Events Past 2008

Tuesday, August 5th
Wealthy Whore Entertainment (San Francisco)
Douglas Fergeson
V.C. Childkraft
7pm, $3 donation

Friday, July 25th
CD Release for Scab Sand Witch
7pm, $3 donation

Scab Sand Witch(justin sweat from kosmodrome)
Dromez
+tba

Saturday, July 19th
Criminal Tower, Pataphysics, +tba
7pm, $3 donation

July Featured Artist - Ben Aqua: Invasion Of Privacy - On View July 17th - August 6th

Thursday, July 17th - art opening
Ben Aqua: Invasion Of Privacy
opening reception 7-10pm

*In place of any formal entertainment, an original audio soundscape will be provided by the artist.

Using photography and time-based media, Ben Aqua's work explores the notion of identity formation and its relationship with fear. Often influenced by the eccentricities that occur in the development of personal identity, he depicts how these characteristics translate aesthetically and metaphorically within the subjects' immediate environments.

"In modern Western culture, we are bred with a fearful mentality; fear of death, fear of terrorism, fear of homosexuality, etc. I believe there is something tremendously powerful about the honest discovery of one's self that allows us to overcome all fear. This process of fearless self-identification that I see in others is something my work constantly explores, acting as a sort of psychological mirror in which I investigate my own humanity."

Even further, Ben's work exists within the context of our rapidly evolving technological world where identity bleeds into the virtual realm. The Internet and online media act as a wide-open virtual playground devoid of time and space. In this vein, he explores methods in which technology extends the concept of identity formation, offering the theoretical luxury of anonymity and a sort of lush, blank canvas for fulfilling one's own destinies.

Tuesday, July 15th
closing party for Erich Ragsdale & Eric Archer's Stereopticon show - featuring act II of Operation Playmate!
7pm

Expanding the language of sound and light interactivity, Operation Playmate makes exotic analog electronic music with an entire battery of audio-visual phenomenons including sound cameras, circular sequencers, prismatic projections, collage records, tape wizardry, Optigan discs, and other synth-sations!

Friday, July 11th
Noise show: 15 minute sets
7pm, $4 donation

g.g. elliot and the people's army
destroyed for comfort
photon ghoul
dromez
Naught for 3
Lisa Cameron
xrin arms

Thursday, July 10th
xrin arms (from Ohio)
traducer
grassnose
7pm, $3 donation

www.myspace.com/traducermusic
www.myspace.com/grassnose
www.myspace.com/xrinarmsmotherfucker

Friday, July 11th
Noise show: 15 minute sets
7pm, $4 donation

g.g. elliot and the people's army
destroyed for comfort
photon ghoul
dromez
Naught for 3

Wednesday, July 2nd - Music Show
Bulbs
High Castle
Gary Barftits
7pm, $3 donation

http://www.myspace.com/teddyandmarge

Sunday June 29th
Treasure Mammal(PHOENIX, ARIZONA)
Whitman
Awesome Cool Dudes
7pm, $3 donation

http://www.myspace.com/treasuremammal

Wednesday June 25th - starts 7:30pm
The Greatful Undead - film screening, indie hippie zombie B movie from
Providence, RI. Meet the directors Patrick May & Allen Riley.

here is their press release: http://www.emsiac.com/undead-presskit.pdf
and youtube trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lqn8Ky4tEn8

Monday June 23rd - Music

a night of audio pleasantries with:

Redbear. (Chicago)
Sean Hood & the Great Outdoors
Steve Arceri
Real Live Tigers

Sunday June 22nd - Film
3D Movie release party - by Jeanne Stern & Erich Ragsdale
+ performance by Teddy and Marge!
7pm

Jeanne & Erich have made a 3D animated puppet film! Come see this
amazing experimental work in progress + a 3D slide show + a short
program of animated shorts! And our favorite old timey duo Teddy and Marge will be doing renditions of yesteryear...and get their new album at the show!

Saturday June 7th - Music Show
dommm
shimomitsu
Realicide
$3 donation
7pm

http://www.myspace.com/realicide

http://www.myspace.com/shimomitsu

Also, a solo laptop project from San Francisco called Soft Serve was added in at the last minute. He ruled!

June Featured Artist: Erich Ragsdale and Eric Archer Stereopticon: On View June 6th - July 15th

Stereopticon: 3D stereograms, kinetic art, and optical sounds by Erich Ragsdale and Eric Archer. Step into a 21st century parlor and marvel at a myriad of stereoscopic displays arranged for your 3D viewing pleasure. Subjects range from the curious and abstract to local landmarks to rare glimpses of America's obscure roadside attractions. Also witness artful demonstrations of vintage media devices, mutated technology, and optosonic therapeutics.

Friday June 6th - Art Opening
Stereopticon: 3D stereograms, kinetic art, and optical sounds by Erich Ragsdale and Eric Archer
opening reception 7-10pm
w/ live performance by Operation Playmate

Stereopticon (see description above)..

Plus debut live performance by Operation Playmate!

Expanding the language of sound and light interactivity, Operation Playmate makes exotic analog electronic music with an entire battery of audio-visual phenomenons including sound cameras, circular sequencers, prismatic projections, collage records, tape wizardry, Optigan discs, and other synth-sations! You have to see it to believe it!

May Featured Artist:
Open Call!!! 4th annual Tiny Brigades art show-on view May 2-31

Tiny tiny tiny art! your art and your friend's and even people you never heard of! come see!

Friday-Sunday May 30th-June 1st
Big Clearence Sale Weekend!!+ Garage Sale in The Cave!!!!
Fri-Sat 12-8, Sun 12-6

almost everything in the store 30-50% off!!! Plus the staff is hosting an indoor Garage Sale in The Cave - many unexpected items! Great deals, great scores!

Sunday, May 25th - Film
Pot Luck Movie Night!
6-10pm, $2 donation

Bring a film on dvd or vhs, either a feature or a short. It can be one of your favorite films or even something you made. We will be picking #'s out of a hat to see what gets shown.

Saturday, May 24th - Community & Music
All Day Clothing Swap!
Noon - 6pm

Bring some old clothes to trade..drop in whenever..good scores..piles of fun!

**Plus, music show at 7pm!
Ife (Brett from X=X)
The Ghost and Swift Moths
Book of Shadows
Steve Marsh
$4 donation**

Thursday, May 15th
Real Live Tigers,Dana Falconberry,Dave Lamb,David Israel and the Platelets
7pm $4 donation

Thursday, May 8th
noise show w/ Realicide, Aunt’s Analog, Amputee, + Yatagarasu
7pm $4 donation

Saturday, May 3rd
7pm $3 donation

Lance Romance/Federal Rooster
Cirf Hashins
Dead Birds

May Featured Artist:
Open Call!!! 4th annual Tiny Brigades art show-on view May 2-31

Contest!! Prizes!! Deadline is the day of the show, May 2nd.

Friday, May 2nd
Tiny Brigades art show
opening reception 7-10pm

Contest, prizes, tiny food and your art!!! Plus, tiny performances each 5 minutes or less! There will be 10 perfomers total including Dromez, Hazel, Amanda Jones, ich mi son chi, Eric Ragsdale, Jeanne Stern, lil' lou-lu, community lotion, + more tba. Deadline for artwork is the day of the opening!!!Contact for entry!!

April Featured Artist - on view April 2nd - 30th
Furly Art show

Prolific painter from San Marcos, TX. Acrlic works on canvas +
skateboard art! He paints, he is the Unsurpassed Profit (his one man
band), he wears glasses, his name is Furly. Humorous, vibrant, graphic
art style-a host of characters relate to us 'the human condition'. On
view April 2nd-30th.

Furly Art pics

Wednesday, April 23rd
7pm $4 donation:

Dark Inside the Sun
Daniel Francis Doyle
Low Red Center
Howards Dilema

Saturday, April 12th
7pm $4 donation:

Furby Youth Choir (Thomas Fang)
Turtle Butter (Kevin Searle)
Never Acid Again
G.G. Elliott And The People's Army featuring Lady Orifice
Destroyed For Comfort

Friday, April 11th
7pm 3$ donation:

Abiku
Kosmodrome
VC Childcraft

Saturday April 5th
THE BOMB SQUAD'S 2ND ANNUAL BENEFIT FASHION SHOW
w/ DJ Presley and Destroyed For Comfort
5-9pm $7 donation

"Austin, Texas – The Bomb Squad, a professional roller derby dance
squad is holding their 2nd Annual Fashion show to benefit the United
Jeerleaders Association and their annual Jeerleader competition to be
held at the WFTDA Eastern Regional Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.

We are pleased to bring local designers; Avani Bhansali, Valerie Head,
MEWfashion and Jinxedaposed Clothing to showcase pieces from their
spring lines in the heart of S. Austin's SOFO district at The Opera
House boutique /art space. There will be three categories for the
show: 1) Street and Work wear; 2) Formal and Club wear and 3) Swimsuit and Lingerie. Runway music will be provided by DJ Presley and intermission entertainment provided by Destroyed For Comfort. The
Bomb Squad will also demonstrate their dancing styles they plan to use
while competing at the 2nd Annual Jeerleader Competition. Fashions
will be available for purchase and 100% of the proceeds from featured
Jinxedaposed Clothing purchases will be donated to the United
Jeerleaders Association. The Bomb Squad proudly supports local
designers, models, photographers and DJs, their information will be
available for networking purposes.

The Bomb Squad's 2nd Annual Benefit Fashion Show will be held at the
Opera House located at 2209 S. 1st St., Suite K, Austin, Texas 78704.
Suggested donation for the event is $7, refreshments will also be
available for purchase and will provided by the Bomb Squad.
Designers that will be featured: Avani Bhasani, Valerie Head,
MEWfashion and Jinxedaposed Clothing- they will be featuring four
rollergirls from the local Austin league in team inspired pieces.

Entertainment provided by DJ Presley and Destroyed For Comfort.
Photography provided by Robin Blesch of Wolfpack Studios, Valerie
Tamburri and Photos by Jenn."

Friday, April 4th
Furly Art show - opening reception
w/ performances by Molly Hayes, Boone, Silver Pines, + Josh Permentor
6-10pm

Friday, March 28th
7pm $3 donation:

Mexicans at Night(el paso)
The Cholo Gun
Sheep Thrills

Saturday, March 22nd
starting at 7pm, $3 donation:

Steve Marsh
Naught for 3
Askela
Dromez
The Tape is Now the Music

SXSW 2008
Wednesday, March 12th h 12th
6:00 - Oh pyramid
7:00 - diamondhead
8:00 - voodoo economics
9:00 - ex-cocaine

Thursday, March 13th
2:30 - Slow/Dynamite (Brooklyn)
3:15 - The Gang (Brooklyn)
4:00 - Dana Falconberry
4:45 - John Maus (Upset! The Rhythm Records)
5:30 - Karl Blau (K Records)

Friday, March 14th
12:00- Douglas Ferguson
12:30 - Lisa Cameron
2:00 – No Age
2:30 – Mika Miko
3:00 – Foot Village
3:30 – Kevin Shields
4:00 – Devon Williams
4:30 – Ima Gymnist
5:00 –. Magic Johnson
5:30 – Friends Forever
6:00 – KIT
6:30 - mistress
7:00 - nero's day at disneyland
7:30 - Anavan

Saturday, March 15th
1:00 - Transmography
2:00 - La Snacks
3:00 - Binary Marketing Machine
4:00 - Asleep Dream Audience
5:00 - The Bill Jefferys
6:00 - Peach Cake
7:00 - Naught for 3
8:00 - Yatagarsu

Pics comming soon!!!! it was amazing...things to note: the fire marshall came by and talked my ear off for at least a 1/2 hour. nothing happened, but we will be redoing The Cave ceiling very soon in some flame retardent way. Thurston Moore played w/ Sunburn Hand Of The Man - an addition for friday's show. Kevin Shields played a 16mm sync block. Bill Jeffery is the hardest rocker in town! and Peach Cake was the most fun band ever at The Opera House!!! They got the audience to play a rousing game of duck duck goose, formed a human train and ran arounnd the building, a stunt on the top of the building, tons of props, arm waving, positive messages, stuffed animals, patterns, fun colors...... I'm sure I'm forgetting to mention a ton of amazing stuff that transpied over the last few days. i guess you just had to be there.

Saturday 3/1 - March Featured Artist
Boston <----> Austin : work by seven transplanted artists
7-10pm @The Opera House
w/ solo performances by Billy Cook + Gary Barftits

City in rhyme - The Opera House presents a kalidescope of 7 artists (Joelle Geisler,Josh Green,Brian Hollingsworth,JoAnne Santangelo,Cory Skuldt,Leah Smith, & Jeanne Stern)whose only common thread is that they've all relocated from the Boston, MA area to Austin, TX. These artists span a range of medium from photography, painting, glass, interactive sculpture, to wearable art. Also, short films and videos including “Walk for Capitalism : Battle for the Status Quo” will be shown, followed by musical entertainment by fellow northeasterner Billy Cook, as well as, local sound artist Gary Barftits. On view March 1st-31st.

first there were 7, then there were 8, now there are 7..sorry for confusion, dan zinno has suddenly dropped out of the show.

***Secret shows..secret shows!! **Sunday March 2nd & ***Monday March 3rd... Sunday b-day make-up party with Daniel Francis Doyle and others + Monday record party????? I have not been able to confirm the details of these shows...will send out a slew of emails as soon as I hear!!!

(show was on sunday, but no monday record party)

Wednesday 2/27
Aunt Dracula (from Philly) + Plutonium Farmers + Bright Duplex
starts 6PM @The Opera House.... donations welcome ...

Wednesday 2/20
Sewing Machine Basics
7-10pm @ The Opera House
$2 donation

Here's your chance to learn how to use a sewing machine!! All materials provided. There will be at least 3 different sewing machines at this workshop. Get a good grasp on sewing machine basics and learn how to use them all! Sewing machines all are different and similar to driving a car. Take control of the machine and by the end of the workshop have sewn a patch or other masterpiece in fabric.

Wednesday 2/6
Clothing Swap!
7-9pm @ The Opera House
$2 donation

Get some new-to-you threads and bring some old clothes to trade! Madness, mayhem, piles of fun!

Friday 2/1 - February Featured Artist
Eleventeen: RGV clay in ATX
Opening reception 7-10pm, entertainment tba
@The Opera House

For the month of February The Opera House presents Eleventeen, a group ceramic show that travels 300 miles from deepest South Texas to our hibernation den in South Austin. The show consists of eleven participants prospecting the ceramic medium beyond pottery. Each of Rio Grande Valley artists has, at some point in the recent past, invested effort within the art program at the University of Texas Pan American. Their ceramic sensibilities and chosen approaches may be as engagingly awkward as the show's title. Muddy madness will crowd The Cave placed on pedestals, suspended from the ceiling, and hung on the wall for the capital city’s viewing pleasure. Work will be on view through 2/29.

Saturday 1/26/08
Not for 3, Visitor Q, Thomas Fang, & Aunt's Analog
7pm @The Opera House
$3 donation

Friday 1/18/08
Perfect pants, NBD, Babelfish (from Houston)
7pm @ The Opera House
$3 donation

Saturday 1/5/08 - January Featured Artist
Stuffed and Starving Animals: new work by Palfloat
opening reception 7-10 pm
featuring the live sounds of: Plutonium Farmers +++ Night Viking
@ The Opera House

For the month of January The Opera House presents the infamous
Palfloat, Mr. Chad Hopper himself, of the art sprawl Science Bear
Arcade, "free treats" boxes, the band Night Viking, and other musical
entourages. This show is going to be like a big inflatable jumping
castle. Imagine a room full of witty, hilarious, random, beautiful,
and nonsensical things - from comics to collage, sculptures, and
installation work. Fruit punch and horse nightmares await you...bring
a friend, the cost of each piece of work equals your age...

Friday 1/4
Unfortunate Fitness(Gary Barftits), V.C. Childcraft, Low Red Center - 7pm

photos by Kyle Dixon

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