Christina DeStefano

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Live music preview: Blockbuster October shows in store for Austin music fans

It’s going to be a blockbuster October for Austin shows fans with Austin City Limits Music Festival and LEVITATION Festival bracketing the beginning and end of the month. Besides two very Austin music festivals, Smashing Pumpkins, Pavement, The Black Keys with TCC alumni, The Velveteers, Indigo Girls and Interpol are all on tap this month. If you’re not going to see live music in Austin this month, you might be doing it wrong.

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Live music preview: September Austin shows are getting cooler with weather

September shows in Austin are getting cooler along with the early wet and cooling trend the month ushered in. There are a TON of great live music shows coming to town such as The Killers with Johnny Marr and legendary Japanese psych rockers, Kikagaku Moyo at Far Out Lounge.

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Live music preview: There is no excuse to miss these August live music shows in Austin

There is simply not an excuse for you to miss any of the music happening these weekend dates listed below in August. It’s hot, but the lineups for August shows are hotter. Tonight launches HOT SUMMER NIGHTS, the Red River Cultural District music festival taking place in venues along the downtown corridor.

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Song review: Slowly by Austin artist NOA is intimate listening

Imagine slow dancing in your bedroom, pressed into your partner, lights dimmed low. Austin-based solo artist NOA calls you to strip down your layers to the most vulnerable core. “Slowly” by NOA starts with light, soulful cymbals and whimsical hi hats to prelude chr0niac’s reggae inspired harmonies on electric guitar.

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Live music preview: There are a ton of great June shows in Austin

Just like last month, this month presents a bevy of June shows for music fans to choose from. The question isn’t if you’re going to see a show but which one. Scroll through the list to discover a ton of recommended shows. There is something for every type of music fan.

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Live music review: Dehd turned in jubilant performance at Antone’s

“Lucky to have people in my life with the power to break my heart”. After many months in quarantine, this opening line from Dehd’s song “Lucky” succinctly captures the time I’ve spent scrolling through Instatherapy accounts and reading Brene Brown. The band played Antone’s on May 13 to full-house with support from tour mates, Pixel Grip.

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Live music preview: Grammy-winning Grupo Fantasma plays Paramount Friday

Austin-based Grupo Fantasma returns to its origins for a show at the Paramount Theater on Friday, May 27 with Joe Bataan. The Grammy-winning, nine-piece orchestra will bring some Latin funk jams to the historic theater on Congress Avenue. The performance will be the band’s biggest since the world-wide pandemic hit.

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