Though not normally thought of as an Austin icon, reedman, improvising composer, inventor and activist Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935-1977) will have his 75th birthday celebrated and his legacy honored at Austin jazz club The Elephant Room this Friday night, beginning at 9:30 PM. Performers and guests will include reedmen Alex Coke and Mike Meligner, trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe and Dorthaan Kirk, Rahsaan's widow. Both Turre and Lokumbe once worked with the esteemed reedman in his 1970s groups, and this evening will prove to be a fitting tribute to one of this music's most unique voices. more ›

Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye & Youssou N’Dour at the Maison des Esclaves AFS Presents Return to GoréeTuesday, November 6thAlamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar)$4 / Free for AFS members, 7pm[info]The place where my fathers died, return to the land of Gorée, the place where my mothers cried, return to the land of Gorée. – Harmony Harmoneers We'll admit it: our jazz knowledge consists of a couple of Miles Davis and John Coltrane albums mixed with... more ›

[music] Asleep at the Wheel at Antone’s (8pm, $10) link [music] Paris ‘49 at Continental Club (6:30pm) link [music] Dale Watson at Continental Club (10pm, $6) link [music] Michael Mordecai’s Jazz Jam at Elephant Room (9:30pm, Free) link [music] The Silence Kills, Here Comes Trouble, Iron Age and Righteous Jams at Emo’s (10:00pm) link [music] Brilliant Red Lights, Cocker Spaniels and The Dimes at Flamingo Cantina (9:00pm, $7) link [music] Cheryl Bliss at Flipnotics (10:00pm)... more ›

Most Austinites will know Owen Egerton from The Sinus Show. But Owen Egerton is also the guy behind those popular sing-a-longs at the Alamo Drafthouse, as well as a writer, musician ("My Sister's Thyroid" is one of his song titles), recent MFA graduate, and now a daddy. He's also active in the National Comedy Theatre of Austin and is even ordained to perform weddings. We think Owen is definitely a modern renaissance man. After... more ›