Immerse yourself in a fog of psychedelia this Friday at Beerland courtesy of The Strange Attractors’ intricately textured soundscapes. Doses of drone and distortion serve to accentuate dark, ringing backdrops that imply impending doom but lure you in for the ride nevertheless with resounding guitars and chugging rhythms. The tunes pack plenty of punch and are executed with much aplomb; if you’re a fan of The Black Angels, you best check this band out. more ›

*The views expressed in The Laurie Show are those of the author and do not represent Austinist as a whole.* -ed. note Sorry for all the confusion, kids! Once again, The Laurie Show on KUT 90.5 FM will have to survive without me this week. Instead, I'll be sitting in for Jeff McCord on Left of the Dial, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., then Chris Hillen will take over the late hours for... more ›

Long a bastion of hilarious pseudo-journalism veiling insightful and viscous social commentary, The Onion was once relegated to small hamlets like Madison, Chicago and New York City. Over the years, it has published compendiums of articles in book format and expanded its coverage to include non-pseudo-reporting with the Onion A.V. club. Now, It has taken itself one step further, reaching out to us smaller urban communities to promulgate its singular wackiness and educate the... more ›

WEDNESDAY [8] film • Breathless at Spider House (10pm, Free) music • Daniel Francis Doyle, Health, Oh,Beast!, Nouns Group, Blonde Girls at Emo's music • Matt Nathanson w. Danny Malone, Brett Dennen at The Parish Room music • Guitar Shorty at Waterloo Records music • The Heirs, Rachel Goldstar, The Easies, Emily Sparks, serious daters at Beerland music • Juan Gabriel at Frank Erwin Center food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian... more ›

KUT's Laurie Gallardo dishes about Texas bands more ›

WEDNESDAY [18] party • Cut Club with The Young Professionals (Prince Klassen, KidIndie) at The Mohawk dance • Requiem at Intel Shell (8pm, $20-$30) film • Bad Education at Arbor (1:10pm & 6:50pm) ® film • Live Flesh at Arbor (4:10pm & 9:30pm) ® film • Norman Mailer: Beyond the Law at Alamo Downtown (7pm) ® film • The Films of Joseph Cornell at The Space (8pm, Free) film • Back to the Future... more ›

KUT's Laurie Gallardo dishes about local bands more ›

KUT's Laurie Gallardo dishes about local bands more ›

We've asked KUT's Laurie Gallardo, host of Before the Break and a new local music program on Friday evenings, to join our staff as a guest contributor. She'll be sharing with us the many Austin- and Texas-based bands that she's been listening to. Enjoy! -- The Editors First and foremost, I must express my undying gratitude to all the peeps, including the Austinist, who’ve provided their support, and for promoting my new on-air gig.... more ›

MONDAY 24[music] TV On the Radio, Celebration, The Cocker Spaniels at Emo's (info) [film] Save Our Springs Alliance presents "Driving Sprawl," A 20-minute documentary about Advanced Micro Devices planned move to the Barton Springs watershed. at Ruta Maya (8pm) (info) [music] Josh Rouse at Cactus Café ($22, Through Tuesday) (info) [film/drinking] FuseBox Happy Hour/Nerve.com Screening at Blue Theater (6pm, $5, FREE beer and wine) (info) [books] Anthony Horowitz presents Ark Angel : An Alex Rider... more ›

Tonight after St. James plays Momo's, consider heading over to Beerland where Rollerderby Records is hosting their latest compilation release party. Their last compilation album, The Speed By Which We Fall, won rave reviews far and wide for its dazzling assortment of shoegaze/dreampop tracks from artists like My Education, The Somnambulants, Air Formation and Masculine Feminine (is that a Godard reference, we wonder?). more ›