Fun fun fun from a lineup that is sure to overload whatever organ in your body is responsible for processing indielectro. Hard to beat the $5 cover.
Unless of course you're talking free. This week, "friends" means Teenage Wolf and French Roast, so be sure and get your world purpled up. Happy birthday, James!
Don't think I need help with the whole sweating thing right now, but I appreciate the thought. Also, rock n' roll karaoke at Beerland! Get your rock on
Terror Tuesday proudly presents the only movie that Stephen King was ever allowed to direct. Ever. Come watch Emilio Estevez take on hordes of inexplicably evil machines lead (?) by an 18-wheeler with a goblin face. It's 100% Michael Bay free evil machine action for Summer '09. Not convinced?
This week's guest DJ is Mubali, so you know there's gonna be more dubstep than you can shake your ass at. 18+ and $2 drinks, as per always
Black Panda is headlining at Emo's! That's very cool and easily some of the best punk music to be had in our fair city
And if you're heading down to 1st Thursday, be sure and check this out
Celebrate your country by consuming cylindrical chunks of protein. Wow, let me try that again. Come celebrate your right to assemble by eating some veggie dogs with a few hundred of your closest friends! If veggie dogs aren't your thing, there's free NadaMoo. Soundtrack provided by Hollywood Gossip and the Black. Yay for eating contests, yay for community, and yay for le US of A.
And look! It's one of the 3 (?) Troma movies that doesn't send me into a blind rage! Tonight at 10:30! Terror Tuesday! $1. Out of exclamation points
That's right! Everyone's favorite tale of teenage rebellion, angst, love, music, er well everything is playing tonight! at 10! at the Alamo Ritz! And Ron Howard's brother will be there live, in person!
If you've ever seen this film before, you know how cool it is that Clint Howard is here, and how that deserved me cutting down an entire forest of exclamation marks to build the last paragraph. I ask you, how can anyone resist the charm of a Howard? I mean, his brother may not be the best director in the world and it's still weird that his neice got naked in that Lars Von Trier movie, but look here, sonny, Clint Howard is one of THE most famous living character actors for a reason. He even played a weird alien god baby in the original Star Trek. "Totes legit," as the youths say. In case you can't get in tonight, you can catch him tomorrow at a very special Terror Tuesday presentation of "EVILSPEAK"
I was hoping they'd spring for a copy of "Ice Cream Man," but I guess their choice is technically a better movie. And it features the devil. Inside a computer. Can't go wrong there.
The fact I'm plugging Weird Wednesday should let you know how much I love this movie. Lee Marvin is like five angry bad asses packed into a fine suit. Gene Hackman is some crazy hillbilly mob boss with a legion of corn fed, children of the corn type hooligans. And Sissy Spacek is frightened and naked. Weird Wednesday is, as always, sponsored by your favorite local corporation, Austin Java Co.
As for actual Cinco de Mayo Activities, this block party looks like a good bet. Personally, I will be celebrating the expulsion of the French from North America by studying like crazy. I may stop by Las Cazuelas for some chile relleno and a quick michelada, but just one
WHY? There are maybe, ok 8ish bands on there I don't actively dislike for some petty reason. Looks like I will have to keep begging ACL to let me justify the price of admission. I got some items of interest for ya, though. Might help dull the pain. Free air conditioning with ever purchase!
Details and DJ Blake Brandon are bringing the music to Back Alley Social tonight. Be sure to check it out! And then there's always the new standard for Tuesday nights.
And it looks like Kary Kadaver is up this week. Wild! Life! does like to bring in those awesome out of towners
Moth! Fight! are playing as part of the "late night" aspect of the Fuse Box Festival. I've been remiss in covering Fuse Box events, but there's such a wide variety of things going on, not all of which are so clearly associated with the festival, which itself is an extremely broad interdisciplinary showcase. It's ongoing until May 2, so I'm going to try to catch events when I can. For tomorrow, you need to know that the show is at the Art Authority for $5, doors at 7:30.
I honestly know next to nothing about this. I'm pretty sure it's their first Creekside show. Digging the unicorn horse thing though. I think triangular mountains are a new flier standard. Look out, robot heads and naked ladies
It's a monthly Learning Secrets party LANAI, and this time they're bringing cheap Red Stripes and $3/Sex on the Beach. That's an easy way to get your daily dose of fruit juice, sugar, and booze in one easy dose
If you're down for venturing a few blocks south to Copa, Grant C Dull, Whats Up Buenos Aires, Peligrosa allstars with Zizek, and Richard Henry will be doing their thing. I've heard really good stuff about these guys. They're really blowing up in Argentine, which is cool. I generally trust Argentina. More info about Whats up Buenos Aires and what it's all about (here)
"(The Original) Toolbox Murders" in RARE 35mm! Witness power tools used in unsafe ways! As in, for killing people! Screening starts at 10:30, but I'd be sure and show up early for this one. Alot of people ended up missing "NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE" last week, and wow, did they miss out. That film restored my faith in movies, people, watching things on screens in general, my own purpose for existing, John Stamos, and other important stuff I'd begun to question. And for all you people that think Tuesday is the new Friday, this showing is early enough that you can still hit the bars afterwards
Almost forgot about that one. New monthly spot at a rooftop club? Well the guys at Learning Secrets always have done well for themselves. I hear tell there will be free Red Stripe from 10-11
If you've missed seeing Ringo Deathstarr live, it's about time you do. How about this Thursday? Why, that sounds wonderful.
specifically for those not scared of internalized double-time rhythms. If you've never been to BARCELONA, it's definitely worth checking out. They have a unique vibe that's hard to find on 6th street 
and let's not forget this. Due to be a legendary show. 
The Texas Union and ECC present Robert Bresson's "Pickpocket" @ the Texas Union Theater 7:30 PM. It's FREE and it's way more accessible than the French New Wave your friend that's into that stuff tried to turn you on to. It's entertaining, but never untrue to it's subjects. AKA good. I like
NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE
Featuring: International Waters, Caddywhompus, and Hatchet Wound (debut performance by Erin of Finally Punk and the indomitable Nigel of Bearclaw). It's all happening at Club 1808 (1808 E. 12th, how clever) from 9-12. Check it out. By the way, anyone know what's happened to Bearclaw?
