Superchick Tour Coming to Austin!

One of my best friends just gave me a free ticket for a Superchick Concert at the Palmer Theater tomorrow. The concert this Thursday, October 29, is part if the band's Barlowgirl Tour.





This band is a mix of rock and alternative centered around Christian music. So instead of talking about death or sex they talk about their faith and it's a breath of fresh air!





There is a good mix of diverse members of band with two female bandmembers who are actually related, Tricia and Melissa Brock. While their sound is more a pop rock sound it definitely is engaging listeners as they tour to promote their fourth album.



The concert includes special guest Vota, who also has a similar type of sound.

Although if you already don't have tickets and were not lucky like me....you should check out future tour dates and listen to this band for sure!

A Different Kind of Festival

While such festivals as Austin City Limits or SXSW are popular, Austin like many cities is cultural with a diverse population.

So it's about time for a festival to represent that. One such festival is the Xemumba festival which is advertised as bringing Central and South America to Austin. It says it is "Un festival de musica latina". This festival was created by Bandon Badillo, whom Austin Chronicle says is a major reason Austin is a "Best Place to Discover Latino Music".



This festival features local bands with music from Latin and South America. Music includes samba, rumba, and mambo. The festival is Saturday Oct. 24, 2009 from 10 a.m. to midnight.

It will be located at Kenny Dorham's Backyard at 1106 East 11th St.

The event for all ages has tickets online for $10 at Front Gate Tickets. They will be $15 at the gate and for VIP it will be $35.

For more information see the article at www.austin.com

So What's Up With Austin Film Festival?

My friends and I have been talking about our excitement for the upcoming Austin Film Festival (AFF).

This got me wondering is anyone else anticipating it besides the obvious Radio-Television-Film crowd?

So I did some digging and found lots of articles. One in particular caught my eye as it mentioned the growing anticipation for AFF each year. It also mentions the various details attracting people such as Cheryl Hines, live script readings, and awards giving to such greats as Ron Howard.

Check it out and tell all your friends about this cultural festival. I mean you can party any day of the week I suppose but this film festival is something new,fun, and enriching we at UT should be thankful we are so close to experience. So seize the day and check it out:

http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/new/