Every Wednesday night, Austin's premiere lesbian bar Lipstick 24 will be the backdrop to the latest dance party Mouthfeel, a shifting collaborative group consisting of DJ's, designers, artists, and hard dancing lesbians. The weekly party is the brain child of Jeremy von Stilb, Jorge Peña, Paul Schmidt, and Lauren Dickens. The group initially connected through dating site, OKCupid. Coral Rose, a woman who dresses like a man that dresses like a woman, will play hostess at each week's party.

We had a chance to talk about the party with the creators to get a better understanding about what Mouthfeel brings to gay Austin nightlife.

If you’re looking for a way to simultaneously party and shed extra holiday pounds, Flying Turns have just the thing! Tonight the local, dance-inducing DJ troop brings their third edition of Cosmic Trigger to Loft 718 (above Silhouette). They’ll have beats bumping well into the night with six mix masters spinning underground disco that will keep boogie-oholics shaking things up on the dance floor. more ›

• If you need an antidote to all that shopping madness, you might consider a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s black comedy Monsieur Verdoux.
• The New York Times “Modern Love” column has a Texas twist this week!
• Behind the scenes with the visuals for The Octopus Project.

Rest assured this isn’t your daddy’s disco. Flying Turns heat up the dance floor with seven DJs alternating on four turntables. Named after a tripped out post-punk-meets-disco song by Crash Course in Science, this crafty crew includes local dance-inducers J Edgar Groover, Phillip Bluntly, DJ Mike ZZ, Bink, Mos Jef, DJB Hiney and Sweet DJG. Tonight these like minded disco DJs are busting out their vinyl collection at Cheer Up Charlies. more ›

Tonight, aGLIFF is throwing an after party at Cheer Up Charlie's featuring Our Footloose Remake, the thing in question. Our Footloose Remake is a crowdsourced remake of 1984's Footloose cut together from over 50 separate scenes shot by 58 different directors. Produced by Tim Marklevitz and Dave Seger, the film jumps from live action to animation to puppetry and stars 33 Ren McCormacks and 27 Ariel Moores. more ›

Mel's throwing in an MJ birthday tribute block to boot! That's right, The King of Pop would have turned like, a hundred years old or whatever* at midnight this Saturday, so Mel will put on nothing but MJ tracks from the moment his birthday begins until the booze stops being legally sold! Chumohn! And as usual, 80s attire is encouraged! And that's not just Teen Wolf. Go eclectic! Like... Cylons (close enough to 80s, but only the original series). Snow Job. Howard the goddamn duck. Manimal. Snarf. Or the "Motown era" MJ. Rarities indeed! more ›

On Halloween night, at the Rhizome Collective, the barrier between our world and the spirit world will evaporate for one unforgettable evening. Why not break some other barriers, while we’re at it? Disko de los Muertos, a rockin’ amalgam of Middle-Eastern disco, techno, and punk, doesn’t stop at an all-night dance and costume party. more ›

Every two years, the Texas Biennial independent art survey has brought an expansive look at contemporary art from around the state to galleries and museums in Austin. more ›

Have there seriously been thirty of these things? You’re goddamned right there have been. From the days of way-back in smaller venues when Mel and his 80s jams held court with smaller, more intimate crowds, where the records made people say “Careless Whisper? Man, that’s my song right there. Totally got that twelve inch back at the crib. Let’s go to Hoek’s for some pizza and fear.” Nowadays the party’s (past dozen or so) all grow’d up and far drunker. Just like us! more ›

Austin Style Watch shot this footage from last Sunday's Silent Dance Party flash mob in the Capitol Rotunda. more ›

Image from Scion's websiteSo you’re all set for an afternoon with the family and/or friends, tons of food on the horizon, be it Turkey or Tofurkey. Still, you need to scratch that live music itch before heading home. Well, fear not oh lovely residents of Austin, the city has a solid night of gigs on the 21st in store for the common layperson. If you’re not already planning on hitting up the Benko and The... more ›

Saturday and Sunday, October 6th and 7th Hey you, big-spender: If you missed FactoryPeople's last pop-up store, take a look-sy at the rockin' jewelry by Austinite Brian Crumley (now based in New York). The Crumley trunk show is from noon to 6 p.m. Guests can chat up Brian and sip Crumley Cosmos—a raspberry champagne cocktail—while browsing through sample on the new fall lines. Enter to win Crumley's handsome Banquet Amulet, a large hand blown glass... more ›

A popular dance-workout phenomenon that's been getting asses in shape in New York City and Chicago is now catching on in Austin. It's called the Dance Dance Party Party — think of it as a ladies-only, free-form, DIY Sunday night Rock the Casbah to help you work off that weekend of boozing. In their October/November issue, BUST magazine explains its appeal as bringing back that "giddy, uninhibited spirit of those bygone slumber parties, when you... more ›

*The views expressed in The Laurie Show are those of the author and do not represent Austinist as a whole.* -The Editors Insert dramatic sigh of relief right here, kids. Yours truly is truly not fond of the hectic holiday time in December, but it's fair to say I came out unscathed, and obviously ready to enjoy more great music from all the incredibly talented peeps we have in our city. As you may... more ›

Saturday night the wonderful folks at Mohawk are throwing a Winter Dance Party. Now hold on minute o jaded one, this isn't your wastoid scenester roommate's type of dance party. No DJs in funny hats. No Madonna/Bloc Party mash-ups, no ironic 80s, and probably no bump 'n' grind. This is a 100% pure rock dance party, and you can bet your Beatle boots that you will be moved along with the rest of the crowd. Don't get us wrong, Austinists love us some scened out dance madness, but Jesus, how many times can we be expected to piss our pants when DJ iTunes decides to play Journey? In the spirit of dance diversity, this show is a much-needed change of pace. more ›

The first-ever Fun Fun Fun Fest is this Friday, December 1st, at Waterloo Park. Over two dozen great acts are on the bill, including Spoon, Peaches, The Black Angels, Prefuse 73, and DJ Mel. Tickets are now $25, and can be purchased at the gate. Learning Secrets perform in the Dance Party Tent at 4:30pm. -- The Editors Bonus: Download Ian's new winter mix, featuring Sebastian, The Rapture, Jurgen Paape, James Figurine and more. [mp3]... more ›

FRIDAY [27] party/music/awesome • Car Stereo (Wars) and Austinist host a Halloween Bash with Clap!Clap!, carnie games, face painting, fortune tellers, free fangs, "killer" drink specials, a costume contest judged by the fashionistas of Team Fabrication, and more at Beauty Bar (10pm-2am, $3 with, 4 w/o costume) zombies • Zombie Flash Mob at City Hall fashion • Beauty Bar Blowout with complimentary 'dos by Birds Barbershop, makeup applications by MAC artists, DJ Robbie Hardkiss... more ›

This winter, Alamo Drafthouse and some of the folks at Emo's are teaming up to throw an enormous single-day music festival at Waterloo Park. Sponsored by yours truly, METV, 101x, The Onion, AT&T, Mickey's, and Waterloo RecordsFunFunFun features three stages of nonstop indie rock, punk, and electronic bands, including several bigger acts like Peaches, Spoon, Prefuse 73 and Circle Jerks. Check out the lineup: Indie Stage Punk Stage Dance Party Stage Spoon (Austin, TX)... more ›

Ever since renovating the space where Just Guns used to reside, FactoryPeople's clothed tons of fabulous Austinites, thrown dozens of rockstar parties, and brought sexy back to Central Texas. What's next? Well, this week they're turning three. Thursday Night: they're bringing in DFA Records' DJs Tim Sweeney and Juan Maclean, along with DJ Ramesh from Voxtrot, to spin instore from 7-10pm. Come and enjoy complimentary cocktails on the rooftop deck, or check out Boom... more ›

FRIDAY [5] [music] The Paul Green SCHOOL OF ROCK Presents "A Tribute to the Ramones" -at Redrum ($10, 7pm, also Saturday at 6pm) (info) [music] Mute Math, Love Drug, and Radiant at Stubb's (info) [music] Eisley with Simon Dawes, Brighten at La Zona Rosa (8pm) (info) [music] Sonya Kitchell at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm) (info) [music] Zom Zoms CD release at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) (info) [music] Ugly Beats, Bad Rackets, The Remainder... more ›

This Saturday, our preferred HQ, Progress Coffee is throwing an Indie-pop dance party with DJ Mel, Household Names, Go Nova, Black Before Red and Benko. more ›

FRIDAY [14] [music] The Arm CD Release, with Single Frame, Faceless Werewolves and Lomita at Emo's (link) [music] Sound Tribe Sector Nine with Govinda at Stubb's Austin (link) [music] Matt Nathanson at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm) (link) [music] Til We're Blue or Destroy at Beerland (link) [music] The Weary Boys Release Show at Continental Club (12:15am) (link) [party] Car Stereo (Wars) at Plush (10pm-2am, $2 Lone Stars) (link) [music] Loxsly and The Lemurs at Blue... more ›

FRIDAY [24][music] Stereolab at La Zona Rosa (9pm) (link) [music] Car Stereo (Wars) Dance Party! at PLUSH, with album giveaways from The Cloud Room, DJ sets by Chris Rose and Adreon Henry. Check out their SXSW photo recap on their website. (Free, 10pm - 2am) (link) [opera/music] Austin Lyric Opera presents "Lights, Camera, Opera" -- opera-inspired film clips with live commentary, music by the White Ghost Shivers, the TX Rollergirls and more -- at Austin... more ›

In conjunction with Belaire's 7-inch EP release and their horror themed dance party with Loxsly and sets by DJ Ian Orth at The Parish Room tomorrow night, we're giving away not one but two prize packs: * 1 Ticket + Belaire EP * 1 Ticket + Loxsly Tshirt To enter either contest, send us an email with names of the respective band's members (Belaire or Losxly). Read on to find out more about these... more ›

The groovy eclectic tunes on local college radio station KVRX have helped us slog through many a tepid workday. When they're not broadcasting on FM 91.7 (the frequency space is shared with Austin community station KOOP), you can always hear them over the internet - or at your leisure now, thanks to their podcasting feature. Where else during the day can you turn to hear songs from Wolf Parade, Sufjan Stevens and !!! back... more ›

We might as well dub this the Week of the Dance Party - Emo's on Monday, Beerland on Tuesday, Flamingo Cantina on Wednesday, The Parish on Thursday, and - best of all - Gallery Lombardi on Friday. Check it out, and pace yourselves. As always, feel free to contact us with any hot tips! MONDAY [music] Church of the Friendly Ghost may have postponed shows at their awesome Eastside house, but they're still bringing great... more ›

Someone sound the mother-effin' alarm, cause here at Austinist HQ, the Dance Party Alert Phone is ringing off the hook. It seems that tomorrow night, June 10th, Big Red Sun (1102. E. Cesar Chavez) is hosting ROCKIT 4. This dance-tacular party starts at 8pm and runs until midnight. Cover is $7 and free Pale Ale will be provided. DJs Bigface, Manny & Tigre Liu are lined up to spin the jams, and Brownout will... more ›