Lite + Brite: 52 Unseelie Austin Events 10/18

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. 

If you want some of this exclusive early access for yourself, sign up for our Patreon here. If you want slightly less early access without paying for it, make sure you’re following L+B on Instagram or Discord; we’ll be posting the spreadsheet link there in the middle of next week. (If you do none of these things, the spreadsheet access will simply come to you in next Friday’s newsletter.)

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

This coming Wednesday, 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! Grab a ticket in advance here, if you dare!

If you know kids in the 7-12-year-old age range, we have an upcoming event for them! On Saturday afternoon, 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.

No Humans Allowed will be off this week and next while Brian is travelling, but will return on Tuesday the 29th for a night of fully synethesized terror. In the meantime you can listen to three older spooky episodes: Spectral Processing Unit, They Only Come Out at Night, + ASS1M1L8T0RS.

EVENTS WE’RE EYEING

Friday 10/18

  • Boner Bizarre Was an Inside (Hand) Job at Come and Take It
    Spooky-themed “perverse, grotesque, + socially unacceptable” burlesque
  • Young Greg Abbott: A Fuqusical at the State Theatre
    Satirically reimagining Abbott’s early days in a musical theater format
  • Creativity on Tap at Nomadic Beerworks
    Live music, art raffle, newly released beers + snacks, + interactive art activities
  • Superpowered at the Austin Central Library
    Superhero-themed games, aerialists, + drinks in the library
  • Night Cutss at 417 Robert T Martinez
    DJs spinning italo disco w/John Carpenter-inspired decorations
  • Bat City Witch Pageant at Elysium
    Which witch will win? Drag performers get scary + compete
  • Shadows of Stonebriar at Spokesman Coffee
    Be one of the first to watch a doc about a haunted Austin hospice space
  • Skeleton Sunset Cruise at Central Machine Works
    Dress up like a skeleton and pedal your wheeled vehicle around Austin with a skeletal crew
  • Naked at My Age at the Vortex
    One-woman show from a senior citizen sex worker
  • Austin Horror Film Festival at the Spiderhouse Ballroom
    A horror-themed film fest with tracks like “confronting inner demons + actual demons”
  • CandyCon at Sky Candy
    Costumed aerialists + burlesque students show off newfound skills
  • 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
  • Yamel Cucuy at Ground Floor Theatre
    A serious play about the challenges of borders as told by puppets
  • Texas Arts + Music Festival in Downtown Brenham
    Live music, live muralists, + art show

Saturday 10/19

  • Ten Year Anniversary of Hyde Park Storytelling at Batch Craft Beer
    Mark a milestone of storytellers plying their trade in a local craft beer spot
  • The Unseelie Silver Gala at Dunvegan Keep
    Costumed fantasy ball w/quests + bardic performers in a magical venue
  • Dog Beard + Moustache Competition at the Little Darlin’
    Moustachioed pooches compete for charity + vendors, raffles
  • All 69 Love Songs Karaoke at the Coral Snake
    Perform karaoke renditions of all 69 of the Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs
  • Standup Comedy + Sit Down Yoga at 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge
    An event pairing standup comedian w/yoga + guided meditation
  • Whiplash at 4211 Todd Lane
    Pole performances + aerialists set to darkwave tunes provided by DJs + live musicians
  • 7 Deadly Sins at the Long Center
    Celebrate the 7 deadly sins w/aerialists + pole dancers
  • A Path of Impermanence at the Future Front House
    Photos + interviews of people affected by I-35’s expansion, + contribute yr own
  • Lost in Austin at Collection Rert
    Art opening w/Austin-referencing artwork + live music
  • CommUNITY Potluck Pool Party at an unannounced location
    Poolside potluck, live music, + bubbles
  • PowerPints at the Highball
    Quick comedic talks on a variety of esoteric topics
  • 20th Anniversary Party at Independence Brewing
    Costume contest, live music, + “Alice in Wonderland inspired activities”
  • Dark Ritual at the Soundspace Captain Quack’s
    All-ages goth/darkwave/post-punk dance party w/sinister decorations
  • The Austin Record Convention at the Palmer Events Center
    A riot of records, a cavalcade of vinyl, + even the odd CD, cassette etc
  • Lone Star Zine Fest at Blue Genie
    Zines + comics fest w/vendors, prizes, + all-ages “Zine Creation Station”
  • Texas Fruit Festival at Casa de Luz
    Fruit-inspired sound healing, meditation, live music, + talks
  • Austin Horror Film Festival at the Spiderhouse Ballroom
    A horror-themed film fest with tracks like “confronting inner demons + actual demons”
  • CandyCon at Sky Candy
    Costumed aerialists + burlesque students show off newfound skills
  • ATX Theatre Halloween Costume and Thrift Sale at Memorial United Methodist Church
    Buy a secondhand costume from one of Austin’s 80 theater companies
  • 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
  • Yamel Cucuy at Ground Floor Theatre
    A serious play about the challenges of borders as told by puppets
  • Texas Arts + Music Festival in Downtown Brenham
    Live music, live muralists, + art show
  • (weekly thru 10/26) Honey Bee Hive Tour at Two Hives Honey
    Suit up in protective gear and learn about beekeeping

Sunday 10/20

Monday 10/21

Tuesday 10/22

Wednesday 10/23

Thursday 10/24

  • 4D Theory Thursday at the Chili’s on 45th and Lamar
    Discuss cultural theory while you enjoy a frosty marg at a certain Chili’s
  • Museum of the Moon Launch Party at the Domain
    Check out a large moon sculpture accurately crafted using NASA imagery
  • Glamp Glamp at Lynny’s
    “Queer performative weirdness” a la camp talent shows
  • The Odd Ball at Elysium
    A little bit of everything including DJs, vendors, costume contest, live music, + a raffle
  • Ventana Ballet Presents: Undead at the Factory on Fifth
    Watch some zombified ballet performers before their rigor mortis sets in
  • The Austin Film Festival at various Austin venues
    Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them

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. 

Stream All Nite Dongle

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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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 (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.

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, CHAMPIONS

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