In her newest album, Son, Argentine-born Juana Molina embraces experimentation. The actress-cum-musician has been known for her whispery, velvety vocals since her debut, Rara, in 1996. But Son meanders, offering simultaneously the repetition of loops and the unpredictability of winding instrumentation. Sonically, Molina colors outside the lines and toys with the songwriter's inclination toward simple verse/chorus structures. She's inspired, in her words, by "the randomness of the combination of sounds in nature." The result... more ›

THURSDAY [17] books • Release Party for Jeff Abbot's Fear at BookPeople (7pm) music • John Ralston, Fiction, Danny Malone (Early Show, Inside) at Emo's film • Beastie Boys Rap-Along at Alamo Downtown (7pm, 9:45pm, $10) ® film • Snakes on a Day 24-Hour Endurance Showing and Tribute at Alamo South (10pm, $8) ® film • Terror Thursday: Night of the Bloody Apes at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free) theatre • The Sweetest Swing in... more ›

MONDAY [music] Say Hi to Your Mom, Summer at Shatter Creek, 1986 at Stubb's BBQ. [music] Digable Planets with The Procussions, DJ Vajra at La Zona Rosa [party] Digable Planets After-Party with Element 7D, DJ Kunal M, DJ Inverse at Red Fez. [poetry] Speaking the Spoken: The Art of Verse at The Vortex. Hosted by Xenogia and Zell Miller III. Readers $1, all others $3. 7pm-945pm. TUESDAY [film] Austin Film Society presents John Schlesinger’s "Billy... more ›