This Saturday night, AIDS Services of Austin brings the Sin City to Austin Music Hall with their 18th annual charity benefit Viva Las Vegas. The evening will feature performances by Coco Coquette, aerial arts collective Sky Candy, and the vinyl grooves of DJ Orion. Originally an other worldly wig shop, Coco Coquette spreads a love for maximalist glamour through parties, shows, and a unique shopping experience that encourages embracing your inner drag queen. more ›

AIDS Services of Austin's annual Viva Las Vegas is always one of the most entertaining fundraisers of the year, and makes for a nice chance to hone your blackjack skills while helping out one the hardest working charities in town. more ›

On February 17, 4AD will release a 2-disc compilation teeming with independent talent. Dark Was the Night, a collection of songs curated by the Dessner brothers of National fame, is three years in the making and is a benefit record for the Red Hot Organization. Now in its 20th year, Red Hot aims to raise awareness and financial support for AIDS and HIV awareness world-wide. more ›

MONDAY [8] film • Celebrate Elvis' Birthday with Viva Las Vegas at Alamo Downtown (7pm) film • Holy Mountain at Austin Java (9pm, Free) film • Music Monday: Lost Vegas: The Lounge Era at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $2) music • The Onlys, Ghost of the Russian Empire, Midgetmen at Emo's music • Elvis Birthday Tribute with Dale Watson, Ray Benson, Wayne Hancock, Derailers, Carolyn Wonderland, and lots more at Continental Club... more ›

FRIDAY [21] [food] Summer Social at the Whole Foods Culinary Center at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar ($15, 5:30-7pm) (link) [music] Appleseed Cast, Criteria, Russian Circles, the Lovely Sparows at Emo's (link) [music] Los Lonely Boys, Shawn Sahm & the Tex Mex Experience at Stubb's (link) [music] Rainer Maria, the Format, Anathallo, Street to Nowhere at the Parish Room (link) (interview) [music] DJ Jester and Lederhosen Lucil at Waterloo Records (link) [music] The Gourds... more ›