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Live music review: Austin rockers Kalijah at Hole in the Wall

Saturday night, legendary campus-area venue Hole in the Wall across from the University of Texas hosted up-and-coming Austin-based rockers Kalijah. The late night show followed a busy day on the Drag as LSU narrowly defeated Texas in a thriller of a game.

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Greg AckermanLivePreview

Live music preview: Division Men, Josh T Pearson, Conrad Keely play Far Out Lounge Friday

After last week’s banger of a party at Cheer-Up Charlie’s, The Cosmic Clash is co-hosting what promises to be another extremely fun event at The Far Out Lounge (formerly Nicolaza’s). The show is co-produced by Covert Curiosity and Kiss or Kill Shows.

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Greg AckermanLiveReview

Girls Rock Camp Austin develops real-life skills for women in music

The finale of the week long Girl’s Rock Camp ended with a showcase at Barracuda in Austin August 3. Parents, family, friends and kids shuffled into the well-loved Red River institution on a sunny Saturday afternoon to see what six days of hard work and dedication had achieved.

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Greg AckermanLiveReview

Live music review: Melvin Seals and JGB return to Austin 37 years later

When it was announced that Melvin Seals and JGB (Jerry Garcia Band) booked two nights at The Mohawk last weekend, we scratched our heads. Not because the booking was strange, many a jam band has graced the outdoor stage at

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Greg AckermanLive

Hot Summer Nights kicked off in Austin’s Red River District last night [live video]

Thursday evening’s California-like weather encouraged fans to get out early (and often) to support local musical acts performing on the first of four evenings of no cover shows in downtown Austin. The event, dubbed Hot Summer Nights seeks to

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Brian HillsmanLiveReview

Live music review: Best Party You’re Missing – The Acid Test at Swan Dive

On the third Friday of every month, with the help of a few close friends, Laura Mendoza, of Austin-based band Cosmic Chaos, organizes an event at Swan Dive that should pique any live music lover’s interest. 

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LiveMike CosmicReview

Live Music Review: Part Time with Gary Wilson at Barracuda

Part Time rolled back into Austin to play Barracuda last Friday, this time joining forces with the legendary experimental music prodigy Gary Wilson. The ambitious tour started in Tucson, Arizona, passed through central Texas before heading out to the east coast and circling back to Denver to complete the tour.

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Brian HillsmanLiveReview

Live music review: Wand delivered spellbinding magic at Mohawk Austin

While the outdoor stage was booked with the likes of Black Joe Lewis and Emily Wolfe, The smaller, more intimate indoor venue was blessed with the psychedelic, ultra-creative musical stylings of the Los Angeles-based five-piece, Wand.

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Brian HillsmanLiveReview

Live music review: An Automatic Weekend at Austin’s Dozen Street

On a recent Friday night in Austin, late June in the dimly-lit, Dozen Street Bar in East Austin’s burgeoning 12th street scene, the enticingly thick smell of gumbo and fried oysters flooded the air like a lure from the Cajun restaurant next door. Automatic Weekend…

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Brian HillsmanLiveReview

Live music review: Tacocat, Paranoyds brought power-packed shows to Barracuda

Meanwhile, the indoor stage at Barracuda offered a relentlessly stacked show featuring Tacocat with support from L.A.’s Paranoyds and Cosmic Chaos. Three bands that know how to attack a crowd like an angry swarm of Texas mosquitoes.

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