San Antonio trio Girl In A Coma is comprised of siblings Nina and Phanie Diaz, and complemented by childhood friend Jenn Alva on bass. The band’s energetic pop/rock has been seen on tour with the likes of Frank Black, The Epoxies, and The Eyeliners, with an upcoming gig opening for the Pogues announced this month. Also secured recently is a record deal with Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records, with their debut album expected sometime this......

: : FRIDAY : : [music] Moretempo, 10pm-2am @ Copa - $5 [theatre] "Inside a Broken Clock: A Tom Waits Peepshow" @ Arts on Real (Through Saturday) [film] New Movies! @ your local theater [music] The Sad Accordions with Jim Yoshii Pileup, 10pm @ the Ritz [lecture] Gallery Tour of the Ansel Adams exhibit @ The Harry Ransom Center, 6pm - FREE! [art] Jerry Uelsmann and wife Maggie Taylor present their latest works, 6-9pm@......

:: FRIDAY :: [art] Art Party, 7pm @ 708 Congress Avenue :: SATURDAY :: [politics] DemocracyFest 2005 with Howard Dean and Neal Pollack, 7:30pm @ Stubb's - $20 [sports] Longhorns play the College World Series, 6pm on ESPN [art] Summer Fashion Party, 8pm @ Art Studio Studios [music] The Teenage Pajamas From Outer Space Tour featuring The Aquabats and The Epoxies @ The Backroom - $12 [culture] Pop Nation! @ The Austin Convention Center......

For those of us who can't remember anything that happened before lunch today, here's a quick reminder about The Teenage Pajamas From Outer Space Tour that is going down this Saturday at The Backroom. Headlining the show will be The Aquabats with The Epoxies and The Phenomenauts playing support. And if these three great bands aren't reason enough to put your dancing shoes on, keep in mind that tickets are only $12.......

Good times are headed our way, as the Teenage Pajamas from Outer Space Tour will soon be making a stop in Austin. The incredible line-up features everyone’s favorite dance punks, The Epoxies, who are supporting their spectacular release "Stop the Future." Along with the original sci-fi rocket rollers themselves, The Phenomenenauts and so-called nerd-core heroes, The Aquabats, this tour promises to be a crazy dance party not seen in Austin since the days of......

Aside from one of the most anticipated CD releases of the year, there are a few more worth checking out. The Epoxies - Stop the Future (Fat Wreck Chords) Before there was New Wave, there was Dance Punk, and that is what this group from Portland, Oregon are all about. After receiving attention for a stand-out track on "Rock Against Bush, Vol. One, The Epoxies release their latest on Fat Wreck Chords. The Forecast......