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Courthouse Nights in Lockhart, Texas!
Don't miss the return of Courthouse Nights in Lockhart! Centered around the beautiful Caldwell County Courthouse lawn, the FREE and family-friendly live music series features an all-star lineup with Dale Watson, EZ Band, Deadeye, Rattlesnake Milk, and Simons Says. Held every third Friday of the month from April to August!Fri. Apr. 19, 7pm-10pmLockhart, Texas
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Boiz of Austin: Annual Drag King Showcase
Don't miss the very best of Texas. That's right, the Boiz are brining in drag royalty from all across the Lone Star state, including Houston's H-Town Kings, Mustache Envy from Dallas, and San Antonio's Los MENtirosos. Alexander the Great hosts and 18 and up welcome.Tue., Sept. 11, 9pm. $5 suggested donation. -
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Cambridge Footlights International Tour: Pillow Talk
They've been called "the most renowned sketch troupe of them all," but maybe not so much on this side of the pond? But those who know, know – and even though the likes of Stephen Fry, Richard Ayoade, Sue Perkins, Hugh Laurie, and Eric Idle are only former members, the present incarnation of the troupe brings together the brightest stars of student comedy, whose assembled forces will deliver fresh, funny sketches, monologues, and songs.Tue., Sept. 11, 8pm. $15. -
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HAAM Day w/ Jackie Venson, Nakia
No better endorsement for a young Austin guitar slinger than hometown hero Gary Clark Jr. taking them on tour, so slot Jackie Venson (7:30pm) into the queue of now and future greats. Nakia Reynoso’s powerful pipes come alive behind such backing, so The Voice star reunited his Blues Grifters for a Southern rock romp through their new LP. The South rises again – integrated, liberated, and shit-hot.Tue., Sept. 11, 6pm -
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HAAM Day w/ Josh Pearson & Skymomma, Mission2Mars HAAM Day happy hour (6:00)
Josh Pearson fires up funk first with heavy, psychedelic licks, pulling on his guitar work from local tribute acts HeartByrne (Talking Heads) and A Live One (Phish), as well as veteran jam quartet Moving Matters. Skymomma caps the night exploding as a 14-piece soul funk outfit, winding both sultry and swinging behind outfront duo Brooke Brockman and Brian Scartocci.Tue., Sept. 11 -
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HAAM Day w/ Marcia Ball & Cody Jasper
Marcia Ball blends boisterous New Orleans piano, Louisiana swamp rock, and hot ’n’ heavy Texas blues. Blues Music Awards for Contemporary Album marked Presumed Innocent (2002) and So Many Rivers (2004), and now the 69-year-old Texan will be inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame this fall. Before her, Cody Jasper slings Hendrix and Vaughan with his Wildbills.Tue., Sept. 11, 6pm -
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HAAM Day w/ Moving Panoramas, the Stacks, Zoltars
Inaugurated as a dream-pop trio with lush, spacious aesthetics, Moving Panoramas broke ground with 2015 LP One. Leslie Sisson’s restless voice and pinpoint songwriting now leads a five-part crew into an upcoming sophomore release with Austin label Modern Outsider. Kerrville transplants the Stacks bridge surf hues and velvety psychedelia behind Jake Ames’ dusty verse on debut Wasted Nostalgia. The Zoltars initiate deadpan, Burger Records-leaning garage rock.Tue., Sept. 11, 9pm -
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HAAM Day w/ My Golden Calf, Magic Rockers of Texas, Housewarming, Geranium Drive
Dabney Dwelle’s pulsating voice permeates My Golden Calf’s thick rhythms. He started the group as a last-ditch effort to build soundscapes around his broken-down Wurlitzer piano. Fellow Austin musicians Tim O’Neill, Jonathan Skaggs, and John Hale help mold pop sensibility out of Dwelle’s raw key dreams. Magic Rockers of Texas, Housewarming, and Geranium Drive build the bill.Tue., Sept. 11, 9pm -
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HAAM Day w/ Ruthie Foster (11am), Akina Adderley (8am), Sydney Wright (6am)
A fall release, Sydney Wright’s debut album Seiche will approximate “coming home from the longest road trip of 29 years.” The local song catcher sat on it for two years, but finally cut loose debut single “You Can Stay,” a pop gleaner with soaring choruses and smooth registers comparable to Sara Bareilles. Her title track transforms a piano ballad into a transcendental percussive opus. – Alejandra Ramirez: Figurehead of a family devoted to repaying the art that made them legends, great uncle Julian “Cannonball” Adderley explained his giddy hard bop of the Fifties and Sixties before laying into his alto sax while brother Nat Adderley blew trumpet. Akina’s powerhouse voice maintains a prowess unique to her clan, the gift of modern Southern soul jumping with rock, jazz, and blues. – Jeremy Steinberger: Three-time Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster shows no signs of slowing down as she inches through her 50s. Last year’s Joy Comes Back finds the powerhouse Texan returning back to her Caldwell gospel roots, recalling a choir’s uplifting melodies with gliding blues arrangements. Aretha Franklin’s spirit will be in the air as one of her distinguished disciples spreads the Queen of Soul’s spirit on HAAM Day. – Jeremy SteinbergerTue., Sept. 11, 6am -
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HAAM Day w/ Superfónicos, SaulPaul, Shy Beast
After three years as MCG, songwriter Mariclaire Glaeser’s Austin quintet took on the antithetical, slightly more stylish title of Shy Beast. Along with the remix in nomenclature, they also turned the page from playful indie rock to sleek, polished electro-pop.: “We needed a new lift in our sails,” shares Glaeser. “There was a sense of, ‘We’ve got to take more risks.’ I know there’s more in me than just wearing black clothes and singing about boys.”: The angular sonic uptick manifested in bright, monochromatic pantsuits for Glaeser, finished in Eighties-futuristic neon wiring. Her more subdued four-man backing crew includes guitarist David Tenczar and bassist Jay Cesak, both of whom she’s known since age 7, as well as multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bennett and drummer Drew Silverman. Inspired by the live artistry of David Byrne and David Bowie, the 30-year-old singer crafted an elegant, eccentric onstage persona, finally banishing the docile singer-songwriter of her 20s.: “Bowie assumed a different entity onstage,” remarks Glaeser. “He could hide behind that, but also project something crazy through it. I was in denial that I deeply wanted to be weird. At first it was an alter ego, but it just feels like me now.”: Revitalizing sentiments show up on the band’s summer single “My Stride.” In the triumphant, synth-touched tribute, Glaeser’s stormy voice asserts: “Consider what led me here/ And all the reasons why. I can feel the fever in the moment/ I feel more alive.”: Shy Beast’s first yearlong romp included a 2018 Black Fret nomination and a spot in the Austin Music Foundation’s artist development program. Gearing up for a November EP produced by Bright Light Social Hour fave Danny Reisch, the trajectory confirms that Glaeser, albeit formerly bashful, has successfully unleashed her inner beast.Tue., Sept. 11, 7pm -
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HAAM Day w/ Wil Cope, Warm Sugar
Wil Cope turns his Tuesday residency on the Drag to a greater good. Cope deals the kind of despondency that hooks slowly, his cracking drawl serenading lonely nights of ransacked regrets on last year’s Gloom Shrine EP. The harmony-rich folk pairing of Jenny Carson and Evan Joyce lead sometimes quintet Warm Sugar into easy, Seventies-flavored twang-and-trill as they prep their upcoming debut offering. Evan Charles and Billy Broome troubadour first.Tue., Sept. 11, 7pm -
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Harvest Thieves
All ears are on Harvest Thieves as they prepare a follow-up to 2016 debut long-player Rival, expected early next year. The local sextet edges trad alt.country with a contemporary flair as frontman Cory Reinisch intones sharp ballads against swelling harmonies that rouse the locals’ Austin fanbase to fervent sing-alongs. Early teases prove a tightly honed band ready to break beyond the capital city.Tue., Sept. 11, 5pm -
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Neill-Cochran House: Art at Flower Hill
Austin artist Valerie Fowler has created a body of work that includes paintings, drawings, and mixed media inspired by the light, air, and landscape that is Flower Hill, the 1877 Austin home to three generations of the Smoot family. Sounds … good? If you know Fowler's work, you know that this sounds, actually, great – and will look even better.Through Sept. 15 -
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The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Mad as Hell: Four Screenplays by Paddy Chayevsky: This dark comedy about the romance between Julie Andrews' war widow and James Garner's cynical American naval officer – a self-described "practicing coward" trying to steer clear of D-Day – has a genuinely subversive political message about the futility of war.Tue., Sept. 11, 7pm -
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The Comedy Resistance
You can bet that whatever's being resisted is gonna be on the losing end. Because this gig stars Martha Kelly and Chris Cubas, and it's on a Tuesday night, which means that the audience – that's you, if you get your tickets now – will definitely be winning.Tue., Sept. 11, 8pm. $7-11. -
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Wanda (1970)
Newly Restored: Wanda, who previously has been drifting from man to man through a series of one-night stands, becomes a crook's lover and accomplice in crime. Shot in 16mm and blown up to 35mm, Wanda paints a stark milieu of an impoverished cultural wasteland existing in the midst of the land of plenty.Tue., Sept. 11, 3:50pm -
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17th Annual 9/11 Memorial
The Greater Austin Crime Commission honor's first responders in Central Texas as part of their annual September 11 remembrance event. Mayor Steve Adler, City Manager Spencer Cronk, State Rep. Donna Howard, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, and more will be in attendance.Tue., Sept. 11, 8am -
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5th Annual Peace Day Austin
International Peace Day might be Sept. 21, but here in Austin we're taking 11 days to celebrate global unity. Amy’s Ice Creams is serving their signature Peace Day flavor, while organizations host special conversations on peace (see website for full schedule).: On Friday, Sept. 21, head to City Hall where Mayor Steve Adler and Austin Police Department Assistant Chief Justin Newsom will speak, along with special performances by poets and musicians.Sept. 11-21 -
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8 1/2 Souvenirs
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A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985)
Reality in Long Shots: A Hou Hsiao-Hsien Retrospective: Heavily autobiographical, this film draws on Hou's childhood and adolescence, as his family moved to Taiwan from the Chinese mainland in 1948. The displacement caused the family to grow apart from its cultural heritage while also growing closer in other respects.Tue., Sept. 11, 6:30pm -
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AARC: Duality and Dokdo, Lone Island
The Asian American Resource Center presents an exhibition featuring works from artists Dan Pham, Lauren Chai, and Matthew Koshmrl.Through Sept. 23 -
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Agave Print: Contours
Here's an exhibition of works – ranging from realist to abstract – by Sara Jane Parsons, Mariam Paré, and Alana Tillman of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists group.Through Sept. 14 -
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Amazon Adventure (2017)
Laser IMAX 3D: Track the 11-year journey of 1850s explorer Henry Bates.Tue., Sept. 11, 10am, 2pm -
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Apply for PARK(ing) Day
Join the annual Park(ing) Day celebration – where folks transform parkings space into temporary "parklets" to promotes public conversation on the need for public, open spaces in urban areas. Applications to make your own mini park are due Sept. 17. Email for additional information.Apply by Sept. 17. Free. -
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Atelier 1205: Within the Stand, Under the Habit
It's a veritable framed forest of a three-artist show in this still-fresh new gallery, with works by Cade Bradshaw, Charles Heppner, and Madeline Irvine using a variety of media to explore the relationship of people to the physical form of trees.Closing reception: Sun., Oct. 7, 2-5pm -
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Austin Code: Boat Dock Registration Program
Boat dock owners are now required to properly address and register their dock with the city. Now through Sept. 30, owners can take advantage of the current grace period as there's no cost to register at this time.Through Sun., Sept. 30 -
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Austin Naked Yoga for Gay Men
A hatha meeting flow yoga class for all levels. Despite the name, all are welcome. For a longer reader see our coverage.Saturdays, 10:30-11:45am and Tuesdays, 8-9:15pm. Through Nov. 21. $10 and up.ToddPilates & Barre, 9029 Research #200
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