LISTINGSwho, we’re told, “is crazy brilliant, man, for real.”Fri.-Sat., Jan. 18-19, 8pm. $12. <strong>The</strong> CrapshootRoxy Castillo and Jon Mendoza host a show thatcombines the best and worst parts of stand-upand improv. Fridays, 10pm. $5. Triple ScoopThree different troupes, hosted (this week) byJohn Buseman. Sat., Jan. 12, 10pm. $5. <strong>The</strong>Rubber Room is an open improv jam, yo, so joinin – if you dare. Sun., Jan. 20, 8pm. Free.NEW MOVEMENT THEATER 616 Lavaca, 788-2669.www.newmovementtheater.com.<strong>The</strong> New Movement It’s the laugh-packedunderground, literally, rocking all subterraneanthere at the corner of Seventh and Lavaca.And this is what’s up: Jarrod Harris & RyanSinger: Organic Comedy Tour Yes, it’s them.Thu., 9:30pm. $10. Lights Up! Fri., 8pm. <strong>The</strong>Franchise Fri., 9pm. Happy Birthday, DuncanCarson! It’s always someone’s birthday, andDuncan Carson is someone, isn’t he? Fri.,10:30pm. TV Dinner Current events, a localfilmmaker, a People’s Court – they’re channelingall the channels, here. Sat., 9pm. <strong>The</strong> RealChris Trew Show He’s the TNM co-founder: Live,unfiltered, unfettered, and wild. Sat., 10:30pm.$5. And look a week ahead to the MegaphoneShow: Wednesdays, 9:30pm. $5. And there’sClubhouse, where Kath Barbadoro hosts theopen mic. Mondays, 9pm. Pay what you wish.VELVEETA ROOM 521 E. Sixth, 469-9116.www.thevelveetaroom.com.Friday Night Fracas Chillin’ with Kat Ramzinski<strong>The</strong> Kat is back for a new year with new guestcomics. 9:30pm. $5. <strong>The</strong> Late Slot Katie Pengrapresents the sweetest locals doing their nastiest,most offensive jokes. 11:30pm. $5.<strong>The</strong> ‘Yay, Gay!’ Show: Chip Pope and RobNash “Queer” used to mean a different thing,back in the day, and that different thing wasalso covered by one of the meanings of “funny.”Now the term “queer” can cover both theseheadliners – who are also the kind of funny thatcomedy-lovers prefer: <strong>The</strong> kind that can makeyou laugh your ass off, regardless of your (oryour ass’) gender or preference. Jade EstebanEstrada and friends open. Sat., Jan. 19, 9:30 &11:30pm. $10.BUT WAiT – THeRe’s MORe!AUSTIN BREWERY & COMEDY TOUR Sat., Jan. 19.512/825-7725. $48 per tour ticket.www.TapBrewTours.com.J AVALANCHE COMEDY & MUSIC Yeah, yeah,here’s *yawn* another comedy showcase in a townthat’s lousy with – oh, shit, hold on: This one’shosted by Chris Cubas! That’s right, the man whois to comedy what Franklin is to barbecue, whatJack Daniels is to whiskey, what Jimmy Hoffa is todisappeared Teamsters, that same Oh-fuck-is-that-Reggie-Watts-over-there? Cubas unleashes a few ofhis own stand-up stylings and presents comediansfrom all over the country. And some of his favoritebands, too. And this is every Monday night at thatDowntown place named after a Herzog film. Uh,wait, no. Damn. We meant Fassbinder. No, just aminute. OK, we meant Kurosa – look, just checkthis show out, friend. Recommended for increasedgastrointestinal efficiency and general well-being.Mon., Jan. 21, 10pm. Holy Mountain,617 E. Seventh. Free. www.holymountainaustin.com.JARROD HARRIS & RYAN SINGER: ORGANICCOMEDY TOUR It’s the dude from Action Figure<strong>The</strong>rapy and the other dude of How To Get HighWithout Drugs fame, touring the country in anRV and stopping, briefly, at the New Movementfor a night of stand-up stylings and the sort ofshit that’s landed them on top 10 lists throughoutthe biz. I know, right? Thu., Jan. 17, 9:30pm. NewMovement <strong>The</strong>ater, 616 Lavaca, 788-2669. $10.www.newmovementtheater.com.GNAP! THEATER LATENIGHTS: No Shame <strong>The</strong>atre iswhere you can strut your stuff before or after watchingothers strut their stuff. <strong>The</strong>ir weird, maybe experimental,perhaps embarrassing stuff. Fri., Jan. 18,10pm. Free. Salvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater, 2803 ManorRd., 474-7886. www.gnaptheater.org.danCeLOOKING FOR DANCE CLASSES? Swing? Ballet?Tango? Hip-hop? Pole-dancing? We’ve got a myriad ofclasses listed online, waiting to get your feet firmlyon the floor to joyful moves.SPACE TO DANCE! Galaxy Studios (at 1700 S.Lamar #338, next to Yoga, Yoga) has changed itsname to Galaxy Moving Arts and is looking forpartners who need office space, rehearsal space,or a bare-boned performance space with LED lightsand 80 chairs. Excellent for classes, workshops,performances, or whatever your imagination can conjure– with some of the best dance floors in <strong>Austin</strong>.For details, call Tom Giebink at 426-5729 or AmparoGarcia-Crow at 441-6085.PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORIC DANCE: OCTAVITASCELEBRATION Los Reyes Mago perform to honorthose who’ve made a significant contributionto the Central Texas community. Also, here’s aperfect opportunity to ask about the ongoing auditions.Sun., Jan. 20, 2-5pm. 701 Tillery. Free.www.prfdance.org.MELISSA AMIRA’S CAROUSEL CARAVAN Jeanettehosts this monthly shimmy, featuring a host of hotbelly dancers in one of <strong>Austin</strong>’s coolest bars. Everythird Saturday, 8pm. Carousel Lounge, 1110 E. 52nd,452-6790. Free. www.carousellounge.net.SOUTHPOP: CARNAVAL POSTER RETROSPECTIVE35 years of Carnaval posters deck the walls here, accompanied by the original painting (bySusannah Blanton!) for this year’s samba-fueled shindig. Fantastic opening reception withlots of music for dancing: Sat., Jan. 19, 7:09pm. Exhibition: Through Feb. 16.1516-B S. Lamar, 440-8318. www.southaustincenter.org.ClassiCal musiCAUSTIN CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY: VLADIMIRGORBACH Ah, a performance by last year’s winnerof “the world’s most prestigious international guitarcompetition.” Sat., Jan. 19, 8pm. Northwest HillsUnited Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Dr.,300-2247. $25-50. www.austinclassicalguitar.org.AUSTIN NEW MUSIC CO-OP: 2013 HOUSECONCERT No. 1 New chamber music by Brent Fariss& Travis Weller? Yes, and a perfect start to thesonic landscape of this new year. Fariss’ “UNITARD”explores the minutiae between two disparate instruments(snare drum and violin) and what happens asthey become a single unit. Weller’s “Turn on the light”for three percussionists features a set of custombuiltresonant bells in a novel tuning. Sat., Jan. 19,8pm. Location disclosed with ticket purchase. $12.www.newmusiccoop.com.ENSEMBLE SETTECENTO: PREVAILING WINDS Asampler of chamber music for wind instruments, fromthe Renaissance to the Classic era. featuring worksof Praetorius, Schütz, Zelenka, Boismortier, Mozart,and more. Sun., Jan. 20, 3:30pm. St. David’s EpiscopalChurch, 301 E. Eighth, 912-6827. $15 ($10, seniors;$5, students). www.ensemblesettecento.org.CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY: CHAMBER MUSICWith the Aeolus Chamber Group, and Dr. MichaelSchneider on piano. Tue., Jan. 22, 7pm. ConcordiaUniversity, 11400 Concordia University Dr., 313-5424.Free. www.concordia.edu.MORE CLASSICAL MUSIC ALL THE TIME? <strong>The</strong>University of Texas has an ongoing program of classicaland new music galvanizing the audio radianceof the ATX: Faculty concerts, student showcases,world premieres of sonic excellence. We’ll spotlightthe standouts when we can, but see this website fordetails: www.music.utexas.edu.FRONTERAFEST 2013 This year is the 20th anniversary of FronteraFest, the annual festival of performative artsthat draws folks from all over the country to witness and participate in the packed schedule of shows and showsand shows. www.fronterafest.org.<strong>The</strong> Short Fringe starts first (Jan. 15-Feb. 15), with several half-hour presentations in a single night, Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays at Hyde Park <strong>The</strong>ater; then the Long Fringe kicks in (Jan. 21-Feb. 3), with longer productionsat Salvage Vanguard <strong>The</strong>ater; and of course there’s Mi Casa Es Su Teatro (Sat., Feb. 9). Be sure to check theFronteraFest website frequently for details and updates, but we’ll be providing a basic schedule here in the ArtsListings section, too – as well as news and reviews in the <strong>Chronicle</strong> online.Coming up in the Short Fringe:THU., JAN. 17, 8PM: Songs That Remind Me of MySister (part two) by Cyndi Williams; <strong>The</strong> RothkoRoom by Stuart Spencer; All About a Boy by MariahMacCarthy; Codger! devised by Michael Holmes;<strong>The</strong> Hag Who Would Nag by Miriam Relyea.www.fronterafest.org.FRI., JAN. 18, 8PM: <strong>The</strong> Butterfly Monologues writtenand performed by Patrice Blue Maltas; Edge ofthe Looking Glass by Dee Travis; Lonely Highway byHans Frank; Pleasure Machine by David Nguyen; <strong>The</strong>Last Inning by Gale McCray.SAT., JAN. 19, 8PM: Best of the Week.TUE., JAN. 22, 8PM: <strong>The</strong> Trajical Deth of Marlowe,Act I, Scene I by Robert Deike; Rauchenberg’s Eagleby Paullette MacDougal; Kazmir by Paul Kastava; <strong>The</strong>Magnolia Foundling by Shruti Koparkar; Motivationby Wesley Riddle.WED., JAN. 23, 8PM: <strong>The</strong> Second Republic by JasonRainey; Dahlia by Michael Floyd; Wolves of Beirut byKat Sparks; Bodily Functions Follies by Margo StuttsToombs; Ahi Wela created by David Thompson.THU., JAN. 24, 8PM: Oh … Shhhhhhh … my alienchildren are trying to kill me written and performedby Zell Miller III; EHD by Charley Devany; <strong>The</strong>Brothers Merlin by Loaded Gun <strong>The</strong>ory; Four LittleWords by Holly Provance; Survival Skills for theModern Twentysomething by Chrissy Shackelford.And in the Long Fringe:<strong>The</strong> Butterfly Monologues Written and performed(with original songs and music) by Patrice BlueMaltas; directed by Amparo Garcia-Crow. A four-act,one-woman show of the playwright’s journey as amusician and her life as a rock & roll wild child whofinds liberation from her traditional dysfunctionalGreek and Catholic family upbringing. (75 minutes.)Wed., Jan 23, 8:45pm; Sun., Jan 27, noon; Sat., Feb 2,9:45pm; Mon., Feb 3, 7:45pm. $14.Going Postal Written by Pete Betcher, JeremiahRosenberger, Katie Kohler, and Justin Morely. Thisplay fuses a variety of performance types into aunique show about one lonely letter thrown into theworld without a stamp or a return address. (75 minutes.)Mon., Jan. 21, 7pm; Fri., Jan. 25, 10:30pm; Sat.,Feb. 2, 6pm; Sun., Feb. 3, noon. $9.ICU by Allison Gregory. On the night Elena is about toleave her husband, he’s involved in a terrible accidentand rushed to the hospital. A darkly comedic look atlife, death, and intensive care. (60 minutes.) Tue., Jan.22, 9:pm; Sat., Jan. 26, 7:45pm; Sun., Jan. 27, 4pm; Fri.,Feb. 1, 9:45pm. $10.Little Mother by Katie Green. This harrowing fairytale ofmaternal love is a silent passion play, using shadowpuppetry, physical acting, and live musical performance(featuring members from the Eastern Sea, the LovelySparrows, Driver Friendly, and Dana Falconberry). (45minutes.) Thu., Jan. 24, 9:45pm; Sat., Jan. 26, 5:30pm;Sun., Jan. 27, 5:45pm; Mon., Jan 28, 8:45pm. $12.Some Women See Things As <strong>The</strong>y Are by Raymond V.Whelan. Jackie reads history, recites poetry, and seeksprivacy as she continues to recover from her husband’sassassination in 1963. When she learns the WhiteHouse may force public disclosure of her late husband’smarital infidelities, she plans to protect his reputation.(60 minutes.) Wed., Jan. 23, 7pm; Sat., Jan. 26, 1:45pm;Thu., Jan. 31, 6pm; Sun., Feb. 3, 6pm. $15.We Had a Grand Time, Didn’t We, Kid? This upbeatmusical retrospective features Ramon Carver, whoseplays have been produced off-Broadway and in WestHollywood, San Francisco, and elsewhere. (60 minutes.)Thu., Jan. 24, 8pm; Sun., Jan. 27, 2:15pm; Mon., Jan. 28,7pm; Sun., Feb. 3, 4:15pm. $10.West Side Terri by Terri Mowrey. In this one-womanshow, Mowrey weaves a love letter to her favorite musical,with insights from her own life, as she performsevery character, song, and dance from the movie versionof West Side Story. (75 minutes.) Tue., Jan. 22, 7pm;Thu., Jan. 24, 6pm; Sat., Jan. 26, 3:30pm; Thu., Jan 31,7:45pm. $10. Hyde Park <strong>The</strong>atre, 511 W. 43rd, 479-PLAY.52 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 18, 2013 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m
Visual arTseVenTsPINE STREET STATION ART CO-OP: ART OPENINGPaintings by Jubilee Doss, Nicholas Petrow, and EmilyStanislaw. Reception with live music: Fri., Jan. 18,7-12mid. 1102 E. Fifth.MASS GALLERY: GRAND RE-OPENING Yes, thisis an art show – a pair of solo exhibitions by <strong>Austin</strong>basedScott Eastwood and Scott Gelber – but howcan it not also be a singular event, what with it beingthe rebirth of the fierce and lately missing MASSGallery? Also, a DJ set by Ben Aqua amid the visualsand the tequila-chased noms? Event, definitely.Opening: Fri., Jan. 18, 7-10pm. Exhibition: ThroughFeb. 23. 507 Calles #108. www.massgallery.org.OKAY MOUNTAIN: IT RAINED ALL DAY This is arelease party for the third major imprint by UnpianoBooks: a hardbound, 36-page, limited-edition, fullcolornarrative by Mel Kadel, based on an originalsong by ((SOUNDER)), including a double-sided vinyl7” of the recording. We think this is pretty marvelous,and we’d recommend it even if it didn’t comewith free beer – which it does. Fri., Jan. 18, 6-10pm.1312-B E. Cesar Chavez, 293-5177. Free.www.okaymountain.com.OpeningARCHITECTS OF AIR: EXXOPOLIS Stop by the LongCenter to enter this newest luminarium, an enormouswalk-though sculpture in which glowing seams create“a scintillating lattice of light and color, a neon spectacleof beauty.” Imagine if the Taj Mahal and God’sFavorite Kaleidoscope had an inflatable baby; now,come navigate its brilliant innards. Note: Ages 16and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Jan.19-27. Mon.-Fri., 11am-5pm; Sat.-Sun., 10am-5pm.701 W. Riverside, 457-5100. $10. www.thelongcenter.org.GALLERY BLACK LAGOON: TEXAS PRINTMAKERSBLOWOUT VIII Part Two, that is, featuring morethan 30 prints by 15 of UT’s current art students.Reception: Fri., Jan. 18, 7-10pm. Exhibition: throughJan. 26. Saturdays, noon-4pm. 4301-A Guadalupe,371-8838. www.galleryblacklagoon.com.J GALLERY SHOAL CREEK: KATIE MARATTA +JILL LEAR Maratta uses graphite and ink to renderextraordinary depictions of Texas horizons in blackand white, often a few feet long but only one inchtall. Lear presents a mixed-media series featuringvivid abstractions of trees in urban landscapes.LISTINGSRecommended. Reception: Thu., Jan. 17, 6-8pm.Exhibition: through Feb. 16. 2905 San Gabriel,454-6671. www.galleryshoalcreek.com.MEXICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER:HEAVEN & EARTH Here’s a compelling reason tovisit the MACC: an exhibition of new paintings byFidencio Duran. Also, in the Community Gallery there:<strong>The</strong> Big Red Bus, a retrospective by music legendOscar Martinez. Reception: Sat., Jan. 19, 6-9pm.600 River. www.maccaustin.org.WARDENCLYFFE: MINIMALISM RODEO It’s “<strong>The</strong>First (& Last) Annual Minimalism Rodeo (& CountyFair)” at this ever-busy gallery, curated by ConnorShea and featuring works by Sean Sweeney, OliviaPepper, Rachelle Diaz, Manik Nakra, and many more.Reception: Fri., Jan. 18, 7-11pm. Exhibition: throughJan. 26. Fridays & Saturdays, 4-8pm. 1101 Springdale.www.wardenclyffegallery.com.WOMEN & THEIR WORK: LOOK TO THE LEFT Thisnew solo show by Houston’s Wendy Wagner presents“a distinctive make-believe world using painting, drawing,ceramic, soft sculpture, and animation,” inspiredby childhood, pets, family, and fantasy. Reception:Thu., Jan. 24, 6-8pm. Exhibition: through March 14.1710 Lavaca, 477-1064. www.womenandtheirwork.org.OngOingAMOA-ARTHOUSE Nick Cave: Hiding in Plain SightOh, those strange and glorious Soundsuits! AndyCoolquitt: Attainable Excellence <strong>The</strong> relentlesslyinventive <strong>Austin</strong>ite attains some excellence, alright.Both shows: extended through Feb. 24. 700 Congress,453-5312. www.amoa-arthouse.org.AMOA/ARTHOUSE AT LAGUNA GLORIA: NEWMETHODS OF DRAWING “ShapeShifting: NewMethods of Drawing” is a two-person show by<strong>Austin</strong>’s own Bethany Johnson and Ann Tarantinoof Pennsylvania, two artists who use elements ofchance to explore the intricacies of systems in theirworks. Through Feb. 17. 3809 W. 35th, 458-8191.www.amoa-arthouse.org.ROME•FLORENCE•VENICE•POMPEIIR512-345-8941E LSA@ATASTEO FITALYI NAUSTIN. COM2nd AnnualCARY Blues BenefitwithGuy Forsyth • JT Coldfire • Leeann AthertonTwilight Trio • <strong>The</strong> Peterson BrothersSunday, January 20 • <strong>The</strong> Rattle Inn • 610 NuecesDoors open 1:30 p.m. • Show 2-6 p.m.Tickets $10 at door or reserve online atwww.councilonatriskyouth.orgRaffle drawing at5:45 p.m. for YamahaCO-SPONSORclassic guitar signedby Eric JohnsonMore infowww.councilonatriskyouth.org 512.451.4592a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JANUARY 18, 2013 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 53
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