Speaking of Mansion (where Scarface is playing. or is he?)... As documented extensively on CultureMap Austin, R. Kelly made an "appearance" at the strip club the other night. If you went, did you get your refund yet? Video from the "event" below...

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As discussed on BrooklynVegan, Scarface has ditched the idea that 2008's Emeritus will be his last record and is now preparing a new LP entitled Rooted. No word on the release of that record any time soon, but cross your fingers for new tracks when the Houston MC takes the stage at The Mansion on May 25th. Tickets are on sale for what will HOPEFULLY be a show.

Head below for some video of Scarface live at Mohawk earlier this year.

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Aesop Rock at McCarren Pool in 2008 (more by Jason Bergman)

Aesop Rock, whose sixth studio album, Skelethon, is out July 10, will be touring this summer with Rob Sonic and DJ Big Wiz, plus Edison and Dark Time Sunshine. Dates include the Grenada in Dallas on August 9, Fitzgerald's in Houston on August 10 and an Austin show happening on August 11 at Mohawk. Tickets to the Austin shows go on sale today (5/11) at 10AM, and tickets to the Houston show go on sale at NOON today.

photos by Amanda Hatfield & Tim Griffin

Okkervil River / Diamond Rugs

BrooklynVegan's Hotel Vegan, located at Austin venues Hotel Vegas & Volstead Lounge, ended on Saturday, 3/17/2012, on three stages in partnership with Partisan Records and KF Records, and the new Young One Records who helped us put together the hip hop stage which stage headliner Action Bronson cancelled from last minute from (for medical reasons).

The day, and all four days, ended with special last minute addition Okkervil River who played after Deer Tick/Black Lips/Dead Confederate/Los Lobos super group Diamond Rugs who played after Heartless Bastards (who we already posted one set of pictures of). Other previously posted photo sets from this day include Father John Misty, Field Report, Pond and Emily Wells. Here are the rest of the pics.

Like Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, we served complimentary HobNob Wines, and on Friday and Saturday we partied with The Original Moonshine, our official spirit partner.

Special thanks to our official backline providers Vox, Blackstar and Korg, and thank you to ASCAP, and to NadaMoo for supplying free vegan treats, and to Honest Tea for the tea.

More, slightly belated, pictures from all of Saturday, below...

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photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin

Shabazz Palaces @ Mohawk - 4/22/2012

The Sub Pop-signed, Digable Planets member Ishmael Butler-led project Shabazz Palaces headlined The Mohawk on 4/22, with !!! (and their guest Sonia 'Saja' Moore - who will also be appearing on their new album that was recently recorded in Austin) & 10YR. Here are some pictures from that show (that had !!! playing support instead of headliner like they were at the same venue in March). More below....

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Lil B's latest (though it probably won't be by the time you read this) video, below...

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Freddie Gibbs rolls into town this evening (4/27)...

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El-P (right) with Company Flow at Creator's Project in NYC (more by BBG)

El-P's just-announced tour promoting his new LP Cancer for Cure (due on May 22nd via Fat Possum) features support from Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Killer Mike and Despot and includes three stops in Texas:

06-21 Dallas, TX - Granada *#^
06-22 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *#^
06-23 Austin, TX - Mohawk *#^

Check out some new tracks from El-P's forthcoming Cancer for Cure below, as well as the El-P produced "Big Beast" by Killer Mike.

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Snoop Dogg @ Coachella 2012 (more by David Andrako)

Have you checked out all our Coachella pictures yet? (week 1 and week 2)

Did you score a ticket to the Bon Iver ACL Live taping tonight (4/25)?

Or will you be in Marfa for Feist instead?

Or maybe at the Black Keys?

You can always just see Feist & Timber Timbre at Stubb's Thursday (if you have a ticket).

Stick around after for Dana Falconberry.

You can also see Timber Timbre tonight at Lambert's (even if you don't have a ticket yet).

Maybe you're saving your money to catch Gillian Welch at Stubb's.

...or Snoop Dogg. The great, Coachella-headlining, hologram-Tupac playing-with, weed-smoking, Willie-Nelson-collaborating, west coast rapper will hit Stubb's on June 7th. Tickets on sale to the general public on April 27 at 10am.

P.S. do you follow @BVAustin on Twitter?

did you enter our contest to win Sage Francis tickets yet?

Watch Snoop perform with hologram Tupac at Coachella, below...

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Sage Francis, who always has an interesting time in the state, returns for four shows this week with B. Dolan, including one on Thursday, 4/26, at Beauty Ballroom. Wanna go for free? We have a pair of tickets you win. Details and all dates, below...

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