Austin Party Train: So Long, Farewell

As you all probably figured out, the party train is no longer until work slows down or I speed up. If the latter happens my head might explode. This weekly newsletter has kind of replaced it although its not as events based. I send it out every Wednesday and is based around places and user reviews: http://www.yelp.com/weekly.

Here are the resources that I used to put the train together. Not a comprehensive list because of course, so many things are just one off emails or items that “came across my desk” but something to get you started:

Events:
Austinmetro.com
Austinist.com
austin360.com
Austinchronicle.com
Rare magazine
Thrillist
Hollys hot happenings

Funny stuff:
Cracked.com
Iamhilarious.com
Failblog
Engrish

Deals:
Slickdeals.com
Wireddeals.com
Fatwallet.com

Here are some more groupon-esque deal sites:
Groupon: http://www.groupon.com
Living Social: http://www.livingsocial.com
Adealio: http://www.adealio.com
Localiter: www.localiter.com
The Lunch Deal: http://www.thelunchdeal.com
Spreadsy: www.spreadsy.com
eDeal Tickets: www.edealtickets.com
365 Things to Do in Austin: http://365austin.fanforce.com
Morgan’s Deals: morgansdeals.com

Soon-to-be launching:
Buy With Me: http://www.buywithme.com
Deals in Austin: http://www.dealsinaustin.com

I really loved doing the party train and if I get some time, I’ll resume. Sad not to be writing it any longer and communicating with you guys regularly, albeit through a mass email.  I’ll probably send you Yelp promotions, like Yelp Eats, our version of ARW: http://www.yelp.com/events/austin-yelp-eats because they’re cool and fun. You can also find me on twitter @yelpaustin and @auspartytrain.

Reach out to me whenever – I still know what’s happening around town, only now its a function of my job 🙂

Yours in the ending of an era, or at least a blog,
Kelly

Austin Party Train: Saturday/Sunday

What better to do on this gorgeous Saturday than sit outside in the sunsunsunshine?  So many fab things to do outside – swamp fest, dog day afternoon, 40 acres fest, safe place festival, FREE rowing day in Austin, etc. Sunday, see the Soweto Gospel choir, dance @ the second sunday sock hop , do the East Austin Farm Tour or just relax at the Banff Mountain film fest or the Jewish film fest.

Here’s some hilarity in the meantime:

• Graphjam.com: Just go. You’ll be laughing hysterically.
• Amazing movie trailer <<insert witty comment here>>
• Not Tom Selleck or that lady from Golden girls, but Michael Buble being stalked by a Velociraptor
• The funny version of clubbin’ baby seals
• Old folks used to paaaaaarty: Keggers of Yore

Until next time… and I’ll try to make that more frequently.

Yours in hammocks and forties,

kelly

Free and Cheap:

• TCBY offers a Printable Coupon for a Free Waffle Cone when you sign up for their email club.
• Urban Decay is offering additional 30% off using code 1SFNF
• Waffle House has free Hash Browns via printable coupon,

Reviews

• Hideout Pup
• 219 West
• Bender Bar and Grill
• Juan In A Million
• Daily Grill
• Green Muse Café

To Try

• $5 all day happy hour @ jaspers
• Xtreme paintball
• Swingin’ at Sullys on Sundays

This Weekend:

• 9th Annual Lone Star Rod & Kustom Round Up
• Banff Film Festival
• Jewish Film Festival
• Keep Austin Beautiful’s Annual Citywide Clean Sweep!

Saturday

• Swamp Thing & Crawfish Festival
• Dog Day Afternoon, Triangle Park, Adopt/Bring
• 40 Acres Fest 2010 – Girl Talk headlines
• Glam Off @ The Highball 10p
• Karaoke Apocalypse at Nomad Bar
• Pints For Pups, Independence Brewery, til 3 p
• ABRA MOORE opening  Antone’s Night Club
• 2010 SafePlace Field Day & Festival – til 4 p, Fiesta Gardens
• Cruise For The Cure – $25
• BettySoo  Momo’s Club
• Bob Schneider (solo)  Saxon Pub, The
• CITAY  10:00pm Mohawk, The
• Doug Moreland (two sets)  9:30pm Floore’s Country Store, Helotes San Antonio  $8 cover
• Earl Poole Ball  10:00pm Continental Club $20 cover
• Elton John and Band 8:00pm Frank Erwin Center $47-$127 Tickets, Saturday, February 20 at 10AM
• Just Desserts 9:00pm Ruta Maya Int’l Headquarters $6 cover
• Ruby Jane 7:30pm Central Market Cafe, N. Lamar Austin  Friends of Traditional Music Showcase
• Southern Culture On The Skids  12:00pm Continental Club $20 cover
• Tunnels, The 10:00pm Mohawk, The
• White Hotel Emo’s
• Yeasayer Parish, The
• Yeasayer afterparty DJ Set 10:30pm Lambert’s Downtown $10 cover
• Banff Mountain Film Festival at Paramount Theatre
• Austin Jewish Film Festival at Various Venues

Sunday

• Second Sunday Sock Hop!
• Soweto Gospel Choir
• East Austin Urban Farm Tour
• Black, Red & Black  8:30pm Lambert’s Downtown
• Blakbire  1:00pm Momo’s Club  $10 cover Battle Of The Bands
• Bright Light Social Hour, The 5:00pm Emo’s  outside Adult Swim Block Party: The
• Eggmen, The  10:30am Beale Street Tavern
• Javelin  Parish, The
• Jerry Audley 12:30pm Hank’s Bar and Grill  McKinney $15 cover THIRD ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH
• Junior Brown & Tanya Rae  7:00pm Continental Club $15 cover  return to a Sunday residency!
• Preservation, The 6:00pm Roadhouse Rags $10 cover BYOB
• Soweto Gospel Choir 8:00pm Bass Concert Hall  $29-$36
• Indiana Jones Trilogy Feast at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

Monday

• All Girl 80’s Cover Band: Cover Girl 10:00pm Lucky Lounge, The
• Austin Collins  7:00pm Gruene Hall New Braunfels

Austin Party Train: SXRecovery

Party Train Time!  Alright Ladies and gents — you better be recovered because there’s some sweet sweet stuff going on this week, not the least of which is hall and oates (maneater? anyone?). Also I heard this guy on KGSR this morning and he plays some fantastic crazy gypsy music! Playing at east side show room. Anyhoooo, great urban race this weekend, joe bonamassa, walt wilkins, t bird, the mother truckers, reckless kelly, etc and so on and so forth. In the meantime…

• Want to gently tell someone their breath reeks of dead rotting garbage? You can always be a Nice Critic
• Are you on this list? Ten things that will get your ass kicked
• It’s like groupon or living social… but its localiter! Just used one of these at uncorked
• Are you feeling motivated? De motivate immediately

Love you cats and happy to be back writing the PT.  Blog is here!  If you want to follow me on twitter I am now AusPartyTrain AND AustinYelp.

Yours in spring has sprung and who’s feelin’ frisky?

Kelly

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Free and Cheap

• Free Android App: Helps locate phone and remotely wipe it:
• Austin Coupons – blazer tags, duck tours, el sol y la luna
• Half price wednesdays @ Dave and Busters
• Free game on itunes: Hippo Cannon

To Check Out:

• Half price mondays @ cuba libre. All night long
• Great Urban Race Austin 2010
• Yoga & Pilates Fusion: Every Tues, Thur, & Sun at 10:00am @ the vortex

Reviews:

• If you need to throw a party with lights n stuff, this is your place: Olden Lighting
• If you haven’t been here, you are missing out on an Austin original: Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon
• Still the best breakfast tacos in town: Tierra Linda Tacos
• Pretty disappointed: Southside Flying Pizza
• Its a total dive with frosty bevs: Pete’s Bar
• Biggest sandwich ever… Nubian Queen Lola’s Cajun Soul Food Restaurant

To Do:

Wednesday 3/24

• BettySoo  Momo’s Club Austin
• Billy Currington Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo  Austin Travis County Exposition Center, 9100 Decker Lake Road
• Eggmen 6:00pm Mangia Pizza on Guadalupe Austin
• Jazz Pharaohs 6:00pm Elephant Room Austin
• Joe Bonamassa ans band  8:00pm Paramount Theatre Austin $40-$66
• Mau Mau Chaplains 8:30pm Flamingo Cantina  Austin Dreadneck Wednesdays
• Tyvek 3:30pm Ms Bea’s aka Cheer Up Charlie’s Austin  FORCE FIELD PR PARTY
• Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros  9:00pm Saxon Pub  Austin $10 cover  KVET

Thursday 3/25

• Dertybird Antone’s Night Club Austin
• George Devore  10:00pm Saxon Pub  Austin $5 cover
• ZAPATA  Antone’s Night Club Austin

Friday 3/26

• Evil Dead Triple Feature
• “Rust In Peace” 20th Anniversary Tour featuring Megadeth
• Free cupcakes, purchaseable art: http://www.yelp.com/events/austin-untitled-2
• Carl Smith, sax 8:00pm Trailer Space Records Austin donationsA Night Of Jazz Music / 1401 Rosewood
• Charlie Robison Floore’s Country Store, Helotes San Antonio
• Greatest American Heros 9:00pm Carousel Lounge Austin
• In These Shoes w/Gaola & Slim 6:00pm Elephant Room Austin
• Marcia Ball  early Antone’s Night Club Austin
• Mark Amberose Poodie’s Hilltop Cafe Spicewood
• Matt Wilson’s “My Baby Grand” 8:00pm Long Center PAC Austin $25-$37  Matt Wilson pays tribute to the great rock ‘n roll piano players
• Reckless Kelly  8:00pm Gruene Hall, Gruene New Braunfels Americana-rock
• Susan Gibson  7:30pm Patsy’s Cowgirl Cafe  Austin
• T Bird and the Breaks Club De Ville Austin

Saturday 3/27

• Bollywood Bash  Mohawk The (912 Red River St) Austin
• Booker T. Jones 8:00pm Paramount Theatre Austin $25-$60
• Bread & other bands 9:30pm Carousel Lounge Austin
• Daryl Hall & John Oates Long Center PAC Austin $75-$150  The Long Centers Second Anniversary Celebration
• Drifters 7:30pm Music City Texas Theater  Linden $25 cover
• Gary Clark Jr. w/They Greyhounds  Antone’s Night Club Austin
• Jerry Jeff Walker 8:00pm Paramount Theatre Austin $27-$250  Austin tradition,Jerry Jeff’s annual Texas Bash
• Kevin Fowler Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo  Austin Travis County Exposition Center, 9100 Decker Lake Road
• Mother Truckers 12:00pm Continental Club  Austin $10 cover
• Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5  10:30pm Lambert’s, 401 West 2nd St. Austin $5 cover
• Porter Davis  8:00pm Saxon Pub  Austin $10 cover
• Reckless Kelly  9:00pm Gruene Hall, Gruene New Braunfels
• Redd Volkaert 3:30pm Continental Club  Austin

Sunday 3/28

• Spring Fling: Puppy Power!
• Local tasting soiree by Greenling: http://www.yelp.com/events/austin-local-food-tasting-soiree-5
• Jerry Jeff Walker 8:00pm Gruene Hall, Gruene New Braunfels Texas Bash 2010 / Texas-country
• Junior Brown & Tanya Rae  7:00pm Continental Club  Austin $15 cover return to a Sunday residency!
• Matt Wilson’s “My Baby Grand” 8:00pm Long Center PAC Austin $25-$37  Matt Wilson pays tribute to the great rock ‘n roll piano players

Monday 3/29

• Loneyland w/Bob Schneider 8:30pm Saxon Pub  Austin $10 cover
• Matt the Electrician  7:00pm Saxon Pub  Austin $10 cover

Austin Party Train Goes Marchin’ In

Hello my little spring chickens —

I am hoping this weather is here to stay but I think that might be a tad unrealistic. The good news about working from home is that I get to enjoy the fab weather. The bad news is that I’m always 50 feet away from my bed and the urge to nap is a constant battle. However, I’m managing to power through that with diet cokes and an overwhelming amount of work. This week is one of the last before your life gets flipped upside down by that little music festival commonly referred to as SouthBy. So if you want to see some sweet peeps — Walt Wilkins, Bonnie Bishop, Glassjaw, Suzanna Choffel, Junior Brown, Gals Panic, Dropkick, State Radio, Patricia Vonne, Malford, Gals Panic, Gary Clark — then do it now.

• Nerd Alert — Funny Star Wars Dub. “Luuuke I sold your playstation”
• Do you love the matrix… and legos? Well this will be your favorite video ever
• Top 10 iphone apps for 2010. Is everyone else also obsessed with words with friends?
• Tattoos are one thing… but misspelled tattoos? Permanent and hilarious
• Don’t “get twitter”? Well jump on the train b/c theyre about to hit 10 billion tweets
• Speaking of twitter, inspired or horrifying?  @Fartarrific’s got gas

Free and cheap:

• Music Monday on Mashable: 10 free tunes and free alice in wonderland mp3 off amazon
• 20% off everything in the couch outlet
• Halfoffaustin.com has great half off gift certificates to ate.cafe, shoreline, judges hill, etc.

To check out

• ChiLantro BBQ
• Man Up Texas BBQ: Getting Sauced – March 7
• Zilker Park Kite Festival
• Jo’s Drag Queen Bingo

Reviews:

• Green Pastures Restaurant: Go for ARW — This place is amazing
• Joe’s Bar and Grill: Big Eh on this one… except for the ahi tuna. Thats worth a visit
• Red’s Porch: Because bacon gravy on biscuits is both necessary and appalling
• Dirty Bill’s: Its gnome themed. And the DB factor is much lower than at other west 6th bars
• Sarah’s Mediterranean Grill & Market : The chicken schwarma was fantastic

TO DO:

WEDNESDAY

• DROPKICK MURPHYS
• Amy Cook 10:30pm Lambert’s Downtown  $5
• ARTIST Vs. POET 7pm door Emo’s
• BettySoo  Momo’s Club
• Carolyn Wonderland  Antone’s Night Club
• Kevin Welch  12:00am Continental Club  $8
• Kick Tree Headhunter’s Club
• La Mona Loca (Cienfuegos) 9:00pm Ruta Maya
• Matt the Electrician/Southpaw Jones 8:00pm
• Mau Mau Chaplains 8:30pm Flamingo Cantina
• Soulphonics 7:00pm Carousel Lounge
• Spoiled Royals  5:00pm Mohawk
• Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros 10:00pm Saxon Pub
• free Lonestar and check out some amazing prints. Word is that it’sSpec’s beer fest from 5:30-8.
• Mortified at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 7pm, $12
• Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Quote-Along! at Alamo Drafthouse Village 10:15pm, $10
• Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Animation Fest 2010 at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 9:30pm, $8.75

THURSDAY

• Bonnie Bishop 8:00pm Saxon Pub, The  $10
• Nerd Nite – The Anniversary
• Hula (Hawaiian Dance) Class
• George Devore  10:00pm Saxon Pub, The  $5
• Glassjaw SOLD OUT  Emo’s
• Kat’s Meow  6:00pm Z-Tejas on W.6th
• Sahara Smith 10:30pm Lambert’s Downtown  $5
• Suzanna Choffel Momo’s Club with Suzanna Choffel
• Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln 8:00pm Paramount Theatre
• An Evening with Kevin Smith at The Long Center 7:30pm, $45-$65
• Rock duo Hush w/ Danish guitarist Rune Kjeldsen at Momo’s 5-7pm, $5 Suggested Donation at the door
• Jiggy Crunk: The 90s Pop-Rap Sing-Along at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 10pm, $12
• Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Animation Fest 2010 at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 4:15pm, $6.75 +gcal
• Alice in Wonderland Midnight Screening at Alamo Drafthouse Village Midnight, $11.75
• On the 4th (Thursday) RSVP to enjoy cocktails and apps complimentary at the Embellish Westlake grand opening! From 6-9 hit Touch of Sass for free wine, bubbles, nibbles, cocktails and Scotch!

FRIDAY

• Austin Collins & the Rainbirds  5:00pm Waterloo Records and Video
• Blues Specialists, The  6:30pm Continental Club
• CRUISERWEIGHT 8:00pm Emo’s CD
• Gourds, The 9:00pm Threadgill’s World HQ $15
• Junior Brown  9:00pm Antone’s Night Club
• Lee Roy Parnell  10:45pm Saxon Pub, The  $20
• Patricia Vonne 10:00pm Continental Club  $15
• Port O’ Brien 9:00pm Parish, The $20
• PORTUGAL. THE MAN 9:00pm Parish, The $20
• Riddlin Kids  8:00pm Emo’s
• Rob Roy Parnell  11:50pm Saxon Pub, The  $29
• State Radio 8:00pm Stubb’s BBQ
• “THE FAMILY” – Murder, Meatballs and the Mob! Bringing 80’s NYC to you LIVE. Fuhgettaboutit.

SATURDAY

• Urban Dare Austin
• Alan Haynes  10:30pm One-2-One Bar $5
• Belleville Outfit 9:00pm Threadgill’s World HQ $12
• BettySoo  Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill Spicewood
• Brandi Carlile  8:00pm Hogg Memorial Auditorium  $25-$35  (Tickets)
• Brandon Rhyder (CD Release) 9:00pm Gruene Hall, Gruene  New Braunfels  $15  Americana-country
• Carolyn Wonderland  Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill Spicewood
• El Bombasi  9:00pm Emo’s
• FRANK SMITH  10:00pm Mohawk, The
• GALS PANIC reunion show 9:00pm Emo’s
• Gary Clark Jr.  9:00pm Antone’s Night Club
• Kalu James 12:30am Saxon Pub, The  $10
• Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison. 7:00pm La Zona Rosa  $31.00
• Malford Milligen 10:30pm Saxon Pub, The  $10
• Seth Walker Band 11:30pm Momo’s Club w/Dan Dyer
• Tia Carrera  12:00am Parlor, The /Hyde Park
• Trishas, The  9:00pm Threadgill’s World HQ $12
• W.C. Clark  8:00pm Saxon Pub, The  $10
• Opening Reception: Kathryn Kelley’s treading where no one hears the echo of her foot fall at Women and Their Work 7-9pm, free
• Impressive 4-Arms Screen Printing Extravaganza at Co-Lab 5-11pm, free to attend, $5 for posters, $10 for
• Urban Art Contest- Balcones Recycling Burner Bash with some of Austin�s best urban artists at work at this family-friendly event at Balcones Recycling 2416 E. 6th Street Free, family-friendly event
• Rocky Horror Picture Show at Alamo Drafthouse Village Midnight, $5
• First Saturday Public Tours at AMOA Downtown and Laguna Gloria 2pm
• free wine, h’ors douvres, and a blow-out at Neiman Marcus. For those with kids, do not miss this! From 6-8 go to the Wally for yet another fabulous art reception. Get to Twin Liquors for some free Moet&Chandon champagne from 3-6!

SINDAY

• Derek O’Brien 1:00pm Continental Club  $$  Nick Curran Benefit, Raffle & Silent Auction!
• Fiction Circus, The 7:00pm Parlor, The /North Loop
• Michelle Manx, belly dancing  1:00pm Continental Club  $$  Nick Curran Benefit, Raffle & Silent Auction!
• Mike & The Moonpies Headhunter’s Club Atomic Honky Tonk Show:
• Red Light Burlesque 1:00pm Continental Club  $$  Nick Curran Benefit, Red Carpet Bash at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 6pm, $16
• Singin’ in the Rain Brunch at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Noon, $6.75
• aGLIFF Oscar Party at the Driskill at Driskill Hotel 6pm, $30 advance / $35 door
• LunaFest Short Film Festival at La Zona Rosa 6:30pm, $15 advance / $20 door
• hit this magazine release party for free beer.
• Zilker Park Kite Festival
• Man Up Texas BBQ presents: Gettin’ Sauced!

MONDAY

• JOHN MAYER  8:00pm Frank Erwin Center  $46-$66 with special guest Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Kill The Client 9:00pm Red 7
• Michael Franti & Spearhead  8:00pm Frank Erwin Center  $46-$66
• MilkDrive 6:00pm Elephant Room

Austin Party Train: We’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaack

And we’re back folks.  It’s been a crazy couple of weeks but hoping this PT is now fully back on the tracks.  Johnny Cash tribute action, free food and drinks, guy forsyth, tegan and sara, terri hendrix, patrice pike, mickey and the motorcars and the generally tricky weather should keep you on your toes this weekend. Before we get into the nitty gritty, here’s some entertainment:

• Browser based to do app, cleverly called TeuxDeux
• Kind of like people of walmart… except like on regular streets n stuff: Poorly Dressed dot Com
• Letters from a jerk. This guy takes it too far… and its hilarious: Craigslist is amazing
• Live Avatar Role Playing. Paint yourself, frolic around the woods. Because thats normal: LARP
• I wish I played… but even if i dont have the musical stylings, I can at least admire these geetars.
• You’ve seen Selleck Waterfall Sandwich? Try this! Hint: It involves Bea Arthur

So now that we’re back, recommence sending me amazingness and I’ll make sure to get it in here. Twitter is @AusPartyTrain and I’m rebuilding the PT list since I can’t find the original.

Yours in being tricked by the weather,

Kelly

Free and Cheap:

• Walgreens Photo offers a Free 8×10 Photo Print when you enter code FREEPHOTO at checkout
• Artscow has a sale on their photo playing cards. Apply coupon code PLAY299CARDS and receive qualified cards for $3 with free shipping.
• Tanga  has Muscle & Fitness Magazine 1 year Subscription for $3  with coupon code muscle.
• Fashion bug: coupon code: 776323107, Exp: 03/07/10 – $10 of $25
• 20% off your purchase on myFICO.com: FICOFRIENDS. Coupon valid from 2/14 to 3/18.
• Chick-Fil-A March Mania (Buy1MealGet1Free): Every Friday of the month, any purchases on that day can be redeemed for a free order (like the one you bought) any day of the month.
• Sign up for the Denny’s Rewards program online and you’ll receive a coupon good for a free burger and fries good March 1 through March 7.

To Try:

• Austin Restaurant Week: Fixed price menus at some of the sexiest places in town
• Odd Duck Farm To Trailer: People are raving about their pork belly sliders
• La Boite Café: Apparently their almond croissant is delish

Reviews:

• Nau’s Enfield Drug: Burger time – seriously!  Old fashioned soda fountain.
• M & W Fashions: Need a wig? This is your place
• Apothecary Coffee House & Wine Bar: Cute little place — its got wine and artisan sammys and some damn good mocha latte
• Juan Pelota: Bike coffee shop named one ball after lance. Not even joking
• Who does meat crawls? We do. In order from best to fourth best.
  1. Smitty’s Market
  2. Kreuz Market
  3. Chisholm Trail Barbq
  4. Black’s Barbecue

THURSDAY 2/25

• 7-9 hit Parts and Labour for a fashion launch party complete with free Lonestar.
• Free food and drinks and (50) gift bags at The Ranch at 7, RSVP is a must.
• Opa is partnering with Do512 for some great specials, music, and what the hell? It’s a wine bar..
• Get to Eliza Page for champagne and appetizers from Cru, gorgeous cakes by Stardust Pastry, hair and make-up by Milk+Honey, and move on to both Studio563 and Estilo for Tito’s cocktails mixed up by Lucky13 with sounds even more pleasantly mixed by DJ Chicken George
• Matt Hires with Jason Castro and Caitlin Crosby at Stubb’s
• Weird City Theatre Company presents “Curse of The House of Usher,” inspired by the life and stories of Edgar Allan Poe at Dougherty Arts Center 1110 Barton Springs

FRIDAY 2/26

• Astronautalis 9:00pm Red 7 $10/$12
• go to Mellow Johnny’s from 7-9 for free food and Gary Fisher!
• Band in Black (J.Cash Tribute Band) 8:00pm Emo’s
• Booker T. Jones 8:00pm Paramount Theatre $35-$50
• Cory Morrow 8:00pm Antone’s Night Club $15
• Greatest American Heros 9:00pm Carousel Lounge
• GRIMY STYLES  9pm door Flamingo Cantina  $8
• Guy Forsyth 9:00pm Saxon Pub   $12
• Helwa Belly Dance Troupe  7:00pm Ruta Maya Int’l Headquarters  $5
• Johnny Cash Bash, 4th Annual  8:00pm Emo’s outside
• Lost River/Old River  9:00pm Parish
• MAVIS STAPLES 8:00pm Paramount Theatre $35-$50
• Mother Truckers  10:00pm Continental Club  $10
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  Gruene Hall, Gruene  New Braunfels
• Rankin Twins  8:00pm Antone’s Night Club $15
• SLEEP WHALE 9:00pm Parish
• Super Heavy Goatass Headhunters Club
• Tegan and Sara  8:00pm Frank Erwin Center
• Corto Maltese, Oh No Oh My, Watch Out For Rockets, Rhythmsektion Djs at The Ghost Room

SATURDAY 2/27

• Aunt Rubie’s Jazz Babies  Satellite Bistro & Bar
• AUSTIN COLLINS 10:00pm Parish  $10
• Bob Schneider 9:00pm Antone’s Night Club $10
• Clouds are Ghosts  aftershow Mohawk
• Dead Reckoning 12:30am Headhunters Club
• Death Kings  10:40pm Headhunters Club
• Dred Skott 10:00pm Ruta Maya Int’l Headquarters  $7 Shorti’s Funk Fellowship Part III
• Fabulous Thunderbirds   Gruene Hall, Gruene  New Braunfels
• Jitterbug Vipers  7:00pm Lambert’s Downtown  no
• Major Major Major  10:00pm Ghost Room, 304 W. 4th St
• Marcia Ball 7:30pm Antone’s Night Club $10
• Miss Lauren Marie w/The Horton Bros  10:00pm Continental Club  $13
• Patric Pike  10:00pm Saxon Pub   $10
• Richie Havens 7p&9:30p One World Theatre $20-$60
• Ruby James 10:00pm Parish  $10
• Shelley King  8:00pm Saxon Pub   $10
• Terri Hendrix 8:00pm Bugle Boy  La Grange  $18
• WHITE WHITE LIGHTS  Emo’s
• Rebelution with Soja and Zion I at Stubb’s

SUNDAY 2/28

• Austin Collins 12:00pm Gruene Hall, Gruene  New Braunfels
• Authors   9:00pm Parish  $8
• Groovaloo 7:00pm Long Center PAC $23-$53 The 14-member cast, an eclectic group of the world’s most renowned freestyle and hip hop dancers
• Guy Forsyth Gruene Hall, Gruene  New Braunfels
• One Hundred Flowers 9:00pm Parish  $8
• Ray Benson 10:00pm Antone’s Night Club $$
• Willie Nelson Majestic Theatre San Antonio
• why don’t you go see a roller girl show? It’s been a while, and this is Austin!
• Free vodka cocktails and goodie bags after 6 at this!

MONDAY 3/1

• BettySoo  9:00pm Parish  $10
• Clientele   Mohawk
• Glen Collins, Song Swap 6:00pm Giddy Ups no % Mad Monday Song Swap
• Micky and the Motorcars 8:00pm Saxon Pub   $5
• MilkdDrive  6:00pm Elephant Room no %
• Steve Ray Will 12:00am Saxon Pub   $5 %
• Threads of Madness  9:00pm Parlor North Loop
• Trishas  10:30pm Continental Club  $6 Dale Watson & his Lone Stars off tonight
• Vetiver Mohawk

Austin Party Train: All You Need Is Lo…er, Beer

Hope everyone rested up last week with no PT. I’m back in action and battling this macbook to paste WITH formatting. UGH.  Anyway, lots to do in the next four days.  Have a great valentines day and here are some funny things that could enhance your workweek:

• Tom Selleck and his sammys: http://selleckwaterfallsandwich.tumblr.com/
• Isn’t it ironic?  The friends of irony sure think so. Take pictures of ironic hilarity
• I’ve always suspected it… 6 shockingly evil things babies are capable of.
• With all this wet… why don’t you buy a “Shit, Its Raining” umbrella?
• Avatar = Pocahontas? You Decide:
• VD Special: 5 Ways to get revenge on that special someone

Yours in a love/hate relationship with this thing.

Kelly

Free and Cheap:

• Monday Free bike tune-ups on the pedi bridge
• Buy one entree, get one at third base
• Michaels Arts & Crafts has a 60% Off Printable Coupon
• Amazon has Free Valentine’s Day Playlist and Free Karaoke Channel: Valentines Day Sampler MP3 Downloads.
• Hog Island Deli: 20% Off All 7″ Hoagies this week
• FREE Hip Hop class at the BCS

To Check Out:

• Zingers: Happy Hour M-F 4 -7. You choose platters, $4 Martini’s, $3 Ritas & $3 Wine
• End of an Ear:  $1 records. Find 20 $1 LPs you want and get them all for $10 (.50 cents each)
• The go local card. $10 gets you discounts all over town: http://blog.golocalaustin.com/

Reviews:

• Pete’s Bar: welcome to SoTex in Austin
• Union Park : Bingo boo ya
• Did you know that Jeremiah The Innocent is the Hi, How Are You Frog ?
• Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum: IMAX fun. Just make sure to sneak in your own snacks

Thursday

• FATBACK CIRCUS 9pm door Flamingo Cantina $5
• Gaila Kenneally  6:00pm Elephant Room
• George Devore 10:00pm Saxon Pub, The $5
• Ian McLagan & The Bump Band  6:00pm Lucky Lounge
• Liz Morphis  7:30pm Eddie V’s Edgewater Grill
• Man Made Fire  9pm door Flamingo Cantina $5
• Matt The Electrician 8:30pm Cactus Cafe
• Mike & The Moon Pies  10:00pm Continental Club $7
• Motion City Soundtrack 7pm door Emo’s /outside
• Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
• Ringo Deathstarr (baseera’s Birthday Bash), Cowabunga Babez, International Waters at The Mohawk
• Love Bites: The Power Ballad Sing-Along at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
• Valentine’s Day Cocktail Party and Jewelry Sale at Pump Project
• Maya Star for champagne and chocolate from 6:30-8:30.
• Enjoy even more champagne and snacks at Kick Pleat from 6-8.

Friday

• For the love of art, opening reception
• The House of Torment’s Dark Stalkers
• OFFICIAL Pre-Carnaval PARTY at Speakeasy !!!
• Pleasurefest, ACES
• Amy Cook 8:00pm Paramount Theatre  $16.50-$106  Benefiting Livestrong Foundation and The Paramount Theatre
• ANITA BAKER  8:00pm  Music Hall ROZONE
• BettySoo Central Market Cafe, N. Lamar
• deal Soul Mart  10:30pm Lambert’s Downtown $5
• Fishbone 7pm door Emo’s  /101X  outside Advance
• Guy Forsyth  9:00pm Cheatham Street Warehouse  San Marcos
• MoTel Aviv 9:30pm Parish, The  $8
• Nouvelle Vague Granada Theater  Dallas
• Reckless Kelly 8pm door Antone’s Night Club  $25
• Soul Track Mind 10:00pm Hole In The Wall $3
• Wiretree  10:30pm Lambert’s Downtown $5
• Hard Proof Afrobeat, Focus Group, J Wesley Haynes Trio at The Ghost Room
• Follow That Bird, The Monarchs, Wine and Revolution, English Teeth at The Mohawk
• Motel Aviv, Red Leaves, Prayer For Animals at The Parish
• Peyton’s Place: Champagne and Cupcakes.
• Don’t miss the free rum cocktail hour at Speakeasy’s pre-Carnavale party (starting at 7).
• Free wine and cheese plus art = LOVE!
• Today (and tomorrow) enjoy ‘Bubbles and Berries’ at Sola from 5-7, and buy ‘Berries’ I mean chocolate-covered strawberry ones.
• Whole Foods is offering samples of romantic pairings with the potential for your to pair up yourself from 6-8. Free 12 oz chai lattes at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on 38th from 4-7!

SATURDAY

• Carolyn Wonderland  early Antone’s Night Club  $12
• Momos: Huey Lewis Cover badn with Suzanna Choffel
• Mardi Gras @ The Shangri La with Mama Digdown’s Brass Band
• Rock the Casbah 37: The Valentine Edition w/ DJ Mel!
• 2nd Annual SweetBarks Honky Tonk
• Good Cause Mardi Gras 2010!
• Austin Variety Show LIVE TAPING – Episode #7 “For Lovers”
• Jazztronica Saturday’s presents Heavy Funk the Valentines Edition
• Cory Morrow 10:30pm Floore’s Country Store, HelotesSan Antonio $15
• Doug Moreland 10:00pm Continental Club $10
• Fatty Monk 9:00pm Lucky Lounge
• Fictionists 10:30pm Lambert’s Downtown $5
• Kat Edmonson Jazz Quintet  9:30pm Elephant Room
• Micky and the Motorcars 10:00pm Saxon Pub, The $10
• Nouvelle Vague 9:00pm Mohawk, The outside
• RJD2 Emo’s outside Advance Tickets:
• LaRue Gruene Hall, Gruene  New Braunfels
• Suzanna Choffel  Momo’s Club Valentines show!
• British Invasion 2 with Girl In A Coma, The Hi-tones, Planet Rye Co. The Ripe at Red 7
• ARTSTRADA MAGAZINE FASHION SHOW fashion and music with Secret Oktober and Timeless Trends w/ Dubnautica performing, plus Black Widow Burlesque at Elysium
• African art, cuisine, and even a drum circle for free!
• From 12-4 enjoy Lonestar, music, and doggy treats at the Pets Alive benefit party.
• My Bloody Valentine pub crawl
• Flametrick Subs, Automusik at Beerland
• Ladera Skateboards Presents: Winter Blackout 2010 with The Expendables, Iration, Passafire, Pour Habit, Roots Down Below at Emo’s
• Valentine’s Eve Party with White Dress with The Mercers and The Sour Notes at Stubb’s
• Jazztronica Saturday’s presents Heavy Funk Valentines Edition at Malverde. Featuring Chicken George and Special Guest Rae Davis. at Malverde
• Spirit of the Marathon at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

SUNDAY

• Hosteria Verde Supper Club at Aviary
• sushi specials and free sake at Imperia.
• Abra Moore, special guest  9:30pm Elephant Room
• AMERICA, A Romantic Evening with 5p-9:30p One World Theatre
• Bob Schneider  Gruene Hall, Gruene  New Braunfels
• Guy Forsyth 10:30pm Lambert’s Downtown $15 door  Hayes Carll  8:00pm Saxon Pub, The $25 cpver
• Heartbreakers Ball  10:00pm Lucky Lounge  w/DJ
• Love Song Sing-a-Long  6:00pm Jovita’s
• Valentine’s Day homage to the infamous Marquis de Sade with music and cocktails-vintage lace, rubber, latex, ribbons, whips all OK at Justine’s
• Gone with the Wind Valentine’s Day Feast at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
• Love Bites: The Power Ballad Sing-Along at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
• Charade Valentine’s Day Feast at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
• Amelie Valentine’s Day Feast at Alamo Drafthouse Village

MONDAY

• Eliza and Tony Gilkyson  Antone’s Night Club $$  Will
• Jimmy Lafave Antone’s Night Club $$  Will
• Nelo 8:30pm Saxon Pub, The $10
• Patty Griffin  Antone’s Night Club $$  Will Sexton

Austin Party Train: Frontera Fest, Fashion Swaps and Free Dance

My magic 8 ball predicts you guys will be super busy this week!  Everything from the artsy fartsy 17th Annual Frontera Fest & Taste of Austin, to a totally cool modern homes tour and the spring home and garden show, sublime cover band BadFish, african drum workshop, champagne and cupcakes, free day of dance around town, fashion swaps, laser dance party, free bagels, free whatasize, whiskey tango tall boys, Seth Walker, Stoney Larue, BettySoo, etc.  

• Make these the night before and then throw in the micro. Easy Microwave Omelettes
• Alf is tweeting up a storm with those fat hair fingers: He’s so dreamy
• Guided visualization with Jared Allen: I love my mullet
• Tab out of the bar without pesky lines: Great Iphone app: Tabbed Out
• #coworking is coming to North Austin. 2 free days if you fill this out http://bit.ly/6zbMJH.
• God these are disturbing: the very suggestive Shake Weight and the hilariously impractical Hula Chair

I am doubting there will be a party train next week as I am travelling but we can always hope that between happy hours I’ll be able to send one.  Remember I am now AusPartyTrain on Twitter!

Yours in sticking to my guns,

Kelly

 

Free and Cheap:

• Wednesdays: “$1 White Trash Tall Boys all night tomorrow at Black Sheep Lodge. (LoneStar, PBR, Pearl, Shlitz, Natty Lite, etc).
• Einstein Bros Bagels free bagel + shmear (valid 1/25-1/31). Coupon
• Free shipping @ Aveda. Enter code Thankyou10 @ Checkout
• Free Whatasize: http://www.whataburger.com/newsletters/20100125/print.html 
• GoDaddy is offering a coupon for one year domain registration for 99 cents. Enter BOWL2010 in coupon field to show the discounted price.
• Big Lots is offering a printable 20% in-store coupon between the dates 1/23-1/31

To Check Out:

• Jaspers has The Big Daddy Stimulus Package-Margin Monday 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm 1/2 Price Bottles of Wine
• House Wine will be serving lunch Monday – Friday from 11 to 2 featuring a different entree each week for $9.95. Lunch includes three cheese spread appetizer and dessert!
• Happy Hour @ The Melting Pot: Happy Hour Monday thru Thursday – 5pm to 7pm and after 9pm. Sunday – 3pm to 5pm and after 8pm. 1/2 Price Cheese Fondue and Chocolate Fondue Fondues* and great drink specials
• Endless Sushi + Soup or Miso Soup, Salad & Edamame $26.95 @ Benihana: Link Combine this with the $30 birthday coupon

TO DO

TUESDAY

• Blue Tuesday Antone’s Night Club  
• Gator Child f/Ted Roddy  7:30pm Alligator Grill
• Hi Tones 12:00am Saxon Pub  $5
• Songwriter Night Hill’s Cafe
• Toni Price 6:30pm Continental Club  $7  
• Arthouse Visiting Lecture Series: Hou Hanru from the San Francisco Art Institute at George Washington Carver Museum
• League Of Extraordinary Assholes- Live and Uncensored Standup Comedy and More at Beerland
• A Midwinter’s Night Dream Art Happy Hour
• West African Drum & Dance Workshop
• World Music Night

WEDNESDAY

• Anti-Flag  7:30pm Red 7
• MAU MAU CHAPLAINS  8pm door Flamingo Cantina  
• Monty Montgomery 8:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Nortons 6:00pm Saxon Pub
• Ruby Jane Show 6:30pm Evangeline’s  
• Set Aflame 6pm door Emo’s  Advance
• Shotgun Party  6:30pm Continental Club
• Texas Eastside Kings 6:30pm Central Market Cafe, Westgate  
• Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros  10:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Winds of Plague  6pm door Emo’s  Advance
• Taste of Austin
• Texas Young Professionals –  Happy Hour Mixer

THURSDAY

• Free Ultra8201 party at The Ghost Room
• HOPE Farmer’s Market benefit which is chock full of local food, liquors, and artists. $10 suggested donation.
• From 6-8 enjoy complimentary cocktails at Touch of Sass.
• Wine and snacks at an opening party for Goods East? 6-9?
• From 6-8 go to Malaga for a “green” professionals networking event complete with h’ors douevres and a cash bar.
  Bruce Robison  Paramount Theatre  Solo
• Dark Water Hymnal  Moose Lodge No. 1729  
• Drug Rug 9:00pm Parish
• Fiery Furnaces  9:00pm Parish
• HoneyBrowne  8pm door Cheatham Street Warehouse San Marcos 
• In These Shoes w/Gaila Kenneally 6:00pm Elephant Room
• Izzy Cox  10:00pm Continental Club  $10
• Kinch  Emo’s  Advance Tickets:
• Liz Morphis  7:00pm Eddie V’s Edgewater Grill
• Lonesome Heroes  9:30pm Jovita’s Restaurant
• Seth Walker  8:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Stoney LaRue Antone’s Night Club
• Viva! Las Vegas Kickoff Party at the Belmont

FRIDAY

• Go to Women and Their Work for a sale and reception…
• There’s some similar goings-on’s at ART around the same time. A
• Asylum Street Spankers
• ACL ( City Living that is) is sponsoring a huge party at the Monte Vista condo’s from 7-10:30. RSVP to rsvp at  City Living (dot com) is required.
• Arielle Nicole Hill’s Cafe 
• Arabian Night 2010 – REd Fez
• Cheap Sunglasses: Cheap Sunglasses was formed by the most devoted ZZ Top fans in existence.
• Bandulus  Flamingo Cantina  
• BettySoo  11:10pm Saxon Pub  $7 
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 7p&9:30p One World Theatre $20-$60
• Blaggards 10:00pm Fado Irish Pub 21+
• Bruce Robison 12:00am Continental Club  $10
• Carolyn Wonderland 9:00pm Saxon Pub  $12/$15
• Del Castillo Hanover’s, Pflugerville Pflugerville  
• GIRLS 10:00pm Parish
• Jitterbug Vipersw/Sarah Sharp  6:00pm Elephant Room  
• Just Released  9:30pm Elephant Room
• Paula Nelson  11:50pm Saxon Pub  $7
• Pink Floyd’s Laser Spectacular 8:00pm Paramount Theatre
• Slow Down Lady Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill  
• Yo La Tengo  8pm door Antone’s Night Club $20/$23 dr
• Five Things New Year Writing Contest!

 

SATURDAY

• January 30th do not miss the Rock ‘N Swap at Beauty Bar. Bring some items to swap or a $5 donation and enjoy swapping music, clothes, whatever… with sponsors like The Cupcake Bar and Treaty Oak Rum.
• Le Garage Sale! Bargain finds @ http://www.legaragesale.net/
• Bus Stop Stallions 8:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Buzzfuel  10:00pm Speakeasy $5
• Corinne Rose  late  Emo’s  Advance
• Dangerous Summer  5pm door Emo’s 
• Dertybird 11:00pm Momo’s Club $10
• Dixie Witch late  Emo’s  Advance Tickets:
• EYES BURN ELECTRIC(f/Dremnt The End) 9:00pm Parish  CD
• Greatest American  Heros 9:00pm Carousel Lounge
• Kat Edmonson Jazz Quintet  9:30pm Elephant Room
• Melvin Brown  10:15pm Blue Theatre, Springdale Road $15
• Michael Jackson Tribute  7:30pm Paramount Theatre 
• Mysterious Ways 10:00pm Fado Irish Pub  $5  21+
• Stampede  5pm door Emo’s  Advance
• Uncle Lucius  10:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Vintage Fashion Swap (5-10pm) at Beauty Bar
•  Modern Home Tour
• TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls Putas del Fuego VS. Rhinestone Cowgirls
• dia: A Fundraising Event Benefiting the Association for India’s Development
• Champagne & Cupcakes, Cru
• Sci-Fi Saturday Laser Dance Party @ The Highball
• The 31st is the annual free day of dance of around town.

SUNDAY

• Le Garage Sale! Bargain finds @ http://www.legaragesale.net/
• Badfish  Emo’s  Advance Tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=467775
• Bells of Joy  Hill’s Cafe
• GIDON THE MIGHTY WARRIOR  10:00pm Parish 
• JestFest!” Comedy Night! 6:00pm Jovita’s Restaurant
• The Bleu Edmonson Group with Nic Cowan at Stubb’s
• “Music and a Movie” – Amadeus with live music
• Bead Sale at Parts and Labour

MONDAY

• Girl Guitar Showcase Antone’s Night Club
• Lonelyland w/Bob Schneider 8:30pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Steve Ray Will  12:00am Saxon Pub  $5  
• Trout Fishing in America 7:00pm Cactus Cafe $15

This Is Austin: Billy Ocean Pub Crawl, Patty Griffin & Zombie Rights

Its the start of another weekend! Like you havent been out every night this week anyway, you’ve got a bevy of beautiful options for this weekend as well.  Soul Nights, Guy Forsyth, Billy Ocean Bar Crawl, Patty Griffin, Depeche Mode Tribute, The Scabs, Eliza, Eric, Soul Track, Biscuit Brothers, local food tasting soiree and of course, a zombie rights rally. Do i need to say it? PEOPLE WATCHING!

Before you go off and get crazy, here are a couple of things that will facilitate time wasting:

• So the lessons never stuck… maybe thats because you weren’t playing Piano online!
• Piano isnt your style? How about a little First person tetris. You’re looking at a TV on your screen and the whole thing moves when you shift the little blocks around.
• Hilarious… I would marry this guy just to record his crazy sleep talk: Sleep Talkin’ Man. “”My bagder’s gonna unleash hell on your ass. Badgertastic!””
• Always wanted to be the mona lisa? david beckham? TIGER? Add your face to those and more. Instant profile pic
• Your life is so fascinating… why don’t you write — and self publish — a book!
• A new free app everyday you trendy iphone users
• Etsy is a site for crafty people to sell stuff on… but some folks go a little far. RegrEtsy brings us twilight inspired coffee sleeves? Where DIY meets WTF
• Make anything into a sandwich with bread gloves – These people must have been incredibly high

 Hang in there.. just a day and a half until its socially acceptable to start drinking.  One more piece of business — my twitter will soon be @AusPartyTrain.  Damn the character limit!

Yours in new adventures,

Kelly

Haiti Relief Efforts:

• Help Austin Help Haiti: Great concert lineup THIS Sunday. For 30 bucks see some of Austin’s Greats: Incredible lineup of musicians (kelly willis/REK/guy forsyth/bruce/bob/gourds). Tickets here
• KungFu Saloon: Drinking arcade with free skeeball. RT Starting today all of our $ from our games donated 2 @redcross. http://twitpic.com/z6bbj
• You can text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross
• Have a fundraiser! You have enough friends, throw a party: http://www.centex.redcross.org/donate/haitirelief.php

Free and Cheap

• Free margs @ El CHile on barton springs until they get their liquor license
• The Limited Stores are offering $15 off $15 or more Printable Coupon valid through Feb 3rd
• Walgreens has a coupon for a free desk calendar w/coupon code FREE4U end Jan.23 http://photo2.walgreens.com/choos…3003694951
  Best Buy is offering a printable 10% off coupon for days between 1/20/10 – 1/25/10
• Borders and Waldenbooks offers $10 off $30 or more with this Printable Coupon valid through Jan 25
• Party City has a $10 off $30 printable coupon for online and in-store purchases until Feb 1st

Reviews

• G’Raj Mahal : Great indian food out of a trailer… really
• Chupacabra Restaurant & Cantina : Jalapeno poppers that will change your life 
• Water 2 Wine : 30 bottles of wine? Yes please 

To Check Out

• The Lion and Rose: New Brit Bar
• Rio’s Brazilian: Join us at the Austin Farmers’ Market and get $1 off a bag of all-natural, gluten-free cheese bread.  http://www.riosofausti…
• Dai Due Supper Club: Connecting Austinites with local farmers in an effort to eliminate the harmful elements of a food system gone awry. Cultivating a more conscientious food culture in Central Texas. 

To Do

Thursday

• You won’t want to miss the fabulousness that is the Allan House. This open house and bridal party promises more catering sponsors than you can shake a stick at… so if you’re thinking of getting hitched, hit that. Free catering by The Driskill? Oh my. By the way, you may want to RSVP by noon for this cocktails and clearance event…
• DYL: Dive! The Billy Ocean Birthday East Side Dive Bar Crawl
•  Under 40 Awards Nominations Wrap Happy Hour by Au40 & Tribeza
• Champagne & Sushi Happy Hour @ Finn & Porter
• Karaoke Apocalypse @ The Highball
• Grounded in Music @ Paramount: Patty Griffin and Friends
•  Airoldi’s Gypsy Jazz 6:00pm Elephant Room
• DISCIPLES OF SOUND 9:00pm Flamingo Cantina  $5
•  Guy Forsyth  9:15am Momo’s Club $10
•  JOHN REUBEN  8:00pm La Zona Rosa  
•  Latin at Heart  11:00pm La Zona Rosa  
•  Lisa Kettyle, Host open Mic Night  8:00pm Flipnotics, Barton Springs
•  Nelo 8pm door Antone’s Night Club $10/$11
•  T-Bird & the Breaks 12:00am Momo’s Club $10
•  Vast Massive Satellite 9:00pm Carousel Lounge
•  Vesperian Sorrow 8pm door Emo’s  Advance
•  Whobrungyas  9:00pm Highball
• Shapes Stars Make at Mohawk
• Represent  Presents: Morakestra with Magnet School and St. Cloud at Stubb’s
• The 1999 Sing-Along at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

FRIDAY 

• On the 22nd go to Max’s Wine Dive from 5:30-7:30 for the Black Door Launch party…
• Dominican Joes Bruce Springsteen Tribute night
• Zombie Rights Rally & Booksigning at Book People
•  Beto & the Fairlanes 9:30pm Elephant Room
•  Entrance Band  10:00pm Mohawk  inside  (w/Paz of A Perfect Circle & Zwan)
•  Fire From the Gods 5pm door Emo’s  Advance
•  Matthew and the Arrogant Sea 9:00pm Parish
•  MothFight  9:00pm Monarch  
•  Perpetual Groove  10:00pm Stubbs Bar-B-Q  $14
•  Scabs 9″00pm Antone’s Night Club $10
•  SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS (last tour)  5pm door Emo’s 
•  School of Rock Music, , show 7:00pm Mohawk $10 The Roots of Rock and Roll, Featuring the pioneers of the pre-rock era: Elvis, Chuck Berry and others
•  Susan Gibson 7:30pm Patsy’s Cowgirl Cafe  
• Perpetual Groove at Stubb’s
• Stuck on Gee-Dot, a site-specific, devised play by the Generic Ensemble Company at LemonPeel Lounge
• Depeche Mode Tribute Night w/DJ SynthMaster and DJ AsuraSunil at Elysium
• Dobie Movie Poster Sale at Dobie Theatre

 SATURDAY 

• Saturday the 23rd from 6-8 visit Russell Gallery for an artist reception. It’s good, I promise. Not as good as this though. I mean it. I love Greenling soirees. Otherwise, I wouldn’t miss the free apps and more at Suede Salon’s Grand Opening Bash! Whole Foods (North) will be receiving their newest skincare provider with a champagne reception from 1-4. Wahoo’s will be delivering some free beer, chips, and salsa from 9 p.m. to midnight.
• The black squeeze… black keys cover band
• The Saturday Night Dance Party @ The Highball
• Local Food Tasting Soiree: Get a box of local organically grown produce and learn how to prepare it!
• Collins 7:00pm Auslander Biergarten  Fredricksburg
•  Bright Light Social Hour  7pm door Emo’s  outside
•  CRIBS 9:00pm Parish
•  Darling New Neighbors n/a Ghost Room, 304 W. 4th. $5
•  Dead Trees  9:00pm Parish
•  Eliza Gilkyson  n/a Cactus Cafe
•  Eric Tessmer 9:00pm Antone’s Night Club $10
•  Glitterbillies 9:00pm Mohawk
•  Matt White 9:00pm Lucky Lounge  
•  Music Swap  12:00pm Monarch  
•  Mystic Knights of the Sea 12:00pm Continental Club  $10 
•  Robert Johnson’s Soul 12:30am Saxon Pub  $10
•  Soul Track Mind $5 n/a Hole In The Wall  
•  T-Bird and the Breaks n/a Hole In The Wall  
•  Vallejo 11:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
•  West African Drum & Dance Workshop
• Afrofreque 6:00pm Momo’s Club
•  Biscuit Brothers 2:00pm Paramount Theatre $15.00
•  Bustamoovalators 4:00pm Momo’s Club 
•  Warren Hood and the Hoodlums  n/a Momo’s Club
• Registration deadline for the  Charity Pub Crawl benefiting the National MS Society. The event will take place on Feb. 6, 2010. at West 6th Street
• Best of Soul Nite w/ Peter Lucas at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown

SUNDAY

•  Anvil (VH1 Classic Presents) 7pm door Emo’s
• Jazz Band 6:00pm Elephant Room
•  Bruce James Soultet 10:00pm Continental Club Gallery
•  Chaparral 10:00pm Continental Club  $5  
•  Love At War  8:30pm Saxon Pub  $10

Boats, Booze & Bringin’ the Funk

Hi folks —

This is when the weekend begins! Each day has about 400 things to do, spanning the musical genres and interests of all you party lovers. Burlesque, afrobeat, funk, blues, betty soo and bruce, floores store, trout fishing in america, malford and the tattoo festival.  Before you get the boat rockin, here are some useful/funny sites:

• Funny breakup stories guaranteed to make you feel better: It was Over When
• Hilariously weird cartoons @ Homestar Runner
• Tipsy Taxi Austin provides you with designated driving services, for less than the cost of a cab. When you call us we’ll send a team of two drivers to your location, one will drive you home in your own vehicle and the other follows to pick up the first driver.
• songkick.com find out where your favourite bands are playing next, based on your music library.
• Operation Kitten Calendar: Who will shoot the next adorable kitten calendar? Hilarious VHI Special a la Trump
• Would you rather walk? Great walking directions: www.walkit.com
• Hollowed out books for all your flask needS: Custom jobs also available, check out the store here

Good luck with this week!

2010 for the win,

Kelly

Free and Cheap:

• Free Iphone app: Kapowie  
• Walgreen’s is offering a free 8″ x 10″ Collage Print. Order it online, chose store pickup and enter code FANFREE at checkout
• Kenichi will now be offering free bottle service for parties of 10+.
• Get a free Fresco Taco (your choice of chicken, steak or beef) with purchase of a Large Fountain Drink

To Check Out:

• Odd Duck Farm To Trailer: Organic, homegrown, on a truck
• East Side King: East Side Asian
• Aviary: Wednesdays from 6-9PM. Come hang out and shop while you listen to Austin’s best DJ’s,all the while sipping on 1/2 price bottles of wine

Thursday

• Thursdays in January: free vodka at Blu
• Thursdays Free cheese at House Wine from 7 till it’s gone every week.
• The PULP FICTION Quote-Along
• Live Band Karaoke at Cedar Door this Thursday!
• Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm 12:00am Continental Club  $10
• Dirty Worms  9:00pm Antone’s Night Club $10
• George Devore 10:00pm Saxon Pub  $5
• Ginger Leigh  10:00pm Lambert’s
• Girl Guitar  6:00pm Jovita’s Restaurant
• Hard Proof Afrobeat  9:30pm Elephant Room
• Kacy Crowley 9:30pm Momo’s Club
• Pure Ecstasy 8:00pm Monarch Art
• Silver Rider 6:00pm Elephant Room
• Suzanna Choffel n/a Parish
• Topaz & Mudphonic 10:00pm Continental Club  $10
• Frantic Clam (ep Release Party) at Beauty Bar
• Star Of Texas Tattoo Convention Party with New Disaster, Splithoof, El Bombasi at Emo’s

Friday

• 2010 Austin Boat Show at Austin Convention Center
• Family Star Party at Austin Science and Nature Center  
• Combine complimentary kegs, whiskey, food from Jackalope…
• A Burlesque Tribute to Bettie Page, Alamo Drafthouse, , TX
• Afrofreque 9:00pm Flamingo Cantina  $5
• Belleville Outfit  10:00pm Momo’s Club
• Black Milk (Detroit Hip Hop) 9:00pm Red 7
• Combo Mahalo 6:00pm Elephant Room
• Eggmen  7:00pm Jovita’s Restaurant
• Elisa Ferrari  8:00pm Momo’s Club
• Honeybrown  10:30pm Floores Country Store,Helotes San Antonio $8
• Malford Milligan 9:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Micky and the Motorcars  8pm door Antone’s Night Club $15/$20 dr
• Parachute Musical n/a Emo’s  inside
• Ray Wylie Hubbard  8pm door Antone’s Night Club $15/$20 dr CD
• Riverboat Gamblers  9:00pm Red 7
• Swingsters n/a Satellite Bistro & Bar
• Clay Nightingale, Astronaut Suit at Mohawk
• Prince Klassen at Beauty Bar
• Comedy Troupe at Club Deville
• Bad To The Bone- Benefit For The Sustainable Food Center at Stubb’s

Saturday

• Twin Liquors for a free Saint Arnold’s beer tasting from 5-7. There’s also word about 20+ wines in a grand tasting…
•  Variety Show – Episode 5 – “Gong Show”, Dillinger*illa Studios
• Word is that Katz’s (in addition to never closing) will be turning 30 and having free champagne
• Akina Adderley & Vintage Playboys  9:00pm Parish
• BettySoo  n/a  Acoustical Cafe Sr. Activity
• Blaggards 10:00pm Fado Irish Pub 21+
• Bruce Robison 10:00pm Saxon Pub  $15/$12
• Fatty Monk 9:00pm Lucky Lounge
• Gary Clark Jr. 9:00pm Antone’s Night Club
• Honey Island Swamp Band 9:00pm Momo’s Club $15/$12
• Le Sexy  9:00pm Monarch  $8  A Faux French Lounge Comedy Duo
• Lonesome Heroes 11:15pm Continental Club  $10
• Papa Grows Funk  9:00pm Momo’s Club $15/$12
• Roger Creager 10:30pm Floores Country Store,Helotes San Antonio $20 door
• Ruby Jane Show 8:00pm Cailloux City Center PAC  Kerrville
• Sideshow Tragedy  9:00pm Parish
• Trout Fishing in America 8:30pm Cactus Cafe $15
• Warren Hood and the Hoodlums  n/a Saxon Pub  $15/$12
• 101x Homegrown Live Presents: Zlam Dunk with Fresh Millions Couch, Custodian at Emo’s
• Bright Light Social Hour with Asa Ransom at Beauty Bar
• Le Sexy- A French Faux Lounge Comedy Improv Duo (Theater) at The Monarch
• Stella Rose, One Hundred Flowers Bubbles at Mohawk
• Fever In The Funkhouse Feat. Members Of The New Bohemians, Tripping Daisy, Polyphonic at Stubb’s
• Goodie Mob with Scarface at Emo’s

 Sunday

• Yelptastic Book Club 2010 Edition, House Wine, , TX
• Lonestar Rollergirls at Palmer Events Center
• 2010 MLK Keynote at Long Center
• Battle of the Bands / Gorilla Music n/a Antone’s Night Club
• George Ensley n/a Hill’s Cafe
• Jesse Cook 6p&8:30p One World Theatre $20-$60  *
• Never Shout Never SOLD OUT  Emo’s
• Open Mic w/ 10:00pm Triple Crown  San Marcos
• Peewee Moore  12:00am Saxon Pub  $5
• Resentments 7:30pm Saxon Pub  $7
• Southpaw Jones 8:00pm Whip In Grocery
• Suzanna Choffel n/a Riverbend Church
• 1st Annual Las Crafty Foxes Trailer Park, White Trash Pot Luck Fea. Black Panda and The No No No Hopes at Beerland
• Caddywhompus, Giant Cloud Eastern Sea at Mohawk 

Party Train: Happy Birthday Elvis, Tailgates & Free Week

Welcome back party passengers! This last ten days has been an exhausting blend of presents and partying and I’m not sure I’m ready for the real world yet.  Must. Engage. Brain.  If you’re like me, and don’t want the fun to stop (ever), take a look at the great stuff happening this week, including tons of FREE week music.  You can get free food @ Whole Foods where they’re hosting local producers in-store all week, there’s a chili cookoff, elvis birthday parties, devo tribute band, the wailers, as in “bob marley and” and tailgate parties including one with free beer and bbq.

Before that, spend your day surfing these fab sites:

• Tell people what you REALLY think of their driving without the finger. You can on CarPong
• Best viral videos of the decade. Last lecture and Susan Boyle? Yes please.
• Rejected! Iphone apps that just didnt make 
• Funny blog comprised of snippets of conversation overhead in New York
• Do you love fatcats? Here’s a blog of them in all their chubby glory
• In an argument? Use this virtual coin tosser to settle it.
• They say its your birthday… get as much free stuff for being born as possible
• Eerie, but true: somebody out there looks just like you. Find out who with the Coke Zero Facial Profiler

And for tomorrow’s big game:

• Max’s Wine Dive: Come watch the game at warm and cozy MAX’s and take advantage of ALL-DAY HAPPY HOUR and FREE fried chicken wings during the game! Hours: 4pm – 2am.
• Speakeasy’s Championship “Tailgate” Party: no cover, free beer, and a bbq buffet (starts at 7 but doors open at 4).
• National Championship at The Ranch: Starting at 7pm, The Ranch will be serving $2 Dos Equis. 
• The Rooftop @ Lanai
• Bella Sera: Happy Hour all night long & 1/2 price appetizers
• The Hub and Social Thinker (http://www.socialthink…)  surround sound, heaters and a camp fire, Complimentary Smores , $3 “Hook ‘Em” Texas Cheese Fries, $20 All You Can Eat Wings, Buy One Get One Dogs, $3 Dos XX Drafts and $12 Pitchers.
• Aces opening early for National Championship
• National Championship Game @ Third Base (both the South Austin and Round Rock locations)
• BCS: National Championship(South Lamar, Ritz, Village locations)
• Special: $1 Off All Draft Pints, $3 Titos Vodka Drinks, $2 Frozen Margaritas@ Black Sheep Lodge
• DIASPORIC’S UT CHAMPIONSHIP PARTY!! w/ Spine Alley, Neckbone @ Antone’s
• Horns National Championship Party (inside)@ Club de Ville
• UT vs. Alabama! Rose Bowl on HD Big Screen! @ The Scoot Inn & Bier Garten
• BCS National Championship Game Viewing Party @ Annie’s West
• Hook ‘en Horns! After-party at Malverde
• Hook ‘em Horns! $2 Lone Stars!@ La Condesa

Have a delightful week! Good luck with those resolutions!

Yours in already thinking of breaking them, 

Kelly

Free and cheap 

• MC Theaters free soda with popcorn purchase and B1g1 soda: http://www.amcentertainment.com/u…dDrink.pdf
• Free boot camp Saturdays ATX: http://www.atxbootcamp.com/freeSaturdays.htm
• Buy one get one free @ mama fus Chinese food
•  Free california roll with purchase of entree @ Sushi Den
• Hardcore fitness classes FREE January 11-15th. sign up for the newsletter and you will receive an invite by January 4th.
• Coupons for quiznos subs  

To check out

• Franklin BBQ: Incredible reviews on yelp, food trailer that serves it up right.
• Kung Fu Saloon: Where Betsys was, video games and drinking. Done.
• Big Top Candy Shop on South Congress sells chocolate-covered bacon
• Bottecelli: Daily Happy Hour and all day on Sunday: 5-7pm  $2 Mexican/Domestic bottled beers, $5 glasses of wine/specialty cocktails and a new $5 appetizer menu. 
• Soul Track Mind is back @ TCs lounge with BYOB

Reviews

• Toy Joy : They have head scratchers that will change your life
• The Pita Factory: a new round rock find!
• Epoch Coffee : Get your kafka on in this jave dive

TO DO: 

WEDNESDAY  

• BROTHERS & SISTERS Emo’s  
• Frantic Clam 9:00pm Red 7  
• Honky  Club Deville 
• La Snacks  9:00pm Red 7  
• Laughing  Emo’s  
• Monte Montgomery 8:00pm Saxon Pub  $10
• Oh No Oh My  Emo’s  
• Sleepy Vaughn  Austin Moose Lodge No. 1729  2103 E.M. 
• Smoke and Feathers Mohawk
• Soulphonics  7:00pm Carousel Lounge
• W.Saxton/S.Doster/B.Carter 6:00pm Z-Tejas on W.6th  Will Saxton, Stephen Doster, Bill Carter
• Warren Hood and the Hoodlums Saxon Pub 
• Wine and Revolution  8:30pm Parish

Thursday   

•  DJ Markus (with a K) 8:30pm Parish
• The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Check out the FREE open casting at The Highball this Thursday, January 5th, from 5 – 9 p.m., in the Ballroom. Good luck!
• Eastern Sea Emo’s  inside
• Heart & Soul Soundsystem Emo’s  (DJing in
• Jimmie Vaughan  10:00pm Continental Club Gallery  $40
• MOTHFIGHT! Emo’s  inside
• National Championship Watch Party  6:00pm Jovita’s Restaurant
• Sounds Under Radio 8:30pm Parish
• Suzanna Choffel  8:30pm Parish
• Wiretree 8:30pm Parish
• Wisebird  12:00am Continental Club  $7
• Horns National Championship Party (inside) at Club Deville
• Mental Asylum : 80’s Metal Night at Elysium\
• Speakeasy’s BCS Championship “Tailgate” Watch Party at Speakeasy

FRIDAY

•  Adrian & the Sickness  Ruta Maya Int’l HQ Elvis’s 75th Birthday Bash
• Outlaw Motor Championship monster truck Armageddon.
• The Wailers: 40 Years of Fam all your favorite Marley-related tunes at Antone’s.
• South Central Regional Barista Championship 
• “Brazilian Forro with Sao Jacinto” + Forro and Coco Dance Workshop
• CRACK PIPES Emo’s  
• Del Castillo Saxon Pub 
• L.A.X. 8:30pm Parish
• Laughing  9:00pm Mohawk  
• Loose Leaves 6:00pm Flipnotics, Barton Springs  
• Malto Cortese  Club Deville 
• Mark Jugers  6:00pm Triple Crown  San Marcos 
• Marshall Ford Swing Band 6:00pm Central Market Cafe, N. Lamar
• McKay Brothers 9:00pm Floores Country Store,Helotes San Antonio $25 door
• MoTel Aviv 9:00pm Mohawk  
• Shaun Young & The New Blue Moon Boys 7pm&11pm Continental Club  $25
• Ted Roddy/The King Conjure Orchestra 7pm&11pm Continental Club  $25

SATURDAY

• Saturday the 9th at 7 get free beer, food, and raffles for things like tattoos, dinner at Uchi, and gettin’ yer hair did. It’s also the opening reception for a mega-sale at Wally Workman from 6-8.
• Outlaw Motor Championship monster truck Armageddon.
• Big Mess  (Devo  Band)  9:00pm Red 7  
• 4th Annual Chili Cold Blood Chili Cook Off
• Blaggards 10:00pm Fado Irish Pub 21+
• Blaze  9:30pm Elephant Room
• Bright Light Social Hour 8:30pm Parish
• Broken Gold  Emo’s  
• Cash’d Out  10:00pm Continental Club  $10
• Greezy Wheels 10:30pm Saxon Pub 
• HEX DISPENSERS  Emo’s  inside
• Julie Schurr  10:00pm Rusty Spurs Club $5
• No Mas Bodas Mohawk no
• Sinks Emo’s  inside
• SOULHAT  Antone’s Night Club  CD
• T-bird and the Breaks  8:30pm Mohawk Lucy the
• Topaz  Antone’s Night Club
• Flying Saucer: $2 pints of Sierra Nevada Anniversary and, starting at 2pm, will tap a new specialty keg every hour

SUNDAY

• Crawling with Kings Reuinion at Club Deville
• Fancypants Bike Ride: Dapper Dan Dash / Shannon Tweed Ride
• Elvis  Emo’s Advance Tickets:
• Lincoln Durham 6:00pm Saxon Pub  $5  21+
• Lost Pines  8:00pm Flipnotics, Barton Springs  
• Mike & Moonpies  Hedhunters Club  Atomic Honky Tonk Show:
• Tameca Jones 6:00pm Z-Tejas on W.6th 
• Warren Hood and the Hoodlums 9:00pm Momo’s Club $7  
• Whiskey Tango Family Band  8:00pm Jovita’s Restaurant