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This all improv, all genre, 10-25 piece jam and performance band experience has been playing Austin shows for almost a decade. You never know what you’re going to get. Usually danceable, always interesting to watch, the band has had everything from multiple theramins to tap dancers, harpists, clarinets and horns, percussion, rappers, singers, howlers, and one time brought a trampoline. Current and past players have also been part of White Denim, Neko Case, Ralph White, and other local and national bands. Fun! 44) Austin Central Library Door to Nowhere / Death DoorIf a query is informational, the anatomy of the SERP will look different from a query that is transactional or navigational. There’s a few cool sculptures carved from trees in front of this random driveway on Shady Lane. I could find no other information on them. This event features SPAM cooking contests, SPAM eating contests, SPAM throwing contests, and SPAM costume contests. This was one of Austin’s original weird events, but it was on hiatus since 2007. In 2019 it returned for the first time in 12 years, then in 2020… pandemic. It returned in 2021. Fun fact: there are 15 flavors of SPAM, including pumpkin spice. My experience at SPAMARAMA has been that there’s usually only the one main flavor, SPAM-flavored SPAM. 24) The Texas Capitol Grounds This is the granddaddy of all Austin weird events (or at least the longest running one at 57 years!) and attracts a large crowd at Pease Park. There’s costume contests, vendors, drum circles, live music, more drum circles, and a lot of people doing their own thing. Where/When: Usually the second weekend in April in Pease District Park. Was held on 29th April in 2023.