You grip your phone nervously as the clock ticks past 2 a.m., your heart pounding in sync with the distant bass of a music video on TV.

You’ve finally mustered the courage to call into rAw TiMe, Austin’s edgy late-night public access program.

The line connects, and before you can second-guess yourself, you hear the unmistakable voice of TinaRina, one of the show’s co-hosts, her tone casual but direct.

“Rawtime?”