FSG Fest
Feels So Good, Saturday 12
Native screenprinting/document label conglomerate Feels So Good (previously Nice Southern Gents) celebrates its rebrand, large new storefront, and 15 years of enterprise. Free drinks, distributors, and a dozen dazzling artists unfold throughout two South Austin phases at 211 E. Alpine Ste. 700-A. D.C. psych rock act Lifeless Meadow bears electrical fuzz and dreamy vocals, whereas native storage rockers Being Lifeless craft with an enthralling, nightmarish twist. South Texas Tweek, Mike & the Moonpies, and FSG Data artist JD Clark tribute the Lone Star State with basic honky-tonk and aching-heart Americana. Whereas Dossey and Blue Jean Queen deliver bouncy Eighties-style synth, Kydd Jones and Deezie Brown spin different takes on hip-hop. Punk fivepiece the Pinky Rings rounds out the lineup with thrashing rhythms and a bodega-themed anthem. A portion of tickets, $20 prematurely, profit the native nonprofit Austin Music Basis. – Kriss Conklin
Seismic Dance Occasion
The Concourse Mission, Friday 11 – Sunday 13
After its inaugural 2018 yr on the Travis County Expo Middle, Seismic Dance Occasion makes use of East Austin venue the Concourse Mission’s ample acreage close to the airport. Upon the cavernous area’s 2021 opening, the Chronicle wrote: “Might it’s a raver resurgence? On the very least, it is a vital area for digital music in a metropolis that identifies as something however an digital music hotbed.” Homegrown presenters RealMusic Occasions stack the Seismic lineup, over 50 world-class DJs whole, on British beatmaker Jamie xx (the xx), Belgian techno minimalist Charlotte de Witte, and UK massive beat originator Fatboy Slim. Home-flavored additions embody Noizu, Shiba San, and Sam Paganini. Three phases host the native operation claiming title as “the south’s premiere boutique home and techno music pageant.” Discover the total lineup, with day tickets beginning at $130 plus parking and shuttle choices, at seismicdanceevent.com. – Rachel Rascoe
Rock the Park feat. Deezie Brown
Mueller Lake Park Out of doors Amphitheater, Friday 11
“Deezie interweaves wealthy samples and full bands to construct tracks into communal outpourings of pure gravitas,” proclaimed the Chronicle in an August cowl story on the Bastrop rapper’s newest native galvanization, fifth Wheel Fairytale. Stay, the MC makes the proper hip-hop-troduction for kiddies working wild and free at KUTX’s closing fall convergence: wiry, electrical, charismatic. To paraphrase C+C Music Manufacturing unit, everyone bounce now! Singer Erin Walter leads native indie rockers Parker Woodland, starting at 6:30pm. – Raoul Hernandez
Little Mazarn Album Launch
Central Presbyterian Church, Saturday 12
Little Mazarn makes music each elusively mystical and viscerally grounded. The second full-length from the duo of Lindsey Verrill and Jeff Johnston, Texas River Track flows extra rhythmically adventurous than their earlier outings with out shedding any of the ephemeral surprise. The songs broaden into experimental territory past Verrill’s patiently plucked banjo and distinct, languid twang, unfolding in wealthy textures that mirror the altering landscapes of Texas. To start out, Lomelda muses with Hannah Learn’s extraordinary lo-fi confessionals, fantastically tender and tortured on 2020’s Hannah LP. DJ Future Museums (aka producer Neil Lord) opens the sanctuary. – Doug Freeman
Manic Road Preachers, the London Suede
ACL Stay on the Moody Theater, Sunday 13
Uncommon U.S. dates for these co-headliners, two of the most important English bands of the Nineties: Nov. 13 actually marks the Austin debut for Wales’ Manic Road Preachers, who went from offended situationist glam punk in make-up and spray-painted blouses in 1991 to epic stadium rock balladeers after lyricist/spokesman Richey Edwards’ 1995 disappearance. The London Suede, whose widescreen Bowie worship helped ignite Britpop, have solely performed right here thrice of their 33-year historical past. All makes this a historic gig for Anglophiles. – Tim Stegall
AfroTech feat. BIA, Wale
Austin Conference Middle, Sunday 13 – Thursday 17
Blavity Inc.’s multicultural tech occasion leaves California for the primary time and provides a musical twist befitting the Texas capital. Boston rapper BIA returns to city solely a month after incomes thunderous demand for an encore throughout her jam-packed ACL Fest Weekend Two afternoon displaying. Maybe she will be able to encourage tech execs to woo stroll of their fits. Dreamville Data signee Bas and longtime Maybach Music Group member Wale additionally carry out throughout AfroTech’s maiden voyage to Austin. Chief Cleopatra and Mélat notably signify the native scene. – Derek Udensi
Pleasure Venom, Jake Lloyd
Nonetheless Austin, Thursday 17
Nonetheless Austin Whiskey Co.’s new BMI-presented live performance collection, Sounds @ Nonetheless Austin, fuses dwell music with spirits sampling sans cowl charge – internet hosting 4 native acts to attain the night time. Punkers Pleasure Venom wield inside rage and resentment through grinding guitars and Audrey Campbell’s vocals, greatest heard in March single “Severed Ties.” Jake Lloyd’s experimental R&B retains tempo with steamy summer time funk quantity “Sweat” and earlier booming singles like “Crossroading.” Folky acoustics and tender Americana, courtesy of Quentin Arispe and Parker Chapin, respectively, clean out a flowing night in Nonetheless Austin’s tasting room off East St. Elmo Street. – Kriss Conklin
Vicky Farewell
The Far Out, Friday 11
After offering help on piano for acts similar to Kali Uchis and WILLOW, the native Californian launched her soothing debut solo challenge, Candy Firm, in April.
CP Loony
The Venue ATX, Friday 11
Colony Park’s melodic, self-proclaimed “Voice of the Battle” opens for Houston rap veteran Paul Wall.
Queen Deelah’s Scorpio Bash
The Far Out, Saturday 12
The colourful Oakland transplant celebrates each 20 years within the sport and her birthday with help from Bavu Blakes and Girl Shacklin.
Weekend at Larry’s
Numerous areas, Thursday 10 – Monday 14
From the chute to the stage – Resound Presents and Unhealthy Larry Burger Membership staff up for 5 days of smashed meat, pop-ups, and music. Exhibits embody a Nov. 11 Empire Storage lineup headlined by Get well and a Nov. 14 Little Brother Bar throwdown that includes the Grasshopper Lies Heavy.
