Austin, TX
75-foot Spurs vela mural lights up downtown San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — Nik Soupè can’t believe he gets paid to do the very thing he used to get in trouble for.
“As I got into junior high and high school, I got in trouble for coloring on walls, but I stuck with it and I got a little bit better,” Soupè said. “Now it’s my life and my career.”
He’s known all over the world for his spray-painted Spurs murals in San Antonio.
His next masterpiece is this 75-foot Spurs mural of a vela, a candle, propped up by giant hands with intricate details reflecting San Antonio’s Mexican American culture. This $100,000 project, titled “Por Vida,” was funded by Centro San Antonio’s Art Everywhere initiative.
“A project like this, we had such an incredible deadline. It’s like, ‘OK, can we make this happen?’” Soupè said.
Mural coordinator and artist Andy Benavides says this project is another example of Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama creating opportunities for artists even though Wemby isn’t necessarily on the mural.
Soupè says the big budget sets the standard for how artists should be compensated and that this opportunity is thanks to the Spurs being in demand.
“This mural is very much a tribute to my mom, and my tias as well, who are looking down at us from heaven,” Benavides said.
The mural garnered the attention of tourists and resonated with locals.
“Puro San Anto carnal,” a man admiring the mural said.
This project, like the Spurs’ success, required a team.
Benavides and Soupè expect to see more projects like these in the city moving forward.
While the mural wrapped up, Benavides approached an old woman who couldn’t take her eyes off of the vela. He told her in Spanish the mural is a gift for her, as she waited for her bus.
“I’m religious and superstitious enough that I don’t see it coincidental — that light, illumination of sunlight is on that mural at this particular moment,” Benavides said.
Austin, TX
THORChain to Host Meetup in Austin on May 30th
THORChain is set to host a meetup at Consensus in Austin on May 30th. The event will feature PizzaDAO.eth, Dogeclaren, and SwapKit.dev.
Refer to the official tweet by RUNE:
RUNE Info
THORChain is a decentralized liquidity protocol that enables users to easily exchange cryptocurrency tokens over the network without the need for intermediaries. This is achieved by creating a liquidity pool that automatically establishes prices and provides liquidity for trading.
The key feature of THORChain is its ability to facilitate secure, fast, and reliable cross-chain asset operations. This means that users can directly exchange one cryptocurrency for another, even if they exist on different blockchains.
The RUNE token in THORChain is used as collateral for validators in the network and to ensure liquidity in the liquidity pools.
Austin, TX
Texas holds statewide Nakba Day march
Austin, TX – Over 3000 people gathered Sunday, May 19, outside of the Texas Capitol building for a statewide pro-Palestine march for Nakba Day.
The city ordered state troopers to shut down the Capitol grounds and tried to demand $50,000 to let people protest there, but the Austin community still came out in droves to show their support for Palestine and condemn U.S. aid to Israel.
People filled the streets, chanting, “Free Palestine!” and “Occupation no more!”
Nura Abdelwahed, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement, said, “Our people have exposed that the so-called military stronghold in the Middle East, is nothing but a paper tiger!” She continued, “We will not let fascists like Greg Abbott beat our movement into submission!”
After the speeches, the crowd started marching. After a few blocks an organizer was arrested, prompting the crowd to start chanting, “The more they try to silence us, the louder we will be!” and “APD, KKK, IDF, they’re all the same!”
Despite the police repression, the march continued with no more arrests made until the crowd reached the Capitol building where at least one other person was arrested. Back at the Capitol, organizers led the crowd in one more round of the chant, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”
#Austin, TX #PYM #Palestine #Nakba
Austin, TX
Who is Dasha? What is Austin about? Is she from Texas? Is Dasha her real name? | Virgin Radio UK
Virgin Radio
21 May 2024, 14:19
Chances are if you’ve been scrolling through social media, you’ll have heard the country pop earworm Austin, by Dasha.
The American pop star has suddenly burst onto the scene with her epic break-up tune, which peaked in the UK charts at number seven.
But who is Dasha? Where is she from, and is that her real name? We’ve got all the answers for you!
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Born in 2000, Dasha is a singer-songwriter who has been penning records for a good few years.
After leaving Belmont University in Nashville at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dasha turned to making music, first releasing Don’t Mean a Thing back in April 2020 and was later signed to record label, Quadio Records.
Shortly after, she released None of My Business, $hiny Things, and 21st Birthday, before bringing out her debut album, Dirty Blonde, in 2023.
Despite her brilliant country twang, Dasha was actually born in San Luis Obispo, California.
During an interview with Music OT Future, Dasha explained that she had moved to Nashville but returned to the West Coast to continue singing, acting and dancing.
While releasing singles for a few years, it wasn’t until Austin that Dasha really made her mark.
Austin was released in November 2023 and kicked off her foray into country music, peaking at number 28 in the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It gained a massive following online after being used on TikTok for a viral dance routine.
Discussing the themes of heartbreak tune Austin, Dasha told CountrySwag.com: “Austin is one of my favourite songs that I’ve ever written. The story behind writing the song is really cool.”
Co-written by Dasha, Adam Wendler, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger and Kenneth Travis Heidelman, the pop singer added: “We were all writing this song called Play Dumb. It was like this cheating song about knowing someone’s cheating on you, but playing dumb, so you can hold on a little bit longer, and I didn’t relate to the song, so I was having trouble writing it.
“I started freestyling over it, and I started the chorus for Austin, exactly how you hear it.”
As with plenty of other major musical names, Dasha is a professional stage name.
Her full name is Anna Dasha Novotny, but so she didn’t have to look too hard for a moniker that was perfect for the charts.
Given all her recent success, we’re eagerly waiting to see if Dasha will make her UK touring debut, but according to her website, gigs and tours are yet to be announced. Watch this space!
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