Musicians (or non musicians) take note: Slowdown is looking for people to perform Nirvana songs as part of their Nirvana Tribute Night, an event being held in conjunction with Filmstreams' premier of the documentary "Kurt Cobain: About a Boy" Nov. 10. Choice of covers is being handed out on a first-come basis -- i.e., you'll need to contact Val at Slowdown ASAP to secure your favorite song before someone else does. There's no door charge that night, so you'll be working for free. Still, for anyone who's ever wanted to play Slowdown, it's a good intro (The show is slated for the "small stage" we call Slowdown Jr.). Go here for more info.

What else...

Tonight, Austin electronic pop band The Octopus Project is playing at The Waiting Room with Kite Pilot and Darren Keen (a.k.a. The Show Is the Rainbow). Will Kite Pilot pull out that Protoculture cover? We'll see... $7, 9 p.m.

Tomorrow, look for a feature/review/interview with Stars. It's Part 1 of a two-part piece. Part 2 is this week's column, which will be online Thursday.

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