On the 50th Anniversary of Utah Arts Festival, Salt Lake City’s premier annual arts event chose to host Austin folk-Americana artist, Shakey Graves on Saturday, June 21 on the street adjacent to Library Square in the downtown civic center area. As huge fans of Graves’ since his return to Austin from Los Angeles where he was pursuing an acting career we’ve seen his steady ascent in music.
Today LEVITATION dropped a doozy of a lineup and put tickets on sale for the festival which takes place October 27-30 in various downtown Austin venues featuring headlining sets from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Osees and Jesus and Mary Chain. Cosmic Clash favorite, Osees (formerly Thee Ohsees) is playing all four nights of the festival, which is music to our ears.
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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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Tuscon’s Calexico is a hard to define band. And that’s a good thing as the 26-year old outfit made a stop in Austin Wednesday night at Scoot Inn for an eclectic and thoroughly enjoyable performance from the veteran performers who merge Latin music, indie rock, desert soundscapes along with elements of jazz, Americana and Tex Mex.
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Failure, despite the short run in the ‘90s, managed a level of success that feels more substantial in ways that may not have been defined by album sales, big tours, or chart topping hits. Their successful tour stop at Austin’s Mohawk on Tuesday is evidence of their sustained influence.
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Anyone who has fallen in love knows what it feels like at the very beginning: elation and euphoria punctuated by a sense of vulnerability at not knowing if this mutual attraction is actually something more– something real.
The new song “Let Me In” by indie-pop singer/songwriter Shae Lane captures this bittersweet feeling perfectly.
Just like last month, this month presents a bevy of June shows for music fans to choose from. The question isn’t if you’re going to see a show but which one. Scroll through the list to discover a ton of recommended shows. There is something for every type of music fan.
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On the beautiful evening of Wednesday, May 25, London-based, post-punk band, Dry Cleaning played in front of a sold out venue on the Hotel Vegas patio. One year after the band released their debut LP, New Long Leg, the band toured the United States, finishing the current segment of their North American tour right here in East Austin.
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“Lucky to have people in my life with the power to break my heart”. After many months in quarantine, this opening line from Dehd’s song “Lucky” succinctly captures the time I’ve spent scrolling through Instatherapy accounts and reading Brene Brown. The band played Antone’s on May 13 to full-house with support from tour mates, Pixel Grip.
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Austin-based Grupo Fantasma returns to its origins for a show at the Paramount Theater on Friday, May 27 with Joe Bataan. The Grammy-winning, nine-piece orchestra will bring some Latin funk jams to the historic theater on Congress Avenue. The performance will be the band’s biggest since the world-wide pandemic hit.
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