Lusty lesbian rap duo Yo Majesty had pundits in a tizzy with last year’s Futuristically Speaking… Never Be Afraid, a down-and-dirty debut of sexually charged Southern hip-hop caked with electro grime that had some critics calling it a breakthrough for female MCs. Of course, others noticed that Jewel B. and Shunda K. more at austin.decider.com
If there’s an argument to be made that Will Ferrell is the comic voice of the ’00s, the defense should probably go ahead and rest on Anchorman. The first collaboration between Ferrell and writing partner Adam McKay is still their best, casting Ferrell as a scotch-swilling alpha male whose cocky strut through the musk-and-mustache milieu of the ’70s is interrupted an upstart “lady reporter” (Christina Applegate) looking to bust some glass ceilings. more at austin.decider.com
What differentiates New Orleans’ Outlaw Order—which features four out of five members of sludge-metal stalwarts Eyehategod—from the band’s main gig? According to vocalist Michael IX Williams, “We plan to move in the direction of more and more fast- and mid-paced destruction, and eventually limit the slow open Es to a bare minimum,” which basically translates to “Not much.” more at austin.decider.com
It’s a good night for naivete at this Mohawk show headed by electronica emetic Transmography, who sticks its finger down the throat of synth-pop, avant-garde techno, and abstract post-rock, catches the various multicolored sprays of crossed wires and propulsive live percussion in a bucket, then bangs on it for several measures. more at austin.decider.com
Spend your Saturday getting footloose and fancy free with Foot Patrol, Austin’s most danceable funk act devoted to podophilia. The duo, consisting of Hung Nguyen and T.J. Wade, also trade in heavier rock with their project Terroristic and hardcore rap with MC Terroristic. more at austinist.com
His `Just Us Kids’ has placed in the top 5 of a whole mess of year-end lists, and he’s about to head to Europe for his first tour across the pond. So this second night of a two-night stand is your last chance to see ol’ James for a while.
Noted pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins Peter Bay and the Austin Symphony Orchestra for Antonin Dvorák’s magisterial Piano Concerto in G Minor. Also on the program is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 and Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky’s `Dawn on the Moskva River’ from the opera `Khovantchina.’
The War Against Sleep, SuperLiteBike, Monument to No One, Twin Blades @ Mohawk
it’s gonna be sick!
about 2 hours ago.Bush Retirement Party! Featuring Heartless Bastards, Guy Forsyth and more @ Antone's
This is going to be glorious.
about 2 hours ago.THE DRY SEASON CD RELEASE PARTY!! at elysium all night long!
about 2 hours ago.come rock.
Yo Majesty w/ Floetry Team, Shunda K and Jwl. B @ The Mohawk
Lusty lesbian rap duo Yo Majesty had pundits in a tizzy with last year’s Futuristically Speaking… Never Be Afraid, a down-and-dirty debut of sexually charged Southern hip-hop caked with electro grime that had some critics calling it a breakthrough for female MCs. Of course, others noticed that Jewel B. and Shunda K. more at austin.decider.com
about 2 hours ago.Anchorman Quote-Along @ Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz
If there’s an argument to be made that Will Ferrell is the comic voice of the ’00s, the defense should probably go ahead and rest on Anchorman. The first collaboration between Ferrell and writing partner Adam McKay is still their best, casting Ferrell as a scotch-swilling alpha male whose cocky strut through the musk-and-mustache milieu of the ’70s is interrupted an upstart “lady reporter” (Christina Applegate) looking to bust some glass ceilings. more at austin.decider.com
about 2 hours ago."Outlaw Order (eyehategod), Mammoth Grinder, Ratking, Curse the Heavens" @ Red 7
What differentiates New Orleans’ Outlaw Order—which features four out of five members of sludge-metal stalwarts Eyehategod—from the band’s main gig? According to vocalist Michael IX Williams, “We plan to move in the direction of more and more fast- and mid-paced destruction, and eventually limit the slow open Es to a bare minimum,” which basically translates to “Not much.” more at austin.decider.com
about 3 hours ago.FREE WEEK: Brazos, Frank Smith, Transmography, School Police, Manikin, Moses and The Burning Bush @ The Mohawk
It’s a good night for naivete at this Mohawk show headed by electronica emetic Transmography, who sticks its finger down the throat of synth-pop, avant-garde techno, and abstract post-rock, catches the various multicolored sprays of crossed wires and propulsive live percussion in a bucket, then bangs on it for several measures. more at austin.decider.com
about 3 hours ago.Foot Patrol w/ Big Mess and Baby Got Bacteria @ Room 710
Spend your Saturday getting footloose and fancy free with Foot Patrol, Austin’s most danceable funk act devoted to podophilia. The duo, consisting of Hung Nguyen and T.J. Wade, also trade in heavier rock with their project Terroristic and hardcore rap with MC Terroristic. more at austinist.com
about 3 hours ago.James Mcmurtry @ Cactus Cafe
His `Just Us Kids’ has placed in the top 5 of a whole mess of year-end lists, and he’s about to head to Europe for his first tour across the pond. So this second night of a two-night stand is your last chance to see ol’ James for a while.
about 3 hours ago.Austin Symphony presents Grammy Award-winning artist Garrick Ohlsson @ The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Noted pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins Peter Bay and the Austin Symphony Orchestra for Antonin Dvorák’s magisterial Piano Concerto in G Minor. Also on the program is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 and Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky’s `Dawn on the Moskva River’ from the opera `Khovantchina.’
about 3 hours ago.