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• It’s been a year since the major fire at the Governor’s Mansion. Reconstruction at the historic house is now getting closer to reality.
• Cindy Sheehan will lead an anti-war protest in Dallas this afternoon.
• Volunteers put the smack-down on trash at Lady Bird Lake this weekend.

Marfa, Texas, over 400 miles from Austin and an extremely intriguing city to say the least, is home to plenty of art, special concerts, and of course, those lights. This weekend, the quality concerts continue as Marfa Public Radio (KRTS 93.5 FM) rounds off its Spring Membership Pledge Drive with the 2008 Far West Texas Radio Round-Up featuring music from a number of excellent acts.

Psychedelic music came of age in Austin in the 60’s thanks in large to The 13th Floor Elevators and the emergence of The Vulcan Gas Company as a community and a venue to support the genre. (Check out this site for a history.) The Vulcan Gas Company (316 Congress Ave.) shut its doors in the 70’s but lately there has been a renewed interest in the era in part due to Scott Conn’s Dirt Road To Psychedelia documentary. The Black Angels must also be blamed thanked for this rejuvenation; the local outfit has paved the way for a new generation of psychedelic acts with their impressive 2006 release, Passover. A full-length follow-up is expected this May.