Austin Sound Check

January 30th, 2009

Heartless Bastards | New ACL ‘08 Footage + New Tour Dates

Heartless Bastards may be new residents of Austin, but they’ve certainly been no stranger to the town prior to moving here. As evidence, I present with previously unseen footage of Heartless Bastards performing their song The Mountain at the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival.
The band has also released a fresh round of tourdates in [...]

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January 29th, 2009

Tribella EP Release at The Peacock this Saturday

By now I’ve recommended Tribella on this blog at least a few times, so hopefully some of you have checked them out. If not, you’ve got the perfect opportunity this Saturday, January 31st at The Peacock, when Tribella takes the stage to celebrate their debut EP release.
The all girl trio plays a mix of pop [...]

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January 29th, 2009

Rachael Ray Needs to Keep Her Oven Mitts Off SXSW

I’ve never been a big Rachael Ray fan. She comes across as trite and insincere, not to mention the mass marketing that has resulted in her face being slapped on everything from a signature line of “EVOO” to dog food (see above).
You can imagine my dismay during the run up to SXSW 2008 when it [...]

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January 28th, 2009

Soundbytes | The Sword, Spoon and Shearwater

The Sword talked with LiveDaily, giving us more details about life on the road with Metallica.
See video of Spoon’s Britt Daniel doing a live cover of 1977 tune 1 2 X U by Wire.
Drowned In Sound asked several indie musicians what they hope for in 2009, including Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater.

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January 28th, 2009

New Video from Death Is Not A Joyride

Dark art rockers Death Is Not A Joyride have released a new video for their song, Chiffon Tutu, Dancing Bear. You can view the video below in it’s entirety.
To say the video is strange would be an understatement. However, the video totally fits the aesthetic of the song and the band. Major credit goes to [...]

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January 27th, 2009

Preview New Trail of Dead ‘Ascending’

Local art rock heroes …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead have a highly anticipated new album, Century of Self, due out February 17th and Spin Magazine has an exclusive preview.
Listen to ‘Ascending’ on Spin and let us know what you think. I’m personally digging on the vocals en español and the [...]

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January 27th, 2009

New Tour Dates from The Boxing Lesson and The Steps

Two of Austin’s up and coming rock bands, The Boxing Lesson and The Steps, have released impending tour dates. The Boxing Lesson will be hitting the Midwest and Southeast, while The Steps stick to a more Southern route.
Will either of these bands be in your area? Let us know if you plan on checking out [...]

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January 26th, 2009

Steven Van Zandt Announced as SXSW Speaker

Guitarist, actor and new media pioneer Steven Van Zandt has been announced as a speaker for SXSW 2009.
Among his many credits, Van Zandt is a founding member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and host of the widely popular radio show Little Steven’s Underground Garage, as well as creating two formats on XM/Sirius (Underground Garage [...]

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January 26th, 2009

This Week in Austin | Tapes n Tapes, Harlem, Shrapnel, Pompeii & More

This week is a veritable mixed bag of awesome local music for you to consume. It all starts off on Wednesday with American Graveyard, through Harlem on Thursday and a weekend filled with metal and ‘quiet’ rock alike.
Full recommendations are below for your perusal. If you happen to check out any of these shows, be [...]

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January 23rd, 2009

Download Heartless Bastards’ ‘The Mountain’ from RCRD LBL

Heartless Bastards have a free MP3 of their single The Mountain available for download on RCRD LBL.
The song shares it’s name with their forthcoming album, due out February 3rd on Fat Possum. The Mountain was recorded with local producer Mike McCarthy who has also worked with the likes of Spoon and Trail of Dead.
The single [...]

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