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DUST IN THE WIND

Weather permitting, the fifth annual Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up rolls into Festival Beach at Fiesta Gardens Saturday, prompting a full weekend of music on South Congress. Jesse Dayton and Ryan Bingham rev things up with a free show 6:30pm Friday at Jo's Hot Coffee, while the original Honky lineup headlines over Grady and the Lifters at Trophy's, and Texan Johnny Reno's new band High School Caesar hits the Continental Club with all-girl surf trio Queen of Spades and Shaun Young's Thunderchiefs. Saturday, the reunited Blasters join Doyle Bramhall Sr., Barfield, and the Weary Boys at Festival Beach. That night, it's Chili Cold Blood and Two Timin' Three free at Jo's; Chicago's Hot Rod Hucksters, Lil' Bobby Bleed, Dixie Witch, and John Schooley's One Man Band at Trophy's; and the Continental lineup featured in Music Listings (p.100). Much more at www.continentalclub.com.

This weekend's Austin Record Convention should take care of any leftover SXSW cash. Once again at the new Crockett Center, 10601 N. Lamar, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-6pm, tickets are only $4 for both days, but early-shopper passes, enabling holders to start dropping dead presidents at 10am Friday, are available for $25. Since you'll be broke coming back, stop by brand-new vinyl outpost Backspin Records, 5247 Burnet Rd., on the way there.

Local pop-punk pranksters the Midgetmen celebrate four years of not breaking up and foolproof promotional ploys Friday at the Flamingo Cantina with the Total Foxes, Lemurs, Just Guns, and their first-ever acoustic set. The Mad Dog was delicious, guys.

Austin's formerly cosmic Dust Devils took home four trophies from the 2006 Texas Music Awards, held last Saturday at the Music City Texas Theater in Linden: Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, Album of the Year for Gathering Dust, Female Vocalist for Barbara Malteze, and Song of the Year for "Walk On." Other winners included Entertainer of the Year John Arthur Martinez, Singer-Songwriter of the Year Hayes Carll, and Live Band of the Year Texas Renegade. Congrats to all.