Lite + Brite: 41 Shadowy Austin Events 10/11
Hello, what’s up, and welcome to the Lite + Brite newsletter.
We’re busily preparing for the most wonderful time of the year: stocking up on pumpkins, hunting the aisles of Austin Creative Reuse for costume crafting supplies, stacking atmospheric piles of bones, and, of course, building out on the annual Lite + Brite Halloween events spreadsheet. Readers who support us on Patreon at the $5/month level have already received their exclusive early spreadsheet access, which includes more than 150 Austin Halloween events and is growing every day.
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This week most of the Halloween festivities haven’t kicked in yet, but there’s still so much going on, from political comedy shows skewering the Texas legislature to political comedy shows about reproductive rights; from volcanic wrestling to operatic wrestling; from building board games to destroying an “infinite QR code.” You can learn things, too! Learn about queer symbolism in horror movie monsters, about art history, about the history of Día de los Muertos, about séances, or about being an aging sex worker. Also, this is hard to explain but: Stonebriar was a hospice center on South Congress that got turned into an art collective that obviously is going to get turned into a mixed-use residential complex, but before that happens, the residents filmed a “paranormal documentary” which will be screening for the first time this weekend.
Let’s do fun stuff!
—Leila + Brian
liteandbriteatx.com
OUR STUFF
If you know kids in the 7-12-year-old age range, we have an upcoming event for them! On the afternoon of Saturday, October 19, Leila will be doing a free program for her middle-grade novel The Campaign at Austin’s newest independent bookstore, Birdhouse Books. Leila will be signing and reading from the book, doing a Q+A for any budding writers, and leading a kid-friendly, pro-democracy activity. It’s the perfect way to get in the mood for Election Day. Scroll down for details on all this and more.
And then on October 23rd, No Lights No Lycra will return to 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge for a special Halloween edition of lights-out dancing. It’s spookier with the lights out! Maybe someone dancing next to you is ACTUALLY A GHOST. You’ll never know! You can get a ticket in advance here. Once again here are our remaining 2024 dates (all at 3rd Eye)
October 23 • November 13 • December 11
Speaking of dancing, No Humans Allowed returned to the usually liminal (except that one time it really happened at dadaLab) robots-only nightclub, Club Dongle. What ensued was 60 minutes of continuously mixed italo, house, + techno. You can stream the show off the Kpiss archives here or scroll down for a full track listing.
EVENTS WE’RE EYEING
Friday 10/11
- An Evening with Garfield + Friends at SAGE Studios
Garfield-themed art by artists w/disabilities + lasagna, photo booth, tats - SweATX at Cheer Up Charlie’s
Get bratty w/Charli XCX + Troye Sivan drag show + dance party - Performance Club at Shedshows
“A collaborative performance of presences, relationship, + movement” - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 50th Anniversary Screening at AFS
Your best chance to watch a terrifying Texas horror classic - Speak No More at the Haskell House
“Entirely improvised, site-specific, immersive theatre experience” - Nosferatu with Radiohead at the Blue Starlite
Synchronized screening of classic silent film set to Radiohead LPs - Over the Lege at Austin Scottish Rite Theatre
Watch sketch comedy based around our own Texas Legislature - Yamel Cucuy at Ground Floor Theatre
A serious play about the challenges of borders as told by puppets
Saturday 10/12
- Brawlcano at Come and Take It
“ITS PARTY WORLD RASSLIN’! Undead, unkillable, unstoppable!” - Something Something Friendship Adventure at Collection Rert
Games + music + skits + smiles = PROFIT. Er, I mean friendship - The Austin Seance at Vespertine
Take part in a Victorian-style séance + learn about their history - Phantom of the Fight Opera at Austin Beerworks Sprinkle Valley
The most theatrical wrestling crew in Austin takes on the Phantom - Community Art Bash at the Elisabet Ney Museum
Ney-inspired art by female artists + live music, tours, Erica Nix + more - DesCansancio at the Muse Gallery
Mercilessly take your overstimulated frustrations out on a wall of infinite QR codes - Austin Oktoberfest at the German Texas Heritage Society
Oktober celebration w/trad German music, food, beer, + some kids activities - Blanton All Day at the Blanton
A day at the art museum filled with “storytime, art talks, music, food + more” - Hysteria at ColdTowne
Irreverent comedy show about abortion + benefit for repro rights - Sandlot Baseball at the Long Time
What this game lacks in weiner systems, it makes up for it in old timers - Frisky Business Burlesque at Captain Quack’s
“A petrifying party of pasties” w/Halloween-themed burlesque performers - Opening Hours at Sherwood Forest Zine Library
Read from Sherwood Forest’s extensive library of zines - Second Saturday at Good Dad
Austin’s most eclectic art studios celebrate Dia de los Muertos + chess - Los Muertos at Elysium
“Step into the Spanish side of Goth” w/DJs + “goth salsa dancing” - ATX Protospiel at Emerald Tavern
Help playtest indie board games from local designers - Art from the Streets Show + Sale at Blue Genie
See + buy works by artists experiencing homelessness - Speak No More at the Haskell House
“Entirely improvised, site-specific, immersive theatre experience” - Nosferatu with Radiohead at the Blue Starlite
Synchronized screening of classic silent film set to Radiohead LPs - Over the Lege at Austin Scottish Rite Theatre
Watch sketch comedy based around our own Texas Legislature - Yamel Cucuy at Ground Floor Theatre
A serious play about the challenges of borders as told by puppets - (weekly thru 10/26) Honey Bee Hive Tour at Two Hives Honey
Suit up in protective gear and learn about beekeeping
Sunday 10/13
- Home Coming at the Museum of Human Achievement
Opening w/art by trans + intersex artists, interactive art corner, photobooth - Shadows of Stonebriar at Luxeart
Watch a doc about artists taking over a haunted South Austin hospice - Quesoff at Mohawk
Raise money for a good cause by passing judgement on delicious quesos - Opun Mic Night at ColdTowne
Take the stage w/puns, improv, + other forms of comedy - Jane of the Dead at Fallout Theatre
Improv performers riffing on both Jane Austen + the Twilight series - ATX Protospiel at Emerald Tavern
Help playtest indie board games from local designers - Art from the Streets Show + Sale at Blue Genie
See + buy works by artists experiencing homelessness - Over the Lege at Austin Scottish Rite Theatre
Watch sketch comedy based around our own Texas Legislature - Yamel Cucuy at Ground Floor Theatre
A serious play about the challenges of borders as told by puppets
Monday 10/14
- Short Film Horror Showcase at the Spiderhouse Ballroom
The films are short, the filmmakers are Texan + full of dread - Silent Book Club at Black Star Co-op
Silently read books together + optional sharing
Tuesday 10/15
- Elevated Block Party at Ground Floor Theatre
Fundraiser for theater w/live music, musicals, auctions, speakers - Austin Comedy Film Festival at AFS
A fest full of award-winning comedic short films
Wednesday 10/16
- (weekly thru 10/30) MarioKart Mayhem at Double Trouble
Use your well-honed karting skills to win adoration + prizes
Thursday 10/17
- Supermoon Crawl at Laguna Gloria/
The brightest moon of the year illuminates performers + insect tour - Vampire Weekend Drag Show at Cheer Up Charlie’s
Drag performers get indie + argue about Oxford commas - Behind the Frame at Riches Art
Discussions about art history + art and history interacting - Queer Film Theory 101 at the Highball
“Basically, we ruin films for straight people + yell about the characters that made us feel gay” - Nerd Nite at Barrel O’ Fun
Hear high-caliber talks on sinister, nerdy topics - Naked at My Age at the Vortex
One-woman show from a senior citizen sex worker - Yamel Cucuy at Ground Floor Theatre
A serious play about the challenges of borders as told by puppets
No Humans Allowed 210
All Nite Dongle
No Humans Allowed returns once again to Club Dongle with 60 continuously mixed minutes of italo, house, + early techno for liminal robotic dancers.
Tracklist
Mental Cube – So This Is Love
Utah Saints – What Can You Do for Me
The KLF – What Time Is Love (Pure Trance)
The Glass – Four Floor Letter (Black Van Mix)
Ivan – Fotonovela (Italo Brutalo Edit)
FPU – Eastside Protection
Millhouse – Give Me the Night
Venice Beach – U & Me
Kylie Minogue – Do You Dare (YPS Italia Edit)
Isotonik – DIfferent Strokes
I:Cube – Picnic Attack
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 over 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 172
w/Brian Blackout
Recorded live in the dark at 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge on October 9, 2024
Listen to No Lights No Lycra 172
Tracklist
Justine & the Victorian Punks – Still You
Kenny Loggins – This Is It (Rayko Edit)
Diana Ross – Love Hangover (DJ Apt One Edit)
Claudia Telles – Foi como um Sonho (Patchouli Brothers Edit)
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go for That (DJ Apt One Drum Edit)
Ciara – Blood Sex Magic
David Joseph – You Can’t Hide (BG Baareegaard Re-rub)
Les Sins – Why
Heavy D & the Boyz – Now That We Found Love
Confidence Man – Feels Like a Different Thing
Kylie Minogue – Do You Dare (YPS Italia Edit)
Whitney Houston – So Emotional
Christopher Cross – Ride Like the Wind (Henry’s Lost Disco Mix)
The Clash – Train in Vain
The Dare – Perfume
Cut Copy – Saturdays
Neon Indian – Polish Girl
When in Rome – The Promise
Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
Pixies – Debaser
The Velvet Underground – Rock & Roll (Gigamesh Edit)
Home – All at Once
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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 (which is on hiatus but will resume), + 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.