4th Annual BATFEST! 2008 featuring Flobots, Ludo and More!
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM - Sun. 08/31 @ First Street Bridge
Batfest!, Will feature Arts, Crafts, Music, Food, Bat Watching, Children's Activities, and Educational Displays. Estimated attendance is around 40,000! With Scenic backdrop of Town Lake an…more»
What can you do for $5 a day that benefits bats? This year’s Batfest moves west to the South First Street Bridge and features nearly 30 bands, as well as 150 booths bustling with arts and crafts. Local bats include Dr. Zog, Sounds Under Radio, Carolyn Wonderland, Paula Nelson, the Jolly Garogers, and Kissinger, while those with a taste for dinosaur meat should enjoy Edgar Winter, Mahogany Rush, the Bodeans, and the Supersuckers. – Jim Caligiuri
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KVRX Back To School Blowout w/ Ringo Deathstarr, {{{Sunset}}}, T-Bird and the Brea...
Sat. 08/30 | 9:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
It is back to school time, and KVRX has more music than you can shake a No. 2 pencil at. They've got Sunset, Ringo Deathstarr, Death is Not a Joyride, Transmography and many more, all for …more»
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UT’s student transistors at KVRX usher in the new semester with a local lineup as eclectic as their free-form frequency. This year’s curriculum is fully loaded, offering Sunset’s expansive indie textures, Low Red Center’s electro-twitch, T-Bird & the Breaks’ soul shakedown, Transmography’s percussive assault, Ringo Deathstarr’s psychedelics, and Phranchyze’s freestyle flow. Score an A+ for music appreciation. – Doug Freeman
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The Black & White Years
Sat. 08/30 | 9:00PM @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Downtown)
The Black and White Years are a four-piece outfit who are purveyors of both power-pop and new-wave styles music that is quickly catching on. Their self-titled debut album was produced by Jerry…more»
Power Pop Fest Day Show- Poor People, Luxury Sweets, Greatest Hits, Beach Patrol, ...
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)
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Power-pop is a bit like porn: slippery to define. For two days, Austin becomes the center of the power-pop universe as the Wild Weekend Power Pop Festival serves up punchy testimonials to the enduring appeal of its namesake genre. The first recognized use of the term came in 1967 when Pete Townshend used it to describe the Who, but Friday’s headliner, Paul Collins, didn’t know this in 1974 when he formed the Nerves with Jack Lee and future Plimsoul Peter Case.
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Car Stereo (Wars) Return to Austin Show!
Sat. 08/30 | 10:00PM @ Beauty Bar (Downtown)
Car Stereo (Wars) is the music project of Austin's Christopher Rose. Often compared to Girl Talk or Hollertronix, Car Stereo (Wars) blends snippets of songs in and out with popular and hom…more»
Big Star Burlesque w/ The box spring hogs (lounge)
Sat. 08/30 | 9:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
Big Star Burlesque presents a night of burlesque entertainment, featuring the nation's only plus sized burlesque troop. Tickets are just $5 if purchased by August 1 and $10 after tha…more»
4th Annual Labour of Love Festival - w/ Bob Schneider, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Fire...
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM @ Nutty Brown Cafe (West of Mopac)
Bob Schneider’s “4th Annual Labour of Love Festival” returns to the Nutty Brown, August 30 Takes break from the recording studio to try out some new songs live. Legenda…more»
Baby Robots, Cavedweller, and Silver Pines
Sat. 08/30 | 10:00PM @ Lamberts (Downtown)
A night of rock and country you may never forget... It's the first Baby Robots performance since live line-up changes post Ten Year High (Bunkhaus Records 2007), "enough to bring a t…more»
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When space rock and smoked meats collide.
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Memento Mori
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM - Fri. 09/19 @ Pump Project Art Complex (East of I-35)
Art Exhibit: August 30 – September 19, 2008 Opening Reception: Saturday, August 30, 2008 7-11 pm The phrase Memento Mori reminds us to be aware of our mortality. David de…more»
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Artist David de Lara creates stylized portraits of women, with his latest series being moodier and darker than ever. more at www.austin360.com
Alpha Rev w/ Sounds Under Radio, The Ars Supernova
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM @ Merkaba Lounge & Grill (Pflugerville/Round Rock)
Candy & Cigarettes Zine Release Party #2
Sat. 08/30 | 9:00PM @ Club de Ville (Downtown)
$4 > 21 // $6 < 21 // Free zines filled with comix, short fixion, essayz, contemporary arf, and such. // Also, lots of good music from new bands. // DJs after midnight till close. // Liv…more»
Charlie Robison w/ Robyn Ludwick
Sat. 08/30 | 8:00PM - Sun. 08/31 @ Gruene Hall (South of the river)
Memento Mori: The Art of David DeLara
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM @ Pump Project Art Complex (East of I-35)
Art exhibit featuring the work of Texas artist David de Lara and performances by The Jigglewatts, Luna Tart and Southern Drama. About David's work: for most of the past decade h…more»
It takes a really special band to get me to go to Lubbock.
Sat. 08/30 | 9:00PM @ Bash Riprock's - Lubbock
One last roadtrip for my dear friends Monahans with One Wolf and The Thriftstore Cowboys.http://www.bashriprocks.com/
Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Flett & Friends
Sat. 08/30 | 8:00PM @ Antone's (Downtown)
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Howlin’ Wolf’s sideman, front and center.
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Lisa Tingle
Sat. 08/30 | 9:00PM @ Threadgill's North Old No 1 (Campus to 183)
Tingle was born and raised in northern California by musician parents and grandparents. She moved to Los Angeles immediately out of high school and began gigging and recording. She landed a jo…more»
Andrea Lai Photography
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM @ Austin Figurative Gallery (East of I-35)
Andrea Lai will show off her up-close-and-personal photography at the AFG on Saturday August 30th from 7-11pm for one night only. Her work displays a genuine love for people and&nbs…more»
Colin Hay (June 21 show Rescheduled for Today, August 30)
Sat. 08/30 | 7:00PM @ One World Theatre (West of Mopac)
Shows at 7 & 9:30pmPre-concert dinner by Jasper's Colin Hay first landed on American shores as the frontman and principal songwriter of the pop sensation Men at Work. With Hay'…more»
Legends of Rock 'n' Soul Live!
Sat. 08/30 | 9:00PM @ Continental Club (South of the river)
Three legends of rock and soul make an exciting summer night of live music. Archie Bell (Houston, TX), leader of the dynamo R&B group Archie Bell & The Drells ("Tighten Up", …more»
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The Mighty Hannibal has had one hell of a ride. The Atlanta pimp turned junkie turned preacher sped through L.A. in a car captained by Ray Charles, rode an elephant down Broadway, got his ass kicked by Sam Cooke, and swore Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and James Brown refused to follow him on stage. Texas soul survivors Archie Bell and Barbara Lynn round out this first-class soul revue. – Thomas Fawcett
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Ludo and Flobots? I’m there.