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Facebook Live, Saturday 26, 8pm
Ten months of social distancing hardly lends itself to hands-on community volunteerism, but even after the last four years of narcissism and division – and especially in 2020 – Austin recognizes a musical milestone. Meal program and publication from Jazz Mills, Carrie Fussell Bickley, and Jade Skye Hammer, Free Lunch outreaches into Austin to those experiencing homelessness via maximum nourishment. Indie rock firebrand Lolita Carroll (aka Lolita Lynne) and synth-pop peer Dena Hope now take up the standard in a fundraiser matching local ladies of sound with blue holiday cheer. Basically, it s an all lady/nonbinary bill of covers chosen by the artist and written by women! explains Carroll. Our goal is to raise money for Free Lunch and promote their lunch monitor program of regular monthly donations. Free Lunch is very small, but making a big impact on a local level! Jazz is sort of a superstar in the music scene. She s an amazing musician and
It s the holidays, and that baby carpenter is waiting to be born for the 2000th (or so) time. Maybe you re not visiting family or friends as a gift to the gods of public health. If so, we ve got a few things to keep you busy as you wait for that new year to get rang in and hopefully show 2020 how things are done. Wild Bill performing his Honky Tonk Holidaze back in 2013 (Photo by John Anderson)
Honky Tonk Holidaze: The Movie
Thursday, Dec. 24, 1 & 7pm
It’s not Christmas in South Austin until Wild Bill Ogden hosts his annual Honky Tonk Holidaze musical. Although the songwriter canceled this year’s stage performance, he set to work in his garage creating a claymation version of the show. Wild Bill will be presenting the film live and performing.