Lite + Brite: 62 Surrealistic Austin Events 10/25

Hello, what’s up, and welcome to the Lite + Brite newsletter.

Our Austin Halloween events spreadsheet has grown by leaps and bounds since we released it last week. If you haven’t peeked at it in a few days, might we suggest that you check back in? You might find opportunities to celebrate Halloween with pigs or goats or horses or ugly dogs or birds of prey. Maybe you could win a costumed dodgeball tournament, or a horror movie trivia contest, a pumpkin carving contest, or a good old–fashioned costume contest. You could hit up parties themed after Twister or Salvador Dalí. Hone a skill, like figure drawing (only all the figures are in costume) or short story writing (only all the stories are horror stories). Get active with some trick-or-treating on the hike + bike trail, cemetery walking tours, or spooky archery. Listen, there are too many options and this week’s newsletter is coming out late enough as it is. Scroll down for details on some events, and check out the spreadsheet for the rest of them.

Let’s do fun stuff!

—Leila + Brian
liteandbriteatx.com

OUR STUFF

We had a special Halloween edition of No Lights No Lycra on Wednesday and you can listen to a live recording of the mix on Mixcloud or on streaming services like YouTube, Apple, or Spotify. Scroll down for the full tracklist, and we’ll be back at 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge on November 13th. Grab a ticket in advance here.

No Humans Allowed was off a couple weeks while Brian is travelling, but will return on Tuesday for a night of fully synethesized terror. You can listen live on Kpiss.fm. If you can’t wait, you can listen to three older spooky episodes: Spectral Processing Unit, They Only Come Out at Night, + ASS1M1L8T0RS.

EVENTS WE’RE EYEING

Friday 10/25

Saturday 10/26

  • Salvador Dali’s Naked Feast at the Vortex
    “Graze from elegantly designed food art on naked bodies”
  • Twister at a secret Austin location
    Secretive Halloween bash w/Twister-themed “quest + interactive experiences”
  • Fantastic Arcade at the Baker Center
    “Celebration of international indie + cult videogames” by Games Y’all + MoHA
  • Viva la Vida at the Mexic-Arte Museum
    Do Día de los Muertos right w/parade, street fest, + vendors
  • LSD Clownsystem at Mohawk
    So it’s an LCD Soundsystem cover band made up of *checks notes* clowns?
  • Pigkin Fest 2024 at Central Texas Pig Rescue
    Trick or treat, only instead of children who are looking for treats it’s pigs in the enchanted pig forest
  • Roots and Wings Celebration at the Zilker Botanical Garden
    Family-friendly activities + workshops centered around plants + pollinators
  • Texas Foremothers Tour at the Texas State Cemetery
    Learn about the women of Texas political history (in a cemetery!)
  • Krewe du Coeur Maudit’s 16th Annual Halloween Parade at Pan-Am Park
    Join a parade of creepy cryptids + a marching band in costume
  • Art Supply Swap + Sustainability Salon at the Dougherty Arts Center
    Swap out art supplies you didn’t end up using for new (to you) materials
  • Austin Diwali Bash at the Pershing
    Celebrate Indian holiday fire dancers, food, henna, live music, DJs
  • Peach Fuzz Issue Release at Cheer Up Charlie’s
    DJs, cash prize costume contest, tarot, flash tats + more
  • Murder, Mayhem & Misadventure Walking Tours at Oakwood Cemetery
    Walk around a cemetery learning about its history of past miscreants
  • Speak No More at the Haskell House
    “Entirely improvised, site-specific, immersive theatre experience”
  • Honey Bee Hive Tour at Two Hives Honey
    Suit up in protective gear and learn about beekeeping
  • Fall Fitness Festival at Pease Park
    A day of free fitness classes for all age groups
  • Hysteria at ColdTowne
    Irreverent comedy show about abortion + benefit for repro rights
  • Opening Hours at the Sherwood Forest Zine Library
    Read from Sherwood Forest’s extensive library of zines
  • Quadrant v5.0 at dadaLab
    Quadrophonic live electronic music w/live visual artists
  • Drag Me to the Tavern at Tiny Minotaur
    Fantasy + LARPing-themed drag show (costumes encouraged)
  • Karaoke Underground at Drinks Backyard
    Sing karaoke to your favorite punk, indie + alt classics
  • Night Cutss at 417 Robert Martinez
    Body Mechanics-affiliated DJs spinning dark dance music after hours
  • Texas Clay Festival in Gruene, TX
    Check out the work of 80 Texan potters + clay artists
  • AIA Austin Homes Tour at homes throughout Austin
    Tour some of Austin’s most architecturally lauded new houses
  • Spiritualism in America at the Neill-Cochran House Museum
    Lectures on the history of spiritualism w/séance demonstration
  • Hip-Hop Theater Explosion at Hyde Park Theatre
    Breaking, DJing, MCing, + graffiti-ing into Election Day
  • Nosferatu with Radiohead at the Blue Starlite
    Synchronized screening of classic silent film set to Radiohead LPs
  • Ventana Ballet Presents: Undead at the Factory on Fifth
    Watch some zombified ballet performers before their rigor mortis sets in
  • Slow Fashion Festival at Riches Art Gallery
    Talks, workshops, + readings on sustainable fashion
  • Hideaway Circus at Jester King
    Small top touring circus brings acrobats to Jester King
  • The Austin Film Festival at various Austin venues
    Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them
  • (weekly thru 11/30) Doom Metal Goat Yoga at Jester King
    “We call out to the beasts of the land to come forth and JOIN US!”
  • (weekly) The Board Walks at Bennu Coffee S. Congress
    “Walk 5 miles and have energizing conversations”

Sunday 10/27

Monday 10/28

  • Nosferatu with Live Musical Score at Austin Central Library
    See a silent vampire film w/live musician creating a new soundtrack live
  • Flood of Spirits at Hillside Farmacy
    Immersive theatrical performance depicting a historical flood where 50 died
  • The Austin Film Festival at various Austin venues
    Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them

Tuesday 10/29

  • The Austin Salon at 1109 Angelina St.
    Learn + discuss all about ERCOT + Texas’ energy grid
  • Funk ‘n’ Sour at Jester King
    Curated beverage + food pairings from who’s who of Austin’s food scene
  • Crafty Happy Hour at Make at Rosie
    Adults-only crafting w/adult beverages + laser cutters
  • Silent Book Club at Black Star Co-op
    Silently read books together + optional sharing
  • Flood of Spirits at Hillside Farmacy
    Immersive theatrical performance depicting a historical flood where 50 died
  • The Austin Film Festival at various Austin venues
    Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them

Wednesday 10/30

Thursday 10/31

  • Halloween Dodgeball Tournament at Vanta Rooftop
    Come up with a team costume + enter a costumes-only dodgeball tourney
  • Inferni at Ground Floor Theater
    Dante-themed theater / circus arts hybrid ft “aerialists, dancers, + demons”
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse at the Long Center
    Watch Spider-Man re-soundtracked w/live orchestra + scratch DJ
  • Malum Malus at the Vortex
    Samhain-inspired “occult-based burlesque performance art”
  • Nosferatu with Radiohead at the Blue Starlite
    Synchronized screening of classic silent film set to Radiohead LPs
  • Austin Séance at the Vortex
    Take part in a Victorian-style séance + learn about their history
  • 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 Lights No Lycra ATX 173
w/Brian Blackout

Recorded live in the dark at 3rd Eye Meditation Lounge on October 23, 2024

Listen to NLNL ATX 173 on…
Mixcloud (live DJ recording) / YouTube / Apple / Spotify

Tracklist
Agnetha Fältskog – I Stand Alone (the Deadstock 33’s Edit)
Eighth Wonder – I’m Not Scared
Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence
Body of Light – Time to Kill
Skatt Brothers – Walk the Night
Ray Parker Jr – Ghostbusters (Neil Cicierega Remix)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand (Mojo Filter Remix)
Glass Candy – Life after Sundown
Nuovo Testamento – Heartbeat (Curses Remix)
Sophie Ellis Bextor – Murder on the Dancefloor
Snuten – Claws Against Knives (Todd Terje Remix)
Night Moves – Transdance
Nine Inch Nails – The Hand That Feeds (DFA Remix)
The Knife – Like a Pen
Real Life – Send Me an Angel
Ignatius Jones – Like a Ghost
Book of Love – Witchcraft
Corey Hart – Sunglasses at Night
Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400
Light Asylum – Dark Allies
The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black

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. 

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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.

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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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