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  <event_id>84622</event_id>
  <title>Vinyl Ent &amp; Dripping Springs Vodka Present: The Story Of w/ The Soldier Thread, The Bright Light Social Hour </title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Vinyl Entertainment and Dripping Springs Vodka Present The Story Of with The Soldier Thread and The Bright Light Social Hour on Thursday, July 9th at The Parish.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Complimentary drinks while supplies last, starting when doors open.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Doors open at 9 pm!&amp;nbsp; Show begins at 9:30.&amp;nbsp; ALL AGES!&amp;nbsp; Advance tickets available at Front Gate Tickets.&amp;nbsp; $6 Advance/$8 Door.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/thestoryof&quot;&gt;The Story Of &lt;/a&gt;is an Austin-based indie progressive rock band which they call &quot;panoramic music.&quot;&amp;nbsp; Most recently, they released their album, &lt;em&gt;'Until the Autumn,'&lt;/em&gt; which received numerous praising reviews, and landed them at the Red Bull Moon Tower and the MTVu Party during SXSW.&amp;nbsp; New Belgium also caught wind of the band and loved them so much that their songs will be featured at the Tour de Fat Festival in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Austin Chronicle wrote, &lt;em&gt;&quot;the local quintet writes heavily textured, piano-based indie pop that, in standouts such as &quot;Berkeley&quot; and &quot;Hawk Gospel,&quot; lands between Ben Gibbard's Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie. The vibe throughout is incessantly positive, largely due to the sensitive resolve of singer Christman Hersha, whose soft touch cushions &quot;Veterans Day&quot; and &quot;The Flock.&quot; Most impressive is the way The Story Of manages to explore organic and religious themes without ever sounding too far-reaching or clich&amp;eacute;. Consider this New Sincerity for the Garden State generation.&quot;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joining The Story Of will be&amp;nbsp;Austin-based quintet, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/thesoldierthread&quot;&gt;The Soldier Thread&lt;/a&gt;, whose songs are saturated in themes of unrequited love, driven by vibrant transitions and haunting atmospheres.&amp;nbsp; The result is part Stars, part Explosions in the Sky, dabbling equally in indie pop bliss and post-rock poignancy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Opening up will be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/thebrightlightsocialhour&quot;&gt;The Bright Light Social Hour&lt;/a&gt;, who always delivers incredible rock and roll tempered with indie, experimental, and deep-funk influences.&amp;nbsp; Their lively performances compete with the best rock bands in town, and if you haven't caught their new video for their single, &quot;Back and Forth,&quot; definitely worth the look!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Tickets to this Parish show will get you FREE ENTRY &amp;amp; DRINKS to the official after party at Music Gym (815 E. 6th St. - I-35 &amp;amp; 6th) from 1 am to 4 am.&amp;nbsp; Dripping Springs Vodka and Lone Star Beer provided!&amp;nbsp; Music by Fellow Citizens (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/fellowcitizens&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.myspace.com/fellowcitizens&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;) from Boulder, CO, and DJ Thibault spinning!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Click &quot;I Like It!&quot; to win one of TWO pairs of free tickets!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
  <link>http://do512.com/event/2009/07/09/the-story-of-w-the-soldier-thread-fellow-citizens</link>
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  <date>Thursday 07/09/09</date>
  <google_date>20090710T020000Z/20090710T020000Z</google_date>
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  <popularity>132.0</popularity>
  <time>09:00 PM</time>
  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <begin_time>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:00 -0500</begin_time>
  <offer>Click &quot;I Like It!&quot; to win one of TWO pairs of free tickets!</offer>
  <number_of_votes>87</number_of_votes>
  <weekday>THU</weekday>
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  <venue_name>The Parish</venue_name>
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    <title>The Parish</title>
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&lt;div&gt;The Parish room is one of the key stops for any visitor to Austin. Housing arguably the best indoor sound in all of Texas, The Parish has attracted some of the best acts in the independent music scene, as well as rock legends. Most recently, The Parish was the infamous SXSW venue that hosted the a la carte jam including Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Perry Farrell (Jane&amp;rsquo;s Addiction), Pete Townshend (Who), Les Claypool (Primus) and Slash (Guns n Roses). For future shows and festival events, check out the Parish calendar.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Parish room is also a key spot for all your special event needs. Whether it&amp;rsquo;s a private business party, a product launch, birthday, wedding, or anything else you can imagine, The Parish room is the top spot in Austin for anything that you need. Custom menus, AV set ups and meeting facilities are just a small percentage of what we can make available for anyone looking for a venue in the heart of downtown Austin. Just minutes from the Austin Convention Center, and situated next to the famous Driskill Hotel, The Parish caters to locals and Austin visitors alike.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;www.myspace.com/theparishroom&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;www.theparishroom.com&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <address>214 E 6th St</address>
    <city>Austin</city>
    <state>TX</state>
    <zip>78701</zip>
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      <comment>No need waiting on the next Shins LP, what with the Story Of&#8217;s new Until the Autumn.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/MusicListings?type=recommended&quot;&gt;more at www.austinchronicle.com&lt;/a&gt;</comment>
    </comment>
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