WEDNESDAY [28] film •AFS presents "Grindhouse" at The Paramount Theatre books •Larry Speck presents Technology, Sustainability, and Cultural Identity at BookPeople (7:00pm) books •Mayor's Book Club, First Discussion of Around the Bloc by Stephanie Elizondo Griest at International Center of Austin (7:00pm) film •Third Coast Night screens "Sacco & Vanzetti" at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film •"Transformers: The Movie" at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film •Weird Wednesdays: "Erotic Adventures of Superknight" at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film... more ›

FRIDAY [9] [music] Shellac, The New Year at Emo's (link) [music] Twilight Singers w. Mark Lanegan, Afterhours, Jeff Klein at The Parish Room (link) [music] The Late Fees at End of an Ear (6pm) (link) [music] Sons of Hercules, Jesus Christ Superfly (15th Anniversary!) at Beerland (link) [music/danceparty] Waxploitation! at Red's Scoot Inn (9:30pm) (link) [music] The Beer Garden Series presents South Austin Jug Band at Threadgill's World HQ (link) [dance] A Place to Land... more ›

MONDAY [5] [film] Anime Monday at Ventana del Sol (7:30pm, Free) (link) [film] Be Here to Love Me at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) (link) [film] Memento at Austin Java (8pm, Free) (link) [film] Strangers on a Train at Paramount Theater (7pm) (link) [film] North by Northwest at Paramount Theater (9:10pm) (link) [film] The Puffy Chair at Alamo Downtown (Though 8th, 7pm, except Tuesday, 9:45pm) (link) [film] The Fall: The World of Mark E. Smith at... more ›

:: FRIDAY :: [art] Art Party, 7pm @ 708 Congress Avenue :: SATURDAY :: [politics] DemocracyFest 2005 with Howard Dean and Neal Pollack, 7:30pm @ Stubb's - $20 [sports] Longhorns play the College World Series, 6pm on ESPN [art] Summer Fashion Party, 8pm @ Art Studio Studios [music] The Teenage Pajamas From Outer Space Tour featuring The Aquabats and The Epoxies @ The Backroom - $12 [culture] Pop Nation! @ The Austin Convention Center... more ›

For those of us who can't remember anything that happened before lunch today, here's a quick reminder about The Teenage Pajamas From Outer Space Tour that is going down this Saturday at The Backroom. Headlining the show will be The Aquabats with The Epoxies and The Phenomenauts playing support. And if these three great bands aren't reason enough to put your dancing shoes on, keep in mind that tickets are only $12.
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Good times are headed our way, as the Teenage Pajamas from Outer Space Tour will soon be making a stop in Austin. The incredible line-up features everyone’s favorite dance punks, The Epoxies, who are supporting their spectacular release "Stop the Future." Along with the original sci-fi rocket rollers themselves, The Phenomenenauts and so-called nerd-core heroes, The Aquabats, this tour promises to be a crazy dance party not seen in Austin since the days of Club Foot. The Aquabats will be releasing "Charge!!" their first full-length album in six years through Nitro Records on June 14th . The Teenage Pajamas from Outer Space Tour will be at The Backroom on Saturday, June 18th. Tickets are available and priced at $12. more ›