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• “Is there anywhere you’d rather be on Easter Sunday?” Morrissey asked everyone at Bass last night. Oh, Mozzer!

If you're the sort of person who likes their music fun, funky, and not too serious, Emo's has a show for you this evening. Inside, the foot-loving, foot-tapping Foot Patrol combine their funktastic sound with the "original dirty rapper," Blowfly, who will be bringing his nasty raps and parody songs ("I Wanna Be Fellated") to the stage.

Late call: There's just a few hours left in our Morrissey ticket giveaway, so go fill out the form before you forget. The legendary Brit will be crooning the night away on Sunday, April 12 at the UTPAC, supporting Years Of Refusal. [more info]

You know that a leader can inspire the world when he can demolish Morrissey's misery by turning up. So on a day filled with hope and enthusiasm, we bring you some (suddenly less) mopey news: legendary solo artist and former Smiths frontman Steven Patrick Morrissey is returning to Austin on April 12. The show takes place at the new and improved Bass Concert Hall on The University of Texas campus less than two years after Mozzer's last Austin gig at (former large venue) The Backyard in 2007.

Morrissey has landed on Nashville-based (mostly Americana, Universal-owned) label Lost Highway, and has announced a massive 2009 tour schedule. The Moz will be in Austin on April 12 at Bass Concert Hall. Nothing is posted there yet, but you can email or call (512.471.1444 or 1.800.687.6010) the ticket office for more info.

Between now and January, New Release Tuesday will focus on 2007 reflections and music news related to both this year's releases and 2008's potential. The standard NRT posts will resume in 2008. As 2007 winds down, most of the Internet begins to consider their favorite releases of the last twelve months. Austinist is no different: our top albums of 2007 (a collective list based on all the writers' top picks) is in the works....

Shout Out Louds Our Ill Wills (Merge) 2005's Howl Howl, Gaff Gaff produced a moderate buzz for the Stockholm-based Shout Out Louds, dropping a snappier, poppier version of garage rock on our tightly belted laps. The record, equal parts Johnny Marr and Rivers Cuomo, pondered the woes of hipster heartbreak, dumb-luck sadness and singer Adam Olenius' distinctive croon simply oozed with longing and hope. That being said, Howl Howl is not at all a...

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Morrissey Pre-Party with Andy Rourke

Thursday, May 24th

The Mohawk

Doors at 8pm, Show at 10pm


$12, 18+

THURSDAY [24] theatre • Rubber Repertory presents A Thought in Three Parts at The Vortex (8pm) music • Emissions From the Monolith Fest at Emo's music • Small Stars, Sounds Under Radio at Stubb's music • DJ Qbert, DJ Craze, DJ Klever, Table Manners Crew at The Parish music • Winovino, Bourbon Legends, Jett Mullens, Jaime Thomas at Beerland music • Morrissey Pre-Party with Andy Rourke! at The Mohawk music • Gulf of Mexico,...

Oh, Morrissey. Back in the summer of 1991, we drove up from San Antonio to (the former) City Coliseum to see your Kill Uncle tour, only to be met in the parking lot by some guy with a bullhorn saying the show was canceled due to "inadequate security." Unable to drink away our sorrows due to age, we settled for a truly inadequate substitute of seeing City Slickers and buying some licorice. After a...

Using a complex web of theorems, Swiss mathematicians have recently proven that Morrissey is "98% fucking awesome". And to celebrate this finding, Alamo Music Mondays presents These Things Take Time, a controversial 2002 documentary chronicling the rise and fall of Moz's legendary band The Smiths. Produced by David Nolan (the UK television producer who brought us the recent Music Mondays favorite I Swear I Was There), the film features rare performance and interview footage, as...

Cortney Tidwell may be from Nashville, but her music seems to be the product of an entirely different world. Her debut album, Don't Let Stars Keep Us Tangled Up, makes you struggle to keep up with comparisons and references to other bands you might admire (our list included Hope Sandoval, Mogwai, St. Etienne, and Bjork.) This is all quite wonderful, because the parts all meld into a style that is dreamy, catchy, and quietly...

San Antonio trio Girl In A Coma is comprised of siblings Nina and Phanie Diaz, and complemented by childhood friend Jenn Alva on bass. The band’s energetic pop/rock has been seen on tour with the likes of Frank Black, The Epoxies, and The Eyeliners, with an upcoming gig opening for the Pogues announced this month. Also secured recently is a record deal with Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records, with their debut album expected sometime this...

Bellingham, WA's The Trucks carry on the loud-and-proud post-riot grrl tradition of acts like Peaches, Le Tigre, and The Gossip, playing guitarless, keyboard-driven pop-punk that'd be perfect for your little sister's sleepover if their hit single wasn't called "Titties." Maybe it is anyway. Depends on your sister. Anyhow we got to chat with singer/visual artist Marissa Moore, who also doesn't get why the SXSW schedule isn't up yet. Share a story about a visit...

SXSW Presents returns to KLRU TV tomorrow for its third season, with four brand new episodes slated to run through the end of February. The critically acclaimed series, hosted by SXSW Film Fest Producer Matt Dentler, showcases some today's finest examples of independent filmmaking, many of which have a local emphasis -- past epiodes have featured Viva Les Amis, 24 Hours on Craigslist, and Witches in Exile. BBQ: A Texas Love Story February 6th,...

Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to. In Austin, bands are beginning to confirm for SXSW and the rumor mill is up and running. Good thing, too, because we all know how much Austinites love live performances. Austin also found itself in the national spotlight, with Longhorn Legend...

As SX07 approaches, we'll be keeping you informed on all of the official confirmations, rumors, and non-SX events that we feel are worth your attention. With January's arrival, a lot of news has surfaced in the past few days. Here's a quick recap: Confirmed Performers (via SXSW): Pete Townshend, Rachel Fuller, Emmylou Harris, The Stooges, Interpol, Lily Allen, Bloc Party, Devin The Dude, Hoodoo Gurus, Matt & Kim, Ghostland Observatory, The Watson Twins, Stax...

From a friend: Are you lucky enough to be at SXSW? Freaking out that you might not get in to see Morrissey play the Austin Music Hall tomorrow night? Did you notice that hole in his tour schedule? Were you wondering where The Man might spend his night off? Maybe in Austin, right? Don't bother looking for the music industry's most famous vegetarian at the BBQ joints. Tonight, maybe- just maybe- Morrissey will pop in...

Austinist is running around town (just like you) catching as much South By action as is possible this week. The following are our thoughts on the first three films we caught on Friday and Saturday: The Last Western (Documentary) - This short feature (65 minutes) tells stories from Pioneertown, CA, a small outpost built in the 1940's to film western movies. An oddball mix of drifters, eccentrics, and Roy Rogers fans have made the...

MONDAY [6] karaoke » Karaoke at Beerland (link) music » The Lay-Moes and Loy Bones at The Parlor (Free, 9pm) (myspace) film/comedy » Soul Cinema Mondays screens "Richard Pryor Live in Concert," the comedian at his finest. At the Drafthouse Downtown ($1, 7pm) (link) music/film » One of the most exhaustive music documentaries ever, "New York Dolls," the story of Arthur "Killer" Kane" reuniting with the legendary band, features interviews with Morrissey, Iggy Pop, Mick...

Austin is Taradise! And Lance and Sheryl split Congrats to Adlai McMahon, winner of our giveaway contest for Bloc Party's documentary/concert DVD, God Bless Bloc Party! The SXSW Music Festival roster expanded to over 1,100 this week, including such esteemed acts as Morrissey and The Flaming Lips Austinist photographer Matt Wright captures yet another amazing night shot in Austin, as well as some sexy shots of last week's Box Magazine issue release party. The...

South By Southwest released another round of additions to the roster of bands scheduled to perform at this year's music festival (March 15th-19th), bringing the current total to nearly 1150. Notable bands recently added as of January 29th include Morrissey, Camera Obscura, Captain, Boy Hits Car, Billy Bragg, Bedtime for Toys, Division of Laura Lee, and SF's Hudson Bell. The full roster appears after the jump, or you check out much prettier versions at...

The Lord Henry is one of Austin’s best yet severely under-appreciated bands. Austinist has been in the enthusiastic - albeit, small - audience at three of their most recent shows. An intense Saturday night performance at Stubb’s solidified their standing as one of our city’s most promising young bands. Allow us to rewind slightly, for it would be unfair to continue without praising the first band on the bill, Black Tie Dynasty. Prominent fixtures...

If you're like us and often strapped for cash yet eager for new music, here's a bit of welcome news we found in our inbox this morning. This Thursday through Sunday, Waterloo Records, hipster-mecca and one of Austin's favorite locally-owned record shops, is throwing their annual Storewide Sale. Regularly priced items at 20% off, plus more. Austinist thinks you'd be wise to take advantage of this nice deal and flesh out that Englebert Humperdinck collection.