Tuesday Night Laughs

PUNCH! video preview: Season 6 kicks off tonight at Cap City

Get ready, comedy fans: Cap City's PUNCH! kicks off its sixth season this Tuesday, October 4^th.

Hosted and curated by comic Matt Bearden, the show features some of Austins most beloved—and most buzzed-about—stand ups. And there's no better judge than Bearden, a local veteran who recently shared some advice on navigating the scene and turning comedy into a career with CultureMap Austin.

Check out some clips from the comics featured on this weeks show, and definitely reserve your tickets early—it usually sells out.

Jimmie Roulette

With appearances on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and Comics Unleashed, the HBO Comedy Festival and The Dudley & Bob Show, Jimmie Roulette is one of Austin's favorite touring performers.

Ramin Nazer

We've told you all about how Ramin Nazer recently performed at Montreal's Just for Laughs festival, and we even interviewed him about the experience; we're glad he has a night off from hosting shows like Live at ColdTowne to join the PUNCH! lineup.

Eric Krug

A former Funniest Person in Austin winner, Eric Krug has been a guest on Marc Maron's WTF Podcast and Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, in addition to performing at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival and SXSW Comedy.

Maggie MacDonald

A veteran of the Boston Comedy Festival, Maggie MacDonald was also a finalist in this year's Funniest Person in Austin contest. In an industry where most performers have monotonous day jobs, Maggie's got something more solid to fill up her 9-to-5: shes a vet, which makes for some great stories.

Mac Blake

In addition to featuring on shows like PUNCH!, Hashtag Comedy and It’s Always Funny in Austin, Mac Blake hosts KOOP’s Mascot Wedding show and regularly performs with sketch group Stag Comedy. He’s also known for his sick burns, as evidenced in the clip below.

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PUNCH! usually sells out, so reserve a ticket online for the 8 pm show.

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The Artist Next Door

Free San Marcos art tour opens doors to studios, parties, and more

Photo courtesy of the San Marcos Studio Tour

More than 85 applicants have signed up to be part of the 2025 tour.

Art lovers around Central Texas are in for a visual treat as the San Marcos Studio Tour announces its third annual run. This year, it'll take place over two weekends: April 4-6 and 12-13. The tour is free to attend.

The tour will take place in places around town where artists make and show their work — personal studios, art spaces, and some local businesses — making it a fun way to explore the town and the art scene simultaneously. The goal is to help artists and the pubic connect and engage with each other, ultimately leading to organic support for the arts.

In addition to more typical gallery showings, hosts can organize demos, workshops, parties, cookouts, screenings, live music, moving tours via bike or foot, or more.

The open call for 2025 collected responses from more than 85 applications, so attendees can stay busy if they plan to visit as many stops as possible. In 2024, there were more than 50 stops on the tour. Although the call for artists in 2024 is over, there's still time to submit an event proposal or business sponsorship. Both deadlines are Februrary 11.

The business partnership arrangement is new this year: business sponsors can host events or showings in their own spaces and send one artist's work to a group exhibition at MotherShip Studios.

That's a good place to start for attendees who want to see lots of art at once and branch out from there. According to the MotherShip website, the team there includes "working artists, professors, university students, curators, and art advisors."

The kickoff party will be Friday, April 4, at 7 pm. Then the first weekend's tours will run from from noon to 6 pm on April 5 and 6, and the same hours on April 12 and 13. MotherShip Studios is located at Bay 5, 20027 San Marcos Hwy #80.