Assuming that you have taken in more free week than the bathroom at the Mohawk, your circuit training for SXSW is almost complete: The 12 oz. Lone Star curls really blasted those biceps, all that moshing at Red 7 might have really worked those shoulders, and the pedicab dodging on Red River was some great cardio. However, it is now time for the cool down phase at the ever dynamic Church of the Friendly Ghost-- no drums, no seven dollar drinks, no problem. more ›

Arson may have damaged the studio that housed 91.7’s KOOP Radio, but they, and the Austin community at large, will be damned if they let the station go without a fight. Another benefit is happening this Saturday, presented by Church of the Friendly Ghost and Commercial Suicide, and taking the shape of Rick Reed’s 6th installment of the Toneburst series. Begun about two years ago, Toneburst is billed as “new and unusual experimental music from Austin and beyond...” and this will be its first show in The Salvage Vanguard Theater. more ›