Lite + Brite: 28 Olympic Austin Events 7/26
Hello, what’s up, and welcome to the Lite + Brite newsletter.
We’re sending out this week’s email earlier than usual because we’ve got TIME-SENSITIVE NEWS! First off, we’re teaming up with our pals over at ATX TV Fest to host an Olympics Opening Ceremony watch party on Friday. There will be baguette-eating contests, flag-making, uniform-judging, prize-awarding, and more. And whether or not you make it out, you can join us on the new Olympics channel on the L+B Discord, where we’ll be supplying live banter. Scroll down to the “our stuff” section of this email for all the details. We’d love to see you there + find out how fast our readers can house a baguette!
Perhaps EVEN MORE time-sensitive: This evening is Brian’s 200th episode of No Humans Allowed! That’s four years of shows on the internet’s most beloved urine-themed radio paradise. Once again, scroll down to “our stuff” for all the relevant info, and tune in this evening at 5pm.
In non-“our stuff” stuff, events this week also include a huge-ass warehouse party, anniversary parties for two of our favorite local indie storefronts, an opportunity to get new books for free (plus baked goods, only the baked goods cost $), a Billie Eilish look-alike contest, a “Shrek rave,” an event where you can dress up as a sea beast while listening to sea shanties, a Klezmer puppet show, a free poolside honky-tonk drag show complete with inflatable bull riding, and the final Poo Poo Platter. (What is Poo Poo Platter? Why is Poo Poo Platter? Read our interview with the show’s founder and all will become clear.) You guessed it: scroll down for info on all this and plenty more.
Since we’re bringing this newsletter to you early, some events might pop up late that we can’t include in our email newsletter. For you completists out there, we’ll be updating our website with any Johnny and Jenny-come-latelies and also chatting about them on our Discord. The late bird occasionally gets the worm too.
Let’s do fun stuff!
—Leila + Brian
liteandbriteatx.com
OUR STUFF
We love ATX TV. Their festival is an annual highlight, and we love that they do year-round programming to foster an Austin community around TV fandom. So we are thrilled to announce that on Friday we are teaming up with ATX TV to co-host a free Olympics Opening Ceremony watch party! The event starts at 6pm at Vacancy Brewing. Some highlights of the evening will include:
- A big screen and top-quality sound for full Opening Ceremony enjoyment
- A baguette-eating contest (sacré bleu!)
- Art supplies for making your own flag
- The Parade of Austin Neighborhoods (Like a DIY Parade of Nations)
- Audience judging of national team uniforms
- Prizes!
- Did we mention it’s free?
Getting to meet L+B subscribers and enjoy creative activities with y’all IRL is one of the best parts of writing this newsletter. We look forward to doing just that on Friday! And whether or not you’re there in person, you should join the Olympics channel on our Discord where we will all be sharing our wittiest of commentary.
Tonight from 5-7pm, Brian is celebrating 200 episodes of No Humans Allowed on internet radio station Kpiss, aka the Golden Stream. That’s 200+ hours of road trips with everyone’s favorite anthropomorphized paperclip, undersea journeys, SxSW post-mortems, dance parties at the sometimes imaginary Club Dongle, terrible AI-generated pulp detective stories, beach simulations, interviews with kickass Austin-based synth peeps, + italo, electro, and synthpop for and about robots. Tune in on Kpiss.fm, say hello in the chat + share some choice robot dancing gifs.
EVENTS WE’RE EYEING
Thursday 7/25
- Texas Sign Spinning Competition at Sign Bar
TIL that sign spinning is a thing. Sounds pretty fun too - Monthly Zine Party at Community Garden
DJ, live music, live readings, + “zine mart” - Queer Film Theory at the Highball
“Basically, we ruin films for straight people + yell about the characters that made us feel gay” - Swim Session at the Line Hotel
Nighttime swimming + poolside DJs - Games Y’all at the Museum of Human Achievement
Play video games + digital art projects made by local devs
Friday 7/26
- Olympics Opening Ceremony Watch Party at Vacancy Brewing
L+B co-hosted Olympics watch w/baguette-eating contest + more games - Existence Is Resistance at Terrazas Branch Library
Puppets tell the tale of surviving in Nazi-occupied Europe - Shrek Rave at Empire Control Room
The green dance trend that’s sweeping the nation: Shrek - Battle Royale at Luxeart
Watch artists w/ “30 minutes to paint a masterpiece” live - Mick Jagger’s Birthday Party at Tweedy’s
DJ throws all-vinyl celebration for an icon of classic rock - The Boys Next Door at We Luv Video
Watch a flick w/classic 80s bad boys playing serial killers - DreamCon at the Austin Convention Center
Anime fan con w/cosplay runway, LAN party, exhibitors
Saturday 7/27
- Warehouse Demolition Party at 4211 Todd Ln
Lasers, live art, DJs, + circus performers in a big warehouse space - Luxeart Afters at 211 Alpine East Rd
Dress up to be snapped by paparazzi + walk the red carpet - The Final Poo Poo Platter at Elysium
Alt burlesque troupe goes out with a bang + big guests - First Anniversary Party at We Luv Video
Anniversary party set to spill over to all of North Loop - Anniversary Party at The Little Gay Shop
Celebrate moving anniversary w/caricatures, palm reading, music + more - Summer Book Swap at Collected by Blackbirds
Find a new Summer read and trade yr old books, + eats n vintage stuff - Sweet Dreams at Empire
DreamCon afterparty w/DJ, live music, cosplay contest + free drinks - Hyde Park Storytelling at Batch Craft Beer
Storytellers ply their trade in a local craft beer spot - Wild Shape Night at Tiny Minotaur
Live sea shanties + sea beast costume tomfoolery. We approve - Quadrant v4.0 at dadaLab
Quadrophonic live electronic music bursts forth from Dadalab a 4th time - Ballet Folklórico at the Long Center
Dance troupe celebrates Oaxacan holiday w/traditional dance - Billie Eilish Drag Tribute + Dance Party at Cheer Up Charlie’s
Drag performers pay tribute to pop star + “queen of lesbian fashion” - DreamCon at the Austin Convention Center
Anime fan con w/cosplay runway, LAN party, exhibitors
Sunday 7/28
- Yeehawties at the Austin Motel
Watch drag performers in a pool + ride an inflatable bull - Opun Mic Night at ColdTowne
Take the stage w/puns, improv, + other forms of comedy - DreamCon at the Austin Convention Center
Anime fan con w/cosplay runway, LAN party, exhibitors - (weekly thru 8/4) Splash Dance at the Austin Motel
Poolside aerobics with Austin’s most creative aerobics instructor
Monday 7/29
- Beat Sessions at Spokesman Coffee
“Artists are pitted against each other in a competitive timed format”
Thursday 8/1
- Testify at Barrel O’Fun
Hear or tell true storytelling about gratefulness
No Humans Allowed 199
Pumping Silicon
This week on No Humans Allowed: “Pumping Silicon,” a hard-hitting mix of italo, new beat, + synthpop workout songs to get your blood pumping. Basically our version of a VHS workout vid.
Tracklist
He Said – Pump
Sexual Harrassment – Exercise Your Ass Off
Robert Parker – Hardbody
Faux Real – Second Sweat
RFX – Your Rhino in My Ass
De Lux – Conversations
D.F.X. + Dr. Felix – Relax Your Body
Digital Emotion – Get Up Action
Robotiko Rejekto – Injection (Robotiko part III)
Donny Benét – Working Out
Chris & Cosey – Workout (Hysteric Edit)
Lords of Acid – Take Control
No Humans Allowed is Brian Blackout’s award-winning, dodgy European news coverage receiving, weekly robots-themed radio show on internet station KPISS.fm. Machine vibes 4 machines. Songs for robots, androids, mandroids, cyborgs, AIs, cylons, skinjobs, roombas, wifi routers, smart devices, anything colored Bondi blue, and virtual assistants. Humans not required. Broadcasts live every Wednesday at 6pm CT on kpiss.fm, with nearly 200 episodes now streamable in the archives on topics like and Beach Simulations, Roomba dance parties, undersea adventures + Cyber Texas.
No Lights No Lycra ATX 170
w/Brian Blackout
Recorded live in the dark at West China Tea House on July 11, 2024.
Listen to No Lights No Lycra 170
Tracklist
The Housemartins – Caravan of Love
Thundercat – Dragonball Durag
Airbird & Napolian – In the Zone ft. Erika Spring
Primal Scream – Loaded
The Isley Brothers – Love the One You’re With (Roctakon Edit)
Bobby Reed – The Time Is Right for Love (Flip Edit)
The Phenomenal Handclap Band – Do What You Like
Amerie – 1 Thing
Happy Mondays – Step on
Soul II Soul – Back to Life
Neon Indian – Slumlord
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That (DJ Apt One Edit)
Róisín Murphy – Something More (Soulwax Remix)
Stevie Nicks – Stand Back (Eli Escobar Remix)
Robyn – Dancing on My Own
Anna Prior – Nervous
Judie Tzuke – Shoot from the Heart (Louis de Tomaso Edit)
Dee-Lite – Groove Is in the Heart
Paula Abdul – Knocked Out
LCD Soundsystem – Tonite
Kylie Minogue – Love at First Sight
Dérivative – Put Your Hand in MIne (Club Mix)
Daft Punk – Digital Love
Junior Senior – Move Your Feet
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
The Drums – Best Friend
David Bowie & Queen – Under Pressure
MGMT – Time to Pretend
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
Home – All at Once
PATREON THANKS
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SOCIALS
Recent weeks found us watching brass bands at HONK!TX, watching the eclipse at Bobo’s Snack Bar, and watching dancing forklifts at The Way of Water at Onion Creek. Follow Lite + Brite on Instagram to keep up with our adventures. And come chat with us and the rest of the L+B community on our Discord server!
ABOUT US
How do we choose which events to feature?
Honestly, it’s pretty random. We might include anything in Austin that we, personally, would conceivably want to go to, generally excluding normal concerts, comedy shows, and movie showtimes because there are many other good resources for finding those. (We especially recommend Showlist for live music, The Darker Side of Austin for goth and metal stuff, and the 60+ Weirdest Things in Austin for exactly what it sounds like). This list is by no means exhaustive; it’s just stuff that caught our eye this week. If you have an event that you want us to consider including, send it over.
Who are we?
We are Leila + Brian. We make this newsletter. We do our own events, most often No Lights No Lycra (every second and fourth Thursday of the month), + also BYOT, a party where we share very good YouTubes (here’s a playlist from the last one). We go very hard seeing bands at SxSW (here are playlists of our favorites from 2024). We once got called “local Austin couple” by KXAN. We do some other stuff here and there. We love going out to creative events in Austin, and we want you to join us. Visit us at liteandbriteatx.com, and support us on Patreon if you like what we do.