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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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Drums & Tuba, Brown Whörnet (album release), Ron Titter Band [control room]
Now a part-time proposition, Drums & Tuba hybrids guitar pop, freak funk, and avant-garde minimalism in its hometown only once in a blue moon. The sky thus acquires an azure hue Saturday when tubist Brian Wolff and drummer Tony Nozero make a rare appearance atop a bill of local outsiders.: “Tony and I started playing again a few years ago off and on,” emails Wolff. “I’d been playing on my own as either a solo act or with different drummer friends of mine under the title Wolff & Tuba, but there’s something truly unique about Tony’s drumming. I missed playing with him.: “When I finally convinced him to do a show, he pretty much ruined me for playing with other people.”: Nozero also contributed to 2018’s Triumph!, originally intended as a Wolff & Tuba LP.: “Ropeadope Records wanted to put it out as a Drums & Tuba record, which I agreed to, but I’m sure they regret that,” writes Wolff. “I’m excited to dig in at some point and make a full-on recording with Tony in the not-too-distant future.”: In the meantime, the brass half of the band revels in being back onstage with his pals in Brown Whörnet and the Ron Titter Band.: “Time has only made me appreciate more the magic of old friends and music, and the importance of appreciating each show and moment to the fullest,” offers the full-time nursing student. “I remember back in the day how critical we’d be after every show. Now I appreciate that it’s less about achieving perfection and more about sharing and enjoying the experience with people we know and love.”Sat., Jan. 25, 9pm -
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Chinese New Year Celebration at Xiang Yun Temple
The festivities begin on Friday with a vegetarian potluck dinner and other activities to close out the year. On Saturday, there will be a special morning chanting service and food offerings to the Buddha to welcome the new year, and Sunday closes out the celebration with cultural performances and a vegetarian food fair.Fri.-Sun., Jan. 24-26. Free.Xiang Yun Temple, 6720 Capitol of TX Hwy. N. -
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Click
A techno-thriller that begins when a young woman is raped at a fraternity and ends in a future where corporations promise a new body with the swipe of a screen, this new Jacqueline Goldfinger play follows a hacktivist who turns industrial espionage into high art. Directed by Rudy Ramirez for the Vortex, it's "a cyberpunk drama for the #metoo era."Through Feb. 8. Thu.-Sun., 8pm -
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20th anniversary show w/ Scott H. Biram, Semihelix, Born Twins, Liz Burrito
Clocking 20 years of pizza, the Parlor garnishes its pies with free Saturday matinees across the punk and rock spectrum. Mark the birthday with local jams from dream-pop threepiece Semihelix, indie duo Born Twins, and ¿Que Pasa?’s Liz Burrito, plus a special closing set from Bloodshot Records song slinger Scott H. Biram.Sat., Jan. 25, 4pm -
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Austin Rugby Club: Australia Day
It's Austin Blacks vs. Huns and MLR Herd vs. Raptors (a total of four matches). Plus, there will be a live band, lots of food including meat pies and sausages, a bouncy house for the kids, and more.Sat., Jan. 25, 11am-6pm. $10 per person; ages 13 & under, free. -
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Bullet in the Head (1990)
Taps & Tapes: Woo's Vietnam epic is an action masterpiece, and rarely screened in the U.S. Presented here in 16mm.Sat., Jan. 25, 10pm. Free. -
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Charlie Mars
Funny, earnest Southern bard returns to the site of last fall’s live LP with David Grissom.Sat., Jan. 25, 10pm -
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Chubby & the Gang, The Royal Hounds, Lethal Dose, Concrete Elite, Fvrorem
On debut LP Speed Kills, “Chubby” Charles Walker of UK straight edge unit Violet Reaction tears through 12 tracks of leather jacket punk & roll with relentless hardcore ferocity. New Yorkers the Royal Hounds, meanwhile, blend melodic oi! with flanged-out glam guitars on 2019’s God Bless the Royal Hounds, a remarkably danceable skinhead/pub rock amalgam.Sat., Jan. 25, 9pm -
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Everest
This 75-minute, one-act opera, with music by Joby Talbot and libretto by Gene Scheer, is inspired by Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air and tells the tale of one of the deadliest years in recorded history (1996) at Mount Everest, as climbers struggle to overcome elements in a desperate quest for survival. Some will survive; some will not; you, however, get to witness this weather-wracked spectacle from the comfort of your seat. Featuring bass-baritone Kevin Burdette, tenor Andrew Bidlack, baritone Craig Verm, and soprano Heather Johnson. (And our own Robert Faires tells you more about this production right here.)Jan. 23-26. Thu. & Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm. $39 and up. -
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KOOP 25th anniversary w/ A Giant Dog, Dale Watson, Cilantro Boombox
Safe bet this is the first time triumphant punk quintet A Giant Dog, suave rootsabilly vampire Dale Watson, and ultra danceable global groovers Cilantro Boombox have shared a bill. Perfect for KOOP, the community radio staple whose diverse programming and specialty shows survey Austin’s musical map.Sat., Jan. 25, 8pm -
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KOOP Radio Birthday Bash
KOOP Radio celebrates its 25th birthday with honky-tonk legend Dale Watson, homegrown punksters A Giant Dog, and the funk fusion of Cilantro Boombox.Sat., Jan. 25, 8pm-2am. $20-25. -
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Los Coast, Honey Made, Medicine Man Revival
Before the Black Pumas, these ATX soul psychics debuted on ATO Records.Sat., Jan. 25, 9pm -
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Magical Realness
Join Mouthfeel, yer host Meatball (yes, of Dragula fame), ASHwell, and a whole lot more for a party to kick off two new campaigns from the sexual health care clinic: promoting PrEP for women and new mental health consultations. Black Pride hosts a vogue battle and Texas Freedom Network will be on-site to talk about improving sex ed in the Lone Star State! Come out and feel the magic.Sat., Jan. 25, 10pm. $15. -
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Mattiel, Shivery Shakes, LadyDan
Atlanta garage-pop comer Mattiel Brown released ATO Records bow Satis Factory last June, a rock & roll platter courting blues and country behind her powerful projection. “Je Ne Me Connais Pas,” “Food for Thought,” and “Keep the Change” stacks the A-side of Brown’s second full-length with back to back to back singles. Locals Shivery Shakes and LadyDan open.Sat., Jan. 25, 10pm -
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Sarah Rose Etter: The Book of X
The acclaimed author presents her debut novel, the tale of a girl born with her stomach twisted in the shape of a knot.Sat., Jan. 25, 7pm -
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The Pitch
American Berserk Theatre, the indomitable force of staged power and hilarity that brought us Subject to Control and Killer Girls a while back, returns with an exciting investment opportunity. Presented in collaboration with CreativNow, an emerging player on Austin’s start-up scene, it's an opportunity to learn about "a revolutionary approach to empowering creativity with technology," and this synergy-leveraging team would like you to get in on the ground floor as they take paradigm-shifting content to the next level. Note: This event might be sold out – these guys are, how you say, hot – but check the website for more.Fri.-Sat., Jan. 24-25, 7:30 & 9:30pm. $10-15.Hideout Annex, 5555 N. Lamar, Bldg B103 -
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Tiny Beautiful Things
This luminous drama, based on the best-selling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Nia Vardalos, is about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken, and finding the courage to take on the questions which have no answers. One hell of a fine cast – Barbara Chisholm, Crystal Bird Caviel, John Christopher, and Lowell Bartholomee – is directed by Rosalind Faires for Austin Playhouse.Through Feb. 2. Thu.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 5pm. $34-38. -
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William Gibson: Agency
The godfather of cyberpunk – although that description is too reductive and needs to be increased with, at least, something like "sharp chronicler of the present's multiform designs and implementations" – returns with his latest thriller. Prepare for an exciting narrative, astute social and technological observations, and get your dead trees signed by the author this evening.Sat., Jan. 25, 5pm -
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Winter Ball
Fourth Street’s Nadine Hughes, Maeve Haven, and Amber Nicole Davenport are leading houses for a night hosted by Emerald Van Cartier and rad judges. Funds raised will be donated to Waterloo Counseling Center.Sat., Jan. 25, 10pm -
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2020 Point in Time Count
With the help of hundreds of volunteers, ECHO will conduct its annual count of everyone experiencing homelessness in Austin and Travis County.Sat., Jan. 25, 3am.All over -
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Out of Town
Cowboys With John Langmore
The Austin-based photographer brings his documentary film to the Briscoe Western Art Museum for an afternoon of storytelling and booksigning.Sat., Jan. 25, 2pmSan Antonio -
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AISD Early College High School Open House
Families of prospective high school students are welcome to attend numerous open houses on AISD's ECHS Program, which allows teens to take college classes for free. Schools hosting the open house are: Akins, Crockett, Eastside Memorial, LBJ, Navarro, Northeast, and Travis.Sat., Jan. 25, 9am-noon. Free.Multiple campuses -
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All's Well That Ends Well
Past is Prologue Productions, the company that brought us Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth last Halloween at the Driskill Hotel, returns with an ensemble cast of local actors to blend live theatre with dance film for a unique approach to this Shakespeare comedy. Jennifer Sturley directs.Through Jan. 26. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3 & 8pm. $15 and up. -
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America's Musical Journey (2018)
Laser IMAX 3D: Follow Aloe Blacc as he traces Louis Armstrong’s footsteps through the colorful locales and cultures where America’s music was born.Sat., Jan. 25, 11am -
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