Last Monday, Austin music fans who were paying attention to Mas Music’s LEVITATION-style booking at Hotel Vegas were rewarded with standout sets from Italy’s New Candys, Austin act DAIISTAR and Daydream Twins, who opened the show.
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The sold-out crowd at Empire Control Room last Friday night was treated to an electronic, ambient music voyage by composer, performer Hiro Kone as the anticipation for headliners Boy Harsher was slowly increasing as the hour grew closer. The band last took the stage in Austin, in this same venue during the 2021 Levitation Festival and the hearty reception they received less than a year ago indicated the band’s rise in popularity.
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The bill was stacked Monday night at Moody Amphitheater. Three incredibly influential artists in today’s music scene on one stage for one night for the Wild Hearts Tour. Julien Baker, Sharon Van Etten, and Angel Olson.
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Imagine slow dancing in your bedroom, pressed into your partner, lights dimmed low. Austin-based solo artist NOA calls you to strip down your layers to the most vulnerable core. “Slowly” by NOA starts with light, soulful cymbals and whimsical hi hats to prelude chr0niac’s reggae inspired harmonies on electric guitar.
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Not long after sunset on July 1, members of Richard, Dregs, and Leche hung out on the back patio at Chess Club, chatting with band mates, catching up with friends, and preparing for their respective evening sets. The dimly-lit, intimate room set the perfect stage for a punk showcase.
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Seattle’s Fleet Foxes debut received similar lazy comparisons to Crosby, Stills & Nash and Simon and Garfunkel reincarnate. While it’s great company, the band has routinely broken the mold in each album cycle, challenging themselves to push the outer edges of their competence and confidence. On July 3 at Moody Amphitheater, they demonstrated why harmony-rich folk-rock can be sophisticated and breathtaking.
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Despite the unrelenting heat in Austin back in June, Scottish band Belle and Sebastian performed at Stubb’s BBQ with Los Bitchos. The twee indie artists from Glasgow, Scotland are on tour for their first North American tour in years to promote their newest album A Bit of Previous.
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German electronic music trailblazers Kraftwerk played ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Monday presenting in 3D during a performance that ran through the group’s entire catalog. During a rare (for this Summer) thunderstorm that brought bolts of lighting from the sky, the quartet delivered a sonic and visual experience that exists to present their groundbreaking music in the most ideal setting possible.
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Music fans in Austin know to keep track of what Grammy-winning and multi-Grammy nominated Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas, Spanish Gold, Grupo Fantasma) is doing because d’uh! It also pays to track his bandmates. Musicians Beto Martinez (guitar) and John Spiece (drums) also have Grammys at home as founding members of Grupo. They also have a new project called Caramelo Haze who dropped their debut album last Friday on Nacional Records called NOESTÁSAQUI. We’ll let the band tell you what it is…
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Ty Segall and his Freedom Band, which includes Mikal Cronin on bass, Charlie Moothart on drums, and Emmett Kelly on guitar, took the stage at Mohawk June 18 to a sold out crowd. It was Segall’s second show at Mohawk in just the past three months and his third since last October’s Levitation festival, both times playing drums for the trio Fuzz.
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It also means that, on a hot night like June 17, the Texas humidity was in full force at Empire Garage and Control Room. Although, there’s something about sweaty weather and hard rock that go hand in hand. The heat certainly didn’t deter the surprisingly packed crowd who came to see Broncho.
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