ImageAfter Art Article discusses the possibility that museums have begun to exceed their usefulness for appreciating art, due to overcrowding. Kind of a snobby article, but it raises interesting points. /// A museum in Cologne, Germany, discovers that one of its Monet paintings is a forgery. /// This Saturday, the Austin Museum of Art will host its "Artists Boot Camp" series for the city's emerging artists. Books Border's bookstore goes digital - and how! ///......

This Saturday, The Mohawk is hosting a benefit for Girls Rock Austin and the Girls Rock Camp Alliance, featuring oddly punctuated, mostly female rockers Ume., Follow that Bird!, Code Rainbow!, and the venerable Pink Nasty. ...

You bring up the idea of “art”, and you’re definitely begging for some heated shit talking. Opinions are the first to fly, then potentially followed by epithets, then perhaps some brass knuckles. All metaphoric in form, of course. Why must these disagreements come to pass? Notorious MSG comes to mind. It could be said that this is exactly what art and artists, as functional cogs in the machines of social industry, are supposed to......

Austin Sound, if you haven't checked it out already, is a great site featuring information about local music. This Saturday, they're pulling out all the stops to celebrate their one year anniversary, and throwing a mini-ACL that's much, much cheaper. With 13 bands playing, there's bound to be someone to rock your picky ass. Also: free food and FREE BEER for five bucks! We know, it doesn't make sense to us either, but it......

This Saturday at 5pm, a rally will take place on the front steps of the State Capitol to show support for a man that many believe sits on Texas' death row as an innocent. The event will have speakers, live music and food for all supporters who come out. On August 15, 1996, one Kenneth Foster was arrested with three others for alleged participation in the robbery and murder of a victim. On May......

Trust your instincts, faithful readers. That is a disturbance you've sensed in the force. For the second year in a row, the nation's finest and funniest poets plan to pummel Austin with their poesy, prose, puns...and all sorts of other p-words we can't mention here. Starting August 7, National Poetry Slam 2007 will transform Austin into the epicenter of all things slammarific, with five days of knock-down, drag-out, no-holds-barred competition to find out who can......

For sometime now, fans of both humor and the internet have had reason to rejoice and celebrate every day. Through his daily posts on Girls Are Pretty, author, comedian, performer and non-professional dancer Bob Powers tips readers off to little known or unconventional holidays that would otherwise remain uncelebrated. For instance, did you know that this past Tuesday, April 10th, was "Your Thirteen Year Old Son Got His Dick Caught In One Of The Mousetraps......

Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew, known throughout the world as Yo La Tengo, are one of the most beloved and respected groups in the history of indie music. Their music is timeless, atmospheric, and provocative. The best combo to ever blend innovative psychedelia and post-punk pop. Ira Kaplan is one of the all time guitar greats. He is easily up there with legends such as Kevin Shields, J. Mascis, Pete Townsend, and......

As SXSW grows into an ever larger behemoth, touring acts have been increasingly drawn to its critical mass like pop matter into an indie black hole. Now it's not uncommon for the parties and music to begin well into the film and interactive festivals. This Saturday was good evidence of this trend, with parties like Local Music is Sexy (Full disclosure: Yes, it was an Austinist sponsored event) and bands like Snow Patrol, who......

This Saturday at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, there will be badass doin’s a-transpirin'. We have various Blanton parties. We had the whole Radical NY! at the AMOA (which the writer who posted on it completely ruined by misspelling the names of extremely popular artists, and just appearing to be a twat of an art icon ignoramus in general), and if you attend(ed) these events, you’ve likely felt the energy surrounding the concept:......

This Saturday night, Car Stereo (Wars) is hosting a special Valentine's-themed party with yours truly at the Beauty Bar, with sets featuring shoegaze and r&b mash-ups, portraits by Courtney Chavanell, and other special surprises. The cover's only three bucks, but we're also giving away a handful of guestlist spots through Friday. Enter below! Full Name: Email Address: [Car Stereo (Wars) on MySpace] Car Stereo (Wars) presents Your Bloody Valentine Saturday, February 10th Beauty Bar......

This Saturday night, Car Stereo (Wars) is hosting a special Valentine's-themed party with yours truly at the Beauty Bar, with sets featuring shoegaze and r&b mash-ups, portraits by Courtney Chavanell, and other special surprises. The cover's only three bucks, but we're also giving away a handful of guestlist spots through Friday. Enter below! Congrats, Tara! [Car Stereo (Wars) on MySpace] Car Stereo (Wars) presents Your Bloody Valentine Saturday, February 10th Beauty Bar Austin [map]......

This Saturday, P & K Grocery will hold a Fresh Start Fundraiser for our friend Sarah Calhoon. Around Christmastime -- you might recall the media blitz -- she and her mother lost their home and most of their possessions to a devastating South Austin fire. Many loved ones stepped in to offer a stop-gap backbone of support, providing Sarah and her mom with food, clothing and shelter. But since the pair's financial needs are long-term......

The only downside of Emo's Free Week is that you have to decide which shows to attend. Some ambitious folks will move between the three venues and check out bits of several shows, but that requires, well, moving, and we're not into that. We'd rather grab five drinks from the bar, stake out a spot in front of the stage and spend all our available energy hollering "raaawwwkkk and roollllll" until we either pass out......

Red's Scoot Inn may be headed into forced retirement in the not too distant future, but that hasn't kept them from hosting great shows. This Saturday, head over to the East Side and soak up some of the last music you might hear at the fabled venue. The first installment of the Bliss Out series will be there featuring a hearty chunk of Austin's vibrant, genre-spanning scene, and our sources have confirmed that you......

It took ten years for ex-Sunny Day Real Estate front man Jeremy Enigk to release a follow-up to his first solo album, Return Of The Frog Queen - and it's been well worth the wait. Though not as grandiose as its predecessor, World Waits (released through Enigk's own Lewis Hollow Records) combines all the best bits of Enigk's various projects. And though it doesn't cover much new musical ground, World Waits will definitely please fans......

Of all the cafés in Austin, Progress Coffee has to be one of the most ambitious. Ambitious may even be an understatement considering what owners Joshua and Sarah Bingaman have done to establish their little eastside gem as a casual, cultural environment that’s equally welcoming to day and night crowds. In addition to serving deconstructed delicacies, traditional café fare, coffee, and booze, Progress Coffee also regularly hosts literary events, art exhibitions, and live music. They......

You probably know actor Curtis Armstrong best as the vulgar, grubby, utterly lovable anti-frat boy character Booger from the 1980s teen comedy series Revenge of the Nerds. So you may be surprised to find out that in real life, Armstrong is articulate, cultured and polite - and that he’s one of the world’s foremost experts on pop songwriter Harry Nilsson. This Saturday, Armstrong will be visiting Austin to host a screening of Nilsson’s 1971 film......

Bhangra, a dance form from the state of Punjab, is arguably one of the most exciting and audience-participant friendly of the many Indian dances. As commonplace on the streets or during a wedding as it might be in a Bollywood flick, the Bhangra employs a Dhol drum backbeat set to assorted Indian instruments. This Saturday, Saheli Austin, a non-profit that aids Asian families dealing with domestic violence, brings the world of Bhangra and Bollywood to......

Summer is quickly becoming a fond memory of blistering heat and ice cold mojitos, but that does't mean that the oportunities to get hot and sweaty are as distant as summer's attendant glories. Drink lots of water this Saturday night because it's time to dance, and like your mom the Austinist wants you to be safe while having fun. This Saturday at Stubb's they're forgoing the usual BBQ sauce slathered briskett and mixing a......

In its six years of existence, Austin Studios has become a hallmark of the creative environment of the Third Coast. Home to countless film productions, the studios offer an attractive alternative to those looking to make films outside of the chintzy glare of Hollywood. But Austin Studios needs some help. Come election day this November, you can add your voice to the cause. Proposition 4 is one of seven propositions up for bond consideration. The......

He's a comedian, a novelist, an ordained minister, a dad, a husband, and a walker through Spain (ask him about that walking trip sometime). What's isn't Owen Egerton? If you ask that question, one of your answers won't be a member of hot local boy band Cedar Fever. And, as if he isn't busy enough already, he's one of the main dudes behind The Right to Marry, an awesome organization whose goal "...is to promote......

Although the 100 degree temperatures aren’t any indication, we're making the turn and heading toward the home stretch of summer. In order to help you stay cool, we’re getting together with a few of our friends this weekend to throw a Say Goodbye to Summer party. This Saturday night at Birds Barbershop, we’ll have cool music, cool haircuts and the coolest drinks this side of the equator to help you get your summertime swerve on......

So what if petty future penitentiary dwellers ganked some of his equipment? So. Goddamn. What. Mel’s pushing on. And forward. Less one car window. And that’s alright. ‘Cause it’s time to dust off that Roger Rabbit, and Electric Boogaloo like your mamma named you Ozone! (Sucka) This Saturday is the 23rd ROCK THE CASBAH, and you know what that means. It means you’re going to get drunk and sing some Prince as if Madonna herself......

Although the 100 degree temperatures aren’t any indication, we're making the turn and heading toward the home stretch of summer. In order to help you stay cool, we’re getting together with a few of our friends this weekend to throw a Say Goodbye to Summer party. This Saturday night at Birds Barbershop, we’ll have cool music, cool haircuts and the coolest drinks this side of the equator to help you get your summertime swerve on......

This Saturday, Austinist is helping our friends at Yellow Tape Construction Company celebrate both the fabulous success of their sold-out show, I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!, and the más fabulous launch of their second season. [Austinist reviews Dead Gay Son] ...Second season? Believe it or not, this "trendsetting" (Chronicle) production company that's managed to win Best of the Fest at FronteraFest and staged a production involving the Rollergirls and punk rock......

This Saturday, Austinist is helping our friends at Yellow Tape Construction Company celebrate both the fabulous success of their sold-out show, I Love My Dead Gay Son: The Musical!, and the más fabulous launch of their second season. [Austinist reviews Dead Gay Son] ...Second season? Believe it or not, this "trendsetting" (Chronicle) production company that's managed to win Best of the Fest at FronteraFest and staged a production involving the Rollergirls and punk rock......

This Saturday, the screen at South Austin’s Cathedral of Junk is going to be flickering up again for a Micro Cinema event. If you haven’t yet experienced the Cathedral of Junk, this sounds like a good opportunity to check it out while getting some unique entertainment at the same time. The program lineup this weekend includes films by Lori 16mm and, for the intermission, “video hijinx audio space” by DJ Radicon, as well as: Mario......

[This post comes to us courtesy of guest contributor Rob Turknett, cofounder of AMODA and member of F For Fake] This Saturday at the Parish, San Antonio's Kinks-y psych-pop outfit Buttercup plays to support the release of their new CD, Hot Love. Opening for them are Austin wunderkinds Tacks, the Boy Disaster. If you haven't seen either of these bands, you owe it to yourself. We've been listening to the new Buttercup CD all week......

This Saturday, our preferred HQ, Progress Coffee is throwing an Indie-pop dance party with DJ Mel, Household Names, Go Nova, Black Before Red and Benko. We're really looking forward to dancing in the streets at this one, and we love that they have added that "Pink attire is suggested." We rise to any occasion that we can sport our pink threads which will go splendidly with Progress's bubble machine and pink lights. Beer and......