This is a list of shows for the Austin area. It is by no means meant to be the Austin showlist, merely a showlist. It will not be limited solely to my tastes, but I will try my best to keep it within certain boundaries.
Any questions or comments or show listings can be sent to showlistaustin@yahoo.com. Bands, Artists, Clubs - if you have a mailing list, please add that address to it.
Language Room (CD release), Distant Lights, Deep Ella at La Zona Rosa [+]
Hurts to Laugh, Vitamins, Seizures, Damage Pants at Trophy's [+]
AchAchChay, Kittinger, Joe's Rocket Shoppe, Satellite Soldiers at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
The B Scene with DJ Chicken George, Blaze, Time Out at the Blanton Museum of Art (UT Campus, MLK at Congress) [+] [6-11pm, $5 members, $10 non-members]
Sat. 3/7
Fire Team Charlie, Pools, Dance of Days, Big Fiction, For Want Of at Snake Eyes Vinyl [+]
The Seeds' Sky Sunlight Saxon record signing party with a live performance by Shapes Have Fangs (4pm), Steve James (CD release, 2pm) at Antone's Records (2928 Guadalupe) [+]
KVRX Local Live vol. 13 release party with A Faulty Chromosome, Reverse X-Rays, Pataphysics, DJ Dan Gentile at Club 1808 [+]
Take Action Tour with Cute is What We Aim For, Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue at Emo's [+] [outside]
High Watt Crucifixers, Ignitor, Year of the Kid, Bat Castle at Emo's [+] [inside]
Power Squid (record release), M.C. Sweet Tea and the Allysons, The Hot as Shits at the Creekside Lounge [+]
The Black (45 release), Lost Soul Review at Club Deville [+]
Staple afterparty with live art and DJs Digg, Chorizo Funk and LD at Red 7 [+] [benefits KOOP Radio]
Spain Colored Orange (CD release), The Sour Notes, Wild Moccasins, One Hundred Flowers, DJ Mel at the Beauty Bar [+]
Foot Patrol, HUG, Baby's Got Bacteria, Over the Hill at the Austin Moose Lodge #1735 (2103 E.M. Franklin) [+] [9pm]
Pong, Graham Reynolds' Duke Ellington Tribute at the Continental Club [+]
Gentlemen's Social Club, Ghoultown, Sabbath Crow, The Little Morts at Room 710 [+]
Night Vision: An Evening with Austin City Council Place 1 Candidate Chris Riley & Local Creatives with music by Many Birthdays, No Mas Bodas, Low Red Center at Domy Books (913 E. Cesar Chavez) [+] [6-9pm, also group art show, one night only]
Honky, Split Hoof, Hobble, Mr. Lewis & The Funeral 5, Box Spring Hogs, Flametrick Subs, Pure Luck, The Skeletons, Corinne Rose at the Scoot Inn [+] [4pm]
Opposite Day, Wailing Walls, PJ and the Bear, Perilous Tide (8pm) at the Hole in the Wall [+]
Killing Industry, Lux Lamour, Melody Murder at Trophy's [+] [9pm]
Evoleno, Five Dollar Friend (CD release), Sedium, Life On Loan at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
Sun. 3/8
Grackle, Oriana Raeo, My Fist Your Face, Plague Doctor at Snake Eyes Vinyl [+]
Ludo, Sing It Loud, This Providence, The Morning Light at Emo's [+]
Yellow Bike Project benefit with Oh No Oh My, Follow That Bird!, Tastydactyls, The Laughing, more at the Mohawk [+] [4-10pm]
Make Austin Weirder Fest 9 with Babydick, Crapulence, Stolen Little Moments, Like Dogs, Blackholicus, Muppletone (reunion), Awesome Death at Room 710 [+]
For Sake Of The Ruins, Less Is More, Woolgather, The Organics at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
Fri. 3/13
Psych Fest 2 with The Black Angels (11:30pm), The Golden Dawn (performing their Power Plant album, 10:45pm), Lower Heaven (9:45pm), Woven Bones (9pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.) [+]
Nothing Sucks Anymore, Again Fest with Caliban Goodbrain, Cry Blood Apache, Followed By Static, Harlem, Jana Hunter, PVC Street Gang, Wicked Poseur, The Wiggins, DJ Ben Blackout at Club 1808 [+] [8pm-2am, $5]
Balmorhea (record release), The Wooden Birds at Ballet Austin (501 W. 3rd St.) [+]
The Austin Underground Film Society presents The Crack Pipes, The Man Stamps, screening of Altamont Now by Josh Brown at Beerland [+] [9pm]
Zenith Fuzzbomb, Perfect Pants, The Blind Pets, The Devil Rides at Trophy's [+]
Brink Of Disaster, VgZero, Tombstone Union (CD release), The FollowThrough at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
Iris Leu, Victoria Noll at the Austin Moose Lodge #1735 (2103 E.M. Franklin) [+] [9pm, $5 suggested donation]
McMercy Family Band & Gospel Choir, The Electric Mountain Rotten Apple Gang, Country Willie and the Cosmic Debris at Lamberts [+]
Sat. 3/14
The Black (record release) at Antone's Records (2928 Guadalupe) [+] [2pm, free]
Psych Fest 2 with Sky Sunlight Saxon of The Seeds (backed by Shapes have Fangs, 12:15am), Dead Meadow (11pm), The Wooden Shjips (10pm), Golden Animals (9pm), Indian Jewelry (8pm), Daughters of the Sun (7pm), Shapes Have Fangs (6pm), The Shine Brothers (5pm), Astronaut Suit (4pm), The Tunnels (3pm), Smoke and Feathers (2pm), PJ and the Bear (1pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.) [+]
Yeast by Sweet Beast 2009 - Crunchy Food Enterprises and Church of the Friendly Ghost present ST37 (1:15am), Balaclavas (12:30am), Future Blondes (11::45pm), Great Tyrant (11pm), Waco Girls (10:15pm), Tiger Hatchery (9:30pm), Yells at Eels (8:45opm), Bee vs. Moth (8pm), Book of Shadows (7:15pm), projections by eyeplug at the Salvage Vanguard Theater [+] [main stage, $5]
Yeast by Sweet Beast 2009 - Crunchy Food Enterprises and Church of the Friendly Ghost present Muzak John (1:30am), The Watchers (12:45am), Steve Marsh (midnight), Xathax (11:15pm), Skullcaster (10:30pm), Clear Spot (9:45pm), EFCA (9pm), Concrete Violin (8:15pm), Carlos Villarreal (7:30pm), Aunt's Analog (7pm) projections by Lars at the Salvage Vanguard Theater [+] [side stage, $5]
Gigotron Best of Texas Party with The Hex Dispensers, Finally Punk, Manikin at Emo's [+] [free]
ATX Emerge with Harlem, The White Lights, Belaire, Sunset, Fresh Millions, Ume, Brazos, Zeale, Foot Patrol, DJ Blisson at the Mohawk [+] [8pm-2am, RSVP]
MakeMusic TalkMusic Interactive Party with DJ Mel, Peel, MVSCLZ, Neiliyo, world premiere videos screenings, Maker Faire-friendly demos, robots, etc. at the Beauty Bar [+] [9pm, free, 21+]
PureVolume presents Local Music is Sexy 7 with The Calm Blue Sea, The Steps, Golden Boys, Electric Touch at the PureVolume House (2nd and Trinity) [+] [doors at 9pm]
Punk Rock Karaoke (Eric Melvin, Gret Hetson, Steve Soto, Derek O'Brien), Hazard of Industry at Red 7 [+] [outside]
Birds DJ Night with DJ Michael Byers at Red 7 [+] [inside]
Scott H. Biram, The In & Outlaws, The Beaumonts at Room 710 [+]
Psych Fest 2 with A Place to Bury Strangers (11:30pm), The Warlocks (10pm), The Strange Boys (9pm), Asteroid #4 (Philadelphia, 8pm), Forever Changes (Austin, 7pm), The Vandelles (NYC, 6pm), The Upsidedown (Portland, OR, 5pm), Miranda Lee Richards (LA, 4pm), Christian Bland & The Revelators (Austin, 3pm)m, Cavedweller (Austin, 2pm), Cartright (Austin, 1pm) at Radio Room (508 E. 6th St.) [+]
Yeast by Sweet Beast 2009 with Jherri Seinfeldt's Atrophied Sac (1:15am), Plutonium Farmers (12:30am), FM Campers (11:45pm), Dust Congress (11pm), 7 Inch Stitch (10:15pm), Bright Duplex (9:30pm), Bobbie (8:45pm), Canada Coda (8pm), projections by RecSpec at Plush [+] [$5]
Yeast by Sweet Beast 2009 with Aurora Plastics Company (1:15am), Doug Ferguson (12:30am), Laundry Room Squelchers (11:45pm), Expensive Shit (11pm), Low Red Center (10:15pm), Jacob Green & Tamara (9:30pm), Johnkin'kin (8:45pm), Mold (8pm) at Plush [+] [$5]
The Decider Party with The Wooden Birds, Evangelicals, The Lemurs, Low Line Caller, Eugene Mirman, DJ Sean O'Neal at the Mohawk [+]
Yarah Bravo (London), Miz Metro and Eyeris, Kill City, The Breakfast Club Crew, Cerebral Vortex (San Antonio), Mutual Trust, Jae the Saint, DJ Orion, DJ Bullet at Red 7 [+] [9pm, all ages]
Ichi Ni San Shi, Butcher Bear, Crushes, Kids Club at the Creekside Lounge [+] [10pm, $5]
PureVolume presents The DandyID & BrightKite Party with Pompeii, Jets Under Fire, Action Design, DJ King Luis at the PureVolume House (2nd and Trinity) [+] [doors at 9pm]
Cheapo's 11 Year Anniversary with Dirty Stereo (7pm), The Texreys (6pm), Suede Uppers (5pm) at Cheapo Records [+] [free instore]
Ends Sounds Second Annual Pre-SXSW Show/Party with Filler (one time only Minor Threat cover band with members of Rise Against, Gorilla Biscuits, MXPX, Riverboat Gamblers, etc.), Madball, Death In The Park, Reign Supreme, Mike Herrera's Tumbledown (MxPx frontman's alt-country band), Call To Preserve, True Widow, Bitter End, The Ramonahs (crossdressing Ramones cover band featuring Oliver Peck and Steve Viseanu), The Escape Frame at Red 7 [+]
City On Fire, Beauty Bar, Fanatic Promotion, and Toyota Matrix present Art Disaster no. 8 with Y-Love, Eprhyme and Diwon (1am), Belaire (midnight), Scorpion Child (11pm), The Soldier Thread (10pm), Pomegranates (9pm), The Laughing (8pm), Evol DJs (between sets) at the Beauty Bar [+] [outside stage, free with RSVP]
Art Disaster no. 8 with DJ Mel (1am), The Happy Hollows (12:20am), The White White Lights (11:20pm), Wild Yaks (10:20pm), Dans La Lune (9:20pm), Carol Bui (8:20pm), The Pity Party (7:20pm), Basic (6:30pm), DJ Orion with Shunda K and Josh Bloom (between sets) at the Beauty Bar [+] [inside stage, free with RSVP]
Todd P presents Tejas Means 'Friends' with White Denim (9:30pm), Dikes of Holland (9pm), Numerators (8:30pm), Daniel Francis Doyle (8pm), Fight Bite (7:30pm), Dozal Brothers (7pm), Total Abuse (6:30pm), This Horn of Afrika (6pm), Muggabears (5:30pm) at Ms. Bea's (1104 E. 6th St.) [+] [two stages, free, all ages, curated by Jesse Hodges & Cory Plump from When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth]
Grand Champeen, Two Cow Garage, Glossary at Beerland [+]
All Tomorrows' Parties event curated by The Octopus Project with Drones, Sleepy Sun, excerpts from ATP documentary, other movie clips at Emo's [+] [outside]
Comedy Night with Aziz Ansari, Eugene Mirman, John Mulaney, Nick Kroll at Emo's [+] [inside]
Hillgrass Bluebilly presents T Model Ford, Possesed by Paul James at Emo's Annex (across Red River from Emo's) [+]
IFC presents The Decemberists, Gomez at Pangaea (409 Colorado St.) [+] [free show, get tickets at Waterloo Records at 10am Monday, March 16th, first come, first served]
The Black Irish, Jungle Rockers, Mr. Lewis & the Funeral Five, Howlin' Houndog & the Infamous Loosers (Seattle) at Room 710 [+]
LTP & Performer Mag present the 2nd Annual Circus Party with Yellow Fever, The Urges, Follow That Bird, Agent Ribbon at the Carousel Lounge [+]
StayIndie presents SXSI (South By StayIndie) with Murder My Sweet (11pm), SuperLiteBike (10pm), The Boxing Lesson (9pm), Kevin Jack & Augmentally Ill (opening and closing until 2am) at the Aces Lounge (6th and San Jacinto) [+]
St. Patrick's Day Party with Mistress Stephanie & Her Melodic Cat (12:15am), I'm Gorgeous Inside (11:15pm), The Axons (10:15pm), Wiretree (9:15pm), Tribella (8:15pm) at Chain Drive [+]
The PureVolume St. Patty's Day Party with The Stiletto Formal, Lights Resolve at the PureVolume House (2nd and Trinity) [+] [doors at 9pm]
19th Annual St. Patrick's Day party with Ian McLagan and the Bump Band (9pm), Magic Christian (8pm), Right or Happy (aka The Reivers, all original members, 7pm), 20/20 (6pm), Capitol City Highlanders (short set), Ed Miller & Rich Brotherton, Sean Orr & Black Dagger, T Bird & The Breaks (1pm), Capitol City Highlanders (noon), Black Irish (11am) at the Dog and Duck Pub (406 W. 17th St.) [+]
International Night with Zona Tango (Argentina, 1am), Polly Mackey & the Pleasure Principle (Liverpool, midnight), The Golden Dogs (Toronto, 11pm), We Should Be Dead (Limerick, 10pm), Bang Bang Eche (Christchurch, 9pm), The Parlotones (Johannesburg, 8pm) at Friends (208 E. 6th St.) [+]
SXSW week - as usual, I will NOT be listing official SXSW showcases. You will find them here. I will also not be listing day shows that require badges - SXSW has them listed here.
I will try to find out as much as possible about other shows going on, daytime or otherwise. If you know of any, please let me know - showlistaustin@yahoo.com. Please try to get me the info in advance. Once Tuesday evening hits, I will probably not be listing any more shows.
Most of the day shows are free - just because I don't mark one as free doesn't mean it's not, it just means I don't know one way or the other.
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The Dicks, World Burns To Death, Masshysteri, You People, Shootin Pains (8pm) at Room 710 [+]
Masshysteri (Sweden), Mammoth Grinder, Porkeria at Club 1808 [+] [early show, 7pm]
Shapes Have Fangs, Cause for Applause, Gospel Truth, A Giant Dog at Emo's [+] [inside]
Tribute Band Marathon with The Orgasm Addicts, Big Mess, Barracuda, A Joy Division Cover Band, The Black Squeeze, The Costellophones, The Lowelies at Emo's [+] [outside]
High Watt Crucifixers, The Hoodrats, Devil Rides at Red 7 [+] [late show, outside]
Baby Got Bacteria, Brass Ovaries Pole Dancers, Churchwood, Opposite Day at Emo's [+] [late show, inside]
Stick To Your Guns, Shai Hulud, In Fear & Faith, Stray From The Path, Katsumoto, No Bragging Rights at Emo's [+] [early show, doors open at 3pm, outside]
Napalm Death, Kataklysm, Toxic Holocaust, Abigail Williams, Trap Them at Emo's [+] [outside]
Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW) with Summer of Blood, Golden Boys at Emo's [+] [inside and courtyard]
Cattle Decapitation, Woe of Tyrants, Rose Funeral, Swine Horde at Red 7 [+]
The Weird Weeds, Some Say Leland, Ralph White at Room 710 [+]
Old School Austin Fish Fry Jam hosted by Chris Burns with Pocket FishRmenSexy Finger Champs, Roger's Porn Collection, Rockland Eagles, Jazzus Lizard, Total Faggots, Insect Sex Act, Seizures!!, Horsies at the Scoot Inn [+] [4pm-midnight]
Chaos in Tejas kickoff party with Ponytail, Harlem, Teenage Cool Kids, Yellow Fever at Red 7 [+]
Thu. 5/21
Chaos In Tejas presents Propagandi, Trash Talk, Canadian Rifle at the Mohawk [+]
Chaos In Tejas presents Cro-Mags, Skitkids (Sweden), Crude (Japan), Annihilation Time, Fuk (England, ex-Chaos UK), No Tolerance at Emo's [+]
Fri. 5/22
Chaos in Tejas presents Cock Sparrer (England), Brutal Knights (Canada), Peligro Social (last show), Destino Final (Spain, ex-Invasion), Hjertestop (Denmark), Young Offenders, Obliteration, The Hex Dispensers at Emo's [+]
Chaos In Tejas presents Amebix, Judgement (Japan), Pierced Arrows (2/3 of Dead Moon), Outlaw Order (4/5 of eyehategod), AI (Japan), Warcry, Midnight at Emo's [+] [outside]
Chaos In Tejas presents Times New Viking, Nodzzz, XYX (Mexico), Drunkdriver at Emo's [+] [inside]
Chaos in Tejas presents The Business (England), Krum Bums, The Broadsiders at Red 7 [+]
Sun. 5/24
Chaos in Tejas presents Harvey Milk, Mind Eraser, Iron Age at Red 7 [+]