He’s a master of sampling and an early proponent of turntablism, but you won’t find Carl Stone working with Kanye any time soon. Instead, throughout his musical career, minimalist pioneer Stone has taken experimented with electronics and sound in a way that recalls his hero John Cage and other irrepressible avant-garde musicians of his ilk. more ›

Poster by Jagmo Roky Erickson ACL TapingMonday, November 12Austin City Limits Studios (26th and Guadalupe St)8pm, General Admission and Space-Available Tickets Only[info]Austin psych-rock legend Roky Erickson will be featured on the next taping of KLRU's Austin City Limits show. Enter below for your chance to win a pair of guaranteed admission tickets—first 20 entrants get 'em! Update: thanks, folks! If you'd like space-available tickets, tune in to to KGSR on Friday evening for the giveaway... more ›

Photo from myspace Roky Erickson ACL TapingMonday, November 12Austin City Limits Studios (26th and Guadalupe St)8pm, General Admission and Space-Available Tickets Only[info]Austin psych-rock legend Roky Erickson will be featured on the next taping of KLRU's Austin City Limits show. If you'd like space-available tickets, tune in to to KGSR on Friday for the giveaway announcement—we're not sure exactly what time they'll announce the details. On the other hand, if you'd like a chance to score... more ›

Turk Pipkin is a Texas original who has built a colorful and successful career as a writer, comedian, performer and actor. After appearing in dozens of productions and writing several books, Pipkin decided to focus his creative energies on an issue of global importance. Through his interviews with nine Nobel laureates, Pipkin’s documentary Nobelity, focuses on the most pressing problems in our world today and how we can attempt to leave the planet a better... more ›

The details are in: The Rolling Stones at Zilker Park is official. Let's spend some time together: more ›

: : FRIDAY : : [music] The Zippo Hot Tour Semi-Finals featuring Fractious, 9pm @ The Backroom - FREE! [film] A Bunch of New Movies Open! @ your local theater [film] QT6, 7pm & 9:30pm @ Drafthouse Downtown: Grindhouse Triple Feature also Saturday [music] Mike Graff, 8pm @ End of an Ear [dance] Refraction Arts presents "Shish-ka-bob! An Inventory of Works by Amy Cone," 8pm @ The Blue Theatre [music] Palaxy Tracks, The Glass... more ›

A few weeks ago, System of a Down played an amazing sold-out show at the Music Hall. The only bad part about their performance was the lack of new material they played. After their Guerilla Tour, SoAD headed oversees to play a slew of European dates. Well guess who’s coming back along with The Mars Volta and Bad Acid Trip? We couldn’t really expect SoAD to play Austin again on their first major U.S. tour in 3 years, but they are playing at the SBC Center in San Antonio on Friday, August 12th. Now here’s the tricky part because there is in internet pre-sale going on that started today at 10 a.m. and lasts through tomorrow at 9 p.m. The tickets range in price from $31.15 to $43.65. However, the fun thing about this presale is that the best tickets available are at the Charter Level, which is the lowest area of the arena. So if you want to have a seat during the concert, this is gonna be your best bet. However, if you want to get down and dirty in the pit, General Admission tickets will be available this Saturday morning at 10 a.m. System of a Down’s latest release, "Mezmerize" recently debuted at number one with just under half a million sold. This event will sell out, so get your tickets as soon as you can. more ›

Yeah, yeah, we know that baseball and its hopped-up players haven’t exactly been the darlings of the national spotlight as of late. But there’s still some good old-fashioned fun to be squeezed out of this sport. The Austinist feels the need to give a little love to Central Texas’ own minor league team – the Round Rock Express. more ›

Have you ever wondered how old timey folks viewed marijuana in the days before true scientific method and rigorous analysis? Have all your questions answered by the Bedlam Faction's comedic stage rendering of the 1930's classic "Reefer Madness" at the Hideout Theatre at 617 Congress: more ›