Austin Sound Check

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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As the beginning of SXSW Music draws near, I’m scrambling to finalize some sort of list of the bands I’ll be seeing this year. There isn’t nearly enough time to cover them all, so below are some highlights with links, so you can check them out. Though (hopefully) you’ll already be familiar with some of them. Bands are in no particular order…
The Cool Kids (Chicago, IL)
Old school hip-hop. Two MCs and one DJ style. Think early Beastie Boys.
Recommended Tracks: I (Mikey) Rock / Gold and a Pager
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Shout Out Louds (Stockholm, Sweden)
Melodic, up-tempo alt rock. Sweet, sweet vocal harmonies.
Recommended Tracks: Impossible …read more

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