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    <title>The Independent at 501 Studios</title>
    <description>The Independent, on the 501 Studios Soundstage site at 5th and Brushy, features an array of music, film, theater and performing arts programming. </description>
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    <address>501 N. IH-35,</address>
    <city>Austin</city>
    <state>TX</state>
    <zip>78702</zip>
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    <event_id>106740</event_id>
    <title>AMODA Digital Showcase 47</title>
    <description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Are you ready for another awesome AMODA Digital Showcase?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;main_text&quot;&gt;AMODA's next Digital Showcase will feature a live performance by the horror-themed minimal techno act &lt;strong&gt;Voodeux&lt;/strong&gt; (Philadelphia), along with live sets by &lt;strong&gt;Many Birthdays&lt;/strong&gt; (Austin), &lt;strong&gt;A.M. Architect&lt;/strong&gt; (San Antonio), and &lt;strong&gt;Otic Angst&lt;/strong&gt; (San Antonio). DJ sets by &lt;strong&gt;Andr&amp;eacute;s Aquirre&lt;/strong&gt; (Austin) and &lt;strong&gt;JDubb + OneNote&lt;/strong&gt; (Austin) will open and close the night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Visual art will include animation and motion graphics pieces by &lt;strong&gt;Takcom&lt;/strong&gt; (Japan), &lt;strong&gt;Depart&lt;/strong&gt; (Austria), and &lt;strong&gt;JP Frenay&lt;/strong&gt; (Belgium), and &lt;strong&gt;Makoto Yabuki&lt;/strong&gt; (Japan) along with video pieces by &lt;strong&gt;Lucio Arese&lt;/strong&gt; (Italy) and a generative, code-based piece by &lt;strong&gt;Flight 404&lt;/strong&gt; (San Francisco). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;main_text&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;main_h2&quot;&gt;Saturday, November 21st, 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Independent (501 Brushy)&lt;br /&gt;(one block east of I-35 on 5th)&lt;br /&gt; 9pm-2am&lt;br /&gt; $8 general; $4 for members  &lt;br /&gt; 18 and up&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;main_h2&quot;&gt;Musicians:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;main_text&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Voodeux-m&quot;&gt; Voodeux &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;showcase_artist_subhead&quot;&gt;(KiloWatts &amp;amp; Tanner Ross /&lt;br /&gt;Mothership Records)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Many%20Birthdays-m&quot;&gt; Many Birthdays &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;showcase_artist_subhead&quot;&gt;(Thirty Ghosts)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20A.M.%20Architect-m&quot;&gt; A.M. Architect &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;showcase_artist_subhead&quot;&gt;(Exponential)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Andr%C3%A9s%20Aguirre-m&quot;&gt; Andr&amp;eacute;s Aguirre &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Otic%20Angst-m&quot;&gt; Otic Angst &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;showcase_artist_subhead&quot;&gt;(Exponential)&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20JDubb%20+%20OneNote-m&quot;&gt; JDubb + OneNote &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;showcase_artist_subhead&quot;&gt;(OneNoteSound)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;main_h2&quot;&gt;Visual Artists:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;main_text&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Depart-a&quot;&gt; Depart &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Flight%20404-a&quot;&gt; Flight 404 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20JP%20Frenay-a&quot;&gt; JP Frenay &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Kultnation-a&quot;&gt; Kultnation &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Lucio%20Arese-a&quot;&gt; Lucio Arese &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Makoto%20Yabuki-a&quot;&gt; Makoto Yabuki &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Shotopop-a&quot;&gt; Shotopop &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Takcom-a&quot;&gt; Takcom &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Tom%20%20Geraedts-a&quot;&gt; Tom  Geraedts &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;main_h2&quot;&gt;Flyer Artist:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;main_text&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amoda.org/showcase/showcase.php?EventID=86#%20Valp-f&quot;&gt; Valp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;main_h2&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage the public and artists in the creation, understanding, and appreciation of digital art. The Digital Showcase is an event, featuring live electronic music and visual art, ranging from abstract to accessible, presented in a social setting.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <date>Saturday 11/21/09</date>
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    <time>09:00 PM</time>
    <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
    <begin_time>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0600</begin_time>
    <number_of_votes>13</number_of_votes>
    <weekday>SAT</weekday>
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  <event>
    <event_id>80418</event_id>
    <title>Austin Poetry Slam </title>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;The Austin Poetry Slam is a weekly event that showcases 12 amazing and original spoken-word artists in a no-holds barred, raucous, energized competition. That's right: we assign scores to art! There's pride on the line, ego on the line, and $100 in prize money EVERY WEEK to the top three poets of the night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;$5 &amp;nbsp; 21+&lt;br /&gt;Open Sign Up at 7:30&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Slam at 8PM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See you there!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;slam! win! yes!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out the websites for info on upcoming events and featured poets!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;www.myspace.com/austinpoetryslam&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;www.austinslam.com&lt;/p&gt;</description>
    <link>http://do512.com/event/weekly/wed/austin-poetry-slam-presents-amerian-idol-slam</link>
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    <date>Wednesday 11/25/09</date>
    <google_date>20091126T013000Z/20091126T013000Z</google_date>
    <is_featured>false</is_featured>
    <requires_rsvp>0</requires_rsvp>
    <popularity>14.0</popularity>
    <time>07:30 PM</time>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
    <begin_time>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:30:00 -0600</begin_time>
    <number_of_votes>79</number_of_votes>
    <weekday>WED</weekday>
    <repeats_until>02/07/2014</repeats_until>
    <ticket_url>http://www.austinslam.com</ticket_url>
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  <event>
    <event_id>106454</event_id>
    <title>Mo Stash Bash</title>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;Ruh Roh! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's high time for the 1st annual Mo Stash Bash. Dig it. Heres the scoop on this worldwide party. Movember parties are happening this month in: San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, New York, Vegas. We invite you to join us for Austin's MO STASH CHARITY BASH. There will be a rockin show, Mustache contest and it's partner Makers Mark. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Mo (slang for moustache) and Movember (formerly known as November), come together each year to create the world's largest movement for men's health - bringing much needed awareness and funding to men's health, specifically prostate and testicular cancers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photo Booth by Annie Ray!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172293127750&amp;amp;ref=mf&quot;&gt;Mo Stash Bash on facebook! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3 steps to Mo rock: Here's what you gotta do&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. RSVP and &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.movember.com/mospace/105137&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Join Team High Five!&lt;/a&gt;. Prizes will be drawn from a list of official movember.com team members!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Come fricken Mustache party!&lt;br /&gt;The Mo Stash Bash is hosted by the independent, sponsored by Makers Mark and Movember. Prizes, rock, 'staches, High Fives. This shit's gonna rock yo face!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check out: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://us.movember.com/mospace/105137&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://us.movember.com/mospace/105137&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../2009/11/30/mo-stash-bash&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://do512.com/event/2009/11/30/mo-stash-bash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sporting Some Killer Mo's on stage will be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11pm Soulution&lt;br /&gt;10pm Ripe&lt;br /&gt;9pm The Seas&lt;br /&gt;8pm Ideal Soul Mart&lt;br /&gt;7pm Frantic clam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dj Czech One&lt;br /&gt;and more...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Partners:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Makers Mark&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bird's Barbershop&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prize Details:&lt;br /&gt;MOUSTACHE CONTESTS for Men &amp;amp; Women to win free tix to Lance Armstrong's Austin Gala Part&amp;eacute; @ Six Lounge that same week as well as other prizes from local Austin Merchants.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do512 junkies can clicky this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;../2009/11/30/mo-stash-bash&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://do512.com/event/2009/11/30/mo-stash-bash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://us.movember.com/events/find-an-event/filter/TX&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://us.movember.com/events/find-an-event/filter/TX&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stay tuned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MOUSTACHE CONTESTS for Men &amp;amp; Women to win free tix to Lance Armstrong's Austin Gala Part&amp;eacute; @ Six Lounge that same week as well as other prizes from local Austin Merchants.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Complimentary Drinks!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
    <link>http://do512.com/event/2009/11/30/mo-stash-bash</link>
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    <date>Monday 11/30/09</date>
    <google_date>20091201T010000Z/20091201T010000Z</google_date>
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    <requires_rsvp>0</requires_rsvp>
    <popularity>49.0</popularity>
    <time>07:00 PM</time>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
    <begin_time>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600</begin_time>
    <number_of_votes>34</number_of_votes>
    <weekday>MON</weekday>
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  <event>
    <event_id>105228</event_id>
    <title>Fanfarlo w/ Freelance Whales</title>
    <description></description>
    <link>http://do512.com/event/2009/12/02/fanfarlo</link>
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    <date>Wednesday 12/02/09</date>
    <google_date>20091203T030000Z/20091203T030000Z</google_date>
    <is_featured></is_featured>
    <requires_rsvp>0</requires_rsvp>
    <popularity>10.0</popularity>
    <time>09:00 PM</time>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
    <begin_time>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0600</begin_time>
    <number_of_votes>5</number_of_votes>
    <weekday>WED</weekday>
    <ticket_url>http://c3presents.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?lid=37166</ticket_url>
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