Image from SOS Alliance SOS Holiday Party & Silent AuctionFriday, December 7Mercury Hall (615 Cardinal Lane)$10 Suggested Donation, 7pm - Midnight[info]Tonight, the Save Our Springs Alliance will be hosting their annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction at Mercury Hall. In addition to food, drinks and great people, the event will showcase music by two environmentally-conscience local bands, Bill Oliver's Otter Space Band and The Bouldin Creek Bobkats. The Silent Auction features items from over 300... more ›

Tonight, local filmmaker Mario a.Morales will host the Austin premiere of his dramatic short film Room of Ghosts. The film (which premiered at the Cannes film festival earlier this year) follows Carol (Angela Ware), a woman with retrograde amnesia struggling to come to terms with her husband's death. Tonight's event is a screening / fundrasier, so put on some fancy duds, head over to the 501 Theater and lend your support to local independent filmmaking... more ›

FRIDAY [11] [music] Sage Francis, Buddy Wakefield, Jared Paul, Grand Buffet, DJ Jester the Filipino Fist (outside), Those Peabodys, Horse+Donkey, The Carrots (inside) at Emo's [art/party] As Naked As You Wanna Be: Art Show and Celebration with Celesta Danger and Tamara Hoover at Pedernales Lofts Suite 2028 ($10 Suggested Donation, 6-11pm) ® [art/party] After-party for As Naked As You Wanna Be at The Peacock (11pm-2am) ® [film] The Sinus Show: Point Break at Alamo Downtown... more ›

While eBay may not allow people to auction off items in support of suspended teacher Tamara Hoover, ain’t nobody gettin in the way of this party. Tomorrow night at the Pedernales Lofts there will be an art party and exhibition featuring work from Tamara, as well as photographic and video works from Celesta Danger. All proceeds will benefit Ms. Hoover’s legal defense fund. Food and drink will also be served. Hoover was recently suspended... more ›

Even though St. Genesius doesn't celebrate his feastday until August, it seems the Theatre Party stars must be in alignment or something because this weekend brings you not one, not two, but four -- you heard us -- four theatre party-benefit thingees. All from companies we love, so if you want to rub shoulders with some delightful, talented people, check out any of the following! Friday, 3/24 Rob Nash's Birthday Benefit for the Vortex.... more ›

We recently heard that this Friday, Mutaytor is going to be playing two sets at the Enchanted Forest, one at 8PM and the other at 10PM. We're intrigued by the description of what they are: The Mutaytor is a futuristic vaudeville circus that blends multi-media, music, and visual performance into an unbelievable stage presentation that completely envelops and surrounds the audience. Onstage, The Mutaytor blends a rotating cast of players with improvised electronic music, 100... more ›

We love writers and we love alcohol. And we love Texas. Therefore, you could probably deduce that we love the Writers' League of Texas, as well. You would be right. That is why we will be celebrating their 25th Birthday with them this Sunday at Stubb’s. The Writers' League promotes literacy and elevates the literary arts, one group of the arts that we feel does not get the attention or funding it deserves. So... more ›