Single premiere: Semihelix release lush track Will It Take
Dreampop act, Semihelix have announced the release of their third and final single “Will It Take” from their upcoming album Recoil out October 23 on Mariel Records.
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Live music review: White Denim returned to Mohawk after two year live music hiatus
The last time we covered Austin progressive rock band White Denim it was their 2018 Fall tour finale. Saturday’s show at Mohawk in the live music capital announced the band’s return to the stage along with their work on local indie rockers, Go Fever’s new record.
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Live music review: Charley Crockett and the Blues Drifters taped a magical ACL TV episode
Last Wednesday, July 28 Charley Crockett and the Blues Drifters taped their debut Austin City Limits (ACL TV) episode. The performance was magical. Crockett and his band entered ACL Live at the Moody Theater primed for the taping, coming off a month-long run that included a number of dates on the West Coast, were ripe for a masterful performance.
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Live music preview: Marcus Rezak returns to Austin with Truth in Sound
Denver-based guitarist, Marcus Rezak returns to Austin this evening in support of his second EP, Truth in Sound at Empire Control Room and Garage with percussionist, Nikki Glaspie of Nth Power on drums, Chantil Dukart on keys and Tim Philpot on bass. EP features Russ Lawton, Ray Paczkowski, and the late Tony Markellis of Trey Anastasio Band and Kalyan Pathak on percussion and tabla. Rezak appears at Rancho Relaxo Saturday evening with his high-octane Grateful Dead cover band, Shred is Dead to celebrate Jerry Garcia’s birthday with the Rancho crew to complete the one-two, Austin punch. Tickets to tonight’s show can be purchased in advance here.
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Live music preview: Christian Bland and the Revelators wrap Vancerts Sunset Saturdays July 31
Christian Bland (The Black Angels) returns to Native Hostel Saturday, July 31 this time with a full band, the Revelators to headline the final Vancerts Sunset Saturdays until the series resumes September 4. Moving Panoramas and Semihelix round out a stellar psych-rock / shoe-gaze bill. Bland opened the series with a rare, solo set in April.
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Live music preview: Vancerts shuffled deck for Drag Edition of Sunset Saturdays at Native
After weeks of unusually rainy weather into the early summer months in Austin, mobile concerts company Vancerts has had to reschedule recent Sunset Saturdays events at Native Hostel. That includes this Saturday’s hotly anticipated drag queen edition featuring five outstanding and entertaining drag performers plus stellar live acts, Caleb De Casper and Vancerts’ favorites, The Cuckoos.
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Live music review: Women That Rock featured Van Mary, Lola Tried, Little Mazarn
Friday evening three female-powered acts played inside the remodeled Hotel Vegas bar which has been rebuilt. The event was a fundraiser for The Lilith Fund, sponsored by Women That Rock, a music curation & discovery platform with a mission to spotlight & celebrate the best rising women in music. Appropriately, the group booked three female-led acts, Van Mary, Lola Tried and Little Mazarn.
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Live music review: All the Weird Kids Up Front – Spoon at Mohawk Austin
Today’s review is from Zack Teibloom, a local Austin writer we’ve been friends with for years. After an extended hiatus from live music coverage, Teibloom returns in a big way with a stellar review of Spoon’s underplay at Mohawk last night.
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Live music preview: Vancerts Drag Show Saturday [postponed] at Native with Caleb De Casper
Vancerts’ Sunset Saturdays series at Native Hostel will feature a drag show plus musical acts Caleb De Casper and Ladyfang this Saturday, July 3 from 6-10 p.m. The concert series by mobile production company, Vancerts is sponsored by Fistful of Bourbon
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LEVITATION announced 2021 lineup today and it is dope
LEVITATION Festival announced the psychdelic rock music event’s 2021 lineup today and it is dope. Besides the assumed performance by festival founders, The Black Angels, a ton of great acts have been invited to perform including: Thundercat, Japanese Breakfast, Fuzz, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Hives and Kikagaku Moyo among others.
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Live music review: Sweet Spirit returned to Hotel Vegas Saturday
Two weeks to the day Sweet Spirit members Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen played Hotel Vegas’ famed backyard with A Giant Dog, the writing duo returned Saturday with Sweet Spirit to do it all over again, but with glam-rock style in spades
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