Austin Sound Check

Start things off this week with a cornucopia of good road shows, including Sleepercar, Murs, Method Man & Red Man, Dragonforce, OneRepublic and Q-Tip & The Cool Kids.
Follow that up with a weekend packed with incredible local talent like The Lemurs, Pong, Iron Age and The Calm Blue Sea and you’ll see why Austin really is The Live Music Capitol of the World.
Monday, November 17
Sleepercar @ Mohawk
Come see what Jim Ward has been up to since At The Drive-In/Sparta. Should be a good show for those of you who were disappointed Sleepercar cancelled on Fun Fun Fun Fest.
Tuesday, November 18
Murs …read more

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This weekend is simply packed with good shows, including Saturday night at Beauty Bar. Local mash-up hero Car Stereo (Wars) is playing, along with The Hood Internet, who recently got some great press for their mash-up of Britney Spears and The Department of Eagles.
Download a free copy of No One Womanizes Like You here, or better yet, head out to Beauty Bar tomorrow night and get the straight dope live!
For More Info: Beauty Bar // Car Stereo (Wars) // The Hood Internet

Image Courtesy Car Stereo (Wars)

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This Saturday at Dirty Dog on 6th St., four of the finest bands from Texas will take the stage for a night that ranges from electro hip-hop, to urban rock, dance punk and punkhop. It’s a genre-bending show that you don’t want to miss. INsite Magazine is sponsoring the night, and coincidentally, I also wrote a piece on Zlam Dunk for the November issue.
Starting things off are Austinites Gobi, who fold elements of hip-hop into their two man electro show. They’ve been compared to Ghostland Observatory and rightfully so. Keep an eye out for their high-tech t-shirts that move along …read more

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The Save Austin Music campaign has launched a new public service announcement to help raise awareness of the challenges facing Austin musicians. Watch the PSA below, which features Mayor Will Wynn, Gary Clark Jr., Ray Benson, Rosie Flores, Marcia Ball, James McMurtry, Carolyn Wonderland, Jason McMaster and Rapid Ric, among many others.
For more information: Save Austin Music

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First and foremost, I love Santana’s music. Let there be no doubt about that. Everything from Black Magic Woman to Oye Como Va through more recent hits like Smooth and Maria Maria reside on my iPod. However, it is Carlos Santana’s latest venture, the restaurant name sake of Maria Maria that has given me pause.
Austinites support local businesses ferociously, including restaurants. Chains don’t last long here, as evidenced by the relatively short and rocky four year tenure of Hard Rock Cafe on 6th St. Austin is the fourth location in the Maria Maria chain, and Santana would do well to …read more

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Tonight is the final public meeting of Austin’s Live Music Task Force. The task force is meeting to approve a final draft of recommendations to the city council. A draft was released to the public last month. You can view the draft here.
The task force is comprised of Austin-based music industry professionals, including venue owners, musicians, promoters as well as neighborhood representatives and city politicians. The city council created the Live Music Task Force to address current issues, developments and challenges facing Austin musicians and the music community.
Tonight’s meeting is at 6pm at City Hall. The task force will present …read more

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As you can tell by the headline, this is an incredible week for Austin’s finest local talent.  Every genre from Southern Rock to Electro to Hip-Hop is represented. Go on, get you some!
Tuesday 11/11
Matisyahu @ Stubb’s
The album that launched his career was recorded at Stubb’s. Maybe you’ll get lucky and hear new material from the new album rumored out in 2009.
Thursday 11/13
Electric 6, Local H and Lions @ Emo’s
A great lineup from start to finish, rounded out by one of the most exciting pure rock bands to come out of Austin in a while.
Bavu Blakes @ Mohawk
Austin is not known …read more

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Portugal The Man has posted tour pictures from their recent stop in Austin in support of their new album Censored Colors. You can view the full Austin album here.
I’ve posted a pictures below that the band snapped at dinner. Anybody have a guess where Portugal. The Man eats when they come to Austin?

 Images Courtesy Portugal. The Man

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Austin quiet-rockers Pompeii provided the opening track for a new Eyeball Records compilation, Eyeball Awareness Vol. 3.  Pompeii’s song Rabbit Ears is featured on the compilation, which is available for free download on Eyeball Records website.
This compilation is the third installment in a four part series put together by Eyeball Records to “raise awareness of serious issues affecting our community” and “outline how fans can get involved to help make a difference.
For more information and to download your copy of Eyeball Awareness Vol. 3, visit the Eyeball Records website.
Tracklisting
01. Pompeii – “Rabbit Ears”
02. The Stiletto Formal – “We Are All …read more

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Matisyahu rose to fame with his 2005 album Live At Stubb’s. Yes, as in downtown Austin on Red River, Stubb’s. It is fitting that Matisyahu has continued to show love to our fair city, and returned here on subsequent tours.
Matisyahu will be back at Stubb’s on Tuesday, November 11th, touring in support of his latest release Shattered. Future Rock and Heavy Pets will open the show. Austin Sound Check has a pair of tickets to giveaway for one lucky reader and a guest.
All you have to do is leave a comment about why you love Matisyahu and his speciality blend …read more

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