Austin Sound Check

 
Election Day finally arrives this week. If you’re one of the few not burned out on politics, start the week off tonight with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Red State Blues Concert for Change at La Zona Rosa. Tuesday, I expect everybody to be in a voting booth.
Your reward is a free Trail of Dead in store on Wednesday followed by free Mix Master Mike at La Zona Rosa on Thursday. Mad Decent Tour rolls through town on Friday, followed by Fun Fun Fun Fest all weekend. Need I say more?
Monday, November 3
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ …read more

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Start checking calendars and concert budgets! There’s a ton of excellent roadshows coming to town in October and November. Check out the list below, along with the video for Murs’ Better Than the Best.

October
4 – Clutch & The Sword @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
8 – Presidents of the United States of America @ Stubb’s [Tickets]
9 – Jonezetta & Shiny Toy Guns @ The Parish [Tickets]
10 – Citizen Cope @ Hogg Auditorium [Tickets]
12 – The Roots & Gym Class Heroes @ The Backyard [Tickets]
13 – Ryan Adams @ Paramount Theatre [Tickets]
15 – Phantom Planet @ Emo’s [Tickets]
16 – Opeth & High on Fire …read more

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Don’t get me wrong, I love Santogold. The singles I’ve heard are fun, upbeat dance tracks and I’m definitely looking forward to her first release later this month. But as the release date (April 29) draws closer, and Santogold gets more press I find myself going back to her day show at SXSW.
Santogold lip-synced at the IHeartComix day party. Plain and simple. Diplo was DJing (I use the word loosely) for her and was having trouble locating her tracks on his laptop during the beginning of the set. After playing LES Artistes, my favorite Santogold song, Santogold announced to the …read more

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SXSW Day 3 got off to a late start, but I caught Flosstradamus opening for Santogold. Disappointing wasn’t even the right word for these two acts. Flosstradamus consisted of two guys with laptops. I saw turntables up there, but I didn’t see them used. Call me old school, but computers do not a musician make. I would have been satisfied if the turntables were used, but alas they weren’t. Seemed like expensive stage props to me. Flosstradamus played a set of remixes and heavy sampling. Good party music, to be sure, but I really hesitate to call these guys musicians. …read more

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