Today both the Clinton and Obama campaigns announced upcoming town hall meetings. Obama's will take place tomorrow at the Austin Convention Center, while Hillary's sounds like more of a "virtual" town hall meeting - on TV the Monday before election day....

In less than two days, we'll be hosting our big annual pre-ACL party, Local Music is Sexy IV, Thursday night's soiree will feature Austinites The Lemurs, The Corto Maltese, and Brazos on the outside main stage, with DJs Car Stereo (Wars), Ceeplus Bad Knives*, and Markus with a K supplying dance-party jams inside alongside Magic Surprise. We're also thrilled to be bringing in Seattle indie rockers Say Hi To Your Mom* as our headliners. What's......

Saturday June 30th marks the 5th installment to the multi-media spectacle Everyone Knows Everyone, sponsored by The Onion. This event is held twice a year and focuses on the celebration of artistic community in our city. Many have compared it to Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable, where visual artists and multi-genre musicians, DJs and filmmakers showcase their talents in front of a live audience. The event is being held on all of Emo's stages......

A gagillion cities have performance spaces named The Paramount Theatre: Oakland, Charlottesville, Seattle, hell, even Shreveport had a theatre named the Paramount at one point. But ours is the only one that is hosting its first EVER Poster Sale and Silent Auction this Saturday! Harumph! After its renovation in the mid 70’s, the Paramount began squirreling away classic movie and theatre posters—as well as signed memorabilia from performers such as BB King, Ravi Shankar, and......

Tonight's eagerly anticipated launch party for KLRU-TV's Downtown has been rescheduled to tomorrow night, due to the heavy thunderstorms and flash floods that are expected to slam Central Texas. "Rain, hail and thunderstorms don't make for a good party when it's being held at a power plant," as someone our awesome friend aptly put it. The original lineup will remain intact, with featured guests from past episodes of the Emmy Award-winning series performing throughout the......

He's a comedian, a novelist, an ordained minister, a dad, a husband, and a walker through Spain (ask him about that walking trip sometime). What's isn't Owen Egerton? If you ask that question, one of your answers won't be a member of hot local boy band Cedar Fever. And, as if he isn't busy enough already, he's one of the main dudes behind The Right to Marry, an awesome organization whose goal "...is to promote......

Dude. Seriously. As if you didn't have enough fun this weekend. Drink up. Cyclists want respect. They need respect. Some riders in Mexico City demanded it with their clothes off. The Alamo Drafthouse Downtown is going to be a non-profit organization in an effort to keep their doors open (rent is on the rise). Last week was Headache Awareness Week and we know some people are going to be alot more aware of their......

In this case, seven is a very lucky number: it's the number of years that Grapevine Market has had their doors open on the corner of Anderson and Shoal Creek. If you ask us, it's one of the best specialty food shops in town -- not that we're biased by all of the free samples they offer every time you visit. Opened on May 26th, 1999 by three wine aficionados, Chuck Huffaker, Steve Savina......

Lovers of liberty and cutting-edge film unite! The Alamo Downtown - that righteous purveyor of cinematic bad-assedness and, um, beer - needs your help! After ten years at 409 Colorado, the Alamo Downtown’s lease is almost up. Facing doubled rent and tripled property taxes, owners Tim and Karrie League have formed a non-profit organization called The Heroes of the Alamo Foundation in an effort to keep the nationally renowned theatre’s doors open. You're all......

It might be more exciting than church! The Backyard is inviting families to come celebrate Easter at their place (or rather, The Glenn). On Sunday, April 16, there will be egg hunting, music, food, and more. Little ones can get pictures with the Easter Bunny. Big ones can stuff their faces with quiche and salad. Matt the Electrician and Sarah Sharp will be using their musical stylings to entertain the masses. We can't say......

There is a parallel universe where metal is still king. Nirvana never happened. Black shirts and acid-washed jeans are still in style, but most importantly, Bob Rock never worked with Metallica. In this parallel universe, Metallica still pays homage to Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy. The music is loud and fuzzed out and it kicks your ass – hard, and it wears a mullet – while driving a 1985 red Firebird. And in this......

Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is regarded as either one of the most astounding rock epics ever created or one seriously bloated piece of shite. For those of you who think the latter, perhaps listening to "Dark Side" done right will change your mind. From New York's Easy Star reggae label comes "Dub Side of the Moon" ... a track for track cover done in dub reggae style. Standout tracks include "Us......

Many groups have attempted to follow in the footsteps established by the legendary Queens crew, but only a handful have come close. The best group, by far, is North Carolina's Little Brother. Phonte, Big Pooh, and 9th Wonder create a sound that has roots in groups like De La Soul and Tribe, but also has a sense of exploration like the ATLiens of Outkast. Little Brother's 2003 release, "The Listening" is regarded as an......

Once you've thoroughly indulged your inner punk-feminist at the the Le Tigre show at Emo’s tonight, be one of the cool kids and head to the after party w/ DJ Ceeplus at Club Surveillance/Karma Lounge (119 W. 8th St.). The Emo's show should be over by 1:00 in the AM, and those 24 hour party people at Teleportdoor will keep the doors open for you. There will be plenty of giveaways, including posters and......

That's right, tonight is your chance to do the hump. The Humpty Hump, that is. The Funk-lectic rap collection known as Digital Underground are in town tonight and will be performing at the Rosewood Recreation Center. Digital Underground is led by Shock G, better known as the man who "once got busy in a Burger King bathroom" -- Humpty Hump. "The Humpty Dance" was one of the first rap songs we learned all the......

The Gourds and The Grassy Knoll Boys will play a free concert tonight at Scholz Garten to benefit the Texas Music Project . The event is part of Don’t Mess With Texas Music – Live, a series produced by KGSR and Milam & Company that runs through September. The summer of music benefits the Texas Music Project , a non-profit organization founded by Bruce Orr that raises money to advance music education in our......

The always-funky Grupo Fantasma join in the fun at Threadgill’s Beer Garden series this Sunday afternoon. The boys will start jamming at 4pm. But doors open at 1:30PM, as The Flying Club will open at 2PM. If you really want to get in a full day of listening at the former Armadillo World Headquarters, get there at 11AM for Sunday Gospel Brunch and music by Gospelaries and Dale Watson. Tickets for Grupo are $10......

This time around, you can’t say that you didn’t know about it in far enough advance. You can’t say that you had something already scheduled. When Alejandro Escovedo performs twice later this week at the Continental Club, you really have no excuse to miss one of Austin’s greatest singer-songwriters, ever. Period. From his early days in the Nuns, Rank & File, the True Believers, and Buick Mackane, Escovedo has always been an innovator, seamlessly mixing......

Ever noticed how 96.8% percent of songs you hear on the radio all sound alike? It's like there's one guy sitting around writing "hits" for whoever is popular at the moment. Cookie-cutter songs from one-hit wonders. The Austinist demands to know where have all the real musicians gone? Enter avant-rock supergroup Fantomas. At the forefront of this sonic attack force is Mike Patton, he of Faith No More/Mr. Bungle/Loveage fame. Surrounded by an amazing supporting......