Austinist Indieroke + Interpol Listening Party Thursday, September 9 The Mohawk (912 Red River) 9 p.m. | $3 [info]Don’t let the murky weather get the best of you this week. Instead, embrace the melancholy malaise induced by the relentless rain, and harness all that doom and gloom for an ev ...

Don’t miss Ballet Austin’s season opener, Carmina Burana, a collaboration with the Conspirare Symphonic Choir, the Conspirare Youth Choir Kantorei, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Friday and Saturday night with a Sunday matinee, Sept 24-26. Michael & Susan Dell Hall at the Long Center. T ...

Mexican-American community to host Diez y Seis celebration including a re-enactment of Father Miguel Hidalgo's 1810 call for independence.

Image from Simon and Schuster Texas Book Festival October 16 - 17 Texas State Capitol (1100 Congress Ave) Free [info] With each new “abbriev” and addition to the lexicon of lolspeak, the collective literacy of the country plummets ever so slightly. Children in the year 2025 won’t know ...

To kick your work week off right, a bit of good news for disappointed would-be attendees of Austin’s canceled Lilith Fair date: Lilith founder Sarah McLachlan will play at the Austin Music Hall November 3, according to a release from the Canadian singer-songwriter’s label, Arista. McLachlan’ ...

If the prospect of Saturday at the Austin City Limits Music Festival fills you with as much dread as anticipation — massive, sold-out crowds, high ticket prices, being at the mercy of the elements — Lucy the Poodle Productions might have just the ticket for you. The promoter is presenting the f ...

This Thursday Lora Reynolds Gallery presents the first-ever public screening of Grand Paris Texas, a beautiful 57 minute ‘documentary’ by Austin based artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. If you haven’t seen this work (and you probably haven’t) I emplore you; do not miss this op ...

A group of Austin entrepreneurs, developers and business-owning hopefuls will meet this weekend in a race to hatch at least one startup in two days.

A new contemporary art space at the University of Texas Visual Arts Center will soon open its doors.

Thursday, Sept. 9, 6 p.m., FAB Gallery. "A Handshake in Thought" announces its opening reception. Join the Design Science Collaboration as it explores the relationship between art and science via an exhibition of recent works by DSC members. "A Handshake in Thought" illustrates ...

Received directly: Drag Kings: The Musical 4 Featuring your favorite performers from Kings N Things and some amazing guests from Austin, Houston and New Orleans! @ the Blue Theatre, 916 Springdale Rd. It's a little sneaky, tucked away behind the Goodwill on Springdale Rd, right nex ...

Artist MySpace Fun Fun Fun Fest Saturday, November 3 Waterloo Park (403 E. 15th) $45 for Saturday tickets or $75 for Saturday and Sunday [info] | [tickets]When Greg Graffin, Brett “Mr. Brett” Gurewitz and Jay Bentley formed Bad Religion back in 1980, the high school buddies probably never ...

CapnJazz on Facebook When you talk about seminal bands like Cap’n Jazz, you usually refer to that key moment when they “exploded onto the scene.” But Cap’n Jazz never really had one of those moments. The Chicagoans who made up the band—Tim Kinsella, Mike Kinsella, Davey Von Bohlen, Vict ...

An anything goes all-in open mic night in East Austin. Arrive at 9:00p to grab your spot.

Thursday, September 9th, the Nueva Onda Movie Nights is screening SHANGHAI EXPRESS – at 8pm! Free! Door prizes! Our season is drawing to a close – don’t miss out! As part of our UNRENTABLE series, the Movie Nights is pleased to show this unavailable classic with Dietrich in perfect form. “I ...

When: Where: The Off Center 2211-A Hidalgo St. Austin, TX 78702 Hosted By: Rude Mechs Register for this event now at : http://oysterclub10-rss.eventbrit ...

Oyster Club 2010 Season Kick-off Event