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Album of the year nominess, Silver Jews, are making a much anticipated stop in town Friday night at Emo’s.  Tickets for the show are only $12 and can be bought from Ticketweb.  If you care to know why we’re so excited about this show, read our album review of the band’s latest effort Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea.

One of our favorite new bands, Throw me the Statue, will be showcasing their talents at Emo’s tonight with The Lovely Sparrows opening things up.  Tickets for the show are only $8 and can be bought from Ticketweb.  You can also preview the show by listening to the band’s new song “Ship” on our new media player or read the original post.

If power pop ballads are more your speed, 101x will be showcasing Tokyo Police Club on the outside stage of Emo’s tonight. Tickets for this event are only $14 and can be bought from Ticketweb. Showtime is set for 10pm with an opening performance from The Whigs. 

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Download: Tokyo Police Club – Juno [MP3]

Before you rush that decision to evacuate for Ike, be sure to check out some of the killer shows going on this weekend.  Our first show to tell you about features a set by Sub Pop’s Death Vessel performing at the inside stage of Emo’s.  Tickets for this Friday night show can be had for $10 from Ticketweb.  Check out our recent review of Nothing is Precious Enough for Us to see what these guys are all about. 

The latest craze in the indie hip-hop world, The Cool Kids, will be bringing their brand of jams to the outside stage of Emo’s Austin on Wednesday evening. Tickets for the event are a mere $12 with doors at 9pm and music kicked off at 10 with a DJ set by local legend DJ Mel. You can get your tickets in advance from ticketweb. Preview the show below with a song that is sure to drop into your dance party mixes “A Little Bit Cooler”.

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Download: The Cool Kids – A Little Bit Cooler [MP3]

Jeremy Jay will be showcasing his talents at Emos on Thursday night. Doors will be opening up at 9pm with opening act Nic Armstrong kicking things off around 10pm. Get your tickets for only $8 over at Ticketweb. Read our review of Jeremy’s latest album A Place Where we Could Go including a song for you to preview the show. You can read more about Jeremy Jay & listen to more songs on his website.