Tuesday Night North Austin Social Ride

Join North Austin Social Bicycling 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday for a spin around North Austin. We'll be going about 10 miles at a social pace, stopping for a break at a park, and ending at a great bar. We ride rain or shine with wheels down about 8 p.m.

WHERE AND WHEN: We meet at Balcones Community Park (http://austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?parkId=202)
Get there around 7:30 p.m. for some social time. We take off around 8 p.m. We end the ride at a bar usually around 9:30 p.m. for snacks and drinks.

WHAT TO BRING: Helmet, lights, a good U-Lock, ID, some common sense, a basic knowledge of how to operate a bicycle, and cash if you plan to eat or drink during or after the ride.

Inspired by the way Social Cycling Austin conducts rides, we ride as traffic and not against it. We obey traffic signals/road signs, yield the right of way, let cars pass, and we do not block intersections. We strive to be courteous to both our fellow cyclists and vehicular traffic on the road. Please listen to the ride leaders who are volunteering to help lead the ride safely; they are some nice folks and have your best interest in mind.

Curious about the rules of the road? Check out this most awesome rules site here: http://bicycleaustin.info/laws/austin.html

REMINDER: The goal is to create a safe environment for all cyclists and reach the destination without injury. We cannot control, nor would we want to, every riders’ behavior. We strongly encourage personal responsibility on all rides; it is up to YOU to maintain safe conduct for yourself and those around you. If you choose to ride with us YOU accept the risks inherent in riding a bicycle in a large group of other cyclists of varying skill levels as well as being in close proximity to vehicular traffic.

Chevy Surprise Show. 10/15 7:00PM @ Stubb's

Chevrolet and 98.1 KVET, with the Texas Music Scene and the KVET Roadhouse Show, will promote a series of surprise concerts at local Texas music venues. Listeners are encouraged to come out and enjoy a performance from a surprise guest artist at Stubb’s. All ticket proceeds and donations will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. As an added bonus, Chevy owners will get in FREE if they show their Chevy keys at the door!

FREE SHOW: Jealous Sound, DayTrader, The New Trust, The Sour Notes.

Doors @ 9pm

The Sour Notes
The New Trust
Daytrader
Jealous Sound

FREE SHOW!!!
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Jealous Sound Videos:
"The Fold Out"
"Bitter Strings"

Daytrader Albums:
"Last Days of Rome"
"Demo"

The New Trust Albums:
"We Are Fast-Moving Motherfuckers. We Are Men and Women of Action."
"Dark is the Path that Lies Before Us"
"Get Vulnerable"

The Sour Notes Videos:
"Psychological Thriller"
"Is It Happening?"

Presented by Bedsider.org: Friends + Diamond Rings

Free show. Doors @ 6:30 pm. Presented by Bedsider.org.

"Friends's music is a magpie mix. One moment it's indie-pop, the next it's mutant funk, then disco. It's like a homemade attempt to mimic a whole record collection – and from that DIY spirit comes something that sounds only of itself, even as the echoes of the past flit through the songs.

If we wanted to, we could make a really polished pop record, easily. But we like the sound of it being a little rougher, a little more organic, because that sounds like what we're doing naturally, Samantha Urbani, [the group's singer], says. None of our songs sound the same. We're not going for one particular musical aesthetic because we like so many things and we're capable of creating so many different things. So I like that you have this realisation of 'It's this! Oh no, it's this!', because it isn't one thing. The album's like a mixtape, you know? That's a cool way to explain it. It's like us saying: 'We like all these different things and they feel like they kind of fit together." - The Guardian

"Diamond Rings defies laws of time and space.Electro-pop maestro John O makes music that exists outside specific eras, distilling encyclopedic knowledge and passion into laser-like beams of emotional immediacy. Physical limits don't bother him much, either. True to his D.I.Y. background, he composes highly personal songs in a tiny bedroom studio in Toronto's West End, yet is increasingly concerned with Diamond Rings reaching the widest possible audience. But don't be confused by these twists and ripples. A degree in astrophysics isn't mandatory to appreciate Free Dimensional, the second Diamond Rings full-length. A good heart and working ears are all the tools required."

Mohawk

FREE SHOW tonight at Mohawk (10/13)

Mono + Chris Brokaw

Doors at 8 pm

Mohawk

 WIN TICKETS TO SEE AWOLNATION AND ZEALE!!

You can go to the SOLD OUT show 10/18 at Emo's East with AWOLNATION and Zeale with special guest Imagine Deagons. All you need to do is write a tweet to @ATXFollowers @Awolnation and @RBRecordfansATX saying who you are most excited to see! All tweets must be received by 11am on Monday 10/15! Special thanks to Red Bull!

Austin Road Closures

Events taking place in Austin this weekend are expected to back up traffic in several areas of the city.

• City officials say the NAMI Walk being held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. will cause Riverside Drive to be closed from Auditorium Shores to South 1st Street. Some roads will be closed from Riverside to the State Capitol while the walk is taking place. For a list of street closures click here. Click here to see the route map for the NAMI Walk.

• Traffic around the Domain shopping center will be backed up Sunday due to the IBM Uptown Classic. Roads will be affected between 7:55 a.m. to 11 a.m. Burnet Road from Kramer Lane to Duval Road, as well as Gault Lane from Burnet Road to Private Drive, will be closed during the event. The northbound frontage road of MoPac will be open to traffic. Click here to see the route map for the IBM Uptown Classic. For a complete list of road closures click here.

• The Bevo Boulevard Celebration will close some streets downtown before the University of Texas home football game Saturday. Starting at noon, 18th Street between San Jacinto Boulevard and Brazos Street will be closed until two hours after kickoff. Drivers heading north are encouraged to take MLK, Jr. Boulevard instead. State Parking Garage access can be found along Brazos and 17th Streets. A full list of road closures can be found here.

• There will also be road closures for ESPN's Austin Game Day on Saturday. Seventeenth Street from Trinity to San Jacinto Boulevard will be closed for four hours before the game begins. For a full list of closures click here.