Octopus Project/Horse + Donkey/Cue (outside)
Fri. 11/16 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
SONDRE LERCHE,Dan Wilson
Fri. 11/16 | 2:00PM @ The Parish (Downtown)
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Norwegian Sondre Lerche has dabbled in plenty of styles during his 25 years on Earth, though he definitely put his best foot forward with this year’s more rocking Phantom Punch. Most recently, Lerche scored the Steve Carell film, Dan In Real Life, a task he took seriously, attending auditions and sleeping overnight on the film’s set. Opener Dan Wilson cut his teeth as a guitarist in pop outfit Trip Shakespeare, which gained a cultish following in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. By the late ‘90s, his second band, Semisonic, landed a platinum-selling album on the strenth of its single, “Closing Time.” Here he plays in support of his second solo offering, Free Life, released last month.
La Putain Avec Les Fleurs (@ Beerland, 11/16, 8 & 11pm)
Fri. 11/16 | 8:00PM @ Beerland (Downtown)
$10 Cover RoHo Theatre Company www.laputain.com La Putain Avec Les Fleurs, billed as a "Junk Melodrama", is set in 1940's France. A troupe of vagabond performers, known as "…more»
BRAND NEW w/ THRICE, MEWITHOUTYOU
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Downtown)
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Pepper w/ The Expendables
Fri. 11/16 | 9:00PM @ Antone's (Downtown)
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You’ve got to hand it to bands—like Pepper—that have somehow spawned full-fledged careers singing about downing brews and
blunts with their brahs and babes. Perhaps it was fate that Sublime met an early demise and passed on the West Coast reggae-rock torch, because Pepper’s been supplying the frat-party soundtrack ever since. The group’s laid-back, beach-y roots may be in Kona, Hawaii, but these bros practically define the Volcom-loving, skates-and-tats lifestyle of the SoCal dude. Pepper only bolstered that coastal cred with its 2006 release, No Shame, featuring Tony Kanal of No Doubt and Nick Hexum of 311 as producers. Opening: The Expendables, Passafire.
Grand Opening of Pangaea Austin
Fri. 11/16 | 9:00PM @ Pangaea Austin (Downtown)
Michael Ault, who Variety named “The King of New York Nightlife,” brings his international nightclub to Austin this fall when he opens Pangaea, at 409 Colorado St., a bottle club a…more»
Mr. Lewis and The Funeral Five, Honeypot, Creamy Flava, Mr. and Mrs. Mays (Lounge)
Fri. 11/16 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
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PAT MONAHAN w/ I Nine
Fri. 11/16 | 8:00PM @ La Zona Rosa (Downtown)
Tickets on sale THIS Saturday 9/22 at 10AM!
Mortified!
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East of I-35)
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Part comedy, part theater, part therapy, Mortified stars everyday adults sharing their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics and locker notes in frontof total strangers. Mortified has been embraced by fans across the nation with sold-out live events in various cities (LA, NYC, San Francisco, Boston). Now, Mortified is launching a new chapter in Austin, featuring a distinct lineup of local performers. It’s never the same show twice!
NO BRIDGES TO CROSS CD Release w/ Driftin' Luke, Leatherbag, The Archibalds and Se...
Fri. 11/16 | 9:00PM @ The Mohawk (Downtown)
9:00pm / 18+ / C-SIDE / SUPERPOP RECORDS / Tickets / View Poster
Don't Dress For Dinner
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM - Sun. 12/23 @ Austin Playhouse
To spend a weekend with his chic French mistress, Bernard packs his wife off to her mother's, invites his best friend to provide an alibi, and hires a gourmet chef to add culinary spice in…more»
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“Don’t Dress for Dinner” by Marc Camoletti is considered a sex farce, so maybe you should leave the children at home. Full of witty dialogue, “Don’t Dress” is sure to enliven your holiday weekend.read more at austin360.com
That Other Paper Presents...Punchline!
Fri. 11/16 | 9:00PM @ ColdTowne Theater (East of I-35)
Punchline is proudly sponsored by That Other Paper every Friday night at ColdTowne Theater. With ColdTowne's new cash bar, intimate setting, and relaxed atmosphere, it's no wonder this…more»
Plastic Parachute w/ Tigercity and Sans Serac
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM @ Stubb's Bar-B-Q (Downtown)
(Indoor) Brand New Afterparty - Free w/ Brand New tix
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African Dance Party with Rattletree Marimba
Fri. 11/16 | 10:00PM @ Copa Bar & Grill (Downtown)
Rattletree Marimba at the best outdoor stage in Austin! Other acts to be confirmed.
Those Peabodys/Good Times Crisis (C.D.release)/The Dazzling King Solomon Band (in)
Fri. 11/16 | 10:00PM @ Emo's (Downtown)
THE DISTRICT!
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM - Thu. 11/22 @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (Downtown)
THE DISTRICT! Rated NR; 87min; Director:Áron Gauder The triumphant return of last year's Fantastic Fest favorite!! The revolutionary new achievement o…more»
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The animated Budapest ghetto-dwellers in 2004’s The District! cycle through cut-out facial expressions, launch into exuberant hip-hop songs, and live in oddly warped buildings, but Aron Gauder’s film continually pushes the filth and absurdity up front with its giddy sensory wonders. (In one scene, a used condom and some dog shit on the sidewalk provide visual aid for an epiphany.) A group of scrappy kids go back in time to buy some mammoths and beef up the world’s oil reserves, but their scheme quickly fattens up the neighborhood’s rival Ukrainian and Gypsy gangs, making way for one the funniest cataclysms you’re likely to see in a movie this year (through Nov. 22)
Master Pancake Theatre: Roadhouse
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (Downtown)
(9:45 / Midnight, $12.50)
Tamale Workshop
Fri. 11/16 | 7:00PM @ Central Market Cooking School (Campus to 183)
($65, 6:30-9:30pm)
The Distant Seconds, freshmillions, Brass Knuckle Belt Buckle
Fri. 11/16 | 9:00PM @ Scoot Inn & Bier Garten (East of I-35)
The Distant Seconds - 9.00freshmillions -10.15Brass Knuckle Belt Buckle - 12.00
Austin electronica gurus The Octopus Project make wonderfully vibrant pop that dances wildly between sunny hooks and grungy noise. It’s weird enough to thoughtlessly slap the “experimental” tag on it, but that term conveys a sort of guesswork that’s clearly not in play here: Rock-evolved techno-tinged songs such as “I Saw The Bright Shinies” on the new Hello, Avalanche skip along with catchy precision. The album is a trippy blast, and that didn’t happen by accident—and live, the band exudes a level of warmth and glee not usually felt from the average crew of keyboard-punchers and knob-twisters. Maybe Horse Plus Donkey will also lighten up and apply its apocalyptic reverb to a goofy three-minute pop song instead of its usual sinister (albeit entrancing) slouch toward Bethlehem, but even if they don’t, chamber-rock group Cue will smooth any rough edges with
its soundtrack-ready slices of heavenly orchestral pop.