Emo’s owner Frank Hendrix and an anonymous investor are set to transform The Back Room on Riverside by July 2011. Once home to performances by the likes of Pearl Jam, Slash, and George Clinton, the sizable space was operating primarily as a bar and game room in its later years. Emo’s East, Emo’s on the Hill, or perhaps most aptly, Emo’s Back Room are some of the tentative names currently being floated for the refurbished venue. Get the full scoop via Austin360. more ›

Last March, Birmingham, England's Editors made quite an impression on those who attended their packed SXSW showcases. An airtight quartet, the band blazed through their sets with energy and precision. A measured mix of post-punk and UK arena rock, Editors project intensity and a dark mood throughout their recorded output. Their debut album The Back Room went gold and produced four Top 40 singles in the UK, and American hipster mag The Fader liked... more ›

The Cribs Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever (Warner Bros) Yorkshire's Cribs are a three-piece outfit made up of three brothers, each equal parts befuddling and beguiling. On their major-label debut, the brothers Jarman find themselves channeling everyone from Malkmus to Johnson (that's Calvin), combining sharp-tongued irony with trademark British snarl, shining most when their catchy, sharp hooks let their claws out. The Cribs aren't necessarily doing anything new, but the finely polished pinnacle of... more ›

TUESDAY [25] [music] Launch Party for KAART Marketing with Peel and Pong, "hosted beverages," food, and good friends of Austinist at Velvet Spade (10pm, Free) LINK [film] AFS Essential: Irreversible at Alamo Downtown (7pm) LINK [film] The Women at Paramount Theatre (7pm) LINK [film] Lost Boys at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) LINK [film] Adam's Rib at Paramount Theatre (9:40pm) LINK [film] Harold & Maude at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm) LINK [music] Tosca String Quartet and Glover... more ›

MONDAY [24] [film] The Pop Films of Peter Whitehead Series at Alamo Downtown (7pm) LINK [film] The Pink Panther at Paramount Theatre (7pm) LINK [film] Nightwatch at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) LINK [film] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at Austin Java (8pm, Free) LINK [film] KOOP Monthly Benefit Screening: Granito de Arena at Monkeywrench Books (8pm, $5) LINK [film] The Big Lebowski at Café Mundi (8:30pm, Free) LINK [film] The Party at Paramount Theatre... more ›

THURSDAY [13] [art] Opening reception for new work by Jeffrey Dell and Marjorie Moore at d berman gallery (Free, 6-8pm) (link) [music] The Paper Chase, Billy Nayer Show, Hello Lovers, the Snake Trap at Emo's (link) [music] Powerman 5000 and Powderburn at the Parish (link) [music] Yellowman at Flamingo Cantina (link) [music] Butch Hancock at Cactus Café (Through Thursday) (link) [music] Goodbye Stranger, Manager's Choice, Surrender Avenue at Trophy's ($4, 9pm) (link) [art] Luke Savisky... more ›

Austin's undisputed bastion of hard rock (not to mention proud home to head-banging, sweaty dudes with waist-length locks, and parking-lot brawls over meth deals gone bad) will soon be forced to close its doors... more ›

F R I D A Y [17] [DJs/party] Caps and Jones at Barcelona (link) [music] Zykos, The Black, Evangelicals, and Michael Kingcaid at Emo's (link) [film] John S. Rad's "Dangerous Men" at Drafthouse Village (9:45pm) (link) [books] Anthropologist Jenny White presents her first novel, The Sultan's Seal at Bookpeople (Free, 7pm) (link) [party] Freescale Marathon kick off party at Runtex Riverside (Free, 5-7pm) (link) [music] Zookeeper, Sad Accordions, Alex Dupree & The Trapdoor Plan, Meryll... more ›

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