Tonight at the Alamo South Lamar, the AFS is screening “Private Fears in Public Places,’ Alain Renais’ acclaimed collection of vignettes about loneliness of six strangers in modern-day Paris as they search for love. Originally written as a stageplay, the film takes a humorous but intimate look at each character, exploring the emotions and circumstances they share, sometimes without even knowing it. ...

AFS Essentials: Les Amants Réguliers Tuesday, November 27thAlamo Drafthouse Downtown (320 E 6th Street)6:15pm, $4 / Free for AFS members[info]Poor Philippe Garrel. He has made dozens of films over the last four decades, but has been mostly overlooked stateside because he didn't fit into the tidy (or not so tidy) box of French New Wave, thereby not enjoying the peripheral fame brought about by heavy hitters such as Godard, Truffaut, or Melville. In truth,......

Once upon a time, in a gallery just up the road, 14 female artists gathered their works together to be viewed by all in the land. There were paintings, and photographs, moving images and performances. There were Indian princesses, people with bunny rabbit faces, and clowns riding rocket ships. Ok, enough cutesy talk, but you get our drift. Fairytales, myths, legends, and fantasies are celebrated in the new exhibit, Femme Fantastique, at Volitant Gallery. The......

One man’s hapless journey through life is documented in the new exhibit, Mike’s World, a performance and video installation at the Blanton Museum of Art. Tonight's edition of the monthly B Scene at the Blanton Museum of Art will offer a sneak peek at Mike’s World, which won't officially open until September 11. Short video performances shown on flat screens throughout the exhibit space will give viewers a focused look in to the life of......

Pseudosix Pseudosix (Sonic Boom) Pseudosix began as Tim Perry's solo project, but quickly became a group effort with Emil Amos (Grails, Dolorean), Joe Kelly, and a handful of other local, talented friends. The band has written and recorded with pals from Joggers, Decemberists and The Standard in their relatively short existence, but the impetus has been barreling towards this release since back in the day when Perry wrestled with the nerve to perform live,......

Tonight, Alamo Music Mondays presents an encore screening of Philippe Puicouyoul's 1980 New Wave love story La Brune Et Moi. The story revolves around a hot young French girl who's desperate for punk-rock superstardom, and a rich businessman who tries his best to buy it for her. But of course, the underdeveloped plot is just an excuse to showcase a long list of French punk bands, including Ici Paris, Artefact, Astroflash, Edith Nylon, The Questions,......

Two days remain in our ticket giveaway to see stellastarr*, Spoon, Alpha Rev and Morningwood at The Parish Room next Monday! Proceeds from the show go to "Habitat for Humanity for the rebuilding of hurricane-affected areas right here in Texas, Louisiana, & Mississippi," and the only way to get 'em other than winning ours is to sign up with the "101x Workforce." We still have no idea what that's all about, but it's available......

Brooklyn's Stellastarr* played a brilliant show at the Parish Room a few months back, replete with dazzling light show, explosive instrumentation and lead singer Shawn Christensen's powerful, dead-on Robert Smith wail. It was a set imbued with the same frenetic energy as their sophomore effort, Harmonies for the Haunted, an album brazenly inspired by any of a number of New Wave acts and whose ceaseless momentum makes it one of our guiltiest pleasures of......

LA's Dios (Malos) - formerly simply Dios - like drugs. A lot. A least, that's what we gather from their latest album, dios (malos), which finds lead singer Joel Morales repeating things like "I get high! / So do I!" Catchy hooks, simple lyrics and a generally sunny disposition make this record a pleasure to listen to. And while it's not terribly revolutionary nor as invigorating as their first album - we particularly like......

We just found out from the people at Elysium that Friday's A Flock of Seagulls show has been postponed, due to "circumstances beyond their control." If you really need your New Wave fix, you could always road trip it out to Englewood, Colorado next month, where they'll be performing with DEVO. While a new date hasn't yet been set, expect them back here in August or September. Austinist will keep you posted. And anyways,......

One shining example of French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard's intuitive mastery of cinematic storytelling is his 1961 film, Une Femme est Une Femme (A Woman is a Woman). An art-house musical comedy that tells the tale of a bizarre love triangle entangling a Parisian stripper, her stick-in-the-mud lover, and his debonair best friend, Une Femme is Godard's tribute to the golden era of American musicals, when icons like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and......

Tonight, Dallas-based retro sextet The Deathray Davies play a special show at Emo's to celebrate the release of their new LP, The Kick and the Snare. From starting off as an all-but unknown act at SXSW back in 1999, the indie popstars have since come to enjoy both modest celebrity and critical respect. Think delicate vocals, driving bass lines, and simple harmonies with influences ranging from Bob Dylan to New Wave to the Beach......

Ever present on the constantly changing mental roster of our Top Ten Favorite Films is A Bout de Souffle ("Breathless"), the visually stunning and morally ambiguous first effort by French New Wave director Jean Luc Godard. While its plot verges on the overly simplistic (Man Steals Car; Man Murders Cop; Man Falls In Love With Beautiful Girl While On the Run; Someone Dies!), Breathless is arguably one of the finest manifestations of existentialist thought:......

Aside from one of the most anticipated CD releases of the year, there are a few more worth checking out. The Epoxies - Stop the Future (Fat Wreck Chords) Before there was New Wave, there was Dance Punk, and that is what this group from Portland, Oregon are all about. After receiving attention for a stand-out track on "Rock Against Bush, Vol. One, The Epoxies release their latest on Fat Wreck Chords. The Forecast......

In recent years the UK has supplied an otherwise apathetic American audience with sensational rock bands, of such intensity that one might pronounce this decade the renaissance of New Wave Britrock. Or not. These virile ejaculations so recently spewed forth from the fertile loins of the Queen's Land include The Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, and the Futureheads. Among those whom we adore, consider British Sea Power: a troupe of five young lads from Brighton, England.......

M80: The first ever No/New Wave Festival!, a film about the early days of the New Wave music scene, is being screened tonight at the downtown Alamo Drafthouse. It features rare, early footage of Devo and a lot of other bands from that era. If you don't know why all the bands around today sound the way you do, perhaps you should see this movie and find out. The director, Chris Strouth, will be in......

What with the resurgence of 80's Zeitgeist influencing nearly everything from fashion to music to politics nowadays, it was only a matter of time before someone brought the retro badassness to Austin. Last night the gregarious folks over at Teleportdoor kicked off the premiere of Holy Trinity, a monthly party showcasing the hugely influential repertoire of the 80's English New Wave Synthpop triumvirate: The Smiths, Depeche Mode, and The Cure, and the bands that subsequently......