WEDNESDAY [7] music • The Shins, Viva Voce at The Backyard music • Love and Dancing, with Daetron Vargas, Disco Nihilist, Majora Y Minora, and John Gomi at The Peacock music • Spinto Band, Dios, The Changes at Emo's music • Invincible Czars, Bee vs Moth, Golden Arm Trio at Emo's Lounge music • Woodgrain Wednesday with Bavu Blakes, DJ Rapid Ric, D-Madness at The Parish Room music • Patty Griffin at Waterloo Records......

THURSDAY [25] music • Meryll, The Lovely Sparrows at The Parish Room music • Many Birthdays, Skiesfalling, The Ron Titter Band at Emo's music • The Laughing, Bello Ragazzo, Shapes Have Fangs, DJ Brian Tweedy at Stubb's ® music • Cartright, Pataphysics, Cavedweller, Smoke Detector at Beerland music • Ottmar Leibert at The Paramount Theatre music • The Missing Tapes, Student Film, Pompeii, The Onlys at Continental Club music • Lindsey Buckingham at Hogg......

MONDAY [22] books • The Ludicrous Speed Book Club discusses The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin at BookPeople (7:00pm) film • The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Cold Hearts: Icelandic Music Shorts at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • "24" at Alamo Drafthouse Village film • "Heroes" at Alamo Drafthouse Village film • St. Edwards University Paper Project at St. Edwards ® indicates a recommended event.......

STHIL is Jenn Leathers and Joel Irdbisa, a duo self-described as "electronic indie pop with pseudo funk and jazz influences". Sounds about right. Their new album Beyond the Reach of the Satellite Feeds is an ambitious musical debut, undeniably danceable and unabashedly intelligent. Their website claims that live, the pair covers Boards of Canada and "a cappella Misfits." If you're not intrigued by that possibility, you have no sense of musical adventure whatsoever and......

Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA)'s Digital Showcase, the bi-monthly mixed-media spectacle of visual art and electronic music, returns to Copa Bar this Saturday. Headlining the music portion of the evening is LA's Ken Gibson aka [a]pendics.shuffle, formerly of Austin's early 90s noise-pop/shoegaze indie band Furry Things. Relocating to the depraved sunny shores of SoCal nearly a decade ago to work on experimental, computer-driven eletronic music -- and, supposedly, employing a half-broken sampler given......

Gomi Kitti -- they (formerly) of the large red cat head on South Congress -- has returned to Austin, now situated in the swanky new 2nd Street District. They'll be hosting a slew of events this week along with everyone else in the neighborhood, so check 'em out while you're between day parties: Eliza Page Friday March 17th: Protokol (Opcode Boston) 5-7pm Saturday March 18th: In-store Designer party and jewelry trunk show with renee garvey......

You Love Me Not, an art show and lingerie soiree, is being held at The Velvet Spade this Thursday (May 5). Their will be music by NickNack, Ephriam Owens, Chrissy Du Paw, and John Gomi. There's a long list of artists who will be showing art, and a live performance installation by Broke. The art reception starts at 9 and goes til 11. And here's the important part: free wine and martini specials! Wee!......