Results tagged “bigtime”

THURSDAY [5] music • Ghostland Observatory, Mellowdrone, Pompeii at Emo's ® music • Bobby Bare Jr, Grand Champeen, Chalk Outlines at Emo's music • Ozomatli, Ghandaia at Stubb's music • Voodoo Organist, The Devil Drums, Ralph White at Beerland music • She, Sir, Bello Ragazzo, Cartright at The Mohawk music • Bonnie Raitt, Keb Mo at The Backyard music • Proteus, Starcastic Pheromone, TBA at Trophy's benefit/music • Rock 'n Roll Garage Sale for...

WEDNESDAY [4] film • "Lost" Season 3 Premiere at Alamo South (7:30pm, $10 -food and bvg. voucher) ® film • The War Symphonies: Shastakovich Against Stalin at Alamo Drafthouse (7pm) ® film • Kill Bill Vol. I at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) ® film • Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers at Jovita's (8:30pm) film • Tom Waits: Big Time at Alamo Drafthouse (9:45pm) ® film • Weird Wednesday: Shark! at Alamo Drafthouse (11:30pm,...

THURSDAY [20] [film] Tom Waits: Big Time at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (link) [food] Austin Farmers Market at Plaza Saltillo (5th and Comal) (4-7pm) (link) [music] Starlight Mints, Midlake, Ryan Lindsey (inside), Dillinger Escape Plan, World Inferno Friendship Society, Dysrhythmia, Made Out of Babies, Le Meu Le Purr (outside) at Emo's (link) [music] Cue, Saxon Shore, Denison Witmer at the Parish Room (link) [music] Ministry and the Revolting Cocks at La Zona Rosa (link) [music] Chip...

Tom Waits may not be coming to Austin on his upcoming tour*, but this week you’ll have a chance to catch his bizarre and riveting live show (sort of) as the Alamo screens Waits’ ultra-rare 1988 concert film, Big Time.

TUESDAY [18] [books/crafts] Craftster.org founder Leah Kramer at Work*Shop (7:30pm) (link) [books] Larry Dierker presents My Team: Choosing My Dream Team from My Forty Years in Baseball at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [music] Invincible Czars, Stolen Babies, Giant Squid at Emo's (link) [music] Shane Bartell at Waterloo Records (5pm) (link) [music] Ben Lee, Say Anything, Dashboard Confessional at The Paramount Theatre (7pm) (link) [music] Bettysoo at Cactus Cafe (Free) (link) [film] AFS Essential: Sex & Lucia...

MONDAY [17] [books] Michael Putegnat presents Laguna at BookPeople (7pm) (link) [music] Riverboat Gamblers, Only Crime, Complete Control, Los Dryheavers at Emo's (link) [music] English Beat at Stubb's (link) [music] The return of Dale Watson & his Lone Stars at Continental Club (10pm) (link) [music] Porter Davis at Cactus Cafe (link) [travel] Austin Travel Circle Meeting at Austin International Youth Hostel (Free, 7pm) (link) [film] Peter Whitehead's Daddy at Alamo Downtown (7pm) (link) [film] Hail,...

As you all know, about three weeks ago an early morning fire destroyed a large part of The Oasis on Lake Travis. The tragedy devastated frequent diners, who loved making the trek out to the lake for the Oasis’ unparalleled ambience, if not stellar cuisine. More unfortunate, however, was the fate of the 280 Oasis employees, many of whom were left jobless in the wake of the fire. Owner Beau Theriot promised to retain...