April 27, 2012 @ 2:32pm • Video Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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Austin: Festival Capital of the World

We’re thinking the title above should be the city’s next seeing as how we are beginning to have a few simultaneous festivals.

This weekend is no exception. 

• The Austin Food & Wine Festival officially begins Friday and goes through Sunday. Food writer Addie Broyles will be updating us on the scene.
• Psych Fest kicks off tonight with performances by the Black Angels, Dead Meadow and more. 
• The Moontower Comedy Festival continues through the weekend with a performance by Wanda Sykes on Saturday. The festival organizers even opened up a free show to the public featuring Jeffrey Ross, who plans to do a roast of Austin.

January 25, 2012 @ 4:21pm • Video Post • Tweet this • Share on Facebook

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New comedy festival to feature head ‘SNL’ writer Seth Meyers, Aziz Ansari and Steven Wright

The Austin Theatre Alliance is launching an ambitious comedy festival this spring, one that organizers hope grows into both a major comedy event and a revenue generator for the nonprofit group.

The Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival, planned for April 25-28, is aiming to be the city’s next entertainment tourism draw, joining popular festivals that celebrate music, film and books, and seek to burnish Austin’s reputation in the comedy business.