As Austin emerges from the thorough soaking we've received over the past few weeks, it becomes time to dry off in the warm breeze of some talented female singer-songwriters. Saturday night at The Parish, you can do just that. St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) headlines, supporting her first proper LP Marry Me, an album that will mercilessly wallop your preexisting notions of not just female artists, but any artist writing compelling music out there.......

We know this comes terribly late, but we had to let you know about tonight's fantastic show at The Parish, with Nic Armstrong and the Thieves opening for Scout Niblett. Nic Armstrong and the Thieves' debut LP, The Greatest White Liar, immediately calls to mind 1960s British rock bands - think Beatles, Small Faces, and the Yardbirds. Armstrong himself possesses the same sort of haunted, raspy voice much like Dylan, Elliott Smith, or early-Rolling......

This week is perhaps best summed up by the words of the English poet William Blake, who remarked: "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." As much as we'd like to claim that we've actually read Blake, we stole that from 24-Hour Party People. Did we forget anything? Let us know. M O N D A Y film · The Austin Film Society presents the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund screening of "The......