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Free Week 2023: Naga Brujo & Hellfury

By darkersideofaustin 3 days ago

Free Week started in 2003 at Emo’s former Red River location. Emo’s may have moved

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Upcoming Events: January 2023

By darkersideofaustin 4 weeks ago

It’s January and that means Free Week is happening! A multi-genre event, Free Week takes

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A Horror Punk Xmas

By darkersideofaustin 4 weeks ago

On Friday, December 9 we hosted our first event: The Darker Side of Austin and

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Upcoming Events: December 2022

By darkersideofaustin 2 months ago

Reflecting on 2022 as it is coming to a close, it’s been such a pretty

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Curse Mackey IMMORAL EMPORIUM Record Release Party

By darkersideofaustin 2 months ago

On Friday, November 4th at Elysium in Austin, TX, what was originally a canceled re-rescheduled

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Upcoming Events: November 2022

By darkersideofaustin 3 months ago

This month it seems that a lot of places that usually have shows 4-5 days

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Ole Creepy & Friends Halloween Show

By darkersideofaustin 3 months ago

What better way to celebrate Halloween with one of Austin’s spookiest bands, Ole Creepy! Ole

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A Trip to Bat City Scaregrounds

By darkersideofaustin 4 months ago

Now in its second season, Austin’s newest haunted attraction, Bat City Scaregrounds, is back to

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Upcoming Events: October 2022

By darkersideofaustin 4 months ago

Seasons screamings! It’s October and that means Austin is filled with tourists attending ACL Fest

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Stars at Night Fest 2, September 3, 2022

By darkersideofaustin 5 months ago

From pop-punk to hardcore, the Stars at Night Fest spanned virtually all the punk styles.

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Black Box Creative

By darkersideofaustin 5 months ago

Black Box Creative offers lots of classes centered around pole dancing. Learn all levels of

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Upcoming Events: September 2022

By darkersideofaustin 5 months ago

As usual, the calendar is full of goth, punk, metal, burlesque shows, horror movies and

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The Return of Metalesque, August 28, 2022

By darkersideofaustin 5 months ago

Metalesque made its return to Austin, TX on Sunday, August 28th after a 2-year pandemic

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Lightning and Thunder Tour at Come and Take It Live

By darkersideofaustin 5 months ago

Austin’s Edge of Destiny and New York City’s Makes My Blood Dance kicked off their

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Gore Noir 11th Anniversary Party

By darkersideofaustin 5 months ago

Gore Noir Magazine hosted their 11th anniversary party on July 17, 2022 at Kick Butt

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We, are the goths, the punks, the metal-heads, the freaks and the weirdos… We are the Darker Side of Austin.

The Darker Side of Austin is your resource for all things goth, punk rock, heavy metal, horror, and the strange and usual happening in Austin. We curate a list of shops, bars, clubs, attractions, concert, events, and more, that cater to our dark lifestyles — or are of interest to us. If you find that we are missing something or want to have an event included on the calendar use one of the suggestion links. We hope you find this site useful. If you like what we are doing, then spread the word. If not, tell us what we can do to make it better.

The site is curated and managed by Nikke & Sebastian of the Bloody Rose Boutique.

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