Xemumba at The Mohawk should keep you busy on both Friday and Saturday (read our preview here) but if that doesn't tickle your fancy, there are quite a few other choices to be made during another busy weekend in Austin. On Friday, The Roller and New Disaster rock Room 710 and Headhunters respectively while Jana Hunter serenades inside at Emo's and Tokyo Police Club electrifies the outside stage at the same venue. Besides its usual tasty Tejas BBQ, Stubb's offers up two of United Kingdom's finest noise makers, Mogwai and Fuck Buttons, also on Friday. California's Samiam does double duty in town this weekend, providing a plethora of punk anthems to Red 7 on Friday and Saturday. Finally, Friday goes Golden at Scoot Inn with The Golden Boys and at Beauty Bar with Golden Bear; the latter show is headlined by Oklahoma's Evangelicals. more ›

We had an initial, brief crush during Xemumba '07 (at The Compound last September) but now Bemba Entertainment wants us to have a full-fledged love affair with Latin music. The entity presents Xemumba '08 on September 12th and 13th at The Mohawk and we’re proud to co-sponsor the fest this year. Latin and South American inspired music will take center stage, and as per Bemba Entertainment, “The weekend will showcase a wide collection of styles—salsa, Cuban son, mariachi, Brazilian baile funk, samba, rock, and hip hop.” more ›