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  • Dr. Martens Presents: Momma and Blushing

    "Dr. Martens Presents" is back with free live shows. They're bringing some of their favorite bands, DJs, and performers to Austin. So, grab a friend, RSVP, and celebrate live music with them! This event is first come, first serve. RSVP does not guarantee entry. All ages with valid ID.
    Thurs. Jan. 19, 6pm-9pm  
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    Dr. Martens at the Domain Northside

  • Dr. Martens Presents: The Linda Lindas with The Ghost Wolves

    "Dr. Martens Presents" is back with free live shows. They're bringing some of their favorite bands, DJs, and performers to Austin. So, grab a friend, RSVP, and celebrate live music with them! This event is first come, first serve. RSVP does not guarantee entry. All ages with valid ID.
    Sun. Jan. 15, 7pm  
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    Mohawk

  • Jarrott Productions Presents The Sound Inside By Adam Rapp

    A brilliant Ivy League writing Professor. A talented yet mysterious student. An unthinkable favor. Everyone has a story - the question is how it ends. Join Jarrott Productions for this intensely intimate and haunting play. Advance reservations are strongly suggested as this is sure to be a sold out run!
    Jan. 13-Jan. 28  
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    Ground Floor Theatre
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  • Arts

    Visual Arts

    Camiba Gallery: Existencia

    Be dazzled by recent work from artists Daniel Rodríguez Collazo and Edgardo Kerlegand in this exhibition that showcases both artists’ forms of expression as they relate to the human existence — one on the internal and physical forms of the human figure, the other on the forms that humans create and exist in. Bonus: The opening reception features videos of the artists discussing their practice and process.
    Opening reception: Sat., Jan. 14, 6-8pm
    Camiba Gallery

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    Classical Music

    ASO About Town

    This new chamber orchestra series is the vision of the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Peter Bay and tonight features works by Stravinsky and J.S. Bach.
    Thu., Jan. 19, 7:30pm. $20.  
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    Bates Recital Hall

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    Comedy

    Cap City Comedy Club

    That's right: Cap City Comedy Club, the cornerstone of Austin's comedy scene for nearly four decades is at a new venue in the Domain. And here's Valerie Lopez with a closer look at what's in store for the scene via the venue. For instance, this weekend, Shane Gillis will rock the mainstage – with Mary Radzinski featured in the Red Room. Sunday bonus: Andrew "Funniest Person In Austin" Murphy.
    $39-59.  
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    Cap City Comedy Club

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    Visual Arts

    Davis Gallery: Bouff! The Big Tease

    New work by B. Shawn Cox is always a delight for the eyes (and a few other senses), and here the masterful painter and arch wit brings a bounty of pop philosophy with a tinge of irony (and much big hair) – inspired by lore, social identity narratives, and childhood memories of his West Texas roots. This show includes the artist's most recent explorations, including oil on fabric, paper cuts, folded paper, and digitally created lenticular collages.
    Reception: Sat., Jan. 14, 4-7pm
    Davis Gallery

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    Visual Arts

    Flatbed Press: Splintered Breath Between the Teeth

    In this new solo show, the innovative prints of Kim Kei – the Los Angeles-based artist whose practice spans sculpture, printmaking, painting, and photography – draw on interrelated biological and geological forms that are embedded in every scale of existence.
    Opening reception: Sat., Jan. 14, 6-8pm
    Flatbed Press

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    Theatre

    FronteraFest 2023

    Austin's longest-running and most beloved performance festival returns after a two-year pandemic hiatus, presenting the work – maybe cheesy, maybe brilliant, maybe goofy, maybe badass, always unique – of actors, artists, poets, dancers, and performers of all types from Austin and Texas and beyond. This year's festival features two different showcases. The Short Fringe (works of 25 minutes or less) will run the entirety of the festival, Tue.-Sat., Jan. 17-Feb. 18, at Hyde Park Theatre (511 W. 43rd). The highest-ranked performances each week get to return to the stage on Saturday for a Best of the Week showcase. The final week of the Short Fringe is reserved for Best of the Fest, which are pieces selected from each Best of the Week; there's also a Wild Card night of pieces that final week, selected by FronteraFest staff and crew. The BYOV (Bring Your Own Venue) showcase, on the other hand, runs Jan. 29-Feb. 4, at two places that aren't HPT – and we've got those listed separately for you. NOTE: See Brenner's FronteraFest feature right here (and of course the Fest's website) for more information.
    $20 and up.  
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    Hyde Park Theatre

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    Visual Arts

    Link & Pin: PrintAustin’s 5x5 Exhibition

    This new show, in collaboration with PrintAustin, features prints by Myles Calvert, Julia Curran, Mehdi Darvishi, Enrique Figuerdo, and Timothy Pauszek – as presented by curator Annalise Gratovich and juror Holly Borham.
    Opening reception: Sat. Jan. 21, 3-5pm
    Link & Pin

  • Food

    Food Events

    Lunar New Year: Oseyo

    Oseyo is already a dining spot we recommend highly, and this night's celebration makes that reco even stronger, with the unveiling of Patio Oseyo (redesigned with Good Union) and the reopening of their private-dining Oso Room. A complimentary glass of sparkling sake will begin the evening, persimmon tea ends the meal, and in between you can feast on such delights as dressed oysters, shrimp with perilla chimichurri, kkaennip-jeon (beef, pork, and tofu-stuffed perilla with sweet chili soy reduction), sweet and sour sticky pork ribs, haemul pajeon (savory seafood pancake), and grilled whole fish prepared with Mexican influences and kimchi mayo. And? Oseyo will debut a new dessert menu, too, with misugaru panna cotta featuring a seven-year fermented soy, a dark chocolate and doenjang fudgsicle, silken tofu cheesecake, and roasted barley and honey ice cream. Oh, and? They're also launching a new house lager, created in collaboration with Hold Out Brewing. Is this the place to be for Lunar New Year 2023? We're just sayin', OK?
    Thu., Jan. 19  
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    Oseyo

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    Food Events

    Lunar New Year: Sprinkles x Gold House

    Sprinkles bakery and the nonprofit Asian and Pacific Islander collective Gold House have teamed up to release a Gold Bunny Almond Red Velvet Cupcake that features an almond-filled red velvet cake with an almond cookie crust, topped with almond cream cheese frosting. Note: You can get these just by themselves, or they can be part of a Lunar New Year Red Box (with, you know, those red envelopes inside).
    Jan. 16-29  
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    Sprinkles

  • Music

    Momma, Blushing

    New York’s Momma serves up Nineties alt-rock revivalism – both self-aware and tongue in cheek. The duo’s third full-length album, Household Name, aspires to live up to those ambitions, but questions the cost to get there: mocking kissing up to industry leaders on “Rip Off” and fame disillusionment on “Rockstar.” Polished and laden with hooks, the 12-song record bites through jagged song structures, distorted power-chord slabs, and breakneck fuzz. Joining the mall gig, local quartet Blushing pingpongs between one-riffed sledgehammers and crystalline reverb from last year’s sophomore Possessions.
    Thu., Jan. 19, 6pm  
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    Dr. Martens at the Domain Northside

  • Arts

    Books

    Naming the Ghost: An Evening of Poetry

    This is an evening of poetry on Zoom in celebration of Emily Hockaday's debut collection, Naming the Ghost. The author will be joined by poets Diana Marie Delgado and Matthew Zapruder. Cindy Huyser hosts.
    Thu., Jan. 19, 7-9pm. Free.  
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  • Arts

    Visual Arts

    Old Bakery Gallery: Walking In My Shoes

    This new exhibition features the art of Robert R. Jones and explores, yes, the notion of walking in someone else's shoes. The art will be on display through March 18, highlighting African-American art during Black History Month.
    Opening reception: Sat., Jan. 14, 1-4pm. Free.  
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    Old Bakery & Emporium

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    Theatre

    Pretty Woman: The Musical

    One of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic stories springs to life onstage, starring Broadway superstar and Adam Pascal as Edward Lewis and newcomer Jessie Davidson as the charming and charismatic Vivian Ward. Directed by Jerry Mitchell.
    Jan. 17-22. Tue.-Fri., 8pm; Sat., 2 & 8pm; Sun., 1 & 7pm. $30 and up.  
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    Bass Concert Hall

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    Visual Arts

    PrintAustin 2023

    The PrintAustin Collective was co-founded in 2013 by local printmakers Cathy Savage and Elvia Perrin to bring attention to the vibrant printmaking scene in Austin. The festival they started has since grown to include more than 60 print-focused events all across the city, with returning and new participants each year. See the website for the full schedule of events and galleries.
    Jan. 15-Feb. 19

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    Visual Arts

    Prizer Arts & Letters: Descendency

    New work from Austin-based Amy Scofield, best known as a photographer and a sculptor working with leftover and found materials. In this show, she's taken images of discarded manufactured goods and evidence of consumerism and arranged each into a kaleidoscopic grid.
    Opening reception: Thu., Jan. 19, 6-10pm
    Prizer Gallery

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    Theatre

    Ride the Wave

    This new play by Mattie Barber-Bockelman is about "three bros searching for an epic surf on the last day of summer." In the multimedia performance, set in a loosely imagined 2060s rich with vibes, grooves, and laughter, a group of young women riff on the surfer bro trope to examine how friendship, the pursuit of freedom, and growing up will be affected by climate catastrophe. Directed by Teresa Cruz for the Vortex.
    Jan. 12-28. Thu.-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 6pm. $15-37.  
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    The Vortex

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    Comedy

    Sam Morril

    Sam Morril is a stand-up comic from New York City and "one of the best joke writers in the scene today."
    Thu., Jan. 19, 7 & 9:30pm. $35.  
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    Paramount Theatre

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    Visual Arts

    The Blanton: Las Hermanas Iglesias

    Sisters Lisa and Janelle Iglesias present related textiles, collages, and sculpture that explore caregiving as part of a complex network of social issues, melding melds cultural references to the Dominican Republic and Norway (their parents’: home countries) with personal experiences – most recently their navigations of fertility, pregnancy, loss, and birth.
    Through July 9. Free on Thursdays.  
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    The Blanton Museum of Art

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    Comedy

    The Hideout

    The diverse lineup of sometimes hilarious, always surprising yes-and shows has returned, with Pgraph and Maestro and more for the most unexpected delights of in-person entertainment. For instance: The wibble-inducing whimsy of The Romantic Rom-Com Comedy Show See the website for details.
    $10 and up.  
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    Hideout Theatre & Coffeehouse

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    Theatre

    The Sound Inside

    Jarrott Productions presents Adam Rapp's intense and intimate play about fiction – the kinds we read and the kinds we live – ​starring Rebecca Robinson and Tucker Shepherd, directed by David Jarrott.
    Jan. 13-28. Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun., 2:30pm  
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    Ground Floor Theatre

  • Film

    Special Screenings

    THX 1138 (1971)

    Rolling Video Store Nite: Blue Starlite kicks off a new series with a VHS screening of the dystopian sci-fi about a world in which emotion is controlled by medication and love is outlawed. Guests can also peruse a new RV video store containing special VHS movies with covers designed by local artists.
    Thu., Jan. 19, 7pm  
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    Blue Starlite Mueller II

  • Film

    Special Screenings

    Vertigo (1958)

    Where better to see Hitchcock's masterwork about acrophobia than atop a tall building?
    Thu., Jan. 19, 6:45pm  
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    Blue Starlite Downtown
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