Witches Exist On the Patio
Lodge Vegas, Thursday 15
The blasphemous depravity quickly to befoul the Lodge Vegas patio would make an 18th century Puritan blush – dancing, singing, laughing. They knew all of it alongside: Witches Exist. The brand new fourpiece noisegaze band will rendezvous for the ultimate 2022 installment of the free out of doors present collection that the cherished venue has hosted each Thursday, 9:30pm, with previous bands on this live performance sequence being Water Injury and Fort Membership. Fronted by audio manufacturing starchild Jackson Baker, Witches’ late-November single “Double Murder” swelters in a shoegaze haze dipped in digital garnish. Reside, Derek Ivy reigns over melancholic drum beats, whereas guitarist Jimmy Mercado spins a soundscape of dreamy, eclectic riffs off their August singles bundle entitled Fertilizer. Principal Baker steers the melodic helm with synth and eerie vocals atop the hypnotic bass of Anthony Day, each former members of the now disbanded group DiceHouse. Following the free early present, Magic Rockers of Texas have fun a brand new single indoors with fellow underground institutions Being Lifeless, Van Mary, and Pelvis Wrestley. – Mars Salazar
Open Mike Eagle
The Ballroom, Friday 9
“I am gettin’ too outdated. My first album title would possibly’ve been too daring.” The sharper Open Mike Eagle’s rhymes, the deeper wounds gouge into his psyche. That artistic stress – steadily mounting throughout a decade of Unapologetic Artwork Rap, title of that debut LP – types the hella meta bedrock for the L.A.-based multihyphenate’s terrific new file, a tape known as element system with the auto reverse. Throughout haunted, crackling sound loops like disintegrating cassettes, the never-wearier Eagle examines the toll of a profession constructed on brilliantly tearing himself down. Openers are longtime associates from his hometown Chicago, Serengeti and Video Dave. – Julian Towers
Riverboat Gamblers 7-Inch Launch
The thirteenth Ground, Friday 9
Becoming, Austin’s longtime best punk band selected Jake Garcia and Nick Yaklin’s newly relocated enterprise at 711 Crimson River to launch their new single. In spite of everything, Riverboat Gamblers dominated the area’s longtime occupant, Beerland. Alongside Path of Lifeless spinoff Band of Bastards, Magic Rockers of Texas, and Dregs, the group celebrates the primary two originals they’ve launched since COVID. “Two Little Hearts” gives a “trashed-out R’n’R” ode to guitarist Ian MacDougall’s cats, whereas “Denton” is a widescreen ode to the band’s hometown, masking nostalgia in huge main chords. – Tim Stegall
USA/Mexico
The Parlor, Saturday 10
“At what level does sound change into music?” questioned the Chronicle 10 months in the past. “USA/Mexico, apparently.” Guitar mangler Craig Clouse, bass immolator Nate Cross, and Butthole Surfers basher King Coffey’s third LP wasted its predecessors. Del Rio distresses sonic clamor to the purpose of dissipation, disintegration – disappearance. “Gentle Taco” cooks 13 minutes of crackling static shot via with Colby Brinkman’s shrieks of the damned like some underworld Yuletide log. Experimental noise-niks Clean Hellscape, No Wave truncheon Lifeless House, and Philly axe nonconformist Invoice Nace pile on the toppings at this OG pizza Parlor harking back to Cave Membership, Cavity Membership, and Emo’s payments of yore. – Raoul Hernandez
Maddie and the Deadnames
Mohawk, Saturday 11
Women’ evening out? Extra like grrrls’ evening out when San Marcos’ and Austin’s femme-fronted punk acts share a Mohawk stage. Summoned from half-hour south, Maddie and the Deadnames fire up rowdy roots guitar hooks and booming vocals on their self-titled August EP. Opener “Underground” shreds thumping blues, whereas standout “Mud” cycles serpentine riffs and howls. Skate punk quintet the Pinky Rings protect the riot with a thrashing style of “Potential Spam.” Transy Warhol wields artsy post-punk sensibilities à la the B-52s, whereas the Lifeless Coats kick off with 2021 surf-grunge twist Large Want. – Kriss Conklin
Honky-Tonk Holidaze
Sagebrush, Sunday 11 & Monday 12
In the event you fed a supercomputer “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” each South Park vacation particular, footage of Rocky Horror Image Present midnight screenings, and the New Testomony, then blew copious bong hits into the circuitry, it’d churn out a script with half the humorous coronary heart of Honky-Tonk Holidaze. The 11-years-running musical, written/directed by Wild Invoice Ogden and carried out by a forged of Austin musicians, tells the story of a divorced, magic dust-addicted Santa making an attempt to save lots of Christmas from Krampus, cops, and atheist kids. Cheesy vacation outfits inspired on the two 7pm showings. – Kevin Curtin
Damian Garcia Quintet
Monks Jazz, Sunday 11
In the event you’ve watched a Monks present, chances are high Damian Garcia manned the 88s. Certainly one of many nice pianists on the town (how is Austin not thought of a hub for jazz piano?), Garcia’s versatility displays his schooling: He studied in all places from Texas A&M (Kingsville) and Texas State to Berklee and the College of North Texas, graduating from the latter’s prestigious jazz research program. His skill to gracefully navigate the stability between spotlighting his expertise and supporting the band makes him the in-demand performer he’s. Not as widespread as his aspect work, Garcia’s chief dates deserve consideration. – Michael Toland
DJ Diesel
Emo’s, Thursday 8
When gargantuan basketball hall-of-famer Shaquille O’Neal is not rubbing his 4 NBA championship rings in Charles Barkley’s face, he progresses in his aspect quest as an EDM DJ.
Them/They-tal
Swan Dive, Saturday 10
KindKeith highlights a nonbinary celebration doubling as a profit for injured bartender Randi Welch.
Ja Rule & Ashanti
H-E-B Middle at Cedar Park, Sunday 11
The 2 New Yorkers arrange store on high 40 radio stations all through 2002 and 2003, due to a profitable spark lit by matching the nascent R&B singer’s hypnotic hooks with the thug personas of her Homicide Inc. Information labelmates. Lately, Ja Rule has maybe conceded that operating again timeless, multi-platinum duets equivalent to “Mesmerize” and “At all times on Time” earns extra reward than serving to promote the farcical Fyre Fest. Help contains Juvenile, Lloyd, and Trina.
