Kicking things off in this week’s recommendation is Modest Mouse on Wednesday. Though they’ll be playing without Johnny Marr, the demure rodents are still worth seeing.
Local highlights include a guaranteed raucous punk show from Born To Lose, Sunday’s Yellow Bike Project benefit at Mohawk featuring Oh No Oh My and Follow That Bird!
Full recommendations after the jump.
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead played a special in-store performance at Austin’s Waterloo records on Tuesday. Not coincidentally, their new album Century of Self was released the same day.
Check out video from the performance below, which includes my favorite new track Bells of Creation and an interview with lead singer Conrad Keely. Keely talks about Austin and how the music scene has changed since Trail of Dead first came here in the early 90’s.
Thanks to Joe Gross at Austin360 for the video tip.
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Austin is The Live Music Capitol of the World, hands down. It seems that everyone in town appreciates music and the mayor of Austin is no exception. Check out this video of Austin Mayor Will Wynn doing the Thriller.
Source: Austin American Statesman
It’s another fantastic week to be a music lover in Austin. Even though Hurricane Ike never made it this far, the weather has cooled down. Under 90 all week, means cooler nights and even cooler music in the clubs.
Monday 9/15
Ratatat @ Stubb’s (w/ E*Rock & Panther)
This NYC electro duo has been performing as Ratatat since 2004. Featured on everything from NPR to Knocked Up, check out Ratatat’s latest release entitled LP3
Gobi @ Beauty Bar (w/ Pissing Neon, The Saturday Night Matador & DJ Thibault)
Gobi is a must-see for local electro fans. Check out the piece I wrote about this show …read more
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Judging by the crowd at Emo’s Lounge on Friday night, the word is out about Girl in a Coma. The setlist from Emo’s is below, along with the video for Say. Pictures from the front row after the jump.
GIAC recently finished recording their update to 2007’s Both Before I’m Gone. The new album will be available in 2009 on Blackheart Records. The Emo’s show was about 50% new/unreleased material; just enough to leave you curious.
Girl In A Coma Setlist – Emo’s 9/5/08
Intro
Say
Mr. Chivalry
Their Cell
Pleasure and Pain
Consider
In the Background
Empty Promise
Road to Home
Static Mind
Clumsy Sky
Ven Cerca
Baby Boy
Simple Man
So-Cal rockers In This Moment played at Red 7 in Austin last night. Below is fan video of Forever, the first single from In This Moment’s upcoming album, The Dream.
In This Moment is playing the mainstage at Ozzfest, tomorrow night in Dallas. Check out my interview with In This Moment lead singer Maria Brink here. Stay tuned for Austin Sound Check’s photo coverage of last night’s show at Red 7.
In This Moment – Red 7 Austin, TX – 8/7/08 *NEW SONG*
[Source: Blabbermouth]
We’re still giving away a pair of tickets to see Devin The Dude at The Parish on Friday, August 1. Comment on the original blog here to enter for your chance to win.
The giveaway will close on Wednesday, July 30th at midnight. The winner will be chosen and notified on Thursday, July 31st. Happy commenting and good luck!
Image Courtesy Live in ATX Productions
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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 between Girl in a Coma and Full Service.
Full recommendations and video for Girl in a Coma’s Say are below for your viewing pleasure.
Tuesday 7/29
Carolyn Wonderland @ Antone’s
Southpaw Jones (CD Release) @ Cactus Cafe (free, 8:30pm)
Wednesday 7/30
American Graveyard @ Antone’s
Dan Dyer @ …read more
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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 & Sarah, Silversun Pickups and Slightly Stoopid are just a handful of the acts to look forward to.
Visit the ACL Festival website for more info including remaining ticket details.
Image Courtesy ACL Festival
It’s another fantastic week to be a music junkie in Austin, with excellent local and roadshows throughout the week.
Local highlights include Death is Not a Joyride, a free Carolyn Wonderland performance at Blues on the Green, my favorite local metal band, Prey for Sleep and the extremely prolific, indie darling Haunting Oboe Music.
Friday night is the highlight of this week’s roadshow roster, with Aesop Rock bringing progressive hip-hop to Emo’s and Sarah Bettens (ex-K’s Choice) performing at Momo’s. I’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to the Momo’s show. Click over to the original post for more info on …read more
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