On the 25th Anniversary of legendary New York City rap outfit, Wu-Tang Clan’s first album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) set off on a national tour, stopping at Austin’s ACL Live at The Moody Theater on October 7. The original lineup was there minus
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On Friday, September 27, Cage the Elephant made a triumphant return to Austin for a taping for the 45th season of Austin City Limits. This would mark the band’s second performance in Austin since late July, when they amazed in a stellar performance at Circuit of the Americas, co-headlining with Beck with support from Austin’s Spoon on their Summer tour.
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I regarded the beer in my hand as Kentucky-born singer took the stage, then as he plowed through three songs like a runaway train, I decided the loudest show I’ve ever been to is Dwight Yoakam. He played the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, Louisianna on September 21.
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After last week’s banger of a party at Cheer-Up Charlie’s, The Cosmic Clash is co-hosting what promises to be another extremely fun event at The Far Out Lounge (formerly Nicolaza’s). The show is co-produced by Covert Curiosity and Kiss or Kill Shows.
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The Heights Theatre on 19th Street in Houston was the setting on August 15 for legendary singer Rodney Crowell to kick off his tour supporting his fantastic new album Texas. Nestled in the Northwest quarter of the 610 Loop, in “The Heights” neighborhood of Houston, the Spanish Mission-style structure was built in the 1920s as the neighborhood movie house.
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Catch The Cosmic Clash’s end of Summer party, Drummer Babes at Cheer Up Charlie’s on August 29 (Thursday). This annual event features some of Austin’s best drummers. On this bill each happens to be a badass woman too.
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Part Time rolled back into Austin to play Barracuda last Friday, this time joining forces with the legendary experimental music prodigy Gary Wilson. The ambitious tour started in Tucson, Arizona, passed through central Texas before heading out to the east coast and circling back to Denver to complete the tour.
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While the outdoor stage was booked with the likes of Black Joe Lewis and Emily Wolfe, The smaller, more intimate indoor venue was blessed with the psychedelic, ultra-creative musical stylings of the Los Angeles-based five-piece, Wand.
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On a recent Friday night in Austin, late June in the dimly-lit, Dozen Street Bar in East Austin’s burgeoning 12th street scene, the enticingly thick smell of gumbo and fried oysters flooded the air like a lure from the Cajun restaurant next door. Automatic Weekend…
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Meanwhile, the indoor stage at Barracuda offered a relentlessly stacked show featuring Tacocat with support from L.A.’s Paranoyds and Cosmic Chaos. Three bands that know how to attack a crowd like an angry swarm of Texas mosquitoes.
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I’ve reeled it over and over in my mind in the past few days. What did I see and hear?
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