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Friday, July 2
Beauty Bar (7th St. at Red River)
9 p.m.

| $7 with RSVP; $10 without

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Thursday, December 10
The Mohawk (912 Red River)
7 p.m.

Since its launch in March, the Thursday Night Social Ride — a weekly casual bicycle ride in central Austin that generally finishes at an area bar — has grown into a force to be reckoned with.

This week the ride’s organizers are mobilizing the event’s hundreds of cyclists to help out an Austin musician in need: the Riverboat Gamblers’ Ian MacDougall.

Ian Mcdougall, guitarist for Riverboat Gamblers, was struck by a car while riding his bike last weekend.

His injuries include "a broken hip, a broken wrist and hemorrhaging under the skull along with many lacerations, torn ligaments, bruises and and scrapes." He remains at Brackenridge undergoing a barrage of tests and physical therapy.

The hospital bills are piling up and his band mates have created a Tumblr dedicated to raising money. Donate here.

Tomorrow, thirty music, media, and assorted arts professionals will be taking a break from their day jobs to help out Caritas of Austin, a great nonprofit that feeds the homeless and strives to get them back on their feet.

Tomorrow night (Wednesday, July 15) at Antone’s, Roky Erickson is going to remind his hometown of the rock legend it raised.

We are more than pleased to announce that we will have the honor of touring the US & Canada with punk rock legends RANCID this summer.

If Tim Armstrong didn't confirm it personally backstage in LA a few weeks ago, we wouldn't believe it either.

We're happy to announce that the Riverboat Gamblers will be opening the first half of the tour towing along their new record, and our esteemed friends, the mighty Billy Talent, will be opening the second half.

See you there.