Austin Sound Check

This week is a veritable mixed bag of awesome local music for you to consume. It all starts off on Wednesday with American Graveyard, through Harlem on Thursday and a weekend filled with metal and ‘quiet’ rock alike.
Full recommendations are below for your perusal. If you happen to check out any of these shows, be sure to stop back by Austin Sound Check and let us know what you think.
Wednesday 1/28
American Graveyard @ Antone’s
Think Johnny Cash meets the Sex Pistols. Raw, gritty and good.
Thursday 1/29
Tapes n Tapes and Harlem @ The Parish
Indie rock with pop sensibility, Tapes n Tapes is …read more

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You’d expect irreverent, comical music from a band called The Laughing. Fortunately The Laughing’s forthcoming EP Jungle is much more than that. The lead single, Canopy has jangling guitars and a low-end groove that is instantly catchy. It’s so good, I’ve got a free MP3 of Canopy for you here.
The Laughing is a band to see now, while they’re still in small venues. They’ve already played with Tapes N Tapes, MGMT, Yeasayer and Tokyo Police Club. It won’t be long before we see them on bigger stages.
You can see The Laughing live at Club Deville tonight, along with Cari & …read more

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