Last year, I started a new holiday tradition, one truly for the ages. Born out of apathy for Top Whatever end-of-year lists, I decided that it wasn’t really the Austin Girl Music Guide style to pretend like I’d listened to every album that came out in a given year carefully enough to actually rate them [Continue]
Monday, September 27th Atari Teenage Riot Check out the ’90s digital techno band at Red 7, doors at 8 pm. Tickets are $20 and you can buy them here. Ratatat Synth-rock band Ratatat hits up Stubb’s tonight. Doors at 6:30 pm, but tickets are sold out. Check Craigslist if you need some. Rock’n Ron-athon Benefit [Continue]
Friday, September 17th Citizen Cope, Night One Check out Clarence Greenwood’s laid-back show tonight at Stubb’s. Doors at 7 pm. Tickets are $30 and you can get them here. The Bright Light Social Hour CD Release One of Austin’s most exciting and innovative live bands celebrates the release of their first full-length album [Continue]
Wow, it’s going to be another great week for music events in Austin, Texas. So, let it begin! Tuesday, April 27th Toubab Krewe Check out what’s dubbed “Afro surf-pop” by the Austin Chronicle indoors at Stubb’s tomorrow night. Doors at 9 pm. Tickets are $12 and you can buy them here. Ocote Soul Sounds [Continue]
Another name which might be familiar to you by now is Bright Light Social Hour. BLSH opened The Frontier Brothers EP release party at The Parish on Friday night (The Lemurs headlined) so I got the chance to see them live for the very first time. WHAAAAA?? These guys are ridiculously good! In their (relatively) [Continue]
Tuesday, April 13th World Music Night sponsored by KUT 90.5fm/kut.org. and Bemba Entertainment The Tuesday night World Music Night series at Momo’s continues with Vanessa Lively, Naga Valli, and Frederico7. Cost is $5, $3 for students and the doors open at 7:30 pm. 101X Presents The Temper Trap w/ Kissaway Trail Check out [Continue]
There’s a whole lot going on this week as you can see by the tags, so get ready… Tuesday, April 6th World Music Night sponsored by KUT 90.5fm/kut.org. and Bemba Entertainment KUT hosts their regular Tuesday world music night at Momo’s. Latin at Heart and Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde will perform. Come [Continue]
Just last Wednesday (seriously? It feels like a million years ago…), I got to meet Curtis, Jack, and A.J. from the Austin buzz band Bright Light Social Hour. They are all super-nice guys who seem genuinely grateful for all the attention they’re getting in Austin. It was extra tricky interviewing a huge band like [Continue]
Just in case you didn’t get all your Mardi Gras-ing out the past several days, check out these events! Wednesday, February 17th One Night of Queen Pretty convincing Queen cover band aims to rock The Long Center. The show starts at 8 pm and tickets are $24-$54. Buy them here. Matt the Electrician, Southpaw [Continue]
Friday, January 22nd Depeche Mode Tribute Night! You know you want to! Check this out tomorrow night at the Elysium. Doors open at 8 pm. Matthew and the Arrogant Sea Up and coming Denton band Matthew and the Arrogant Sea comes to The Parish tomorrow, doors at 9 pm. If you’re a Fleet [Continue]
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