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Experimental shows in Austin

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Basic Printer / Spirit of the Bear Austin concert poster

Basic Printer / Spirit of the Bear

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT · Chess Club

$10 ADV / $15 DOS

Deerhoof w/ SKRATZ Austin concert poster

Deerhoof w/ SKRATZ

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT · Radio/East

$22, All Ages

Damascan Daydreams, Panjoma, Lunar Gold, Dstry and Beta Ghost DJ Sets Austin concert poster

Damascan Daydreams, Panjoma, Lunar Gold, Dstry and Beta Ghost DJ Sets

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · Cheer Up Charlies

FREE

Violet Silhouette w/ Deathpalmz, Eterno Scroll, Black Citizen (DJ Set) Austin concert poster

Violet Silhouette w/ Deathpalmz, Eterno Scroll, Black Citizen (DJ Set)

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · The 13th Floor

AstroGat + Moze Pray + Hyde Love Austin concert poster

AstroGat + Moze Pray + Hyde Love

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · Crow Bar / The Raven Room

$10 21+

MGMT (DJ Set) at The Concourse Project Austin concert poster

MGMT (DJ Set) at The Concourse Project

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 9:00 PM CDT · The Concourse Project

18+

Psychedelic Maggot Engine | Padlock | Ra | TV WONDER Austin concert poster

Psychedelic Maggot Engine | Padlock | Ra | TV WONDER

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT · Delilah's Front Porch

$10

Je’Texas, Mr Lewis and the Funeral Five, Jim Ortiz and the Ballroom Destroyers, DOS Austin concert poster

Je’Texas, Mr Lewis and the Funeral Five, Jim Ortiz and the Ballroom Destroyers, DOS

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 9:00 PM CDT · Valhalla

$10 cover, 21 and up

Matinee: Boo85, Zoë Pete Ford (NYC) Austin concert poster

Matinee: Boo85, Zoë Pete Ford (NYC)

Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 5:00 PM CDT · Hotel Vegas & The Volstead Lounge

$5 // 21+

Dom Francis, je'Texas, Alicia Gail at Hotel Vegas Austin concert poster

Dom Francis, je'Texas, Alicia Gail at Hotel Vegas

Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · Hotel Vegas & The Volstead Lounge

$12 advance // 21+

Siren Sessions: Witch Market and Music Austin concert poster

Siren Sessions: Witch Market and Music

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT · Fortune Teller

FREE

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol w/ Bat Lips, Grocery Bag & More Austin concert poster

Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol w/ Bat Lips, Grocery Bag & More

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · Mohawk Austin

$20, All Ages

CLUB X! Ft. Jet Cemetery, Skloss, Floating Cube, DJ Dead Flowers + TV Eye Media Austin concert poster

CLUB X! Ft. Jet Cemetery, Skloss, Floating Cube, DJ Dead Flowers + TV Eye Media

Friday, October 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · The 13th Floor

Improvement Movement w/ Jalen Reyes Austin concert poster

Improvement Movement w/ Jalen Reyes

Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT · Brushy Street Commons

$25, All Ages

Nocturnal Prose, VIDE (Houston), VALI S.C., Thirst for Love Austin concert poster

Nocturnal Prose, VIDE (Houston), VALI S.C., Thirst for Love

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · Hotel Vegas & The Volstead Lounge

$12 // 21+

FABIO FRIZZI: Frizzi 2 Fulci - The Concert Austin concert poster

FABIO FRIZZI: Frizzi 2 Fulci - The Concert

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 8:30 PM CDT · Come and Take It Live

$27.89-$167.27

The Modern Dread, Liz Burrito, The Harms, Sea Hagzzz Austin concert poster

The Modern Dread, Liz Burrito, The Harms, Sea Hagzzz

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 9:00 PM CDT · Valhalla

$5 cover, 21 and up

Hobo Gobbelin Hoe-Down Austin concert poster

Hobo Gobbelin Hoe-Down

Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM CDT · Ani's Day & Night

$10 at the door

Freakshow on Fruth Austin concert poster

Freakshow on Fruth

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM CDT · 29th Street Ballroom

Halloween w/ The Jesus and Mary Chain, Protomartyr, Holy Wave, DAIISTAR Austin concert poster

Halloween w/ The Jesus and Mary Chain, Protomartyr, Holy Wave, DAIISTAR

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 5:00 PM CDT · The Far Out Lounge & Stage

OSEES ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS - NIGHT 1 - SOLD OUT Austin concert poster

OSEES ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS - NIGHT 1 - SOLD OUT

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT · Hotel Vegas & The Volstead Lounge

$34 // 21+

Freakshow on Fruth St w/ Godcaster, CDSM, Geto Gala, haha Laughing Austin concert poster

Freakshow on Fruth St w/ Godcaster, CDSM, Geto Gala, haha Laughing

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 8:00 PM CDT · 29th Street Ballroom

$15 - $25, All Ages

OSEES ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS - NIGHT 2 Austin concert poster

OSEES ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS - NIGHT 2

Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 6:00 PM CST · Hotel Vegas & The Volstead Lounge

$34 // 21+

Matinee Show - Free Austin concert poster

Matinee Show - Free

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 4:25 PM CST · The Aristocrat Lounge

FREE

Matinee: Psychic Seatbelt Album Release ft. Pataphysics, Jon Sanchez Austin concert poster

Matinee: Psychic Seatbelt Album Release ft. Pataphysics, Jon Sanchez

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 5:00 PM CST · Hotel Vegas & The Volstead Lounge

$12 // 21+

Russian Circles w/ Primitive Man Austin concert poster

Russian Circles w/ Primitive Man

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM CST · The Far Out Lounge & Stage

GONGWORKS: An Immersive Gong Exploration Austin concert poster

GONGWORKS: An Immersive Gong Exploration

Sunday, November 8, 2026 · 4:00 PM CST · Shakti Yoga

Helado Tropical Austin concert poster

Helado Tropical

Friday, November 13, 2026 · 7:00 PM CST · Mohawk Austin

$30, All Ages

Claudio Simonetti's Goblin / TENEBRE Austin concert poster

Claudio Simonetti's Goblin / TENEBRE

Saturday, November 14, 2026 · 7:00 PM CST · Brushy Street Commons

$75, All Ages

Food Access Community Concert Austin concert poster

Food Access Community Concert

Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM CST · Central Machine Works Brewery & Beer Hall

$20

The Black Angels w/ DAIISTAR, Thor Harris, & DJ Tropicana Joe - Mohawk 20th Anniversary Austin concert poster

The Black Angels w/ DAIISTAR, Thor Harris, & DJ Tropicana Joe - Mohawk 20th Anniversary

Friday, December 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM CST · Mohawk Austin

$45, All Ages

Futurebirds Austin concert poster

Futurebirds

Friday, December 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM CST · Central Machine Works Brewery & Beer Hall

$29.50, All Ages

Wizard Rodeo 6 w/ Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. + More Austin concert poster

Wizard Rodeo 6 w/ Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. + More

Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 12:00 PM CST · The Long Time

Holiday Hootenanny (Night Two) w/ Magdalena Bay, Frost Children & More Austin concert poster

Holiday Hootenanny (Night Two) w/ Magdalena Bay, Frost Children & More

Saturday, December 12, 2026 · 2:00 PM CST · Radio/East

The Lemon Twigs Austin concert poster

The Lemon Twigs

Thursday, December 17, 2026 · 7:00 PM CST · Mohawk Austin

$25, All Ages

The Fab Four: A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Austin concert poster

The Fab Four: A HARD DAY'S NIGHT

Sunday, February 7, 2027 · 7:30 PM CST · ACL Live at the Moody Theater

Experimental artists playing Austin

Osees Grocery Bag haha Laughing Godcaster Je Texas MGMT Futurebirds The Black Angels The Jesus and Mary Chain Holy Wave Deerhoof RUSSIAN CIRCLES

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