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TOP picks: April 7 - 13
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Monday | April 7
photo / Kristin Hillery 
Bryan Gutmann, last year’s Funniest Person in Austin winner
Bryan Gutmann, last year’s Funniest Person in Austin winner Funniest Person in Austin contest: The kick-off!
Has a year already gone by since Bryan Gutmann was crowned Funniest Person in Austin? Apparently so: Tonight is the first night of the Funniest Person in Austin contest at Cap City Comedy Club. Every Monday night until May 6 local comics will compete for a spot in the semi-finals, held May 12-13, and a winner will be chosen during the final round on May 19. Tonight’s show will be hosted by Brendon Walsh, one our favorite comedians ever. Hot fact: Honest to God artist and TOP contributor Joel Keith is one of the 17 comics competing tonight, and there’s only room for four people to move on to the semi-finals.
8pm | $6 | Get tickets
Cap City Comedy Club
8120 Research Blvd • Austin, TX 78758
Tuesday | April 8
Ray Romano and Brad Garrett
If, since the end of Everybody Loves Raymond in 2005, you just haven’t been getting enough nasal whining or baritone inferiority complexes, you’ll be glad to know that your old friends Ray and Robert Barone — or at least the guys who played them — are coming to Austin. We don’t condone sneaking in a flask, but if you do, you can take a shot every time they mention cannoli, televised sports, or their mothers.
8pm | $45, $55, or $95
Austin Music Hall
208 Nueces St • Austin, TX 78701
Wednesday | April 9
The Kids in the Hall
You may remember them from their 1989–1985 TV show: Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney, and Scott Thompson are in Austin for two days of high-flying absurdist comedy, cross-dressing, and crushing one another with their fingers. This is the first night of their Austin engagement, so you’ll want to get your tickets before the shows sell out. And, believe us, they will.
8pm | $25 – $45
Paramount Theater
713 Congress Ave • Austin, TX 78701
Thursday | April 10
Marcia Ball at Waterloo Records
Texas-born blues singer and pianist Marcia Ball will be playing a free concert to celebrate the April 8th release of her latest album, Peace, Love & BBQ. Ball’s album Sing It! was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Read a review of Peace, Love & BBQ here.
5pm | FREE
Waterloo Records
600 N Lamar • Austin, TX 78703
Friday | April 11
Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon
The black comedy Lone Star was originally staged in New York in 1979. It’s companion play Laundry and Bourbon was added in 1980. The two plays work together to tell one story of men, women, infidelity, war, and booze — all set in the drive through town of Maynard, Texas.
8pm | $12–$25
City Theater
3823 Airport Blvd Suite D • Austin, TX 78722
Saturday | April 12
Assassins
The UT Department of Theater and Dance is performing this controversial Sondheim musical about past presidential assassinations, failed attempts, and the trigger men. UT rarely disappoints. Don’t like musicals? Nothing beats murder in song format.
8pm | $10–$16
F. Loren Winship Drama Building
UT’s East Mall at San Jacinto St • Austin, TX
Sunday | April 13
Art City Austin
Held on Saturday and Sunday, this event was previously known as The Austin Fine Arts Festival, but it’s changed a bit — like the city — and now it’s held in the 2nd Street District. Both days you can experience 220 local artists, local food, and live music. The art fair is ranked #1 in Texas and #20 in the nation. Call 512-610-4211 for more info.
11–6pm | $8; FREE for kids under 12
2nd Street
Austin, TX
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