Though not normally thought of as an Austin icon, reedman, improvising composer, inventor and activist Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935-1977) will have his 75th birthday celebrated and his legacy honored at Austin jazz club The Elephant Room this Friday night, beginning at 9:30 PM. Performers and guests will include reedmen Alex Coke and Mike Meligner, trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe and Dorthaan Kirk, Rahsaan's widow. Both Turre and Lokumbe once worked with the esteemed reedman in his 1970s groups, and this evening will prove to be a fitting tribute to one of this music's most unique voices. more ›

See any good shows this weekend? Don't forget to send us your Reader Weekend Reviews! Send 'em here. M O N D A Y music · Green Potato Ventures presents Chicago's The City on Film, Stories from the Frontier and Sad Accordians at Emo's. Inside, 10pm [myspace stream: Stories From the Frontier] [mp3: The City On Film - For Holly] music · "Puyo Punk Music for All": Gadjo Bango at The Parlor [mp3: Gadjo Bango... more ›