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Live music review: Neko Case returned to the Paramount Theater in Austin for Thanksgiving

December 11, 2025 Troy Gonzales 1332 Views Americana, bluegrass, folk, folk rock, indie rock, John Grant, live music, Neko Case, Paramount Theater, Review, singer songwriter, songwriter, The Czars, The New Pornographers

So on a warm Tuesday night, a two days before Thanksgiving, Neko Case and her touring band returned to the Paramount Theatre in support of her latest album, Neon Grey Midnight Green, her eighth studio album, which also follows her recent bestselling memoir, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You. I’ve been lucky enough to have seen the New Pornographers on a couple of occasions but have only seen Neko Case solo once at the Paper Tiger in San Antonio. While I haven’t always thought of the Paramount Theatre as my go to place to see live music, I will concede that certain musical artist do benefit from its historic ambience, which can lend a sense of intimacy and warmth that you can’t find at any other venue.

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Live music review: Unwound marked 30 years of The Future of What at Mohawk

October 7, 2025 Troy Gonzales 1320 Views concert, hardcore, live music, mohawk, Porcelain, post hardcore, post-punk, punk rock, Review, rock n roll, Unwound, Vern Rumsey

On Thursday September 11, one of the 90’s most influential post-hardcore bands, Unwound played at the Mohawk as part of their ‘30 Years of The Future of What’ tour, which would see the band play their third album in it’s entirety. Admittedly, I had not seen them live during their heyday, but this time around I would not let the opportunity slip away again.

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Live music review: Swans played final big sound performance at Mohawk

September 24, 2025 Troy Gonzales 2728 Views concert, experimental rock, jazz, Little Annie and Paul Wallfisch, live music, Michael Gira, mohawk, post rock, Review, Swans

Legendary experimental rock band Swans returned to Austin on September 10 to play Mohawk for what is being touted as the group’s final full band tour. in support of Birthing, their 17th studio album. Bandleader, Michael Gira has stated that the record would be the last “big sound” Swans album, with future releases from the band being “significantly pared down” and that it would mark his last album as the main producer of Swans. For music fans who made it to Mohawk earlier this month, it was a bittersweet moment from artists who have deeply influenced various experimental music genres since their inception in 1981.

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Live music review: Of Montreal sold-out Radio East for 20th anniversary of The Sunlandic Twins album

July 25, 2025 Troy Gonzales 3946 Views art rock, Cormae, garage rock, indie rock, Kevin Barnes, LBGTQA+, live music, Of Montreal, Pelvis Wrestley, Radio East, Review, rock n roll, The Sunlandic Twins

There comes a time in every music fan’s life, when the band or musical artist who they once viewed as hip and innovative, suddenly becomes seen as a nostalgic act. Which might be hard to argue when said band, of Montreal, founded by Kevin Barnes in 1996, is now celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of their most seminal and popular albums, The Sunlandic Twins with an ongoing tour. While it has never been my favorite album, (Satanic Panic in the Attic or Hissing Fauna and Are You The Destroyer both vie for that honor), I’ve rarely missed one of their live shows. There was no way I was going to pass up a chance to enjoy this 2oth anniversary celebration with new and old fans for what turned out to be a sold out show at Radio East on July 16.