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Live music review: Feel Good Music Festival for SIMS Foundation featured Latin fusion, songwriters

May 31, 2023 Greg Ackerman 419 Views Bob vs Bob, Caramelo Haze, Easy Compadre!, Feel Good Music Festival, Graham Weber, Graham Wilkinson, live music, Megafauna, Money Chicha, Review, SIMS Foundation

The first Feel Good Music Festival at Far Out Lounge and Stage took place over the holiday weekend. The venue and SIMS Foundation hopes it to become an annual tradition at the upstart live music venue in South Austin. The festival capped a month-long celebration of Mental Health Awareness for the music non-profit that provides mental health and recovery services to Austin music industry members and their dependent families.

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Live music preview: Feel Good Music Festival by SIMS Foundation takes place May 27-28 at Far Out Lounge

May 9, 2023 Greg Ackerman 408 Views Bob vs Bob, Caramelo Haze, Clemente Castillo, Dylan, Far Out Lounge, Feel Good Music Festival, Graham Weber, Graham Wilkinson, Marley, Megafauna, mental health, Money Chicha, SIMS Foundation

On Friday, SIMS Foundation announced the first Feel Good Music Festival at Far Out Lounge and Stage, May 27-28 as part of a month-long Mental Health Awareness celebration. The two-day event (Saturday evening, daytime Sunday) features a Latin-heavy bill opening night

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Live music preview: Austin Psych Fest returns with some cool new wrinkles

April 19, 2023 Greg Ackerman 588 Views

April 27-30, Austin Psych Fest will make its official return on the 15th Anniversary of the inaugural event. Today, the festival has rebranded LEVITATION in order to take the pysch-rock festival beyond Austin. That event is now hosted at various music venues throughout the Red River Cultural District on Halloween weekend. The return of APF signals a return to the smaller format of the original fest at Far Out Lounge and Stage in South Austin

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Song Premiere: Austin power trio Death Party drops Evil Eye today

April 7, 2023 Greg Ackerman 414 Views Death Party, Evil Eye, new music, post-punk, punk rock, single release, song premiere

Austin power trio, Death Party drops their latest single “Evil Eye” today at The Cosmic Clash. The song is the second single released by the group, following their “Son of Sam” single which was introduced in February.

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Live music preview: Deezie Brown headlines Mixtape Mashup at BLK Vinyl Thursday

March 13, 2023 Greg Ackerman 307 Views BLK Vinyl, Cha Keeta B, live music, mixtape mashup, My Education, Porcelain, preview, SXSW

Thursday’s Mixtape Mashup presented by The Loyalty Firm and The Cosmic Clash featuring Deezie Brown are neither of those things. It’s a free event open to the public to support SIMS Foundation, a mental health organization for Austin music industry workers and their dependent families.

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SXSW preview: Octopus Project to play 13th Floor Tuesday

March 9, 2023 Greg Ackerman 583 Views 13th Floor, BALTHVS, Caleb De Casper, Laveda, SXSW, SXSW 2023, Tetchy, The Octopus Project

Typically heading into South by Southwest (SXSW), we’re neck deep into finding new bands to see during the 10-day long festival that begins Friday. With that in mind, The Cosmic Clash partnered with Play to the Plants to curate a special lineup featuring local electro-pop-punk heroes, The Octopus Project at The Black Angels-owned 13th Floor on Tuesday, March 14

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Live music review: 41st Austin Music Awards featured Jackie Venson, Como Las Movies, Kathy Valentine and more

February 28, 2023 Greg Ackerman 383 Views Adrian Quesada, Austin Music Awards, Como Las Movies, Die Spitz, Jackie Venson, Kevin Curtin, live music, Review, Sabrina Ellis, Sir Woman

On a springlike evening Sunday at Mohawk, the Austin Chronicle hosted the Austin Music Awards for the 41st time to a sold-out venue that saw a lineup that truly ran the gamut of the Austin musical landscape.

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Live music review: White Reaper rocked Scoot Inn Asking for a Ride tour stop

February 16, 2023 Greg Ackerman 545 Views garage rock, live music, Narrow Head, punk, Review, rock n roll, Taipei Houston, White Reaper

Louisville natives White Reaper rocked Scoot Inn on Tuesday, stopping in Austin in support of January release, Asking for a Ride. The record is perhaps the band’s best. That’s say something as their previous release produced their most popular song thus far, “Might Be Right.”

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Live music preview: Austin Music Awards lineup set for Mohawk on February 26

February 8, 2023 Greg Ackerman 482 Views AMAs, Austin Music Awards, Briggitte Bandit, Como Las Movies, Die Spitz, Jackie Venson, live music, mohawk, preview

The 41st Austin Music Awards are set to take place February 26 Mohawk honoring the best in Austin music over the past year. The lineup has been set with performances by Jackie Venson, Como Las Movies with Sabrina Ellis, Die Spitz and more. Tickets for the event are on sale now. Proceeds benefit music mental health org, SIMS Foundation.

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Song Premiere: Austin punks Death Party dropped first single Son of Sam today

February 3, 2023 Greg Ackerman 702 Views Austin, Death Party, hard rock, new music, punk rock, song premiere, The Spits

Austin power-punk trio Death Party has announce the release of their first single, “Son of Sam” today. The song is available to stream on Spotify. The band plans to release a couple more singles before dropping a full album.

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Live music preview: Austin Psych Fest returns for 15th Anniversary at Far Out

January 26, 2023 Greg Ackerman 365 Views Austin Psych Fest, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Far Out Lounge, Levitation, psych-rock, Resound Presents, The Black Angels, Yves Tumor

On Monday, LEVITATION and Resound Presents announced the return of Austin Psych Fest on the 15th Anniversary of the event’s inception at Far Out Lounge and Stage.

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