Image via Big Hassle PR The Straylight Run w/ The Color FredMonday, December 3The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street)$15, Doors at 7pm[info] | [tickets]Formed from the ashes of Taking Back Sunday, the Long Island group Straylight Run plays a blend of indie rock and chamber pop. Formed in 2003 by ex-TBS members Shaun Cooper and John Nolan, the duo left behind most of their emo influences when switching groups and recruited both Will Noon......

*The views expressed in The Laurie Show are those of the author and do not represent Austinist as a whole.* -ed. note I barely blink, and once again, the weekend is upon us. And of course, a bit unexpectedly, I've been asked to sit in for Jeff McCord on Left of the Dial this evening on KUT, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Remember to stick around afterward for the amazing Chris Hillen, once again......

FRIDAY [30] [books] Dr. Zhi Gang Sha presents Soul Mind Body Medicine: A Complete Soul Healing System for Optimum Health and Vitality at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [music] Ryan Cabrera, Josh Hoge, Jay Buchanan at Stubb's (link) [music] Freddie Steady 5, Go Nova, Pocket Symphonies, Handsome Charlies at Hole in the Wall ($5, 8pm) (link) [music] The Feds and Slider at Flamingo Cantina ($5, 8:30pm) (link) [music] The Weary Boys and Mario Hardluck at Cactus Cafe......

Mike Shea at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [music] Awesome Cool Dudes, Daniel Francis Doyle, Zom Zoms, Ralph White at Emo's (link) [music] Tristan Prettyman, Michael Tolcher at The Parish Room (link) [music] Pete Yorn instore at Waterloo Records (6:30pm) (link) [music] An Irish Sing-a-long with Brobdingnagian Bards and Campbell Wilson at Cactus Cafe (Free, 8pm) (link) [film] AFS 20th Anniversary Screening: Godard's Weekend at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (link) [film] Rolling Roadshow: The Goonies at Central Market......

If you're anything like us, you're still trying to block out that disastrous night commonly referred to as your high school prom. All those stupid, pretty, popular people refusing to talk, dance, or makeout with us. Basically it was like every other day of high school, only with rented tuxedos. Bah. But have no fear! KVRX is teaming up with Iron Gate Studios (2205 East 5th Street) to give all of us a chance to......