Specifically designed for concerts, The Moody Center hosts 150+ nights of entertainment each year. | Photo by ATXtoday
Dust off your dancing shoes and break open your piggy bank, because 2025 is shaping up to be an unforgettable year for live music in Austin.
No matter your favorite genre, there’s a concert bound to hit the right note. Check out 45 must-see musicians, bands, and singers set to take the stage in the Live Music Capital of the World this year.
Winter
Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater is famous for hosting large names on its small outdoor stage.
The Temptations + The Four Tops | Thursday, Jan. 30 | ACL Live at The Moody Theater | Known for: “My Girl” + “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)”
Justin Timberlake | Monday, Feb. 3 | The Moody Center | Known for: “Mirrors”
Spring
Whether you’re at the Moody Amphitheater, Moody Center, or Moody Theater, you’re in for a show.
Speed Dating | 8-10 p.m. | Higbie’s | $36 | Single folks ages 32-48 are invited to mingle, sip cocktails, and potentially meet their special someone in a laid-back atmosphere.
Friday, Jan. 24
“Game On!” | 7:30 p.m. | The Long Center | $49+ | The Austin Symphony will perform music from popular video games like “World of Warcraft,” “Assassin’s Creed,” and “The Elder Scrolls.”
Phantogram | 8 p.m. | ACL Live at The Moody Theater | $50+ | The alternative band made up of lifelong friends will bring the “Running Through Colors” tour to the Capital City.
Saturday, Jan. 25
Le Garage Sale | Saturday, Jan. 25-Sunday, Jan. 26 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Palmer Events Center | $12+ | Unleash your inner fashionista at this local shopping experience where every rack is a sale rack.
“Lord of the Rings” Day | 9 a.m. | BookPeople | Free | Spend your Sunday in Middle-Earth at this themed party with trivia, a scavenger hunt, and special donuts from Bom Bakeshop.
Ready, set, action. South by Southwest Film and Television Festival released its 2025 lineup yesterday, which features works starring celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and Issa Rae. Badges are on sale now for the fest happening Friday, March 7-Saturday, March 15.
Coming Soon
San Antonio-based Stout House plans to open a new location in the Capital City. The beer + cocktail bar would be located within The Linc in north Austin, offer 20 rotating craft beers, and feature a 700-square-foot patio pending a zoning change. (Community Impact)
Festival
Get ready to fill your plate — the fourth annual Field Guide Festival will return Friday, April 25-Sunday, April 27. The schedule highlights local chefs + farmers through festivities like a taco omakase experience, a pizza happy hour, and live fire cooking. Plus, proceeds benefit Central Texas Food Bank.
Announced
It’s about dam time. Buc-ee’s will break ground on its new San Marcos location on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The 74,000-sqft gas station + travel center will have 128 fueling pumps and bring 200+ jobs to the area. (Austin Business Journal)
Watch
Chappell Roan is keeping it weird. During an interview with Nardwuar, the popstar and ACL Fest 2024 headliner expressed her appreciation for Daniel Johnston, the late local artist responsible for the famous “Jeremiah the Innocent” mural. She also dubbed Johnston “king of the weird” — we hope it sticks.
The Word
Graupel. That’s the name of those small snow pellets you may have seen falling from the sky during this week’s winter storm. Graupel (pronounced “grau-puhl”) forms when supercooled water droplets freeze on falling snowflakes. The more you know, right?(KUT)
Sports
The Cowboys are set to interview offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for its vacant head coach position this week. Get the biggest stories every day from the local experts of the Dallas Cowboys with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
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Job
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Category
Food
🥁 And the semifinalists are...
Six local chefs and restaurants are in the running for a James Beard Award nomination. | Photos by @alexeatsndrinks, @mksrn, and Jessica Attie
From a celebrity pastry chef to a new Laotian American restaurant, let’s dig into the local people and places that are up for one of the culinary world’s highest honors.
Best Chef: Texas | Takéhiro Asazu and Masazumi Saio of Uroko + Evan LeRoy of LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
What’s next?
Nominees will be named on Wednesday, April 2. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 16 at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago.
Can’t get enough? Check out our historical list of James Beard nominees and winners in ATX.
The Buy
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Daytime dance parties are all the rage right now and I just found out that Austin has its own. Hosted by local brand The Mushroom Cowboy, The Morning Spin’s next pop-up is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Mañana SoCo.
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