Hurry, hurry, step right up!!

July 10- 16

Frankly, I'm tired of the endless loop of doom. I don't want to talk about it any more. I don't want to live in it any more. Doom doesn't care what I want; it just keeps looping, looping, looping, making me loopy, loopy, loopy.

I try to drown it all in rehearsals, but rehearsals are over because Kidnapped by Craigslist OPENS TONIGHT, yee haw! (Chronicle's preview article here) So I'll drown it in performances instead, then in learning lines and creating sound design for the next project (Merry Wives of Windsor, opening August 9 at the Vortex), and coming up with some ideas for the next project after that (film score for a movie I can't remember the name of).


Thursday, July 10

The Swingsters
Carousel Lounge / 1110 E. 52nd; 452-6790/ 7 pm
Classic jazz, swing, and jump blues for your dancing pleasure.

Glovertango
Lambert's / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 7 pm

Jesse Dayton
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189/ 9 pm

DJd Milonga
Thai Passion / 620 Congress, Suite 105 / 9:30 pm

Cornell Hurd Band
Jovita’s / 1619 S. 1st; 447-7825 / 8 pm

DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 8 pm; $2-$5


Thursdays - Saturdays, July 10 - 26

Kidnapped by Craigslist
Blue Theater / 916 Springdale / 8 pm; $12-$25
Want to buy a couch? Find a date? Complain about your roommate? Your boss? Your sketchy neighbor that sleeps in his doghouse? Wanna hear our interview on KUT? Kidnapped by Craigslist is a unique new comedy that explores the carnivalesque, cult-like phenomenon that is Craigslist. Combining actual postings from the Austin website with scripted material, the show tells the true stories locked inside an online community that has shaped and inspired today's internet generation. As for me, I get to play a chicken, a marching cockroach, a sumo wrestling m&m, a crazy lazy with a pot on her head, a good-hearted redneck and MORE! To charge by credit card, call 474-TIXS or visit www.texasperforms.com.


THRU Sunday, August 9

Beauty and the Beast
Zilker Hillside Theatre / 8:30 pm (family) $3 parking
This summer's musical is one the entire family will love. Runs Thursdays thru Sundays.


Friday, July 11

Music Under the Star
Bob Bullock Museum / MLK at Congress / 6 pm; free (family)
This week's featured music is by Atash, one of Austin's very best world music ensembles. Free music, free exhibits, not-free food and drinks available on site. Free parking. BYOLawnchairs/blankets.

Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies
Treehouse Italian Grill / 2201 College Ave; 443-4200 / 7:30 pm

Cerronato
El Sol y La Luna / 1224 S. Congress; 444-7770 / 7:30 pm
All together now: Sangriaaaaaahhhhhhhh.

DJd Milonga
La Tazza Fresca / 37th & Guadalupe / 9 pm (no cover)


Saturday, July 12

Bastille Day Celebration
French Legation / 802 San Marcos / 6:30 pm; $8; kids under 12 free (family)
Live music by Olivier Giraud Ensemble (the band formerly known as Paris 49), food, games and good hot summer fun.

Marshall Ford Swing Band
Lambert's / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 7 pm

Lucky Strikes
Treehouse Italian Grill / 2201 College Ave; 443-4200 / 7:30 pm

Jon Emery
Patsy's Cowgirl Cafe / 5501 E. Ben White; 444-2020 / 8 pm (family)

Russian Masters Hoot Night
Beerland / 711 Red River; 479-7625 / 9 pm (?)
I'm only guessing at the time since the print on the flyer is too small to read online. Tiny red letters on a grey background don't work well with aging eyes! BUT. Don't let that stop you. Give them a call and go hear the Golden Hornet Project and the Invincible Czars play Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and more!

The Gourds
Threadgill's / 301 W. Riverside; 472-9304 / 10 pm


Sunday, July 13

Ted Roddy
Guero's Taco Bar / 1412 S. Congress; 447-7688 / 3 pm (family)

The Brew
The Oasis / 6550 Comanche Trail 266-2442 / 7 pm (?)
I'm never quite sure about the time at the Oasis. Give 'em a call.

Austin Symphony Orchestra
Hartman Concert Park at the Long Center / 701 W. Riverside Dr. / 7:30 pm; free (family)
This week the brass ensemble will be playing patriotic music.

Heybale
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 10:00 pm; $7



Monday, July 14

Marshall Ford Swing Band
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30 (no cover)


Tuesday, July 15

Planet Casper
Continental Club / 1315 S. Congress; 441-2444 / 6:30; $5

Jitterbug Vipers
Lambert's 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm

Dale Watson
The Belmont / 305 W. 6th; 457-0300 / 7 pm

DJd Swing Dance
The Fed / 24th at San Gabriel / 9:40 pm
This is the weekly FREE dance after Four on the Floor's lessons.


Wednesday, July 16

Labyrinth
Central Market (central) / 4001 N. Lamar; 206-1000 / 8:30ish (dark); free (family)
Free movies are the BEST, especially when they're the tried & true favorites like this one.

Oliver Rajamani
Pharas Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Restaurant / 111 E. North Loop / 8 pm

Atash
The Red Fez / 209B W. 5th / 11:30 pm

The Brew
Speakeasy / 412 Congress; 476-8017 / 9:30 pm

Erik Hokkanen's Gypsy Tribe
Lambert’s / 401 W. 2nd; 494-1500 / 6:30 pm

Roger Wallace
Ginny’s Little Longhorn / 5434 Burnet Rd; 458-1813 / 9 pm

Dale Watson
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 9 pm


ROAD TRIPS

Gruene, TX
Tuesday, July 15
Two Tons of Steel
Gruene Hall / 1281 Gruene; 830-606-1281 / 8:30 pm; $4
This is a great little, quick little mid-week get-away.


COMING SOON

Saturday, July 19
Rockin' Cajun Jamboree
Broken Spoke / 3201 S. Lamar; 442-6189 / 2 pm; $10
Last month's polka jamboree was such a success that the Spoke is asking for MORE, yee haw! July's soirree will feature Charles Thibodeaux & the Austin Cajun Ace; RickTwo Hoots & a Holler and The Gulf Coast Playboys.

Thursday, July 24 & Sunday, July 27
Skate!
Playland Skate Center / 8822 McCann Dr / 8 pm
This is a production of Allison Orr's Forklift Danceworks and will feature some of Austin's best skaters. Can you say fun on four wheels?


See ya on the dance floor (or in the theater!),

chris