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Live music review: Everyone has a story, Joshua Ray Walker has a lot of them and they’re all good

December 29, 2021 Greg Ackerman 2053 Views Charley Crockett, country music, Coupland Dancehall, Joshua Ray Walker, live music, Review, singer, singer songwriter, songrwiter

Joshua Ray Walker has been on the receiving end of accolades and an uptick in his career for this past year, being featured in the virtual pages of media standards Rolling Stone and Texas Monthly, while wrapping it all up on the road supporting Charley Crockett. On December 19, Walker found himself in the headline slot, bringing his cast of familiar characters to an unfamiliar stage at Coupland Dance Hall, located just 30 miles northeast of downtown Austin.

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Video premiere: [Exclusive] Ben Buck drops The Marquee with Boom Baptist

December 13, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1366 Views Ben Buck, Boom Baptist, Hip Hop, new music, premiere, rap, The Beastie Boys, Video, Wu-Tang Clan

You know what makes us feel good? Hip-hop music made with love, commitment to the craft and a sense of humor. Remember in the 90s when groups like The Beastie Boys and Digital Underground with Shock G reigned MTV’s airwaves with clever, funny videos like Ben Buck clip “The Marquee,” is out today as a premiere exclusive, only at The Cosmic Clash.

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Best Austin Albums of 2021

December 11, 2021 Greg Ackerman 2161 Views Best Austin Albums, BLK Odyssy, Emily Wolfe, Go Fever, Heartless Bastards, Money Chicha, new music, Riders Against The Storm, Semihelix, Shinyribs, Sun June, Top Austin allbums

It’s one of our lesser known virtues as a music town that Austin musicians record as much good music as they perform. The best Austin albums of 2021 include Hip-hop, Dream pop, Indie pop, Blues and even Cumbia sounds.

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Song Premiere: Johnny Zachman Band drops After Hours, performs Wednesday

December 6, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1347 Views After Hours, Johnny Zachman Band, new music, song premiere, Zachman

Austin’s Johnny Zachman Band (FKA Zachman) releases new song, “After Hours,” December 8 (Wedensday). The Cosmic Clash is proud to exclusively premiere the chill, new track today. The band is preparing a new record for release in 2022, Summer Sessions.

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Live music preview: DA Garza’s Office, RRCD announced lineup for SIMS Foundation Safer Together benefit

November 23, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1225 Views BENefit, concert, DA Garza, Jose Garza, preview, Red River Cultural Disttrict, RRCD, Safer Together, SIMS Foundation

Today, Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza and the Red River Cultural District (RRCD) along with SIMS Foundation announced the lineup for their Safer Together concert event on December 4 in downtown Austin. An impressive slate of ten local and up and coming acts have been announced.

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Live music review: Parquet Courts showcased new record at Stubb’s Friday

November 20, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1882 Views garage rock, live music, new music, Parquet Courts, progressive rock, Review, Stubb's BBQ

New York City’s Parquet Courts hit Stubb’s BBQ Friday amid a ton of anticipation from fans eager to see the garage rockers’ return to Austin. Perhaps lost in that fervor was the fact their new record, Sympathy for Life featured a cache of songs unlike much of the band’s previous material.

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Music news: Travis County DA Jose Garza partners with RRCD for SIMS Foundation

November 19, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1439 Views BENefit, concert, DA Garza, Jose Garza, mental health, SIMS Foundation

Today, recently elected Travis County DA Jose Garza announced a concert benefit partnership with Red River Cultural District (RRCD) Austin music mental health organization, SIMS Foundation called Safer Together: Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction Saves Lives. On December 4

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Live music review: Tame Impala played Houston’s White Oak Music Hall Monday

November 10, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1921 Views Astroworld, Kevin Parker, live music, Review, Sudan Archives, Tame Impala, Travis Scott

Tame Impala took the stage just three days after the mass-casualty event at Astroworld, where eight victims all younger than 30 lost their lives during a chaotic set from headliner Travis Scott.

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Live music review: LEVITATION Fest got off to a visually psychedelic start Thursday

October 29, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1748 Views Crumb, Fuzz, Levitation, live review, music festival, The Black Angels, The Octopus Project, The Well

After almost two years of uncertainty and turmoil in the music festival sector, one of Austin’s most beloved mid-tier music fests returned Thursday to venues primarily located in the downtown-adjacent Red River Cultural District. The music festival that began as Austin Psych Fest has since rebranded to LEVITATION to expand to other markets

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Live music review: Semihelix had magical night at Radio Milk with my education and ThunderStars

October 26, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1757 Views dream pop, live muisc, My Education, post rock, psych-rock, Review, Semihelix, ThunderStars

The unbridled bliss that comes when thing are aligned was present Saturday at East Austin’s Radio Milk Recording Co. The studio White Denim built is also a performance space that is truly special. It was the perfect spot to highlight the work Geannie Friedman of Semihelix has done with her new record, Recoil, which by all accounts is a hit with listeners near and far.

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Live music preview: Semihelix album release with my education and ThunderStars Saturday

October 20, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1140 Views album release, live music, My Education, new music, Radio Milk, Semihelix, ThunderStars, White Denim

Saturday at White Denim’s Radio Milk Recording Co. compound, local dream pop trio, Semihelix will celebrate the release of their first full-length album, Recoil. Joining the band on the bill are post-rock mainstays, my education and electro-psych duo ThunderStars.