This Friday the 13th may finally be known for something more than a retired 80's horror movie franchise. Peek-a-Boo Records and the Beauty Bar have teamed up for a grandiose CD release party of Peel's debut album. The self-titled work has been heralded as a truly magnificent work as their songs roar with a joyful noise of youth's enthusiasm and colorful complex orchestrations. Along with Peel are a couple of the best bands Austin... more ›

Say what you will about the Austin music scene, if there's one thing we've got in spades, it's heart. And breakfast tacos. But that's another story altogether. Our bands can take any other city's bands on when it comes to sheer per capita productivity and playing out, never leaving their respective constituencies on the sidelines. And albums? Lordy, just walk into Waterloo Records and check out the local music section: 2006 was a banner... more ›

T U E S D A Y [31] » [music] Ghetto Princess, Secular End, The Total Foxes, Tomorrow's Too Late at Emo's » [comedy] Live Comedy Happy Hour at Beerland (8pm) » [karaoke] Karaoke Explosion at The Peacock » [books] Galt Niederhoffer presents Taxonomy of Barnacles at Bookpeople (7pm) » [politics] Austin League of Women Voters puts on the State of the City dinner with Mayor Will Wynn as the evening's speaker at the Austin... more ›

Put down Harry Potter if you haven't finished it yet (we haven't, so don't ruin the ending for us!) and get out this weekend. As always, if there's something you'd like to recommend, drop us a line. FRIDAY [music] BLING Party at Beerland, with Things That Go Pop, Tran Tram, Assacre. [music] We finally have an excuse to party at Gallery Lombardi when Green Potato Ventures presents A Cool Summer Night, the Snowman Media Launch... more ›