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Spend July 4th at Seaholm Power Plant, VIP Style [Giveaway]


The Electric Company is the brainchild of Jason Hicks, former Director of Events at the recently revamped Rare Magazine.


Last October, Rare and the now-defunct WOXY teamed up to host Toronto’s Broken Social Scene at an unofficial ACL after party at Seaholm Power Plant. Hicks has since branched out, and he and his fledgling new production company are returning to the art-deco landmark this Sunday to stage yet another free public event.

The family-friendly "4th of July Celebration" starts at 4 p.m. on Sunday, and will feature prime viewing of the fireworks show over Lady Bird Lake as well as performances by T Bird and the Breaks, The Bright Light Social Hour, and Austinist favorites 'Til We're Blue or Destroy. The whole thing is a benefit for Anthropos Arts, a nonprofit that pairs local musicians with East Austin students to enhance their musical education.

Admission is free, though an RSVP is recommended at the official website. We're also giving away a pair of VIP wristbands to this event—fill out the form after the jump for a chance to enjoy an upgraded experience at this soiree (replete with open bar, private area, etc).


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  • ConanTheLibrarian

    Alas Jason Hicks was not able to fulfill one promise he made to me in email correspondence (scanned .rtf copy to be send to editor), namely that there would be Free COA water available. Seems the Baka Ben Sharmouta Zuki Sen Mangez Merde Putz Booze vendor confiscated both water hoses connected to the only working faucets on the property for the Misters at the Booze tent and the VIP Tent. The servers did get me melted ice water from the coolers, but the COA Health Inspectors put an end to that. Luckily no kids suffered from heat exhaustion, but Jason was red faced with rage from at Idiocy of the City of Austin Representatives and at the Booze Vendor

    There also was a total lack of real Patriotism displayed by the Audience. I can understand no one on stage thanking any Veterans present for their service. Service to America, Civilian or Military, is so 20th Century. But the assholes who sat on American flags sitting on the pavement where lucky that no Combat Vet saw them, because Pseudo-Patriots would have had the crap out of them by a prosthetic limb. But the worst were the Too-Much-Steroid Males standing in front of me. Shouting the Team America chant, not even listening to the music, engaging in verbal self-inflation trying to get the women they knew to go over to the shadows, especially the one with the GOT FREEDOM T-Shirt. Not one knew sitting on the flag was the supreme act of hating America. I'm just glad nobody blew their nose or wiped their asses with a flag.

    Oh yes, my SS Classification in 1972 was 1-0, available for 2 years Service to America. My number was 285; I was not called, I did not serve.

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