Another Formula 1 weekend has come and gone, providing Austin with some respite after three back-to-back weekends of festivals. Thousands of local, national, and international spectators convened on the Circuit of the Americas to watch the festivities leading up to Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Race cars weren’t the only weekend draw, though, with global superstars Justin Timberlake and Stevie Wonder closing out the festivities on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Last year’s power-punching lineup of Taylor Swift and Usher seemed difficult to top, but when F1 announced Timberlake and Wonder in March of this year, fans were left to wonder if there was anyone the racing organization couldn’t get.
CultureMap Austin was on site both nights to capture the magic one can only find during an F1 weekend.
Night Ritualz will play an album release show at Hotel Vegas on February 22.
The weather right now is far too nice to be hanging around the house, so get out there and take in some of Austin’s music scene. Local show highlights for the back part of February can be found here.
Night Ritualz at Hotel Vegas – Sunday, February 22 Time Is A Thief is the title of Night Ritualz’s new album, and the release show for it will happen at Hotel Vegas this Sunday, February 22. The synthwave/post-punk act will be joined by Cheap Dopamine and Jet Cemetery.
Virginia Creeper at 29th St. Ballroom – Sunday, February 22 Head to the 29th St. Ballroom this Sunday, February 22, to ring in the release of Virginia Creeper ‘s new album, Girl, You’ll Be A Giant Soon. Proun, Ritual, and A.L. West will be on hand as support for the alt-rock act. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of for this stacked lineup.
Tear Dungeon at 29th St. Ballroom – Monday, February 23 Wild rockers Tear Dungeon have setup a three-show residency at 29th St. Ballroom, and the first gig will happen Monday, February 23. Yes, it’s going down on a school night, but that’s offset by the fact that it’s free. The Magic Rockers of Texas will open. By the way, the other shows will happen on March 2 and March 9.
Dossey & CorMae at Hotel Vegas – Thursday, February 26 Before Dossey and CorMae head out on what they’re calling their Sugar Punk Tour, they’ll play Hotel Vegas on Thursday, February 26. Lola Tried rounds out a very fun bill. Tickets for the show are $16.07.
Voxtrot at Waterloo Records – Friday, February 27 Voxtrot’s first album in 18 years is titled Dreamers In Exile and on the day it’s due out — Friday, February 27 — the celebrated indie pop band will put on an in-store performance at Waterloo Records. This is a free show.
