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Live music review: Sparta Celebrates Wiretap Scars 20th Anniversary Tour at Parish

August 9, 2023 mikecosmic 1433 Views Acid Wave, At The Drive-In, El Paso, indie rock, live music, Mars Volta, Mike Cosmic, Parish, Review, rock n roll, Sparta, Wiretap Scars, Zeta

Sparta cruised into Austin’s Parish venue on July 26, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Wiretap Scars. This highly anticipated release came after their 2002 EP, Austere. Wiretap Scars was well received, particularly following the downfall of the critically acclaimed band, At The Drive-In. The breakup of At The Drive-In, due to musical differences, split the band into Sparta and The Mars Volta. Both bands definitely took different paths and crafted their own sound.

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Album review: Rival Waves to release latest record A Meaningless Chaos August 5

August 4, 2023 mikecosmic 1252 Views 3TEN, A Meaningless Chaos, album review, Frenchie Smith, indie rock, Lola Tried, Mike Cosmic, new music, Rival Waves, The Dead Coats

Rival Waves is set to release their eagerly anticipated new album, “A Meaningless Chaos,” on Saturday, August 5 at ACL’s 3Ten venue. The spectacular lineup is sure to make it the party to be at that evening. Openers are none other than Austin powerhouse acts The Dead Coats and Lola Tried.

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Album Review : Being Dead debut album When Horses Would Run offers refreshing take

July 29, 2023 mikecosmic 1198 Views album review, Being Dead, indie rock, jazz, Mike Cosmic, new music, post-punk, rock n roll

It has been a little over a week since the release of Being Dead’s debut album When Horses Would Run. The Austin band (featuring bandleaders, Falcon Bitch and Gumball) has offered a refreshing take on alternative music.

Case Cockrell Review

Live music review: Wednesday told all of their best stories at Mohawk Monday

May 5, 2023 Case Cockrell 871 Views Cryogeyser, indie pop, indie rock, live music, mohawk, Review, songwriter, Wednesday

For Wednesday’s Monday night gig at Austin’s beloved Mohawk, the group turned the Austin Red River District venue into their storytelling sanctuary.

Drew Doggett Review

Live music review: Built to Spill Slays, Shreds, Sells Out Mohawk Austin

April 19, 2023 Drew Doggett 1107 Views Built To Spill, Doug Martsch, indie rock, Isaac Brock, J Mascis, live music, Mohawk Austin, Review

One band she loved was Built to Spill. “Hey, play that song about going out of your mind,” she’d request. Translated from mom-speak, that was the band’s standout ‘Goin’ Against Your Mind.’ At Austin’s Mohawk on April 8, I thought about the drives with her as the drums launched into the 10-minute six-string odyssey.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: finding hope with Weyes Blood at Stubb’s

April 4, 2023 Michael Maly 606 Views indie rock, live music, Natalie Laura Mering, Review, Stubb's, Weyes Blood

As the sold-out crowd at Stubb’s BBQ performed the standard between set activities, beverages, restroom breaks, locating friends in the crowd, etc. in preparation for the highly anticipated headline act of the evening, Weyes Blood, a familiar and widely underestimated beauty of a tune piped in over the PA.

Brian Hillsman Review

Live Music Review: Dry Cleaning Sold-Out Mohawk last week

February 2, 2023 Brian Hillsman 257 Views Dry Cleaning, indie rock, live music, mohawk, Nourished By Time, post-punk, Red River Cultural District, Review

Dry Cleaning was back in Austin for a sold-out show in the Red River Cultural District at Mohawk on Friday, January 27. The South-London, post-punk band displayed a great deal of synchronal growth almost eight months to the day after a sold-out performance at Hotel Vegas

Mike Cosmic Premiere

Song Premiere: Austin act The Sour Notes dropped Middle Distance this month

December 10, 2022 mikecosmic 291 Views Austin, indie rock, Music, new music, premiere, song premiere, The Sour Notes

While Austin’s powerhouse indie rock outfit, The Sour Notes, is gearing up to release a new album, The Cosmic Clash is proud to premiere the first single “Middle Distance”. The track is mixed by Steve Christensen and mastered by Joe LaPorta who’s worked on every Sour Notes song.

Greg Ackerman Review

Live music review: Modest Mouse 25th birthday of Lonesome Crowded West at ACL Live

December 8, 2022 Greg Ackerman 618 Views ACL Live, indie rock, Isaac Brock, live music, Modest Mouse, Review

The sold-out Modest Mouse performance on Monday at ACL Live celebrated the 25th birthday of the band’s lauded Lonesome Crowded West album. The indie-rock recording gem is often cited as one of the best records of the 90s and for good reason.

Michael Maly Review

Live music review: Guided By Voices marathon set at Mohawk

October 27, 2022 Michael Maly 709 Views Guided By Voices, indie rock, live music, Moohawk, Review, Robert Pollard

Indie-rock constants for decades, Guided By Voices played Austin’s Mohawk on October 22 for a 3-hour long set that just scratched the surface of the depth of the material that the band has produced in its 30+ year history.

Christina DeStefano Review

Song Review: “No Sleep” by Solo Solo delivers distorted Dream Pop

October 27, 2022 Christina DeStefano 291 Views bedroom pop, indie rock, new music, Solo Solo, song review

Self-proclaimed bedroom pop sibling duo Solo Solo arrives on the Austin music scene with debut track “No Sleep”. Released in late September, the song was recorded in a storage unit in Austin over quarantine.

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