Britt Daniel – The Cosmic Clash

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Live music review: Indie rock legends Pixies and Spoon played Moody Amphitheater

September 8, 2025 Case Cockrell 3201 Views Austin Music, Black Francis, Britt Daniel, concert, indie rock, Jim Eno, live music, Moody Amphitheater, Review, rock and roll, rock n roll, Spoon, The Pixies

Indie rock legends come in many forms. Whether you’re discussing the likes of Modest Mouse, Built To Spill, or Guided By Voices, someone in the room is going to eventually bring up The Pixies. Hailing from Boston and now entering their 40th year, the prolific songwriting of singer and guitarist Black Francis remains influential. For their 2025 North American tour, the Northeastern outfit enlisted the help of hometown heroes Spoon, making a sensible pairing of two leading musical entities in their respective birthplaces. For the Austin stop on the run, the double-headline bill made its way to Moody Amphitheater on Saturday, September 6, a sweaty occasion that made it all about the music.

Christina DeStefano Review

Live music review: Spoon ACL Festival Late Night show with Andrew Cashen

October 19, 2022 Christina DeStefano 1920 Views ACL Fest, ACL Live, Andrew Cashen, Britt Daniel, Glove, live music, Review, Spoon

Last week, Spoon performed at ACL Live for an Austin City Limits Music Festival (ACL Fest) Late Night show that included Andrew Cashen (A Giant Dog, Sweet Spirit) performing solo along with up and coming act, Glove.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: All the Weird Kids Up Front – Spoon at Mohawk Austin

July 2, 2021 Greg Ackerman 2203 Views Britt Daniel, concerts, live music, Mohawk Austin, Review, Spoon, The Bright Light Social Hour, Walker Lukens

Today’s review is from Zack Teibloom, a local Austin writer we’ve been friends with for years. After an extended hiatus from live music coverage, Teibloom returns in a big way with a stellar review of Spoon’s underplay at Mohawk last night.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Sweet Spirit returned to Hotel Vegas Saturday

June 28, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1514 Views A Giant dog, Andrew Cashen, Britt Daniel, glam rock, Hotel Vegas, live music, Prince, rock n roll, Sabrina Ellis, Spoon, Sweet Spirit

Two weeks to the day Sweet Spirit members Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen played Hotel Vegas’ famed backyard with A Giant Dog, the writing duo returned Saturday with Sweet Spirit to do it all over again, but with glam-rock style in spades

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review – A Giant Dog reopened Hotel Vegas patio with a bang

June 13, 2021 Greg Ackerman 1714 Views A Giant dog, Andrew Cashen, Britt Daniel, Danny Lion, Dregs, gargage rock, live music, Pleasure Venom, punk rock, Review, rock n roll, Sabrina Ellis, Spoon

Merge Records’ recording artists, A Giant Dog made a triumphant return to the Hotel Vegas patio last night with a sold-out, typically raucous garage-punk rock performance that ignited an already hyped audience. Those same fans had just witnessed equally stellar performances by openers, Dregs and Vegas stalwarts, Pleasure Venom.

Brian Hillsman Live Review

Live music review: Deerhunter slayed at Mohawk Monday with surprise guest

May 2, 2019 Brian Hillsman 1750 Views Bradford Cox, Brian Hillsman, Britt Daniel, Deerhunter, indie rock, live music, mohawk, Review, rock n roll, Spoon, The Cosmic Clash

There is something refreshing when a band consists of members playing various roles within its construct. Throughout their set at Austin’s Mohawk on Monday, Deerhunter band leader Bradford Cox managed tambourine, guitar, bass and lead vocals. Javier Morales masterfully operated the keyboard, synthesizers and saxophone. Guitarist Lockett Pundt took over lead vocals in a crowd-moving execution of song, “Desire Lines.”