We couldn't be more excited about this year's Fusebox Festival, which kicks off with a bang on Wednesday, with two hundred Texas Two Steppers dancing on the steps of the capitol. Throughout the festival, The United States Art Authority will serve as Fusebox's late night headquarters, with opportunities for festival attendees to meet artists, discuss the amazing performances they've seen, hear about incredible performances to come, and shake their booties. The movers and shakers at Art Seen Alliance, Monofonus Press, Rampant Arts and the Church of the Friendly Ghost have teamed up to schedule nightly entertainment for Wednesday, April 21st through Saturday, May 1st. The stellar and diverse lineup includes performances from the Asylum Street Spankers, Brazos, Bodytronix, and everyone in between. Austinist just received permission to leek the full Fusebox Festival Late Night Lineup - follow this post after the jump see 'em all. more ›

FRIDAY [2] theatre • Improv rap group Aww Shit (Chris Trew, Cody Dearing, Eric Seufert) compose freestyle rap songs and improvise scenes based off of them at this week's Cage Match at Coldtowne Theater (11:30pm) art • Opening Reception for The Llamerret Show at Darkroom Gallery (7pm) art • Texas Biennial Opening Reception at Okay Mountain & Site 1808 (7-10pm, 301 Chicon Unit E at Third and Chicon) art • B Scene: A Night... more ›

Ed Note: Please note that the Mobile Art Place opening party mentioned yesterday is not actually free, but is open to those attending Night at the Galleries. Sorry for the inconvenience. FRIDAY [23] music • Maneja Beto, The Interest Kills, The Laughing, White Denim at The Compound ($5, 18+, 9pm, 1300 East 4th Street) comedy • The Frank Mills perform their new sketch show, "One Classy-Ass Show," at Blue Theatre (DEETS) books • Abriendo Brecha... more ›

As we approach that inane holiday Monday (Columbus Day) and prepare to "celebrate" the "discovery of our country" in 1492, we felt it would be appropriate to revel in this little bit of musical comedy irreverence about that war we were lied into and the disingenuous way in which some people celebrate their patriotism/absolve their guilt. more ›

D.C.’s family-friendly concert series has arrived in Austin, and all of you grumpy parents looking for something hip to do on Saturday afternoon can relax: The Asylum Street Spankers will be performing two sets at Ruta Maya beginning at 4:30 Saturday afternoon. more ›

MONDAY [27] [ music ] Jay Moeller's Birthday Blues Bash, with Ephraim Owens, Mike Barfield, Scott Nelson, Damien Llanes, James Bullard, and loads more at The Continental Club (9:30pm) (link) [ music ] KOOP Radio Monday Benefit with Guy Forsyth, Wammo and Sick, and Southpaw Jones. Hosted by Owen Egerton (of Sinus) at Ruta Maya ($5, 8:30pm) (link) [ art ] "Art is Imagination": Paintings of the American West at Blanton Museum of Art (Free,... more ›

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M O N D A Y [20] [art] Sex Workers' Art Show comes to UT-Austin at Texas Union Showroom (RM. 2.208) at UT-Austin (Free, 7pm) (link) [music] Tammany Hall Machine, Impossible Shapes, and Red Hunter at Stubb's (link) [film] "The Outdoorsmen: Blood, Sweat and Beers" at Alamo South (Monday-Thursday, 10:05pm) (link) [film] "Penitentiary" at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (link) [film] "930 F" (a documentary about DC's 9:30 Club) at Alamo Downtown ($1, 9:45pm) (link) [film] "The... more ›

And a very happy 4/20 to all of you, indeed. For those of you who are too mature (or too “uncool”) to know what we are talking about, today is the day when stoners of the world unite to celebrate the unofficial marijuana holiday. Urban myths abound about why marijuana smokers refer to 4:20 as the international pot-smoking hour. Some believe the number relates to the California police code for a marijuana bust; others say it is the California penal code for a marijuana bust; some proffer that it bears a relationship to the day Jim Morrison died; while others simply believe that 420 represents the number of chemicals in marijuana (though we are pretty sure THC is the important one). more ›