August 4th, 2008
This week there’s plenty of good music to be had, including local highlights Gobi, American Graveyard, and Til We’re Blue or Destroy. On the roadshow tip, look out for In This Moment & Devildriver and Valient Thorr, both at Red 7.
I’ll be out and about this week in the clubs, so stop in at a […]
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August 1st, 2008
ME TV, Austin’s 24 hour music entertainment channel, has received three bronze Telly awards for ME Live! from Austin. The Telly Awards are in the live event category for in-studio performances featuring Alpha Rev, Band of Heathens and Hanson’s The Walk Tour.
The Telly Awards have been honoring the best in local, regional and cable TV […]
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July 31st, 2008
Austin transplants Electric Touch have seemingly come out of nowhere with a host of exciting developments. Their self-titled debut album is set for release on August 26th via Houston-based Justice Records. Touring in support of the album includes slots at Lollapalooza and the Austin City Limits Festival as well as a run of dates opening […]
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July 30th, 2008
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July 30th, 2008
The lineup for Batfest 2008 was announced today and includes Flobots, Ludo, The Steps and Supersuckers. Austin music is represented well by Carolyn Wonderland, Cruiserweight and Alpha Rev.
This is the fourth annual Batfest, scheduled for Saturday August 30th and Sunday August 31st. The music will be divided amongst two stages, one on either end of […]
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July 30th, 2008
Lions are playing a free show this Saturday at Camel House (604 E. 6th). Tickets are required to secure entrance and can be picked up from the bartenders at Trophy’s.
As if free entrance wasn’t enough, Lions is also promising free food, free beer, free smokes and free Lions merch. The catch (because there’s always a […]
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July 29th, 2008
If you’re an Austin music fan in need of a getaway, look no further than the 2008 South Padre International Music Fest. The Festival takes place from October 31 through November 2 and is spread out over ten venues across the island.
The lineup is packed with Austin musicians, including Willie Nelson, Ghostland Observatory, Alejandro Escovedo, […]
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July 28th, 2008
The full lineup for Fun Fun Fun Fest 2008 is not scheduled for release until August, but early leaks have sprung in the blogosphere. Several “D” names have emerged, including Dead Milkmen, DOA, Dan Deacon, Deerhoof and DJ Z-Trip. Minus The Bear and reclusive Austinites …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead […]
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July 28th, 2008
This week’s recommendations are a smörgåsbord of styles, ripe for the picking.
Kicking things off right on Tuesday, local singer/songwriter Southpaw Jones’ CD release party at Cactus Cafe is free. Sometime Austinites, Grady will be performing at Continental Club on Thursday. However, my personal highlight of the week is Friday night. I’ll be splitting my time […]
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July 25th, 2008
ACL Festival promoter C3 Presents announced today that 3 day passes for the festival are sold out. Single day tickets are still available on ACL’s website.
This years headliners include Foo Fighters, Robert Plant & Allison Kraus, Beck and The Raconteurs, however it’s the mid-level bands that really make ACL 2008 special. Against Me!, Stars, Tegan […]
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