Girls Rock Austin will hold GRA Camp Rock-A-Rama as a virtual event this year from
Monday, July 12 through Friday, July 16 this summer with a livestream showcase by campers on Saturday, July 24 at 1 p.m.
Today in Austin, comedy is everywhere. From Creek & Cave to Sunset Strip, the Green Jay (formerly Beerland and much nicer now, btw), Dave Chappelle, and Rogan did a string of sold-out shows at Stubbs. Vulcan Gas Company has evolved into Austin’s version of the legendary Comedy Store out in Los Angeles
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So is Tony Congas Cruz’s passing this week on December 4, 2021. Tony was the best damn percussionist I ever knew. Cruz was best known as the conga player for award-winning Afrobeat band, Hard Proof.
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David Castro went from booking 50-100 shows a year for his fledgling, Bird Barn Booking Company to wondering if work as a line cook was something he’d have to return to. But then, like a bolt of lightning, the Vancerts concept came to him in the form of an informal, mobile live performance at House Skatepark on December 4.
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Like many bands, Austin’s Sweet Spirit has seen a number of iterations. The band has swelled and contracted in size over the years. The current (smaller) formation lends itself to a different direction with Trinidad that is still glam rock we know and love, but a more spare sound emerges. It’s darker in tone than the previous two full-length albums the band has released.
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For more than a decade, the Austin-based quartet Sour Bridges has seeded the Capital City music scene with echoes of what they refer to as “browngrass.” The band has repeatedly stated, ”…it’s like bluegrass, but a little dirtier.” Consisting of Bill Pucci (vocals, rhythm guitar), Matt Pucci (vocals,mandolin, lead guitar), Garrett Ross (drums), Wil Vaughan (vocals, bass guitar), Sour Bridges has recently released their fourth studio album, Neon Headed Fool. The record was released May 24 of last year.
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What we love about Austin’s The Sour Notes is how quirky the band is. Their off-kilter approach is in reality a reflection of the band’s founder, Jared Boulanger who writes and composes all of the group’s material. In a larger sense, the band’s DIY approach is reflected in this clip for their song “Peak”.
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Austin’s own Lord Buffalo released their new LP, a follow-up to their self-titled debut, Tohu Wa Bohu on March 13th, just as the world shifted to a place in which listening to relevant music as a form of therapy would hover atop everyone’s lists of prioritized tasks. And the current mood of the world is matched in tone from the first notes of the eerie opening track, “Raziel,” an ambient and drone-y introduction of an album that feels tormented in the best possible way.
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On Valentine’s Day, Canadian singer-songwriter and musical auteur Andy Shauf played Austin’s Mohawk, delivering his unique brand of folk to the Red River District. The soft-spoken lyricist wowed a sold-out venue in an ease-inducing performance that infatuated a sold-out venue of folk fans.
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Valentine’s Day can be a drag. If you’re in a relationship, you feel obligated to get your partner candy, cards, flowers, dinner, the whole ball of wax. If you’re not hanging out with anyone during the holiday then it can be a source of stress or at least mildly annoying. The Cosmic Clash along with Dad Presents and Covert Curiosity are taking care of all those details for you this year by booking and planning a great night of live music, performance art and vendors February 14 at Far Out Lounge and Stage.
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The local electronic music scene has expanded rapidly with a raft of female powered acts dotting the landscape. Synth-popster Dena Hope is one of the latest artists to hit the Austin scene. Joining local acts who have already adopted the expanding genre, Hope brings her own artistic vision with likes of Austin acts Primo the Alien, Flora and Fawna, and Dossey. Her latest endeavor the “In Transit” EP set to release on January 31
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