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The Ultimate Christmas Musical: The Musical!Through 12/22, Th/Fr/Sa at 8pmSalvage Vanguard Theater (map)[info] | [tickets]Christmas will be here sooner than you think! What nicer gift than an evening out at the theater? Here're just a few shows we think worthy of being early stocking-stuffers. You've probably already seen the XL cover or read the AusChron piece (damn, Jonathon Morgan gets around!)—Yellow Tape Construction Company's Ultimate Christmas Musical: The Musical! opened last weekend. We loved...

Rock y Roll Dia’s second annual Dia de los Muertos concert takes place at 7 p.m. this Friday at La Zona Rosa. Hosted by VJ Paul Saucido (Sonido Boombox on ME Television), last year’s bash was marked by an appropriately eerie atmosphere, a sharp dressed Paul, and international and local musical talent. This year the event is a two day extravaganza, with music from Austin acts such as Boombox and Kanko, and out of state...

The Mexican holiday of Diez y Seis is this weekend (September 16), and the City of Austin, along with the Consul General of Mexico and the Fiesta de Independencia Foundation, is holding the annual celebration at Waterloo Park. The holiday is a celebration of Mexico's independence from Spain. At this local celebration, Consul General Rosalba Ojeda will perform "El Grito", the yell that in some ways led to the War for Independence. Performances at this...

Tomorrow is a Whole Foods Community Day benefiting Mexic-Arte Museum. 5% of the stores net sales will go to benefiting the museum, which has served as a center of Mexican, Mexican American and Latin American arts since 1984. Tasty!...

Californian developer Legacy Partners Residential Development Inc. has broken ground on Legacy@Town Lake, a 31 story rental apartment tower at Rainey and Cummings streets designed by Houston's EDI Architecture.

Dia de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead, has been steeped in Mexican tradition since the Aztecs initiated a celebration of departed ancestors. It might not be Halloween but it’s still a gala, and ME Television wants to make it a party. Powered by VJ Paul Saucido, METV's Sonido Boombox has become a vital voice in Latin music circles in Austin. La Zona Rosa will host Sonido Boombox’s latest benefit (titled “Rock...

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*(Giveaway Alert: Email us (editors@austinist.com) with the names of two of your favorite Alejandro Escovedo songs and be entered to win two tickets to By the Hand of the Father.*) By the Hand of the Father, the critically acclaimed original work written by Theresa Chavez, Oscar Garza, Eric Gutierrez and Rose Portillo, returns home to Austin this weekend. The performance, featuring music by the legendary Alejandro Escovedo (whom you already know we love), dramatizes...