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ACL on the side: Aftershows and related events happening over ACL weekend
Not going to the Austin City Limits Music Festival? Looking for something to do after the lights go off at Zilker Park? There are a whole host of official and unofficial afterparties going on all weekend long.
- Melanie Spencer runs down side parties and VIP events
- Know of a good ACL side event? Tell us about it.
- Full ACL Fest coverage on Austin360.com
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25
An evening with Manu Chao at Stubb’s BBQ (801 Red River St.)
Doors 7p.m., show 8 p.m.
Sold out
David Byrne at The Paramount Theatre (713 Congress Ave.)
Doors at 7:30 p.m., Show 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $50, $55 (plus svc fees)
Paste Magazine’s ACL kick-off at Emo’s
Music on indoor and outdoor stages featuring White Ghost Shivers, Mates of State, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Bobby Bare Jr., Dan Dyer and Thomas Function.
Doors at 9 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public
ACL Afterhours at the Beauty Bar
Outside: Bleach Online issue release/Art Disaster 7 with The Lemurs, Brownout, White White Light, Till We’re Blue or Destroy and more
Inside: Mars Volta pre-party with DJ Nobody
Makers Mark hosted bar
Doors at 9 p.m.
Americana Songwriter Showcase at The Amsterdam (121 West 8th St. & Colorado St.)
Featuring Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus, Kim Deschamps, Jodi Adair, AJ Downing, George Carver, Kent Mayhew, Guest musicians welcome.
8 p.m., no cover
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
G. Love & Special Sauce at La Zona Rosa (612 West Fourth St.)
Doors at 10 p.m., Show at 11 p.m.
Tickets: $25 adv/ $27 dos
Gnarls Barkley and CSS at Stubb’s BBQ
Doors 8 p.m., show 9 p.m.
Tickets: $27 adv/ $30 dos
Jamie Lidell w/ Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears at The Parish (214 E. Sixth St.)
Doors at 10 p.m., show at 11 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Drive By Truckers w/ Shooter Jennings at Emo’s (603 Red River St.)
Doors at 10 p.m., Show at 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 adv/ $22 dos
Heartless Bastards w/ Dead Confederate & Wax Fang at Emo’s (Indoors, 603 Red River St.)
Doors at 10 p.m., Show at 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15 adv/ $17 dos
Car Stereo Wars at Emo’s Lounge
Doors at 10 p.m., show 11 p.m.
Tickets: $8 adv/ $10 dos
Rolling Stone presents The Cool Kids, Voxtrot and Belaire at the Mohawk
Doors at 8 p.m.
RSVP here
Afrobonics 1: The Melting Pot at the Whisky Bar
DJs Chicken George, Aquaman Chill with horns and percussion from the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Doors at 10 p.m.
(Full disclosure: DJ Aquaman Chill is married to Music Source contributor Deborah Sengupta Stith)
ACL Afterhours at the Beauty Bar
Inside: Prince Klassen, Bird Peterson
Outside: AUX, Ume, The Steps, Always Already
Doors at 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
Mike Farris gospel brunch at Stubb’s BBQ
Doors at 11 a.m., Brunch at 11:30 a.m.
Call 512-480-8341 to make reservations and purchase tickets.
Tickets: $30, $40
Butthole Surfers w/ The Kills at Stubb’s BBQ (outdoors)
Doors 7 p.m., Show 8 p.m.
Tickets: $30 adv/ $33 dos
Mugison at Stubb’s BBQ (indoors)
Doors 11:30pm, show midnight
Tickets: $15
Band of Horses with James McMurtry at The Parish
Doors at 10:30 p.m.
Sold out
The Swell Season w/ Bill Callahan at The Paramount Theatre (713 Congress Ave.)
Doors at 7:30 p.m., Show at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets: $35, $42.50
Okkervil River w/ Man Man & Crooked Fingers at Emo’s (Outdoors, 603 Red River St.)
Doors at 10 p.m., show 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $15 adv/ $17 dos
Jose Gonzalez w/ Neva Dinova & McCarthy Trenching at Emo’s (Indoors, 603 Red River St.)
Doors at 10 p.m., show 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $18 adv/ $20 dos
Car Stereo Wars at Emo’s Lounge
Doors at 10 p.m., show 11 p.m.
Tickets: $8 adv/ $10 dos
Jakob Dylan and The Gold Mountain Rebels w/ Back Door Slam at Antone’s (213 West 5th St.)
Doors at 10 p.m., Show at 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $23 adv, $25 dos
Ocote Soul Sounds (featuring members of Grupo Fantasma and the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra), Buscando El Monte, DJ Chorizo Funk at The Compound (1300 E 4th St.)
Doors at 9 p.m., show at 10 p.m.
$10, $5 if you arrive on a bike.
Austin Music + Entertainment unofficial ACL afterparty
Featuring Lemurs, Loxsly and Red Leaves Scoot Inn
Doors at 8 p.m.
ACL Afterhours at the Beauty Bar
Outside: Scorpion Child, Grand Ole Party, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead (original lineup)
Inside: DJ Mel, Smalltown Pete
Doors at 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
The Black Keys w/ The Black Angels & Jessica Lea Mayfield at Stubb’s BBQ
Doors at 7 p.m., Show at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25 adv/ $25 dos
Gospel Brunch with the Shields of Faith at Stubb’s BBQ
Call 512-480-8341 to make reservations and purchase tickets.
Seatings at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis and M. Ward at La Zona Rosa
Doors at 9 p.m., Show at 10 p.m.
TIckets: $30
Papalactic Aftablasta at the Parish
Featuring Galactic’s Stanton Moore and Rob Mecurio, Papa Mali, Ivan and Cyril Neville.
Tickets $20 adv
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By WhoUfeelin
September 23, 2008 11:31 AM | Link to this
Thank you!!!! Austin360 for posting !!!! I will be all over the place. Austin Rocks!!!