Pachanga Fest is promising to be one of the best festivals in Austin this year. Grupo Fantasma, Vallejo, Maneja Beto, Girl in a Coma, Bocastria and Frenetica are all playing, among many others.
To up the ante, organizers have announced a 2-for-1 ticket special running today through Saturday 5/17. When you buy one ticket, you get […]
5 Acts has a free download of Sultan by What Made Milwaukee Famous.
The Mother Truckers new album Lets All Go To Bed got a whopping 4.5 star review on AntiMusic.com.
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has posted some rare live tracks from a performance in Brazil and trippy […]
Death is Not a Joyride is a very fitting name for a band who pairs dark, gothic melodies with satirical, tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Recorded with John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky, Polyphonic Spree), The Human Zoo is a captivatingly dark album that is both intense and ethereal.
The Human Zoo is every bit as cerebral as you’d […]
There’s a little something for everyone in my recommendations this week. DAM and Devin the Dude are bringing the hip-hop, The Breeders, Wilco and Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin represent for indie rock, and last but certainly not least, Pong and Haunting Oboe Music provide local flavor. It’s a sonic buffet, y’all. Grab […]
This month on the b5 Music Channel we’re recommending two tracks for you to download. I’m picking two tracks from bands you may not have heard of before, both from right here in the Live Music Capitol of the World. Full Service’s Blueberry Farm and Underneath from Built By Snow.
Full Service released a new album, […]
I’m bringing you my recommended shows a day early this week. Enjoy it! We’re getting some of the best in touring talent this week. My Chemical Romance, The Glow in the Dark Tour, M.I.A., Atmosphere, Meat Beat Manifesto and The Raconteurs will all be in town this week, aside from the bevy of local talent […]
I’ll tell you right off the bat, I’m a long-time fan of Full Service. I’ve been seeing these crunchy rockers since their dreads were shorter and their tans were lighter.
Don’t be fooled though. They can slay with the best of them, even bringing out a killer Mastodon cover from time to time. I’d compare Full […]
A follow-up to yesterday’s post on The Backyard’s closure due to new development in the area.
It seems there are plans in the works to relocate the venue to a larger property farther down Hwy 71, which would encompass enough land to allow ample parking and prevent developers from encroaching again.
It’s unclear if these plans mean […]
Austin has the most live music venues per capita of any city in the world. Losing one won’t change that, but continued overdevelopment probably will. The Backyard is joining Armadillo World Headquarters, Liberty Lunch and Back Room among the ranks of live music venues forced out by developers. This summer will be the last at […]
Dynamite Boy was one of Austin’s top bands when they broke up in 2005. Signed to Fearless Records, they called it quits after a decade of making fun pop-punk together. Their cover of AC/DC’s TNT is one of my favorite covers to this day, rivaled closely by Dynamite Boy’s rendition of I Want it That […]
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