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.
The Austin Underground Film Society presents Crooks, The Hot As Shits, screening of Wild in the Streets at Headhunters [+] [8pm, use 8th St. entrance]
Muchos Backflips, Condiment Sandwich at Lovejoys [+]
Fatback Circus, Bankrupt and the Borrowers, Boming Stassney, Sour Bridges at Flamingo Cantina [+]
Soda Pop Sounds Comp release with School Police, The Pillow Queens, Jay (also CD release), David Israel at the Austin Moose Lodge #1735 (2103 E.M. Franklin) [+] [$5 suggested donation]
The Vaquetones (L.A.), Leo Rondeau, Dave Insley's Careless Smokers at the Scoot Inn [+]
HMS Foolhardy at the Troubadour Saloon (503 E. 6th St.) [+]
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 Cry Blood Apache (12:45pm), The Wiggins (midnight), Harlem (10:30pm), PVC Street Gang (9:30pm) (inside stage), Jana Hunter (11:45pm), Caliban Goodbrain (11pm), Followed By Static (10pm), Wicked Poseur (9pm), Palit (8:30pm) (outside stage), DJ Ben Blackout at Club 1808 [+] [8pm-2am, free from 8pm-10pm, $5 after 10pm]
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]
AMODA Digital Showcase with Laptop Battle, (Fourthcity), Learning Secrets, several visual artists at the Mohawk [+] [9pm-2am, $9 general, $5 AMODA members, free with SXSW Interactive badge]
Oliver Future, The Boxing Lesson, Motel Aviv at Emo's [+] [inside]
Sad Wings, Drifter, Suicide Solution, Tia Carrera (8pm) at Room 710 [+]
The Rockland Eagles, The Trees at Club Deville [+] [outside]
Danny Malone, Company of Thieves at Club Deville [+] [inside]
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]
Yellow Bike Benefit Party with Pong, George Fox, 7 Seals and the Wingless Angels, Quick Release at The Compound (1300 E. 4th St.) [+] [6:30pm]
ATX Emerge with DJ Blisson (12:30am), Sunset (11:30pm), Belaire (10:30pm), The White White Lights (9:30pm), Harlem (8:30pm) at the Mohawk [+] [outside stage, RSVP]
ATX Emerge with Foot Patrol (1am), Zeale (midnight), Brazos (11pm), Freshmillions (10pm), Ume (9pm), Whiskey Thieves (8pm) at the Mohawk [+] [inside stage, 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 [+]
Koven, Beat Dolls, Bad Notes, Heartbreak in Action at Headhunters [+]
Sun. 3/15
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]
The Gunslingers (France), Dikes Of Holland, Air Traffic Controllers, Woodgrain at Beerland [+]
Bacon-Flavored Interactive After Party with Bacon Shoe at Red 7 [+] [9pm, benefit for the Children's Music Fund]
Atomic Honky Tonk showcase with Whiskey Throttle (1am), The Original Mexican Bob (midnight), Horse Opera (11pm), Mike & the Moonpies (10pm), Doug Wariner & his Only Band (9pm), Dave Insley's Careless Smokers (8pm), The Doolins (7pm), Vaquetones (6pm) at Headhunters [+]
Mon. 3/16
Wild America, Girlfren, Uh Oh (Milwaukee), The Thing that Always Explodes (Little Rock) at Trailer Space [+]
Lindsey Wells Band (7pm), Beth Lee (6pm) at Cheapo Records [+]
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]
imeem's 2nd annual Smash Up with Flosstradmus, Bird Peterson at the Beauty Bar [+] [free, open bar from 9-10:30pm]
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 [+]
The Egg, Kraak & Smaak, 2020 Soundsystem, Orchard Lounge at the Parish [+]
Capital Zen presents Loxsly (11pm), A Faulty Chromosome (10:15pm), Eddy Highway (9:30pm), King Air (8:45pm), El Mustachio (8:00), David Nathan (7:30pm), Dash Kizer (7pm) at the Music Gym (815 East 6th St.) [+] [patio stage]
StayIndie presents SXSI (South By StayIndie) with Murder My Sweet (11pm), SuperLiteBike (10pm), The Boxing Lesson (9pm), The Epilogues (8pm), Kevin Jack & Augmentally Ill (opening and closing until 2am) at the Aces Lounge (6th and San Jacinto) [+]
5619 Tuesday with Nicolette Manglos, B. Sterling Band, Matt Graham and the Stranger Cousins, Brad Otts, Picardy III, Kid on Holiday, Sad Accordions, Adeline at Space12 (3121 E. 12th St.) [+] [6-10pm, free]
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]
The Urges (Dublin), Teen Sensations, Choo Choo at the Scoot Inn [+]
The Secret Agency presents So So Glos, Graffiti Monsters, Factoms, Golden Triangle at the Parlor [+] [7pm]
St. Paddy's Day Altercation Comedy Tour/Music Showcase with Born to Lose, JT Haberstat, many more at Headhunters [+]
Swollen Circus with Chip Robinson (12:40am), Michelle Anthony (midnight), Alejandro Escovedo (11:40pm), Amy Cook (11:20pm), The Silos (11pm), Grant Hart (10:40pm), The Savage Trip (10:20pm), Freedy Johnston (10pm), Romantica (9:40pm), Andy Friedman (9:20pm), Dickie Lee Irwin (9pm) at the Hole in the Wall [+]
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 (4:45pm), Ed Miller & Rich Brotherton (3:30pm), Gina and the Band of Brothers (3pm), Sean Orr & Black Dagger (2pm), T Bird & The Breaks (1pm), Capitol City Highlanders (noon), Black Irish (11am) at the Dog and Duck Pub (406 W. 17th St.) [+] [free]
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.) [+]
Daly City Records St. Patrick's Day DJ Party with Mochipet (Daly City), Drop The Lime (NYC), Nosaj Thing (LA), Vladimir Computin (Daly City), Preshish Moments (Daly City), Pharrell (France), 215: The Freshest Kidz (SF, Chicago), Larytta (Switzerland), Round Table Knights DJs (Switzerland) at Beso Cantina (307 W. 5th St.) [+] [9pm-2am, free, 21+]
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]
Ten Pounds to the Sound presents Frank Gratkowski (Germany, reeds), solo and in collaboration with Kurt Johnson (double bass) and Chris Cogburn (drumset) at the Salvage Vanguard Theater [+] [8pm, $8-$15 sliding scale]
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]
Bankrupt & the Borrowers (video release), Follow That Bird! at the Mohawk [+]
Blue Voodoo, Trophy 500s, Deuce Coup at Beerland [+]
TXRD After Party with Roger's Porn Collection at Room 710 [+]
Fritz Lang's Siegfried with live original score by The Calm Blue Sea at the Alamo Drafthouse - Ritz Theater (downtown, 320 E 6th St.) [+] [7pm, more info here]
Mon. 3/30
Dark Castle, Lions of Tsavo, Split Hoof, Mercyy at Emo's [+] [inside]
Car Stereo (Wars) Annual Glow in the Dark Party with Car Stereo (Wars), Zlam Dunk, MEGAtes at the Beauty Bar [+] [free glow in the dark photos, free glowsticks]
The Soldier Thread (CD release), Pompeii, Jets Under Fire at La Zona Rosa [+]
Sun. 4/5
The Way It Is Fest with Results, Determined to Defeat, Out to Sea, Power Trip, Product of Waste (RI), Seeker (last show), Golden Age, Feed, Broadcast Sea, Graverobbers, Full Contact, Ratking, MY Luck (last TX show), Condemned Unit, Unit 21, 13th Victim at Red 7 [+] [early show, doors at noon]
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the Erwin Center (1701 Red River) [+]
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 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 [+]
Kon Karne's Butcher Shop with the Bear - Instrumental Mind Set at Rio Rita Lounge (1308 E 6th St.) [+]
Sat. 5/23
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 [+]
1st Annual Independent/Punk Record Convention at the Broken Neck [+] [noon-6pm, email relrath@gmail.com to sell your records or for more details]
Sun. 5/24
Chaos in Tejas presents Harvey Milk, Mind Eraser, Iron Age at Red 7 [+]