Austin Sound Check

This week’s show recommendations are absolutely packed from start to finish with good music. This is definitely one of the best week’s of music in Austin that I’ve seen since I started putting these recommendations together over a year ago.
There are equal amounts of good local shows and good roadshows, leaving some tough decisions to be made. Who are you going to see this week?
Tuesday 4/21
Spoon @ Scoot Inn
Harlem @ Mohawk
Wednesday 4/22
Wild Sweet Orange @ Stubb’s
Thursday 4/23
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness, Ume and The Boxing Lesson @ Mohawk
Wine and Revolution and Car Stereo (Wars) @ Victory Grill
KVRX Benefit, …read more

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“Wanting people to listen, you can’t just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you’ll notice you’ve got their strict attention.”
Going into SXSW 2009, Detroit rapper Invincible was one of the artists I was most excited to see. The quote above, from Kevin Spacey as John Doe in Seven, is a sample used in her song Sledgehammer! and really sums up how I feel about this year’s SXSW music festival. Over four days of music, including thirty-five different performances, most of the musicians I saw could use more sledgehammer in their …read more

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Bands Watched : 10 (final total : 35)
Celebrity Sightings : 0 (final total : 3)
Beers Consumed : 2
Tragically Bad Bands Seen : 0
SXSW Saturday was a day marked by long lines and schedule changes. Frustrating as it was, I still got to see some outstanding music.
The day kicked off at The Belmont with Gringo Star and Manchester Orchestra. Gringo Star was competant, but nothing special or original. The most interesting thing that happened during their set was the random musician walking around eating a block of dry ramen noodles. YUM! I’d actually gone to The Belmont to see Manchester Orchestra …read more

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