Carly Kocurek

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• Posted Fun Fest Comedian Profiles: Chelsea Paretti to Austinist
  With Fun Fun Fun Fest fast approaching, be reminded that the festival also includes a number of comedians. Chelsea Peretti is among the standup acts on this year's bill. The New Yorker does a full circuit of stage shows and gets booked on college campuses, but she's also a regular on Tru TV's "The Smoking Gun Presents," one of the masterminds of BlackPeopleLoveUs.com, and a writer whose work has been featured in publications including Details, Playgirl, and the Village Voice.
• Posted Show Preview: the Waco Girls Play "Vexations" to Austinist
  The Waco Girls will play a heavy metal version of Erik Satie's "Vexations," a 24-hour composition.
• Posted Erin Ivey and Friends Tonight @ the Long Center to Austinist
  Austin charmer Erin Ivey marks her return home from her national summer tour with a special show at the Long Center's Rollins Theatre. Presented by Mixtank Studios, the show is billed as "a rare collaborative performance with emphasis on improvisation and interdisciplinary exploration." Other artists in the mix include Hammond M3 Organ trio the Finest Kind, and opening act Red Corner Rhymers. The bill also promises to-be-named special guests, so the evening should have at least a few surprises on the bill as well.
• Posted ACL Artist Profiles: Sara Watkins to Austinist
  When Nickel Creek decided to go on indeterminate hiatus, fiddler and singer-songwriter Sara Watkins did what anyone high on the fumes of early success might do -- she launched a solo venture.
• Posted Giveaway: Alex Cuba at Stubb's Saturday, Sept. 26 to Austinist
  Alex Cuba will be playing this Saturday, Sept. 26 at Stubb's (doors open at 10:30 p.m.). Tickets for the indoor show are $12-$14, and are available online from FrontGate. Or, you can enter the giveaway after the jump for a chance to win a pair.