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Gogol Bordello Sent a Message to ACL Goers

joshpitts — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:01:41 +0000

Even the diehard fans weren’t expecting this caliber of a performance from their favorite group, but somehow, Gogol Bordello delivered above and beyond. They especially delivered a message Saturday by enthusiastically performing “Immigraniada (We Comin’ Rougher),” a single from their latest album Trans-Continental Hustle. Watch the music video on Youtube and read the comments section, this song has a message we all should listen to. For more information on Immigrants’ Rights, visit aclu.org/immigrants-rights

The AMD stage crowd went into frenzy for this live rendition of ‘”Immigraniada.” I have yet to see the audience at ACL react this much to a band, every person in the crowd instantly started clapping and chanting to the beat as lead singer Eugene Hutz tore up the stage, dancing from one side to the next so quickly that all you saw was a flash of energy.

Speaking of Hutz, we got a chance to catch up with him before their 6:30pm set. I asked him the standard offbeat questions and a few about music, he said Austin has always been one of his favorite places to play. Enjoy the video and pictures below, and remember to keep up with Gogol Bordello at their website, you do not want to miss out on this band.

Eugene Hutz backstage at ACL (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

There's Nothing Wrong With a Bottle a Night! (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

Gogol Bordello Made A Statement Saturday Evening at ACL AMD Stage (Charlie L. Harper III/KXAN)

McCoy on going to Cleveland

Leila Rahimi — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:59:44 +0000

After being drafted by Cleveland with the 85th pick in the draft, we caught up with Colt McCoy on the big move. The QB’s reaction was obvious on TV– he was happy to have his name called and said as much to us after the results.

“I’m really excited,” he said to us. “It’s been a long couple of days, honestly, but to have my name called, there’s not a better feeling and to have your phone ring and coach [Mike] Holmgren and coach [Eric] Mangini to be on the line saying ‘Hey, sometimes good things come to those who wait, has it been a long day?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s been a long day.’ But I understand that the needs of different teams, from all that I’ve heard, I was at the top of the board for everybody, but most teams just didn’t need a quarterback and that was a tough process. I understand that teams are going to go after guys that they need to help their team and I knew that if I was still on there at the end of that, I never thought that would happen that way, but I really felt confident in that.”

McCoy also talked about who Holmgren’s worked with: Joe Montana was drafted in the third round. Holmgren also coached Brett Favre with the Packers. That’s quite a list with just those two, who many consider to be two of the best in the past 20 years. I’d add Aikman, Marino and Elway, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

“I think it’s a great fit. Coach Holmgren has all his staff in line, coach Mangini is the head coach and from meeting with all the coaches, it’s all about winning and that’s what it’s like around here and that’s what I want to be a part of,” McCoy said. ”I feel really confident going in there. I’m going to study with Jake [Delhomme] and Seneca [Wallace], get to know those guys and I just got off the phone with coach [Brian] Daboll, the offensive coordinator, and he just said, ‘Come in here and do what you always do.’ He said, ‘What do I expect from you? I expect you to come in here and do your best.’ That’s what I’m going to do, I’m going to work my tail off. I can’t wait for the opportunity to get up there and learn and study and be there for the team.”

First-Round honors went to Earl Thomas who heads to Seattle. Jordan Shipley was picked by Cincinnati, where we hear he might be competing with former Texas teammate Quan Cosby in the return department. Roddrick Muckelroy also went on Saturday to Cincinnati.

Rare Austin Snowfall–Most in Six Years

Jim Spencer — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:31:01 +0000

It’s still snowing as I write this, and 1.3 inches has already accumulated in parts of Austin, making this the heaviest snowfall in Austin since Valentine’s Day, 2004.

Officially, at Camp Mabry .60 inches of snow fell today, also the highest snow total since that February day, and second highest total since a January, 1985 snowstorm.

These reports reflect highest instantaneous snowfall amounts received for Tuesday. Snowfall amounts could have been locally higher for a brief time…but ground temperatures above freezing resulted in snow melting quickly on solid surfaces.

See a list of previous significant snowfall events in our area by clicking here: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/ewx/snowfalltable.pdf

Rain and snow will end from the west this evening with skies gradually clearing after midnight. Lows will fall into the 20s across the Hill Country to the lower 30s across Rio Grande and coastal plains. Any puddles or wet spots this evening may refreeze on road surfaces and result in icy spots on roads on Wednesday morning. Motorists will need to exercise extreme caution.

Sunny skies will prevail on Wednesday across the local area as high surface pressure builds across western Texas.

Here is a summary of snowfall totals received across North Texas on February 23. The heaviest of the snowfall has fallen across the southern half of North Texas.

Here’s a list of snowfall totals from our area (check back for additional updates):

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY

0903 AM SNOW 1 NNW SUNSET VALLEY 30.24N 97.82W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH TRAVIS TX NWS EMPLOYEE

QUARTER SIZE SNOW FLAKES AT HWY 290 AND MOPAC

0931 AM SNOW BURNET 30.76N 98.23W
02/23/2010 M1.8 INCH BURNET TX BROADCAST MEDIA

ON GRASSY AREAS

0931 AM SNOW BERTRAM 30.74N 98.06W
02/23/2010 E0.5 INCH BURNET TX BROADCAST MEDIA

MEDIA REPORTS SNOW ON GRASSY AREAS OF BERTRAM

0934 AM SNOW KERRVILLE 30.04N 99.14W
02/23/2010 M1.0 INCH KERR TX CO-OP OBSERVER

GRASSY AREAS

0935 AM SLEET SPRING BRANCH 29.87N 98.40W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH COMAL TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

0949 AM SNOW HELOTES 29.57N 98.69W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH BEXAR TX BROADCAST MEDIA

RAIN SNOW MIX BEGAN

0951 AM SNOW FREDERICKSBURG 30.27N 98.87W
02/23/2010 E1.0 INCH GILLESPIE TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

GRASSY AREAS

1015 AM SNOW 3 N HELOTES 29.61N 98.69W
02/23/2010 E1.0 INCH BEXAR TX PUBLIC

SNOW IN NORTH HELOTES.

1023 AM SNOW GRANGER 30.72N 97.44W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH WILLIAMSON TX CO-OP OBSERVER

SNOW COVERING GROUND

1032 AM SNOW JARRELL 30.82N 97.60W
02/23/2010 M1.5 INCH WILLIAMSON TX CO-OP OBSERVER

SNOW IN NORTH JARRELL.

1032 AM SNOW GEORGETOWN 30.65N 97.69W
02/23/2010 M1.0 INCH WILLIAMSON TX EMERGENCY MNGR

SNOW ACCUMULATING ON FLAT SURFACES IN THE GEORGETOWN
AREA

1047 AM SLEET HONDO 29.36N 99.16W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH MEDINA TX ASOS

SLEET IN HONDO

1049 AM SNOW 5 W NEW BRAUNFELS 29.70N 98.20W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH COMAL TX NWS EMPLOYEE

SNOWING IN NEW BRAUNFELS

1059 AM SLEET SAN ANTONIO 29.42N 98.49W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH BEXAR TX BROADCAST MEDIA

SLEET IN SAN ANTONIO AND AT I-10 AND DE ZAVALA.

1126 AM SNOW SAN MARCOS 29.88N 97.93W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH HAYS TX BROADCAST MEDIA

FLURRIES IN SAN MARCOS

1130 AM SNOW 2 N CIBOLO 29.60N 98.23W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH GUADALUPE TX NWS EMPLOYEE

SNOWING IN CIBOLO.

1130 AM SNOW 2 W CEDAR PARK 30.51N 97.86W
02/23/2010 M2.0 INCH TRAVIS TX BROADCAST MEDIA

1132 AM SNOW AUSTIN 30.27N 97.74W
02/23/2010 M0.3 INCH TRAVIS TX BROADCAST MEDIA

183 AND MOPAC

1133 AM SNOW AUSTIN 30.27N 97.74W
02/23/2010 M0.8 INCH TRAVIS TX BROADCAST MEDIA

STECK AND MOPAC

1138 AM SNOW 6 NE PFLUGERVILLE 30.50N 97.55W
02/23/2010 M2.0 INCH WILLIAMSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER

1138 AM SNOW SAN ANTONIO 29.42N 98.49W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH BEXAR TX BROADCAST MEDIA

1223 PM SNOW DEL RIO 29.38N 100.90W
02/23/2010 U0.0 INCH VAL VERDE TX ASOS

SNOW OBSERVER REPORTED SNOW STARTING IN DEL RIO

1243 PM SNOW KERRVILLE 30.04N 99.14W
02/23/2010 M1.0 INCH KERR TX NWS EMPLOYEE

0106 PM SNOW AUSTIN 30.27N 97.74W
02/23/2010 M1.3 INCH TRAVIS TX BROADCAST MEDIA

STECK AND MOPAC

0125 PM SNOW FLORENCE 30.84N 97.79W
02/23/2010 M3.0 INCH WILLIAMSON TX BROADCAST MEDIA