FRIDAY [25] party • The Onion's "Summer Fun Blast Blowout Extravaganza!" Party with Clap!Clap!, Crash Gallery, Devil in the Choir, DJ Rubix, Prince Klassen, and a chance to win a scooter from Scooter Revolution at Beauty Bar ($2, 9:30pm) theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm) music • Emissions From the Monolith Fest at Emo's music • Voxtrot, Au Revoir Simone, The Black, Zykos at Emo's music... more ›

On Sunday afternoon, Austin Rock N Romp and Book People are sponsoring an all-ages event on the patio at Mohawk featuring Neal Pollack and Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg. The show will also feature Black Before Red, amps still warm from their Local Music is Sexy 3 performance the night before. Rock N Romp has been putting on all ages rock shows since last summer, and in the coming months will be moving their events to... more ›

If you're not already familiar with Pinback, we're hoping you attended the crash course at Emo's last Friday, which also featured Mary Timony supporting. Rob Crow and Armistead Burwell Smith IV performed for a massive crowd of sweaty, bouncy, and devoted fans, and they didn't disappoint. more ›

FRIDAY [26] [party] Salvage Vanguard Theater opening party at 2308 Manor Rd (Free, 6-10pm) [link] [DJ] Escape Hatch with DJ Starsign at Shady Tree Studios (Free, 7-10pm) [link] [music] Liars, The Apes, and Deerhunter (inside) at Emo's [link] [music] Pinback and Mary Timony (outside) at Emo's [link] [music] Snow Patrol and the Duke Spirit at Stubb's [link] [music] Black Tusk, Vitality (Houston), Bitter End, Balls Out, Navajo Radio, G&G, Porch Crowd, Not The Government at... more ›

West coast indie pop wizards Pinback (Armistead Burwell Smith IV, Rob Crow et al) will be performing at Emo's this Friday, with Mary Timony opening. more ›

Better late than never, here are our picks for the week... Auetechre – Untitled Being called everything from “frighteningly good” to “rhythmically taxing, melodically lacking and generally unnerving.” You decide. Elkland – Golden Because we know you secretly aren’t tired of this 80’s dance revival thing. So it comes as no surprise that these boys are currently opening up for Erasure. The Great Lakes Myth Society – Great Lake Myth Society Debut release from this... more ›