My Education

"Lets Get Doom"

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Of Montreal Radio East Troy Gonzalez
Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny mini fest at Radio East with Of Montreal, Danny Brown

Case Cockrell

Austin-grown promoters Resound Presents teamed up with renowned music photographer Pooneh Ghana and long-running local radio station KUTX 98.9 for

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Brian HillsmanLive MusicReview

Live music review: Riverboat Gamblers thrilled fans at The Ballroom

Brian Hillsman
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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Wizard Rodeo proved memorable mini-fest at Sam’s Town Point

Case Cockrell
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AlbumAmanda QuraishiReview

Album Review: Savannah Red’s Christmas Album is Your New Holiday Classic

Amanda Quraishi
InterviewsMike Cosmic

Interview: Darkwave artist Jonathan Horstmann of Urban Heat

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On Saturday, January 11, Jonathan Horstmann and I met at Talisman Coffee Co. in Austin to discuss Urban Heat’s recent tour and their latest release, The Tower. The interview focused on the band’s recent, successful European tour with Molchat Doma, the new album and what’s next for Urban Heat. 

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Video premiere: SoundMass dropped first single off Ampersand – Let’s Get Doom

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If you’re familiar with post rock and you’ve been around Austin for a minute then you may have heard of the group, my education, a long-running act who recently toured with Acid Mother’s Temple. You may be less familiar with their work with Salt Lake City band, Theta Naught called SoundMass which combines the two bands into one giant, symphonic post rock collective. The project dropped their first single from last year’s, effort, SoundMass III: Ampersand.  The new video for the track, “Let’s Get Doom” introduces the new record to fans as it’s the first track on the recording.

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Of Montreal Radio East Troy Gonzalez
Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Holiday Hootenanny mini fest at Radio East with Of Montreal, Danny Brown

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Austin-grown promoters Resound Presents teamed up with renowned music photographer Pooneh Ghana and long-running local radio station KUTX 98.9 for

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Brian HillsmanLive MusicReview

Live music review: Riverboat Gamblers thrilled fans at The Ballroom

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The night of Sunday, December 15 at The Ballroom, was the setting for Texas hard-rock veterans, Riverboat Gamblers, to take stage in front of a packed crowd of anxious, longtime fans. It was a diverse crowd of all ages. College kids and middle-aged fans alike packed the small capacity, Guadalupe venue for what felt like a special performance on tap.

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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Wizard Rodeo proved memorable mini-fest at Sam’s Town Point

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Wizard Rodeo is an eclectic musical gathering founded by San Antonio country-rock staple Garrett T. Capps, Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill,

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AlbumAmanda QuraishiReview

Album Review: Savannah Red’s Christmas Album is Your New Holiday Classic

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At some point after Halloween and before Thanksgiving, we begin to detect familiar melodies in the background while we’re at the grocery store or waiting in a doctor’s office. By the time December rolls around, the holiday music is in full effect. Which might not be so bad except that out of the decades of popular Christmas music available, there seems to be only a handful of Christmas songs that get played ad nauseam. By the time Christmas is over, even the most ardent Mariah Carey fan needs a break. Which exactly is why A Savannah Red Friends & Family Christmas should be on tap for all your holiday festivities this year

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Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: Spaceflight Records party at Radio East featured The Black Angels, Nolan Potter and more

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For the 5th anniversary of Spaceflight’s opening, the Austin-based music centerpiece threw a party at the year-old Southeast Austin venue Radio/East on December 6 with signees Anastasia Hera and Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band, featuring a headlining outing from none other than Austin psychedelic mainstays, The Black Angels. 

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Album review: White Denim record 12 out today is a passionate return to form

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Since the release of 2023’s Raze Regal & White Denim Inc. in collaboration with guitarist Regal, who also plays in Austin staple Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band, fans have been eagerly awaiting the newly California-based musician’s next entry in the long-running indie rock song machine. Fortunately for White Denim loyalists, the time has arrived for the Austin to Los Angeles band to release their 12th full-length album, fittingly titled 12. This newest batch, engineered by the singer and guitarist himself and mixed by former drummer Josh Block and mastered by Dallas-Fort Worth musician Jordan “Jorts” Richardson, is Petralli’s first in his new SoCal studio, and feels like a passionate return to form. 

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Drew DoggettLive MusicReview

Live music review: Interpol Honors 20 Years of Antics with Precision and Nostalgia at Moody Amphitheater

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Almost twenty years ago, I downloaded my first song off iTunes. I put $0.99 down for the Interpol lead single Evil that would keep a steady hold on the automatic “Top 25 Most Played” playlist. After obsessively listening to the song, Antics became the first album I downloaded. From there it was The Strokes, Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Sonic Youth. Antics was my gateway into a wider array of sonic landscapes and I am eternally grateful for that 30-second iTunes preview that hooked me.

On November 21, Austin’s Moody Amphitheater hosted a celebration of the 2004 album, where the band delivered a masterful two-hour set to honor the record’s 20th anniversary and provide some fan favorites to boot.

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Live music preview: Holiday Hootenanny with Danny Brown, HEALTH, Of Montreal, Water From Your Eyes set for December 14-15

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Resound Presents’ annual winter formal returns this year with a two-day event set to take place on December 15 and 16 with a worthy lineup to ensure Austin music fans send off their year with a bang. The 16-band excursion dubbed the “Holiday Hootenanny,” is an enormous opportunity to see the up-and-coming and well-established talent with many acts that have torn through Austin in 2024 as show favorites as the stacked concert calendar in town has continued to unfold. The event is also co-presented by all-star concert photographer Pooneh Ghana and famed local radio station KUTX. The annual programming will take place at the multi-stage Radio/East, located in South Austin, one of the city’s most exciting new venues

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Case CockrellLive MusicPreview

Live music preview: Wizard Rodeo festival is set for year four with thoughtfully curated eclectic bill

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The annual Wizard Rodeo music festival returns to The Long Time Sandlot for another year of folk-oriented fun on December 7. An eclectic lineup put together by San Antonio country rock sensation and Lonesome Rose venue owner Garrett T. Capps, Little Mazarn’s Lindsey Verrill, and The Long Time owner Jesse Ebaugh, Wizard Rodeo promises a celebration that defies all the current era’s normalities with a genre-spanning music lineup, art installations, and multiple stages, (Including one located inside of an onsite boarding house, go figure.) The booked talent will showcase the widespread creativity of Central Texas and beyond.

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