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.
This weekend Austin music fans will have not one but two live music events they can attend and show support for SIMS Foundation. his weekend’s shows at Far Out Lounge and a beer launch by Meanwhile Brewing with a rad KVRX radio party are two ways music fans can support SIMS and local artists
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After finishing the LP in the summer of 2021, Sons of Kitsch are set to drop their premiere full-length, and currently have three songs from their forthcoming LP available on Apple Music and Spotify, with an EP titled Brew’s & Bacon. In all, Emotional Support Monsters will deliver nine tracks.
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Covered in tattoos, usually sporting a band shirt from the early 2000’s hardcore scene, today’s interview subject, Dizasterpiece is a passionate, creative, realism-driven lyricist and hip-hop emcee from New Jersey, with deep roots in the punk and hardcore community.
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Last Friday marked the release of the new single by Rene Chavez, “Big Mouth.” Chavez has branched out beyond playing guitar and performing lead vocals for Austin-based band Latin fusion act, Como Las Movies to sing and play guitar on his latest solo project.
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Austin hard core punks, User Unauthorized drop their new EP, Harsh Truth today. The band is comprised of current and former McCallum High School Fine Arts students. Besides being excited about the new record release and a corresponding nine-city tour, the group has been informed this week that they’re invited to perform at SXSW in March.
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Austin MC/singer/songwriter, Kydd Jones has released new album, Onyx d’Or (No More Waiting) on January 7 to launch 2022 on a high note.
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When we noticed Rhode Island’s Deer Tick were coming back to Austin, we made a mental note as the indie, folk-rock foursome are among our favorite live acts going back to being introduced to the band at Do512’s Lounge years ago. John McCauley’s songwriting along with that of band mates, guitarist Ian O’Neil and bothers Christopher (bass) and Dennis Ryan (drums). The group is tight knit and it shows in their cohesive live performance as it did last Wednesday at Austin’s Stubb’s BBQ.
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For those stuck inside going stir crazy with the latest spike in the Omnicron variant that is running rampant across the country, check out Raw Law for some positive, focus music to start off 2022. Austin-based Raw Lew, aka Lewis Loatman has been music since 2015. The Cosmic Clash’s Christina DeSteffano sat down with Loatman to discuss his work, Austin and the process of creating music in an intimate interview.
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Joshua Ray Walker has been on the receiving end of accolades and an uptick in his career for this past year, being featured in the virtual pages of media standards Rolling Stone and Texas Monthly, while wrapping it all up on the road supporting Charley Crockett. On December 19, Walker found himself in the headline slot, bringing his cast of familiar characters to an unfamiliar stage at Coupland Dance Hall, located just 30 miles northeast of downtown Austin.
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You know what makes us feel good? Hip-hop music made with love, commitment to the craft and a sense of humor. Remember in the 90s when groups like The Beastie Boys and Digital Underground with Shock G reigned MTV’s airwaves with clever, funny videos like Ben Buck clip “The Marquee,” is out today as a premiere exclusive, only at The Cosmic Clash.
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It’s one of our lesser known virtues as a music town that Austin musicians record as much good music as they perform. The best Austin albums of 2021 include Hip-hop, Dream pop, Indie pop, Blues and even Cumbia sounds.
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