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Live music preview: LEVITATION expands for 2023 with stellar lineup

July 2, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1361 Views BADBADNOTGOOD, Dandy Warhols, electronic music, Far Out Lounge, Levitation, live music, preview, psych-rock, punk rock, rock n roll, The Black Angels, The Church, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

LEVITATION has stayed true to it’s roots, curating a lineup each year that is both reflective of past greats while spotlighting some of the best new bands of the Neo-psych-rock era and beyond. Besides festival founders, The Black Angels, the 2023 edition features cutting edge acts, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Neo-jazz outfit, BADBADNOTGOOD along with 80s new wave / Neo psych-rockers The Church and festival veterans The Dandy Warhols.

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Live music preview: Moondance Festival to raise funds for SIMS Foundation at Empire August 12

June 26, 2023 Greg Ackerman 2209 Views BENefit, Empire Garage, live music, Moondance Festival, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, preview, SIMS Foundation, Superfonicos

One of the more pleasant aspects of partnering with music mental health organization, SIMS Foundation is learning about folks who make the decision to support the NPO with their own events because they recognize the value to the local music community. In that vein, Community Partners created Moondance Festival with a killer lineup of bands to perform at Empire Garage and Control Room August 12.

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Song premiere: A Giant Dog (announces new album) Bite, shares new song

June 8, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1177 Views A Giant dog, Andrew Cashen, Bite, garage rock, new music, punk rock, Sabrina Ellis

A Giant Dog Bite is coming. Wait. A Giant Dog has a new album called Bite on the way.

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Live music preview: Club X and Cosmic Clash presents Como Las Movies at 13th Floor Sunday

June 5, 2023 Greg Ackerman 951 Views 13th Floor, Alex Cosmico, Club X, Como Las Movies, Cumbia, Nemegata, psych-rock, Sabrina Ellis

Sunday, Club X (Mas Music and Misti Watts) and The Cosmic Clash presents Como Las Movies at 13th Floor this Sunday, June 11 at 8 p.m. with Nemegata and Alex Cosmico with DJ Ed Gonzalez (Fading Yellow).

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Album review: User Unauthorized to release intense new EP Not How It Ends June 10

June 3, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1045 Views album review, Black Flag, kick butt coffee, mohawk, punk rock, Red River Cultural District, User Unauthorized

Hardcore Austin punks User Unauthorized have announced their forthcoming EP, Not How It Ends on June 10. Their upcoming release is four tracks deep.

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Live music review: Feel Good Music Festival for SIMS Foundation featured Latin fusion, songwriters

May 31, 2023 Greg Ackerman 942 Views Bob vs Bob, Caramelo Haze, Easy Compadre!, Feel Good Music Festival, Graham Weber, Graham Wilkinson, live music, Megafauna, Money Chicha, Review, SIMS Foundation

The first Feel Good Music Festival at Far Out Lounge and Stage took place over the holiday weekend. The venue and SIMS Foundation hopes it to become an annual tradition at the upstart live music venue in South Austin. The festival capped a month-long celebration of Mental Health Awareness for the music non-profit that provides mental health and recovery services to Austin music industry members and their dependent families.

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Interview: Ambient artist Bayonne released third album, premieres new video today

May 26, 2023 Greg Ackerman 922 Views ambient music, Austin, Bayonne, Interview, new music, Parish, Roger Sellers, video premiere

Today, Roger Sellers aka Bayonne released his third studio album Temporary Time. We sat down with him to discuss what listeners can expect. Temporary Time’walks through stages of grief with ambient looped composition in what he describes as ‘his most personal work to date’.

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Shedding Skin: Welcome to new live music venue the Coral Snake

May 23, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1433 Views Austin, Coral Snake, live music, Long Play Lounge, music venue, preview

Sometimes, change is a good thing. There’s an expectancy in Austin that things will always stay the same. But in the case of The Coral Snake, the bar moving into its new skin is an essential evolution because as the East Side changes, the bars and what they offer need to evolve, too.

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Live music preview: Feel Good Music Festival by SIMS Foundation takes place May 27-28 at Far Out Lounge

May 9, 2023 Greg Ackerman 708 Views Bob vs Bob, Caramelo Haze, Clemente Castillo, Dylan, Far Out Lounge, Feel Good Music Festival, Graham Weber, Graham Wilkinson, Marley, Megafauna, mental health, Money Chicha, SIMS Foundation

On Friday, SIMS Foundation announced the first Feel Good Music Festival at Far Out Lounge and Stage, May 27-28 as part of a month-long Mental Health Awareness celebration. The two-day event (Saturday evening, daytime Sunday) features a Latin-heavy bill opening night

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Live music preview: Austin Psych Fest returns with some cool new wrinkles

April 19, 2023 Greg Ackerman 878 Views

April 27-30, Austin Psych Fest will make its official return on the 15th Anniversary of the inaugural event. Today, the festival has rebranded LEVITATION in order to take the pysch-rock festival beyond Austin. That event is now hosted at various music venues throughout the Red River Cultural District on Halloween weekend. The return of APF signals a return to the smaller format of the original fest at Far Out Lounge and Stage in South Austin

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Song Premiere: Austin power trio Death Party drops Evil Eye today

April 7, 2023 Greg Ackerman 791 Views Death Party, Evil Eye, new music, post-punk, punk rock, single release, song premiere

Austin power trio, Death Party drops their latest single “Evil Eye” today at The Cosmic Clash. The song is the second single released by the group, following their “Son of Sam” single which was introduced in February.