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Preview: WOXY and Austinist Present Four Tet at The Mohawk (Tomorrow)
Public School Four Tet & Nathan FakeSaturday, February 20thThe Mohawk (912 Red River)9pm, AA, $12[info] | [tickets]As Saturday nights at The Mohawk go, you could do far worse than the inside/outside lineup scheduled for tomorrow. The big draw is of course DJ, producer, and possessor of big…
Review: Balmorhea's 'Constellations' Debuts Tonight
Western Vinyl Balmorhea Record Release Show with Damien JuradoFriday, February 19th Central Presbyterian Church (200 East 8th Street)doors at 8pm, $12[info] While listening to Balmorhea, if you squint your ears, you can hear where John Cage meets Gillian Welch. Though the influences of founders…
Weekend Art Roundup
Corinne Loperfido’s Not Everything Will Be Okay But Some Things Will at BiRDHOUSE Gallery on SundayWith so many great openings and events taking place over the next few days, this is shaping up to be a busy weekend for art lovers. Here is a brief rundown of some of the highlights. See you…
(Not) SXSW News: Todd P Plans Mexico Indie-Rock Festival, Skips SX
Image via Todd P\’s website.After hosting four years of free parties over at Ms. Bea's on East 6th street, New York-based indie rock promoter Todd P must have a bee in his bonnet - or at least some serious wanderlust. He's given up on doing unofficial SX shows (for 2010, at least) and has…
4th Annual Misprint Beard and Moustache Competition
Image from Misprint 4th Annual Misprint Beard and Moustache CompetitionFriday, February 19The Mohawk (912 Red River)$5-7, 9pm[info] Now in it's fourth year, Misprint Magazine is once again hosting its Beard and Moustache Competition. This time it's being held at the Mohawk and will also feature…
Put a Farouk In It [Politics]
Early voting has only just begun, but the exit of five aides from the Farouk Shami campaign signal the Democratic primary for Texas governor has pretty much ended. The Shami campaign implosion was triggered by leaked emails that portrayed a campaign in disarray and out of control of its message. …
City Asks Your Support on Google Network Response
On Wednesday the Austin City Council Committee for Emerging Technology and Telecommunications discussed the Google Fiber for Communities initiative. (via It's Just this Little Chromium Switch Here)
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Photos: The Daze at Gibson Showroom
Young hard-rock band The Daze played the Gibson Showroom last night on South Congress. (via 'NITES, a blog for Austinites)
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Preview: Leatherbag @ Lambert's Friday
Photo by Jay Janner from MySpace Leatherbag w/ Jon Sanchez and Claire HamiltonFriday, February 19Lamberts ()$5, 10:30pm[info] Over the past few years, Austin’s Leatherbag has received favorable mentions and kind words of encouragement from a healthy portion of this city’s music…
Movies This Week: The White Shutter Shorts
One big release, a few smaller ones, and two collections of Oscar-nominated shorts (Wallace and Gromit!) playing Austin. (via Slackerwood)
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Rocking in Austin - SXSW - April Smith and the Great Picture Show
What would happen if your 5th grade science project combined 30's cabaret music and modern indie pop? April Smith and... (via Rocking in Austin)
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Weekend Music Preview: TV Torso, Corto Maltese, & Jesse Woods [Emo's / Saturday]
Image from Emo’s website TV Torso, Corto Maltese, Jesse WoodsSaturday, February 20Emos (603 Red River St)9 p.m. | $8 | Inside[info] | [tickets]For the most part, Emo’s was THE place to catch a show on Red River St. in the '90s. One could enjoy up-and-coming Austin bands as well as the…
SXSW 2010: SPIN's Stubb's Lineup Announced
SPIN has confirmed Hole as the headliner for their annual SXSW bash at Stubb's. This year's party will take place Friday, March 19 and the rest of the lineup includes Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Fucked Up, Miike Snow, Rogue Wave, and Foxy Shazam. Das Racist and Dam-Funk will do dj sets in…
#ATXPlaneCrash: Body of Federal Employee Found Last Night
Even though the national media may have moved on to what seems like the more pressing "news" of Tiger Woods' apology, we Austinites are still a bit stunned by what happened here yesterday. Last night two bodies were recovered from the Echelon building after yesterday's plane crash; one is…
Hutchison's Last Stand [Politics]
Common knowledge says that the race should be close: a popular Republican Senator running against a Republican Governor who only received 39% of the vote in 2006. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is running against Governor Perry after all, the guy who brought on the TransTexas Corridor, the…
Mark Your Calendar: Harlem CD Release
Harlem will celebrate the release of their Matador debut, Hippies, on April 1 at the Mohawk. Buy tickets now.
Cinema Opportunities for the week of 2/19-2/26
Time for the weekly roundup of Weird Wednesday, Terror Tuesday, special events and new releases that you mustn't miss. (via Austin Cinephile)
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