Live music review: Black Pumas kickoff season 50 of Austin City Limits TV
Austin psychedelic soul act Black Pumas came to their Austin City Limits taping last Tuesday ready to rock. The taped
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Album review: DIY act Mulch Cult released their eclectic new EP Bulch
Austin uutlaw punk rock outfit Mulch Cult has released their new EP Bulch. The latest release comes after their 2023 LP Gulch, released to amid the underground Austin DIY scene’s acclaim last year. For this new release, Mulch Cult takes a step forward, delivering three new tracks that turn the page for what’s next for the band.
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Live music review: Stacked bill at Sagebrush featured Nemegata, Being Dead, Garrett T Capps and Queen Serene
When every local live music bill in Austin is always stacked, it becomes a pick-and-choose affair on a night-to-night basis.
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Live music review: Mick Jenkins and TOBi delivered stellar hip hop shows at Come and Take It Live
Around 9 p.m. on Saturday, February 3, hip hop artist Mick Jenkins took the stage at Come and Take It Live. The Chicago native opened his set with what is possibly the strongest opening track of any album, in any genre, of 2023.
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Live music review: Art-rock act Water From Your Eyes and UK band Squid sold-out Parish
A lot of shit hit the fan in the music world during the pandemic closures. Touring was a no-go. Sudden
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Album review: Semihelix has a new seven inch EP out that will revive your faith in indie music
Rock music is doing just fine thanks to artists like Semihelix. Based in Austin, Semihelix play a mix of American indie underground of the 80s with a smidge of C86 jangle-pop with their chiming guitars, driving bass lines and dreamy vocals. Semihelix has been in the scene over 12 years comprising of mastermind and founding member Geannie Friedman on guitar and vocals, along with long standing comrades Mike Cota on bass and Valdermar Barrera on drums. This solid EP release comes with three bangers; “Slower Pace,” “Renovate” and “Downstream” released on Strawberry Pancake Records.
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Live music review: Nashville’s Snooper at Radio East with Tear Dungeon and Font leads to wild night
In Austin, nothing ever slows down for the music scene. After New Year’s Eve, we plunge right into Free Week,
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Live music review: Free Week in Austin provides fans endless music discovery opportunities
Red River Cultural District’s Free Week is an absolute blessing, one of the many (though, according to some, rapidly diminishing) monuments to the weird and wonderful Austin of lore. Over the course of two bustling nights, this year’s edition (and the 21st since the festivities began in 2003) saw 80+ bands flaunt their talents on stages throughout Red River and beyond
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Live music review: Free Week Austin 2024 huge success as thousands attended
Red River Cultural District’s Free Week is an opportunity for Austin locals to get a dose of what makes the
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Live music review: Snail Mail Rang in the New Year with Curated Bill at Mohawk
Fans rang in the New Year at Austin’s Mohawk with a curated bill from Snail Mail aka Lindsay Jordan which included Narrow Head and On Being An Angel.
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Live music review: Hotel Vegas NYE gave attendees a fun ride through the musical decades
New Year’s Eve 2023 at Hotel Vegas was something of a time machine. At the Austin East Side haunt, many chosen Austin acts came together to masquerade as bands of multiple genres across the eclectic periods of music’s past. This included but was not limited to covers of Judas Priest, Motorhead, Black Flag, Devo, and Bruce Springsteen by some of the best young musicians in the city
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