Tonight : Pre- Fun Fun Fun Fest Parties!!!

It is the eve of Fun Fun Fun Fest and we couldn't be more excited. There are a ton of amazing things going on tonight in Austin and if you're going to be sitting at home, get your asses out there and do something fun!

First off, the good guys of Eets Feats will be playing at the Rancho Relaxo house witha bunch of other bands, and they are always worth your time. Rumor has it, they will have some freshly recorded material to hand out for free. You're going to want to ge

t on that.

Next up, CheeryPeel.com presents The Hood Internet over at Beauty Bar with a bunch of other acts playing.

Last but certainly not least, the dudes of Learning Secrets will be playing with Best Fwends, Totally Michael and a special DJ set from Yeasayer. It's pretty hard to beat that one.

Tonight : Austin Bleet-Up Presents: Austin Meet Your Bloggers

Tonight, as in right now, you should head out to the Bleet Up where you can meet some bloggers (not us...) and listen to some music before Fun Fun Fun Fest this weekend. Check the poster!

Tonight : Monster Show 4 Opening Reception @ Domy Books

Nothing to do until that party later tonight? Head on over to Domy Books for Monster Show 4 featuring some amazing artists like Tim Kerr, Give Up, Michael Sieben, Will Bryant, and about a million more. The show starts tonight at 7 and lasts until 9, so you can easily stay the whole time, check it all out, and make it to your parties. Admission is free and the show runs through Dec. 3.

New High Places Video : 'I Was Born'

Lately, my intuition about band's with new releases has been pretty dead on, and I hope it continues. This time, it's High Places, who have yet to put out something less than wonderful. They continue the streak with a new video for their new single "I Was Born". The song is the first from the band to feature Mary Pearson's primary instrument, the bassoon, and we find the band expanding their sound even further. The band is set to release their next album (and go on a supporting tour) in the spring of 2010. It's beautiful and the video is worth a watch. Mary Pearson and Rob Barber are painted silver and in the wilderness. What more could you ask for?

New No Age Video : 'Losing Feeling'

There's a new No Age video and you should watch it! It's for their excellent song "Losing Feeling" from their new EP of the same name. In it, the boys turn into mice, but with the help of some potion, turn back into their human selves just in time to play the last 30 or so seconds of the song. No Age will be in town next weekend for Fun Fun Fun Fest! Get pumped!

CASH Music Fundraiser feat. Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more

CASH Music is having a fundraiser (being that they are non-profit) in order to keep their endeavors going and you can help by entering to win some awesome rarities from equally awesome artists. The deal is that you will throw down a little bit of money for a chance to win a prize of your choice, and your money will go to help CASH out. It's pretty simple. Here is a tiny sample of some of the prizes up for grabs:

- Kill Rock Stars has a test press of Deerhoof's Offend Maggie or Xiu Xiu's The Air Force.

- Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu had a pile of stuff including a bunch of rarities, all signed by the man himself.

- Greg Saunier of Deerhoof hand wrote all the sheet music for Offend Maggie and you can win the original copy from 1 of 14 songs on the album.

- There's a silkscreened poster from a Yeah Yeah Yeahs show.

Head over to the CASH Music website, enter to win some great stuff, and help out some good folks.

Lightning Bolt's Earthly Delights Out Now

Lightning Bolt have been consistent across the board. Their new album Earthly Delights is out now on Load Records (it's been out for a couple of weeks now, we just remembered to remind you). It will be near the top of our year-end Best Of... list and it is well worth your consideration. Now if only the guys would tour and get to Austin. One can dream.

New Zola Jesus Video : 'Clay Bodies'

Zola Jesus's Nika Roza has an effortlessly beautiful voice. You know this. Now watch the video for the absolutely beautiful song "Clay Bodies" from her record The Spoils. She plays with lace, sings for the camera and prances around what looks like an abandoned mansion.

Midlake Prep New Album : The Courage of Others

Remember Midlake? Those dudes from Denton who put out The Trials of Van Occupanther? That excellent album from way back yonder in 2006? Yeah, well the band will be back on Feb. 2, 2010 with their new album The Courage of Others. We're looking forward to it.

Tonight : Dinosaur Jr., Built to Spill, Lou Barlow and more @ Stubb's

If you need any coaxing to go to this show, you must not have a pulse! Austin hasn't had a good multi-headliner show like this one outside of a festival-related scene in a long time and this one is certainly worth every bit of your time. Dinosaur Jr., Built to Spill, Lou Barlow + The Missing Men and Disco Doom. It all goes down at Stubb's this evening.