Lite + Brite: 47 Blasphemous Austin Events 10/24
Hello, what’s up, and welcome to the Lite + Brite newsletter.
The close of October and all its hallows are quickly approaching. As I write this, the skies have grown dense with clouds ready to contend with Austin’s impenetrable rain dome. Note that some events listed below may be postponed or cancelled due to weather. We’ve tried to keep up with changes, but they’re happening in real time, so make sure to confirm that any events you’re heading to are happening.
What kind of events might you be selecting from this week? Well, there’s femme blood wrestling, pop up mini-golf at multiple East Austin bars, explaining the unexplained in a shed, choreopoems, prototype board games, assisted tree climbing for kiddos, immersive theater in which you play a journalist, the largest vinyl sale you’re likely to ever see, Dexter-themed pole performances, Netflix + kill, or you can dress up as a wizard and take in a mushroom biomusic video.
There are nearly 50 events in this week’s newsletter, but there are even MORE in our Halloween events spreadsheet. Now how much would you pay? Just kidding, it’s all free, we are neither Ron Popeil nor Billy Mays. But wait: we’ll throw in this FREE JAPANESE STEEL HALLOWEEN PLAYLIST and some creepy images of eyes. NOW how much would you pay? Operators are standing by.
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Let’s do fun stuff!
—Leila + Brian
liteandbriteatx.com
EVENTS WE’RE EYEING
Friday 10/24
- Secret Show at an undisclosed East Austin location
Walk to a performance in a secret location w/music playing throughout - Mysteries That Haven’t Been Solved at Shedshows
Watch performers explain the unexplained (in a shed) - B Scene: Frills and Thrills at the Blanton
Art party inspired by baroque w/live music, improv, crafting, photobooth - Fantasy Femme Fest at Tiny Minotaur
“High Council of Lavender Lesbians” calls for fantasy costumes - Story-oke at the Highball
Sing a song + talk about it. Basically DIY VH1 Storytellers - UNDEAD Haunted House of Dances at East Side Performing Arts
“Immersive, adults-only Halloween show” featuring theater + dance performers - The Blasphemy of a Good Bath at the Vortex
“Fully staged work-in-progress choreopoem” plays on grief, family, + memory - No Idea Festival at Alienated Majesty
Avant-garde + improvisational musical performances, panel, + film - Austin Film Festival at venues throughout downtown Austin
Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them
Saturday 10/25
- East Side Mini Open at bars throughout East Austin
An ephemeral DIY mini golf course scattered across East Austin - Fight Opera at Austin Beer Works Sprinkle Valley
Wrestlers DEFINITELY won’t turn this talk show into a cage match - Dragonwolf Art Explosion Halloween at 4211 Todd Ln.
DJs, vendors, circus performers, immersive experiences, + art installations - The Clash of the Titans at Pan-Am Park
Bat-friendly costumed parade w/brass band, costume contest, + afterparty - Oops! All TRTs at Tiny Minotaur
“As many TRT-themed performances as we can fit into one drag show” - Sandlot World Series at the Long Time
Watch sandlot baseball w/live music + glizzies - Slam Portal Movie Night at Double Trouble
“Netflix + kill” w/pro wrestling + We Luv Video-curated mystery film - Monarch Magic at the Vortex
All-ages games + crafts celebrate monarch butterflies w/live music - Night of the Living Artist at Tin Whistle Gallery
Bands, vinyl DJs, + Halloween-inspired art show - Black Austin River Tour at Rowing Dock
Paddle across the river + learn about its role in African-American history - Roots + Wings Festival at Zilker Botanical Garden
Celebrate trees + monarch butterflies w/nature walks, tree climbing - Dance Walk at Austin High Boat Launch
Join a crew of folks multitasking dancing + trash collecting - Stampede at the Highball
“Saddle up + join the herd” w/DJ, lessons, line dancing all night - Nite School w/Boan at Cheer up Charlies (inside)
Live darkwave music, DJs, w/accompanying live visuals - Femme Fatale at Cheer Up Charlies (outside)
“Femme lesbian horror realness” w/Halloween-inspired acts + blood wrestling - No Idea Festival at Alienated Majesty + Scottish Rite Theater
Avant-garde + improvisational musical performances, panel, + film - The Austin Record Convention at the Palmer Events Center
A riot of records, a cavalcade of vinyl, + even the odd CD, cassette etc - Austin Coffee Festival at the Palmer Events Center
A celebration of all things coffee including talks, latte art, + live music - AIA Austin Homes Tour at homes throughout Austin
Tour some of Austin’s most architecturally lauded new houses - ATX Protospiel at Dragon’s Lair
Test out prototype indie board games + card games - UNDEAD Haunted House of Dances at East Side Performing Arts
“Immersive, adults-only Halloween show” ft. theater + dance performers - The Blasphemy of a Good Bath at the Vortex
“Fully staged work-in-progress choreopoem” plays on grief, family, + memory - Austin Film Festival at venues throughout downtown Austin
Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them - (weekly thru 11/29) Goat Yoga at Jester King
“We call out to the beasts of the land to come forth and JOIN US!”
Sunday 10/26
- Press Junket at RichesArt Gallery
Play the part of a journalist covering a bad film in immersive experience - The Very ‘Rary at Laguna Gloria
“Surrealist safari” w/magicians, musicians, face painting, + musical - Ugly Dog Contest at Jo’s Coffee
Crown the ugliest pooch in town, proceeds support vet services - Texas Indie Oyster Fest at the Far Out Lounge
Celebrate TX oyster farmers by eating oysters + shucking competition - Onigiri Social at Asahi
Eat onigiri + free samples, see live music + screenprinting, giveaways - Kids Standup Comedy at the Museum of Human Achievement
Improv comedians help young kids get up on stage + tell jokes - Estate Sale at Dottiewood Studios
Say goodbye to photo studio + buy some of their stuff - No Idea Festival in Bouldin Creek
Avant-garde + improvisational musical performances, panel, + film - The Mariposa Twist at a private Hyde Park residence
Watch theatrical puppet vignettes in an historic house - The Austin Record Convention at the Palmer Events Center
A riot of records, a cavalcade of vinyl, + even the odd CD, cassette etc - Austin Coffee Festival at the Palmer Events Center
A celebration of all things coffee including talks, latte art, + live music - AIA Austin Homes Tour at homes throughout Austin
Tour some of Austin’s most architecturally lauded new houses - ATX Protospiel at Dragon’s Lair
Test out prototype indie board games + card games - The Blasphemy of a Good Bath at the Vortex
“Fully staged work-in-progress choreopoem” plays on grief, family, + memory - Austin Film Festival at venues throughout downtown Austin
Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them
Monday 10/27
- Marionette Mayhem at the Vortex
Get creepy with some puppets from local + touring puppeteers - The Mariposa Twist at a private Hyde Park residence
Watch theatrical puppet vignettes in an historic house - Austin Film Festival at venues throughout downtown Austin
Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them
Tuesday 10/28
- The Austin Salon at 1109 Angelina St.
Discussions on coral reefs + resilience in a conversational setting - Barton Springs University Day at Barton Springs
Bless the waters w/speakers on water and sustainability + live music - Austin Film Festival at venues throughout downtown Austin
Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them
Wednesday 10/29
- ATXplained at Bass Concert Hall
Learn all about Austin via the medium of a live podcast taping - SporeCorps Cult Movie Night at an unannounced location
“Mushroom biomusic video,” tea party, film, wizard costumes, + live music - Austin Film Festival at venues throughout downtown Austin
Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them
Thursday 10/30
- OUTsider’s Monster Bash at the Museum of Human Achievement
Drag performers + singers “celebrating our queer + monstrous selves” - A Killer Affair at Kenny Dorham’s Backyard
Dexter-themed party w/pole performers, games, + costume contest - Ha! Ha! Storytime! at Radio Coffee + Beer
“A spooky storytelling game show hosted by Sonic the Hedgehog” - Sister Fisters Resurrection at Swan Dive
All trans drag show inspired by things that go bump in the night - Austin Jewish Film Festival at the Dell JCC
Jewish films from around the world, plus kosher food + live music - UNDEAD Haunted House of Dances at East Side Performing Arts
“Immersive, adults-only Halloween show” ft. theater + dance performers - Austin Film Festival at venues throughout downtown Austin
Our city’s dedicated festival for moving pictures + those who write them
No Humans Allowed 255
Thanks for the Groove
On this edition of No Humans Allowed features once in a lifetime grooves, swimmers’ grooves, undisturbable grooves, and other groovy numbers.
Tracklist
The System – Don’t Disturb This Groove
Juicy – Sugar Free (KS French Edit)
Mirdza Zivere – Žozefino (Dane & Khotin Edit)
Beautiful Swimmers – Swimmers Groove
New Edition – Once in a Lifetime Groove
Cabaret Voltaire – Searchin’
Bicep – You (Steffi Remix)
Moby – Mobility
Apparel Wax – 001FREE
S.L.D. – Gettin’ Out (Cap’ Tears over That Piano Edit)
Morenas – Hazme Soñar (Pianopella)
Emotions – Happy Strings
No Humans Allowed is Brian Blackout’s award-winning, 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 celebrating the fifth anniversary of No Humans Allowed, attending a Blue Lapis Light aerial dance performance on the side of a building, and readying our annual spreadsheet of Halloween events. Follow Lite + Brite on Instagram to keep up with our adventures. We’re now on Bluesky too. Yay federation! And come chat with us and the rest of the L+B community on our Discord server (where we sometimes post stuff early too).
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, Concept Animals’ ATX Art for You for gallery openings + artist talks, 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, + 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 2025). 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.