Emo’s Free Week has come and gone, but the venue and the city march on with a buffet of mouth-watering shows available for consumption tonight. Eclectic beats from Dan Deacon pace Emo’s inside stage (as a part of the Ultimate Reality Tour) while Steamroller, She Craves, Killer Crocs of Uganda, and The Banner Year rock Emo’s Lounge....

Image provided by Soundcheck MagazineWhile attending the University of Texas at Austin, one faces a constant barrage of “the weekend starts on Thursday” type advertisements. Although largely for exposure of Thursday night drink specials at bars on 6th Street, the intrinsic appeal of that statement bleeds through on days like these. Kick off your weekend early (and gently) with Swedish singer-songwriter José González at The Parish or dance away at the Electric Six show at......

Completion of the first leg of the new Capital MetroRail is less than two years away. The 32-mile-long Red Line will run between Leander and Downtown Austin, with stations positioned strategically near the new Northwest Austin development, Highland Mall, Lakeline Mall, Plaza Saltillo, and more. Currently, both the rail vehicle and many of the stations are still being designed, but they're already promising that the former will include Wi-Fi connections. Over the next two weeks,......

We imagine that tonight's screening of Napoleon Dynamite, the final of the Movies in the Park series, has long been on your calendar, still we must tell you of your other options for cinamatic experiences this evening. Tonight Top Hat, the 1930s Fred and Ginger flick, kickoffs the Paramount Summer Film Series 30th anniversary season. In honor of their 30 years of summer movies, they are showing the film that started it all off......

As a follow-up to our recent post about eggs: Our parents own a small box-shaped house in suburban Maryland, just past the last stop on the Red Line. The house has a smallish yard, and is surrounded by other houses, also box-shaped. It is in no way located in a rural area, though there are no coffee shops within walking distance, which might as well mean it is on the moon. However, though the......