One of our all-time favorite venues, The Ghost Room, plays host tonight to one of best new-ish Austin music events – the 2nd annual Roaries, presented by Republic of Austin (RoA, hence the name, pretty pleased I figured that one out). Show is FREE, starts at 7, and includes live performances by seven of the nominees: The Black and White Years, STEREO IS A LIE, One Hundred Flowers, Tje Austin (above), Christeene, Tara Craig, BK and Mr. E, and Jonathan Terrell. Award presenters include some of the luminaries of the Austin blogging/music scene: Adi Anand, Tolly Moseley, Tyler Groover, Laurie Gallardo, Richard Gonzalez, and more. Full list of nominees here.