travis 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!

The Eli Young Band will kick off musical entertainment at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo, which also features a rare Austin appearance from country legend Charley Pride.

The unfortunately named Lady Antebellum, whose "Need You Now" CD comes out tomorrow, are another highlight at the Travis County Expo Center.

Their March 17 show is on the opening day of SXSW music, so you have to wonder if Scarlett and the O'Haras will participate in any promotional activities.

Tickets range from $15- $37, but that includes the rodeo.

Here's the schedule:

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

Gangsta rap pioneer Ice Cube will play the Travis County Expo Center July 25 as part of the 20th annual Texas Heatwave car show.

Mike Jones, Trae, Lil’ Black, J-Kapone and Dirty Wormz are also on the bill.

Tickets are $20 in advance and available at O’Reilly Auto Parts locations.

The show is at 8 p.m.

The Heatwave Custom Truck & Car Show runs July 24- 26 at the Expo Center.

One competitive event is for loudest car sound system, with the winner determined not by decibels, but with a meter that measures how much air is moved by the bass.

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

This Saturday Massive Intent presents “Future Fest”, the biggest electronic music festival in Austin in over a decade.

The Travis Expo Center will be transformed into a Cyber Space dome, completely decked out with 6 uniquely themed areas, 4 different stages, and over 40 musical artists from an eclectic array of musical backgrounds!

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.