A Place to Bury Strangers w/ The Boxing Lesson and Ume (inside)
Sun. 08/17 | 7:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
Even with so many great things going on, this still might be the best show of the week. If nothing else it will definitely be the most guitar heavy experience to be had. The so-called "lo…more»
Austin Comedy Trainwreck
Sun. 08/17 | 7:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)
The Austin Comedy Trainwreck is a loose affiliation of comic geniuses, let loose in the real world and playing outside of the comedy club ghetto, where sets are longer, more unpredictable, and…more»
I Am Ghost, Screaming At The Sky, Eyes Set To Kill, The Urgency
Sun. 08/17 | 8:00PM @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Downtown)
"Diasporic (6:00), Suzanne Hall, Boonesboro, Ted Hadji & the Wholly Ghosts (10:00)"
Sun. 08/17 | 10:00PM @ Hole in the Wall (Campus)
KGSR Live at the Lake - Fastball
Sun. 08/17 | 6:00PM @ Lakeway Resort and Spa
Join 107.1 KGSR for the Live at the Lake Concert Series at Lakeway Resort and Spa! Free Shows on Sundays this summer, with gates opening at 4pm (no earlier!) and LIVE music from 6pm to 8pm in …more»
Free Summer Sundays with Mr. and Mrs. Mays, A Pocketful of Deng and The Morakestra
Sun. 08/17 | 7:00PM @ Red 7 (Downtown)
"The Resentments, Bobby Whitlock & CoCo Carmel, the Salingers"
Sun. 08/17 | 7:00PM @ Saxon Pub (South of the river)
Bluegrass Brunch with The Sieker Band
Sun. 08/17 | 11:00AM @ Threadgill's North Old No 1 (Campus to 183)
Rolf & Beate Sieker are bluegrass music artists from Berlin, Germany now living near Austin, Texas. They met on a bluegrass festival in Northern Germany in 1983 and have been playing music…more»
"Assyrian, Lie & Wait, Flawless Victory, Indisguest"
Sun. 08/17 | 9:00PM @ Lucy's on the Square (San Marcos)
"Rational, Blue Dog, Ed Browning, Far Beyond Pluto, Freudian Slip, the Nouns"
Sun. 08/17 @ Red 7 (Downtown)
Guitar Center Employee Showcase featuring 10 bands! Dans la lune, Space Donkey, Ho...
Sun. 08/17 | 8:00PM - Sun. 08/17 @ Red Eyed Fly (Red River)
Guitar Center employees show off their talents with all instruments back lined buy America's Guitar Superstore. Dans la lune will headline the event with an evening of hip-shaking rock and…more»
Gospel Brunch - The Gospel Silvertones
Sun. 08/17 | 11:00AM @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Downtown)
Two Seatings: 11am and 1pm
"The Band House Band, Todd Deathrage"
Sun. 08/17 | 8:00PM @ Flipnotics Coffeespace (South of the river)
Saturday night of South by Southwest 08, Downtown patrons filed into Cedar Street Courtyard for a casual drink. Within minutes, A Place to Bury Strangers cleared the place with an absolutely deafening set of Joy Division-inspired shoegaze from last year’s self-titled debut. The effect was unintentional. Guitarist/singer Oliver Ackermann custom-designs the NYC-based trio’s sonic effects, but beneath the grating layers of distortion are bona fide pop songs. Locals the Boxing Lesson and Ume open. Earplugs required. – Austin Powell
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