And the winner is….

Posted July 24, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
Categories: News

Gotcha!  Before we tell you, we would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who worked hard and submitted an entry for our Spring ‘08 Video Contest.  Each submission was unique and wonderful in its own right and we truly LOVED all of them!  It was a VERY VERY hard decision for our judges, but after hours and hours of grueling deliberation, they decided on our GRAND PRIZE WINNER, RUNNER-UP and last but not least, our AUDIENCE FAVORITE.  Here they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grand Prize Winner:  Annie and Tommy Ingham from Laurel Mountain Elementary School!  Way to go!  Annie and Tommy submitted an amazing video titled “The Incredible Mr. E!”  A big thanks goes out to their sponsor, Mr. Earley!

Runner-Up:  Nick Girard from Folsom Middle School!  Excellent submission, Nick!  We’d also like to thank your sponsor, Mrs. Covington!  

Audience Favorite:  Johnny Bender from Connally High School!  Johnny created a piece called “Enviroman” that SPU liked so much, it’s going to be used in our new television pilot!  Nice job, Johnny!  

Again, thanks to EACH AND EVERY ONE of you that brainstormed, created and executed such polished submissions.  It was a blast getting to see them all and we’d like to share them with you, too!  Check back in a few weeks to watch our top 3 winning videos on the SPU site!  

The Spring 2008 Video Contest was a hit!  It is our hope that you learned as much as we did about being proactive in keeping the environment clean!  This is the only world we’ve got, so let’s take care of it and…CLEAN THIS MESS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

~SPU

SPU this Weekend at Nutty Brown Cafe!!!

Posted June 18, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
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This Sunday, June 22nd-  catch a special line-up with Super Pal Universe, AfterMath and Blues Mafia at Nutty Brown Cafe in Austin, Texas! Nutty Brown Cafe is an Austin institution, located at 12225 Highway 290 West.

Here’s the line-up!

5:30-6:10- Aftermath

6:25- 7:05- SPU

7:20-8pm- Blues Mafia

See you there!

SUMMERTIME GIGS!!

Posted June 11, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
Categories: Gigs, Uncategorized

Library Tour – June 10,Tuesday Ruiz Branch, 1600 Grove Blvd.

Library Tour- June 11,Wednesday St. John Branch, 7500 Blessing Ave.

Library Tour – June 16,Monday Spicewood Springs Branch, 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd.

Library Tour - June 17,Tuesday Pleasant Hill Branch, 211 E. William Cannon Dr.
Library Tour – June 18,Wednesday Oak Springs Branch, 3101 Oak Springs Drive
***SPU to visit/perform at Camp Star Trails*** – June 23rd
Library Tour – June 24,Tuesday University Hills Branch, 4721 Loyola Lane
Library Tour – June 25,Wednesday Windsor Park Branch, 5833 Westminster Dr.
***SPU to visit/perform at Dell Children’s Hospital*** – June 27th @ 3:00 pm
KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD FESTIVAL- June 28th *** MORE SOON!!***
Library Tour – July 1,Tuesday Little Walnut Creek Branch, 835 W. Rundberg Ln.
Library Tour – July 3,Thursday Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Library Tour - July 9,Wednesday Hampton Branch @ Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd.
Library Tour – July 10,Thursday Milwood Branch,12500 Amherst Drive
Library Tour – July 15,Tuesday Terrazas Branch, 1105 Cesar Chavez St.
Library Tour - July 17,Thursday Manchaca Road Branch, 5500 Manchaca Rd.
Library Tour - July 22,Tuesday Old Quarry Branch, 7051 Village Center Dr.
Library Tour - July 24,Thursday Carver Branch, 1161 Angelina
Library Tour - July 26,Saturday Faulk Central Library, 800 Guadalupe
Library Tour - July 29,Tuesday Cepeda Branch, 651 N. Pleasant Valley Rd.
Library Tour - July 31,Thursday Southeast Austin Community Branch, 5803 Nuckols Crossing Rd.

SPU makes a Pilot!!!

Posted June 11, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
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The SPU started filming on the pilot this weekend.. And they made the paper!

See Here-

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/07/0607superpal.html

SPU at Emo’s this weekend! 5-31-08

Posted May 28, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
Categories: Events, Gigs, News

Hey guys! The Super Pal Universe is opening up for the Blastbeat competition this Saturday at none other than Emos in Austin!

Catch the SPU at 2:00 PM Tickets are only 5 bucks at Waterloo Records and 7 bucks at the door!

SPU debuts at Stubbs BB-Q this Thursday!!

Posted May 19, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
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Don’t miss it!!!

The Super Pal Universe debuts at Stubbs BB-Q this Thursday, May 22nd!!!!

Catch the band as they open for Bob Schneider’s Texas Bluegrass Massacre in a great benefit for ROCK N RESTOCK!!! Rock N Restock is a great benefit for the Austin Area Food Bank!!!

WOW… Stubbs!

BUY THE NEW CD/DVD AND SPU STUFF!!!!

Posted May 1, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
Categories: News, stuff

Be sure to visit http://superpaluniverse.frontgatetickets.com/ for all things SPU!  You’ll find our CD/DVD combo, T-shirts, posters and more!!!!

 

 

Video/Zine Workshop! Check it out!

Posted April 23, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
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AUSTIN SCHOOL OF FILM AND AUSTIN VOICES TO HOLD FREE VIDEO AND ‘ZINE-MAKING WORKSHOP, TIED TO SUPER PAL UNIVERSE KIDS’ CONTEST, ON APRIL 26, AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE SOUTH LAMAR

Austin teen band to help students compete in anti-littering contest

 

Super Pal Universe, Austin musician Sara Hickman’s new program targeting teens and pre-teens with a combination of original music and pop-driven activism by the Super Pal Universe band members, will host a free workshop on Saturday, April 26, 11 a.m., at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar), open to students interested in competing in a contest featuring anti-littering and anti-pollution messages.

 

During the workshop, Austin School of Film staff will be on hand to teach participants how to make videos, and Austin Voices staff will teach participants about ‘zine production. Following the workshop, the Alamo Drafthouse’s monthly Kids Club will host a free showing of the movie Infra-Man, a wild and wacky retro hero movie. 

 

The contest, open to all students in Travis, Williamson, and Hays Counties, invites students to deliver an anti-littering or anti-pollution message around the theme “Super Hero – Clean Up This Mess!” Each contest participant will create a short video, a song, an animation piece, comic book or ‘zine around the theme of pollution and/or littering, incorporating a super hero of the participant’s own choosing.

 

The competition is designed to provide kids and their teachers or community service providers with a fun, educational and challenging creative project. Not only will kids win prizes, but the winners’ sponsoring classrooms or community groups will also receive a “wish list” of goods and services that will enhance their capability to educate and inspire other kids.

 

The first prize winner, as selected by a panel of judges will win $500, and that sponsor will receive wish list goods or services valued at $2500. The second prize winner will win $250, with that sponsor winning a wish list valued at $1000. The ‘Audience Favorites’ video/animation award winner and that winner’s sponsor will each win a $250 gift card from Best Buy.

 

More details on entering the contest are available at www.superpaluniverse.com, the band’s official website.

 

The Super Pal Universe band features five Austin-area kids, ages 13 to 17, who actively encourage teens and pre-teens to increase community involvement and creativity through music and Web-viewable programming (“webisodes”).

 

For more information on the Alamo Drafthouse Kids Club event, go to:

http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=5239

 

UPCOMING SHOWS!

Posted April 7, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
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Below you will find all of the upcoming shows for Super Pal Universe!!!!!!!!!!!

Arts Festival – April 12

Pecan Street Festival - May 3

Stubb’s 5th Annual Rock N’ Restock Charity Concert (Super Pal Universe and Bob Schneider) – May 22

SPU Party in a Box (Private Event) – May 31

Library Tour - June 10,Tuesday Ruiz Branch, 1600 Grove Blvd.

Library Tour-  June 11,Wednesday St. John Branch, 7500 Blessing Ave.

Library Tour - June 16,Monday Spicewood Springs Branch, 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd.
Library Tour - June 17,Tuesday Pleasant Hill Branch, 211 E. William Cannon Dr.
Library Tour - June 18,Wednesday Oak Springs Branch, 3101 Oak Springs Drive
***SPU to visit/perform at Camp Star Trails*** – June 23rd
Library Tour - June 24,Tuesday University Hills Branch, 4721 Loyola Lane
Library Tour - June 25,Wednesday Windsor Park Branch, 5833 Westminster Dr.
***SPU to visit/perform at Dell Children’s Hospital*** – June 27th @ 3:00 pm
Library Tour - July 1,Tuesday Little Walnut Creek Branch, 835 W. Rundberg Ln.
Library Tour - July 3,Thursday Yarborough Branch, 2200 Hancock Dr.
Library Tour - July 9,Wednesday Hampton Branch @ Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd.
Library Tour - July 10,Thursday Milwood Branch,12500 Amherst Drive
Library Tour - July 15,Tuesday Terrazas Branch, 1105 Cesar Chavez St.
Library Tour - July 17,Thursday Manchaca Road Branch, 5500 Manchaca Rd.
Library Tour - July 22,Tuesday Old Quarry Branch, 7051 Village Center Dr.
Library Tour - July 24,Thursday Carver Branch, 1161 Angelina
Library Tour - July 26,Saturday Faulk Central Library, 800 Guadalupe
Library Tour - July 29,Tuesday Cepeda Branch, 651 N. Pleasant Valley Rd.
Library Tour - July 31,Thursday Southeast Austin Community Branch, 5803 Nuckols Crossing Rd.

 

SPU at Art City Austin 2008!!!

Posted March 31, 2008 by Super Pal Universe
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Come join the Super Pals on April 12th @ 11:30 am!!!  Listen to good music, eat great food and most importantly, support all of Austin’s artists!  See below for details: Art City Austin 08 / April 12-13, 2008 – Each April, hundreds juried independent and emerging artists descend on the hub of innovation, expression, and individuality that is Austin, Texas. 20,000+ art enthusiasts from the region and nation are expected at Art City Austin 08 (formerly the Austin Fine Arts Festival). The outdoor fair is set against streets, plazas, and green spaces on the edge of a flourishing and hip downtown shopping and arts district•where the award-winning Austin City Hall rests on the banks of Lady Bird Lake. Reflecting the city’s vibrant energy, the city’s largest and longest running outdoor art fair offers not only rousing art for many budgets, but complimentary art experiences for all who enter. Discover a temporary art utopia where curious and delightful discoveries await around each corner. Art City Austin is ranked the top art fair in Texas and 20th in the nation. Admission is $8 for adults-under 12 are free. Welcome to art city!  AND………………….“After the Super Pal set, stick around and join us from 3:130 until 4:15 for a fun event with our friends from Theatre Action Project – a “Make a Parade” project!  TAP will help kids and families create puppets and decorations and then we’ll all go on big Parade around the festival grounds!   The Parade theme will be “Super Heroes – Clean up this Mess” to line up with our Spring video/arts competition!”