Michael Toland

ticket page The Dwarves/Nashville Pussy/Jesus Christ SuperflyWednesday, August 10Emos (603 Red River St)$13 advance, $15 door, 9 pm doors[info] | [tickets] If you like your rock & roll rude, crude and socially unacceptable and have been disappointed in the last, oh, decade or so, you’ll be relieved by tonight’s Emo’s... continue reading on Austinist

Artist MySpace Bob Mould @ Cactus Cafe [preview]Saturday, July 23Cactus Cafe (2247 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78712)$20 advance, $22 at the door, 8:30 pm[info] | [tickets] With an event entitled See a Little Light With Bob Mould: An Evening of Music and Reading, this is clearly not a typical Bob... continue reading on Austinist

venue news page Howling at the Moon: Jail Guitar Doors BenefitFriday, July 15Mohawk (912 Red River Street)$10, 8 pm, all ages[info] | [tickets] Wayne Kramer is no stranger to causes. As guitarist for the highly influential MC5, the veteran songwriter/six-string slasher played many a benefit and stumped (musically) for many... continue reading on Austinist

event page Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses)Thursday, July 7Paramount Theater (713 Congress Avenue)$35-50, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm[info] | [tickets] Since recasting himself as a folksinger (with a shelf of Grammys to prove it), Steve Earle has mostly toured solo the last several years. But he’s supporting... continue reading on Austinist

Artist MySpace Steve Lake/The Altars @ Emos [preview]Wednesday, June 29Emos (603 Red River St)$TBA, doors 9 pm[info] Steve Lake is hardly a household name, even in punk rock circles. But the British singer/songwriter has walked the walk and talked the talk since 1980, when he formed the legendary Zounds, one... continue reading on Austinist