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What other still-existing business on the Drag can say it opened its doors on June 15, 1974? There’s been plenty of blips in the dive bar’s history – a brief closure from 2002 to 2003, a near-shuttering in 2015 – but by and large, for half a century, Hole in the Wall has prevailed. To celebrate, the club plots shows for every night in the month of June. Participating artists range from scene veterans, like cowpunk innovators Hickoids and Los Angeles transplant/X singer John Doe, to younger Hole regulars: Van Mary, Harry & Emmy, Loteria, and other “special guests” among them. – Carys Anderson

Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol have always been riff-lord unicorns, unleashing headbang-worthy guitar lines through the maximalist sonic death ray of singer Leo Lydon’s eight-string guitar and performed with camp and heartfeltness. On their latest, RBBP’s career peak and one of the best-sounding heavy albums of Austin in 2024, they cut to the chase, titling it Big Dumb Riffs. Accordingly, the power trio hosts this Big Dumb Fest with a lineup that encapsulates their heavy-yet-fun tenets: Die Spitz, Mugger, Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad, Buzz Electro, Bosh, and Banged Out. – Kevin Curtin