Moontower 2015 has wrapped up, and our team has combined forces to recap this year’s festivities, from the good to the bad to the ugly. We did our best to catch as many of the comedians as possible, whether they were established stars like John Mulaney and TJ Miller or up and comers like Emily […]
Moontower 2015 Preview: Our 8 Picks for Best Shows
The gang at Loser City has been covering Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival since before Loser City even existed. So of course we’re excited to be back this year and while the festival technically started yesterday with Ron White’s Texas Toasted event, the festival in full begins today and we’re here to help you pick what […]
Moontower Day 4: Kids in the Hall and a Bad Idea Gone Horribly Right at Whisper Live
The final day of Moontower was surprisingly great thanks to excellent performances by Kids in the Hall, Michael Che and more, but the real surprise was the Whisper Live event, which the Loser City crew had a little too much fun crashing. For our previous Moontower coverage, here’s day three, day two, and day […]
Moontower Day 3: Ari Shaffir Fights the TSA while Marc Maron Fights a Rude Audience Member
Day three of Moontower brought huge shows by the likes of Colin Quinn, Kids in the Hall and Marc Maron, as well as some smaller showcases of varying quality. For our day one coverage, go here, and you can read yesterday’s coverage here. John Bender: Day Three of Moontower was easy for me to plan: first […]
Moontower Day 2: A Wild Puddles the Clown Appears and Bobcat Goldthwait Gets Personal
Our Moontower coverage continues with Day Two of the festival, which included sets by Bobcat Goldthwait, Dom Irrera, Noel Wells, Brad Williams and more. For our day one coverage, go here. John Bender: I didn’t feel especially drawn to any one show on the second night of Moontower, so I decided to roll the dice […]
Moontower Day 1: Getting Sleepy with Demetri Martin, Getting Revenge with Kat Ramzinski
Moontower Day One John Bender: My first stop at this year’s Moontower Festival was the happy hour at the Moontower Lounge (upstairs in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel). The Moontower Lounge is where all of the badge holders and performers go between shows to chill, hang, relax, or just whatever, and having this shared mingling space helps […]
Moontower 2014 Preview: Hannibal Burress, Mike Birbiglia, Kids in the Hall and more
Hello again, internet! Looks like it’s that time of year again, when Austinites are treated to some of the best in the comedy game today, and we get to knock back expensive beers and laugh four days straight til our cheeks ache and funny bones get tickl… Okay, enough cheese. But I am really excited […]