Moontower Designs

ABOUT MOONTOWER

"There are two kinds of people who think it would be cool to move to Austin and do.

The first kind, which includes everyone from technology entrepreneurs to corporates to aspiring film and music counterculturalists...all drawn to the new Austin, the Austin of South by Southwest (SXSW), ACL Festival, and of course fields of food trucks. The other kind of Austin aspirant is drawn to the old Austin, an Austin we reminisce over and an Austin we can’t forget...we’ll call both “Moontower" folks.

As the name suggests, they've loved Austin ever since being entranced by Richard Linklater’s classic “Dazed and Confused.” That 1993 movie, set in Austin on the last day of school in 1976, stars gas-guzzlers and classic trucks, cruising to a soundtrack of Aerosmith and Lynyrd Skynyrd and Foghat. It represents the old, eight-track Austin, and if you feel rushed by today’s sped-up, broadband world, this romanticized Austin of the 1970s seems like an antidote.

That Austin is, of course mostly gone and replaced in part by the new hip Austin with strokes of the past. But the Moontowers remain. As fans of the movie know, that night in 1976 is pretty lame until somebody — it seems to be Wooderson, played by Matthew McConaughey — pulls together a “beer bust” at “the moon tower.” Word spreads, and everyone assembles in the woods, under the bright glow of a tall tower with lights at the top. They drink, smoke, flirt, fight. A few teens even climb the moon tower. Of course they don’t fall. How could they? It was a perfect night."

MARK OPPENHEIMER, New York Times 2014

We feel the same and adopted the name Moontower Designs to claim a bit of the old and a bit of the new Austin we all so very much love. We hope you like our designs and shirts that attempt to capture "Moontower" folks.

Austin Gift Company now carrying Moontower Designs!

Thanks guys,

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Sport'n the Kong gear!

Contest for our next "music" themed shirt...check out our MD Crowd Design Program. Winner gets props on website and also gets $$$ on every shirt sold!

We want your concepts for an Austin Music themed shirt!

MD CrowdDesign Program If you're a local designer or just someone who loves to create, Moontower Designs ebraces the "crowdsourcing" movement and is interested in your ideas. Send us an e-mail inquiry with your name and contact information, and we'll share our "design" income plan that offers ongoing payment for ideas and…

Check out Prima Dora on S. Congress...Thanks Alan!

Lisa and Kelli are our winners! Please send us your t selection, size and address to [email protected] thanks for playing everyone.

Ok, let's give shirt or two away this evening! First 2 to respond with the answer get's a shirt of their choice!

Q. The six lamps on each Moontower form what shape?

https://twitter.com/hashtag/mopacked

Thought Mayor Leffingwell might like a few of our shirts :-)

Tweets about #mopacked hashtag on Twitter On Jul 9 tweeted: "Check out this rendering of the new expr.." - read what others are saying and join the conversation.

Rocks on 2nd Street...Thank You Shelley!

Stay tuned for new designs...hoping you will help us by voting on a few!

Here's a hint...Like it?

Been getting e-mails asking and forgot to mention that Prima Dora and Texas National Outfitters on S. Congress are carrying the shirts as well as Wild About Music on 6th and Austin Rocks on 2nd if you're looking to see and try on in person :-)

Overwhelmed and humbled by the responses and orders so thank you all so very much. Now let's give back...first 3 to respond with the correct answer get's a free T of choice.

Q. How many Moontowers are still standing in Austin today?