Mark Higgins joins us for the Big Hat Four Pack Plan of Attack for your Austin weekend. We’ve got all the top concerts, Longhorn Athletics, and Holiday events for the whole family!
Top concerts for the week
Thursday Dec 4 Gary Clark Jr is at Gruene Hall
Friday Dec 5 and 6th RattleSnake Milk at the Sage Brush
Rattlesnake Milk’s fever-dream psych-country and Sagebrush’s creaky wooden floors: It’s an Austin duo as classic as chips and queso. 5500 S. Congress. With support from Chris Acker and Hondo
Tuesday Dec 9th Paramount Theater
Earlier this year, Rich Brotherton announced that he had been diagnosed with ALS. The producer and guitarist has been a linchpin of the local music scene since first anchoring in Austin in 1985, and the guests gathering to celebrate Brotherton and fundraise for his anticipated care are testament to the artists he has inspired. Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Charley Crockett, Mary Gauthier, Loudon Wainwright III, Bruce Robison, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock. INFO AT AUSTIN THEATER DOT ORG
Wednesday Dec 10th. Belly at the Mohawk
Early 90’s modern rock comes to Austin. Tanya Donnelley fronted band out of Rhode Island; She co-founded Throwing Muses and The Breeders.
Friday, December 5th: Texas Volleyball
Number one seed Horns open up the NCAA at home. Bracket includes Penn State, South Florida and Florida A&M .
Horns open with Florida A&M on Friday night at 7pm with winner advancing to meet the Penn State and S Florida winner
No tickets, watch party at the 1972 on Guadalupe.
WWE Friday Night Smackdown
WWE Friday Night SmackDown returns to Austin Moody Center this Friday. Don’t miss John Cena’s “The Last Time is Now Tournament” Finals!
Plus see your favorite WWE Superstars WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair and many more!
Saturday December 6th: Trail of Lights Fun Run
The 61st Annual Austin Trail of Lights Fun Run, presented by Raising Cane’s, returns December 6 with a refreshed 2-mile, untimed course starting at the Zilker Holiday Tree and weaving through the Trail for an early look at 2025 attractions. Runners and walkers of all ages can register in advance for timed waves at 6 p.m., 6:15 p.m., and 7 p.m. Registration includes a commemorative long-sleeve shirt, race bib, cocoa or beer, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and access to the Finish Line Festival with rides, food trucks, bars, and a DJ.
Saturday, December 6th: MEET SANTA ON THE TRAIL
Start your holiday celebrations out on the Trail! Santa’s making a pitstop at the Holly Fishing Pier before heading up to the North Pole!
Join The Trail Conservancy on Saturday, December 6, from 9-11 AM to take your free picture with Santa and meet his herd of trusty goats!
Saturday, December 6th: Holiday Sing along, tree lighting and downtown stroll
Kick off the holiday season at the annual Holiday Sing-Along, Tree Lighting and Downtown Stroll. KUT News and KUTX Music personalities will lead the crowd in singing songs of the season – a tradition started by John Aielli in the 1980s
Monday, Dec 8th: Die Hard at the Paramount.
Is it a Christrmas movie or not? Paramount Theater hosts a screening of the classic of the Bruce Willis film, Die Hard.
Bruce Willis lays eternal claim to the wisecracking hero role as John McClane, a hard-nosed New York City policeman who flies to Los Angeles to save his marriage and ends up trapped in a skyscraper with a band of terrorists.
