The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is bringing back its monthly Digital Showcase tomorrow night at Club DeVille, and, as usual, they've managed to assemble an impressive roster of electronic musicians and visual artists. Saturday's headliner is New York City's DJ /rupture, aka Jace Clayton. A gifted musician and producer, Rupture has enjoyed a prolific career that's run the gamut from releasing mix albums and performing with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (as a turntable......

Author, artist, musician, and videographer Sean Ripple during a reading at Clementine Coffee Bar. Check him out: website, blog, MySpace.......

F R I D A Y [17] [DJs/party] Caps and Jones at Barcelona (link) [music] Zykos, The Black, Evangelicals, and Michael Kingcaid at Emo's (link) [film] John S. Rad's "Dangerous Men" at Drafthouse Village (9:45pm) (link) [books] Anthropologist Jenny White presents her first novel, The Sultan's Seal at Bookpeople (Free, 7pm) (link) [party] Freescale Marathon kick off party at Runtex Riverside (Free, 5-7pm) (link) [music] Zookeeper, Sad Accordions, Alex Dupree & The Trapdoor Plan, Meryll......

This weekend you will have your choice of ways to help out Austinist's favorite charity, Safeplace. First, we'd like to remind you that the Tripartite festival, which we posted about last week, takes place on Firday, May 6, 2005, at Jo’s (1300 S. Congress). Program starts at 8:30PM. Admission is free but donations (all of which will go to SafePlace) are encouraged. The Austinist recommends bringing your own chair as seating will be limited. This......

FRIDAY [Film] Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room opens today. [Health] Health Expo 3pm-8pm [Music] PFUNK at Auditorium Shores [Music] Okkervil River CD release show w/ Earlimart @ The Parish [Music] Mix Master Mike at Sky Lounge [Party] Rosa's 25th birthday party at Beerland! Tram Tram / Loxsly / Belaire / Canoe w/ northKOREAN spinning inbetween sets SATURDAY [Health] Texas Round Up Marathon 8am (yikes!) [More Health] Health......

This Saturday, April 30th, from 7pm-9pm, Progress Coffee (500 San Marcos St) is hosting a show entitled Episodic Attempts. The opening features wine, bite-sized food, music and the paintings of Sean Ripple, a self-made mover/shaker in Austin's art scene. Sean's biggest claim to fame might be as the vibraphonist for The American Analog Set, but the Austinist loves him most for being the man behind the Tripartite Film Festival. The festival, which is now in......