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.
- Thu. 12/17
- Crystal Antlers, Harlem, Audacity at the Mohawk [+]
- Texas Independence Fest benefit with The Bread, The Organics, Clyde and Clem's Whiskey Business, The Van Buren Boys at Red 7 [+]
- International Waters, Leopold and His Fiction, Wine & Revolution at Beerland [+]
- The New Drugs at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Amplified Heat, Strange Attractors, Smoke and Feathers at the Parish [+]
- The 101X Independent Workforce X-Mas Show with Phoenix, White Denim, Hockey at La Zona Rosa [+]
- Aunt Polly's Christmoose Party and Lipstick Pages Winter Release/Fundraiser with Miss Moonlight, DD Dagger, Attic Ted, Jacob Goldberg, more TBA at the Austin Moose Lodge #1735 [+] [5pm, free food]
- The Gary, The Great Nostalgic, ST 37 at Stubb's [+]
- Gabriel & a Beautiful Mind, Tombstone, Necessity at Flamingo Cantina [+]
- Johnny Dilks, Dave Insley and the Careless Smokers, Charlie Terrell and the Murdered Johns at the Scoot Inn [+]
- The F-Holes, The Electric Mountain Rotten Apple Gang, Nic Walker at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Two Hoots & a Holler at Trophy's [+]
- WinoVino at the Parlor [+] [9pm]
- Redd Volkaert at the Ghost Room (304 W. 4th St.) [+] [8:30pm]
- Your Moms Kitche Showcase with Betaplayer, Steg Flex, Funeral for Fame, Parkiing, Posr at Headhunters [+]
- Vicious, Pagame, DJ Scorpio at Headhunter's Cannibal Stage (back patio) [+]
- The Gunnhilda, Baphemetis, Parasitic Reign, Hope For Aviana, Courage Of A Pawn at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
- Fri. 12/18
- The Roller, Ratking, Kegcharge, Curse the Heavens at Emo's [+] [inside]
- At All Cost, The Jonbenet, Set Aflame, Radioland Murders at Red 7 [+]
- Frank Smith, Clay Nightingale, Cartright, Sad Accordions at the Mohawk [+]
- Xmas show and benefit for Mental Health America with Alpha Rev, Tosca Strings, My Education, The Boxing Lesson at Antones [+]
- Comanche Abortion (reunion), Contact High Fives, Jared Cannon Roast at Beerland [+]
- Givers, The Lemurs, The Laughing at the Parish [+]
- Annual Sagittarius Ball with I Love Math (Dallas), The Pons, The Boom Boom Box (Dallas), Ripe, Education (San Antonio), Buttercup (San Antonio), Ok Sweetheart (SF), DJ Czech One, DJ Prince Klassen at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Death Is Not A Joyride, Hipnautica at Elysium [+]
- Paradise Titty, Stooges cover band, Promise Breakers at Club Deville [+]
- Fighting Brothers McCarthy: A Christmas Rumble with the Fighting Brothers McCarthy, Andrew Duplantis' The Vanity Album, Melissa Bryan at The Independent (at 501 Studios, 501 IH-35) [+] [8pm]
- Paper Shapes, Radioland Murders at the Music Gym (815 East 6th St.) [+] [after hours]
- Big D and the Kid's Table, Hardproof Afrobeat, Proper Villain Soundsystem at Flamingo Cantina [+]
- Obsolete Machines at Club 1808 [+]
- Winter Solstice Disco with Many Birthdays, No Mas Bodas, Clouds Are Ghosts, DJ Michael Zawodniak at the Scoot Inn [+]
- Tiny Tin Hearts, Legs Against Arms at the Ghost Room (304 W. 4th St.) [+]
- The Flatcar Rattlers, St. Cloud, Jonny Burke at Stubb's [+]
- T-Bird and the Breaks, The Greyhounds at the Continental Club [+]
- Physics of Meaning, Spain Colored Orange, The Sour Notes, The Mole People at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Goldmans Sac, Layne Garrett, Waters at the Austin Moose Lodge #1735 [+] [9pm]
- Hot Rod Hillbillies, Oil Pan Sluts, Blue Flames, Black Widow Burlesque, Bar Brawl III at Trophy's [+]
- Major Major Major, For Hours and Ours at the Parlor [+] [9pm]
- Feeding 5000 at La Zona Rosa [+]
- Vegas Bomb, Stegosaurus Lips, 7 Day Trip, G Dub Funk, The Stoics at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
- Sat. 12/19
- Serious Tracers, Flesh Lights, Dated at the Parlor [+] [9pm]
- Book of Shadows (CD release), Low Red Center, X=X at Trailer Space [+] [7pm, free]
- Holiday Party 2009 with Windsor For The Derby, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, International Waters, The Black, JC & Company, Kingdom of Suicide Lovers at the United States Art Authority (510 W. 29th St.) [+] [8pm, $7, all ages]
- Christmas Cacophony with Shapes Have Fangs, The Viet Minh, Horse + Donkey, The Tunnels, premiere screening of Austin Psych Fest 2 at the Mohawk [+] [film at 8pm, bands after]
- Dave Bone & the Troublemakers at Beerland [+]
- Supersuckers, Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies, Charlie and the Valentine Killers at the Scoot Inn [+] [8pm, $12]
- Rooney, Tally Hall, Crash Kings at Emo's [+] [outside]
- Snafu Kitties, Zorch, Paper Shapes, We Aim To Try at Emo's [+] [inside]
- Metal for Meals benefit for the Capital Area Food Bank with Killing in Apathy (CD release), Carbide, Brotherhood, Course of Ruin, American Lab Rat, Head Crusher, 1836 at Red 7 [+]
- DJ Mel (inside), Manaja Beta, Este Vato, El Tule, Chorizo Funk (outside) at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Los Bones, Steppin' Razors, Red Leader at Club 1808 [+]
- Peligrosa - DJ Orion, Manolo Black, Hobo D, Pagame at the Parish [+]
- One Hundred Flowers, The Bubbles, The Davis Levels at Social (303 W. 5th St.) [+] [9pm, free, 21+]
- Vinyl Dharma (EP release), The Frontier Brothers, Cosmogirl, J. Edgar Groover at La Zona Rosa [+]
- Sister Carol, Don Chani at Flamingo Cantina [+]
- Whitman, Colour Wheel, The White White Lights at Stubb's [+]
- Fatback Circus, Sour Bridges, Conquistador at the Belmont (305 W. 6th St.) [+] [10pm]
- English Teeth, Mr Lewis and the Funeral Five, Chris Gates at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Follow That Bird! at the Austin Moose Lodge #1735 [+] [9pm, free]
- Audra's Birthday Masquerade with The Devil Rides, The Blind Pets at Trophy's [+]
- Brian Eno Dance Party with VC Chldkrft, Owlbeemoth at Cherrywood Coffeehouse (1400 E. 38th 1/2 St.) [+] [8pm, free]
- Super Heavy Goat Ass, Oklahomos, Hit & Run, Dixie Waste, Ese, The Butts, Eddie Spaghetti at Headhunters [+]
- Blood Royale, Butcher White, Dixie Waste, Sam Watkins, Fates Train at Headhunter's Cannibal Stage (back patio) [+]
- New Disaster, White Rhino, American Heist at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
- Sun. 12/20
- Bill Callahan, Lights at St. David's Episcopal Church (301 E. 8th St.) [+] [5pm]
- Gerard's Birthday with The Golden Boys, Flesh Lights, Dated, Sex Advice, DJ Alan B at Beerland [+]
- Arsonists Get All the Girls, Mayans, Growth in Decay, My Devastator at Red 7 [+] [early show]
- Baron Grod, Burials at Red 7 [+] [late show, free]
- Pataphysics, Literature, Christmas Special (Jason of Voxtrot), Way No Way at Emo's [+]
- Tavaris 'Tazz' Kelly, Sonic Yon, S.S. Dreamboat, The Anti-Scene, Jeremy Williams, My Stereo Sunshine at the Beauty Bar [+] [6:30pm, all ages]
- Mad Vega at the Parlor [+] [9pm]
- BB Mercy, Fireball Show at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Sugar Queens, Goodnight Ether, Smiling Knights at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
- Mon. 12/21
- The Octopus Project, All My Friends, Sunset, Neiliyo, Paradise Titty at the Mohawk [+]
- Rock and Roll Karaoke at Beerland [+]
- Noel Mckay, Mike Nicolai at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Dale Watson & his Lone Stars at the Continental Club [+] [10pm]
- Trophy's Xmas Party with Rat Trap Ball at Trophy's [+] [free]
- Tue. 12/22
- The Cassingles at Beerland [+]
- Attractive and Popular, Hot White, Pataphysics, Mutating Meltdown at the Mohawk [+]
- HORSE the Band, Zlam Dunk, Crash Gallery, Versus Leviathan at Emo's [+] [inside]
- Abigail und Hansel at the Parlor [+] [9pm]
- Clyde And Clem's Whiskey Business at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- The Saturday Nites, Alejandro Escovedo (10pm) at the Continental Club [+]
- Wed. 12/23
- Alone Together: solo sets by Billy Steve Korpi (the Crack Pipes), Max V (The Fleshlights), Dean Beadles (the Apeshits) at Beerland [+]
- Woven Bones at the Mohawk [+]
- New Roman Times, The Always Already, Distance Runner at Stubb's [+]
- Wizardry (Brooklyn), special guests at the Scoot Inn [+]
- Thu. 12/24
- Fri. 12/25
- Dale Watson & his Lone Stars Annual Christmas Show & Dance at the Continental Club [+]
- Sat. 12/26
- Sun. 12/27
- Daniel Francis Doyle, Air Traffic Controllers at Beerland [+]
- Matt Herbert, Rebecca Pronsky, Lady Maybe at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Mon. 12/28
- Tue. 12/29
- Wed. 12/30
- Total Abuse, Migraine, Ecoli, White Dog at Club 1808 [+]
- Austinist Indieroke Second Anniversary at the Mohawk [+]
- Pheonix Saga, The Grapes at Trophy's [+]
- James and the Douchebags, DJ Mos Jeff at Chain Drive [+]
- Beth Lee at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Skullcaster, Owlbeemoth, How I Quit Crack, Omebi, J. Waters, VC Childkraft, Gary Barftits, Aunt's Analog, XathaX, Peter J Woods, Askela, Instinct Control, Spagirus, Dromez, Venison Whirled, Jacob Green, Wraithers, Phoenix in Obsidian, Static Storm System, Space Between Thoughts, Douglas Ferguson, Steve Marsh, Jonathan Horne, Arne Nordhammer, Dann Green, DJ <+>>>>[^_^]<<<<+> at Discovery Village (3305 E. MLK) [6pm]
- Thu. 12/31
- NYE 1969 with Thee Penetrators (Stooges cover band), The Hi-Tones (60's covers, Beatles), Forever Changes (Arthur Lee & Love cover band), DJ Sue (Fuzz Club), DJ Tweedy (Tighten Up), DJ Jason Austin (Pop Noir) at the United States Art Authority (510 W. 29th St.) [+] [9:30pm, free DJs outside all night, inside $10]
- Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Hard Proof Afrobeat at Stubb's [+] [inside]
- Grupo Fantasma, Brownout!, Peligrosa All-Stars at the Mohawk [+]
- Scott H. Biram, The Beaumonts, Darren Hoff & the Hard Times at Emo's [+]
- Metallagher, Empty Bottles (Murder City Devils covers), Stabba (ABBA tribute), Manzig at Red 7 [+]
- Flametrick Subs, Izzy Cox at Beerland [+]
- 2010 Uncorked with Flosstradamus, Car Stereo (Wars), Matt Shiv at Seaholm Power Plant (214 West Avenue) [+] [9pm-3am]
- DJ Mel at the Beauty Bar [+]
- 3rd Annual NYE Reggae Bash with Grimy Styles, The Mau Mau Chaplains at Flamingo Cantina [+]
- The Gourds at The Independent (at 501 Studios, 501 IH-35) [+]
- T Bird and the Breaks, Jade Idol at the Continental Club [+]
- Soul Track Mind, The Lost Soul Review, PJ and the Bear at the Hole in the Wall [+]
- Two Hoots & a Holler at Trophy's [+]
- The Stummies at the Red Eyed Fly [+]
- Robert Earl Keen, Randy Rogers Band, Wade Bowen, Band of Heathens at the Austin Music Hall [+]
- Fri. 1/1
- Sat. 1/2
- Free Week with Flametrick Subs at Beerland [+]
- Black Bone Child, White Rhino, The Slideshow Tragedy at Stubb's [+] [inside]
- Chuck Prophet, Frank Smith at the Continental Club [+]
- Young American Outlaw, White Sales at Trophy's [+] [free]
- Sun. 1/3
- Follow That Bird, Magic Jewels, Nighty Night (Carbondale, IL), Literature at Trailer Space [+] [7pm]
- Candidate, La Dispute, Native, Brother/Ghost at Emo's [+]
- 100 Flowers, Many Birthdays at the Beauty Bar [+]
- McLemore Ave. at Ruta Maya [+] [7-9pm, $3]
- Mon. 1/4
- Free Week with The Carrots, Bear Claw, JC & CO., Cowabunga Babez at Emo's [+] [free]
- Major Major Major, The Night at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Dale Watson and his Lone Stars at the Continental Club [+]
- Tue. 1/5
- Empire! Empire!, The Reptilian, Cloud Mouth, For Want Of, Diving at Trailer Space [+] [6pm]
- Super Lite Bike, Planet Rye Co, The Criminal Kind at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Wed. 1/6
- Stereo Is A Lie, Strange Attractors, She Sir, New Roman Times at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Megafauna, Baby Robots, Telepathik Friend at Chain Drive [+]
- Hug, Punk Bunny at Headhunters [+]
- Thu. 1/7
- Fri. 1/8
- The Wailers, The Supervillains at Antones [+]
- Love Collector, Boats (CA), Cassingles, Tempo Tantrums at the Parlor [+] [8pm]
- Prince Klassen at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Sat. 1/9
- Come and Take It, Rats and Birds (members of Marked Men, Shang-a-lang), Shred Savage (CA), Dude Jams (NM), Shanghai River at the Spotted Dick House (2403 Bryan St.) [+] [6pm]
- Free Week with ATTAK (iN)FORMATION, Explosion Horse, Monkeytown, AtariMatt (from Gut), This Horn of Afrika, Zorch at Emo's [+]
- Free Week with The Hex Dispensers, The Sinks, The Altars, Shanghai River at Emo's [+]
- Car Stereo (Wars), All My Friends, Mothfight, The Laughing at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Nana Grizol, Geoff Reacher at Club 1808 [+]
- Leatherbag, The Pons, Danny Malone at Stubb's [+] [inside, free]
- The Melodians, Don Chani at Flamingo Cantina [+]
- Sun. 1/10
- Cruddy, Sabertooth Snatch (Tucson), Dated at the Parlor [+] [9pm]
- String at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Tue. 1/12
- Letter of Warning (tour kickoff) at Red 7 [+]
- Wed. 1/13
- Adam Franklin & Bolts of Melody, Ringo Deathstarr, My Education at Emo's [+] [inside]
- Behemoth, Shining, Septicflesh, Pack of Wolves at Emo's [+] [outside]
- Thu. 1/14
- Dana Falconberry (CD release) at the Mohawk [+]
- Letter of Warning (tour kickoff) at Red 7 [+]
- Frantic Clam (EP release) at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Fri. 1/15
- The Riverboat Gamblers at Red 7 [+]
- This Will Destroy You, Lymbyc Systym at Emo's [+] [outside]
- Cruiserweight, Parachute Musical, Wicked Celtics, Sequoyah Prep School at Emo's [+] [inside]
- Cover band night, Prince Klassen at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Sat. 1/16
- Goodie Mob, Scarface at Emo's [+] [outside]
- Zlam Dunk at Emo's [+] [inside]
- Black Milk (Detroit), Rapid Ric, Kill City at Red 7 [+]
- Bright Light Social Hour, Asa Ransom at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Fever in the Funkhouse, Kevin McKinney at Stubb's [+] [inside]
- Li'l Cap'n Travis, Lonesome Heroes, Low Lows at the Continental Club [+]
- Sun. 1/17
- Revocation, Hypno5e, Binary Code at Red 7 [+]
- Never Shout Never, Carter Hulsey, The Denison at Emo's [+]
- Tue. 1/19
- Wed. 1/20
- Possessed by Paul James at the Mohawk [+]
- Thu. 1/21
- No Control Radio presents Korpiklaani, Tyr, Swashbuckle, White Wizzard, Vesperian Sorrow at Emo's [+]
- Fri. 1/22
- Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Dance Gavin Dance, Fire From the Gods at Emo's [+]
- Blindoldfreak, Cyrusrex, Carbon Theory at Elysium [+]
- Perpetual Groove at Stubb's [+] [inside]
- Stereo is a Lie, Buttercup, Bear Bones, Ideal Soul Mart, Prince Klassen at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Scott H. Biram, Woodsboss at the Continental Club [+]
- Sat. 1/23
- Angie's Bday Bash with Seaholm Electric, The Gary, Baby Robots at Trailer Space [+] [6-9pm]
- Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Big Whiz at the Mohawk [+]
- Agnostic Front, Death By Stereo, Blunt Force Trauma, Night Siege at Red 7 [+]
- The Cribs, Adam Green, The Dead Trees at the Parish [+]
- The Hope Conspiracy, Bitter End, Eightfifteen, Power Trip at Emo's [+]
- The Ugly Beats, The Ripe, English Teeth at Stubb's [+] [inside]
- Planet Rye Co., Hi Tones at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Van Morrison at Bass Concert Hall [+]
- Mon. 1/25
- Anvil (9:45pm), screening of Anvil: The Story of Anvil (8pm) at Emo's [+] [outside]
- Anvil afterparty with Godswill at Emo's [+] [inside]
- Wed. 1/27
- Anti-Flag, Aiden, Cancer Bats, Fireworks at Red 7 [+]
- Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard at Antones [+]
- Winds of Plague, Despised Icon, For Today, Stray From the Path, The World We Knew, Set Aflame at Emo's [+]
- Jonathan Richman at the Continental Club [+] [early show, 8pm]
- Thu. 1/28
- Fri. 1/29
- Yo La Tengo, Times New Viking at Antones [+]
- Dex Romweber Duo, Exene Cervenka at Emo's [+]
- Girls, Magic Kids at the Parish [+]
- Prince Klassen at the Beauty Bar [+]
- Sat. 1/30
- The Audition, The Dangerous Summer, Sparks the Rescue, The Right Coast, The Stampede at Emo's [+] [early show]
- Sun. 1/31
- Badfish, Scotty Don't, Full Service at Emo's [+]
- Tue. 2/2
- The Residents at Stubb's [+]
- New Found Glory, Saves the Day, hellogoodbye, Fireworks at Emo's [+]
- Thu. 2/4
- Justin Townes Earle, Dawn Landes at Stubb's [+] [inside]
- Fri. 2/5
- Prototype Fashion Freakout at the Mohawk [+]
- Sat. 2/6
- Bowerbirds, Julie Doiron at the Mohawk [+]
- That 1 Guy at Emo's [+]
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Stubb's [+]
- Sun. 2/7
- Mon. 2/8
- Devildriver, Suffocation, Goatwhore, Thy Will Be Done at Emo's [+]
- Wed. 2/10
- Emmure, Terror, After the Burial, Miss May I, Thick As Blood, Falsetta at Emo's [+]
- Thu. 2/11
- Motion City Soundtrack, Set Your Goals, This Providence, The Swellers at Emo's [+]
- Retribution Gospel Choir at Stubb's [+]
- Fri. 2/12
- Sat. 2/13
- RJD2, Kenan Bell, Happy Chichester at Emo's [+] [outside]
- The Expendables, Iration, Passafire, Pour Habit, Roots Down Below at Emo's [+] [inside]
- Nouvelle Vague at Red 7 [+]
- Joe Jack Talcum (of Dead Milkmen) at the Mohawk [+]
- Sun. 2/14
- Screaming Females, Jeff the Brotherhood at Emo's [+]
- Tue. 2/16
- In Fear & Faith, Eisenheim, Fire From the Gods, Thieves at Emo's [+]
- Atom Age, Snake Handler at Red 7 [+]
- Mike Doughty (of Soul Coughing) at the Cactus Cafe [+]
- Wed. 2/17
- Hot Topic Presents the Sub City Take Action Tour with We The Kings, Mayday Parade, A Rocket to the Moon, There for Tomorrow at Emo's [+]
- Mike Doughty (of Soul Coughing) at the Cactus Cafe [+]
- Thu. 2/18
- Fri. 2/19
- The Strange Boys, Chain and the Gang, Yellow Fever at Emo's [+]
- Gov't Mule at Stubb's [+]
- Sat. 2/20
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Nico Vega, Jay Adams at Emo's [+]
- Fourtet, Nathan Fake at the Mohawk [+]
- Sun. 2/21
- D.R.I., Condemned Unit, Blunt Force Trauma, Birth A.D. at Emo's [+]
- Tue. 2/23
- Laura Viers & the Hall of Flames, Cataldo, Old Believers at the Mohawk [+]
- Wed. 2/24
- Akron/Family, Warpaint at the Parish [+]
- Pretty and Nice, Title Tracks at the Mohawk [+]
- Evan Dando at Emo's [+]
- Thu. 2/25
- Fri. 2/26
- Sat. 2/27
- Sun. 2/28
- HOD, Blaspherian, Gravehill at Emo's [+]
- Mon. 3/1
- The Clientele, Vetiver at the Mohawk [+]
- Tue. 3/2
- Wed. 3/3
- Sat. 3/6
- Sun. 3/7
- Wed. 3/10
- Fri. 3/12
- Sat. 3/13
- Sun. 3/14
- Tue. 3/23
- Thu. 3/25
- Fri. 3/26
- Mavis Staples, Booker T., J.J. Grey, Mofro at the Paramount Theater (713 Congress Avenue) [+]
- Sat. 3/27
- Kreator, Kataklysm, Evile, Lightning Swords of Death, Lazarus AD at Emo's [+]
- Wed. 4/7
- Hammerfall, Echoes of Eternity, Vesperian Sorrow at Emo's [+]
- Thu. 4/8
- The Big Pink, A Place to Bury Strangers at the Parish [+]
- Sat. 4/10
- Sun. 4/11
- Sat. 4/17
- Acid Mothers Temple, Over-Gain Optimal Death at Emo's [+]
- Mon. 4/26
- Overkill, Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer, Evile, Woe of Tyrants at Emo's [+]
- Thu. 4/29
- Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Swallow the Sun, Survivors Zero at Emo's [+]
- Sat. 5/1
- Fri. 5/7
- Sat. 5/8
- Sun. 7/13
- Primal Fear, Luna Mortis at Emo's [+]
