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[music] Explosions in the Sky, Octopus Project and A Hawk and a Hacksaw at Emo's (Sold Out!)

[music] Brandi Carlile at Cactus Cafe (9pm)

[music] Zilla featuring Michael Travis (String Cheese Incident) at Stubb's

[music] Shake Your Ass Record Release Party with Chili Cold Blood, This Damn Town, Possessed By Paul James, Black Joe Lewis & Cool Breeze at Beerland

[music] Chant, Exit, and Bombs Over Berlin at Elysium ($5, 10pm)

[film] Roecker's ridiculous "Live Freaky, Die Freaky!", featuring the 'funny side of necrophilic rape." Huh? At the Drafthouse Village, if you must. (Midnight, Also Saturday) (link)

[videoke] Videoke at the Drafthouse Village (Midnight) (link)

[film] "Fight Club " at the Paramount Theatre (9:30pm, Also Sunday at 7pm) (link)

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[art] Museum of Ephemerata's MachinesMimesis at The Cathedral of Junk ($5-8 donation, 6-9pm) (link)

[shopping] 91.7fm KOOP's Garage Sale at Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse (9am) (link)

[music] J Church, Army of Jesus and Storm the Tower at Sound On Sound Records (Free, 6pm)

[music] Zom Zoms at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm)

[music] Chuck Berry with Gary Clark, Jr. at The Paramount Theatre (8pm) (link)

[music] The Arm, Lomita, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Peter Stopschinski and Graham Reynolds perform a live score to accompany Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" at Room 710! (8pm)

ink cd release party at progress coffee. ink and tacks, the boy disaster.

[music] Ink CD Release show/party at Progress Coffee, with Tacks, the Boy Disaster

[music] Almost There Records presents a Neil Young Tribute, with: Gleeson, Grand Champeen, Milton Mapes, Tia Carrera, Mandible, Fighting Bros McCarthy, The Hackberries, The Missing Tapes, King Tears, The Golden Apples and Superego at Stubb's

[music] The Chapters, Crash Gallery, Prom Nite, The Mercers and Shortfilm at Flamingo Cantina

[music] The Ends, The Winks, Near Miss, Titty Babies at Beerland

[music] Hairy Apes BMX and The Dead Kenny G's at The Parish Room

[music] Hitchhike, Voluntary Mother Earth and Darling New Neighbors at Trophy's

[lecture] Austin History Center Association and the Texas Historical Commission co-host “Voices of World War II in Texas,” a workshop to train attendees to conduct oral histories relating to the war years in Austin and Travis County. At the Austin History Center Reception Room. Registration is limited to first 40. (Free, 12:30pm-4:30pm) (email | 512-974-7383)

[film] "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the Drafthouse Village (Midnight) (link)

[art] Austin Museum of Art's guided tour for their Christo and Jeanne Claude Exhibit - part of last year's Central Park Gates display in New York (2pm)

[hill country] Pioneer Farms' Day of Learning ($8/adults, $6/children, 10am-4pm) (link)

[outdoors] FrankenBike Swap #6 - free bike swap meet held once a month - at Dee & Jim's Lounge (3808 S. Congress) (12-5pm) (link)

S U N D A Y [ 2 9 ]

[literature/libations] The Writer's League of Texas turns 25! Come celebrate with them at Stubb's BBQ, where they'll have food, drinks, live music by The Chevelles, and cake. (4-7pm, Suggested donations: $10/adult, $5/children) (Info: 512-499-8914 or link)

[fitness] 12th Annual 3M Half Marathon & Relay Fundraiser (link)

[film] Lunafest, presented by Reel Women! Eight winning films selected from more than 200 submissions. At the Drafthouse Downtown ($10 includes raffle entry and freebies, 1pm) (link)

[music] Limbeck, Criteria, Belhome and The Always Already at Emo's

[film] "Miller's Crossing" at the Paramount Theatre (4:30pm) (link)

[skates] TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls at Thunderdome ($15, 6pm) (link)

Also check out the many theatre productions and movies around town!