Inside Music

• The City of Austin is about to close the doors of the Church of the Friendly Ghost, the increasingly vital venue at 209 Pedernales St., for zoning violations. A handful of low-key shows remains on its schedule. "Our certificate of occupancy has been revoked," Church co-founder Aaron Mace says. "Not to mention the fact that we were operating a music venue without any sort of permitting at all." Mace hopes to obtain a new certificate of occupancy.

Mace is moving most of the June and July bookings to Beerland. He's also looking around at other spaces. "There are people downtown that have been very supportive, but practicality dictates that they can't do as much as they like. I'm not looking real hard at spaces. It's not like I have any money."

This is a serious loss for the Austin underground music community. The Church provided a friendly, all-ages atmosphere, cheap door prices and a space for jazz acts, rock bands and modern composers who might not have been able to get shows at clubs that required a bunch of patrons to buy a lot of booze to make it worth their while. Let's hope they get another lease on life, there or elsewhere. -- Joe Gross

• It's going to be a block party/video shoot at Gene's restaurant (1209 E. 11th St.) Saturday, as L.A.-based actress/ choreographer Nia Peeples directs the Austin-based Unified Tribe. Led by native New Yorkers Magic and Starr Mendez, the Tribe is a racially mixed collective of musicians from all over the country who easily move between soul, Latin jazz and R&B. They request your presence at the shoot, which starts at 11 a.m. and is expected to go until around 6 p.m. -- Michael Corcoran

• South by Southwest co-founder Louis Jay Meyers is leaving the Austin Music Network to take the job of executive director of the Folk Alliance, which will soon be based in Memphis. The Alliance's 18th annual convention takes place in Austin on Feb. 16-19. "I accomplished my main goal at the Music Network, by making it self-sufficient," said Meyers. "But you just can't run it month to month." AMN is currently under the Austin Community Access Center umbrella, but Austin Music Partners, which was awarded the contract to run the network last year, could take over by July 1. Meyers' last day at AMN is June 1. -- M.C.

• The Dog and Duck Pub turns 15 years old this May and celebrates Saturday with a free outdoor show starting at noon. Acts performing include the Lost Mule Band, Friends of Lizzy, the Fighting Brothers McCarthy and Ricky Broussard. For more information, contact the pub at 479-0598. -- J.G.