Album Review: Debut full length from SPRINTS Letter to Self is precocious
After a series of EP and single releases, Dublin-based SPRINTS released their debut LP, Letter to Self, via City Slang Records on January 5.
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Author: Brian Hillsman
Live music review: SoulHat played before a sold out Antone’s last weekend
On December 23, at Antone’s Nightclub, SoulHat played before a sold out venue. The Ghost Wolves, the Austin duo that formed roughly a decade ago, opened for the Austin music legends.
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Book review: A Curious Mix of People by Greg Beets and Richard Whymark dissects the 90’s music scene in Austin
A new book, A Curious Mix of People, by Greg Beets and Richard Whymark dissects the music scene in Austin through one of its funkiest eras. The work was released in October of this year.
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Essay: Concert fans I can’t be the only one so annoyed by this
We left the show reeling over the evening’s performances. We couldn’t help but to bring up the couple behind us; the ones who found it necessary to speak loudly over the paid performer to share their anecdote.
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Live music review: Warmduscher, CIVIC, and Lothario put on energetic punk show at Hotel Vegas for LEVITATION
Despite the warm humidity and off-and-on torrential downpour, the Levitation Lounge —adjacent to Parish — was bustling with patrons, eager to head to one of the many showcases lined up for the evening on Friday, October 27. Just down East Sixth Street, Hotel Vegas had a line forming at the side gate for an all punk bill featuring Warmduscher, CIVIC and Lothario that took place on the beloved Vegas patio.
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Live music preview: Levitation lineup featuring Aussies Civic and UK post punks Warmduscher at Hotel Vegas Friday
It’s Levitation time again in Austin. The four-night fest rocks the socks off of the Capitol City each fall with
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Live music review: Pearl Jam put on historic performance to wrap tour at Moody Center in Austin
Around 7:30 p.m., on September 19, Eddie Vedder’s voice echoed through the halls of the Moody Center. It would be the second of two consecutive nights on which the seasoned rock veterans, Pearl Jam, would rattle the walls of the vaunted and relatively new Austin arena on the University of Texas campus, ending their extended, world-wide tour in the Live Music Capital.
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Live music review: Emancipator and Cloudchord excite with good vibes at Mohawk
The hot, stagnant, late Summer outdoor Austin air couldn’t deter show goers eager to see Cloudchord and Emancipator at Red River Cultural District’s Mohawk on the evening of Saturday, September 9.
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Live music review: Holy Wave and Queen Serene celebrated their new releases at Hotel Vegas
On Saturday, August 19 at Hotel Vegas, Holy Wave and Queen Serene celebrated their new releases with an evening of live music at the iconic East-Sixth venue’s outdoor stage.
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Live music review: Austin Psych Fest successfully navigates storm opening night
On Friday, April 28, doors opened at 2 p.m. for the 2023 Austin Psych Fest at The Far Out Lounge and Stage on South Congress, put on by LEVITATION Festival organizers to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the beloved mid-tier music festival.
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Live music review: full moon, Venus and Hotel Vegas with Being Dead and Transy Warhol
As a full moon aligned with Venus in the Friday night sky, down below, on March 24, cosmic forces further
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