Big announcements for Transmission Events: Scarface is playing a show on the 10th at Mohawk, and Thurston Moore will perform at St. David's Episcopal Church on Friday, February 11th, the same night the Lemonheads play It's a Shame About Ray in its entirety at the Mohawk. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra have also been booked to play that venue on the 13th. Bad news for Kimya Dawson fans: Front Gate Tickets' Twitter is reporting that her show at St. David's on the 9th has been cancelled. more ›

Maybe you won't be able to get out of the prior obligation/office/full-body cast that you'll inevitably find yourself in during Fun Fun Fun Fest. Instead of crying tears of rage about it or being forced into listening to your pal's long-winded descriptions on how 'fresh' the tUnE-yArDs set was, you can, thanks to Pitchfork, be able to stream the whole thing live. more ›

So yes, you all broke out your nautical knowledge and decoded the first five bands announced in the line-up leak. More on the announcement follows. more ›

An adults-only boat party featuring Big Freedia is going to be bananas. If you like parties, and you like drinks, and you like flossin' on a boat, and you're not afraid to get azz everywhere [nsfw, of course] then you're going to want to join us, Transmission and Green Potato Ventures for the inaugural event in Transmission's Summer Camp series. more ›

Centro-matic and Sarah Jaffe played the Mohawk outdoors last night, and Chad Wadsworth caught it for us. more ›

The Statesman is reporting on the efforts on the part of Transmission Entertainment to alter a policy that would limit their Fun Fun Fun Fest to two days instead of three. more ›

Coming the first of January, Transmission-booked establishments The Mohawk and Red 7 will open their doors, sans entry fee, for what is now referred to with reference and loud exclamation as "Free Week." The list of (mostly) local bands taking part in free week is very inclusive and features all of your favorites. If we had to pick a few to spotlight, they'd be: Ume, A Giant Dog, Lean Hounds, One Hundred Flowers, Mistress Stephanie and her Melodic Cat, Riders Against the Storm, The Gary, and yeah, lots of good bands will be performing. more ›

Brian Posehn. He will be at Red 7 this Saturday night to share the funny times. Do not act like the name is new to you, or that we are speaking some strange language here. Check out the glasses. Check out the chops. Check out the longing stare of eyes that have reflected back the wrinkled brows and wantonly expectant maws of thousands of two-drink-minimum folk. more ›

In response to economic downturns and the need for local hoodrats to save money all over the music district, Graham Williams (Free Week's founder) has announced an expansion of the annual event. Between January 2nd through the 10th, free week will also be taking place at Mohawk, Club de Ville, Red 7, Beauty Bar and others in addition to the traditional Emo's. more ›

Transmission Entertainment has made a huge impact on Austin's music scene in the last year. Between their five venues, the hugely successful Fun Fun Fun Fest and their unique approach to the scene, TE has formed a network of independent music lovers (fans and musicians alike) that are dedicated to bridging the gap between artists and their fans, and rejecting the out-of-date business model that the traditional promoters have let trickle down to the independent music community. “TE is a new sort of entertainment group that not only looks at the independent music experience, but supports those that create it and connects those that love to see it," says James Moody, co-founder of Transmission. "We are working to make change happen in a somewhat confusing music industry, and we think we can do it right. We have been music fans for so long, its now time for us to really contribute to protecting that and helping it grow." more ›