Octopus Project/Horse + Donkey/Cue (outside)
Fri. 11/16 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Red River)
Southern Sirens - Jazz Burlesque Show w/ PK Trio
Every Friday 11:00PM @ Aces Lounge (Sixth Street)
The beautiful and sexy Southern Sirens burlesque dance troupe brings a modern twist to a classic concept every Friday night at Aces Lounge. This must-see modern jazz burlesque show comes…more»
SONDRE LERCHE,Dan Wilson
Fri. 11/16 | 2:00PM @ The Parish (West Sixth)
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Norwegian Sondre Lerche has dabbled in plenty of styles during his 25 years on Earth, though he definitely put his best foot forward with this year’s more rocking Phantom Punch. Most recently, Lerche scored the Steve Carell film, Dan In Real Life, a task he took seriously, attending auditions and sleeping overnight on the film’s set. Opener Dan Wilson cut his teeth as a guitarist in pop outfit Trip Shakespeare, which gained a cultish following in the late ’80s and early ’90s. By the late ’90s, his second band, Semisonic, landed a platinum-selling album on the strenth of its single, “Closing Time.” Here he plays in support of his second solo offering, Free Life, released last month.
BRAND NEW w/ THRICE, MEWITHOUTYOU
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Red River)
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Brand New:
Pepper w/ The Expendables
Fri. 11/16 | 9:00PM @ Antone's (West Fifth)
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You’ve got to hand it to bands—like Pepper—that have somehow spawned full-fledged careers singing about downing brews and
blunts with their brahs and babes. Perhaps it was fate that Sublime met an early demise and passed on the West Coast reggae-rock torch, because Pepper’s been supplying the frat-party soundtrack ever since. The group’s laid-back, beach-y roots may be in Kona, Hawaii, but these bros practically define the Volcom-loving, skates-and-tats lifestyle of the SoCal dude. Pepper only bolstered that coastal cred with its 2006 release, No Shame, featuring Tony Kanal of No Doubt and Nick Hexum of 311 as producers. Opening: The Expendables, Passafire.
Progress Residency Presents: The Weird Weeds w/ special guests
Every Friday 9:00PM @ Progress Coffee (East Side)
The Weird Weeds w/Nov 7 - Trapdoor BandNov 14 - Thollem McDonas (from San Francisco)Nov 21 - Precious BloodNov 28- Dark Inside the Sun and Followed By Static every Friday night in Nov., $3atd…more»
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The three Weeds end their residency with Followed by Static and Dark Inside the Sun. more at www.austinchronicle.com
Mr. Lewis and The Funeral Five, Honeypot, Creamy Flava, Mr. and Mrs. Mays (Lounge)
Fri. 11/16 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Red River)
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PAT MONAHAN w/ I Nine
Fri. 11/16 | 8:00PM @ La Zona Rosa (Warehouse District)
Tickets on sale THIS Saturday 9/22 at 10AM!
Austin electronica gurus The Octopus Project make wonderfully vibrant pop that dances wildly between sunny hooks and grungy noise. It’s weird enough to thoughtlessly slap the “experimental” tag on it, but that term conveys a sort of guesswork that’s clearly not in play here: Rock-evolved techno-tinged songs such as “I Saw The Bright Shinies” on the new Hello, Avalanche skip along with catchy precision. The album is a trippy blast, and that didn’t happen by accident—and live, the band exudes a level of warmth and glee not usually felt from the average crew of keyboard-punchers and knob-twisters. Maybe Horse Plus Donkey will also lighten up and apply its apocalyptic reverb to a goofy three-minute pop song instead of its usual sinister (albeit entrancing) slouch toward Bethlehem, but even if they don’t, chamber-rock group Cue will smooth any rough edges with
its soundtrack-ready slices of heavenly orchestral pop.