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Oh, and here's Melissa Ethridge, Diarrhea Planet, and Midgetmen playing a cover of Refugee by Tom Petty 

Thursday, May 17 Sideshow Tattoo Likes to Party 6–9pm • Sideshow Tattoo, 45th and Airport • Free Free beer and BBQ. Attendance Records Benefit Show 6pm–2am • Mohawk, 10th and Red River • $5 donation Music by Guns of Navarone, Mother Falcon, The Sour Notes, Matt Hines of the Eastern Sea, Whiskey Shivers, Shakey Graves, and Hello Caller. Benefits the Attendance Records program. Sigur Ros Listening Party 7pm • Waterloo Records, 6th and Lamar • Free Free Austin’s Pizza. Recess Arcade Bar Official Grand Opening Party 7–10pm • Recess Arcade, 222 E. 6th St. • Free Complimentary food & drinks and music by DJ Toddy B and (supposedly) Cedric Benson. Brew Exchange Grand Opening Party 8–10pm • Brew Exchange, 706 W. 6th St. • Free Free Tito’s Vodka cocktails and Fireman’s #4. Gashcat, Les Rav, One Hundred Flowers, The Magnificent Snails, Other Lovers, Wildcat 8pm–2am • Cheer Up Charlie’s, 1104 E. 6th St. • $6 Cover includes free PBR and Fireball whiskey. Friday, May 18 Bike to Work Day 7–9am • Mellow Johnny’s, 400 Nueces St. • Free Free breakfast tacos and coffee for anyone commuting via bike. Wear a tie or scarf for a chance to win a $300 shopping spree. Yann Tiersen In-Store Performance 5pm • Waterloo Records, 6th and Lamar • Free The Midgetmen's 10th Anniversorry Party    **Party of the Week** 6pm–2am • Mohawk, 10th and Red River • $8 Complimentary beverages provided by Treaty Oak Rum, Waterloo Gin, and Graham's Texas Tea. Music by The Midgetmen, BOY, The Sour Notes, La Snacks, Shivery Shakes, and others. Ultra8201 and Red River Noise Present: Politics, The White White Lights and Pop Pistol 9pm–2am • Hotel Vegas, 1600 E. 6th St. • $7 M83 Afterparty, featuring Knifight 11pm • Stubb’s Indoors, 800 Red River St. • Free Free Knifight show after M83 performs outside. Saturday, May 19 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship 11am • O. Henry Museum, 409 East 5th St. • Free It would be a c’rhyme to miss this one. Black Sheep Lodge’s Third Anniversary Party Noon • Black Sheep Lodge, 2108 S. Lamar • Free Celebrate Black Sheep’s anniversary with games, alcoholic snow cones, hourly drink specials and prizes. School’s Out Forever: Rockaway Beach Party 2pm–2am, Sat. and Sun. • 29th Street Ballroom, 2906 Fruth St. • $7/day Two days, four stages, and dozens of bands including King Louie's Missing Monuments, A Giant Dog, American Sharks, Sleep Over, Henry + the Invisibles, and many others. Plus a slip n’ slide and swimming pool. Red Bull Thre3Style Qualifier 10pm–2am • Beauty Ballroom, 2015 E. Riverside • Free w/ RSVP ($5 without) Party with Austin’s top DJs doing 15-minute sets that must combine at least three different genres. Featuring: Abe The Assassin, DJ Orion, Kid Slyce, DJ Mike Swing, DJ Protégé, DJQD, Bird Peterson, DJ Chorizo Funk, and DJ Klever. Hosted by Zeale. We Will Rock You 10:30pm–2am • The Highball, 1142 S. Lamar • Free A celebration of all things Queen, including music videos, a mustache competition, and a performance by Austin’s own Queen cover band, Magnifico. Sunday, May 20 Grand Opening for SquareRut Kava Bar 3–6pm • SquareRut Kava Bar, 6000 S. Congress, #106 • Free Free food, kava, music and games. Music, Food, Saké! 3–7:30pm • Texas Sake Company, 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. • Free Free Texas Saké tastings, Q&A with the head brewer, and live music. Tuesday, May 22 John Fullbright In-Store Performance 5–6:30pm • Waterloo Records, 6th and Lamar • Free Free show and free beer from Shiner.

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