Best Austin albums of 2022
What the year also did was provide an opportunity for a considerable amount of great music to be released that helped make up this year’s best Austin albums list of 2022.
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Author: Greg Ackerman
Music News: BLK Vinyl to host fundraiser for SIMS Foundation on Saturday
East Austin independent record store, BLK Vinyl is hosting a fundraiser for musicians mental health organization, SIMS Foundation this Saturday, December 17. The event runs all day from noon when the shop opens until close at 7 p.m.
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Live music preview: Final Club X show at 13th Floor with Montaz, Galactic Protector, Pagoto and Queen Serene
The Final Club X show presented by Mas Music, of their month long residency at 13th Floor Bar comes to a close tomorrow with a lineup that on the surface looks unassuming until you know that Pagogo features Ellie English of L.A. Witch
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Live music review: Modest Mouse 25th birthday of Lonesome Crowded West at ACL Live
The sold-out Modest Mouse performance on Monday at ACL Live celebrated the 25th birthday of the band’s lauded Lonesome Crowded West album. The indie-rock recording gem is often cited as one of the best records of the 90s and for good reason.
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Live music preview: Girls Rock Austin presents Festive Fest at FSG December 17
Award-winning music non-profit Girls Rock Austin is hosting Festive Fest, their annual end of year fundraiser on December 17 at Feels So Good (FSG) to raise funds for their programs as well as celebrate their recent awards
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Live music preview: Safer Together returns for second edition at Mohawk Thursday
The Travis County District Attorney, Jose Garza’s office, music mental health org, SIMS Foundation and the Red River Cultural District have joined forces to sponsor the second annual Safer Together benefit concert for mental health and recovery awareness for the Austin music community this Thursday (tomorrow).
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Video Premiere: Swallow the Rat drops Other Rooms featuring Yuko Miyoshi clip today
New Zealand post-punks Swallow the Rat are premiering their video of the track “Other Rooms” featuring Yuko Miyosi (of Memory Foam) today at The Cosmic Clash.
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Live music review: Godspeed You Black Emperor and The Legendary Pink Dots at LEVITATION
One thing LEVITATION fans can count on is for things to get weird. Halloween, costumes, trippy psychedelic music, mind enhancing drugs, it’s a cocktail for weirdness. Friday evening’s presentation of pioneering instrumental post rock band, Godspeed You Black Emperor on the Garage Stage followed by The Legendary Pink Dots inside the Control Room
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Live music review: Meatbodies at Antone’s with The Well and Spoon Benders for LEVITATION
Saturday evening’s LEVITATION late night show at Antone’s presented by The Cosmic Clash featured Meatbodies, Austin’s The Well and Portland act, Spoon Benders. A packed club witnessed impactful garage rock, psych and heavy guitar rock from a trio of talented bands.
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Live music preview: Meatbodies and The Well to play Antone’s for LEVITATION
This Saturday, October 29 Meatbodies headline Antone’s for LEVITATION. Heavy psych-rock, proto-metal trio The Well from Austin open the show along with up and coming Portland-based garage-psych rockers, Spoonbenders.
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Update: OFF! cancel LEVITATION date, Trail of Dead and Fuck Money moved to 13th Floor
Legendary punk super-group OFF! was forced to cancel their LEVITATION date at Hotel Vegas. And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and hardcore Austin punks Fuck Money have been moved to the 13th Floor bar on Red River this Saturday. All ticket holders for the original lineup have been refunded.
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