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Live music review: Interpol Honors 20 Years of Antics with Precision and Nostalgia at Moody Amphitheater

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Almost twenty years ago, I downloaded my first song off iTunes. I put $0.99 down for the Interpol lead single Evil that would keep a steady hold on the automatic “Top 25 Most Played” playlist. After obsessively listening to the song, Antics became the first album I downloaded. From there it was The Strokes, Pixies, Modest Mouse, and Sonic Youth. Antics was my gateway into a wider array of sonic landscapes and I am eternally grateful for that 30-second iTunes preview that hooked me.

On November 21, Austin’s Moody Amphitheater hosted a celebration of the 2004 album, where the band delivered a masterful two-hour set to honor the record’s 20th anniversary and provide some fan favorites to boot.

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Live music review: Sigur Rós transformed Bass Hall into ethereal soundscape

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On October 4, Sigur Rós transformed Austin’s Bass Concert Hall into an ethereal soundscape. Accompanied by the 40-or-so-piece “Wordless Music Orchestra,” the Icelandic trio provided an evening that transcended traditional concerts. Known for emotional depth and cinematic sounds, the orchestra gave new life to the band’s performance with grandiose arrangements, making this performance standout as a profound night for everyone to witness.

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Live music review: Kings of Leon and Phantogram Prove They Have Plenty of Fire at Moody Center

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I hate the term “guilty pleasure.” Loving music based on the approval of others will drain you. While I’m not saying I’ll grab the aux cord to blare “Sex on Fire” during a road trip, I will die on the hill that Aha Shake Heartbreak was a seminal record for 2000s alternative and indie rock. Maybe it’s the Nashville boy in me, the lover of arena rock, or the nostalgia for how their southern riffs colored my upbringing in Tennessee. Kings of Leon rock. And on August 14 at Austin’s Moody Center, they brought a 28-song, anthemic setlist to prove it.

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Live music review: Built to Spill Slays, Shreds, Sells Out Mohawk Austin

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One band she loved was Built to Spill. “Hey, play that song about going out of your mind,” she’d request. Translated from mom-speak, that was the band’s standout ‘Goin’ Against Your Mind.’ At Austin’s Mohawk on April 8, I thought about the drives with her as the drums launched into the 10-minute six-string odyssey.

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Live music review: Fleet Foxes brought fireworks to Moody Amp 4th of July weekend

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Seattle’s Fleet Foxes debut received similar lazy comparisons to Crosby, Stills & Nash and Simon and Garfunkel reincarnate. While it’s great company, the band has routinely broken the mold in each album cycle, challenging themselves to push the outer edges of their competence and confidence. On July 3 at Moody Amphitheater, they demonstrated why harmony-rich folk-rock can be sophisticated and breathtaking.

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