Austin this week: Matt the Electrician, Israel Nash and more

Mannequin Pussy and Wednesday bring the Bitch Cabal Tour to Radio/East, Israel Nash plays Antone's, and Matt the Electrician holds down the 04 Center on Friday.

Sixty-two shows are on the Austin calendar between Monday and Sunday, which is a normal week here and still too many to see. So here are the eight worth building plans around, from a Wednesday double at Emo's to a Saturday night that asks you to choose.

The loudest ticket of the week is Saturday at Radio/East. Mannequin Pussy and Wednesday are co-headlining the Bitch Cabal Tour, announced in June, which opened Oct. 30 in Wednesday's hometown of Asheville and runs through the South and Midwest into mid-November. Snõõper opens. Two of the more talked-about guitar bands of the last few years on one bill, in an 800-capacity backyard room, is about as good as an Austin fall Saturday gets.

The same night, Israel Nash plays Antone's. Last December he announced three projects at once: a new studio album called *Moods*, a full-album reinterpretation of the Byrds' *Sweetheart of the Rodeo*, and a deluxe edition of *Rain Plans*. A 400-capacity blues club is a close-up room for that kind of widescreen psych-country.

Friday belongs to the songwriters. Matt the Electrician plays the 04 Center, a 370-capacity room built for listening.

Here's the week, night by night:

Wed, Nov 11 — José Madero, Emo's Austin, 7 p.m. Tickets $30.50–$265.50 via Ticketmaster. Part of his USA Tour 2026.

Wed, Nov 11 — Slothrust, with Um, Jennifer?, Scoot Inn, 5 p.m. Tickets via Ticketmaster. The Dystopian Theatre Tour, with an early start.

Thu, Nov 12 — Treaty Oak Revival, with 80 ACRES and Austin Meade, Moody Center, 7 p.m. Tickets $60.80–$254.90 via Ticketmaster. The arena show of the week.

Fri, Nov 13 — El Tri, Emo's Austin, 7 p.m. Tickets $53.25 via Ticketmaster.

Fri, Nov 13 — dreamcastmoe, with BoomBaptist and Dj Hot Donna, Radio/East, 8 p.m. Tickets via Prekindle.

Fri, Nov 13 — Matt the Electrician, The 04 Center, 8 p.m. Tickets via Prekindle.

Sat, Nov 14 — Mannequin Pussy and Wednesday, with Snõõper, Radio/East, 8 p.m. Tickets via See Tickets.

Sat, Nov 14 — Israel Nash, Antone's, 8 p.m. Tickets $34.05 via Ticketmaster.

Saturday is the hard call: both shows start at 8, and they pull from overlapping crowds. If you want volume and a crowd that sings back, go east to Radio/East. If you want to stand close to a band in a room with a long memory, go to Antone's.

Friday is easier to split. dreamcastmoe and Matt the Electrician both start at 8, but El Tri gets going an hour earlier at Emo's for anyone chasing a rock en español night.

It's a big week even by Austin standards. Pace yourself.

Sources: Mannequin Pussy & Wednesday announce co-headline tour with Snõõper (BrooklynVegan) (brooklynvegan.com); Mannequin Pussy & Wednesday Announce Coheadlining Tour with Snõõper (mxdwn) (music.mxdwn.com); Wednesday and Mannequin Pussy Will Embark On The Bitch Cabal Tour (FLOOD) (floodmagazine.com); Mannequin Pussy, Wednesday announce Bitch Cabal Tour (Stereogum) (stereogum.com); Israel Nash announces new tour dates and three album releases (sedate-bookings.com); JamBase: Mannequin Pussy at Radio/East (jambase.com); JamBase: Israel Nash at Antone's (jambase.com); JamBase: Matt the Electrician at The 04 Center (jambase.com); JamBase: José Madero at Emo's Austin (jambase.com); JamBase: Slothrust at Scoot Inn (jambase.com); JamBase: Treaty Oak Revival at Moody Center (jambase.com); JamBase: El Tri at Emo's Austin (jambase.com); JamBase: dreamcastmoe at Radio/East (jambase.com)