Austinist

First, the positive: listing events, they’ve pretty much got that down.
However, the reason i started reading austinist in the first place is because of how much i loved (and still love) gothamist as a local news source. but c’mon, what on earth does i am so popular have to do with anything in austin? cool, you write for the chronicle, so why are your vacation photos of local importance?
another example of their non-​pertinent, available elsewhere posts: ACL and SXSW artists profiles. I’ll give them that updated lists and news related to our big festivals are worth posting, and i’ll even give them local artist reviews as being local enough, but so and so from brooklyn is going to be here for 1 day with 300 other artists? I’ll look them up on pitchfork thank you very much.
there is a void that the chronicle can’t fill as a weekly, and the statesman cant fill because it sucks and that the other IST sites seem to be able to fill.

The Austinist was really good about listing events, not all of them around town, but most. Lately, however, the «IstList» has been listing pretty much nothing. What is up? I am beginning to lose interest in the Austinist because of it.

I’ll pretty much experience vertigo, start walking into walls and punching babies without the «weeklyist» from austinist —

I don’t remember how I found the Austinist, but I’m really glad I did. Not to slam the Chronicle, but the Austinist gives me «what’s going on» a lot faster than flipping through the Chron. Plus, it’s a really fresh slant on our town.

I do read this site every day and find it to be an incredible resource. Sometimes it helps me to find out about cool things that are going on that I otherwise would completely miss. Other times however it feels like I am listening in on the table of the cool kids in high school to hear what to do.
Not that I am chastising Austinist for being pretentious or elite, as those aspects of it I love (because I am totally one of them in some aspects), it i more the issue that it seems to lack some of the interesting diversity I have fount with some of the other –ists. The site sometimes comes off a bit clique-​ish and jaded at times, which is kind a turnoff. If you are going to be a clique, let us all in, make fun of each other obviously in your articles, allow your writers to develop a personality on the site. I guess what I really want is one step forward in zany-​ness or one step back in objectivity.
But please keep it going, obviously I am into it since I read everyday, but I would like to see some development, some consistency, some growth.

I’m checking this site several times a day. Truecraig’s Truesday column is the bestest. I always know this site is going to have something about the events around town I’m interested in. I also like reading people’s comments about the articles.
The only problem is that I signed up for a ticket giveaway and I won, but wasn’t informed that I had won until a day after the event. I’ll use a different e-​mail next time I sign up.
edit: 11−3−07
I won another contest and had a blast.

I agree with Clarisa. Austinist is a must read every day. I didn’t discover this exciting online mag till way too late, and when I did, the addiction began. Austinist writers are hip and honest with their opinions, and really know their way around the events happening in Austin. For a list of things that are a must see, interesting bloggers who reveal details of their lives, theatre, music and movie reviews with an edge– check this site out. It wont disappoint.

Everyday I check a few Web sites: Unilocal (of course), Myspace, The Superficial and Austinist. I love
because it’s constantly informing me about what’s going on around Austin. I have all of my co-​workers on it too. They site has several contributors who post pictures of shows, interviews with bands and short news blurbs. one of the best things about the site is the weekly Ist-​list, a list of the best of what goes on from day to day.
I wish I could contribute. ;)