county expo center

It's that time again! Thousands of bikers descend on Austin this weekend for the Republic of Texas rally at the Travis County Expo Center.

There will be downtown street closures starting tonight at 6pm (to reopen at 3am Saturday) for the parade of bikes that will be heading that way from the Expo Center this evening.

Watch for bikers on the road!

Marfa alrert: thanks to The Dillo for giving us the heads up on a couple of Marfa shows not to be missed by hipster Austinites looking for a break from the scene.

FRIDAY

Castanets at the Mohawk. Also known as Raymond Raposa and whomever happens to be playing with him, Castanets play a surprisingly assessable semi-psychedelic folk.

Raposa recently toured the East Coast’s Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in a sailboat with sometime Texas singer-songwriters Jana Hunter and Peter and the Wolf.

With Warmer Milks, Tiny Vipers, Lazarus. —- Joe Gross

HIP HOP ARTIST JIM JONES BRINGS HIS SWAGGER TO AUSTIN, TEXAS on JULY 10TH.  Jim Jones is quickly proving to the world that he will be a force in Hip Hop for years to come.

With fortitude, ambition and street smarts, Jones has risen to Hip Hop royalty. Catch the Dipset leader, along with his crew as they venture in to Texas for the first time to showcase many of hits, along with tracks from his just released album: Diary of a summer.  Hip-Hop is getting HOT in Austin on July 10th

People of earth....especially if you are 16 or older..on Saturday June 27th from 8pm to 6am at the Travis County Expo Center the creators of Spring Love proudly bring you FUTURE FEST.

They only have a 10,000 person capacity so think fast! The Expo center is located at 7311 Decker Lane here in Austin and should be the perfect venue for what will occur.

Its billed as a intergalactic musical journey beyond your imagination.

One of the largest and most well-know motorcycle rallies in the country celebrate its fifteenth year in Austin.

Every year ROT attracts over 200,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to Central Texas, creating an economic impact of $36 million dollars for Austin.

For four days each summer, Austin is transformed by a sea of steel and a refrain of rumbling from over 40,000 motorcycles pounding the pavement.

Friday night features one of the largest motorcycle parades leading to the outdoor party in the heart of downtown Austin, complete with free live music and vendors.