Though you can listen to the upcoming Midlake record The Courage of Others at NPR, we think it's a lot more fun to get together with friends, have a couple beers, and give away some vinyl when we do a listening party. That's why we're teaming up with WOXY again for another listening party at the Scoot Inn on February 2 at the Scoot Inn. Join us! more ›

Today, we're happy to announce that in February, Austinist, WOXY and Matador will present a three night music extravaganza at Beerland to celebrate the January release of Casual Victim Pile. For $5 a night, you'll be treated to performances by all but two of the bands featured on the album (The Teeners have since split up and Tre Orsi will be out of town). Check out the tentative lineups and links to all the band's music at the Matablog. more ›

Two fast-food mascots who flirt, fight, and fall in love helped University of Texas alumnus Marko Slavnic win the Judges' Award and $100,000 in the Nikon Festival for his short film, "Chicken vs. Penguin." more ›

As a member of Fridge, Kieran Hebden stepped up and out with a band, but his solo project Four Tet has always been the more gratifying endeavor. Between remixes, collaborations and singles, the Four Tet listeners has never suffered from a lack of output. more ›

Photos by Steve Hopson. more ›

• Obama to propose three-year spending freeze. Wars exempted, natch.
• For those of you keeping score at home, the US budget deficit for this year will be $1.35 TRILLION.
• Obama tells Diane Sawyer he'd rather be a good one-term pres than a bad two-term one.

• Texas oilman, Republican fundraiser, and NAFTA supporter Robert Mosbacher dies at 82.
• Photos of the Port Arthur oil spill.
• Yikes! Land shifting in a San Antonio subdivision leads to evacuation of a neighborhood.

In 2009, the brother-sister duo Matt and Eleanor Friedberger released “The End Is Near”, a full length called I’m Going Away and its reworked covers companion Take Me Round Again. They also premiered the video for “Even in the Rain”, featuring the Friedbergers as well as Ted Travelstead (a friend and co-writer of the director Scott Jacobson), Jon Wurster (drummer for Superchunk and the Mountain Goats and part of the brilliant radio comedy team Scharpling and Wurster), Jason Loewenstein (bassist for The Fiery Furnaces and also a member of Sebadoh) and of course John Oliver (Daily Show). more ›

Led by Jenny Gacy and guitarist Deluxe Peroux, The White White Lights specialize in catchy guitar riffs and danceable melody. Gacy's vocals are at the forefront, as they deserve to be, throughout. The EP promises to be a polished, addictive listen and we're excited to hear more from this growing Austin band. more ›

• President Obama knows what The Google is. But can he haz cheezburger?
• Trapped under layers of earthquake rubble? There’s an app for that. No, really.
• Supreme Court campaign finance ruling = $300 mil stimulus package for media

Photos courtesy Pooneh Ghana. more ›

In This House (Everything Is You) is collaborative creation, not a ghost story, but in fact a memory story ranging across the years, a touching narrative in non-linear time. Mind you, there is a ghost - Jamie Rhodes as that silent young woman in black who follows the action around. But except for the wild stories of the young brother and sister, we never really get around to her story. more ›