The work of various Austin visual artists is now being exhibited through Jan. 17th in a nontraditional venue: Amplify Bank @ Brockton. Check out footage from the gallery opening party:
art direction by Bob Boucher
curated by Diane Graden
Check out our friends over at Xemumba Fest this weekend for loads of great bands.
9:30 Lady Bell
http://www.myspace.com/ladybell
10:30 The Little Gentlemen
http://www.myspace.com/thelittlegentlemen
11:30 Charles Potts Magic Windmill Band
http://www.myspace.com/charlespottsmagicwindmillband
12:30 The Little Morts
http://www.myspace.com/thelittlemorts
Ruta Maya on 3601 S. Congress. Friday Sept. 12th ‘08.
Only six scrolls.
Local Austin band Focus Group, who you may remember from the 1st AUFF charity fundraiser, has informed Austin Underground that they are interested in working with local filmmakers on soundtracks. To find out more info, contact them through their MySpace page here: 
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Scoot Inn last night to support us and Food Not Bombs. We had a great turn out and a cavalcade of can donations. Based on the dancing that ensued, it seemed like everyone had a great time.
We really appreciate The Little Gentlemen, Focus Group and The Little Morts, who were all in fine form; and our friends from Bird’s Barbershop for lending their hair styling expertise to the nights fun.
Check out video of Focus Group performing their song White Folk Is Freaky and The Little Gentlemen performing their cover of Vampire Weekend’s Oxford Comma.
Scroll down for our mobile photo booth and show photos taken by Jack Lewandowski and Jeremy Van Doren.
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AUSTIN UNDERGROUND presents a rock ‘n’ roll charity show benefiting Food Not Bombs and the Austin Underground Film Festival.
Saturday, August 16th @ Red’s Scoot Inn
The Little Morts
Bus Stop Stallions
The Little Gentlemen
with DJ Soundfounder
$8 cover, $5 with can donation for Food Not Bombs
THE STRIP CULT is back by popular demand to answer all your
rock-related queries.
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9:00 pm - doors open
9:30 pm - CAVEDWELLER (Austin psychadelia)
10:00 pm - The STRIP CULT musical rock show
11:00 pm - HACIENDA (psych-pop from Boerne, TX)
“Director Mike Z aims to rock your world.”
-Austin Chronicle
“For all its flower power sentiments, the psychedelic ’60s had their dark side, just as LSD offers the 50/50 promise of oneness with the universe or a soul-shattering bad trip. Fully embracing the brown acid, rock opera The Strip Cult plants its go-go boots firmly in the era’s seedy side, telling the Manson-inspired story of a wannabe ingénue corrupted by a drug-crazed serial killer. Ablaze with fuzz-laden grooves and liquid light, The Strip Cult is like a Kenneth Anger film come to life: Lost souls shake, rattle, and roll toward a violent end, exposing the dangerous nihilism behind “free love.” An opening set from Cavedweller causes the kundalini creeps with stark psych-blues, while Hacienda’s layered pop harmonies provide a smooth comedown.”
-The Onion