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Live music preview: Six must see acts Thursday and Friday at LEVITATION Festival 2023

October 23, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1274 Views Allah-Las, Annabelle Chairlegs, Far Out Lounge, Levitation, live music, LSD and the Search for God, mohawk, Money Chicha, preview, Stubb's, The Church, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Thursday, Austin’s most beloved music festival as far as the hipster crowd is concerned reconvenes in venues across the Red River Cultural District downtown along with this year’s venue additions, Far Out Lounge in South Austin and electronic music haven, Concourse Project. There are a ton of great performances slated so we’re going to distill it down to a select few shows that are considered must see acts at LEVITATION 2023. Our colleagues Case Cockrell and Brian Hillsman will weigh in with some other sets you should check out this week at the festival soon.

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Live music review: GUM impressed fans at Parish October 12

October 20, 2023 Greg Ackerman 967 Views Estereomance, GUM, live music, new music, Parish, psych-rock, Review, synth rock, Tame Impala

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, singer and producer, Jay Watson brought his solo project GUM to Parish Thursday evening to a mostly full venue. The artist is better known for his contributions to Australian psych-rock act, Tame Impala and the group he co-founded, Pond.

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Live music preview: Birds Barbershop and Feels So Good presents Good Hair Day show benefiting HAAM Sunday

October 18, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1035 Views BENefit, Birds Barbershop, Feels So Good, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, HAAM, Play to the Plants

Sunday at Feels So Good’s headquarters in South Austin. Headliners Frankie and the Witch Fingers top the bill at the show that only requires a donation to HAAM to join the fun, Supporting Frankie are local acts, Cast of Thousands, GF Shannon, Ladyfingers and Nick Garza’s Get Along. DJ Boi Orbison will also be spinning tunes.

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Live music review: Best shows we saw at ACL Festival 2023 weekend one on Saturday

October 12, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1592 Views ACL Fest, ACL Festival, Alanis Morrisette, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Foo Fighters, live music, Review, Tanya Tucker

Saturday’s best shows we saw at ACL Festival during weekend one were all acts that ruled the 90s; Tanya Tucker, Alanis Morrisette and main stage headliners, Foo Fighters.

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Live music review: The best shows we saw at ACL Festival 2023 weekend one on Friday

October 9, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1499 Views Abraham Alexander, ACL Fest, ACL Festival, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bass Drum of Death, The Mars Volta

We’re not here to talk about the weather though, we’re ready to discuss the best shows we saw at ACL Festival, weekend one on Friday. Standout performances were turned in by The Mars Volta, Alanis Morrisette, Foo Fighters, The Breeders and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to name a few. And yeah, those artists represent much of what was good about American music during the 1990s making the entire festival feel like a giant throwback to that era. Even the popular fashions at the festival reflected a late 80s and 90s influence.

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Live music preview: 11 bands to see at ACL Festival 2023 weekend one

September 22, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1944 Views ACL Fest, ACL Festival, ACL TV, Alanis Morrisette, Austin City Limits, Foo Fighters, Kendrick Lamar, live music, preview, The Breeders, The Mars Volta, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

As the 22nd version Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest) is poised to begin on October 6 at Zilker

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Live music preview: Frankie and the Witch Fingers set to play Parish with Spoon Benders

September 11, 2023 Greg Ackerman 952 Views Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Levitation, live music, Parish, preview, psych-rock, Resound Presents, Spoon Benders

Thursday evening at Parish LEVITATION veterans Frankie and the Witch Fingers are set to play with Portland’s Spoon Benders. The lineup is sponsored by the vaunted psych-rock festival, The Cosmic Clash and our favorite, Austin independent booking outfit, Resound Presents.

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Live music photo review: The Wood Brothers played Red Butte Garden Thursday

July 30, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1334 Views folk, jazz, live music, Medeski Martin and Wood, Red Butte Garden, Review, rock, roots music, The Wood Brothers

New York City-based roots act, The Wood Brothers performed at Red Butte Garden Thursday in Salt Lake City. The trio consisting of siblings Chris (Medeski, Martin and Wood) and Oliver Wood along with multi-instrumentalist, Jane Rix are touring in support of their forthcoming release, Heart is the Hero.

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Album review: What the Hell EP by Ram Vela & the Easy Targets nails pop punk irony

July 25, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1988 Views album review, new music, pop music, punk rock, Ram Vela & the Easy Targets, Reel Big Fish, The Offspring

Back in June, Ram Vela & the Easy Targets dropped their new EP, What the Hell. The record is filled with pop punk irony on par with West Coast punk heroes The Offspring or the irreverent Reel Big Fish.

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Live music preview: Hot Summer Nights offers free shows all weekend

July 20, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1579 Views Andrew Cashen, Annabelle Chairlegs, Big Bill, DJ John Dwyer, Exotic Fruitica, Hot Summer Nights, J Soulja, Kidd Jones, live music, Mama Duke, Money Chicha, Moody Banks, Osees, preview, Red River Cultural District, SIMS Foundation

Beginning with a Tito’s kickoff party at Swan Dive this evening, Austin’s annual Hot Summer Night takes place this weekend at various venues around the downtown Red River Cultural District (RRCD).

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Live music preview: LEVITATION expands for 2023 with stellar lineup

July 2, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1259 Views BADBADNOTGOOD, Dandy Warhols, electronic music, Far Out Lounge, Levitation, live music, preview, psych-rock, punk rock, rock n roll, The Black Angels, The Church, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

LEVITATION has stayed true to it’s roots, curating a lineup each year that is both reflective of past greats while spotlighting some of the best new bands of the Neo-psych-rock era and beyond. Besides festival founders, The Black Angels, the 2023 edition features cutting edge acts, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Neo-jazz outfit, BADBADNOTGOOD along with 80s new wave / Neo psych-rockers The Church and festival veterans The Dandy Warhols.

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