Thursday, February 5, 6:00 – 9:30 PM, Junior’s Ice House, 119 E. Main Street, Round Rock Turncoat Entertainment presents a concert to benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War and upcoming Winter Soldier event in Austin. Music by Rooster and the Kid, The Majestic 12 Project, and Bral. Be there.

The Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas – A parolee convicted of using a baseball bat to fatally bludgeon his girlfriend and her teenage son at their home in San Antonio was executed Wednesday night. “Nothing I can say can ever change the past,” David Martinez said from the death chamber gurney. “Asking for forgiveness or saying I’m sorry is not going to change anything. I hope you can find peace from all the pain I’ve caused you all these years.” Martinez … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 6-9 p.m., at Scholz Garten, 1607 San Antonio Blvd. Austin folk rockers The Melancholy Ramblers headline a benefit for The Rag Blog. There is no admission but the organizers are asking for a donation of $10, $20 or $50 that will go to covering expenses of The Rag Blog. The Rag Blog is an Austin-based internet magazine that has gained prominence in the blogosphere over the last year. It now receives 25,000 visits a month. The Rag … Continue reading →

Monday, February 2, 7 p.m., UT campus, Thompson Conference Center auditorium (TCC 1.110) TCC is next to the LBJ School at Red River and Dean Keeton. There is free convenient parking for motorists in the large lots along Red River. “Tell ‘em Who You Are: In Defense of Land and Family” – a talk and screening with director Michelle Garcia To build a multi-billion dollar wall across hundreds of miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security is … Continue reading →

CANCELLED February 2, 2009, 6pm-8pm, Council Chambers, 301 W. Second St, 1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78701 Office of the Police Monitor Regular Monthly Meeting

Monday, February 2, 6 – 8 p.m., Resistencia Books, 1801 S. 1st. Featuring Denise Gilman, UT clinical law professor; Che Lopez, Southwest Workers Union, San Antonio. The Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) and Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement (TICE) of UT will host a speaker series every Monday night in February to examine human rights violations in immigrant and refugee communities and envision a new direction for the immigration system that recognizes the human dignity of all people. The series … Continue reading →

The Station Museum of Contemporary Art organized Iraqi Artists in Exile in solidarity with the Artist Rescue Mission of Houston as part of a more comprehensive aid program to help Iraqi artists. The exhibition features the work of fifteen Iraqi artists whose art is not only representative of modern Iraqi culture, but also makes a significant contribution to contemporary world culture because of its unique and timely aesthetic. This aesthetic consists of references and symbols that often date back thousands … Continue reading →