Song premiere: A Giant Dog (announces new album) Bite, shares new song
A Giant Dog Bite is coming. Wait. A Giant Dog has a new album called Bite on the way.
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Live music review: White Reaper rocked Scoot Inn Asking for a Ride tour stop
Louisville natives White Reaper rocked Scoot Inn on Tuesday, stopping in Austin in support of January release, Asking for a Ride. The record is perhaps the band’s best. That’s say something as their previous release produced their most popular song thus far, “Might Be Right.”
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Live music review: Meatbodies at Antone’s with The Well and Spoon Benders for LEVITATION
Saturday evening’s LEVITATION late night show at Antone’s presented by The Cosmic Clash featured Meatbodies, Austin’s The Well and Portland act, Spoon Benders. A packed club witnessed impactful garage rock, psych and heavy guitar rock from a trio of talented bands.
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Live music preview: Meatbodies and The Well to play Antone’s for LEVITATION
This Saturday, October 29 Meatbodies headline Antone’s for LEVITATION. Heavy psych-rock, proto-metal trio The Well from Austin open the show along with up and coming Portland-based garage-psych rockers, Spoonbenders.
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Live music review: King Khan & BBQ Show madness at Hotel Vegas
If you haven’t caught on yet, any show happening on the Hotel Vegas patio is bound to be sold out and a cannot miss event. Canadian garage rockers King Khan & BBQ Show showed up and showed out September 25.
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Live music review: Pavement delivered the goods at ACL Live Tuesday
“This is good…” Three simple words that rang true for everyone in attendance for Pavement’s performance at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on Tuesday night in Austin.
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Live music review: Hotel Vegas welcomed home the Osees
John Dwyer can’t sit still. As evidenced at his September 30 appeareace at Hotel Vegas leading his band, Osees in yet another sold-out performance. Osees might as well be the (un)official house band of the East Austin club.
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Live music preview: L.A. Witch and Blushing to rock Parish August 17
That is why when Resound Presents asked us to co-present some upcoming shows, the L.A. Witch / Blushing bill jumped out at us. Not only are the West Coast garage rockers great live performers, Austin act, Blushing falls right into that same category of mesmerizing live band. The two groups sharing the bill together at the Parish on August 17 is too perfect for us to pass up
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Live music preview: A Giant Dog and Caleb De Casper to take over Mohawk Friday
Yes, we know it’s hot. It’s been the hottest Summer on record here in Austin. You’re already sweaty, warm and wishing for cooler days, but that’s not gonna come anytime soon. What is coming this Friday to Red River District venue, Mohawk are Austin garage punks, A Giant Dog led by manic stage presence, Sabrina Ellis along with LBGTQA+ performer Caleb DeCasper whose glam rock show is both over the top and sensational.
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Live music review: Fuzz delivered headbangers assault at Mohawk
On a temperate Wednesday night (by Austin standards) the band kicked off a few minutes before 9 PM. With chants of “Ty! Ty!” the iconic front man, Ty Segall, graced his fans, just six months after Fuzz graced the same Austin stage for LEVITATION festival.
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Live music review: Parquet Courts showcased new record at Stubb’s Friday
New York City’s Parquet Courts hit Stubb’s BBQ Friday amid a ton of anticipation from fans eager to see the garage rockers’ return to Austin. Perhaps lost in that fervor was the fact their new record, Sympathy for Life featured a cache of songs unlike much of the band’s previous material.
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