Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend
Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend
Photo courtesy of Buffalo Nichols Don t miss the virtual fun during the 14th Annual Austin Humane Society Puppy Bowl this Saturday.
Photo courtesy of Austin Humane Society Reverend Horton Heat is one of the many performers set to take the stage during the Texas Winter Nights Drive-in Series.
Thursday, February 4
Pull into Barton Creek Square for live entertainment curbside style at the Texas Winter Nights Drive-in Series kickoff. This ongoing series is a safe way to experience live music, featuring performances by top artists from multiple genres. Performers include Jim Suhler, Cash’d Out, Reverend Horton Heat, Del Castillo and Vallejo, and others. Purchase your vehicle ticket and see the full lineup on the series website. Performances through February 14.
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UPDATE, Feb. 1: This story was updated after organizers announced that the Texas Winter Nights series has been moved from Barton Creek Square to Carson Creek Ranch, 701 Dalton Lane in southeast Austin. More details at texaswinternights.com.
Following drive-in music events that arose last year during the pandemic in locations such as Bee Cave s Hill Country Galleria and Cedar Park s Haute Spot, a new series dubbed Texas Winter Nights is set for the first two weeks of February at Carson Creek Ranch. Performers include Reverend Horton Heat, Vallejo and Band of Heathens.
Tickets, priced per vehicle, start at $110 for up to four people and can be purchased at texaswinternights.com. They include a parking spot plus space for fans to enjoy the music outside of their vehicles while social distancing, per a news release announcing the shows. The setup also features video screens and in-car audio via FM radio. More details are available on the series online FAQ page.
Jello Biafra: “I’m not a drug addict, I’m not religious, music is my higher power, and I never know what’s coming next”
We sit down for an audience with former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra to talk punk, politics, the PMRC and Portlandia…
Words: Mörat
Photos: Ralph Arvesen, Matthew Kadi, Mörat
As the former frontman of legendary punk band Dead Kennedys, and a hugely influential artist in his own right, Jello Biafra has been a thorn in the side of authority since he was old enough to tie his own shoelaces. An advocate of freedom of speech, he ran for mayor of San Francisco in 1979 (finishing third out of 10), faced trial for obscenity in 1986 (finally acquitted but facing financial ruin) and penned such classics as Nazi Punks Fuck Off and Let’s Lynch The Landlord, many of which remain all too relevant to this day.