Who said that you needed to be in Austin this week to hear great music? Okay, so your hipster friends may have spent the past few days driving their veggie-oil burning van to SXSW, clogging up your Twitter feed with stories of their oh-so-epic adventures. But have no fear, this weekend you can enjoy the warmth of Texas and the “anything goes” music and style of Austin without having to leave our fair city of Boston. Here’s what’s on the agenda…

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations begin in Boston this weekend and the calendar is jam-packed with events. In my entirely biased opinion, this is one of the world’s gayest holidays. Really. Aside from Pride Week, when else will you see the so many celebrations involving well-dressed guys with high-pitched voices and an obsession with rainbows? I kid. Anyway, while I’m hiding from the Irish mafia, you might want to try your luck with these events…

Chalk another point up for the ‘mos! Yesterday same-sex marriage was legalized in my former town of Washington DC. But you guys already knew that, right? While I do miss my old city, I can’t tell you how thankful I am to have moved from one homo-loving town to another – especially one that recognizes the need for great music and nightlife too. With that in mind, here’s what’s on the agenda for this weekend…

The shortest month of the year comes to an end this weekend and while I wish I could say spring is just around the corner, this is Boston, so I’m only cautiously optimistic that we’ll see warmish weather before April. Either way, you don’t want to miss out on the films and other events going on this weekend – especially not the all-out Nerf battle at MIT. I’ll be there – that is, if I can pull myself away from Robot Unicorn Attack for one evening, but that’s another story. Read on…

While this weekend’s events come without the bells and whistles of last week’s festivities, they’re no less entertaining, especially if you feel like dancing. Get out with your friends or lover(s) and enjoy a pressure-free weekend. No excuses, those Valentine’s chocolates are long gone anyway…

Valentine’s Day weekend is upon us and whether you’re preparing to celebrate or mourn the ever-so polarizing holiday, Boston has lots of events that will keep you occupied all the way through Tuesday.

February is finally here and there is scores to do on this last full weekend before Valentine’s Day. That’s right, consider it your final chance to find a V-Day date or risk spending the 14th in your apartment alone, drinking boxed wine and reading The Bell Jar…not that I’ve ever done that or anything. In any case, here are eight great excuses to get out of the house this weekend!

This weekend Bostonians have plenty of options to round out the month with a myriad of fun events going on, including theater and art and dancing (oh my!).

Despite the chilly weather, Boston TNGers have lots of options to keep warm this weekend with plenty of singing, dancing and live music events going on around the city. Let’s get to the action!

This weekend, there are some of the usual things, but there’s also a couple of strange events that are worth checking out.  Britney’s going to be in town, but if you can manage to tear yourself away from that and hide in Cambridge, get yourself to the Middle East for some local flavor.