Production still courtesy of Troma Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead w/ Lloyd Kaufman Live! Friday, December 7thAlamo Drafthouse Lake Creek (17329 Research Blvd)(7:30pm, $10)[info] | [tickets]Over the course of the last thirty-three years, Lloyd Kaufman's Troma Entertainment has produced hundreds of films, attracted legions of devoted fans, and influenced the likes of Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Trey Parker, Eli Roth and Takashi Miike. In fact, by Kaufman's estimation, the studio now owns more than......

Back in August, we told you a little bit about the Dismember the Alamo Zombie Film Fest happening at the Alamo Lake Creek this week. And because we love us some zombies (who doesn't?), we figured we'd remind you about it, and quickly run down the programming, which is mostly focused on intentionally goofy flicks, but still looks pretty great. Check it! Pathogen with Writer/Director Emily Hagins Live! Tuesday October 23rd, 7:30pm We're kind of......

Friday, July 6artB Scene - Too Darn Hot! at Blanton Museum of Art, MLK at Congress ($5-$10) booksAlan Porter presents Before They Were Beatles, with Beatles cover band Daytripper at BookPeople (7:00pm) comedyJohn O’Connell with Jesse Pangelinian at Cap City Comedy Club comedyPunchline, open mic stand up comedy at ColdTowne Theater (10pm) comedyLovey and Lovey at ColdTowne Theater (8pm) comedyWeekly Improv Cage Match! at ColdTowne Theater (11:30) film"Bonnie & Clyde" and "White Heat" at The......

(FIRST) THURSDAY [7] party • Official Space Launch Celebration at Salvage Vanguard Theater (9:30pm) music • Go Motion! at Beauty Bar music • The Dollyrots, Alright Tonight, The Sweethearts, Abby Birds at Emo's music • Vietnam and Greg Ashley, The Strange Attractors, The Golden Boys at Emo's music • Scott Miller, The Commonwealth, The Gougers at Stubb's music • An Evening with Old Crow Medicine Show at The Parish Room music • Locals @ La......

FRIDAY [20] benefit/music • Ashera-Blare-A IV with All In the Golden Afternoon, The Heirs, The Minderchucks, and The Otters at Club DeVille beer/party • Black Star Co-op's Craft Beer Celebration with Pong, Opposite Day, The Second Line Social, and fine craft beer from around the country at Fiesta Gardens (8pm-Midnight, $10) comedy • Punchline, open mic stand up comedy at ColdTowne Theater (10pm) dance • Room, part of Refraction Arts' Fuse Box Festival at The......

THURSDAY [19] benefit/music • Do512 and Direct Events co-host a benefit for Groundwork Music with Tammany Hall, The Boxing Lesson at La Zona Rosa (RSVP for Free Entry, $5 Cover Otherwise) books • "The Art of Travel and Travel Writing" with Lonely Planet writer Alex Hershey and Stephanie Elizondo Griest at Intellectual Property (5:00pm) books • The Texas Monthly Author Series presents Ian Rankin at BookPeople (7:00pm) film • Movies in the Park: "Talladega......

Alamo Lake Creek will be showing the mid-season premiere of Lost tonight at 9pm (the show's new time). You can watch the show on the big screen with others (no, not those Others), and we do believe the Alamo has a DVR so you don't have to mess with pesky commercials. Did we mention it's free? Be sure to get there early and claim your seats just as you would for any other show at......

WEDNESDAY [13] party • 3rd Annual Food Drive & Holiday Party at The Side Bar music • The Transgressors, Hello Lovers, The Dresses at Emo's music • Joanna Newsom & Her Orchestra, Bill Callahan at The Parish Room music • The Onlys, J Dimenna, Dolly Partners, Daughter at Beerland music • Pete Yorn, Sound Team, Starsailor at Antone's music • Tia Carrera, Flower to Hide, Damage Pants at Red's Scoot Inn film • Dinner......

The Austin Film Festival may officially be over, but the good folks at AFF are not done bringing you excellent film. Tonight and tomorrow they team up with the International Documentary Association to present Docuweek, a public theatrical exhibition of outstanding new works that helps to qualify feature and short documentaries for Academy Award considerations. Since its inception 10 years ago, 17 of the screened films have been nominated for Oscars, with 4 winning AFF......

TUESDAY [31] party • "Pirate Booty" featuring Lila's Medicine and Sangre del Sol at the Enchanted Forest (Gates at 8pm, Show 9pm, $10, BYO Everything) music • Swedish "retrodoompsychfolk band" Witchcraft and Danava at The Parish (9pm, $10/12) music • Sideshow Burlesque, with Mistress Stephanie and Her Melodic Cat, Six Gun Republic (NYC), Tall Shadows at Emo's music • Trey Anastasio Halloween Show at Stubb's music • Halloween-themed show: Strange Boys as the Mummies,......

Tenacious D in 'The Pick of Destiny' Marquee Screenings Screening Info: 7:45pm October 26th at Paramount Regional Premiere. The legend of the fabled "Pick of Destiny" infuses every page of rock history. This is no ordinary pick, my friends, its sheer power could shake the pillars of Algernon. It is a thing of lore . . . a thing of magic. Since the dark ages, this supernatural pick has been passed down through many......

The Garage Austin Screens Screening Info: 7pm October 23rd at Alamo Lake Creek Regional Premiere. Shot in and around Austin with a local cast and crew, The Garage tells the story of Matt, a young mechanic, who works at his father’s garage. Dreaming about leaving his small-town existence for grander ambitions, Matt struggles with his feelings for his new girlfriend and his loyalty to his parents and brother. Despite insistence that he leave from......

Since his debut in 1992's Zebrahead, Michael Rappaport has been very busy delivering memorable performances in a wide variety of interesting films. However, he has rarely been tapped to play the lead – with the strange exception of his currently popular but destined to be forgotten sitcom. In his latest film, Special, Rappaport is finally the leading man again and his performance here is so genuine, funny and pitch perfect, that it seems a shame......

Stop by the Driskill Hotel to purchase movies passes or badges. Individual movie tickets can be purchased at showtime the theatres. Payback – Straight Up Retrospective Screens: 7:30pm @ Spirit of Texas Theatre [from AFF] In 1998, during post-production of his film Payback, Brian Helgeland got fired -- 86ed -- pole-axed. The ending of the film was re-shot, narration was added, key scenes were cut and a character was recast. Seven years later he......

THURSDAY [12] music • FactoryPeople turns 3, and they're throwing a whole weekend's worth of awesome activities, starting with DJs sets by DFA Records' Juan McLean and Tim Sweeney at FactoryPeople (7-10pm) ® music • DFA Records artists Juan McLean and Tim Sweeney at Whisky Bar (10pm-2am, $12/$10) ® music • Man Man, Thermals, Oh, Beast! at Emo's ® music • San Saba County at Waterloo Records (5pm) music • San Saba County, Sorta......

THURSDAY [31] happyhour • BlogBurst and Austinist present the Blogger Meetup Happy Hour -- first folks to show up get free beer, courtesy BlogBurst -- at Club de Ville (6-8pm) ® food • Austin Farmers Market at Plaza Saltillo (5th and Comal) (4-7pm) books • William Manchee presents Cactus Island at Barnes & Noble Westlake (7pm) books • Texas Monthly Author Series presents Ben Fountain to discuss Brief Encounters with Che Guevera: Stories at......

TUESDAY [29] music • The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players at Cactus Café (8:30pm, $10) music • Plastic Constellations, Fatal Flying Guilloteens, The Boxing Lesson, We'll Go Machete at Emo's music/DJ • The new weekly Tuesday Roots-Fi Soundsystem: A Sunny Summer Night of Jamaican Sounds at The Peacock (9pm, Free) ® music • Grupo Fantasma at Waterloo Records (5pm) ® music • Chalk Outlines, Dragline Bros. (Athens, OH), Mumpsie (NOLA) at Beerland workshop • Betty......

MONDAY [28] books • Jeff Abbott presents Fear at Barnes & Noble Westlake (7pm) ® film • The Ultimate Garlic Experience at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $25) ® film • This is Spinal Tap at Austin Java (8pm, Free) ® film • Bunny Lake is Missing at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $2) fashion • Huge 75% off sale at FactoryPeople TUESDAY [29] music • Plastic Constellations, Fatal Flying Guilloteens, The Boxing Lesson, We'll Go Machete at......

Join the Austin Film Festival folks for a very special screening of Dirt, winner of AFF's Best Documentary Feature award at last year's festival, tonight at the Alamo Lake Creek. The screening kicks off a series at the Alamo LC that features some of the best from last year's fest. Dirt follows a season inside the world street stock racing at the legendary Devils Bowl Speedway, in Mesquite, Texas. Featured in the documentary is, Gayla......

THURSDAY [27] [music] Diplo, CSS, Blonde de Role at The Parish Room LINK [fashion] Summer party with cocktails and music for Austin designer Mark Joiner, maker of some decidedly fabulous belt buckles and mod housewares at Eliza Page (7-10pm) LINK [theatre] "Petra's Cuento" at Dougherty Arts Center (8pm) LINK [theatre] "In On It" at Off Center (8pm, $17) LINK [theatre] Edward Albee's "The Play About the Baby" at play! Theatre (8pm, $10) LINK [theatre] "Radio:......

FRIDAY [2] [food] Flip Happy Crepes is open! (link) [music] Country Teasers, Green Milk From the Planet Orange, Attic Ted, Gorch Fock at Emo's (link) [music] The Roots with Blackalicious and the Incredibuls at Stubb's (link) [music] Nightmare of You at The Parish Room (link) [music] "Country Teasers -- ""Is their new album ""The Empire Strikes Back"" a concept album about race, England, and Star Wars, or did the band just find something unwholesomely amusing......

MONDAY [1] [music] Islands, Why?, Cadence Weapon, Wilderneess, Year Future, Parts & Labor at Emo's (info) [art] Opening reception for hovel jumbles, with works by Paul Gigliotti at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (info) [music] Richard Buckner with Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices) at Cactus Café ($12, 8pm) (info) [film] The Boys of Baraka at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (info) [film] The Wild Angels at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm , $1) (info) [film] Anime Movie Monday......

Time to link to our favorite local reads this week: Eileen from In the Pink Texas goes after Congressman Henry Bonilla and his bizarre statements on immigration. lize's Tivo situation is out of control at prematurely grey. The Austin Outsider has an update on the AMD/SOS situation. "WHAT'S THE DEALIO, ROMEO?" The Apartment Food Hobos aren't pleased with Romeo's. Cinematical is a nationwide film blog, but Jette usually does a Friday post on upcoming......

The TXRD is going strong, but the season of 'Rollergirls' is rolling to a close. AETV has decided to show the last three episodes as a marathon on Sunday, April 2. Head to the Alamo Drafthouse Lakecreek at 11 am to watch the final three episodes. You won't want to miss the TXRD Championship battle between the Holy Rollers and the Rhinestone Cowgirls, the historic AZ Renegade Rollergirls vs TXRD All Scar bout, and......