or by appointment and chance. For more information contact the Center at 512.440.8318 or by email at samopc@gmail.com.

Alex Napier: 1951- 2011

webanna — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:57:19 +0000

Guardian Recommends Trip To SAPCC

webanna — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:11:15 +0000

In a post late last year, Guardian (a UK paper) travel writer Steve Rose recommended a stop to the center while in Austin.

“Austin is also a fine place to eat Tex-Mex, take in live music, shoot pool in a bar, visit the South Austin Popular Culture Center, or if you’re really feeling indie, loiter aimlessly in a huge, soulless out-of-town shopping mall.”