Empire Garage – The Cosmic Clash

Live music review: Danny Brown threw down a rager at Empire Garage

April 16, 2024 Case Cockrell 427 Views Alice Longyu Gao, Bruiser Wolf, Danny Brown, Empire Garage, experimental, Hip Hop, hyperpop, live music, rap, Review

Sometimes, live music crowds can be major downers. Austin, Texas’ vibrant music scene has a massive influx of live shows that draw a variety of different crowds, some good, some bad. For Detroit-turned-Austin oddball rapper Danny Brown, an unforgettable live spectacle made sure to cancel out the entitled personalities that attempted to harsh the triumphant vibes of Danny’s homecoming for yet another Austin appearance, this time at Empire Garage on Thursday, April 11.

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Music news: Red River Cultural District needs our help. Here’s how you can defend your favorite music venues

January 29, 2024 Case Cockrell 814 Views Cheer Up Charlie's, Chess Club, city of Austin, Empire Garage, Free Week, Hot Summer Nights, mohawk, music news, Red River Cultural District, Stubb's

Austin’s downtown Red River Cultural District (RRCD) is pushing for immediate aid to support growth and sustainability in its operations and events. RRCD is asking residents of Austin to assist in financial supplementation for the local entertainment district by contacting their city council representatives to support the initiative to provide funding relief for the organization.

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Live music preview: Moondance Festival to raise funds for SIMS Foundation at Empire August 12

June 26, 2023 Greg Ackerman 1773 Views BENefit, Empire Garage, live music, Moondance Festival, Nolan Potter's Nightmare Band, preview, SIMS Foundation, Superfonicos

One of the more pleasant aspects of partnering with music mental health organization, SIMS Foundation is learning about folks who make the decision to support the NPO with their own events because they recognize the value to the local music community. In that vein, Community Partners created Moondance Festival with a killer lineup of bands to perform at Empire Garage and Control Room August 12.

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Live music review: Against odds Lil Ugly Mane performs in Austin at Oblivion Access Festival

June 20, 2023 Case Cockrell 1645 Views Empire Garage, Hip Hop, Lil Ugly Mane, live music, Oblivion Access Fest, rap, Review, RXK Nephew, Travis Miller

Lil Ugly Mane, aka Travis Miller, has always been an elusive figure. The underground hip-hop world that Ugly Mane spawned out of might call the Virginia native an enigma, so much so that Lil Ugly Mane’s many pseudonyms meant to take the prolific music creator outside of the SoundCloud rap box that he was painted into with his breakout 2012 debut album Mista Thug Isolation.

Christina DeStefano Review

Live music review: Bass Drum of Death shredded Empire

February 16, 2023 Christina DeStefano 623 Views Bass Drum of Death, BDD, Death Party, Empire Garage, live music, punk rock, Review, rock n roll

February 11 marked the third night of the Say I Won’t Tour for Bass Drum of Death at Empire Control Room and Garage. While February may be an unusual time for bands to tour through Austin, too cold for larger crowds and too early for SXSW, fans hungry for a show to tide them over until the Sx avalanche of bands

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Live music review: LEVITATION feat W.I.T.C.H and Os Mutantes at Empire Garage

November 1, 2022 Christina DeStefano 496 Views Empire Garage, Levitation, live music, Os Mutantes, Review, W.I.T.C.H.

The first night of Levitation Festival 2022 hosted counterculture pioneers W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend to Cause Havok) and Brazilian legends Os Mutantes on the the outdoor Garage Stage with a packed house of fans on October 27.

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Live music review: Godspeed You Black Emperor and The Legendary Pink Dots at LEVITATION

October 31, 2022 Greg Ackerman 850 Views Empire Garage, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Levitation, live music, Review, The Legendary Pink Dots

One thing LEVITATION fans can count on is for things to get weird. Halloween, costumes, trippy psychedelic music, mind enhancing drugs, it’s a cocktail for weirdness. Friday evening’s presentation of pioneering instrumental post rock band, Godspeed You Black Emperor on the Garage Stage followed by The Legendary Pink Dots inside the Control Room

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Live music review: Japan’s Boris destroyed Empire Garage, Megafauna played Chess Club after show

September 1, 2022 Greg Ackerman 459 Views Boris, Empire Garage, heavy rock, live music, Megafauna, Nothing, post rock, prog rock, Review

Guitar-heavy noise rockers, Boris visited Empire Garage August 25 for a stop on their Heavy Rock Breakfast tour with support from Philadelphia’s Nothing. Needless to say, it was an evening of loudness that fans felt in their organs at various points during the intense, 15-song set headliners Boris delivered.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: Boy Harsher thrilled a sold-out Empire Garage

August 3, 2022 Michael Maly 523 Views Boy Harsher, electronic music, Empire Garage, Hiro Kone, live music, NIN, Review

The sold-out crowd at Empire Control Room last Friday night was treated to an electronic, ambient music voyage by composer, performer Hiro Kone as the anticipation for headliners Boy Harsher was slowly increasing as the hour grew closer. The band last took the stage in Austin, in this same venue during the 2021 Levitation Festival and the hearty reception they received less than a year ago indicated the band’s rise in popularity.

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Live music review: Broncho brought heat to Austin’s Empire Garage

June 22, 2022 Drew Doggett 461 Views Broncho, Empire Garage, live music, Review, Ryan Lindsey

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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