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Live music review and photos: Bob Moses played Emo’s with Mansionair

Vancouver-via-Brooklyn-based electronic group Bob Moses brought their Battle Lines tour through Austin at Emo’s last Friday, October 19 supported by Mansionair. Bob Moses is actually a duo comprised of Jimmy Vallance and Tom Howie, their pop-electronic work was filled out with a lineup of live drums, bass, keys, guitar and vocals for a set list that drew heavily from their latest album, “Battle Lines.”

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Live music review: Arctic Monkeys taped Austin City Limits TV episode Saturday

Austin City Limits, the long-running PBS series,  continued its 44th season with the debut of the UK’s Arctic Monkeys on the program. The popular alternative rock band (who headlined at Austin City Limits Festival over the weekend) taped the episode Saturday evening at the Moody Theatre at ACL Live. The relatively intimate space gave fans the opportunity to see the British rockers up close, behind the cameras of the ACL TV crew. 

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Festival Review: Iconic artists mix with future stars at Austin City Limits Festival

Last weekend’s Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest) featured legacy acts Paul McCartney, David Byrne and Metallica along with upcoming stars, Janelle Monae, St. Vincent and Austin’s own Shakey Graves. We’re partial to female-fronted acts and we’ll take this opportunity to point out it was the many talented female fronted acts along with legends Sir Paul and Byrne who garnered the most attention over the three-day event held at Austin’s Zilker Park. 

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Live music review: The Darkness and Diarrhea Planet thrilled fans at Emo’s – The Cosmic Clash

It may not have been a sold-out crowd but Emo’s fans were enthusiastic in their response to the UK neo-metal act, The Darkness and opener, Diarrhea Planet last week.  It was hard not to match the energy of DP’s opening set. The Nashville-based garage punks look like they’re having a better time than the drunk fans in the front row as they rocked their way through a brief half-hour set. 

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Live music review: Austin’s The Sword rocked their album release at Mohawk – The Cosmic Clash

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Live music review: Four Daze of Clash thrilled Hard Luck Lounge on Day Three at SXSW – The Cosmic Clash

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The Cover Letter continued to rock at Sahara Lounge Thursday at SXSW – The Cosmic Clash

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Four Days of Clash kicked off with BLXPLTN and Como Las Movies at Hard Luck Lounge at SXSW – The Cosmic Clash

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Live music review: A Giant Dog and Lola Tried at Beerland – The Cosmic Clash

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