The first segment of Radiohead's North American tour has been announced, and Austin gets the shaft: Houston's Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion will get a show on May 17, and Dallas' Superpages.com Center (!) will host the Brits on May 18. Tickets go on sale Thursday (Valentine's day) via W.A.S.T.E. with general on-sales following on February 16. more ›

Details are still sketchy, but you can already buy tickets for the Austin edition of Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors, happening January 18th-20th at the Renaissance Austin Hotel. more ›

Jesse Malin might not be a household name, but he's certainly made the rounds as one of the more prolific songwriters out there in recent years. A former member of Heart Attack and D Generation, Malin progressed to a solo career after a stint with Ryan Adams in The Finger. His latest release, Glitter in the Gutter, features a Replacements cover and a duet with Bruce Springsteen. Malin plays Thursday at Stubb's and is... more ›

Last year the funky little show Inside a Broken Clock: A Tom Waits Peepshow played to packed houses and garnered critical raves. If you were unfortunate enough to miss it, you're in luck because it's back! Two nights only, two shows per night, tonight & Friday at 8pm & 10:30pm at the Parish. The folks of Broken Clock Cabaret are doing this as a kickoff for their upcoming tour to beautiful San Francisco. What is... more ›

If you spend your Sundays reading French surrealist poetry, or if you’re just a fan of beautifully-breathy, sometimes-sanguine pop songs; then, tickets to The Clientele show are probably already being used as a bookmark in your copy of Fantomas (the book, not the band). Touring off their latest album, God Save The Clientele, this UK art-pop foursome will be will be playing a host of new tracks much sunnier than their last three releases.... more ›

We were excited to find out that we no longer have to rely on walking our dog by at night to see the inside of those cool old houses near Duval St. because this Saturday, they will be open to the public as part of the Heritage Society of Austin’s 15th Annual Homes Tour. This year’s theme is “Duval Street in the 20’s,” and six of those beauties will be part of a walking... more ›

As we mentioned earlier today, we're very excited about the return of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, for which we're media sponsors this year. Today we're giving away a pair of tickets to tonight's opening night screening of Francisco Vargas Quevedo’s award-winning drama, El Violín. Another lucky winner will score a CinePass, which will grant him/her access to all festival screenings, plus the parties. You can enter your name for both contests by filling out this form: Congrats, VK and SG! [Festival Website]
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It's opening night! Tonight at 7pm, Austin's historic Paramount Theatre will host the opening of the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. Now in its 10th year, the festival has expanded to an eight-day program, featuring a wide range of Narrative Features, Documentary Features, Shorts, and Youth Films from 20 countries (including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Spain, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela... more ›

With April 6th only a few short weeks away, we were starting to think that there would be no super-fancy Austin premiere for Grindhouse. We'd heard speculation that the film would debut at a surprise screening during South by Southwest Film, but obviously that didn't happen, so we prepared for the worst—seeing Grindhouse on its opening night in April just like the rest of the stupid non-Austin world. more ›

Arts on Real Theater will be hosting the Sex Workers Art Show tonight and tomorrow night. The cabaret-style show blends drag, spoken word, music, and burlesque produced by people who work in various segments of the sex industry. Billed as "the implosion of the service industry," the touring show is an attempt to "dispel the myth that [sex workers] are anything other than artists, innovators, and geniuses." more ›

Tomorrow night KLRU kicks off Spark 07 -the 2007 edition of its engaging speaker series- with acclaimed journalist Gwen Ifill. This year, Spark has invited several notable speakers that, through their work, address issues of "global impact, social significance and community relevance." As host of Washington Week and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Ifill consistently provides a keen insight into some of the most pressing issues facing America. Want to be... more ›

Cary Brothers, Rachel Yamagata, Tristan Prettyman, Joshua Radin, Jonah Matranga, Jim Bianco, and Sara Bareilles will grace The Parish's stage on Thursday night as part of the 2006 Hotel Cafe tour, which has blossomed from a rag-tag gang of L.A.-based musicians harmonizing in a Hollywood coffee shop into a tour bus full of artists with credits like appearances on Grammy Award winning soundtracks (Garden State). Throughout the U.S., the tour offers a variation of... more ›

The 19th annual Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) kicks off in exactly one week, and things are looking better than ever for the oldest and largest GLBT film fest in the Southwest. Nearly two decades ago, the festival began as a humble, five-film event over at the Dobie. This year, aGLIFF will screen an astounding 150 films from over 20 countries, with well over 10,000 attendees in total. Entitled "Say What?",... more ›

As Elvis Costello might say, we just don't know where to begin. Even if you are skipping ACL, the fall is turning into a music wonderland. Acts of every genre and size are booking Austin's clubs up like there's no tomorrow, leaving music lovers with many questions on how to spend both time and cash this fall. Trust us, you can't see it all, so pick your favorites and buy tickets in advance to... more ›

Continuing with the tradition of an already high number of events incorporating fan interaction, The Alamo Drafthouse is making Austin a safe haven for film geeks and hecklers alike on Tuesday, June 20th. more ›

Gilbert and Sullivan: the names may not sound familiar to you, but their music has been referenced very often in pop culture. If you haven't seen any of their works, you may have heard bits and pieces on an episode of the Simpsons or Family Guy. Maybe you saw the Mike Leigh film, Topsy-Turvy (if you didn't, you aren't missing much). Those of you unfamiliar with the British operetta-writing pair: it's time to get schooled.... more ›

Shake everything you got this weekend at Antone's, as the incomparable master of the funky horn blows into Austin. This has become one of the best shows of the year in Austin, as sax legend Maceo Parker does his best to burn the place to the ground. Maceo came to notoriety as the horn centerpiece (along with Fred Wesley) of James Brown's band The JB's, quite possibly the tightest unit in the history of the... more ›

As you start to plan what you're doing with these hot summer evenings, don't forget that Austin has a great "nearly pro" sports outing available almost nightly: Triple-A baseball. The Round Rock Express are enjoying another successful season at the Dell Diamond up in the wilds of Round Rock, and it's easy to get tickets and enjoy a game. The team has proven so popular over the last few years that they actually moved... more ›

It's Wednesday night and you didn't think to buy Franz/Death Cab tickets. What to do? Well, as usual, the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown has something on you'd enjoy. The final showing of "World's Best Commercials" happens at 7pm, and the breadth alone of this compilation makes it look mighty good. Over 140 (!!) commericals from around the world will be shown, and the curators promise amped up sex, violence, and comedy during the foreign bits.... more ›

This comes from new contributor Jonathon. You know that Rude Mechs show we've been talking, and talking, and talking about? ('Cause we loved it, and the Statesman loved it, and the Chronicle loved it.) You know how you were crying in your latte because your boyfriend forgot to buy tickets and now it's all sold out? Dry your tears. The Rudes have added three more shows next weekend (February 10 & 11). Friday @... more ›

We feel like we constantly make this statement, but once again we couldn't be happier to be in Austin, the capital of live music bliss. From hometown heroes to our favorite new bands, we're preparing for some bad ass shows this week. more ›

Two days remain in our ticket giveaway to see stellastarr*, Spoon, Alpha Rev and Morningwood at The Parish Room next Monday! Proceeds from the show go to "Habitat for Humanity for the rebuilding of hurricane-affected areas right here in Texas, Louisiana, & Mississippi," and the only way to get 'em other than winning ours is to sign up with the "101x Workforce." We still have no idea what that's all about, but it's available... more ›

As a nice little piece of serendipity following the unveiling of Mrs. Coffey’s television column today, Vulcan Video is hosting BritCom nights at the Alamo Downtown each Monday in December. And, since it’s Monday, even we poor folks can afford to go cause it’s only $1! Tonight’s showing will feature one of the funniest men from the small box, Steve Coogan. The show will feature I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE and DR. TERRIBLE’S HOUSE OF HORRIBLE.... more ›

Brooklyn's Stellastarr* played a brilliant show at the Parish Room a few months back, replete with dazzling light show, explosive instrumentation and lead singer Shawn Christensen's powerful, dead-on Robert Smith wail. It was a set imbued with the same frenetic energy as their sophomore effort, Harmonies for the Haunted, an album brazenly inspired by any of a number of New Wave acts and whose ceaseless momentum makes it one of our guiltiest pleasures of... more ›

As you all probably know, Dave Chappelle is coming to Austin on November 13th. He has already sold out the Erwin Center and tickets on Craigslist are going for astronomical prices. Guess Dave isn’t missing Comedy Central too much, as tickets started at $45. more ›

The first annual Fantastic Fest kicks off this week, beginning on Thursday night and running through Sunday. Fantastic Fest is the brainchild of Paul Alvarado-Dykstra and Tim McCanlies, and they have compiled almost two dozen feature films from a dozen countries. This new festival showcases the latest live-action and animated films in the genres of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. The lineup includes: previews of Jon Favreau’s Zathura, Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s Sin City:... more ›

As always, Austin is providing a lovely fireworks display with the city skyline in the background for Independence Day, complete with cannon-fire. more ›