The Mink's Backroom seems like a haven for music events these days. We say "music events" because these don't seem like your run of the mill shows: we're talking exhaustive musical experiences. First was the Hootenanny, and now there's Menage e Trois. And it's only three dollars! Billing some of Houston's most eccentric bands, Menage e Trois looks like it's going to be a night overflowing with bitingly experimental sounds. The Balaclavas will offer up......

We hope you have your Saturday cleared out because The Proletariat is dishing out so much local music goodness this weekend that we just don't know what to do with ourselves. Besides Friday's Fatal Flying Guilloteens and Co., the Pro serves up the always great Elaine Greer, the indomitable Hearts of Animals and the band formerly known as The Dimes on Saturday, February 2. Oh, and the Fiery Furnaces happen to play, too. Besides the......

Rumor has it that Joe Williams shared the stage with the likes of The Rapture and Black Dice back in 1999. That would mean that at 15, Williams shared the stage with some of the most innovative indie electro acts of the time. Eight years later, he continues to rub elbows with some of the finest names in the industry, including Dan Deacon, Greg Gillis of Girl Talk and Battles, only this time as White......