Things to do in Austin this weekend. When and where to do them. Brought to you by: Smoking Burnouts
Friday, January 6th
FREE WEEK: Dregs, Die Spitz, ORVY, Choux Choux | 8:00pm | Hotel Vegas
Free Week is back! Free Week started in 2003 at the legendary Emo’s (at 6th and Red River St) as a way to keep the club’s lights on and staff working during the dead winter when business was historically slow. What started as a one-venue annual event grew into a movement, with venues from Austin to Nashville participating, with tens of thousands attending city-wide. Come check out this showcase at Hotel Vegas feat. Dregs with Die Spitz, Orvy, and Choux Choux. FREE.
FREE WEEK: Chief Cleopatra with Blue Tongue & Midnight Snack | 8:30pm | Stubb’s
Here’s another free show brought to you by Free Week Ausin you don’t want to miss. Chief Cleopatra with Blue Tongue and Midnight Snack will be performing at Stubb’s this Friday. FREE.
The Robyn Party | 9:00pm | Parish
Swedish pop sensation Robyn is undoubtedly the brightest and most phenomenal pop star of recent memory, so much so that Rolling Stone crowned her crying-while-dancing hit Dancing On My Own the greatest song of the decade. Her 2018 album Honey brought a deep and pulsing sensuality to her dance floor confections, and in the film released to accompany the album’s lead single, “Missing U”, Robyn shows up to DJ a dance party in Brooklyn dedicated to her music. That party is The Robyn Party, and, fittingly, it’s the greatest pop music dance party of the decade. Grab tickets here.
Saturday, January 7th
Twice as Nice Fest | 2:00pm | Feel So Good
LIVE MUSIC from: Floats, Dewey Ivy, Kind Keith, Queen Serene, Rococo Disco, & Sad Cell. All Ages. Take in Live Music while shopping our screen printed goods, vintage, records, and more! Complimentary Drinks. In participation with Austin Free Week. RSVP here.
Paranormal Cirque | 7:30pm | Barton Creek Square
Are you ready Austin? Do you love thrilling, wicked, sexy, or even dangerous things? Paranormal Cirque will expose you to a unique creation of combined theater, circus, and cabaret with a new European style flare. Cirque Italia is now presenting a brand-new show for a MATURE audience. Grab tickets here.
Jackie Venson | 8:00pm | Antone’s
Don’t miss your chance to see Austin, TX native Jackie Venson perform at Antone’s this Friday. Venson is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter with a wide variety of complex and beautiful music and amazing guitar riffs. Grab tickets here.
Sunday, January 8th
Pure Fun Comedy | 6:00pm | Vulcan Gas Company
You will never laugh as hard as you will at a Pure Fun Comedy show. Pure Fun Comedy brings the best comedians from all around the world to Vulcan Gas Company for the funniest show in Austin. You don’t want to miss it. Grab your tickets here.
Telecom feat. About You, Hot Cakes | 7:00pm | Mohawk
Reclusive veterans of the Austin music scene, Telecom has been a constant within this era of local indie-rock bands. Led by writer/multi instrumentalist Matt Erlandson, Telecom pairs its surf and garage rock influences with melancholy hooks, and signature guitar riffs that are complexly cute, bright, and melodic. A show you don’t want to miss. Grab tickets here.
