Showing posts with label Destroyed For Comfort. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Destroyed For Comfort. Show all posts

Monday, October 24, 2011

Get Animated After Comic Con With Destroyed For Comfort, Total Unicorn, Low Red Center, Boonesboro, World Racketeering Squad, The Cocker Spaniels, and DJ Stephy B @ Skinny's Ballroom - Sat. 11/12, 7pm


On Saturday, November 12th, Get Animated! Experience an all-night costume optional event which happens after Austin Comic Con. seven diversely talented live music acts—plus one DJ who boldly traverses genres—will perform at Skinny's Ballroom and Radio Station, near the Austin Convention Center. 

Comic book lover & artist Eric Michener returns to Austin with his amazing indie pop band Fishboy, and local comic book writers and artists will also be featured performers: Delightfully quirky indie characters Boonesboro and outstanding nerdwave rockers World Racketeering Squad. Showstopping 8-bit cyber/steampunk Destroyed For Comfort, otherworldly improvisational ensemble Low Red Center, and visceral video music jockeys Total Unicorn highlight the animated night of music, which begins with legendary party starter The Cocker Spaniels. KAOS Radio Austin DJ Stephy B adds eclectic excitement to the live music mix. (You are invited to click on the links to listen to and/or download music by these participating artists.) 

Cosplay encouraged! After comic con, attendees may stay dressed up or get dressed up as a favorite sci-fi/fantasy, steampunk, anime, animated, video game, superhero, or original character and enjoy colorful local sights and sounds at a great downtown bar—just one block west of the convention center. Doors open at 6pm, and live music starts at 8pm. Please note: Sharp and blunt weaponry costume accessories will prohibit entry. Complimentary baked goodies will be available while they last, in addition to drink specials! 

Austin Comic Con's verified ticket holders, participants, and volunteers get in free, while guests 21 years of age and older pay a $6 cover for an amazing audio and visual experience presented by Anti-Gravity Agency, which promotes Austin's extraordinary talent and events. 

RSVP @ Do512, Facebook, or Plancast. 
Directions & Map to Skinny's.


Update: Due to unfortunate circumstances, Fishboy will not be performing. Look for them to return to Austin during SxSW.


8:00 - The Cocker Spaniels
9:00 - World Racketeering Squad
10:00 - Boonesboro
11:00 - Low Red Center
12:00 - Total Unicorn
1:00 - Destroyed For Comfort
DJ Stephy B plays music between bands. 




Sunday, March 27, 2011

San Francisco's Ethereal Electro Pop Meets Austin's Otherworldly Synth Rock @ Cheer Up Charlie's - Wed. 3/30



Anti-Gravity is pleased to announce that San Francisco's ethereal electronic pop composer and performer Bones is on a limited spring tour, and arrives in Austin to perform a show with local bone shaking analog/8-bit synth "hacker punk" Destroyed For Comfort, exploratory and improvisational quartet Whale Watch, and electro art-rocker Lost Cat Magnet. Projectionists VIDKIDZ provide the illuminating visuals to make an exciting mid-week night of electronic music at Cheer Up Charlie's - Wednesday, March 30.

The electro music showcase is free, all ages welcome event, but starts late - 9pm. Donations will be accepted for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief.

Bones/Destroyed For Comfort/Whale Watch/Lost Cat Magnet
Cheer Up Charlie's
1104 E 6th St
Austin, TX 78702

Anti-Gravity has left the short-lived "Electro Sexy" series of 2009 behind, but not the love for electronic based or incorporated music. We're already planning a summer showcase!